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  2. Introductory Text

    3. 1.Citation

  3. 2.Application of Part III of 1989 Act

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

  5. 4.Extent

  6. 5.Revocation and savings

  7. Signature

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      THE CONVENTION

      1. THE EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON EXTRADITION

        1. The Governments signatory hereto, being Members of the Council of...

        2. Considering that the aim of the Council of Europe is...

        3. Considering that this purpose can be obtained by the conclusion...

        4. Considering that the acceptance of uniform rules with regard to...

        5. Have agreed as follows:

      2. ARTICLE 1

        OBLIGATION TO EXTRADITE

        1. The Contracting Parties undertake to surrender to each other, subject...

      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

        1. Extradition for offences under military law which are not offences...

      6. ARTICLE 5

        FISCAL OFFENCES

        1. Extradition shall be granted, in accordance with the provisions of...

      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

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

      10. ARTICLE 9

        NON BIS IN IDEM

        1. Extradition shall not be granted if final judgment has been...

      11. ARTICLE 10

        LAPSE OF TIME

        1. Extradition shall not be granted when the person claimed has,...

      12. ARTICLE 11

        CAPITAL PUNISHMENT

        1. If the offence for which extradition is requested is punishable...

      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

        1. If the information communicated by the requesting Party is found...

      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

        1. Except as provided for in Article 14, paragraph 1(b), the...

      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

        1. If extradition is requested concurrently by more than one State...

      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

        1. Except where this Convention otherwise provides, the procedure with regard...

      24. ARTICLE 23

        LANGUAGE TO BE USED

        1. The documents to be produced shall be in the language...

      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”

        1. For the purposes of this Convention, the expression “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

        1. Any Contracting Party may denounce this Convention insofar as it...

      33. ARTICLE 32

        NOTIFICATIONS

        1. The Secretary-General of the Council of Europe shall notify the...

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      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

      9. Article 21

      10. Article 23

      11. Article 27

      12. Article 28

      13. NOTIFICATION

        1. The Convention shall not apply between the United Kingdom and...

    3. SCHEDULE 3

      1. PART I CONVENTION STATES

        1. Albania

        2. Andorra

        3. Austria

        4. Belgium

        5. Bulgaria

        6. Croatia

        7. Cyprus

        8. Czech Republic

        9. Denmark

        10. Estonia

        11. Finland

        12. France

        13. Germany

        14. Greece

        15. Hungary

        16. Iceland

        17. Israel

        18. Italy

        19. Latvia

        20. Liechtenstein

        21. Lithuania

        22. Luxembourg

        23. Macedonia, Former Yugoslav Republic of

        24. Malta

        25. Moldova

        26. Netherlands

        27. Norway

        28. Poland

        29. Portugal

        30. Romania

        31. Russian Federation

        32. Slovakia

        33. Slovenia

        34. Spain

        35. Sweden

        36. Switzerland

        37. Turkey

        38. Ukraine

      2. PART II

        1. Republic of Ireland

    4. SCHEDULE 4

      RESERVATIONS AND DECLARATIONS MADE BY CONVENTION STATES

      1. PART 1 ALBANIA

        1. Reservations and Declarations

          1. Article 2

          2. Article 6

          3. Article 6

          4. Article 7

          5. Article 19

          6. Article 21

          7. Declarations contained in the first, fourth and fifth paragraphs are...

          8. Article 12

      2. PART 2 ANDORRA

        1. Declarations

          1. Article 6

          2. Article 11

          3. Article 16

          4. Article 21

          5. Article 23

        2. Reservations

          1. Article 1

          2. In the same way, and pursuant to Article 14, paragraphs...

          3. Article 12

      3. PART 3 AUSTRIA

        1. Declarations

          1. Article 2

          2. Articles 6 and 21

          3. The declaration by Romania concerning Article 6, paragraph 1(a) and...

          4. Concerning the declarations and reservations formulated by Poland with regard...

          5. The Government of Austria declares that Poland’s declaration concerning Article...

          6. The declaration by Poland concerning Article 6, paragraph 1(b) is...

          7. In any case Austria will refuse transit of Austrian nationals....

          8. Transit for offences punishable, under the law of the requesting...

          9. Austria will regard the time of surrender of the person...

          10. Article 7

          11. Article 9

          12. Article 11

          13. Article 11 of the European Convention on Extradition provides for...

          14. The application of the European Convention on Extradition in respect...

          15. This is not compatible with the meaning and purpose of...

          16. Article 16

        2. Reservations

          1. Article 1

          2. Article 5

          3. Article 11

      4. PART 4 BELGIUM

        1. Article 1

        2. Article 14

        3. Article 15

        4. Article 21

        5. Article 23

        6. Reservations

          1. Article 1

          2. Extradition will not be granted when the surrender might have...

          3. Article 18

          4. Article 19

        7. Notification

          1. Article 28

          2. The Belgian Government reserves the right to derogate from these...

      5. PART 5 BULGARIA

        1. Reservations

          1. Article 1

          2. Article 4

          3. Article 7

          4. Article 12

        2. Declarations

          1. Article 21

          2. Article 6

          3. Article 23

      6. PART 6 CROATIA

        1. Declarations and Reservations

          1. Articles 6 and 21

          2. Consequently, the Republic of Croatia will not allow any extradition...

          3. The “nationality” of a person being requested for extradition will...

          4. The Republic of Croatia will approve the transit of a...

      7. PART 7 CYPRUS

        1. Declarations

          1. Article 1

          2. Article 6

          3. Furthermore, under the provisions of the Criminal Code of Cyprus,...

          4. Article 11

          5. Article 21

      8. PART 8 CZECH REPUBLIC

        1. Article 21

      9. PART 9 DENMARK

        1. Reservations

          1. Article 1

          2. Extradition may also be refused if it is liable to...

          3. Articles 1 and 9

          4. Article 2

          5. Article 3

          6. Article 4

          7. Article 12

        2. Declarations

          1. Article 6

        3. Notification

          1. Article 28

      10. PART 10 ESTONIA

        1. Declarations

          1. 1.Article 6

          2. 2.Pursuant to Article 6, paragraph 1, sub-paragraph (a) of the...

          3. 3.Article 23

      11. PART 11 FINLAND

        1. Declaration

          1. Article 6

        2. Reservations

          1. Article 1

          2. Article 2

          3. Article 3

          4. Article 4

          5. Article 18

        3. Notification

          1. Article 28

      12. PART 12 FRANCE

        1. Reservations and Declarations

          1. Article 1

          2. Extradition may be refused if surrender is likely to have...

          3. Article 2

          4. With regard to punishments which are more severe than deprivation...

          5. Article 3

          6. Article 5

          7. Article 6

          8. Article 14

          9. Article 16

          10. Article 21

          11. Article 23

          12. Article 27

      13. PART 13 GERMANY

        1. Reservations and Declarations

          1. Article 1

          2. Article 6

          3. The term “nationals” within the meaning of Article 6, paragraph...

          4. The Federal Republic of Germany considers the placing of persons...

          5. Article 21

          6. Article 21

          7. Article 21

          8. Article 23

      14. PART 14 GREECE

        1. Declarations and Reservations

          1. Article 6

          2. Article 438 of the Greek Code of Criminal Procedure will...

          3. Article 7

          4. Article 11

          5. Article 18

          6. Article 19

      15. PART 15 HUNGARY

        1. Reservations and Declarations

          1. Article 1

          2. Hungary moreover reserves the right to refuse extradition on humanitarian...

          3. Article 6

          4. Hungary reserves the right to refuse extradition of persons settled...

          5. Article 11

          6. Article 16

          7. Article 21

          8. Article 23

      16. PART 16 ICELAND

        1. Reservations

          1. Article 1

          2. Extradition may also be refused if it is liable to...

          3. Article 2

          4. Article 3

          5. Article 4

          6. Article 12

        2. Declarations

          1. Article 6

        3. Notification

          1. Article 28, paragraph 3

      17. PART 17 REPUBLIC OF IRELAND

        1. Declarations

          1. A decision of the Irish Supreme Court has made it...

          2. The Court ruled that Ireland was not bound by its...

          3. The same circumstance applies in the case of the European...

          4. In order to rectify this position, Dail Eireann approved the...

          5. Article 6

        2. Reservation

          1. Article 9

        3. Notification

          1. Article 28

      18. PART 18 ISRAEL

        1. Declarations

          1. Article 21

          2. Article 22

          3. Article 23

        2. Reservations

          1. Articles 2 and 4

          2. Article 2

          3. Article 9

          4. Article 14

          5. Article 15

      19. PART 19 ITALY

        1. Declaration and Reservation

          1. Article 11

          2. Article 25

      20. PART 20 LATVIA

        1. Declaration

          1. Article 6

      21. PART 21 LIECHTENSTEIN

        1. Declarations and Reservations

          1. Article 1

          2. Article 6

          3. Article 11

          4. Article 21

          5. Article 23

      22. PART 22 LITHUANIA

        1. Reservations

          1. Article 1

          2. The Republic of Lithuania reserves the right not to grant...

          3. Article 3

        2. Declarations

          1. Article 6

          2. Article 12

          3. Article 21

          4. Article 23

      23. PART 23 LUXEMBOURG

        1. Reservations

          1. Article 1

          2. The Government of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg reserves the...

          3. Articles 6 and 21

          4. Article 7

          5. Article 9

          6. The Government of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg reserves the...

        2. Declarations

          1. Article 6

          2. Article 19

          3. Article 21

        3. Notification

          1. Article 28

      24. PART 24 MACEDONIA, FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF

        1. Declaration

          1. Article 6

        2. Reservations

          1. Article 1

          2. Article 12

          3. Article 18

      25. PART 25 MALTA

        1. Reservations

          1. Article 1

          2. Malta reserves the right, when granting extradition, to stipulate that...

          3. Malta reserves the right to apply the Convention in accordance...

          4. Article 3

          5. Article 9

          6. Article 18

          7. Article 21

      26. PART 26 MOLDOVA

        1. Reservations and Declarations

          1. Article 1

          2. Article 3

          3. Article 6

          4. The term “nationals” within the meaning of Article 6, paragraph...

          5. Article 7

          6. 1.Article 9

          7. 2.In derogation of Article 9 (first sentence), the Republic of...

          8. Article 16

          9. Article 21

          10. Article 23

      27. PART 27 NETHERLANDS

        1. Declarations and Reservations

          1. Having regard to the equality existing in public law between...

          2. Article 1

          3. The Netherlands Government reserves the right to refuse extradition on...

          4. Articles 6 and 21

          5. However, Netherlands nationals may be extradited for the purposes of...

          6. As regards the Kingdom of the Netherlands, nationals for the...

          7. Article 7

          8. Article 9

        2. Notification

          1. Article 28

          2. The Netherlands Government reserves the right to derogate from these...

      28. PART 28 NORWAY

        1. Declarations and Reservations

          1. Article 1

          2. Article 2

          3. Article 3

          4. Article 4

          5. Article 6

          6. Article 12

        2. Notification

          1. Article 28

      29. PART 29 POLAND

        1. Reservation and Declaration

          1. Article 6

          2. The Republic of Poland declares that, for the purposes of...

      30. PART 30 PORTUGAL

        1. Declaration and Reservations

          1. Article 6

          2. Article 1

          3. Article 2

          4. Article 6

          5. Article 11

          6. Article 21

      31. PART 31 ROMANIA

        1. Declarations

          1. Article 6

          2. Concerning Article 6, paragraph 1.b: the term “nationals”, in the...

          3. Article 21

        2. Reservation

          1. Article 2

      32. PART 32 RUSSIAN FEDERATION

        1. Declarations

          1. The Prosecutor-General’s Office shall be a body appointed by the...

          2. A decision of the competent authorities of the Russian Federation...

          3. Article 1

          4. The Portuguese reservation to Article 1 of the Convention is...

          5. Article 3

          6. The Russian Federation proceeds from the understanding that legislation of...

          7. Article 6

          8. Article 16

          9. Article 18

          10. Article 21

          11. Article 23

        2. Reservations

          1. Article 1

          2. Article 2

      33. PART 33 SLOVAKIA

        1. Declarations

          1. Article 21

          2. Article 23

      34. PART 34 SPAIN

        1. Reservations

          1. Article 1

          2. Article 10

          3. Article 21

        2. Declarations

          1. Article 2

          2. Article 3

          3. Article 6

          4. Article 9

          5. Article 11

          6. Article 23

      35. PART 35 SWEDEN

        1. Declarations

          1. Article 6

          2. Article 21

        2. Reservations

          1. Article 1

          2. Sweden reserves the right to refuse extradition in special cases,...

          3. Article 2

          4. Article 3

          5. Article 4

          6. Article 12

          7. Article 18

      36. PART 36 SWITZERLAND

        1. Declarations and Reservations

          1. Article 1

          2. With reference to the reservation made by Portugal concerning Article...

          3. In fact, the reservation in question is compatible with the...

          4. Article 2

          5. Article 3

          6. Article 6

          7. In accordance with the Act of 20 March 1981 on...

          8. Article 9

          9. Article 11

          10. Article 14

          11. Article 16

          12. Article 21

          13. Article 23

      37. PART 37 TURKEY

        1. Declaration

          1. Article 6

          2. The Turkish Government considers that Poland’s declaration concerning Article 6,...

        2. Reservation

          1. Article 11

          2. In the event of extradition to Turkey of an individual...

      38. PART 38 UKRAINE

        1. Reservations and Declarations

          1. Article 1

          2. Article 2

          3. Article 4

          4. Article 6

          5. Article 12

          6. Article 21

          7. Article 23

    5. SCHEDULE 5

      1. PART I ORDERS REVOKED BY ARTICLE 5(1)

        1. (a) Order in Council directing that the Extradition Acts shall...

      2. PART II ORDERS REVOKED BY ARTICLE 5(3)

        1. The European Convention on Extradition Order 1990 (S.I. 1990/1507)

        2. The European Convention on Extradition (Czech and Slovak Federal Republic)...

        3. The European Convention on Extradition (Hungary and Poland) (Amendment) Order...

        4. The European Convention on Extradition (Bulgaria) (Amendment) Order 1994 (S.I....

        5. The European Convention on Extradition (Amendment) Order 1994 (S.I. 1994/3203)...

        6. The European Convention on Extradition Order 1990 (Amendment) (No. 2)...

        7. The European Convention on Extradition Order 1990 (Amendment) (No. 3)...

        8. The European Convention on Extradition Order 1990 (Amendment) Order 1997...

        9. The European Convention on Extradition Order 1990 (Amendment) (No. 2)...

        10. The European Convention on Extradition Order 1990 (Amendment) Order 1998...

        11. The European Convention on Extradition Order 1990 (Amendment) Order 1999...

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