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1 A MAGYAR KÖZTÁRSASÁG HIVATALOS LAPJA Budapest, szep tem ber 15., szerda 129. szám Ára: 966, Ft TARTALOMJEGYZÉK 2004: LXXIX. tv. Az Euró pa Ta nács Bu da pes ten, no vem ber 23-án kelt Számítástechnikai Bû nö zés rõl szóló Egyez mé nyé nek ki hir de - tésérõl : LXXX. tv. A Ma gyar Köz tár sa ság Kor mány a és a Lett Köz tár sa ság Kormánya kö zött a ka taszt ró fák és más sú lyos bal ese tek ese - tén tör té nõ együtt mû kö dés rõl és köl csön ös se gít ség nyúj tás ról szóló, Ri gá ban, no vem ber 19. nap ján alá írt Meg álla po - dás ki hir de té sé rõl : LXXXI. tv. A Ma gyar Köztársaság Kormánya és Románia Kormánya között a katasztrófák esetén történõ együttmûködésrõl és kölcsönös segítségnyújtásról szóló, Budapesten, április 9. napján aláírt Egyezmény kihirdetésérõl /2004. (IX. 15.) BM r. A Határõrség határrendészeti szerveinek és nyomozó hatóságainak ille tékességi te rü le té rõl szóló 18/2004. (VI. 1.) BM ren de let és a köz úti köz le ke dé si igaz ga tá si fel ada tok ról, a köz úti köz le ke dé si ok má nyok ki adá sá ról és vissza vo ná sá ról szóló 35/2000. (XI. 30.) BM ren de let mó do sí tá sá ról /2004. (IX. 15.) FVM r. A földmûvelésügyi és vidékfejlesztési miniszter hatáskörébe tartozó szakképesítések megszerzésére irányuló szakmai vizsga szerve - zésére feljogosított intézményekrõl /2004. (IX. 15.) OGY h. Országos népszavazás elrendelésérõl /2004. (IX. 15.) OGY h. Az Országgyûlés tisztségviselõinek megválasztásáról szóló 19/2002. (V. 16.) OGY ha tá ro zat mó do sí tá sá ról /2004. (IX. 15.) OGY h. Az Országgyûlés bizottságainak létrehozásáról, tisztségviselõinek és tag ja i nak meg vá lasz tá sá ról szóló 20/2002. (V. 16.) OGY ha tá - ro zat mó do sí tá sá ról /2004. (IX. 15.) OGY h. A Nemzetközi Munkaügyi Szervezet Általános Konferenciája 62. ülés sza kán el fo ga dott, a ke res ke del mi ha jók mi ni má lis kö ve - tel mé nye i rõl szóló 147. szá mú Egyez mény és az ah hoz kap cso ló - dó évi Jegy zõ könyv, va la mint a Nem zet kö zi Mun ka ügyi Szervezet Általános Konferenciájának 91. ülésszakán elfogadott, a ten ge ré szek sze mély azo no sí tó okmányairól szóló 185. számú Egyezmény megerõsítésérõl /2004. (IX. 15.) OGY h. Az afganisztáni Nemzetközi Biztonsági Közremûködõ Erõk (ISAF) mûveleteiben történõ magyar katonai részvételrõl szóló jelentés elfogadásáról /2004. (IX. 15.) OGY h. A évi olim pi ai és pa ra lim pi ai já té kok ide je alatt Gö rög or szág - nak nyúj tott NA TO-tá mo ga tás hoz tör té nõ ma gyar ka to nai hoz zá - járulásról szóló jelentés elfogadásáról /2004. (IX. 15.) OGY h. A Ma gyar Köz tár sa ság és Ro má nia kö zött a köz úti és a vas úti ha tár - for ga lom el len õr zé sé rõl szóló, Bu ka rest ben, áp ri lis 27-én aláírt Egyezmény megerõsítésérõl /2004. (IX. 15.) KE h. Rend õr ve zér õr nagy ki ne ve zé sé rõl /2004. (IX. 15.) KE h. Egyetemi tanári felmentésekrõl /2004. (MK 129.) MSZH köz l. A Ma gyar Sza ba dal mi Hi va tal el nö ké nek 6/2004. (MK 129.) MSZH közleménye a PORTÁL BUDAPEST Nemzetközi Nyílászáró, Üvegipari, Kapu- és Árnyékolástechnikai Szakkiállításon bemu - tatásra kerülõ találmányok, védjegyek, formatervezési és haszná - lati minták kiállítási kedvezményérõl, illetve kiállítási elsõbbsé - gé rõl Oldal

2 11064 M A G Y A R K Ö Z L Ö N Y 2004/129. szám II. rész JOGSZABÁLYOK Tör vé nyek évi LXXIX. törvény az Európa Tanács Budapesten, november 23-án kelt Számítástechnikai Bûnözésrõl szóló Egyezményének kihirdetésérõl* 1. Az Or szág gyû lés az Euró pa Ta nács Bu da pes ten, no vem ber 23-án kelt Szá mí tás tech ni kai Bû nö zés rõl szóló Egyez mé nyét (a továb biak ban: Egyez mény) e tör - vénnyel ki hir de ti. (A Ma gyar Köz tár sa ság meg erõ sí tés rõl szóló ok ira tá - nak le tét be he lye zé se az Euró pa Ta nács Fõ tit ká rá nál de cem ber 4-én meg tör tént; az Egyez mény 36. Cik - ké nek 3. be kez dé se ér tel mé ben a Ma gyar Köz tár sa ság vo nat ko zá sá ban jú li us 1-jén lép ha tály ba.) 2. Az Egyez mény hi te les an gol nyel vû szö veg e és annak hi va ta los ma gyar nyel vû for dí tá sa a kö vet ke zõ: CONVENTION ON CYBERCRIME Preamble The mem ber Sta tes of the Co un cil of Eu ro pe and the ot her Sta tes sig na to ry he re to, con si de ring that the aim of the Co un cil of Eu ro pe is to achi e ve a gre a ter unity bet we en its mem bers, re cog ni sing the va lue of fos te ring co-ope rat ion with the ot her Sta tes par ti es to this Con ven ti on, con vin ced of the need to pur sue, as a mat ter of pri o rity, a com mon cri mi nal po li cy ai med at the pro tec ti on of so ci ety aga inst cy berc ri me, in ter alia, by adop ting app rop ri a te le gis la ti on and fos te ring in ter na ti o nal co-ope rat ion, cons ci o us of the pro fo und chan ges bro ught abo ut by the di gi ta li sa ti on, con ver gen ce and con ti nu ing glo ba li sa ti on of com pu ter net works, con cer ned by the risk that com pu ter net works and elect ro nic in for mat ion may also be used for com mit ting cri mi nal of fen ces and that evi den ce re lat ing to such of fen ces may be sto red and trans fer red by the se net works, * A tör vényt az Or szág gyû lés a szep tem ber 6-i ülés nap ján fogadta el. re cog ni sing the need for co-ope rat ion bet we en Sta tes and pri va te in dust ry in com ba ting cy berc ri me and the need to pro tect le gi ti ma te in ter ests in the use and de ve lop ment of in for mat ion tech no lo gi es, be li e ving that an ef fec ti ve fight aga inst cy berc ri me re qu i res inc re a sed, ra pid and well-func ti o ning in ter na ti o nal co-ope rat ion in cri mi nal matt ers, con vin ced that the pre sent Con ven ti on is ne ces sa ry to de ter ac ti on di rec ted aga inst the con fi den ti a lity, in teg rity and ava i la bi lity of com pu ter sys tems, net works and com pu ter data as well as the mi su se of such sys tems, net works and data by pro vi ding for the cri mi na li sa ti on of such con duct, as desc ri bed in this Con ven ti on, and the adop ti on of po wers suf fi ci ent for ef fec ti vely com ba ting such cri mi nal of fen ces, by fa ci li ta ting the ir de tec ti on, in ves ti ga ti on and pro se cu ti on at both the do mes tic and in ter na ti o nal le vels and by pro vi ding ar ran ge ments for fast and re li ab le in ter na ti o nal co-ope rat ion, mind ful of the need to en su re a pro per ba lan ce bet we en the in ter ests of law en for ce ment and res pect for fun da men tal hu man rights as ensh ri ned in the 1950 Co un cil of Eu ro pe Con ven ti on for the Pro tec ti on of Hu man Rights and Fun da men tal Fre e doms, the 1966 Uni ted Na ti ons In ter na ti o nal Co ve nant on Ci vil and Po li ti cal Rights and ot her app li cab le in ter na ti o nal hu man rights tre a ti es, which re af firm the right of eve ry o ne to hold opi ni ons wit ho ut in ter fe ren ce, as well as the right to fre e dom of exp res si on, inc lu ding the fre e dom to seek, re ce i ve, and im part in for mat ion and ide as of all kinds, re gard less of fron ti ers, and the rights con cer ning the res pect for pri va cy, mind ful also of the right to the pro tec ti on of per so nal data, as con fer red, for examp le, by the 1981 Co un cil of Eu ro pe Con ven ti on for the Pro tec ti on of In di vi du als with re gard to Au to ma tic Pro ces sing of Per so nal Data, con si de ring the 1989 Uni ted Na ti ons Con ven ti on on the Rights of the Child and the 1999 In ter na ti o nal La bo ur Or ga ni za ti on Worst Forms of Child La bo ur Con ven ti on, ta king into ac co unt the exis ting Co un cil of Eu ro pe con ven ti ons on co-ope rat ion in the pe nal fi eld, as well as si mi lar tre a ti es which exist bet we en Co un cil of Eu ro pe mem ber Sta tes and ot her Sta tes, and stres sing that the pre sent Con ven ti on is in ten ded to supp le ment tho se con ven ti ons in or der to make cri mi nal in ves ti ga ti ons and pro ce e dings con cer ning cri mi nal of fen ces re la ted to com pu ter sys tems and data more ef fec ti ve and to enab le the col lec ti on of evi den ce in elect ro nic form of a cri mi nal of fen ce, wel co ming re cent de ve lop ments which furt her ad van ce in ter na ti o nal un ders tan ding and co-ope rat ion in com ba ting cy berc ri me, inc lu ding ac ti on ta ken by the Uni ted Na ti ons, the OECD, the Eu ro pe an Un ion and the G8,

3 2004/129. szám M A G Y A R K Ö Z L Ö N Y re cal ling Com mit tee of Mi nis ters Re com men da ti ons No. R (85) 10 con cer ning the prac ti cal app li ca ti on of the Eu ro pe an Con ven ti on on Mu tu al As sis tan ce in Cri mi nal Matt ers in res pect of lett ers ro ga to ry for the in ter cep ti on of te le com mu ni ca ti ons, No. R (88) 2 on pi ra cy in the fi eld of co py right and ne igh bo u ring rights, No. R (87) 15 re gu lat ing the use of per so nal data in the po li ce sec tor, No. R (95) 4 on the pro tec ti on of per so nal data in the area of te le com mu ni ca ti on ser vi ces, with par ti cu lar re fe ren ce to te lep ho ne ser vi ces, as well as No. R (89) 9 on com pu ter-re la ted cri me pro vi ding gu i de li nes for na ti o nal le gis la tu res con cer ning the de fi ni ti on of cer ta in com pu ter cri mes and No. R (95) 13 con cer ning prob lems of cri mi nal pro ce du ral law con nec ted with in for mat ion tech no logy, ha ving re gard to Re so lu ti on No. 1 adop ted by the Eu ro pe an Mi nis ters of Jus ti ce at the ir 21st Con fe ren ce (Pra gue, 10 and 11 June 1997), which re com men ded that the Com mit tee of Mi nis ters sup port the work on cy berc ri me car ri ed out by the Eu ro pe an Com mit tee on Cri me Prob lems (CDPC) in or der to bring do mes tic cri mi nal law pro vi si ons clo ser to each ot her and enab le the use of ef fec ti ve me ans of in ves ti ga ti on into such of fen ces, as well as to Re so lu ti on No. 3 adop ted at the 23rd Con fe ren ce of the Eu ro pe an Mi nis ters of Jus ti ce (Lon don, 8 and 9 June 2000), which en co u ra ged the ne go ti a ting par ti es to pur sue the ir ef forts with a view to fin ding app rop ri a te so lu ti ons to enab le the lar gest pos sib le num ber of Sta tes to be co me par ti es to the Con ven ti on and ack now led ged the need for a swift and ef fi ci ent sys tem of in ter na ti o nal co-ope rat ion, which duly ta kes into ac co unt the spe ci fic re qu i re ments of the fight aga inst cy berc ri me, ha ving also re gard to the Ac ti on Plan adop ted by the He ads of Sta te and Go vern ment of the Co un cil of Eu ro pe on the oc ca si on of the ir Se cond Sum mit (Stras bo urg, 10 and 11 Oc to ber 1997), to seek com mon res pon ses to the de ve lop ment of the new in for mat ion tech no lo gi es ba sed on the stan dards and va lu es of the Co un cil of Eu ro pe, have ag re ed as fol lows: CHAPTER I USE OF TERMS Article 1 Definitions For the pur po ses of this Con ven ti on: a),,com pu ter sys tem me ans any de vi ce or a gro up of in ter con nec ted or re la ted de vi ces, one or more of which, pursuant to a program, performs automatic processing of data; b),,com pu ter data me ans any rep re sen ta ti on of facts, in for mat ion or con cepts in a form su i tab le for pro ces sing in a com pu ter sys tem, inc lu ding a prog ram su i tab le to ca u se a com pu ter sys tem to per form a func ti on; c),,ser vi ce pro vi der me ans: (i) any pub lic or pri va te en tity that pro vi des to users of its ser vi ce the abi lity to com mu ni ca te by me ans of a com pu ter sys tem, and (ii) any ot her en tity that pro ces ses or sto res com pu ter data on be half of such com mu ni ca ti on ser vi ce or users of such ser vi ce; d),,traf fic data me ans any com pu ter data re lat ing to a com mu ni ca ti on by me ans of a com pu ter sys tem, ge ne ra ted by a com pu ter sys tem that for med a part in the cha in of com mu ni ca ti on, in di ca ting the com mu ni ca ti on s ori gin, des ti na ti on, ro u te, time, date, size, du ra ti on, or type of un der lying ser vi ce. CHAPTER II MEASURES TO BE TAKEN AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL Section 1 SUBSTANTIVE CRIMINAL LAW Title 1 OFFENCES AGAINST THE CONFIDENTIALITY, INTEGRITY AND AVAILABILITY OF COMPUTER DATA AND SYSTEMS Article 2 Illegal access Each Party shall adopt such le gis la ti ve and ot her me a su res as may be ne ces sa ry to es tab lish as cri mi nal of fen ces un der its do mes tic law, when com mit ted in ten ti o nally, the ac cess to the who le or any part of a com pu ter sys tem wit ho ut right. A Party may re qu i re that the of fen ce be com mit ted by inf rin ging se cu rity me a su res, with the in tent of ob ta i ning com pu ter data or ot her dis ho nest in tent, or in re lat ion to a com pu ter sys tem that is con nec ted to anot her com pu ter sys tem. Article 3 Illegal interception Each Party shall adopt such le gis la ti ve and ot her me a su res as may be ne ces sa ry to es tab lish as cri mi nal of fen ces un der its do mes tic law, when com mit ted in ten ti o nally, the in ter cep ti on wit ho ut right, made by tech ni cal me ans, of non-pub lic trans mis si ons of com pu ter

4 11066 M A G Y A R K Ö Z L Ö N Y 2004/129. szám data to, from or wit hin a com pu ter sys tem, inc lu ding elect ro mag ne tic emis si ons from a com pu ter sys tem car ry ing such com pu ter data. A Party may re qu i re that the of fen ce be com mit ted with dis ho nest in tent, or in re lat ion to a com pu ter sys tem that is con nec ted to anot her com pu ter sys tem. Article 4 Data interference 1. Each Party shall adopt such le gis la ti ve and ot her me a su res as may be ne ces sa ry to es tab lish as cri mi nal of fen ces un der its do mes tic law, when com mit ted in ten ti o nally, the da ma ging, de let ion, de te ri o ra ti on, al te ra ti on or supp res si on of com pu ter data wit ho ut right. 2. A Party may re ser ve the right to re qu i re that the con duct desc ri bed in pa rag raph 1 re sult in se ri o us harm. Article 5 System interference Each Party shall adopt such le gis la ti ve and ot her me a su res as may be ne ces sa ry to es tab lish as cri mi nal of fen ces un der its do mes tic law, when com mit ted in ten ti o nally, the se ri o us hin de ring wit ho ut right of the func ti o ning of a com pu ter sys tem by in put ting, trans mit ting, da ma ging, de let ing, de te ri o ra ting, al te ring or supp res sing com pu ter data. Article 6 Misuse of devices 1. Each Party shall adopt such le gis la ti ve and ot her me a su res as may be ne ces sa ry to es tab lish as cri mi nal of fen ces un der its do mes tic law, when com mit ted in ten ti o nally and wit ho ut right: a) the pro duc ti on, sale, pro cu re ment for use, im port, dist ri bu ti on or ot her wi se ma king ava i lab le of: (i) a de vi ce, inc lu ding a com pu ter prog ram, de sig ned or ad ap ted pri ma rily for the pur po se of com mit ting any of the of fen ces es tab lis hed in ac cor dan ce with the abo ve Ar tic les 2 thro ugh 5, (ii) a com pu ter pass word, ac cess code, or si mi lar data by which the who le or any part of a com pu ter sys tem is ca pab le of be ing ac ces sed, with in tent that it be used for the pur po se of com mit ting any of the of fen ces es tab lis hed in Ar tic les 2 thro ugh 5; and b) the pos ses si on of an item re fer red to in pa rag raphs a) (i) or (ii) abo ve, with in tent that it be used for the pur po se of com mit ting any of the of fen ces es tab lis hed in Ar tic les 2 thro ugh 5. A Party may re qu i re by law that a num ber of such items be pos ses sed be fo re cri mi nal li a bi lity at ta ches. 2. This ar tic le shall not be in terp re ted as im po sing cri mi nal li a bi lity whe re the pro duc ti on, sale, pro cu re ment for use, im port, dist ri bu ti on or ot her wi se ma king ava i lab le or pos ses si on re fer red to in pa rag raph 1 of this ar tic le is not for the pur po se of com mit ting an of fen ce es tab lis hed in ac cor dan ce with Ar tic les 2 thro ugh 5 of this Con ven ti on, such as for the aut ho ri sed test ing or pro tec ti on of a com pu ter system. 3. Each Party may re ser ve the right not to apply pa rag raph 1 of this ar tic le, pro vi ded that the re ser va ti on does not con cern the sale, dist ri bu ti on or ot her wi se ma king ava i lab le of the items re fer red to in pa rag raph 1 a) (ii) of this ar tic le. Title 2 COMPUTER-RELATED OFFENCES Article 7 Computer-related forgery Each Party shall adopt such le gis la ti ve and ot her me a su res as may be ne ces sa ry to es tab lish as cri mi nal of fen ces un der its do mes tic law, when com mit ted in ten ti o nally and wit ho ut right, the in put, al te ra ti on, de let ion, or supp res si on of com pu ter data, re sul ting in ina ut hen tic data with the in tent that it be con si de red or ac ted upon for le gal pur po ses as if it were aut hen tic, re gard less whet her or not the data is di rectly re a dab le and in tel li gib le. A Party may re qu i re an in tent to def ra ud, or si mi lar dis ho nest in tent, be fo re cri mi nal li a bi lity attaches. Article 8 Computer-related fraud Each Party shall adopt such le gis la ti ve and ot her me a su res as may be ne ces sa ry to es tab lish as cri mi nal of fen ces un der its do mes tic law, when com mit ted in ten ti o nally and wit ho ut right, the ca u sing of a loss of pro perty to anot her per son by: a) any in put, al te ra ti on, de let ion or supp res si on of com pu ter data, b) any in ter fe ren ce with the func ti o ning of a com pu ter system, with fra u du lent or dis ho nest in tent of pro cu ring, wit ho ut right, an eco no mic be ne fit for one self or for anot her person.

5 2004/129. szám M A G Y A R K Ö Z L Ö N Y Title 3 CONTENT-RELATED OFFENCES Article 9 Offences related to child pornography 1. Each Party shall adopt such le gis la ti ve and ot her me a su res as may be ne ces sa ry to es tab lish as cri mi nal of fen ces un der its do mes tic law, when com mit ted in ten ti o nally and wit ho ut right, the fol lo wing con duct: a) pro du cing child por nog rap hy for the pur po se of its dist ri bu ti on thro ugh a com pu ter sys tem; b) of fe ring or ma king ava i lab le child por nog rap hy thro ugh a com pu ter sys tem; c) dist ri bu ting or trans mit ting child por nog rap hy thro ugh a com pu ter sys tem; d) pro cu ring child por nog rap hy thro ugh a com pu ter sys tem for one self or for anot her per son; e) pos ses sing child por nog rap hy in a com pu ter sys tem or on a com pu ter-da ta sto ra ge me di um. 2. For the pur po se of pa rag raph 1 abo ve, the term child por nog rap hy shall inc lu de por nog rap hic ma te ri al that vi su ally de picts: a) a mi nor en ga ged in se xu ally exp li cit con duct; b) a per son ap pe a ring to be a mi nor en ga ged in se xu ally exp li cit con duct; c) re a lis tic ima ges rep re sen ting a mi nor en ga ged in se xu ally exp li cit con duct. 3. For the pur po se of pa rag raph 2 abo ve, the term mi nor shall inc lu de all per sons un der 18 ye ars of age. A Party may, ho we ver, re qu i re a lo wer age-li mit, which shall be not less than 16 ye ars. 4. Each Party may re ser ve the right not to apply, in who le or in part, pa rag raphs 1, sub-pa rag raphs d) and e) and 2, sub-pa rag raphs b) and c). Title 4 OFFENCES RELATED TO INFRINGEMENTS OF COPYRIGHT AND RELATED RIGHTS Article 10 Offences related to infringements of copyright and related rights 1. Each Party shall adopt such le gis la ti ve and ot her me a su res as may be ne ces sa ry to es tab lish as cri mi nal of fen ces un der its do mes tic law the inf rin ge ment of co py right, as de fi ned un der the law of that Party, pur su ant to the ob li ga ti ons it has un der ta ken un der the Pa ris Act of 24 July 1971 re vi sing the Bern Con ven ti on for the Pro tec ti on of Li te ra ry and Ar tis tic Works, the Ag re e ment on Tra de-re la ted As pects of In tel lec tu al Pro perty Rights and the WIPO Co py right Tre aty, with the ex cep ti on of any mo ral rights con fer red by such con ven ti ons, whe re such acts are com mit ted wil fully, on a com mer ci al sca le and by me ans of a com pu ter sys tem. 2. Each Party shall adopt such le gis la ti ve and ot her me a su res as may be ne ces sa ry to es tab lish as cri mi nal of fen ces un der its do mes tic law the inf rin ge ment of re la ted rights, as de fi ned un der the law of that Party, pur su ant to the ob li ga ti ons it has un der ta ken un der the In ter na ti o nal Con ven ti on for the Pro tec ti on of Per for mers, Pro du cers of Pho nog rams and Bro ad cas ting Or ga ni sa ti ons (Rome Con ven ti on), the Ag re e ment on Tra de-re la ted As pects of In tel lec tu al Pro perty Rights and the WIPO Per for man ces and Pho nog rams Tre aty, with the ex cep ti on of any mo ral rights con fer red by such con ven ti ons, whe re such acts are com mit ted wil fully, on a com mer ci al sca le and by me ans of a com pu ter system. 3. A Party may re ser ve the right not to im po se cri mi nal li a bi lity un der pa rag raphs 1 and 2 of this ar tic le in li mi ted cir cums tan ces, pro vi ded that ot her ef fec ti ve re me di es are ava i lab le and that such re ser va ti on does not de ro ga te from the Party s in ter na ti o nal ob li ga ti ons set forth in the in ter na ti o nal inst ru ments re fer red to in pa rag raphs 1 and 2 of this ar tic le. Title 5 ANCILLARY LIABILITY AND SANCTIONS Article 11 Attempt and aiding or abetting 1. Each Party shall adopt such le gis la ti ve and ot her me a su res as may be ne ces sa ry to es tab lish as cri mi nal of fen ces un der its do mes tic law, when com mit ted in ten ti o nally, ai ding or abet ting the com mis si on of any of the of fen ces es tab lis hed in ac cor dan ce with Ar tic les 2 thro ugh 10 of the pre sent Con ven ti on with in tent that such of fen ce be com mit ted. 2. Each Party shall adopt such le gis la ti ve and ot her me a su res as may be ne ces sa ry to es tab lish as cri mi nal of fen ces un der its do mes tic law, when com mit ted in ten ti o nally, an at tempt to com mit any of the of fen ces es tab lis hed in ac cor dan ce with Ar tic les 3 thro ugh 5, 7, 8, and 9 1 a) and c) of this Con ven ti on.

6 11068 M A G Y A R K Ö Z L Ö N Y 2004/129. szám 3. Each Party may re ser ve the right not to apply, in who le or in part, pa rag raph 2 of this ar tic le. Section 2 PROCEDURAL LAW Article 12 Corporate liability 1. Each Party shall adopt such le gis la ti ve and ot her me a su res as may be ne ces sa ry to en su re that le gal per sons can be held li ab le for a cri mi nal of fen ce es tab lis hed in ac cor dan ce with this Con ven ti on, com mit ted for the ir be ne fit by any na tu ral per son, ac ting eit her in di vi du ally or as part of an or gan of the le gal per son, who has a le ad ing po si ti on wit hin it, ba sed on: a) a po wer of rep re sen ta ti on of the le gal per son; b) an aut ho rity to take de ci si ons on be half of the le gal per son; c) an aut ho rity to exer ci se cont rol wit hin the le gal per son. 2. In ad di ti on to the ca ses al re a dy pro vi ded for in pa rag raph 1 of this ar tic le, each Party shall take the me a su res ne ces sa ry to en su re that a le gal per son can be held li ab le whe re the lack of su per vi si on or cont rol by a na tu ral per son re fer red to in pa rag raph 1 has made pos sib le the com mis si on of a cri mi nal of fen ce es tab lis hed in ac cor dan ce with this Con ven ti on for the be ne fit of that le gal per son by a na tu ral per son ac ting un der its aut ho rity. 3. Sub ject to the le gal prin cip les of the Party, the li a bi lity of a le gal per son may be cri mi nal, ci vil or ad mi nist ra ti ve. 4. Such li a bi lity shall be wit ho ut pre ju di ce to the cri mi nal li a bi lity of the na tu ral per sons who have com mit ted the of fen ce. Article 13 Sanctions and measures 1. Each Party shall adopt such le gis la ti ve and ot her me a su res as may be ne ces sa ry to en su re that the cri mi nal of fen ces es tab lis hed in ac cor dan ce with Ar tic les 2 thro ugh 11 are pu nis hab le by ef fec ti ve, pro por ti o na te and dis su a si ve sanc ti ons, which inc lu de dep ri va ti on of li berty. 2. Each Party shall en su re that le gal per sons held li ab le in ac cor dan ce with Ar tic le 12 shall be sub ject to ef fec ti ve, pro por ti o na te and dis su a si ve cri mi nal or non-cri mi nal sanc ti ons or me a su res, inc lu ding mo ne ta ry sanc ti ons. Title 1 COMMON PROVISIONS Article 14 Scope of procedural provisions 1. Each Party shall adopt such le gis la ti ve and ot her me a su res as may be ne ces sa ry to es tab lish the po wers and pro ce du res pro vi ded for in this sec ti on for the pur po se of spe ci fic cri mi nal in ves ti ga ti ons or pro ce e dings. 2. Ex cept as spe ci fi cally pro vi ded ot her wi se in Ar tic le 21, each Party shall apply the po wers and pro ce du res re fer red to in pa rag raph 1 of this ar tic le to: a) the cri mi nal of fen ces es tab lis hed in ac cor dan ce with Ar tic les 2 thro ugh 11 of this Con ven ti on; b) ot her cri mi nal of fen ces com mit ted by me ans of a com pu ter sys tem; and c) the col lec ti on of evi den ce in elect ro nic form of a cri mi nal of fen ce. 3. a) Each Party may re ser ve the right to apply the me a su res re fer red to in Ar tic le 20 only to of fen ces or ca te go ri es of of fen ces spe ci fi ed in the re ser va ti on, pro vi ded that the rang e of such of fen ces or ca te go ri es of of fen ces is not more rest ric ted than the rang e of of fen ces to which it app li es the me a su res re fer red to in Ar tic le 21. Each Party shall con si der rest ric ting such a re ser va ti on to enab le the bro a dest app li ca ti on of the me a su re re fer red to in Ar tic le 20. b) Whe re a Party, due to li mi ta ti ons in its le gis la ti on in for ce at the time of the adop ti on of the pre sent Con ven ti on, is not able to apply the me a su res re fer red to in Ar tic les 20 and 21 to com mu ni ca ti ons be ing trans mit ted wit hin a com pu ter sys tem of a ser vi ce pro vi der, which sys tem: (i) is be ing ope ra ted for the be ne fit of a clo sed gro up of users, and (ii) does not emp loy pub lic com mu ni ca ti ons net works and is not con nec ted with anot her com pu ter sys tem, whet her pub lic or pri va te, that Party may re ser ve the right not to apply the se measures to such com mu ni ca ti ons. Each Party shall consider rest ric ting such a re ser va ti on to enab le the broadest application of the me a su res re fer red to in Ar tic les 20 and 21.

7 2004/129. szám M A G Y A R K Ö Z L Ö N Y Article 15 Conditions and safeguards 1. Each Party shall en su re that the es tab lish ment, imp le men ta ti on and app li ca ti on of the po wers and pro ce du res pro vi ded for in this Sec ti on are sub ject to con di ti ons and sa fe gu ards pro vi ded for un der its do mes tic law, which shall pro vi de for the ade qu a te pro tec ti on of hu man rights and li ber ti es, inc lu ding rights ari sing pur su ant to ob li ga ti ons it has un der ta ken un der the 1950 Co un cil of Eu ro pe Con ven ti on for the Pro tec ti on of Hu man Rights and Fun da men tal Fre e doms, the 1966 Uni ted Na ti ons In ter na ti o nal Co ve nant on Ci vil and Po li ti cal Rights, and ot her app li cab le in ter na ti o nal hu man rights inst ru ments, and which shall in cor po ra te the prin cip le of pro por ti o na lity. 2. Such con di ti ons and sa fe gu ards shall, as app rop ri a te in view of the na tu re of the pro ce du re or po wer con cer ned, in ter alia, inc lu de ju di ci al or ot her in de pen dent su per vi si on, gro unds jus ti fy ing app li ca ti on, and li mi ta ti on of the sco pe and the du ra ti on of such po wer or pro ce du re. 3. To the ex tent that it is con sis tent with the pub lic in ter est, in par ti cu lar the so und ad mi nist ra ti on of jus ti ce, each Party shall con si der the im pact of the po wers and pro ce du res in this sec ti on upon the rights, res pon si bi li ti es and le gi ti ma te in ter ests of third par ti es. Title 2 EXPEDITED PRESERVATION OF STORED COMPUTER DATA Article 16 Expedited preservation of stored computer data 1. Each Party shall adopt such le gis la ti ve and ot her me a su res as may be ne ces sa ry to enab le its com pe tent aut ho ri ti es to or der or si mi larly ob ta in the ex pe di ti o us pre ser va ti on of spe ci fi ed com pu ter data, inc lu ding traf fic data, that has been sto red by me ans of a com pu ter sys tem, in par ti cu lar whe re the re are gro unds to be li e ve that the com pu ter data is par ti cu larly vul ne rab le to loss or mo di fi ca ti on. 2. Whe re a Party gi ves ef fect to pa rag raph 1 abo ve by me ans of an or der to a per son to pre ser ve spe ci fi ed sto red com pu ter data in the per son s pos ses si on or cont rol, the Party shall adopt such le gis la ti ve and ot her me a su res as may be ne ces sa ry to ob li ge that per son to pre ser ve and ma in ta in the in teg rity of that com pu ter data for a pe ri od of time as long as ne ces sa ry, up to a ma xi mum of ni nety days, to enab le the com pe tent aut ho ri ti es to seek its disc lo su re. A Party may pro vi de for such an or der to be sub se qu ently re ne wed. 3. Each Party shall adopt such le gis la ti ve and ot her me a su res as may be ne ces sa ry to ob li ge the cus to di an or ot her per son who is to pre ser ve the com pu ter data to keep con fi den ti al the un der ta king of such pro ce du res for the pe ri od of time pro vi ded for by its do mes tic law. 4. The po wers and pro ce du res re fer red to in this ar tic le shall be sub ject to Ar tic les 14 and 15. Article 17 Expedited preservation and partial disclosure of traffic data 1. Each Party shall adopt, in res pect of traf fic data that is to be pre ser ved un der Ar tic le 16, such le gis la ti ve and ot her me a su res as may be ne ces sa ry to: a) en su re that such ex pe di ti o us pre ser va ti on of traf fic data is ava i lab le re gard less of whet her one or more ser vi ce pro vi ders were in vol ved in the trans mis si on of that com mu ni ca ti on; and b) en su re the ex pe di ti o us disc lo su re to the Party s com pe tent aut ho rity, or a per son de sig na ted by that aut ho rity, of a suf fi ci ent amo unt of traf fic data to enab le the Party to iden ti fy the ser vi ce pro vi ders and the path thro ugh which the com mu ni ca ti on was trans mit ted. 2. The po wers and pro ce du res re fer red to in this ar tic le shall be sub ject to Ar tic les 14 and 15. Title 3 PRODUCTION ORDER Article 18 Production order 1. Each Party shall adopt such le gis la ti ve and ot her me a su res as may be ne ces sa ry to em po wer its com pe tent aut ho ri ti es to or der: a) a per son in its ter ri to ry to sub mit spe ci fi ed com pu ter data in that per son s pos ses si on or cont rol, which is sto red in a com pu ter sys tem or a com pu ter-da ta sto ra ge me di um; and b) a ser vi ce pro vi der of fe ring its ser vi ces in the ter ri to ry of the Party to sub mit subsc ri ber in for mat ion re lat ing to such ser vi ces in that ser vi ce pro vi der s pos ses si on or cont rol.

8 11070 M A G Y A R K Ö Z L Ö N Y 2004/129. szám 2. The po wers and pro ce du res re fer red to in this ar tic le shall be sub ject to Ar tic les 14 and For the pur po se of this ar tic le, the term subsc ri ber in for mat ion me ans any in for mat ion con ta i ned in the form of com pu ter data or any ot her form that is held by a ser vi ce pro vi der, re lat ing to subsc ri bers of its ser vi ces ot her than traf fic or con tent data and by which can be es tab lis hed: a) the type of com mu ni ca ti on ser vi ce used, the tech ni cal pro vi si ons ta ken the re to and the pe ri od of ser vi ce; b) the subsc ri ber s iden tity, pos tal or ge og rap hic add ress, te lep ho ne and ot her ac cess num ber, bil ling and pa y ment in for mat ion, ava i lab le on the ba sis of the ser vi ce ag re e ment or ar ran ge ment; c) any ot her in for mat ion on the site of the ins tal la ti on of com mu ni ca ti on equ ip ment, ava i lab le on the ba sis of the ser vi ce ag re e ment or ar ran ge ment. Title 4 SEARCH AND SEIZURE OF STORED COMPUTER DATA Article 19 Search and seizure of stored computer data 1. Each Party shall adopt such le gis la ti ve and ot her me a su res as may be ne ces sa ry to em po wer its com pe tent aut ho ri ti es to se arch or si mi larly ac cess: a) a com pu ter sys tem or part of it and com pu ter data sto red the re in, and b) a com pu ter-da ta sto ra ge me di um in which com pu ter data may be sto red in its ter ri to ry. 2. Each Party shall adopt such le gis la ti ve and ot her me a su res as may be ne ces sa ry to en su re that whe re its aut ho ri ti es se arch or si mi larly ac cess a spe ci fic com pu ter sys tem or part of it, pur su ant to pa rag raph 1 a) and have gro unds to be li e ve that the data so ught is sto red in anot her com pu ter sys tem or part of it in its ter ri to ry, and such data is law fully ac ces sib le from or ava i lab le to the ini ti al sys tem, the aut ho ri ti es shall be able to ex pe di ti o usly ex tend the se arch or si mi lar ac ces sing to the ot her sys tem. 3. Each Party shall adopt such le gis la ti ve and ot her me a su res as may be ne ces sa ry to em po wer its com pe tent aut ho ri ti es to se i ze or si mi larly se cu re com pu ter data ac ces sed ac cor ding to pa rag raphs 1 or 2. The se me a su res shall inc lu de the po wer to: a) se i ze or si mi larly se cu re a com pu ter sys tem or part of it or a com pu ter-da ta sto ra ge me di um; b) make and re ta in a copy of tho se com pu ter data; c) ma in ta in the in teg rity of the re le vant sto red com pu ter data; d) ren der inac ces sib le or re mo ve tho se com pu ter data in the ac ces sed com pu ter sys tem. 4. Each Party shall adopt such le gis la ti ve and ot her me a su res as may be ne ces sa ry to em po wer its com pe tent aut ho ri ti es to or der any per son who has know led ge abo ut the func ti o ning of the com pu ter sys tem or me a su res app li ed to pro tect the com pu ter data the re in to pro vi de, as is re a so nab le, the ne ces sa ry in for mat ion, to enab le the un der ta king of the me a su res re fer red to in pa rag raphs 1 and The po wers and pro ce du res re fer red to in this ar tic le shall be sub ject to Ar tic les 14 and 15. Title 5 REAL-TIME COLLECTION OF COMPUTER DATA Article 20 Real-time collection of traffic data 1. Each Party shall adopt such le gis la ti ve and ot her me a su res as may be ne ces sa ry to em po wer its com pe tent aut ho ri ti es to: a) col lect or re cord thro ugh the app li ca ti on of tech ni cal me ans on the ter ri to ry of that Party, and b) com pel a ser vi ce pro vi der, wit hin its exis ting tech ni cal ca pa bi lity: (i) to col lect or re cord thro ugh the app li ca ti on of tech ni cal me ans on the ter ri to ry of that Party, or (ii) to co-ope ra te and as sist the com pe tent aut ho ri ti es in the col lec ti on or re cor ding of, traf fic data, in re al-ti me, as so ci a ted with spe ci fi ed communications in its ter ri to ry trans mit ted by me ans of a com pu ter sys tem. 2. Whe re a Party, due to the es tab lis hed prin cip les of its do mes tic le gal sys tem, can not adopt the me a su res re fer red to in pa rag raph 1 a), it may ins te ad adopt le gis la ti ve and ot her me a su res as may be ne ces sa ry to en su re the re al-ti me col lec ti on or re cor ding of traf fic data as so ci a ted with spe ci fi ed com mu ni ca ti ons trans mit ted in its ter ri to ry, thro ugh the app li ca ti on of tech ni cal me ans on that ter ri to ry. 3. Each Party shall adopt such le gis la ti ve and ot her me a su res as may be ne ces sa ry to ob li ge a ser vi ce pro vi der to keep con fi den ti al the fact of the exe cu ti on of any po wer pro vi ded for in this ar tic le and any in for mat ion re lat ing to it.

9 2004/129. szám M A G Y A R K Ö Z L Ö N Y The po wers and pro ce du res re fer red to in this ar tic le shall be sub ject to Ar tic les 14 and 15. Article 21 Interception of content data 1. Each Party shall adopt such le gis la ti ve and ot her me a su res as may be ne ces sa ry, in re lat ion to a rang e of se ri o us of fen ces to be de ter mi ned by do mes tic law, to em po wer its com pe tent aut ho ri ti es to: a) col lect or re cord thro ugh the app li ca ti on of tech ni cal me ans on the ter ri to ry of that Party, and b) com pel a ser vi ce pro vi der, wit hin its exis ting tech ni cal ca pa bi lity: (i) to col lect or re cord thro ugh the app li ca ti on of tech ni cal me ans on the ter ri to ry of that Party, or (ii) to co-ope ra te and as sist the com pe tent aut ho ri ti es in the col lec ti on or re cor ding of, con tent data, in re al-ti me, of spe ci fi ed com mu ni ca ti ons in its ter ri to ry trans mit ted by me ans of a com pu ter sys tem. 2. Whe re a Party, due to the es tab lis hed prin cip les of its do mes tic le gal sys tem, can not adopt the me a su res re fer red to in pa rag raph 1 a), it may ins te ad adopt le gis la ti ve and ot her me a su res as may be ne ces sa ry to en su re the re al-ti me col lec ti on or re cor ding of con tent data on spe ci fi ed com mu ni ca ti ons in its ter ri to ry thro ugh the app li ca ti on of tech ni cal me ans on that ter ri to ry. 3. Each Party shall adopt such le gis la ti ve and ot her me a su res as may be ne ces sa ry to ob li ge a ser vi ce pro vi der to keep con fi den ti al the fact of the exe cu ti on of any po wer pro vi ded for in this ar tic le and any in for mat ion re lat ing to it. 4. The po wers and pro ce du res re fer red to in this ar tic le shall be sub ject to Ar tic les 14 and 15. Section 3 JURISDICTION Article 22 Jurisdiction 1. Each Party shall adopt such le gis la ti ve and ot her me a su res as may be ne ces sa ry to es tab lish ju ris dic ti on over any of fen ce es tab lis hed in ac cor dan ce with Ar tic les 2 thro ugh 11 of this Con ven ti on, when the of fen ce is com mit ted: a) in its ter ri to ry; or b) on bo ard a ship flying the flag of that Party; or c) on bo ard an airc raft re gis te red un der the laws of that Party; or d) by one of its na ti o nals, if the of fen ce is pu nis hab le un der cri mi nal law whe re it was com mit ted or if the of fen ce is com mit ted out si de the ter ri to ri al ju ris dic ti on of any Sta te. 2. Each Party may re ser ve the right not to apply or to apply only in spe ci fic ca ses or con di ti ons the ju ris dic ti on ru les laid down in pa rag raphs 1 b) thro ugh 1 d) of this ar tic le or any part the re of. 3. Each Party shall adopt such me a su res as may be ne ces sa ry to es tab lish ju ris dic ti on over the of fen ces re fer red to in Ar tic le 24, pa rag raph 1, of this Con ven ti on, in ca ses whe re an al le ged of fen der is pre sent in its ter ri to ry and it does not ext ra di te him or her to anot her Party, so lely on the ba sis of his or her na ti o na lity, af ter a re qu est for ext ra di ti on. 4. This Con ven ti on does not exc lu de any cri mi nal ju ris dic ti on exer ci sed by a Party in ac cor dan ce with its do mes tic law. 5. When more than one Party cla ims ju ris dic ti on over an al le ged of fen ce es tab lis hed in ac cor dan ce with this Con ven ti on, the Par ti es in vol ved shall, whe re app rop ri a te, con sult with a view to de ter mi ning the most app rop ri a te ju ris dic ti on for pro se cu ti on. CHAPTER III INTERNATIONAL CO-OPERATION Section 1 GENERAL PRINCIPLES Title 1 GENERAL PRINCIPLES RELATING TO INTERNATIONAL CO-OPERATION Article 23 General principles relating to international co-operation The Par ti es shall co-ope ra te with each ot her, in ac cor dan ce with the pro vi si ons of this chap ter, and thro ugh the app li ca ti on of re le vant in ter na ti o nal inst ru ments on in ter na ti o nal co-ope rat ion in cri mi nal matt ers, ar ran ge ments ag re ed on the ba sis of uni form or re cip ro cal le gis la ti on, and do mes tic laws, to the wi dest ex tent pos sib le for the pur po ses of in ves ti ga ti ons or pro ce e dings con cer ning cri mi nal of fen ces re la ted to

10 11072 M A G Y A R K Ö Z L Ö N Y 2004/129. szám com pu ter sys tems and data, or for the col lec ti on of evi den ce in elect ro nic form of a cri mi nal of fen ce. Title 2 PRINCIPLES RELATING TO EXTRADITION Article 24 Extradition 1. a) This ar tic le app li es to ext ra di ti on bet we en Par ti es for the cri mi nal of fen ces es tab lis hed in ac cor dan ce with Ar tic les 2 thro ugh 11 of this Con ven ti on, pro vi ded that they are pu nis hab le un der the laws of both Par ti es con cer ned by dep ri va ti on of li berty for a ma xi mum pe ri od of at le ast one year, or by a more se ve re pe nalty. b) Whe re a dif fe rent mi ni mum pe nalty is to be app li ed un der an ar ran ge ment ag re ed on the ba sis of uni form or re cip ro cal le gis la ti on or an ext ra di ti on tre aty, inc lu ding the Eu ro pe an Con ven ti on on Ext ra di ti on (ETS No. 24), app li cab le bet we en two or more par ti es, the mi ni mum pe nalty pro vi ded for un der such ar ran ge ment or tre aty shall apply. 2. The cri mi nal of fen ces desc ri bed in pa rag raph 1 of this ar tic le shall be de e med to be inc lu ded as ext ra di tab le of fen ces in any ext ra di ti on tre aty exis ting bet we en or among the Par ti es. The Par ti es un der ta ke to inc lu de such of fen ces as ext ra di tab le of fen ces in any ext ra di ti on tre aty to be conc lu ded bet we en or among them. 3. If a Party that ma kes ext ra di ti on con di ti o nal on the exis ten ce of a tre aty re ce i ves a re qu est for ext ra di ti on from anot her Party with which it does not have an ext ra di ti on tre aty, it may con si der this Con ven ti on as the le gal ba sis for ext ra di ti on with res pect to any cri mi nal of fen ce re fer red to in pa rag raph 1 of this ar tic le. 4. Par ti es that do not make ext ra di ti on con di ti o nal on the exis ten ce of a tre aty shall re cog ni se the cri mi nal of fen ces re fer red to in pa rag raph 1 of this ar tic le as ext ra di tab le of fen ces bet we en them sel ves. 5. Ext ra di ti on shall be sub ject to the con di ti ons pro vi ded for by the law of the re qu es ted Party or by app li cab le ext ra di ti on tre a ti es, inc lu ding the gro unds on which the re qu es ted Party may re fu se ext ra di ti on. 6. If extradition for a criminal offence referred to in pa rag raph 1 of this ar tic le is re fu sed so lely on the ba sis of the na ti o na lity of the per son so ught, or be ca u se the re qu es ted Party de ems that it has ju ris dic ti on over the of fen ce, the re qu es ted Party shall sub mit the case at the re qu est of the re qu es ting Party to its com pe tent aut ho ri ti es for the pur po se of pro se cu ti on and shall re port the fi nal out co me to the re qu es ting Party in due co ur se. Tho se aut ho ri ti es shall take the ir de ci si on and con duct the ir in ves ti ga ti ons and pro ce e dings in the same man ner as for any ot her of fen ce of a com pa rab le na tu re un der the law of that Party. 7. a) Each Party shall, at the time of sig na tu re or when de po si ting its inst ru ment of ra ti fi ca ti on, ac cep tan ce, app ro val or ac ces si on, com mu ni ca te to the Sec re ta ry Ge ne ral of the Co un cil of Eu ro pe the name and add ress of each aut ho rity res pon sib le for ma king or re ce i ving re qu ests for ext ra di ti on or pro vi si o nal ar rest in the ab sen ce of a tre aty. b) The Sec re ta ry Ge ne ral of the Co un cil of Eu ro pe shall set up and keep up da ted a re gis ter of aut ho ri ti es so de sig na ted by the Par ti es. Each Party shall en su re that the de ta ils held on the re gis ter are cor rect at all ti mes. Title 3 GENERAL PRINCIPLES RELATING TO MUTUAL ASSISTANCE Article 25 General principles relating to mutual assistance 1. The Par ti es shall af ford one anot her mu tu al as sis tan ce to the wi dest ex tent pos sib le for the pur po se of in ves ti ga ti ons or pro ce e dings con cer ning cri mi nal of fen ces re la ted to com pu ter sys tems and data, or for the col lec ti on of evi den ce in elect ro nic form of a cri mi nal of fen ce. 2. Each Party shall also adopt such le gis la ti ve and ot her me a su res as may be ne ces sa ry to car ry out the ob li ga ti ons set forth in Ar tic les 27 thro ugh Each Party may, in ur gent cir cums tan ces, make re qu ests for mu tu al as sis tan ce or com mu ni ca ti ons re la ted the re to by ex pe di ted me ans of com mu ni ca ti on, inc lu ding fax or e-ma il, to the ex tent that such me ans pro vi de app rop ri a te le vels of se cu rity and aut hen ti ca ti on (inc lu ding the use of enc ryp ti on, whe re ne ces sa ry), with for mal con fir ma ti on to fol low, whe re re qu i red by the re qu es ted Party. The re qu es ted Party shall ac cept and res pond to the re qu est by any such ex pe di ted me ans of com mu ni ca ti on. 4. Ex cept as ot her wi se spe ci fi cally pro vi ded in ar tic les in this chap ter, mu tu al as sis tan ce shall be sub ject to the con di ti ons pro vi ded for by the law of the re qu es ted Party or by app li cab le mu tu al as sis tan ce tre a ti es, inc lu ding the gro unds on which the re qu es ted Party may re fu se

11 2004/129. szám M A G Y A R K Ö Z L Ö N Y co-ope rat ion. The re qu es ted Party shall not exer ci se the right to re fu se mu tu al as sis tan ce in re lat ion to the of fen ces re fer red to in Ar tic les 2 thro ugh 11 so lely on the gro und that the re qu est con cerns an of fen ce which it con si ders a fis cal of fen ce. 5. Whe re, in ac cor dan ce with the pro vi si ons of this chap ter, the re qu es ted Party is per mit ted to make mu tu al as sis tan ce con di ti o nal upon the exis ten ce of dual cri mi na lity, that con di ti on shall be de e med ful fil led, ir res pec ti ve of whet her its laws pla ce the of fen ce wit hin the same ca te go ry of of fen ce or de no mi na te the of fen ce by the same ter mi no logy as the re qu es ting Party, if the con duct un der lying the of fen ce for which as sis tan ce is so ught is a cri mi nal of fen ce un der its laws. Article 26 Spontaneous information 1. A Party may, wit hin the li mits of its do mes tic law and wit ho ut pri or re qu est, for ward to anot her Party in for mat ion ob ta i ned wit hin the fra me work of its own in ves ti ga ti ons when it con si ders that the disc lo su re of such in for mat ion might as sist the re ce i ving Party in ini ti a ting or car ry ing out in ves ti ga ti ons or pro ce e dings con cer ning cri mi nal of fen ces es tab lis hed in ac cor dan ce with this Con ven ti on or might lead to a re qu est for co-ope rat ion by that Party un der this chap ter. 2. Pri or to pro vi ding such in for mat ion, the pro vi ding Party may re qu est that it be kept con fi den ti al or only used sub ject to con di ti ons. If the re ce i ving Party can not comply with such re qu est, it shall no ti fy the pro vi ding Party, which shall then de ter mi ne whet her the in for mat ion sho uld ne vert he less be pro vi ded. If the re ce i ving Party ac cepts the in for mat ion sub ject to the con di ti ons, it shall be bo und by them. Title 4 PROCEDURES PERTAINING TO MUTUAL ASSISTANCE REQUESTSIN THE ABSENCE OF APPLICABLE INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS Article 27 Procedures pertaining to mutual assistance requests in the absence of applicable international agreements 1. Whe re the re is no mu tu al as sis tan ce tre aty or ar ran - ge ment on the ba sis of uni form or re cip ro cal le gis la ti on in for ce bet we en the re qu es ting and re qu es ted Par ti es, the pro vi si ons of pa rag raphs 2 thro ugh 9 of this ar tic le shall apply. The pro vi si ons of this ar tic le shall not apply whe re such tre aty, ar ran ge ment or le gis la ti on exists, un less the Par ti es con cer ned ag ree to apply any or all of the re ma in - der of this ar tic le in lieu the re of. 2. a) Each Party shall de sig na te a cent ral aut ho rity or aut ho ri ti es res pon sib le for sen ding and ans we ring re qu ests for mu tu al as sis tan ce, the exe cu ti on of such re qu ests or the ir trans mis si on to the aut ho ri ti es com pe tent for the ir exe cu ti on. b) The cent ral aut ho ri ti es shall com mu ni ca te di rectly with each ot her. c) Each Party shall, at the time of sig na tu re or when de po si ting its inst ru ment of ra ti fi ca ti on, ac cep tan ce, app ro val or ac ces si on, com mu ni ca te to the Sec re ta ry Ge ne ral of the Co un cil of Eu ro pe the na mes and add res ses of the aut ho ri ti es de sig na ted in pur su an ce of this pa rag raph. d) The Sec re ta ry Ge ne ral of the Co un cil of Eu ro pe shall set up and keep up da ted a re gis ter of cent ral aut ho ri ti es de sig na ted by the Par ti es. Each Party shall en su re that the de ta ils held on the re gis ter are cor rect at all ti mes. 3. Mu tu al as sis tan ce re qu ests un der this ar tic le shall be exe cu ted in ac cor dan ce with the pro ce du res spe ci fi ed by the re qu es ting Party, ex cept whe re in com pa tib le with the law of the re qu es ted Party. 4. The re qu es ted Party may, in ad di ti on to the gro unds for re fu sal es tab lis hed in Ar tic le 25, pa rag raph 4, re fu se as sis tan ce if: a) the re qu est con cerns an of fen ce which the re qu es ted Party con si ders a po li ti cal of fen ce or an of fen ce con nec ted with a po li ti cal of fen ce, or b) it con si ders that exe cu ti on of the re qu est is li kely to pre ju di ce its so ve re ignty, se cu rity, ord re pub lic or ot her es sen ti al in ter ests. 5. The re qu es ted Party may post po ne ac ti on on a re qu est if such ac ti on wo uld pre ju di ce cri mi nal in ves ti ga ti ons or pro ce e dings con duc ted by its aut ho ri ti es. 6. Be fo re re fu sing or post po ning as sis tan ce, the re qu es ted Party shall, whe re app rop ri a te af ter ha ving con sul ted with the re qu es ting Party, con si der whet her the re qu est may be gran ted par ti ally or sub ject to such con di ti ons as it de ems ne ces sa ry. 7. The re qu es ted Party shall promptly in form the re qu es ting Party of the out co me of the exe cu ti on of a re qu est for as sis tan ce. Re a sons shall be gi ven for any re fu sal or post po ne ment of the re qu est. The re qu es ted Party shall also in form the re qu es ting Party of any re a sons that ren der im pos sib le the exe cu ti on of the re qu est or are li kely to de lay it sig ni fi cantly.