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the law of the Requested State.

Article 13
Search and Seizure

1. A request for search, seizure and delivery of any article shall be executed by the Requested State insofar as its law permits if it includes the information justifying that action under the law of the Requested State.

2. A request under this Article shall include a statement indicating the basis for the belief that evidence may be found in the jurisdiction of the Requested State and a precise description of the place to be searched and of the evidence to be searched for.

3. The Requested State shall provide, in accordance with its law, such information as may be required by the Requesting State concerning the result of any search, the place of seizure, the circumstances of seizure and the subsequent custody of the article seized.

4. The Requesting State shall observe any conditions imposed by the Requested State in relation to any seized article which is delivered to the Requesting State.

Article 14
Temporary Transfer of Persons in Custody

1. A person in custody in the Requested State shall, at the request of the Requesting State, be temporarily transferred to the Requesting State for testimonial purposes if the person and the Requested State consent.

2. Where permitted by the law of the Requested State, a person in custody in the Requested State shall, at the request of the Requesting State, be temporarily transferred to the Requesting State to assist in investigations if the person and the Requested State consent.

3. A request under this Article shall include the name of the person or the authority who will have custody during the transfer and the place to which the detained person is to be transferred.

4. Where the person transferred is required to be held in custody under the law of the Requested State, the Requesting State shall hold that person in custody and shall return the person in custody to the Requested State at the conclusion of the matter in relation to which the transfer was sought or at such earlier time as the person's presence is no longer required.

5. Where the Requested State advises the Requesting State that the transferred person is no longer required to be held in custody, that person shall be set at liberty and be treated as a person referred to in Article 17.

Article 15
Locating and Identifying Persons or Articles

1. The Requested State shall, upon request, take all reasonable measures to locate and identify persons or articles believed to be in that State and needed in connection with a criminal investigation, prosecution or proceeding in the Requesting State.

2. The Requested State shall communicate to the Requesting State