Judgment_paragraph 50 · Criminal proceedings against GR and Others (C-726/21)

50Secondly, under Article 57(1) of the CISA, where a person is charged with an offence in a Member State and the competent authorities of that State have reason to believe that the accusation relates to the same acts as those in respect of which a final decision has been passed in another Member State, those authorities may, if they deem it necessary, request the relevant information from the competent authorities of the Member State in whose territory the decision was made. Paragraph 2 of that provision provides that the information requested shall be provided as soon as possible and shall be taken into consideration as regards further action to be taken in the proceedings under way.