In the area of Mutual Administrative Assistance, the WCO Council has recently adopted an international Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Customs Matters (Johannesburg Convention), which is now available for accession.

Mutual legal assistance

Unit IV 1 (International Criminal Affairs)

The Mutual Legal Assistance Act

mutual legal assistance.

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15. A request for mutual legal assistance shall contain

(vii) Mutual legal assistance (article 18)

(viii) Mutual legal assistance (article 18)

Mutual legal assistance (art. 18)

Agreement between the United Mexican States and Spain on mutual administrative assistance with a view to the prevention, investigation and suppression of customs fraud (8 February 1982)

Legal and technical assistance to such States would enable them to develop the administrative machinery to participate in mutual legal assistance and information sharing.

21. Mutual legal assistance may be refused

C. Mutual legal assistance treaties 8 8

23. Reasons shall be given for any refusal of mutual legal assistance.

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21. Mutual legal assistance may be refused

Examination of the possibilities of various kinds of mutual assistance in the field

(l) International cooperation, including mutual legal assistance and extradition

In 1990, Botswana enacted the Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act.

China further notified that the Macao SAR had designated the Secretary for Administration and Justice of the Macao SAR its central authority to receive requests for legal assistance and to transmit them to the competent authorities of the Macao SAR for execution.

While fewer States were using mutual legal assistance than extradition, there seemed to be fewer legal and formal difficulties in sending and executing requests for mutual legal assistance than for extradition.

Malawi stated that the competent authority charged with the responsibility of coordinating and rendering mutual legal assistance was

It will include a case management tracking system for incoming and outgoing mutual legal assistance requests.

Participating States note that the Member States of the European Union are bound to apply the EU legal instruments related to terrorism, transnational organized crime and corruption.

Thailand is also in the process of considering becoming a party to the International Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Customs Matters (Johannesburg Convention).

Furthermore, under the Mutual Assistance in Criminal and Related Matters Act 2003, the Attorney General is the central authority for receiving all requests for mutual assistance.

(c) Training competent authorities in the preparation of requests for mutual legal assistance that meet the requirements of this Convention

Estonia stated that it had designated the Ministry of Justice the central authority to receive the requests for mutual legal assistance

Malta stated that it designated the Attorney General the central authority to receive requests for mutual assistance

Administrative and financial implications of United Nations participation in the Programme

3. Mutual legal assistance to be afforded in accordance with this article may be requested for any of the following purposes

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Mexico stated that the Office of the Attorney General of the Republic had been designated the central authority in matters of mutual legal assistance

Poland stated that the Ministry of Justice had been designated the central authority competent to receive requests for mutual legal assistance

Romania stated that the Romanian central authorities designated to receive the requests for mutual legal assistance were

Lesotho stated that the English language was acceptable for purposes of requests for mutual legal assistance.

South Africa stated that English was the acceptable language for receiving requests for mutual legal assistance.

Malawi stated that the competent authority charged with the responsibility of coordinating and rendering mutual legal assistance was

Most of the responding States (34) reported having in place domestic legislation on mutual legal assistance.

Paragraph 8 of article 18 deals with the refusal of mutual legal assistance on the ground of bank secrecy.

Such cooperation took place both at an informal level and on the basis of mutual legal assistance treaties.

3. Mutual legal assistance to be afforded in accordance with this article may be requested for any of the following purposes

The objective here is a criminal law instrument that would facilitate judicial cooperation, mutual assistance and extradition.

Finland stated that the Ministry of Justice was the central authority competent to receive, execute or transmit requests for mutual legal assistance