Paragraph 1: General provisions

Any European Investigation Order shall be drawn up using a form which has been completed, signed and the content of which is certified as accurate and correct by the issuing judicial authority, which shall include in particular the following information: 1° The identity and capacity of the magistrate or court issuing it; 2° The subject of and reasons for the decision; 3° The necessary information available on the person or…

The European Investigation Order shall be translated into an official language of the executing State or into one of the official languages of the institutions of the European Union accepted by that State.

The European Investigation Order shall be transmitted directly to the competent authorities of the executing State by any means which leaves a written record and establishes its authenticity. Any other official communication shall be made directly between the instructing magistrate and the executing authority.

The fact that the investigative measure carried out in the executing State has been successfully challenged before the authorities of that State and in accordance with the law of that State does not in itself invalidate the evidence sent to the French judicial authorities, but this evidence cannot serve as the sole basis for convicting the person. Failure to comply with the time limits for execution of the European investigation…