Whereas the European Convention on Extradition “(the Convention)”1 opened for signature in Paris on 13th December 1957 entered into force for the United Kingdom on 14th May 1991:

And whereas Article 28, paragraph 2, of the Convention permits the contracting parties to conclude between themselves multilateral agreements to supplement the provisions of the Convention or to facilitate the application of the principles contained therein:

And whereas the Agreement between the Member States of the European Community on the Simplification and Modernisation of Methods of Transmitting Extradition Requests (“the Agreement”) opened for signature in San Sebastian on 26 May 1989:

And whereas the States listed in Schedule 2 to this Order are parties to the Agreement, and have made certain declarations, the terms of which are set out in Schedule 3 to this Order, including a declaration under Article 5, paragraph 3, of the Agreement, that they will apply the Agreement in their relations with other Member States who make the same declaration prior to the entry into force of the Agreement in accordance with Article 5, paragraph 2:

And whereas it is intended to ratify the Agreement and to make the declaration set out in Schedule 4 to this Order:

Now, therefore, Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred on Her by section 4 of the Extradition Act 19892, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows: —