Common use of Form and substance of requests for assistance Clause in Contracts

Form and substance of requests for assistance. 1. Requests pursuant to this Protocol shall be made in writing. They shall be accompanied by the documents necessary to enable compliance with the request. When required because of the urgency of the situation, oral requests may be accepted, but must be confirmed in writing immediately. Requests may also be communicated in electronic form. 2. Requests pursuant to paragraph 1 shall include the following information: (a) the name of the Applicant Authority; (b) the measure requested; (c) the object of and the reason for the request; (d) the legal or regulatory provisions and other legal elements involved; (e) indications as exact and comprehensive as possible on the natural or legal persons who are the target of the investigations; and (f) a summary of the relevant facts and of the enquiries already carried out. 3. Requests shall be submitted in an official language of the Requested Authority or in a language acceptable to that authority. This requirement shall not apply to any documents that accompany the request under paragraph 1. 4. If a request does not meet the formal requirements set out above, its correction or completion may be requested; in the meantime precautionary measures may be ordered.

Form and substance of requests for assistance. 1. Requests pursuant to this Protocol shall be made in writingwriting either in print or electronic format. They shall be accompanied by the documents necessary to enable compliance with the request. When required because In case of urgency, the urgency of the situationrequested authority may accept oral requests, but such oral requests may be accepted, but must shall be confirmed by the applicant authority in writing immediately. Requests may also be communicated in electronic form. 2. Requests pursuant to paragraph 1 shall include the following information: (a) the name of the Applicant Authorityapplicant authority and requesting official; (b) the measure information and/or type of assistance requested; (c) the object of and the reason for the request; (d) the legal or regulatory provisions and other legal elements involved; (e) indications as exact and comprehensive as possible on the natural or legal persons who are the target of the investigations; and; (f) a summary of the relevant facts and of the enquiries already carried out; and (g) any additional available details to enable the requested authority to comply with the request. 3. Requests shall be submitted in an official language of the Requested Authority requested authority or in a language acceptable to that authority, English always being an acceptable language. This requirement shall does not apply to any documents that accompany the request under paragraph 1. 4. If a request does not meet the formal requirements set out abovein paragraphs 1 to 3, its the requested authority may require the correction or the completion may be requestedof the request; in the meantime meantime, precautionary measures may be ordered.

Form and substance of requests for assistance. 1. Requests pursuant to this Protocol shall be made in writing. They shall be accompanied accom- panied by the documents necessary to enable compliance with the request. When required because of the urgency of the situation, oral requests may be accepted, but must be confirmed con- firmed in writing immediately. Requests may also be communicated in electronic form. 2. Requests pursuant to paragraph 1 of this Article shall include the following informationinfor- mation: (a) the name of applicant authority making the Applicant Authorityrequest; (b) the measure requested; (c) the object of and the reason for the request; (d) the legal or regulatory provisions laws, rules and other legal elements involved; (e) indications as exact and comprehensive as possible on the natural or legal persons who are the target of the investigations; and; (f) a summary of the relevant facts and of the enquiries already carried out, except in cases provided for in Article 5. 3. Requests shall be submitted in an official language of the Requested Authority requested authority or in a language acceptable to that such authority. This requirement shall not apply to any documents that accompany the request under paragraph 1. 4. If a request does not meet the formal requirements set out aboverequirements, its correction or completion may be requested; in the meantime precautionary measures may may, however, be ordered.