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ARTICLE 10
Provisional Arrest
(1)
In urgent
cases the person sought may, in
accordance with the law of the requested Party, be
provisionally arrested on the application of the competent
authorities of the requesting Party.
(2)
The application shall contain a description of
the person sought, an indication of intention to request
his surrender. a statement of the existence and terms of a
warrant of arrest or a judgment of conviction against the
person, a statement of the maximum punishment that can be
imposed or the punishment that has been imposed for the
offence, and a statement of the acts or omissions
(including time
offence.
and
place) alleged to
constitute the
(3)
in
as
The
application for provisional arrest shall be
writing and
may be forwarded through the same channels a request for surrender or through the International
Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol).
(4)
be
terminated
The provisional arrest of the person sought shall upon the expiration of sixty days from the
date of his arrest if the request for his surrender,
supported by the documents referred to in paragraphs (2) to (4). of Article 8 of this Agreement, has not been received. This provision shall not prevent his re-arrest or surrender if the request for his surrender is received subsequently.