Fiches Belges

Banks or Tax Administration should provide all available information if is necessary for a criminal proceeding. In addition, those institutions have the duty of cooperation and assistance to the competent judicial authorities.

Directive 2014/41/UE and complementary Law 88/2017 from august 21st.

Since these are typically investigative measure the excuting authority is the Public Prosecutor. For specific cases where the competence belongs to the Judge of Instruction the Public Prosecutor will bring the request for the Judge to decide.

Portuguese and Spanish due to bilateral declarations based on reciprocity between Portugal and Spain.

General deadlines apply.

Outside of the EU 1959 COE Convention, multilateral and bilateral treaties apply. They are complemented by domestic Law 144/99 from august 31st.