Council Regulation (EC) No 515/97 Article 48

Article 48

1. This Regulation shall not bind Member States' administrative authorities to grant each other assistance where that would be likely to be injurious to public policy (ordre public) or other fundamental interests, in particular with regard to data protection, of the Member State in which they are based. 2. Reasons shall be stated for any refusal to grant assistance. The Commission shall be informed as early as possible of any refusal to grant assistance and the reasons given for refusal.

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