National procedures for execution of cooperation request

Argentina

Argentina - Cooperation International in Criminal Matter (ES) 1997

ARTICULO 95.-Las condenas de multa o decomiso de bienes dictadas en un país extranjero, serán ejecutables en la República Argentina, a solicitud de un tribunal de aquel país, cuando:
a) La infracción fuese de competencia del Estado requirente, según su propia legislación;
b) La condena sea definitiva y esté firme:
c) El hecho que la motiva constituya infracción punible para la ley argentina, aun cuando no tuviera previstas las mismas penas:
d) No se dieren las circunstancias del artículo 8° párrafos a) y d):
e) La pena no se haya extinguido según la ley del Estado requirente:
f) El condenado no hubiese sido juzgado en la Argentina o en cualquier otro país por el hecho que motiva el pedido:
g) El condenado hubiese sido personalmente citado y se haya garantizado su defensa:
h) No existieren las razones especificadas en el artículo 10.
La ayuda no podrá consistir en la aplicación de una pena de prisión por conversión de la multa.

Rome Statute

Article 93 Other forms of cooperation

1. States Parties shall, in accordance with the provisions of this Part and under procedures of national law, comply with requests by the Court to provide the following assistance in relation to investigations or prosecutions:

(a) The identification and whereabouts of persons or the location of items;

(b) The taking of evidence, including testimony under oath, and the production of evidence, including expert opinions and reports necessary to the Court;

(c) The questioning of any person being investigated or prosecuted;

(d) The service of documents, including judicial documents;

(e) Facilitating the voluntary appearance of persons as witnesses or experts before the Court;

(f) The temporary transfer of persons as provided in paragraph 7;

(g) The examination of places or sites, including the exhumation and examination of grave sites;

(h) The execution of searches and seizures;

(i) The provision of records and documents, including official records and documents;

(j) The protection of victims and witnesses and the preservation of evidence;

(k) The identification, tracing and freezing or seizure of proceeds, property and assets and instrumentalities of crimes for the purpose of eventual forfeiture, without prejudice to the rights of bona fide third parties; and

(l) Any other type of assistance which is not prohibited by the law of the requested State, with a view to facilitating the investigation and prosecution of crimes within the jurisdiction of the Court.