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on the first day of the month following the expiration of a period of three months after the date of receipt of such declaration by the Secretary General.

 3 Any declaration made under the two preceding paragraphs may, in respect of any territory specified in such declaration, be withdrawn by a notification addressed to the Secretary General. The withdrawal shall become effective on the first day of the month following the expiration of a period of three months after the date of receipt of such notification by the Secretary General.

     Article 21 – Temporal application

This Convention shall be applicable to the enforcement of sentences imposed either before or after its entry into force.

     Article 22 – Relationship to other Conventions and Agreements

 1 This Convention does not affect the rights and undertakings derived from extradition treaties and other treaties on international co‑operation in criminal matters providing for the transfer of detained persons for purposes of confrontation or testimony.

 2 If two or more Parties have already concluded an agreement or treaty on the transfer of sentenced persons or otherwise have established their relations in this matter, or should they in future do so, they shall be entitled to apply that agreement or treaty or to regulate those relations accordingly, in lieu of the present Convention.

 3 The present Convention does not affect the right of States party to the European Convention on the International Validity of Criminal Judgments to conclude bilateral or multilateral agreements with one another on matters dealt with in that Convention in order to supplement its provisions or facilitate the application of the principles embodied in it.

 4 If a request for transfer falls within the scope of both the present Convention and the European Convention on the International Validity of Criminal Judgments or another agreement or treaty on the transfer of sentenced persons, the requesting State shall, when making the request, indicate on the basis of which instrument it is made.

     Article 23 – Friendly settlement

The European Committee on Crime Problems of the Council of Europe shall be kept informed regarding the application of this Convention and shall do whatever is necessary to facilitate a friendly settlement of any difficulty which may arise out of its application.

     Article 24 – Denunciation

 1 Any Party may at any time denounce this Convention by means of a notification addressed to the Secretary General of the Council of Europe.

 2 Such denunciation shall become effective on the first day of the month following the expiration of a period of three months after the date of receipt of the notification by the Secretary General.

 3 The present Convention shall, however, continue to apply to the enforcement of sentences