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ARTICLE-18: Preliminary rulings regarding admissibility     [go to this ARTICLE]
... 6. Pending a ruling by the Pre-Trial Chamber, or at any time when the Prosecutor has deferred an investigation under this article, the Prosecutor may, on an exceptional basis, seek authority from the Pre-Trial Chamber to pursue necessary investigative steps for the purpose of preserving evidence where there is a unique opportunity to obtain important evidence or there is a significant risk that such evidence may not be subsequently available. ...


ARTICLE-56: Role of the Pre-Trial Chamber in relation to a unique investigative opportunity     [go to this ARTICLE]
... Role of the Pre-Trial Chamber in relation to a unique investigative opportunity ...
... (a) Where the Prosecutor considers an investigation to present a unique opportunity to take testimony or a statement from a witness or to examine, collect or test evidence, which may not be available subsequently for the purposes of a trial, the Prosecutor shall so inform the Pre-Trial Chamber. ...