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the extradition and then returns voluntarily to that State; or
         (c) the person voluntarily remains in the territory of the Requesting State for more than 45 days after being at liberty to leave.

XX
Transit

The Contracting States may authorize the transport, through their respective territories, of a person surrendered to the other State by a third State, in accordance with the following provisions:
         (a) a transit request shall include the description of the person that is being transferred and a brief summary of the facts.  A person in transit shall be kept in custody during the period of transit;
         (b) no authorization is required when the means of transportation is by air and no landing is scheduled in the territory of the State of transit;
         (c) if an unscheduled landing in the territory of a Contracting State occurs, that Contracting State may require the other State to furnish a request for transit in accordance with paragraph (a) of this Article.  The State of transit shall keep the person in custody until the transportation is continued provided that the request is received within 96 hours of the unscheduled landing;
         (d) where the person is in custody in accordance with paragraphs (a) or (c) of this Article, the Contracting State in whose territory the person is detained may order that the person be put at liberty if his or her transfer is not continued within 10 days or within such additional period considered reasonable by that Contracting State, taking into account all the circumstances of the case; and
         (e) the Contracting State to which the person is being extradited shall reimburse the other Contracting State for any expenses incurred by the latter in relation to the transit.

XXI
Expenses

The expenses incurred in relation to the arrest, custody, maintenance and transportation of the person extradited, as well as those incurred by the seizure of property, shall be borne by the Requested State until the time of the surrender, whilst those expenses incurred after the surrender of the person or of the property shall be borne by the Requesting State.

XXII
Mutual assistance in criminal matters

The Contracting States agree, in accordance with their respective laws, to afford each other the maximum cooperation possible in criminal matters, for the purposes of the investigation and prosecution of offences committed within their respective jurisdictions.

XXIII
Entry into force and termination

1. This Treaty shall enter into force 30 days after the date of the last communication between the Contracting States that their respective constitutional and legal requirements have been complied with.

2. All extradition requests submitted after the entry into force of this Treaty shall be governed by this Treaty whatever the date of