Kernrechtsfrage
Whether the specialty reservation could be extended to civil damages proceedings in Germany
Extrahierter Entscheid
Yes. The use of the mutual legal assistance materials in civil damages proceedings by persons allegedly injured by the crime was permissible, subject to the Swiss Federal Office of Justice's express consent and notice of the specialty limits.
Extrahierte Begründung
Art. 67 IRSG generally does not bar civil use for claims of crime victims; the EUeR also does not preclude it. The request was properly understood as relating to civil damages claims, not fiscal proceedings.