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The competent authorities of the Member State where the verification or investigation is carried out may refuse to exchange information as provided for in paragraph 2 or to act on a request for cooperation in carrying out an investigation or on-the-spot verification as provided for in paragraph 4, only where: such an investigation, on-the-spot verification or exchange of information might adversely affect the sovereignty, security or public policy of that Member State; judicial proceedings have already been initiated in respect of the same persons and the same actions before the authorities of that Member State; final judgment in respect of the same persons and the same actions has already been delivered in that Member State.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-10-10 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.