Guidelines' introduction

• Title of the request
• Procedure n°...........
• Indication of Urgency/Confidentiality

• Official Title
• Address
• Contact details: telephone and fax numbers, e-mail addresses
• Language

• Official Title
• Address

•  Type and purpose of request
• Legal basis of the request
• Type of offence
• Description of the stage of criminal proceedings

Where applicable:

• Justification of urgency
• Indication of a requirement to be notified about the date/place of the execution of the request  as well as on the presence of particular persons with their contact details
• Indication on previous involvement of law enforcement officials and their contact details
• Information on previous communications/ MLA requests (including reference numbers)

•  Name
• Gender
• Nationality
• Address
• Position in Legal Proceedings

Where applicable and available :

• ID / Passport Number
• Alias
• Date / place of birth

Information on a legal person

• Name

Where applicable and available

• Registration number Address of the seat
• Addresses of different branches
• Contact details of the person authorised to act on behalf of the company

• A. Letters rogatory
• B. Service of judicial documents (writs and records; summons to appear as a witness/expert/ accused person):
• C. Temporary transfer of a person in custody
• D. Extracts from judicial records

• Any other information which the requesting State considers important
• Contact person (name, contact details, language)
• List of enclosures
• Seal, name, function of the official, date, and signature