Section 848. Deciding on the Request of a Foreign Country
(1) The request of a foreign country regarding the provision of assistance in the performance of a procedural action shall be decided immediately, but not later than within 10 days after receipt thereof. If additional information is necessary for deciding of a request, such information shall be requested from the country that submitted the request.
(2) In examining the request of a foreign country, the competent authority shall take one of the following decisions:
1) on possibility of the execution of the request, determining the institution that will fulfil the request, terms, and other conditions;
2) on refusal to fulfil the request or a part thereof, substantiating the refusal.
(2^1) The decision on the possibility to execute the request of a foreign country for legal assistance may also be taken in the form of a resolution.
(3) The country that submitted the request shall be, without delay, informed regarding the decision taken, if the execution of the request or a part thereof has been rejected or if a foreign country has so requested.
4. Without prejudice to other articles in this Part, where it is necessary for the successful execution of a request which can be executed without any compulsory measures, including specifically the interview of or taking evidence from a person on a voluntary basis, including doing so without the presence of the authorities of the requested State Party if it is essential for the request to be executed, and the examination without modification of a public site or other public place, the Prosecutor may execute such request directly on the territory of a State as follows:
(a) When the State Party requested is a State on the territory of which the crime is alleged to have been committed, and there has been a determination of admissibility pursuant to article 18 or 19, the Prosecutor may directly execute such request following all possible consultations with the requested State Party;