Chapter II
Procedures for Judicial Delegation
Article 29
Request relating to judicial delegations shall contain the following information:
a. The authority presenting the request;
b. The subject of and reason for the request;
c. An exact statement, to the extent possible, of the identity and nationality
of the person concerned;
d. A description of the offence in connection with which the request for a
judicial delegation is being made, its legal designation, the penalty
established for its commission, and as much information as possible on the
circumstances so as to facilitate the proper functioning of the judicial
delegation.
Article 30
1. The request for a judicial delegation shall be addressed by the Ministry of
Justice of the requesting State to the Ministry of Justice of the requested
State and shall be returned through the same channel.
2. In case of urgency, the request for a judicial delegation shall be addressed
by the judicial authorities of the requesting State directly to the judicial
authorities of the requested State, and a copy of the request shall be sent
at the same time to the Ministry of Justice of the requested State. The
request, accompanied by the documents relating to its implementation,
shall be returned through the channel stipulated in the preceding
paragraph.
3. The request for a judicial delegation may be sent by the judicial authorities
directly to the competent authority in the requested State, and replies
may be forwarded directly through this authority.
Article 31
Requests for judicial delegation and their accompanying documents must be
signed and must bear the seal of the competent authority or be authenticated by
it. Such documents shall be exempt from all formalities that may be required by
the legislation of the requested State.
Article 32
Should an authority that receives a request for a judicial delegation not have the
competence to deal with the request, it shall automatically refer the request to
the competent authority in its State. In the event the request has been sent
directly, it shall notify the requesting State in the same manner.
Article 33
Every refusal of a request for a judicial delegation must be accompanied by a
statement of the grounds for such refusal.