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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

be provisionally arrested on the application of the

law,

requesting Party.

(2)

an

indication

person sought,

arrest

or

The application for provisional arrest shall contain

of intention to request the surrender of the

a statement of the existence of a warrant of

a judgment of conviction against that person,

concerning identity, nationality and probable

description of the person, a brief description of

facts of the case and a statement of the

or has been imposed for the offence and,

information

location, a

the offence and the

sentence that can be

where applicable. how much of that sentence remains to be

served.

(3)

provisional

arrest

may be

An application for

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

the expiration of sixty days from the date of

request for surrender and supporting documents

been received. The release of a person pursuant to

terminated upon

arrest if the

have

not

this paragraph shall not prevent the institution or continuation

of surrender proceedings if the request and the supporting

documents are received subsequent lv.