Legislative part

A European Investigation Order is a judicial decision issued by a Member State, called the issuing State, requesting another Member State, called the executing State, using forms common to all States, to carry out within a certain period of time on its territory investigations aimed at obtaining evidence relating to a criminal offence or the communication of evidence already in its possession. The purpose of the investigation order may also…

Member States shall recognise a European Investigation Order without any formality and shall execute it in the same way and according to the same procedures as if the request had come from a national judicial authority, unless a valid reason provided for in this Section for non-recognition, non-execution or postponement of the order applies, and subject to the application of formalities expressly requested by the issuing authority which are not…

There are no grounds for issuing a European Investigation Order: 1° Where a joint investigation team is set up pursuant to Articles 695-2 and 695-3 ; however, where a competent authority participating in a joint investigation team requires the assistance of a Member State other than those participating in the team, a European Investigation Order may be issued for that purpose; 2° Where Articles 695-9-1 to 695-9-30 on the freezing…

The detailed rules for the application of this section shall be specified by decree.