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ARTICLE 8

RESTRAINT OF PROPERTY

LIABLE TO CONFISCATION

1. Where proceedings in the territory of a Party may result in the making of an order mentioned in paragraph 1 of Article 9, that Party may request the restraint in the territory of the Requested Party of property for the purpose of ensuring that it is available to satisfy any such order.

2.

A request made under this article shall include:

(a)

a certificate to the effect that proceedings have been instituted on a specified date against a specified person and that those proceedings have not been concluded;

(b) a description of the property to be restrained and its connection with the person specified under sub-paragraph (a) of this paragraph, and insofar as possible its whereabouts;

and

(c)

details of any relevant order made by a court of the

Requesting Party.

3. Where the restraint of property has been ordered pursuant to this Treaty but there is a representation in the territory of the Requested Party by a person affected by the order, that Party shall inform the Requesting Party as soon as possible and shall also inform it promptly of the outcome of that representation.

ARTICLE 9

ASSISTANCE IN ENFCRCING THE CONFISCATION OF PROCEEDS

1.

This article applies to an order made by a court of the Requesting Party as a result of a conviction for a drug trafficking offence, for the purpose of recovering the proceeds of drug trafficking, including:

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