Fiches Belges: Portugal

Is this measure possible in your Member State under International Judicial Cooperation?

Yes.Criminal identification consists in gathering, processing and storing extracts of criminal judgments and communications of facts delivered by Portuguese and foreign courts with regard to Portuguese nationals and foreigners resident in Portugal and convicted there, so that their criminal record can be known . A person's criminal record is made up of information on that person's civil identity, and extracts from criminal judgments and communications of facts relating to that person that the law requires to be placed on record.

International legal framework applicable for this measure in your Member State

Council Framework Decision 2006/960/JHA of 18 December 2006 on simplifying the exchange of information and intelligence between law enforcement authorities of the Member States of the European Union

* receive the request/decision for judicial cooperation

General Directorate of the criminal identification services.

* execute/recognise the measure (if other than the receiving authority)

N/A

Accepted languages for the request/decision

Portuguese or French.

Deadlines for the execution of the request/decision (where applicable)

Not applicable.

a. Special requirements

N/A

b. Other useful information

N/A