Requests for mutual legal assistance

15. A request for mutual legal assistance shall contain

Colombia stated that the central authorities designated to receive requests for mutual legal assistance and either to execute them or to transmit them to the competent authorities for execution, and to formulate requests for legal assistance, would be as follows

In addition, regional bodies assist requested States in targeting and coordinating technical assistance to be provided to requesting States for the development of their anti money laundering regimes.

(d) If it would be contrary to the legal system of the requested State Party relating to mutual legal assistance for the request to be granted.

(d) If it would be contrary to the legal system of the requested State Party relating to mutual legal assistance for the request to be granted.

The Office could also help to coordinate requests for country visits.

(d) A description of the assistance sought and details of any particular procedure that the requesting State Party wishes to be followed

China stated that requests for legal assistance to the Macao SAR would only be accepted by the Macao SAR in Chinese or Portuguese.

15. A request for mutual legal assistance shall contain

(d) A description of the assistance sought and details of any particular procedure that the requesting State Party wishes to be followed

26. Before refusing a request pursuant to paragraph 21 of this article or postponing its execution pursuant to paragraph 25 of this article, the requested State Party shall consult with the requesting State Party to consider whether assistance may be granted subject to such terms and conditions as it deems necessary. If the requesting State Party accepts assistance subject to those conditions, it shall comply with the conditions.

2. Such mutual legal assistance shall be subject to the conditions provided for by the domestic law of the requested State Party or by applicable treaties on mutual legal assistance, including, in particular, the conditions in relation to the grounds upon which the requested State Party may refuse to grant mutual legal assistance or may make it subject to conditions.

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The State party may wish to request technical assistance in this regard.

At the request of one delegation, the Chairperson agreed to the use of the phrase legal assistance rather than judicial assistance .

Romania stated that its central authority designated to receive requests for assistance was as follows

We submitted our new requests for assistance to the CTC in January 2005.

Mexico stated that requests for judicial assistance should be submitted in the Spanish language and requests might also be submitted in the language of the requesting State, provided that they were accompanied by a translation into Spanish.

The petitioner requested the Special Committee to assist Puerto Rico in becoming the fifty first state of the United States.

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Such judicial assistance shall be subject to the conditions provided for by the domestic law of the requested State Party or by applicable treaties on mutual judicial assistance, including, inter alia, the conditions in relation to the grounds upon which the requested State Party may refuse to grant judicial assistance or may make it subject to conditions.

During the reporting period, the secretariat received one request for assistance under the provisions of article 10.

3. Mutual legal assistance to be afforded in accordance with this article may be requested for any of the following purposes

(c) Training competent authorities in the preparation of requests for mutual legal assistance that meet the requirements of this Convention

26. Before refusing a request pursuant to paragraph 21 of this article or postponing its execution pursuant to paragraph 25 of this article, the requested State Party shall consult with the requesting State Party to consider whether assistance may be granted subject to such terms and conditions as it deems necessary. If the requesting State Party accepts assistance subject to those conditions, it shall comply with the conditions.

(iv) Activities that aid in the preparation of specialized components of a country's development strategy or that help to prepare requests for larger scale funding from other sources are encouraged.

(b) States Parties may decline to render assistance pursuant to this article on the ground of absence of dual criminality. However, a requested State Party shall, where consistent with the basic concepts of its legal system, render assistance that does not involve coercive action. Such assistance may be refused when requests involve matters of a de minimis nature or matters for which the cooperation or assistance sought is available under other provisions of this Convention

3. Requests the administering Power to assist the Territory in facilitating its work concerning public consultative outreach efforts, consistent with Article 73 b of the Charter of the United Nations, and calls upon the relevant United Nations organizations to provide assistance to the Territory, if requested, in the context of its public consultative outreach efforts

Promulgation of national legislation was requested as a matter of priority by Cyprus, Haiti, Mauritius and Tonga.

Azerbaijan stated that the Ministry of Justice had been designated the central authority that would have responsibility and power to receive requests for mutual legal assistance and either to execute them or to transmit them to the competent authorities for execution.

3. Mutual legal assistance to be afforded in accordance with this article may be requested for any of the following purposes

(i) Any other type of assistance that is not contrary to the domestic law of the requested State Party

6. Requests the administering Power to assist the Territory in facilitating public outreach efforts, consistent with Article 73 b of the Charter of the United Nations, and calls upon the relevant United Nations organizations to provide assistance to the Territory, if requested, in support of such efforts

Botswana stated that it had designated the Attorney General the central authority that would have responsibility and power to receive requests for mutual legal assistance and either to execute them or to transmit them to the competent authorities for execution.

(i) Any other type of assistance that is not contrary to the domestic law of the requested State Party.

South Africa stated that English was the acceptable language for receiving requests for mutual legal assistance.

In addition, Timorese authorities have requested external assistance to set up database management systems and administrative support.

Lesotho stated that the English language was acceptable for purposes of requests for mutual legal assistance.

My office will continue to provide any advice and assistance as may be requested during this process.

The requested Parties shall offer any reasonable assistance necessary in order to achieve this goal.

Uzbekistan stated that it had designated the Office of the Procurator General as the central authority with responsibility for receiving requests for mutual legal assistance and either executing them or transmitting them to the competent authorities for execution

To advise and assist Sudanese law enforcement authorities and other criminal justice institutions and facilitate bilateral and multilateral assistance in this regard, as appropriate and required by the parties

Twenty seven per cent of States had not sent or received any requests for mutual legal assistance concerning money laundering offences.