4. Without prejudice to domestic law, the competent authorities of a State Party may, without prior request, transmit information relating to criminal matters to a competent authority in another State Party where they believe that such information could assist the authority in undertaking or successfully concluding inquiries and criminal proceedings or could result in a request formulated by the latter State Party pursuant to this Convention.
4. 缔约国主管当局如认为与刑事事项有关的资料可能有助于另一国主管当局进行或顺利完成调查和刑事诉讼程序，或可促成其根据本公约提出请求，则在不影响本国法律的情况下，可无须事先请求而向该另一国主管当局提供这类资料。