No one may, without a court order, enter the dwelling or other premises of another person, nor may he search the same, against the will of the resident.

The term »investigation means« includes the questioning of persons, the searching of premises and means of transport, the copying of documents, the requesting of information and the seizure of objects, documents and items of value.

Subject to conditions provided by law, an official may enter the dwelling or other premises of another person without a court order, and may in exceptional circumstances conduct a search in the absence of witnesses, where this is absolutely necessary for the direct apprehension of a person who has committed a criminal offence or to protect people or property.

In particular, they shall not participate in searches of premises or in the formal questioning of persons under national criminal law. They shall, however, have access to the information thus obtained.

(1) If the Office has a well-founded reason to believe that a certain person is in possession of information or data necessary for the issuing of the decision, it may propose to the misdemeanours judge to approve a personal body search, or it may apply to obtain a warrant for the search of residential or business premises from the competent investigative judge.

A thorough search of GSC and delegations' premises should be made before the security measures adopted for the meeting are lifted.

The premises of EUPOL Proxima, their furnishings and other assets thereon as well as their means of transport shall be immune from search, requisition, attachment or execution.

search for vectors in soil, sand or dust extracted from the spaces between stones (in the case of stone-built areas) or from the interstices or crevices in the walls under the tiles or from the ground of the premises by means of a brush or any other appropriate tool.

To determine the protective measures to be taken in premises sensitive to passive eavesdropping (e.g. insulation of walls, doors, floors and ceilings, measurement of compromising emanations) and to active eavesdropping (e.g. search for microphones), the GSC Security Office may request assistance from experts from NSAs.

The staff of the ECB or of the competent national central bank, as the case may be, who are authorised, in accordance with their respective internal rules, to search for information on the premises of the undertaking concerned, shall exercise their powers upon the production of formal authorisation in writing issued in accordance with their respective internal rules.

In any event, they shall not participate in particular in searches of premises or the formal questioning of persons under criminal law.

A thorough search of Commission and delegations' premises shall be made before the security measures adopted for the meeting are lifted.

In any event, they shall not participate in particular in any event in searches of premises or the formal questioning of persons under national criminal law.

To determine the protective measures to be taken in premises sensitive to passive eavesdropping (e.g. insulation of walls, doors, floors and ceilings, measurement of compromising emanations) and to active eavesdropping (e.g. search for microphones), the Commission Security Office may request assistance from experts from NSAs.