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INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT 

Article 98 

 Agreement Between the 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

and the CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC 

Signed at Washington and Bangui 

January 13 and 19, 2004 

 
 NOTE BY THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

 Pursuant to Public Law 89—497, approved July 8, 1966 

(80 Stat. 271; 1 U.S.C. 113)—

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CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC 

International Criminal Court: Article 98 

 Agreement signed at Washington and Bangui 

 January 13 and 19, 2004; 

 Entered into force January 19, 2004. 
Agreement between the Government of the United States of

America and the Government of the Central African Republic

Regarding the Surrender of Persons to the International

Criminal Court

The Government of the United States of America and the

Government of the Central African Republic, hereinafter

"the Parties,"

Reaffirming the importance of bringing to justice those who

commit genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes,

Recalling that the Rome Statute of the International

Criminal Court done at Rome on July 17, 1998 by the United

Nations Diplomatic Conference of Plenipotentiaries on the

Establishment of an International Criminal Court is

intended to complement and not supplant national criminal

jurisdiction,

Considering that the Parties have each expressed their

intention to investigate and to - prosecute where appropriate

acts within the jurisdiction of the International Criminal

Court alleged to have been committed by their officials,

employees, military persorinel or other nationals,

Bearing in mind Article 98 of the Rome Statute,

Hereby agree as follows:

1. For purposes of this agreement, "persons" are current

or former Government officials, employees (including

contractors), or military personnel or nationals of one

Party.

2. Persons of one Party present in the territory of the

other shall not, absent the express consent of the first

Party,

(a) be surrendered or transferred by any means to the

International Criminal Court for any purpose, or

(b) be surrendered or transferred by any means to any

other entity or third country, or expelled to a third

country, for the purpose of surrender to or transfer

to the International Criminal Court.

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3. When the Government of the United States of America

extradites, surrenders, or otherwise transfers a person of

the Central African Republic to a third country, the

Government of the United States of America will not agree

to the surrender or transfer of that person to the

International Criminal Court by the third country, absent

the express consent of the Government of the Central

African Republic.

4. When the Government of the Central African Republic

extradites, surrenders, or otherwise transfers a person of

the United States of America to a third country, the

Government of the Central African Republic will not agree

to the surrender or transfer of that person to the

International Criminal Court by a third country, absent the

express consent of the Government of the United States of

America.

This Agreement shall enter into force upon signature

by both Parties. It will remain in force until one year

after the date on which one Party notifies the other of its

intent to terminate this Agreement. The provisions of this

Agreement shall continue to apply with respect to any act

occurring, or any allegation arising, before the effective

date of termination.

DONE at Washington this 13 th day of January, 2004 and

at Bangui this lq day of CI 2004, in duplicate, in

the English and French languages, both texts being equally

authentic.

FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA:

FOR THE GOyERNMENT OF THE

CENTRAL A R CAN PUBLIC:
Accord entre le Gouvernement des Etats-Unis d'Amerique et

le Gouvernement de la Republique centrafricaine relatif a la remise de personnes

a la Cour pênale internationale

Le Gouvemement des Etats-Unis d'Amerique et le Gouvernement de la Republique

centrafricaine, ci-apres denommes "les Parties",

Reiterant l'importance de traduire en justice les auteurs de genocides, crimes contre l'humanitá

et crimes de guerre,

Rappelant que le Statut de Rome instituant la Cour penale internationale, signe dans cette ville 

17 Juillet 1998 par la Conference diplomatique de plenipotentiaires des Nations Unies sur la

creation de la Cour pdnale internationale, a pour objet de completer et non de supplanter les

juridictions penales nationales,

Considerant que chacune des Parties a exprime son intention de proceder a des enquétes et

d'intenter, le cas acheant, des poursuites judiciaires en cas de commission presumee, par ses

fonctionnaires, ses employes, son personnel militaire ou autres ressortissants, d'actes relevant d

la competence de la Cour penale internationale,

Et considerant 1'Article 98 dudit Statut de Rome,

Sont convenus de ce qui suit :

1. Au sens du present Accord, le terme "personnes" signifie les fonctionnaires, les

employes (y compris les sous-traitants) du gouvemement, le personnel militaire ou

les ressortissants, actuels ou anciens, d'une Partie.

2. Les personnes relevant d'une Partie presentes sur le territoire de l'autre Partie ne

peuvent, sans le consentement expres de la premiere Partie :

(a) etre remises ni renvoyees a la Cour penale internationale, a quelque fin et de

quelque maniere que ce soit, ni

(b) etre remises ou renvoydes, de quelque maniere que ce soit, a une autre entite ou 

un pays tiers quelconque, ni expulsees a destination de celui-ci aux fins de remise o

de renvoi a la Cour penale internationale.

3. Lorsque les Etats-Unis extradent, remettent ou autrement renvoient a un pays tiers

une personne relevant de la Republique centrafricaine, ils n'acceptent pas la remise

ou le renvoi de celle-ci a la Cour 'Janie internationale par le pays tiers sans avoir

obtenu le consentement expres du Gouvemement de la Republique centrafricaine.

4. Lorsque le Gouvernement de la Republique centrafricaine extrade, remet ou

autrement renvoie a un pays tiers une personne relevant des Etats-Unis d'Amerique

ledit Gouvernement n'accepte pas la remise ou le renvoi de celle-ci a la Cour penal
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internationale par le pays tiers sans avoir obtenu le consentement exprês du

Gouvernement des Etats-Unis d'Amerique.

Le present Accord prend effet a compter de la date de sa signature par les deux Parties, et

demeure en effet jusqu'a l'expiration d'un dêlai d'un an suivant la date de notification, par l'un

des Parties a l'autre, de son intention de le denoncer. Les dispositions du present Accord

demeurent applicables eu 6gard a tout acte survenant ou a toute allegation presentee avant la da

d'effet de cette denonciation.

Fait a Washington le 13 janvier 2004 et a Bangui le9 (or2004 en double exemplaire, en

langues anglaise et francaise, les deux textes faisant egalement foi.

Pour le Gouvernement des

Etats-Unis d'Amerique :

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Pour le Gouvernement de la

Repub ue centrafric -ne :