Records of Government Agencies. 1. The Requested Party shall provide the Requesting Party with copies of publicly available records, including documents or information in any form, in the possession of government departments and agencies in the Requested Party.
2. The Requested Party may provide copies of any documents, records, or information which are in the possession of a government department or agency of that Party, but which are not publicly available, to the same extent and under the same conditions as such copies would be available to its own law enforcement of judicial authorities. The Requested Party may in its discretion deny a request pursuant to this paragraph entirely or in part.
3. Records produced pursuant to this Article shall, upon request, be authenticated under the provisions of the Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents, dated October 5, 1961, or by an official competent to do so through the use of Form C appended to this Treaty. The absence or nonexistence of such records may, upon request, be certified through the use of Form D appended to this Treaty. No further authentication shall be necessary. Records shall be admissible in evidence in the Requesting Party. Documentary information produced pursuant to this Article may also be authenticated pursuant to such other form or manner as may be prescribed from time to time by either Central Authority.
Records of Government Agencies. 1. The Requested Party shall provide the Requesting Party with copies of publicly available records of government departments and agencies of the Requested Party.
2. The Requested Party may provide a copy of any record or information in the possession of a government department or agency but not publicly available to the same extent and on the same conditions as to its own law enforcement or judicial authorities. The Requested Party may refuse a request pursuant to this paragraph entirely or in part.
3. Official records provided pursuant to this Article shall be authenticated by the Central Authority of the Requested Party in the manner indicated in Appendix B to this Treaty. No further authentication or certification shall be necessary in order for such records to be admissible in evidence in proceedings in the territory of the Requesting Party. Records provided pursuant to this Article may also be authenticated pursuant to such other form or manner as may be prescribed from time to time by either Central Authority.
Records of Government Agencies. 1. The Requested State shall provide the Requesting State with copies of publicly available records related to the request, including documents or information in any form, in the possession of government departments and agencies in the Requested State.
2. The Requested State may provide copies of any records related to the request, including documents or information in any form, that are in the possession of a government department or agency in that State but which are not publicly available, to the same extent and under the same conditions as such records would be available to the Requested State’s own law enforcement or judicial authorities. The Requested State may in its discretion deny, entirely or in part, a request pursuant to this paragraph.
3. Insofar as not prohibited by the laws of the Requested State, records produced pursuant to this Article shall, upon request, be authenticated by the official responsible for maintaining them and transmitted in a form or accompanied by such certification as may be requested by the Requesting State in order to make them admissible according to the law of the Requesting State. Where the United States is the Requesting State, such documents shall, upon request, be authenticated by Form C and the absence or non-existence of such records shall, upon request, be certified by Form D. Such documents and forms shall be admissible in evidence in the United States.
Records of Government Agencies. 1. The Requested State shall upon request provide the Requesting State with copies of publicly available records, including documents or information in any form, in the possession of government departments and agencies in the Requested State.
2. The Requested State may provide copied of any documents, records, or information which are in the possession of a government department or agency in that State, but which are not publicly available, to the same extent and under the same conditions as such copies would be available to its own law enforcement or judicial authorities. The Requested State may in its discretion deny a request pursuant to this paragraph entirely or in part.
3. Official records produced pursuant to this Article may be authenticated by the official in charge of maintaining them through the use of Form B appended to this Treaty. No further authentication shall be necessary. Documents authenticated under this paragraph shall be admissible in evidence in the Requesting State.
Records of Government Agencies. 1. Upon request, the Requested State shall provide the Requesting State with copies of publicly available documents, records, or information in the possession of government departments and agencies in the Requested State.
2. The Requested State may provide copies of any documents, records, or information which are in the possession of a government department or agency in that State but which are not publicly available, to the same extent and under the same conditions as it would be available to its own law enforcement or judicial authorities. The Requested State may in [21] its discretion deny a request pursuant to this paragraph entirely or in part.
3. Official records produced pursuant to this Article may be authenticated under the provisions of the Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalization for Foreign Public Documents dated 5 October 1961 and, if that Convention is not applicable, by the official in charge of maintaining them through the use of Form B appended to this Treaty. No further authentication shall be necessary. Documents authenticated under this paragraph shall be admissible in evidence in the Requesting State.
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1. The Requested State shall provide the Requesting State with copies of publicly available records, including documents or information in any form, in the possession of government agencies and judicial authorities in the Requested State.
2. The Requested State may provide copies of any records, including documents or information in any form, that are in the possession of a government department or agency in that State, but that are not publicly available, to the same extent and under the same conditions as such copies would be available to its own law enforcement or judicial authorities. The Requested State may in its discretion deny a request pursuant to this paragraph entirely or in part.
3. Records produced pursuant to this Article shall, upon request and without cost to the Requesting State, be authenticated under the provisions of the Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalization for Foreign Public Documents, dated 5 October 1961. The absence or nonexistence of such records shall, upon request, be certified by an official responsible for maintaining them through the use of Form C appended to this Treaty. Records authenticated under this paragraph, or Form C certifying [*28] the absence or nonexistence of such records, shall be admissible in evidence in the Requesting State as proof of the truth of the matters set forth therein.
