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sought consents to an order for his extradition being made.

Additional Information
ARTICLE 17

If the details or documents sent with the request for extradition are insufficient or defective, the Requested Party shall inform the Requesting Party of the omissions or defects which may be corrected, before the request will be submitted to the judicial authority.

Rule of Speciality
ARTICLE 18

A person extradited under this Treaty shall not be detained, tried or punished in the territory of the Requesting State for an offence other than that for which extradition has been granted nor be extradited by the Requesting Party to a third State, for any offence committed prior to the extradition, unless:
          (a) the person has left the territory of the Requesting State after extradition and has voluntarily returned to it;
          (b) the person has not left the territory of the Requesting State within 60 days after being free to do so; or
          (c) the Requested Party has given its consent to such detention, trial, punishment or to extradition to a third State. The request for the consent of the Requested Party under this Article shall be accompanied by the documents mentioned in Article 16.

2. These provisions shall not apply to offences committed after the extradition.

Provisional Arrest
ARTICLE 19

1. In case of urgency, the Requesting Party may apply through the diplomatic channel for the provisional arrest of a person sought. Such an application shall contain a description of the person sought, a statement that extradition is to be requested through the diplomatic channel, a statement of the existence of one of the documents mentioned in paragraph (b) of Article 16 authorising the arrest of the person, a statement of the offence alleged and of the punishment that can be, or has been, imposed for the offence and a summary of the acts or omissions alleged to constitute the offence.

2. An application for provisional arrest may be made by any written means.

3. On receipt of the application referred to in paragraph 1, the Requested Party shall take the necessary steps to secure the arrest of the person sought. The Requesting Party shall be informed of the outcome of its application.

4. The person provisionally arrested may be discharged if on the expiration of 60 days the Requested Party has not received the request for extradition and the documents mentioned in Article 16 or documents requested pursuant to Article 17.

5. The discharge of a person shall not preclude the institution of extradition proceedings if the request and the documents mentioned in Article 16 are subsequently received.

Concurrent Requests
ARTICLE 20

If concurrent requests for extradition are received from one of the Parties and other States,