МЕЖДУ РОССИЙСКОЙ ФЕДЕРАЦИЕЙ И ЯПОНИЕЙ О ВЗАИМНОЙ ПРАВОВОЙ ПОМОЩИ ПО УГОЛОВНЫМ ДЕЛАМ. Договор. Правительство РФ. 12.05.09

Article 3

     1.  The  Central  Authority  of  the  requested  Party may refuse
assistance if the requested Party considers that:
     (1)  the request relates to a political offence. For the purposes
of  this  Treaty,  none  of  the  offences  set forth in international
agreements  in  force  in the Parties shall be considered as political
offences  when such international agreements provide that the offences
shall not be regarded as political offences;
     (2)  the  execution  of  the request would impair its security or
other essential interests;
     (3)  the  request  does  not  conform to the requirements of this
Treaty;
     (4)  there  are  well-founded reasons to suppose that the request
for assistance has been made with a view to prosecuting or punishing a
person  by  reason  of  race,  religion,  nationality,  ethnic origin,
political  opinions  or  sex,  or  that  such person`s position may be
prejudiced for any of those reasons; or
     (5)  the  conduct  that  is  the  subject  of  the investigation,
prosecution  or  other  proceeding  in  the requesting Party would not
constitute a criminal offence under the laws of the requested Party.
     2.  Before  refusing  assistance  pursuant  to  paragraph  1, the
Central  Authority  of  the  requested  Party  shall  consult with the
Central   Authority  of  the  requesting  Party  to  consider  whether
assistance can be provided subject to such conditions as the requested
Party  may  deem  necessary.  If  the  requesting  Party  accepts such
conditions, the requesting Party shall comply with them.
     3.  If  assistance  is  refused,  the  Central  Authority  of the
requested  Party  shall inform the Central Authority of the requesting
Party of the reasons for the refusal.