Competent national authority

Latvia

Latvia - Criminal Procedure Code 2005 (2022) EN

Section 675. Criminal-legal Co-operation in Competent Authorities

(1) The competent authorities that are specified in laws and regulations shall send and received requests for criminal-legal co-operation, and such institutions shall regulate international co-operation in criminal matters.

Section 724. Competent Authority in the Takeover of Criminal Proceedings

(1) In the pre-trial criminal proceedings, the Office of the Prosecutor General shall examine and decide requests regarding the takeover of criminal proceedings.

(2) In the trial of a criminal case, the Ministry of Justice shall examine and decide requests regarding the takeover of criminal proceedings.

Section 742. Competent Authorities

(1) The Office of the Prosecutor General General’s Office shall submit a request to a foreign countrystate regarding the transfer of criminal proceedings during pre-trial proceedings.

(2) The Ministry of Justice shall submit a request to a foreign countrystate regarding the transfer of criminal proceeding during a trial or after the entering into effect of a judgment.

Section 898. Competent Authority in Co-operation with International Courts

(1) The Ministry of Justice is the competent authority in criminal-legal co-operation with international courts.

(2) If necessary, the use of the intermediation of the international criminal-police organisation (Interpol) shall be admissible.

Rome Statute

Article 87 Requests for cooperation: general provisions

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(a) The Court shall have the authority to make requests to States Parties for cooperation. The requests shall be transmitted through the diplomatic channel or any other appropriate channel as may be designated by each State Party upon ratification, acceptance, approval or accession. Subsequent changes to the designation shall be made by each State Party in accordance with the Rules of Procedure and Evidence.