Portugal

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

Part VI
Mutual legal assistance in criminal matters

CHAPTER III
Special forms of international assistance


Article 164
End of the procedure

1. The authority in charge of executing a request shall forward the file and other documents to the requesting foreign authority as soon as it deems that the request has been fully complied with.

2. If, however, the foreign authority does not deem that the request has been fully complied with, it may return the file, provided that it states its reasons.
3. Should the Portuguese authority deem that such reasons are valid, it shall comply with the request.

Keywords

National procedures for execution of cooperation request



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