94G.—(1)  The State shall cooperate with EPPO in respect of EPPO requests.

(2) An EPPO request and a request to EPPO by the State may be made under this Act, notwithstanding that such requests are not made in accordance with the provisions of an international instrument.

(3) Where the State has received a request in accordance with a relevant international instrument from a member state that is a relevant EPPO member state, the Minister may, notwithstanding the purposes permitted by the relevant international instrument, permit the evidence and information obtained in the State in compliance with the request, to be shared by the member state with EPPO.

(4) Where the State has received a request referred to in subsection (3), assistance shall not be refused solely on the ground that evidence or information regarding the request is to be provided by the State to EPPO.]