Key Benefits:
The National Assembly and the Senate adopted,
The President of the Republic enacts the following legislation:
The approval of the mutual legal assistance agreement in criminal matters between the Government of the French Republic and the Government of the Republic of Paraguay, signed at Assumption on 16 March 1997, and whose text is annexed to this Act (2).
This law will be enforced as a law of the State.
Done in Paris, August 6, 2002.
Jacques Chirac
By the President of the Republic:
The Prime Minister,
Jean-Pierre Raffarin
Minister of Foreign Affairs,
Dominique de Villepin
(1) Preparatory work: Act No. 2002-1046.
Senate:
Bill 217 (1999-2000);
Report of Mr. Guy Penne, on behalf of the Foreign Affairs Committee, No. 289 (1999-2000);
Discussion and adoption on 24 October 2000.
National Assembly:
Bill, passed by the Senate, No. 11;
Report of Mr. Guy Drut, on behalf of the Foreign Affairs Committee, No. 31;
Discussion and adoption (Simplified Review Procedure) July 24, 2002.
(2) Subsequently, the text will be published in the Official Journal of the French Republic.