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States the person is to be extradited and shall notify those States of its decision.

2. In determining to which State a person is to be extradited, the Requested Party shall have regard to all the relevant circumstances and in particular, to:
    (a) if the requests relate to different offences, the relative seriousness of those offences:

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    (b) the time and place of commission of each offence;
    (c) the respective dates of the requests;
    (d) the nationality of the person sought; and
    (e) the ordinary place of residence of the person.

Article 14

Surrender
1. The Requested Party shall, as soon as a decision on the request for extradition has been made, communicate that decision to the Requesting Party through the diplomatic channel. Reasons shall be given for any complete or partial refusal of a request for extradition.
2. Where extradition of a person for an offence is granted, the person shall be conveyed by the appropriate authorities of the Requested Party to a port or airport in the territory of that Party mutually acceptable to both Contracting Parties.
3. The Requesting Party shall remove the person from the territory of the Requested Party within such reasonable period as the Requested Party specifies and, if the person is not removed within that period, the Requested Party may set that person at liberty and may refuse extradition 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 mutually decide upon a new date of surrender or removal, and the provisions of paragraph 3 of this Article shall apply.

Article 15

Surrender of Property
1. To the extent permitted under the law of the Requested Party and subject to the rights of third parties, which shall be duly respected, all property found in the territory of the Requested Party that has been acquired as a result of the offence or may be required as evidence shall, if the Requesting Party so requests, be surrendered if extradition is granted.
2. Subject to paragraph 1 of this Article, the above-mentioned property shall, if the Requesting Party so requests, be surrendered to the Requesting Party even if the extradition cannot be carried out owing to the death or escape of the person sought.
3. Where the law of the Requested Party or the rights of third parties so require, any articles so surrendered shall be returned to the Requested Party free of charge if that Party so requests.

Article 16

Rule of Speciality
1. A person who has been extradited under this Treaty shall not be detained, prosecuted or tried