Artikel 15

1. The Requested Party shall, to the extent permitted by its national law, execute a request for search, freezing and seizure of documents, materials and items, for the purpose of obtaining evidence.
2. The Requested Party shall provide such information as may be required by the Requesting Party concerning the result of any search, the place and circumstances of seizure, and the subsequent custody of the material seized.
3. The Requested Party shall transmit the seized documents or copies thereof, materials and items in a form which may be required, to the Requesting Party unless otherwise agreed with the Central Authority of the Requesting Party. Such transmission of original documents, materials and items shall not affect the legitimate rights of third parties.
4. Upon request of the Requested Party, the Requesting Party shall return original documents, materials and items provided under this Article when they are no longer needed for the criminal investigation, prosecution or proceeding to which the request relates, unless the Parties agree otherwise.