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The European Convention on Extradition Order 1990

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. 1.This Order may be cited as the European Convention on...

  3. 2.(1) Subject to the provisions of this Order, the 1989...

  4. 3.Where an extradition request is made by a Convention State...

  5. 4.The operation of this Order is limited to the United...

  6. 5.(1) Subject to the following provisions of this article, the...

  7. Signature

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      THE CONVENTION

      1. THE EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON EXTRADITION

      2. ARTICLE 1 OBLIGATION TO EXTRADITE

      3. ARTICLE 2 EXTRADITABLE OFFENCES

        1. 1.Extradition shall be granted in respect of offences punishable under...

        2. 2.If the request for extradition includes several separate offences each...

        3. 3.Any Contracting Party whose law does not allow extradition for...

        4. 4.Any Contracting Party which wishes to avail itself of the...

        5. 5.If extradition is subsequently excluded in respect of other offences...

        6. 6.Any Party which avails itself of the right provided for...

        7. 7.Any Party may apply reciprocity in respect of any offences...

      4. ARTICLE 3 POLITICAL OFFENCES

        1. 1.Extradition shall not be granted if the offence in respect...

        2. 2.The same rule shall apply if the requested Party has...

        3. 3.The taking or attempted taking of the life of a...

        4. 4.This Article shall not affect any obligations which the Contracting...

      5. ARTICLE 4 MILITARY OFFENCES

      6. ARTICLE 5 FISCAL OFFENCES

      7. ARTICLE 6 EXTRADITION OF NATIONALS

        1. 1.(a) A Contracting Party shall have the right to refuse...

        2. 2.If the requested Party does not extradite its national, it...

      8. ARTICLE 7 PLACE OF COMMISSION

        1. 1.The requested Party may refuse to extradite a person claimed...

        2. 2.When the offence for which extradition is requested has been...

      9. ARTICLE 8 PENDING PROCEEDINGS FOR THE SAME OFFENCES

      10. ARTICLE 9 NON BIS IN IDEM

      11. ARTICLE 10 LAPSE OF TIME

      12. ARTICLE 11 CAPITAL PUNISHMENT

      13. ARTICLE 12 THE REQUEST AND SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS

        1. 1.The request shall be in writing and shall be communicated...

        2. 2.The request shall be supported by: (a) the original or...

      14. ARTICLE 13 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

      15. ARTICLE 14 RULE OF SPECIALITY

        1. 1.A person who has been extradited shall not be proceeded...

        2. 2.The requesting Party may, however, take any measures necessary to...

        3. 3.When the description of the offence charged is altered in...

      16. ARTICLE 15 RE-EXTRADITION TO A THIRD STATE

      17. ARTICLE 16 PROVISIONAL ARREST

        1. 1.In case of urgency the competent authorities of the requesting...

        2. 2.The request for provisional arrest shall state that one of...

        3. 3.A request for provisional arrest shall be sent to the...

        4. 4.Provisional arrest may be terminated if, within a period of...

        5. 5.Release shall not prejudice re-arrest and extradition if a request...

      18. ARTICLE 17 CONFLICTING REQUESTS

      19. ARTICLE 18 SURRENDER OF THE PERSON TO BE EXTRADITED

        1. 1.The requested Party shall inform the requesting Party by the...

        2. 2.Reasons shall be given for any complete or partial rejection....

        3. 3.If the request is agreed to, the requesting Party shall...

        4. 4.Subject to the provisions of paragraph 5 of this Article,...

        5. 5.If circumstances beyond its control prevent a Party from surrendering...

      20. ARTICLE 19 POSTPONED OR CONDITIONAL SURRENDER

        1. 1.The requested Party may, after making its decision on the...

        2. 2.The requested Party may, instead of postponing surrender, temporarily surrender...

      21. ARTICLE 20 HANDING OVER OF PROPERTY

        1. 1.The requested Party shall, insofar as its law permits and...

        2. 2.The property mentioned in paragraph 1 of this Article shall...

        3. 3.When the said property is liable to seizure or confiscation...

        4. 4.Any rights which the requested Party or third parties may...

      22. ARTICLE 21 TRANSIT

        1. 1.Transit through the territory of one of the Contracting Parties...

        2. 2.Transit of a national, within the meaning of Article 6,...

        3. 3.Subject to the provisions of paragraph 4 of this Article,...

        4. 4.If air transport is used, the following provisions shall apply:...

        5. 5.A Party may, however, at the time of signature or...

        6. 6.The transit of the extradited person shall not be carried...

      23. ARTICLE 22 PROCEDURE

      24. ARTICLE 23 LANGUAGE TO BE USED

      25. ARTICLE 24 EXPENSES

        1. 1.Expenses incurred in the territory of the requested Party by...

        2. 2.Expenses incurred by reason of transit through the territory of...

        3. 3.In the event of extradition from a non-metropolitan territory of...

      26. ARTICLE 25 DEFINITION OF “DETENTION ORDER”

      27. ARTICLE 26 RESERVATIONS

        1. 1.Any Contracting Party may, when signing this Convention or when...

        2. 2.Any Contracting Party which has made a reservation shall withdraw...

        3. 3.A Contracting Party which has made a reservation in respect...

      28. ARTICLE 27 TERRITORIAL APPLICATION

        1. 1.This Convention shall apply to the metropolitan territories of the...

        2. 2.In respect of France, it shall also apply to Algeria...

        3. 3.The Federal Republic of Germany may extend the application of...

        4. 4.By direct arrangement between two or more Contracting Parties, the...

      29. ARTICLE 28 RELATIONS BETWEEN THIS CONVENTION AND BILATERAL AGREEMENTS

        1. 1.This Convention shall, in respect of those countries to which...

        2. 2.The Contracting Parties may conclude between themselves bilateral or multilateral...

        3. 3.Where, as between two or more Contracting Parties, extradition takes...

      30. ARTICLE 29 SIGNATURE, RATIFICATION AND ENTRY INTO FORCE

        1. 1.This Convention shall be open to signature by the Members...

        2. 2.The Convention shall come into force 90 days after the...

        3. 3.As regards any signatory ratifying subsequently the Convention shall come...

      31. ARTICLE 30 ACCESSION

        1. 1.The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe may...

        2. 2.Accession shall be by deposit with the Secretary-General of the...

      32. ARTICLE 31 DENUNCIATION

      33. ARTICLE 32 NOTIFICATIONS

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      STATES PARTIES TO THE CONVENTION

      1. PART 1

      2. PART II

    3. SCHEDULE 3

      RESERVATIONS AND DECLARATIONS MADE BY STATES PARTIES TO THE CONVENTION

      1. PART 1 AUSTRIA

        1. Declarations

          1. Article 2, paragraph

          2. Article 6, paragraph 1, sub-paragraph (c)

          3. Articles 7 and 8

          4. Article 9

          5. Article 16, paragraph 2

          6. Article 21, paragraph 2

          7. Article 21, paragraph 5

        2. Reservations

          1. Article 1

          2. Article 5

          3. Article 11

      2. PART 2 CYPRUS

        1. Declarations and Reservations

          1. Article 1

          2. Article 6

          3. Article 11

          4. Article 21, paragraph 2

      3. PART 3 DENMARK

        1. Reservations

          1. Article 1

          2. Article 1 and Article 9

          3. Article 2, paragraph 1

          4. Article 3, paragraph 3

          5. Article 4

          6. Article 12

        2. Declarations

          1. Article 6

          2. Article 28, paragraph 3

      4. PART 4 FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY

        1. Reservations and Declarations

          1. Article 6

          2. Article 21

          3. Article 21, paragraph 2

          4. Article 21, paragraph 4, sub-paragraph (a)

          5. Article 23

          6. Article 27, paragraph 3

        2. Declaration

      5. PART 5 FINLAND

        1. Declaration and notification

          1. Article 6

          2. Article 28, paragraph 3

        2. Reservations

          1. Article 1

          2. Article 2, paragraph 1

          3. Article 3, paragraph 3

          4. Article 4

          5. Article 18

      6. PART 6 FRANCE

        1. Reservations and Declarations

          1. Article 1

          2. Article 2, paragraph 1

          3. Article 3, paragraph 3

          4. Article 5

          5. Article 6

          6. Article 14, paragraph 3

          7. Article 16, paragraph 2

          8. Article 21

          9. Article 23

          10. Article 27, paragraphs 1 and 2

      7. PART 7 GREECE

        1. Reservations

          1. Article 6

          2. Article 7

          3. Article 11

          4. Article 18

          5. Article 19

      8. PART 8 ICELAND

        1. Reservations

          1. Article 1

          2. Article 2, paragraph 1

          3. Article 3, paragraph 3

          4. Article 4

          5. Article 12

        2. Declarations

          1. Article 6

          2. Article 28, paragraph 3

      9. PART 9 REPUBLIC OF IRELAND

        1. Declaration

        2. Reservation

          1. Article 9

      10. PART 10

        ISRAEL

        1. Declarations

          1. Article 21

          2. Article 22

        2. Reservations

          1. Article 2 and Article 4

          2. 1.Article 2 and Article 4

          3. 2.offences under Section 85 of the Criminal Code Ordinance, 1936...

          4. 3.offences under the Penal Law Amendment (Assault on Police Officers)...

          5. Article 2

          6. Article 9

          7. Article 14

          8. Article 15

      11. PART 11 ITALY

        1. Reservation

      12. PART 12 LIECHTENSTEIN

        1. Declarations and Reservations

          1. Article 1

          2. Article 6, paragraph 1, sub-paragraph (c)

          3. Article 11

          4. Article 21

          5. Article 23

      13. PART 13 LUXEMBOURG

        1. Reservations

          1. Article 1

          2. Articles 6 and 21

          3. Article 7

          4. Article 9

          5. Article 28

        2. Declarations

          1. Article 6, paragraph 1, sub-paragraph (b)

          2. Article 19

          3. Article 21, paragraph 5

      14. PART 14 NETHERLANDS

        1. Declaration made at signature

        2. Reservations

          1. Article 1

          2. Article 7

          3. Article 9

          4. Article 28

        3. Declarations made on ratification

          1. Articles 6 and 21

          2. Article 19

          3. Article 21, paragraph 5

      15. PART 15 NORWAY

        1. Declaration and Reservations

          1. Article 1

          2. Article 2, paragraph 1

          3. Article 3, paragraph 3

          4. Article 4

          5. Article 6, paragraph 1, sub-paragraph (b)

          6. Article 12

          7. Article 28, paragraph 3

      16. PART 16 PORTUGAL

        1. Declaration and Reservation

          1. Article 1

          2. Article 2

          3. Article 6, paragraph 1

          4. Article 11

          5. Article 21

      17. PART 17 SPAIN

        1. Reservations

          1. Article 1

          2. Article 10

          3. Article 21, paragraph 5

          4. Article 23

        2. Declarations

          1. Article 2, paragraph 7

          2. Article 3

          3. Article 6, paragraph 1, sub-paragraph (b)

          4. Article 9

          5. Article 11

      18. PART 18 SWEDEN

        1. Declarations

          1. Article 6

          2. Article 21

        2. Reservations

          1. Article 1

          2. Article 2

          3. Article 3

          4. Article 4

          5. Article 12

          6. Article 18

      19. PART 19 SWITZERLAND

        1. Declarations and Reservations

          1. Article 1

          2. Article 2, paragraph 2

          3. Article 3, paragraph 3

          4. Article 6

          5. Article 9

          6. Article 11

          7. Article 14, paragraph 1, sub-paragraph (b)

          8. Article 16, paragraph 2

          9. Article 21

          10. Article 23

      20. PART 20 TURKEY

        1. Declaration

    4. SCHEDULE 4

      RESERVATIONS AND NOTIFICATION BY THE UNITED KINGDOM

      1. Article 1

      2. Article 2

      3. Article 3

      4. Article 8

      5. Article 9

      6. Article 10

      7. Article 12

      8. Article 14, paragraph 1, sub-paragraph (a)

      9. Article 21

      10. Article 23

      11. Article 27

      12. Article 28

      13. Notification

    5. SCHEDULE 5

      ORDERS REVOKED

  8. Explanatory Note

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