Assistance and Cooperation

This section lists the national laws that were considered within the framework of the First Round to review the implementation of Article XIV of the Convention in relation to mutual assistance and technical cooperation among states. 

Subsequent legislative developments in this area can be found in the national progress reports presented at the Committee of Experts’ meetings, as well in the Hemispheric Information Exchange Network for Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters and Extradition. Similarly, the country pages include links to official legislative search engines for those states that have them

• General standards
  • ARGENTINA

    • Ley 24.767. Ley de Cooperación Internacional en materia Penal

  • BAHAMAS

    • Mutual Legal Assistance (Criminal Matters) Act 1988

  • CANADA

    • Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Act

  • COLOMBIA

    • Libro V, Título I, Capítulos I y II, artículos 499 y siguientes de la Ley 600 de 2000. Código de Procedimientos Penales

  • DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

    • Artículos 155 y 159 del Código de Procedimiento Criminal.

  • GRENADA

    • Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act, 2001

    • Exchange of Information Act 2003

  • JAMAICA

    • The Mutual Assistance (Criminal matters) Act, section 16

  • SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES

    • Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act, 1993

    • Exchange of Information Act 2002

  • SURINAME

    • Title VIII of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

    • Act of 5 September 2002.

  • URUGUAY

    • Artículos 31 a 36 de la  Ley 17.060.

• Property, seizure or transfer
  • BRAZIL

    • Lei 9.613, de 03 de março de 1998 que dispõe sobre os crimes  de “lavagem” ou ocultação de bens, direitos e valores.

  • CANADA

    • Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Act, sections 9.3 – 9.4 and 10 – 16.

  • GRENADA

    • Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act, 2001, section 8

  • PERU

    • Ley No. 27692 -Ley que la Agencia Peruana de Cooperación Internacional (APCI)

  • SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES

    • Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act, 1993, section 9.

  • URUGUAY

    • Artículos 75 a 80 del Decreto Ley 14.294 en la redacción dada por el artículo 5 de la Ley 17.016

  • VENEZUELA

    • Resolución No. 108 del Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores del 17 de junio de 1998 -Acuerdo de cooperación para la prevención, control y represión del lavado de activos o legitimación de capitales, suscrito entre el gobierno de la República de Venezuela y el gobierno de la República de Colombia.

• Seizure and confiscation  
  • BAHAMAS

    • Mutual Legal Assistance (Criminal Matters) Act 1988.

  • CANADA

    • Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Act, sections 9.3 – 9.4 and 10 – 16.

  • GRENADA

    • Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act, 2001, sections 8 and 15.

  • SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES

    • Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act, 1993, sections 9 and 22.

  • TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

    • Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters

  • URUGUAY

    • Artículos 75 a 80 del Decreto Ley 14.294 en la redacción dada por el artículo 5 de la Ley 17.016

• Transfer of detained persons
  • CANADA

    • Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Act, section 24

  • GRENADA

    • Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act, 2001, sections 10 and 25.

  • SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES

    • Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act, 1993, section 24.

• Obtaining evidence
  • CANADA

    • Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Act, sections 17 – 23.1

  • GRENADA

    • Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act, 2001, sections 6 and 21

  • SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES

    • Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act, 1993, section 20.

• Locating or identifying persons
  • GRENADA

    • Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act, 2001, sections 7 and 22

  • SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES

    • Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act, 1993, section 21

• Attendance of witnesses
  • GRENADA

    • Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act, 2001, sections 9 and 24.

  • SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES

    • Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act, 1993, section 23

• Serving documents
  • CANADA

    • Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Act, section 39.

  • GRENADA

    • Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act, 2001, section 26

  • SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES

    • Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act, 1993, section 25.

• Restraining orders
  • CANADA

    • Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Act, section 9.3

  • SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES

    • Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act, 1993, section 28

• Tracing property derived from a crime
  • GRENADA

    • Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act, 2001, sections 14 and 27

• Assistance to foreign regulatory authorities   
  • GRENADA

    • Exchange of Information Act 2003

  • SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES

    • Exchange of Information Act 2002

• Evidence for use abroad
• CANADA

  • Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Act, section 17 - 23.

• Video Link Evidence or Statement
  • CANADA

    • Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Act, section 22.1 - 22.4

• Lending exhibits   
  • CANADA

  • Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Act, section 30 - 34

• Examination of a place or site
  • CANADA

    • Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Act, section 23.1

• Letters rogatory and preventive measures
  • ECUADOR

    • Artículos 388, 389, 390, 391, 392 y 393 del Código de Bustamante

  • GUATEMALA

    • Artículos 388, 389, 390, 391, 392 y 393 del Código de Bustamante

  • PARAGUAY

    • Artículos 146 a 150 del Código Procesal Penal

  • UNITED STATES

    • 28 USC Section 1782

  • URUGUAY

    • Artículo 77 de la Ley 14.294

• Cautionary / precautionary measures

  • JAMAICA

    • The Mutual Assistance (Criminal matters) Act, sections 19 to 30

  • URUGUAY

    • Artículos 75 a 80 del Decreto Ley 14.294 en la redacción dada por el artículo 5 de la Ley 17.016

• Banking secrecy

  • URUGUAY

    • Artículo 36 de la Ley 17.060