Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Act Article 10
1. The Ministry of Justice shall deny assistance in one of the following circumstances:(1) The provision of assistance will be detrimental to ROC (Taiwan)’s sovereignty, national security, public order, international reputation or any other significant public interest of ROC (Taiwan).(2) The provision of assistance will prejudice the individuals involved and may result in the person’s punishment or any other detrimental infliction because of the person’s race or ethnic origin, nationality, gender, religion, social class, or political opinion.2. The Ministry of Justice may deny assistance in one of the following circumstances:(1) The request is not made in conformity with this Act.(2) The provision of assistance violates the principle of reciprocity as referred to in Article 5.(3) The requesting party fails to provide any assurance defined under Article 16, Paragraph 4 of Article 19, Article 20, or an undertaking of reciprocity.(4) The acts or omissions described in request do not constitute an offense in ROC (Taiwan).(5) The wrongdoings specified in the request are violations of martial law, instead of violations of criminal law applicable to civilians.(6) The provision of assistance could interfere with other ongoing investigation, prosecution, trial, enforcement or any other criminal proceedings in ROC (Taiwan).(7) The wrongdoings upon which the request is based have been determined and bound by a decision of not-to-prosecute, deferred prosecution, or withdrawal of prosecution, or a judgment, a ruling of not-to-hear-the-case, of not-to-apply-protective-measures, or of protective-measures pursuant to the Code of Criminal Procedure or the Juvenile Delinquency Act, which is final and irrevocable.3. In one of the circumstances referred to in the preceding paragraphs, the Ministry of Justice may approve the request after the Requesting Party gives necessary supplemental material or documentation or otherwise revises the request as this Act requires.
中文原文 國際刑事司法互助法第10條
有下列情形之一者，法務部應拒絕提供協助：
一、提供協助對我國主權、國家安全、公共秩序、國際聲譽或其他重大公共利益有危害之虞。
二、提供協助有使人因種族、國籍、性別、宗教、階級或政治理念而受刑罰或其他不利益處分之虞。
有下列情形之一者，法務部得拒絕提供協助：
一、未依本法規定提出請求。
二、提供協助違反第五條所定之互惠原則。
三、請求方未提出第十六條、第十九條第四項、第二十條或互惠之保證。
四、請求所涉之犯罪事實依我國法律不構成犯罪。
五、請求所涉行為係觸犯軍法而非普通刑法。
六、提供協助，對我國進行中之刑事調查、追訴、審判、執行或其他刑事司法程序有妨礙之虞。
七、請求所依據之同一行為業經我國為不起訴處分、緩起訴處分、撤回起訴、判決、依少年事件處理法裁定不付審理、不付保護處分或保護處分確定。
前二項情形，法務部得於請求方補充必要資料或修正請求內容後，同意提供協助。
一、提供協助對我國主權、國家安全、公共秩序、國際聲譽或其他重大公共利益有危害之虞。
二、提供協助有使人因種族、國籍、性別、宗教、階級或政治理念而受刑罰或其他不利益處分之虞。
有下列情形之一者，法務部得拒絕提供協助：
一、未依本法規定提出請求。
二、提供協助違反第五條所定之互惠原則。
三、請求方未提出第十六條、第十九條第四項、第二十條或互惠之保證。
四、請求所涉之犯罪事實依我國法律不構成犯罪。
五、請求所涉行為係觸犯軍法而非普通刑法。
六、提供協助，對我國進行中之刑事調查、追訴、審判、執行或其他刑事司法程序有妨礙之虞。
七、請求所依據之同一行為業經我國為不起訴處分、緩起訴處分、撤回起訴、判決、依少年事件處理法裁定不付審理、不付保護處分或保護處分確定。
前二項情形，法務部得於請求方補充必要資料或修正請求內容後，同意提供協助。