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informed of the results of the prosecution.

Article 2 (Territory)

1. For the purposes of this Treaty, the territory of a Contracting Party means all territory, airspace and waters under its criminal jurisdiction, as well as any vessel or aircraft on the high seas or in the airspace above, if registered in the territory of, or owned by, that Party.
2. Where paragraph 1 does not apply, but the requesting State asserts jurisdiction in respect of an offence committed against or on board a vessel or an aircraft registered in the territory of, or owned by, the requesting State, extradition shall be granted subject to the exercise of any concurrent jurisdiction of the requested State.
3. An offence committed partly within the territory of a Contracting Party shall be deemed to have been committed entirely within its territory.

Article 3 (Installations on the continental shelf)

Where the requesting State asserts jurisdiction over an offence committed against or on board any temporary or permanent installation or facility, including drilling platforms, on or above the sea-bed of the continental shelf of the requesting State, extradition shall be granted to the same extent as if the offence had been committed in the territory of the requesting State.

Article 4 (Extraditable offences)

1. For the purposes of this Treaty, extraditable offences are offences however described which are punishable under the laws of both Contracting Parties by imprisonment or other deprivation of liberty for a period of more than one year or by a more severe

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penalty. Where the request for extradition relates to a person convicted of such an offence who is wanted for the enforcement of a sentence of imprisonment or other deprivation of liberty, extradition shall be granted only if a penalty of at least four months of such penalty remains to be served.
2. For the purpose of this Article it shall not matter whether the laws of the Contracting Parties place the acts or omissions constituting the offence within the same category of offence or denominate the offence by the same or similar terminology.
3. For the purpose of this Article in determining whether an offence is an offence against the law of both Contracting Parties the totality of the acts or omissions alleged against the person whose surrender is sought shall be taken into account without reference to the elements of the offence prescribed by the law of the requesting State.
4. Where a person has been convicted in his absence of an extraditable offence the person shall, for the purposes of this Treaty, be deemed not to have been convicted of that offence but shall be deemed to be charged with that offence

Article 5 (Nationals)

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