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(2) Nothing in this Act or an agreement shall be construed so as to abrogate or derogate from
an arrangement or practice respecting cooperation between a Canadian competent authority
and a foreign or international authority or organization.R S., 1985, c. 30 (4th Supp.), s. 3; 1999, c.
18, s. 98.
SCHEDULE
4. (1) The names of international criminal courts and tribunals that appear in the Schedule are
designated as states or entities for the purpose of this Act.
(2) The Minister of Foreign Affairs may, with the agreement of the Minister, by order, add to or
delete from the schedule the names of international criminal courts and tribunals. R.S., 1985, c. 30
(4th Supp.), s. 4; 1999, c. 18, s. 99.
PUBLICATION OF AGREEMENTS
5. (1) Unless the agreement has been published under subsection (2), an agreement — or the
provisions respecting mutual legal assistance in criminal matters contained in a convention or
other international agreement —must be published in the Canada Gazette no later than 60 days
after it comes into force.
(2) An agreement — or the provisions respecting mutual legal assistance in criminal matters
contained in a convention or other international agreement — may be published in the Canada
Treaty Series and, if so published, the publication must be no later than 60 days after it comes
into force.
(3) Agreements and provisions published in the Canada Gazette or the Canada Treaty Series
are to be judicially noticed. R.S., 1985, c. 30 (4th Supp.), s. 5; 1999, c. 18, s. 99.
ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENTS
6. (1) If there is no agreement between Canada and a state or entity, or the state’s or entity’s
name does not appear in the schedule, the Minister of Foreign Affairs may, with the agreement of
the Minister, enter into an administrative arrangement with the state or entity providing for legal
assistance with respect to an investigation specified in the arrangement relating to an act that, if
committed in Canada, would be an indictable offence.
(2) If an agreement expressly states that legal assistance may be provided with respect to acts
that do not constitute an offence within the meaning of the agreement, the Minister of Foreign
Affairs may, in xceptional circumstances and with the agreement of the Minister, enter into an