Portugal

Law No. 144/99, of 31 August, on International Judicial Cooperation in Criminal Matters

Part I
General

CHAPTER I
Subject-matter, scope and general principles of international judicial co-operation in criminal matters


Article 11
Protection of confidentiality

1. In implementing a request for international co-operation submitted to Portugal, the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure and supplementary legislation concerning grounds of refusal to testify, seizure of property, telephone tapping, professional or State secrets, or any other cases in which confidentiality is protected, shall apply.

2. The provisions of the preceding paragraph shall apply to any information that according to the request, ought to be given by persons not involved in the foreign criminal proceedings.

Keywords

Refusal of ICC request
Protection of national security
Applicability
Taking of evidence - national procedures for ICC proceedings
Production of evidence - national procedures for ICC proceedings
Questioning of persons - national procedures for ICC proceedings
Examination of witnesses - national procedures for ICC proceedings
Search and seizure - national procedures for ICC proceedings



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