1Persons bound to maintain professional or State secrecy must immediately hand over to the proceeding authority acts and documents, even in the original copies, and anything else being kept by them because of their duty, service or profession, except when they declare in writing that it is a State secret or a secret related to their duty or profession. In the latter case, the necessary verifications shall be conducted and, when it results that the declaration is groundless, the proceeding authority shall order for the sequestration.
2When the competent authority confirms the state secrecy status, the proceeding authority shall inform the competent authority asking for confirmation to be given, and evidence is crucial to the solution of the case, the proceeding authority shall decide to acquire the evidence.
3When within thirty days from the request the competent authority does not confirm the secrecy status, the proceeding authority shall order the sequestration.
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