Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F1997B01937:body:0:p5
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F1997B01937
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in Finalnd against the person sought for the offence for which his extradition is requested and the charge against him is waived, Finland shall not be bound to extradite him for that offence unless the executive authority of Finland determines, after due consideration of the circumstances of the case, that the interests of justice would be served thereby. In any event, the requesting State shall be afforded an opportunity to supplement its request before final determination on the request for extradition pursuant to this provision.
Article 6
If, under the law of the requesting State, a person whose extradition is requested is liable to the death penalty for an offence for which his extradition is requested or for any other offence for which he may be detained or tried in accordance with Article 15, the requested State may refuse the extradition of the person unless the requesting State undertakes that the death penalty will not be imposed or if imposed, will not be carried out.
Article 7
1. A request for extradition of a person shall be in writing.
2. The request shall be accompanied:
    (a) by a duly authenticated warrant for his arrest;
    (b) if the person is charged with an offence—by such duly authenticated documents as, according to the law in force in the part of the territory of the requested State in which he is found, would justify his arrest and trial if the act or omission constituting the offence had taken place in that part of that territory;
    (c) if the person has been convicted of an offence—by such duly authenticated documents as prove the conviction and the sentence imposed, the evidence that the sentence is immediately enforceable, and a statement showing the extent to which the sentence has not been carried out;
    (d) if the person has been convicted of an offence but no sentence has been imposed—by such duly authenticated documents as prove the conviction and a statement showing the reasons why no sentence has been imposed;
    (e) by information about the date, place and other details of the offence for which extradition is requested to the extent to which that information is not contained in the documents referred to in the previous sub-paragraphs;

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    (f) by a copy of the relevant provision of the statute, if any, creating the offence or a statement of the relevant law as to the offence as the case may be, and in either case a statement of the punishment that can be imposed for the offence: and
    (g) by information as to the nationality and residence of the person and such duly authenticated documents as are available and necessary for his identification.
Article 8
1. A