Fiches Belges

This measure is currently as such not regulated in Belgium. Possibility to seize documents during the search of a home (see fiches 501 and 601) and requests for banking information or obligations to cooperate on the part of operators of information systems. See also the ICT Crime Act of 28 November 2000, which provides for the obligation to produce certain documents necessary for the operation of an information system, under penalty of imprisonment.

1959 Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters. Directive 2014/41/EU on the European Investigation Order in criminal matters (Article 3).

* receive the request/decision for judicial cooperation The request must be sent to the local public prosecutor’s office of the geographical area where the investigating measure must be executed. If this area is not known, the request must be sent to the federal prosecutor’s office - section of international cooperation.

Dutch, French, German and English

The deadlines as foreseen in the EIO Directive are applicable. There is no specificspecific deadline foreseen by Belgian law for the execution of letters of request. If the requested deadline cannot be respected, the requesting state will be informed accordingly

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