(1) If the public prosecution office prosecutes a criminal offence connected with the regulatory offence, it may take over prosecution of the regulatory offence until the regulatory fining notice is issued. There is a connection between a criminal offence and a regulatory offence if a person is accused of a criminal offence as well as of a regulatory offence, or if one person is accused of a criminal offence and another person of a regulatory offence, with regard to the same offence.
(2) The public prosecution office takes over prosecution only for the purpose of accelerating the proceedings, or on account of the factual connection, or if for other reasons it is deemed appropriate for the investigations or for the decision.