PART ONE GENERAL PROVISIONS
CHAPTER VIII DUTIES OF NON-PARTIES
Article 68
Release of Confidential Data
1. At the request of the court, institutions and persons responsible for maintaining
databases shall, even without the consent of the person concerned, provide the court with data
from the data-base they are keeping, if such data are indispensable for conducting criminal
proceedings.
2. The court shall have a duty to protect the confidentiality of data so obtained.
(a) The Court shall ensure the confidentiality of documents and information, except as required for the investigation and proceedings described in the request.
(b) The requested State may, when necessary, transmit documents or information to the Prosecutor on a confidential basis. The Prosecutor may then use them solely for the purpose of generating new evidence.
(c) The requested State may, on its own motion or at the request of the Prosecutor, subsequently consent to the disclosure of such documents or information. They may then be used as evidence pursuant to the provisions of Parts 5 and 6 and in accordance with the Rules of Procedure and Evidence.