Chapter 2. General provisions concerning legal assistance in Sweden.

General prerequisites

Section 2

Legal assistance referred to in Chapter 1, Section 2, first paragraph, items 1- 4 and 8 may be provided even if the act to which the request relates does not correspond to an offense according to Swedish law. Legal assistance referred to in Chapter 1, Section 2, first paragraph, items 5-7 and 9, may only be provided if the act to which the request relates corresponds to an offense according to Swedish law (dual criminality), unless otherwise follows from Chapter 4, Section 20 regarding search of premises and seizure.