Question juridique clé
Whether the bank records were sufficiently connected to the German tax-fraud investigation to be transmitted under Art. 14(1)(b) EUeR.
Solution extraite
The records were potentially relevant to the foreign proceedings; a general refusal of mutual assistance was not warranted.
Motifs extraits
The court applied the rule that only documents definitely irrelevant must be withheld. Bank records may show the transfer and fate of allegedly undeclared funds and thus relate to the alleged offense and possible confiscation.