Chapter 19INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION IN CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS

Division 1General Provisions

§ 435. Judicial authorities competent to engage in international cooperation in criminal proceedings
(1) The central authority for international cooperation in criminal proceedings is the Ministry of Justice, unless otherwise provided by law or international legislation binding on the Republic of Estonia.
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(2) Courts, the Prosecutors' Offices, the Police and Border Guard Board, the Security Police Board, the Tax and Customs Board, the Environmental Inspectorate, the Competition Board and the Military Police are the judicial authorities competent to engage in international cooperation in criminal proceedings to the extent provided by law and international legislation binding on the Republic of Estonia.
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(3) If the Penal Code of Estonia is applied to criminal offences which are committed outside the territory of the Republic of Estonia, the Office of the Prosecutor General, which initiates criminal proceedings or verifies the legality and justification of commencement of the criminal proceedings, shall be immediately informed thereof.
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Chapter 19INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION IN CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS

Division 3Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters

§ 462. Processing of requests for assistance received from foreign states
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(1) The Ministry of Justice shall verify whether a request for assistance received from a foreign state meets the requirements. A request for assistance in compliance with the requirements shall be immediately communicated to the Office of the Prosecutor General.
(2) The Office of the Prosecutor General shall verify whether compliance with the request for assistance is admissible and possible and communicate the request for assistance to the competent judicial authority for execution.
(3) Requests for assistance received by investigative bodies shall be communicated to the Office of the Prosecutor General. In cases of urgency, a request for assistance submitted through the International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) or a notice in the Schengen Information System may be complied with before the request for assistance is received by the Ministry of Justice with the consent of the Office of the Prosecutor General.
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