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ARTICLE 9

(1)

In urgent cases the person sought may, in accordance with the law of the requested Party, be provisionally arrested

the application of the

authorities of the requesting Party.

on

(2)

competent

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

conviction against the person,

of arrest or a judgment of

statement of the

of

the

maximum punishment that can be imposed or the

punishment that has been imposed for the offence, and statement

acts or omissions (including time and place) alleged to constitute the offence.

(3)

The application for provisional arrest shall be in writing and may be forwarded through the same channels as a request for surrender 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 his arrest if the request

for his surrender supported by the

documents referred to in paragraphs (2) to (4) of Article 8, has not been

received.

This provision shall not prevent his

re-arrest

or surrender if the request for his surrender is

received subsequently.

ARTICLE 10

which

If the surrender of a fugitive offender is requested concurrently by one of the Parties and a State or States with the Kingdom of the Netherlands or Hong Kong, whichever is being requested, has arrangements for the surrender of fugitive offenders, the

Party shall make its decision having

requested