The judicial authority which executes a Letter of Request shall apply its own law as to the methods and procedures to be followed.

The Court of Justice may order that a witness or expert be heard by the judicial authority of his place of permanent residence.

The applicant may require that a certificate not completed by a Central Authority or by a judicial authority shall be countersigned by one of these authorities.

A person arrested shall be brought promptly before the competent judicial authority in the custodial State which shall determine, in accordance with the law of that State, that:

States Parties may agree that the hearing shall be conducted by a judicial authority of the requesting State Party and attended by a judicial authority of the requested State Party.

A Contracting State shall designate a Central Authority which will undertake to receive Letters of Request coming from a judicial authority of another Contracting State and to transmit them to the authority competent to execute them.

Should a competent authority or judicial body of a Member State consider that an abuse of a privilege or immunity conferred by this Protocol has occurred, the body responsible for waiving immunity pursuant to paragraph 2 shall, upon request, consult with the appropriate authorities to determine whether any such abuse has occurred.

In civil or commercial matters a judicial authority of a Contracting State may, in accordance with the provisions of the law of that State, request the competent authority of another Contracting State, by means of a Letter of Request, to obtain evidence, or to perform some other judicial act.

ORGANISATION AND JUDGES OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE COURT

Where a criminal investigation is carried out by or under the direction of a judicial authority, that authority shall determine whether requests for mutual assistance or cooperation in that connection shall be submitted on the basis of the provisions applicable concerning mutual legal assistance in criminal matters or on the basis of this Title.

Where its domestic law so requires, a Party may require that a request for co-operation which would involve the lifting of bank secrecy be authorised by either a judge or another judicial authority, including public prosecutors, any of these authorities acting in relation to criminal offences.

b the prosecution before an administrative authority or the initiation of prosecution before a judicial body.

Such safeguards shall ensure that measures relating to the exercise of legal capacity respect the rights, will and preferences of the person, are free of conflict of interest and undue influence, are proportional and tailored to the person's circumstances, apply for the shortest time possible and are subject to regular review by a competent, independent and impartial authority or judicial body.

In the final instance, the appellant shall have the right of appeal to a judicial authority.

The Court shall have a registry, the functions and organisation of which shall be laid down in the rules of the Court.

c) the provisions of Article 8 with respect to the presence of judicial personnel at the execution of Letters;

At the first election to the Court, at least nine judges shall be elected from list A and at least five judges from list B. Subsequent elections shall be so organized as to maintain the equivalent proportion on the Court of judges qualified on the two lists.

(2) The misdemeanour authority shall dismiss impermissible or late requests for judicial protection by issuing an order.

1 Within the scope of its official activities, the Organisation shall enjoy immunity from jurisdiction and execution save:

(a) Preferably by direct communication between the judicial authorities, through the central offices where possible;

If the Agency appears before administrative, judicial or other authorities, it is given equal status to other parties.

The misdemeanour authority shall try the case for judicial protection and decide pursuant to Article 63 of this Act.

This definition does not include bodies or institutions acting in a judicial or legislative capacity;

(1) Within the scope of its official activities the Organisation shall have immunity from jurisdiction and execution, except

- deciding on requests for judicial protection against a misdemeanour decision issued by a misdemeanour authority;

d) in the case of attachment by order of a court or tribunal, of the salary, wages and other emoluments payable by the Organisation to a member of its staff.

a) declaring that Letters of Request may be transmitted to its judicial authorities through channels other than those provided for in Article 2;

Assistance may be postponed by the requested Authority on the grounds that it will interfere with an ongoing investigation, prosecution, or proceeding.

Final administrative decisions in any of the procedures referred to under paragraph 4 shall be subject to review by a judicial or quasi-judicial authority.

The court shall issue an order to dismiss a late or impermissible request for judicial protection, if this was not done by the misdemeanour authority.

The office of Constitutional Court judge is not compatible with office in state authorities, in local self-government authorities, and in bodies of political parties, and with other offices and activities that are not compatible by law with the office of Constitutional Court judge.

As soon as possible after the election of the judges, the Court shall organize itself into the divisions specified in article 34, paragraph (b).

The property and assets of the Organisation may not be seized, nor may execution be levied upon them, except by a judicial decision.

(c) The provisions of subparagraph (a) shall not prevent any designated Office from allowing access to the international application for the purposes of the judicial authorities.

Assistance may be postponed by the requested authority on the ground that it will interfere with an ongoing investigation, prosecution or proceeding.

(6) A request for judicial protection shall be lodged in writing with the misdemeanour authority whose public officer issued the payment order.

(c) If the authorities of the requested State Party would be prohibited by its domestic law from carrying out the action requested with regard to any similar offence, had it been subject to investigation, prosecution or judicial proceedings under their own jurisdiction;

Desiring to improve the organisation of mutual judicial assistance for that purpose by simplifying and expediting the procedure,

(d) facilitate cooperation between judicial or equivalent authorities of the Member States in relation to proceedings in criminal matters and the enforcement of decisions.

A Contracting State may declare that members of the judicial personnel of the requesting authority of another Contracting State may be present at the execution of a Letter of Request.

(3) If fast-track proceedings are not permitted, the misdemeanour authority shall lodge an accusation proposal with the competent court (ordinary court proceedings).

(b) The course of justice, the ability of a person to receive a fair trial or the ability of a public authority to conduct an enquiry of a criminal or disciplinary nature;

The Parties shall encourage contacts and exchanges between their national, regional and judicial authorities, parliamentarians, and non-governmental organisations.

(1) Against a misdemeanour decision issued in the first instance by a misdemeanour authority using fast-track proceedings a request for judicial protection may be lodged.

Judicial office is not compatible with office in other state authorities, in local self-government authorities, and in bodies of political parties, and with other offices and activities as provided by law.

Nor shall it cover information obtained under powers exercised at the request of the judicial authorities, except where communication of such information is authorised by the said authorities.

The provisions of the first and the second paragraphs of this Article shall not exclude the measures taken by the judicial or other competent authorities of the host country.

The right to refund of costs of an investigation shall lapse after the expiry of two years from the final court decision or finality of decision of the Administration` s official body.

(b) in respect of words spoken or written or acts done by them in the performance of their official functions for the Organization, immunity from legal process;

(a) immunity from legal process in respect of words spoken or written or acts done by him in the performance of his official functions for the Organization;