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from the date of that person's arrest if a request for extradition, supported by the documents specified in article 6, has not been received.
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5. Release shall not prejudice re-arrest and extradition if a request for extradition is subsequently received.

Article 10
Conflicting requests
1. Where requests are received from two or more States for the extradition of the same person, the government of the requested State shall determine to which of those States the person is to be extradited and shall notify the governments of the requesting States of its decision.

2. In determining to which State a person is to be extradited, the government of 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 extradition to a third State.

Article 11
Surrender of person to be extradited
1. The government of the requested State shall as soon as a decision on the request for extradition has been made, communicate that decision to the government of the requesting State through the diplomatic channel.

2. Where extradition of a person for an offence is granted, the person shall be removed from the territory of the requested State from a point of departure in the territory of that State convenient to the government of the requesting State.

3. The government of the requesting State shall remove the person from the territory of the requested State within such reasonable period as the government of the last-mentioned State specifies and, if the person is not removed within that period, the government of the requested State shall, subject to paragraph 4, set the person at liberty and may refuse to extradite that person for the same offence.

4. If circumstances beyond its control prevent a contracting Party from surrendering or removing the person to be extradited it shall notify the other contracting Party. The two contracting Parties shall agree upon a new date of surrender, and the provisions of paragraph 3 of this article shall apply.

Article 12
Surrender of property
1. To the extent permitted under the law of the requested State and subject to the rights of third parties, which shall be duly respected, all property found in the requested State that has been acquired as a result of the offence or may be required as evidence shall, if the government of the requesting State so requests, be surrendered if extradition is granted.

2. Subject to