Recital 96

This Regulation should not affect Union or other international instruments, agreements and arrangements on the gathering of evidence that falls within the scope of this Regulation. Member States’ authorities should choose the tool most adapted to the case at hand. In some cases, they might prefer to use Union and other international instruments, agreements and arrangements when requesting a set of different types of investigative measures that are not limited to the production of electronic evidence from another Member State. Member States should notify the Commission at the latest three years after the entry into force of this Regulation of the existing instruments, agreements and arrangements referred to in this Regulation which they will continue to apply. Member States should also notify the Commission within three months of the signing of any new agreement or arrangement as referred to in this Regulation.