Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 10 July 2025.#WBS GmbH v Generalstaatsanwaltschaft Berlin.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Judicial cooperation in criminal matters – European Investigation Order (EIO) – Directive 2014/41/EU – Article 2(c)(ii) – Concept of ‘other competent authority acting in its capacity as an investigating authority in criminal proceedings’ – Competence to order the gathering of evidence in accordance with national law – Search measures requiring the authorisation of an investigating judge – Article 6(1) and (2) – Conditions for issuing an EIO.#Case C-635/23.