Title X: International Mutual Legal Assistance

The Eurojust Agency, a body of the European Union with legal personality acting as a college or through the national member, shall be responsible for promoting and improving coordination and cooperation between the competent authorities of the Member States of the European Union in all investigations and prosecutions falling within its competence. The Eurojust Agency may also, with the agreement of the Member States concerned: 1° Coordinate the execution of…

The Eurojust Agency, acting through the national member or as a college, may: 1° Inform the Public Prosecutor of offences of which it is aware and ask him to have an investigation carried out or prosecuted; 2° Ask the Public Prosecutor to report offences or have offences reported to the competent authorities of another Member State of the European Union; 3° Asking the Public Prosecutor to have a joint investigation…

The Eurojust Agency, acting as a College, may address to the Public Prosecutor or the investigating judge a written and reasoned opinion on how to resolve a conflict of jurisdiction or on recurrent difficulties or refusals encountered in the execution of requests made or decisions taken in the field of judicial cooperation pursuant, in particular, to instruments based on the principle of mutual recognition. The Public Prosecutor or the investigating…

Where the Public Prosecutor or investigating judge to whom a case has been referred does not comply with a request or opinion from Eurojust, he shall inform Eurojust without undue delay of the decision taken and the reasons for it. However, such a statement of reasons shall not be compulsory where it may prejudice essential national security interests or jeopardise the success of an ongoing investigation or the safety of…

Where a request made or a decision taken in the field of judicial cooperation pursuant, in particular, to an instrument implementing the principle of mutual recognition requires, with a view to coordinated execution, the involvement of Eurojust, the latter may ensure its transmission to the requested authorities via the national member concerned. In urgent cases, the request for cooperation may be addressed to the permanent coordination mechanism of Eurojust. .