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to this Treaty.

ARTICLE 6

RE-EXTRADITION TO A THIRD STATE

1. Where a person has been surrendered to the Requesting Stale by the Requested State, the Requesting State shall not extradite that person to any third state for an offence committed before that person's surrender unless:
    (a) the Requested State consents to that re-extradition: or
    (b) the person has had an opportunity to leave the Requesting State and has not done so within 45 days of final discharge in respect of the offence tor which that person was surrendered by the Requested State or has returned to the Requesting State after leaving it.

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2. In relation to any consent pursuant to sub-paragraph 1 (a) of this Article the Requested State may request the production of the documents mentioned in Article 8 as well as any declaration made by the extradited person in respect of the re-extradition.

ARTICLE 7

CONCURRENT REQUESTS

1. If extradition is requested concurrently by a Contracting Party and by one or more other States, whether for the same or for different acts or omissions, the Requested State shall determine to which of those Stales the person is to be extradited having regard to the circumstances, and in particular, the existence of other treaties binding on the Requested State, the relative gravity of the offences and where they were committed, the respective dales of the requests, the nationality of the person and the possibility of subsequent re-extradition.

ARTICLE 8

EXTRADITION PROCEDURE AND REQUIRED DOCUMENTS

1. A request for extradition shall be made in writing and shall be communicated through the diplomatic channel. All documents submitted in support of a request for extradition shall be authenticated in accordance with Article 9.
2. A request for extradition shall be accompanied by:
    (a) if the person is accused of an offence—the original and two copies of the warrant for the arrest of the person, a statement of each offence for which extradition is requested and a statement of the acts or omissions which are alleged against the person in respect of each offence;
    (b) if a person has been convicted in that person's absence of an offence—a judicial or other document, or a copy thereof, authorising the apprehension of the person, a statement of each offence for which extradition is requested, a statement of the acts or omissions which are alleged against the person in respect of each offence and a statement of the relevant law that ensures the right to appeal against the decision or to seek a new trial;
    (c) if the person has been convicted of an offence otherwise than in that person's absence—documents evidencing the conviction and the sentence imposed, the fact that the sentence is