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Yes, it is possible. Joint investigation teams are established in cooperation of two or more states in order to effectively investigate complicated international crime. Members of the JIT may directly request the competent authorities of another state participating on the JIT to perform specific actions of criminal proceedings without the need to send an MLA request, and such requests will be handled in the same way as actions conducted within criminal proceedings conducted in the Czech Republic. Evidence gathered by members of the JIT in another state may be used as evidence in criminal proceedings in the Czech Republic, provided that is was obtained in compliance with the law of the state, in which it was obtained, or with the law of the Czech Republic. JIT operating in the Czech Republic are always led by a public prosecutor, all members of the JIT must follow his/her instructions and are bound by the Czech law and conditions of the specific JIT agreement.

European Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters of April 20, 1959 and its first and second Additional Protocol of 1978 and 2001 respectively. Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters between the Member States of the European union of May 29, 2000 and its Protocol of 2001. Bilateral treaties on legal assistance in criminal matters. The domestic legislation implementing the EU framework decision on JITs.

* receive the request/decision for judicial cooperation The Supreme Public Prosecutor's Office or the Czech National member and his deputy in Eurojust. * execute/recognise the measure (if other than the receiving authority) -

When proceeding according to COE 1959 Convention on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters and its additional Protocols and the EU 2000 Convention on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters, translation of requests into Czech language in not required on the condition of reciprocity. Czech based on bilateral treaties.

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