Article 3

Council Directive 89/608/EEC of 21 November 1989 on mutual assistance between the administrative authorities of the Member States and cooperation between the latter and the Commission to ensure the correct application of legislation on veterinary and zootechnical matters · European Union

The obligation to provide assistance laid down by this Directive shall not concern the provision of information or documents obtained by the competent authorities referred to in Article 1 under powers exercised by them at the request of the judicial authority. However, in the case of an application for assistance, such information or documents shall be provided, without prejudice to Article 14, in all cases where the judicial authority, which must be consulted to that effect, gives its consent.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-02 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.