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 18
Optional refusal of international co-operation

1. International co-operation may be refused if the facts that substantiate the request are the subject of criminal proceedings, or if they should or may be the subject of criminal proceedings for which a Portuguese judicial authority has jurisdiction.

Keywords

Complementarity



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