Paraguay - Central Authority & practical information

Central Authority(ies):

Department of lnternational Legal Cooperation and Exhortations - Directorate of Legal Affairs - Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Contact details:

Address: Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Directorate of Legal Affairs
Department of lnternational Legal Cooperation and Exhortations
14 de Mayo y Palma No. 337 Piso 13
Asunción
Paraguay
Telephone: +595 21 4148097 +595 21 414061
Fax: -
E-mail: asuntoslegales@mre.gov.py
General website: www.mre.gov.py
Contact person: Esteban Aranda Filártiga - Director of Legal Affairs
Juana Núnez - Chief of lnternational Legal Cooperation and Exhortations
Languages spoken by staff:

Spanish

 

Practical Information

Blocking statutes:  

Chapter I
(Letters of Requests)

Transmission of Letters of Requests: Letters of Request are fírst sent to the Central Authority of the requesting State before being sent to the Central Authority of the requested State.
Authority responsible for informing of the time and place of the execution of Letter of Request
(Art. 7):
Judicial authority competent to execute the request
Presence of judicial personnel at the execution of the Letter of Request (Art. 8): The Republic of Paraguay declares that with prior authorisation from the competent authority, members of the judicial personnel of the requesting authoríty may be present at the execution of a Letter of Request 
Privileges and duties existing under the law of States other than the State of origin and the State of execution
(Art. 11):
 
Translation requirements
Arts 4(2) and 33):
The Republic of Paraguay will not accept documents to be transmitted unless they are accompanied by an official translation into the Spanish language
Costs relating to execution of the Letters of Request
(Arts 14(2)(3) and 26):
lt has no cost
Time for execution: Paraguayan legislation does not establish a period of tíme
Pre-trial discovery of documents
Art. 23):
Letter of Request will not be executed
Information about domestic rules on the taking of evidence:  Código Procesal Civil:
https://www.bacn.gov. py/leyes-paraguayas/3038/ley-n-1337 --codigo­procesal-civil

Witness examination under Chapter I

Should Letters of Request include specific questions to be used during witness examination or only a list of matters to be addressed? Specific questíons are required
Is it a public or private hearing? Private hearing
Do the judicial authorities "blue-pencil" Letters of Requests (i.e. rephrase, restructure and / or strike out objectionable questions or offensive wording so that a Letter of Request may be executed under the laws of the requested State)? Yes
Is the witness provided in advance with a copy of the questions / matters to be addressed as contained in the Letter of Request? No
Are documents produced by the witness authenticated by the court? Yes
Is an oath generally administered to the witness? Yes
Can the witness be made subject to further examination and recall? Yes, but a second Request is necessary
Are there sanctions for non-appearance of witness? Yes
Must interpreters who assist with the witness examination be court-certified? Yes
How is the testimony transcribed? The secretary officer will take the testimony using the questions sent by the requesting authority. He or she will then transcribe the testimony, and produce a printed version, which shall be signed by all the witnesses.

Chapter II
(Taking of evidence by diplomatic officers, consular agents and commissioners)

Article 15 Not applicable
Article 16 Not applicable
Article 17 Not applicable
Article 18 Not applicable

Taking of evidence by video-links
(under either chapter)

Chapter I

Are there legal obstacles to the use of video links?  
Technology used:  
Level of interpretation required:  
Simultaneous or in sequence interpretation:  
Interpretation required in which jurisdiction?  
Who pays for the interpretation?  
How would a request for evidence be handled if witness not willing?  

Chapter II

Are there legal obstacles to the use of video links?  
Technology used:  
Level of interpretation required:  
Simultaneous or in sequence interpretation:  
Interpretation required in which jurisdiction?  
Who pays for the interpretation?  

Other Information

Bilateral or multilateral agreements Multilateral:
- Convención Interamericana sobre recepción de pruebas en el extranjero. Panamá OEA
- Convención lnteramericana sobre exhortos o Cartas Regatarias. Panamá OEA
- Protocolo Adicional a la Convención lnteramericana sobre Exhortos y Cartas Regatarias. Montevideo. OEA.
- Convención sobre prueba e información acerca dei derecho extranjero. Montevideo. OEA
www.oas.org
- Protocolo de cooperación y asistencia jurisdiccional en materia civil, comercial, laboral y administrativa. Las Lefías. MERCOSUR
- Acuerdo complementaria ai Protocolo de Cooperación y Asistencia Jurisdiccional en materia civil, comercial, laboral y administrativa. Asunción. MERCOSUR
- Protocolo de cooperación y asistencia jurisdiccional en materia civil, comercial, laboral y administrativa.Las Lefías, 27/06/1992. MERCOSUR
- Acuerdo complementaria ai Protocolo de Cooperación y Asistencia Jurisdiccional en materia civil, comercial, laboral y administrativa. Asunción, 19/06/1997. MERCOSUR
Useful links: ln construction
Competent authorities (Art. 8)  
Additional authorities (Art. 24)  

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