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Uluslararası Adli İşbirliği
ARTICLE 20
Costs
(1) Costs caused by the execution of a request uttered under this Law are usually incurred by
the Requested State.
(2) However, the Requesting State or judicial authority shall incur:
a)
the indemnities and remunerations of witnesses and experts, as well as their tra-
velling expenses;
b)
costs of the handing over of articles;
c)
costs of the transfer of persons to the territory of the Requesting State or to the
seat of a judicial authority;
d)
costs of the transit of a person from the territory of a foreign State or from the seat
of a judicial authority to a third State;
e)
costs of a video conference used for carrying out a request for judicial assistance;
f )
other costs deemed as extraordinary by the Requested State according to the
human and technological resources used for carrying out the request.
(3) Following an agreement between the requested Romanian authorities and the requesting
foreign authorities one may derogate, in exceptional cases, from the provisions of para.
(4) Costs that are to be paid by Romania shall be paid from the State budget and be included,
as appropriate, in the budget of the Ministry of Justice, of the Public Ministry and of the Ministry
of Administration and the Interior
ARTICLE 21
The handing over of objects and goods
(1) If a request concerns or involves the handing over of objects or goods, these may be han-
ded over when they are not indispensable for proving a criminal act the prosecution or trial of
which is of the competence of Romanian judicial authorities.
(2) The handing over of objects and of other goods may be postponed, or may be conditioned
by restitution.
(3) Para. (1) and (2) shall not infringe upon the rights of bona fide third parties and upon the
rights of the Romanian State when these objects and goods may enter its property.
(4) Objects and goods shall be handed over only based on a final judgement approving this