+Article 99 4.

Article 99 4.

A competent authority may refuse to act on a request for information or a request to cooperate with an investigation only in the following exceptional circumstances, namely where:

(a) 

communication of relevant information might adversely affect the security of the Member State addressed, in particular the fight against terrorism and other serious crimes;

(b) 

compliance with the request is likely to affect adversely its own investigation, enforcement activities or, where applicable, a criminal investigation;

(c) 

judicial proceedings have already been initiated in respect of the same actions and against the same persons before the authorities of the Member State addressed; or

(d) 

a final judgment has already been delivered in relation to such persons for the same actions in the Member State addressed.

1. Forbhreathnú

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1.1 Tagairtí

1.2 Ceanglais aitheanta

1.3 Caighdeáin ghaolmhara

2. Ceanglais aitheanta

Ceanglais

3. Caighdeáin ghaolmhara

Caighdeáin