Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F1996B01853:body:0:p5
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F1996B01853
Segment Type: other
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Character Range: 10360–13137

answer for acts or omissions which form the basis of investigations or proceedings against that person, shall not be prosecuted, detained or subjected to any other restriction of personal liberty in the Requesting State for acts or omissions which preceded that person's departure from the Requested State other than those specified in the document seeking the person's attendance.

 3. The immunities provided for in this Article shall cease to apply if the person, being free to leave, has not left the Requesting State within a period of 45 consecutive days after that person has been officially notified that that person's presence is no longer necessary or, having left, has returned.

ARTICLE 13

FAILURE OF WITNESS OR EXPERT TO APPEAR

A witness or expert who has failed to answer a summons to appear, service of which has been requested or effected pursuant to this Treaty, shall not, even if the summons contains a notice of penalty, be subjected to any punishment or measure of restraint, unless subsequently he voluntarily enters the territory of the Requesting State and is there again duly summoned and fails to comply.

ARTICLE 14

SEARCH AND SEIZURE

 1. The Requested Party shall, insofar as its law permits, carry out requests for search and seizure and delivery of material to the Requesting Party provided the information supplied, including additional information requested pursuant to Article 20, paragraph 1, if any, would justify such action under the law of the Requested State.

 2. The Requested Party shall supply to the Requesting Party the information requested by that Party concerning the result of any search, the place of seizure, the circumstances of seizure, and the subsequent custody of the material seized.

 3. The Requesting Party shall observe any conditions imposed by the Requested Party in relation to any seized material which is delivered to the Requesting Party.

ARTICLE 15

PROCEEDS OF AN OFFENCE

 1. At the request of the Requesting Party and in accordance with this Treaty, the Requested Party shall take the necessary measures to ascertain if any proceeds from an offence which could subsequently be subject to confiscation according to the law of the Requested State, are on the territory within its jurisdiction and it shall inform the Requesting Party of the results of its enquiry. When presenting its request, the Requesting Party shall inform the Requested Party of the grounds it has for believing that the said proceeds are on its territory.

 2. To the sole extent allowed by its law and without prejudice to the rights of any third party:
         (a) if, pursuant to paragraph 1 of this Article, any proceeds suspected of being the result of an offence, are found, the Requested Party may, on request