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even if the extradition, having been consented to, cannot be carried out owing to the death or escape of the person sought.
3. Any rights acquired by the Requested State or third parties in the property shall be preserved. If such rights exist, the property shall, at the request of the Requested State, be returned to that State free of charge, on the completion of the proceedings in the Requesting State.

Article 13

Rule of Speciality

A person extradited under this Treaty shall not be detained or tried or be subjected to any other restriction of liberty in the territory of the Requesting State for any offence committed before extradition other than the offence for which extradition was granted except:
    (a) where the Requested State consents in respect of any other extraditable offence. A request for the consent of the Requested State shall be accompanied by the documents mentioned in Article 6 as well as a record of any statement made by the extradited person in respect of the offence concerned; or
    (b) where the person has had an opportunity to leave the Requesting State and has not done so within forty-five days of final discharge or if the person has returned to the territory of the Requesting State after leaving it.

Article 14

Re-Extradition to a Third State

1. Where a person has been surrendered to the Requesting State by the Requested State, the first-mentioned State shall not surrender that person to any third State for an offence committed before the person's surrender unless:

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    (a) the Requested State consents to that surrender; or
    (b) the person has had an opportunity to leave the territory of the Requesting State and has not done so within forty-five days of final discharge or has returned to the territory of the Requesting State after leaving it.
2. Before acceding to a request pursuant to sub-paragraph (1) (a) of this Article, the Requested State may request the production of the documents mentioned in Article 6 and of a record of any statements made by the person extradited in relation to the offence for which the consent of the Requested State is sought.

Article 15

Transit

1. Where a person is to be extradited to a Contracting Party from a third State through the territory of the other Contracting Party, the Requesting State to which the person is to be extradited shall request the Requested State of transit to permit the transit of that person through its territory.
2. Transit shall be permitted only if the offences in respect of which the person is being surrendered are offences of a kind which would be extraditable under this Treaty.
3. Permission for the transit of