Fiches Belges: Dinamarca

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

Yes. Provided that certain criteria are met, the police may obtain a person’s name, address, and date of birth and also samples of body fluids, fingerprints, and photographs of the person.

International legal framework applicable for this measure in your Member State

The Convention of 20 April 1959 on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters.

* receive the request/decision for judicial cooperation

For serious economic offences: State Prosecutor for Serious Economic and International Crimes Other offences: Local Police and Prosecution District.

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

For serious economic offences: State Prosecutor for Serious Economic and International Crimes Other offences: Local Police and Prosecution District.

Accepted languages for the request/decision

Denmark will receive requests in Danish, Norwegian, Swedish or English but will also receive requests in French and German although translation may be done at sending states expense.

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

N.A.

a. Special requirements

No special requirements apply concerning the obligation to provide the police with name, address, and date of birth. As a part of the investigation the police may conduct certain invasion of body and privacy against an accused or others. These invasions of body and privacy falls within the ambit of the rules concerning body searches, so that taking photos follows the rules of superficial body searches, and extraction of blood samples or other comparable samples and similar follow the rules of invasive body searches. See to this no. 301 and 302.

b. Other useful information

N.A.