Chapter IIEUROPEAN PRODUCTION ORDER, EUROPEAN PRESERVATION ORDER AND CERTIFICATES
- Article 4Issuing authority
1. A European Production Order to obtain subscriber data or to obtain data requested for the sole purpose of identifying the user, as defined in Article 3, point…
- Article 5Conditions for issuing a European Production Order
1. An issuing authority may only issue a European Production Order where the conditions set out in this Article are fulfilled. 2. A European Production Order shall be…
- Article 6Conditions for issuing a European Preservation Order
1. An issuing authority may only issue a European Preservation Order where the conditions set out in this Article are fulfilled. Article 5(8) shall apply mutatis mutandis. 2.…
- Article 7Addressees of European Production Orders and European Preservation Orders
1. European Production Orders and European Preservation Orders shall be addressed directly to a designated establishment or to a legal representative of the service provider concerned. 2. Exceptionally,…
- Article 8Notification to the enforcing authority
1. Where a European Production Order is issued to obtain traffic data, except for data requested for the sole purpose of identifying the user as defined in Article…
- Article 9European Production Order Certificate (EPOC) and European Preservation Order Certificate (EPOC-PR)
1. A European Production Order or a European Preservation Order shall be transmitted to the addressee as defined in Article 7, through an EPOC or through an EPOC-PR.…
- Article 10Execution of an EPOC
1. Upon receipt of an EPOC, the addressee shall act expeditiously to preserve the data requested. 2. Where a notification to the enforcing authority is required pursuant to…
- Article 11Execution of an EPOC-PR
1. Upon receipt of an EPOC-PR, the addressee shall, without undue delay, preserve the data requested. The obligation to preserve the data shall cease after 60 days, unless…
- Article 12Grounds for refusal of European Production Orders
1. Where the issuing authority has notified the enforcing authority pursuant to Article 8, and without prejudice to Article 1(3), the enforcing authority shall, as soon as possible…
- Article 13User information and confidentiality
1. The issuing authority shall, without undue delay, inform the person whose data are being requested about the production of data on the basis of a European Production…
- Article 14Reimbursement of costs
1. The service provider may claim reimbursement of its costs from the issuing State, if that possibility is provided for in the national law of the issuing State…
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Text as at 5 November 2026.
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