Competing Requests Competing Requests

If the extradition of a person is requested concurrently by one of the Contracting States and by another State or States, either for the same offence or for different offences, the Requested State shall make its decision, in so far as its law allows, having regard to all the circumstances, including the provisions in this regard in any Agreements subsisting between the Requested State and the Requesting States, the relative seriousness and place of commission of the offences, the respective dates of the requests, the nationality or citizenship and residence of the person sought and the possibility of subsequent extradition to another State.