For the purposes of Article 694-48, where the issuing State requests, under a European Investigation Order, the hearing of a person by videoconference, the practical arrangements for the hearing, which must be carried out in accordance with the provisions of the law of the issuing State, shall be agreed in advance with the authorities of that State, specifying in particular the time and place of the hearing, the identification details of the person heard and, in the case of a suspected or accused person, the conditions under which the exercise of the rights of the defence is guaranteed.
A report shall be drawn up indicating the date and place of the hearing, the identity of the person heard, the identities and capacities of all the other persons who took part in the hearing, the taking of oaths and the technical conditions under which the hearing took place. These minutes are sent to the issuing authority.