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3 of this Article shall apply.

    Article 15
    Postponement of Surrender

The Requested State may postpone the surrender of a person in order to proceed against him, or so that he may serve a sentence for an offence other than an offence constituted by an act or omission for which extradition is requested and, where the Requested State so postpones the surrender, it shall advise the Requesting State accordingly.

Article 16
Handing over of Property

1. When the extradition of a person is granted, the Requested State shall, in so far as its law permits and subject to the rights of third parties, at the request of the Requesting State, seize and hand over property:
         (a) which may serve as proof of the offence; or
         (b) which has been acquired as a result of the offence.

2. The property mentioned in paragraph 1 of this Article may be handed over even if extradition, having been agreed to, cannot be carried out owing to the death or escape of the person sought.

3. If the property in question is liable to seizure or confiscation in the territory of the Requested State that State may, in connection with pending proceedings, temporarily retain it or hand it over on condition that it is returned.

4. Any rights which the Requested State or third parties may have acquired in the said property shall be preserved. Where these rights exist, the property shall be returned without charge to the Requested State as soon as possible after the trial if that State so requests.

    Article 17
    Multiple Requests

1. Where requests are received from two or more States for the extradition of the same person either for the same offence, or for different offences, the Requested State shall determine to which of those States the person is to be extradited and shall notify the Requesting State of its decision.

2. In determining to which State a person is to be extradited, the Requested State shall have regard to all relevant circumstances and, in particular, to:
         (a) if the requests relate to different offences, the relative seriousness of the offences;
         (b) the time and place of commission of each offence;
         (c) the respective dates of the requests;
         (d) the nationality of the person;
         (e) the ordinary place of residence of the person; and
         (f) the possibility of subsequent extradition to another State.

    Article 18
    Transit

1. Where a person is to be extradited for an offence by a third State to a Contracting State through the territory of the other Contracting State, the first mentioned Contracting State shall request the other Contracting State to permit the transit of that person through its territory.

2. Upon receipt of