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ARTICLE 7

REFUSAL OR POSTPONEMENT OF ASSISTANCE

Assistance shall be refused if :

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10 of Annex E

(a)

the Requested Party is of the opinion that

execution of the request would be contrary to the

interests of justice; or

(b)

the Requested Party is of the opinion that the

request, if granted, would prejudice its essential

or like interests.

Assistance may be refused if :

(a)

the

request

relates

to the

prosecution or

punishment of а person for an offence which is

committed outside the jurisdiction of the

Requesting Party and the Requested Party cannot

prosecute that person for such an offence committed

outside its jurisdiction in similar circumstances;

(b)

provision of the assistance sought could prejudice

the safety of any person or impose an excessive

burden on resources;

or