Measure Implementation

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

In the pre-trial phase of the criminal proceedings thr Request for information or documents shall be received by the competent district prosecution office, while at the trial phase it shall be submitted to the competent district court. Request can be received for the purpose of data transfer that is relevant to the criminal proceedings and is in the possession of the organisation, of the electronic data or documents transfer that are relevant to the criminal proceedings and are in the possession of the organisation, or of providing information relevant to the criminal proceedings that can be provided by the organization. Any organ, legal person, or other organisation without a legal personality may be requested to provide data. A data request may also be aimed at receiving data processed in a register of the State or a local government. Electronic communications service provider, a postal service provider or an organisation processing data constituting bank, payment, securities, fund or insurance secret, or an organisation processing health data and related personal data may be requested to provide such data. Under Request data can be requested from registers available for national authorities.

Legal Framework

International legal framework applicable for this measure in your Member State

European Convention of 20 April 1959 on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters (and its second additional protocol); Convention of 29 May 2000 on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters between the Member States of the European Union

Competent Authority

* receive the request/decision for judicial cooperation

District prosecution office for pre-trial stage of proceedings and district court for trial stage of proceedings

Accepted languages

Accepted languages for the request/decision

Please see declaration made by Hungary to the applicable legal instrument

Execution deadline

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

N/A

Concise legal practical information

Special requirements

Please see above

Last reviewed on 15 August 2022 by EJN Secretariat

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