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ARTICLE 11

Provisional Arrest

(1)

In urgent cases the person sought may, at the

discretion of the requested Party and in accordance with

its law, be provisionally arrested on the application of

the requesting Party.

(2)

contain

of the

warrant

person,

The application for provisional arrest shall

an indication of intention to request the surrender

person sought, a statement of the existence of a of arrest or a judgment of conviction against that

information concerning identity, nationality and

probable location, a description of the person, a brief

description of the offence and the facts of the case and a

statement of the sentence that can be or has been imposed

for the offence and, where applicable, how much of that

sentence remains to be served.

(3)

An application for provisional arrest may be

transmitted by any means affording a record in writing

through the channel notified under paragraph (1) of Article

8 or through the International Criminal Police Organisation

(Interpol).

(4)

The provisional arrest of the person sought shall

be terminated upon the expiration of sixty days from the

date of arrest if the request for surrender and supporting

documents have not been received. The release of a person

pursuant to this paragraph shall not prevent the

institution or continuation of surrender proceedings if the

the supporting documents are received

and

request

subsequently.

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