Belgium

Act of 29 March 2004 on Cooperation with the International Criminal Court and the International Criminal Tribunals

TITLE II COOPERATION WITH THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT
CHAPITRE V OTHER FORMS OF COOPERATION
SECTION VI EXECUTION OF ACTS UNDER ARTICLE 99, PARAGRAPH 4 OF THE STATUTE BY THE PROSECUTOR ON BELGIAN TERRITORY

Article 32
Where the Prosecutor wishes to execute acts on Belgian territory as provided in article 99, paragraph 4 of the Statute, the Minister of Justice shall be consulted in accordance with said article. The Minister of Justice, having obtained the prior opinion of the judicial authorities, may refuse that the Prosecutor execute the investigative acts in question on Belgian territory if such acts could be executed, within the same timeframe and according to the procedure provided in this chapter, in response to a request for assistance.

Keywords

Direct execution of requests on State territory
Refusal of ICC request



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