Commentaries: Art. 27

Articles 27 to 31 apply to all procedures under this Act subject to the special rules of procedure provided for in the other parts of this Act.¹
Foreign requests shall be addressed directly to the FOJ.
Requests which are addressed to an inappropriate authority shall be forwarded ex officio. The requesting authority shall be duly notified.
Requests in connection with an arrest shall be dealt with without delay.
The non-acceptance or refusal of a request must be substantiated.

Amended by No I of the FA of 4 Oct. 1996, in force since 1 Feb. 1997 (AS 1997 114;BBl 1995 III 1). ↩

Art. 27