I.-In response to duly justified requests submitted on a case-by-case basis by Europol within the limits of its responsibilities and for the accomplishment of its missions, the department referred to in Article L. 561-23 may transmit to Europol the information and financial analyses available to it pursuant to II and III of this Article. It shall process such requests as quickly as possible.
Requests from Europol, and the responses provided by the department, shall be made via the Europol national unit referred to in Article 7(2) of Regulation 2016/794 of 11 May 2016 on the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) and in accordance with the procedures laid down by decree.
II – The department referred to in Article L. 561-23 may refuse to comply with the requests referred to in I in the cases provided for in paragraph 7 of the aforementioned Article 7 of Regulation 2016/794 or where there are objective reasons to believe that disclosure of the information requested would have a negative impact on ongoing investigations or analyses or, in exceptional circumstances, where disclosure would be manifestly disproportionate to the legitimate interests of a natural or legal person or would not be relevant to the purposes for which it was requested. Such refusal shall be duly justified.