Fiches Belges

"Formal information of a foreign judicial authority on facts that have been investigated, and Scope: all types of criminal offences. No alternative measure."

Statutory basis: - Convention of 29th May 2000 on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters between the Member States of the European Union (article 6, paragraph 2), and its Protocol of 16th October 2001, approved by statute of 27th October 2010 - Benelux Treaty on Extradition and Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters of 27th June 1962 (article 42), and its Protocol of 11th May 1974 - European Convention on mutual assistance in criminal matters of 20th April 1959 (article 21), approved by statute of 21st July 1976, and its additional Protocol of 17th March 1978, approved by statute of 27th August 1997

The Prosecutor.

To be requested in French or German; English is commonly accepted.

N/A

To be requested in writing to the judicial authorities having jurisdiction. Contents: - an indication of the authority making the request; - the object of and the reason for the request; - time and place of perpetration of the offence, a summary of the facts; - where possible, the identity and the nationality of the person concerned; - an indication of the criminal conduct under investigation, including the statutory basis and the sanctions attached thereto; - the reason why the requesting State is laying the information to the requested State. Execution of the measure in conformity with the procedure applicable in the requesting State : not applicable.