Subsection 2: Provisions applicable to requests for information received by the French services

Subject to the provisions of Article R. 49-38, where a request for information from a competent department of one of the Member States of the European Union or of one of the non-Member States mentioned in Article 695-9-48 falls within the scope of the first paragraph of article R. 49-36, the departments and units mentioned in article 695-9-31 shall respond, in the event of an emergency, within a maximum of…

The departments and units referred to in Article 695-9-31 may postpone their response if they are unable to provide the information requested within the time limit set pursuant to Article R. 49-37. They shall indicate the reasons for this postponement to the competent service of the requesting State using a form drawn up in accordance with Annex A to Framework Decision 2006/960/JHA of 18 December 2006. When the departments and…

Where they are unable to respond to a request for information or where they refuse to respond to such a request for one of the reasons provided for in articles 695-9-39 to 695-9-42, the departments and units mentioned in Article R. 695-9-31 shall inform the competent department of the requesting State. In the case provided for in Article 695-9-44, they shall inform the competent service of the requesting State of…