Under the International Judicial Cooperation measure is covered by Article 236 of the Law no. 302/2004 on international judicial cooperation in criminal matters. As a sending state, Romanian judicial authorities may, without prior request, forward to the competent authorities of a foreign State information obtained within the framework of their own investigations, when they consider that the disclosure of such information might assist the receiving State in initiating criminal proceedings, or might lead to a request for judicial assistance by that State. Conditions on the use of the information sent may be imposed. The receiving State shall be bound by the conditions imposed.