# The European Convention on Extradition Order 2001 S.I. 2001/962 · made 14 March 2001 This Order consolidates, with amendments, the European Convention on Extradition Order and the amending Orders listed in Part II of Schedule 5 to the Order. The main amendments are the addition of Andorra, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and the Russian Federation to the list (in Schedule 3 to the Order) of States parties to the European Convention on Extradition (“Convention States”) together with the declarations and reservations made by those States, and the addition of certain reservations or declarations made by Austria, Germany, the Netherlands, Portugal, Hungary, Turkey, Slovakia and Israel (who are already parties to the Convention). Made under: Extradition Act 1989 (repealed) PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/european-convention-on-extradition-order-2001/pdf/uksi_20010962_en.pdf ## Introductory text EXTRADITION Made 14th March 2001 Laid before Parliament 26th March 2001 Coming into force 17th April 2001 At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 14th day of March 2001 Present, The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council Whereas the European Convention on Extradition (referred to in this Order as “the Convention”), the terms of which are set out in Schedule 1 to this Order, was opened for signature by Members of the Council of Europe at Paris on 13th December 1957 and entered into force for the United Kingdom on 14th May 1991: And whereas the United Kingdom has made the reservations and a notification set out in Schedule 2 to this Order: And whereas the States listed in Schedule 3 to this Order are parties to the Convention (and are each referred to in this Order as “a Convention State”) and have made the reservations, notifications and declarations set out in Schedule 4 to this Order: And whereas section 3(2) of the Extradition Act 1989 (referred to in this Order as “the 1989 Act”) provides that, for the purpose of extradition procedures under Part III of the Act, a State which is a party to the Convention may be treated as a foreign State: And whereas the Convention provides for denunciation by means of a notice given by a party to it, such denunciation to take effect six months after the date when the Secretary-General of the Council of Europe receives such notice: And whereas the Convention, as it has effect in the United Kingdom, is in conformity with the provisions of the 1989 Act, in particular with the restrictions on return contained in Part II of that Act: And whereas section 4(1) of the 1989 Act provides that, where general extradition arrangements have been made, Her Majesty may, by Order in Council reciting or embodying their terms, direct that the 1989 Act, so far as it relates to extradition procedures under Part III of that Act, shall apply as between the United Kingdom and the foreign state, or any foreign state, with which they have been made, subject to the limitations, restrictions, exceptions and qualifications, if any, contained in the Order: Now, therefore, Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred on Her by sections 4(1) and 37(3) of the 1989 Act, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:— ## 1 Citation This Order may be cited as the European Convention on Extradition Order 2001 and shall come into force on 17th April 2001. ## 2 Application of Part III of 1989 Act (1) Subject to the provisions of this Order, the 1989 Act, so far as it relates to extradition procedures under Part III of that Act, shall apply as between the United Kingdom and any Convention State which is listed in Part I of Schedule 3 to this Order. (2) For the purposes of paragraph (1) above Cyprus and Malta shall be treated as foreign states. ## 3 Application of Part III of 1989 Act Where an extradition request is made by a Convention State in respect of a person accused of an offence it shall not be necessary (a) for that State to furnish the court of committal with evidence sufficient to make a case requiring an answer by that person if the proceedings were a summary trial of an information against that person and the extradition crime had taken place within the jurisdiction of the court; or (b) for the court of committal to be satisfied that there is evidence sufficient to make such a case. ## 4 Extent The operation of this Order is limited to the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man. ## 5 Revocation and savings (1) Subject to paragraph (2) below the Orders listed in Part I of Schedule 5 to this Order are, to the extent specified in that Part, hereby revoked. (2) The Orders referred to in paragraph (1) above shall, to the extent so specified, continue to have effect (a) without prejudice to the operation of section 16(1)(e) of the Interpretation Act 1978, for the purposes of disposing of any requisition for the surrender of a fugitive criminal to a Convention State in respect of which an Order under paragraph 4(2) of Schedule 1 to the 1989 Act was made before this Order came into force; and (b) insofar as they relate to extradition between any territory for whose international relations a Convention State is responsible, but to which the Convention does not apply, and the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man or any colony. (3) The European Convention on Extradition Order 1990 and the other Orders listed in Part II of Schedule 5 to this Order are hereby revoked. ## Signature A.K. Galloway Clerk of the Privy Council ## Schedule 1: THE CONVENTION ## THE EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON EXTRADITION The Governments signatory hereto, being Members of the Council of Europe. Considering that the aim of the Council of Europe is to achieve a greater unity between its Members: Considering that this purpose can be obtained by the conclusion of agreements and by common action in legal matters: Considering that the acceptance of uniform rules with regard to extradition is likely to assist this work of unification. Have agreed as follows: ## ARTICLE 1 OBLIGATION TO EXTRADITE The Contracting Parties undertake to surrender to each other, subject to the provisions and conditions laid down in this Convention, all persons against whom the competent authorities of the requesting Party are proceeding for an offence or who are wanted by the said authorities for the carrying out of a sentence or detention order. ### EXTRADITABLE OFFENCES ## 1 Extradition shall be granted in respect of offences punishable under the laws of the requesting Party and of the requested Party by deprivation of liberty or under a detention order for a maximum period of at least one year or by a more severe penalty. Where a conviction and prison sentence have occurred or a detention order has been made in the territory of the requesting Party, the punishment awarded must have been for a period of at least four months. ## 2 If the request for extradition includes several separate offences each of which is punishable under the laws of the requesting Party and the requested Party by deprivation of liberty or under a detention order, but of which some do not fulfil the condition with regard to the amount of punishment which may be awarded, the requested Party shall also have the right to grant extradition for the latter offences. ## 3 Any Contracting Party whose law does not allow extradition for certain of the offences referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article may, insofar as it is concerned, exclude such offences from the application of this Convention. ## 4 Any Contracting Party which wishes to avail itself of the right provided for in paragraph 3 of this Article shall, at the time of the deposit of its instrument of ratification or accession, transmit to the Secretary-General of the Council of Europe either a list of the offences for which extradition is allowed or a list of those for which it is excluded and shall at the same time indicate the legal provisions which allow or exclude extradition. The Secretary-General of the Council shall forward these lists to the other signatories. ## 5 If extradition is subsequently excluded in respect of other offences by the law of a Contracting Party, that Party shall notify the Secretary-General. The Secretary-General shall inform the other signatories. Such notification shall not take effect until three months from the date of its receipt by the Secretary-General. ## 6 Any Party which avails itself of the right provided for in paragraphs 4 or 5 of this Article may at any time apply this Convention to offences which have been excluded from it. It shall inform the Secretary-General of the Council of such changes, and the Secretary-General shall inform the other signatories. ## 7 Any Party may apply reciprocity in respect of any offences excluded from the application of the Convention under this Article. ### POLITICAL OFFENCES ## 1 Extradition shall not be granted if the offence in respect of which it is requested is regarded by the requested Party as a political offence or as an offence connected with a political offence. ## 2 The same rule shall apply if the requested Party has substantial grounds for believing that a request for extradition for an ordinary criminal offence has been made for the purpose of prosecuting or punishing a person on account of his race, religion, nationality or political opinion, or that that person’s position may be prejudiced for any of these reasons. ## 3 The taking or attempted taking of the life of a Head of State or a member of his family shall not be deemed to be a political offence for the purposes of this Convention. ## 4 This Article shall not affect any obligations which the Contracting Parties may have undertaken or may undertake under any other international convention of a multilateral character. ## ARTICLE 4 MILITARY OFFENCES Extradition for offences under military law which are not offences under ordinary criminal law is excluded from the application of this Convention. ## ARTICLE 5 FISCAL OFFENCES Extradition shall be granted, in accordance with the provisions of this Convention, for offences in connection with taxes, duties, customs and exchange only if the Contracting Parties have so decided in respect of any such offences or category of offences. ### EXTRADITION OF NATIONALS ## 1 (a) A Contracting Party shall have the right to refuse extradition of its nationals. (b) Each Contracting Party may, by a declaration made at the time of signature or of deposit of its instrument of ratification or accession, define as far as it is concerned the term “nationals” within the meaning of this Convention. (c) Nationality shall be determined as at the time of the decision concerning extradition. If, however, the person claimed is first recognised as a national of the requested Party during the period between the time of the decision and the time contemplated for the surrender, the requested Party may avail itself of the provision contained in sub-paragraph (a) of this Article. ## 2 If the requested Party does not extradite its national, it shall at the request of the requesting Party submit the case to its competent authorities in order that proceedings may be taken if they are considered appropriate. For this purpose, the files, information and exhibits relating to the offence shall be transmitted without charge by the means provided for in Article 12, paragraph 1. The requesting Party shall be informed of the result of its request. ### PLACE OF COMMISSION ## 1 The requested Party may refuse to extradite a person claimed for an offence which is regarded by its law as having been committed in whole or in part in its territory or in a place treated as its territory. ## 2 When the offence for which extradition is requested has been committed outside the territory of the requesting Party, extradition may only be refused if the law of the requested Party does not allow prosecution for the same category of offence when committed outside the latter Party’s territory or does not allow extradition for the offence concerned. ## ARTICLE 8 PENDING PROCEEDINGS FOR THE SAME OFFENCES The requested Party may refuse to extradite the person claimed if the competent authorities of such Party are proceeding against him in respect of the offence or offences for which extradition is requested. ## ARTICLE 9 NON BIS IN IDEM Extradition shall not be granted if final judgment has been passed by the competent authorities of the requested Party upon the person claimed in respect of the offence or offences for which extradition is requested. Extradition may be refused if the competent authorities of the requested Party have decided either not to institute or to terminate proceedings in respect of the same offence or offences. ## ARTICLE 10 LAPSE OF TIME Extradition shall not be granted when the person claimed has, according to the law of either the requesting or the requested Party, become immune by reason of lapse of time from prosecution or punishment. ## ARTICLE 11 CAPITAL PUNISHMENT If the offence for which extradition is requested is punishable by death under the law of the requesting Party, and if in respect of such offence the death-penalty is not provided for by the law of the requested Party or is not normally carried out, extradition may be refused unless the requesting Party gives such assurance as the requested Party considers sufficient that the death penalty will not be carried out. ### THE REQUEST AND SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS ## 1 The request shall be in writing and shall be communicated through the diplomatic channel. Other means of communication may be arranged by direct agreement between two or more Parties. ## 2 The request shall be supported by: (a) the original or an authenticated copy of the conviction and sentence or detention order immediately enforceable or of the warrant of arrest or other order having the same effect and issued in accordance with the procedure laid down in the law of the requesting Party; (b) a statement of the offences for which extradition is requested. The time and place of their commission, their legal descriptions and a reference to the relevant legal provisions shall be set out as accurately as possible; and (c) a copy of the relevant enactments or, where this is not possible, a statement of the relevant law and as accurate a description as possible of the person claimed, together with any other information which will help to establish his identity and nationality. ## ARTICLE 13 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION If the information communicated by the requesting Party is found to be insufficient to allow the requested Party to make a decision in pursuance of this Convention, the latter Party shall request the necessary supplementary information and may fix a time-limit for the receipt thereof. ### RULE OF SPECIALITY ## 1 A person who has been extradited shall not be proceeded against, sentenced or detained with a view to the carrying out of a sentence or detention order for any offence committed prior to his surrender other than that for which he was extradited, nor shall he be for any other reason restricted in his personal freedom, except in the following cases: (a) when the Party which surrendered him consents. A request for consent shall be submitted, accompanied by the documents mentioned in Article 12 and a legal record of any statement made by the extradited person in respect of the offence concerned. Consent shall be given when the offence for which it is requested is itself subject to extradition in accordance with the provisions of this Convention: (b) when that person, having had an opportunity to leave the territory of the Party to which he has been surrendered, has not done so within 45 days of his final discharge, or has returned to that territory after leaving it. ## 2 The requesting Party may, however, take any measures necessary to remove the person from its territory, or any measures necessary under its law, including proceedings by default, to prevent any legal effects of lapse of time. ## 3 When the description of the offence charged is altered in the course of proceedings, the extradited person shall only be proceeded against or sentenced insofar as the offence under its new description is shown by its constituent elements to be an offence which would allow extradition. ## ARTICLE 15 RE-EXTRADITION TO A THIRD STATE Except as provided for in Article 14, paragraph 1(b), the requesting Party shall not, without the consent of the requested Party, surrender to another Party or to a third State a person surrendered to the requesting Party and sought by the said other Party or third State in respect of offences committed before his surrender. The requested Party may request the production of the documents mentioned in Article 12, paragraph 2. ### PROVISIONAL ARREST ## 1 In case of urgency, the competent authorities of the requesting Parties may request the provisional arrest of the person sought. The competent authorities of the requested Party shall decide the matter in accordance with its law. ## 2 The request for provisional arrest shall state that one of the documents mentioned in Article 12, paragraph 2(a), exists and that it is intended to send a request for extradition. It shall also state for what offence extradition will be requested and when and where such offence was committed and shall so far as possible give a description of the person sought. ## 3 A request for provisional arrest shall be sent to the competent authorities of the requested Party either through the diplomatic channel or direct by post or telegraph or through the International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) or by any other means affording evidence in writing or accepted by the requested Party. The requesting authority shall be informed without delay of the result of its request. ## 4 Provisional arrest may be terminated if, within a period of 18 days after arrest, the requested Party has not received the request for extradition and the documents mentioned in Article 12. It shall not, in any event, exceed 40 days from the date of such arrest. The possibility of provisional release at any time is not excluded, but the requested Party shall take any measures which it considers necessary to prevent the escape of the person sought. ## 5 Release shall not prejudice re-arrest and extradition if a request for extradition is received subsequently. ## ARTICLE 17 CONFLICTING REQUESTS If extradition is requested concurrently by more than one State either for the same offence or for different offences, the requested Party shall make its decision having regard to all the circumstances and especially the relative seriousness and place of commission of the offences, the respective dates of the requests, the nationality of the person claimed and the possibility of subsequent extradition to another State. ### SURRENDER OF THE PERSON TO BE EXTRADITED ## 1 The requested Party shall inform the requesting Party by the means mentioned in Article 12, paragraph 1 of its decision with regard to the extradition. ## 2 Reasons shall be given for any complete or partial rejection. ## 3 If the request is agreed to, the requesting Party shall be informed of the place and date of surrender and of the length of time for which the person claimed was detained with a view to surrender. ## 4 Subject to the provisions of paragraph 5 of this Article, if the person claimed has not been taken over on the appointed date, he may be released after the expiry of 15 days and shall in any case be released after the expiry of 30 days. The requested Party may refuse to extradite him for the same offence. ## 5 If circumstances beyond its control prevent a Party from surrendering or taking over the person to be extradited, it shall notify the other Party. The two Parties shall agree a new date for surrender and the provisions of paragraph 4 of this Article shall apply. ### POSTPONED OR CONDITIONAL SURRENDER ## 1 The requested Party may, after making its decision on the request for extradition, postpone the surrender of the person claimed in order that he may be proceeded against by that Party or, if he has already been convicted, in order that he may serve his sentence in the territory of that Party for an offence other than that for which extradition is requested. ## 2 The requested Party may, instead of postponing surrender, temporarily surrender the person claimed to the requesting Party in accordance with conditions to be determined by mutual agreement between the Parties. ### HANDING OVER OF PROPERTY ## 1 The requested Party shall, insofar as its law permits and at the request of the requesting Party, seize and hand over property: (a) which may be required as evidence or (b) which has been acquired as a result of the offence and which, at the time of the arrest, is found in the possession of the person claimed or is discovered subsequently. ## 2 The property mentioned in paragraph 1 of this Article shall be handed over even if extradition, having been agreed to, cannot be carried out owing to the death or escape of the person claimed. ## 3 When the said property is liable to seizure or confiscation in the territory of the requested Party, the latter may, in connection with pending criminal proceedings, temporarily retain it or hand it over on condition that it is returned. ## 4 Any rights which the requested Party or third parties may have acquired in the said property shall be preserved. Where these rights exist, the property shall be returned without charge to the requested Party as soon as possible after the trial. ### TRANSIT ## 1 Transit through the territory of one of the Contracting Parties shall be granted on submission of a request by the means mentioned in Article 12, paragraph 1, provided that the offence concerned is not considered by the Party requested to grant transit as an offence of a political or purely military character having regard to Articles 3 and 4 of this Convention. ## 2 Transit of a national, within the meaning of Article 6, of a country requested to grant transit may be refused. ## 3 Subject to the provisions of paragraph 4 of this Article, it shall be necessary to produce the documents mentioned in Article 12, paragraph 2. ## 4 If air transport is used, the following provisions shall apply: (a) when it is not intended to land, the requesting Party shall notify the Party over whose territory the flight is to be made and shall certify that one of the documents mentioned in Article 12, paragraph 2(a) exists. In the case of an unscheduled landing, such notification shall have the effect of a request for provisional arrest as provided for in Article 16, and the requesting Party shall submit a formal request for transit: (b) when it is intended to land, the requesting Party shall submit a formal request for transit. ## 5 A Party may, however, at the time of signature or of the deposit of its instrument of ratification or, or accession to, this Convention, declare that it will only grant transit of a person on some or all of the conditions on which it grants extradition. In that event, reciprocity may be applied. ## 6 The transit of the extradited person shall not be carried out through any territory where there is reason to believe that his life or his freedom may be threatened by reason of his race, religion, nationality or political opinion. ## ARTICLE 22 PROCEDURE Except where this Convention otherwise provides, the procedure with regard to extradition and provisional arrest shall be governed solely by the law of the requested Party. ## ARTICLE 23 LANGUAGE TO BE USED The documents to be produced shall be in the language of the requesting or requested Party. The requested Party may require a translation into one of the official languages of the Council of Europe to be chosen by it. ### EXPENSES ## 1 Expenses incurred in the territory of the requested Party by reason of extradition shall be borne by that Party. ## 2 Expenses incurred by reason of transit through the territory of a Party requested to grant transit shall be borne by the requesting Party. ## 3 In the event of extradition from a non-metropolitan territory of the requested Party, the expenses occasioned by travel between that territory and the metropolitan territory of the requesting Party shall be borne by the latter. The same rule shall apply to expenses occasioned by travel between the non-metropolitan territory of the requested Party and its metropolitan territory. ## ARTICLE 25 DEFINITION OF “DETENTION ORDER” For the purposes of this Convention, the expression “detention order” means any order involving deprivation of liberty which has been made by a criminal court in addition to or instead of a prison sentence. ### RESERVATIONS ## 1 Any Contracting Party may, when signing this Convention or when depositing its instrument of ratification or accession, make a reservation in respect of any provision or provisions of the Convention. ## 2 Any Contracting Party which has made a reservation shall withdraw it as soon as circumstances permit. Such withdrawal shall be made by notification to the Secretary-General of the Council of Europe. ## 3 A Contracting Party which has made a reservation in respect of a provision of the Convention may not claim application of the said provision by another Party save insofar as it has itself accepted the provision. ### TERRITORIAL APPLICATION ## 1 This Convention shall apply to the metropolitan territories of the Contracting Parties. ## 2 In respect of France, it shall also apply to Algeria and to the overseas Departments and, in respect of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, to the Channel Islands and to the Isle of Man. ## 3 The Federal Republic of Germany may extend the application of this Convention to the Land of Berlin by notice addressed to the Secretary-General of the Council of Europe, who shall notify the other Parties of such declaration. ## 4 By direct arrangement between two or more Contracting Parties, the application of this Convention may be extended, subject to the conditions laid down in the arrangement, to any territory of such Parties, other than the territories mentioned in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of this Article, for whose international relations any such Party is responsible. ### RELATIONS BETWEEN THIS CONVENTION AND BILATERAL AGREEMENTS ## 1 This Convention shall, in respect of those countries to which it applies, supersede the provisions of any bilateral treaties, conventions or agreements governing extradition between any two Contracting Parties. ## 2 The Contracting Parties may conclude between themselves bilateral or multilateral agreements only in order to supplement the provisions of this Convention or to facilitate the application of the principles contained therein. ## 3 Where, as between two or more Contracting Parties, extradition takes place on the basis of a uniform law, the Parties shall be free to regulate their mutual relations in respect of extradition exclusively in accordance with such a system notwithstanding the provisions of this Convention. The same principle shall apply as between two or more Contracting Parties each of which has in force a law providing for the execution in its territory of warrants of arrest issued in the territory of the other Party or Parties. Contracting Parties which exclude or may in the future exclude the application of this Convention as between themselves in accordance with this paragraph shall notify the Secretary-General of the Council of Europe accordingly. The Secretary-General shall inform the other Contracting Parties of any notification received in accordance with this paragraph. ### SIGNATURE, RATIFICATION AND ENTRY INTO FORCE ## 1 This Convention shall be open to signature by the Members of the Council of Europe. It shall be ratified. The instruments of ratification shall be deposited with the Secretary-General of the Council. ## 2 The Convention shall come into force 90 days after the date of deposit of the third instrument of ratification. ## 3 As regards any signatory ratifying subsequently the Convention shall come into force 90 days after the date of the deposit of its instrument of ratification. ### ACCESSION ## 1 The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe may invite any State not a Member of the Council to accede to this Convention, provided that the resolution containing such invitation receives the unanimous agreement of the Members of the Council who have ratified the Convention. ## 2 Accession shall be by deposit with the Secretary-General of the Council of an instrument of accession, which shall take effect 90 days after the date of its deposit. ## ARTICLE 31 DENUNCIATION Any Contracting Party may denounce this Convention insofar as it is concerned by giving notice to the Secretary-General of the Council of Europe. Denunciation shall take effect six months after the date when the Secretary-General of the Council received such notification. ## ARTICLE 32 NOTIFICATIONS The Secretary-General of the Council of Europe shall notify the Members of the Council and the Government of any State which has acceded to this Convention of: (a) the deposit of any instrument of ratification or accession; (b) the date of entry into force of this Convention; (c) any declaration made in accordance with the provisions of Article 6, paragraph 1 and of Article 21, paragraph 5; (d) any reservation made in accordance with Article 26, paragraph 1; (e) the withdrawal of any reservation in accordance with Article 26, paragraph 2; (f) any notification of denunciation received in accordance with the provisions of Article 31 and by the date on which such denunciation will take effect. In witness whereof the undersigned, being duly authorised thereto, have signed this Convention. Done at Paris this 13th day of December 1957, in English and French, both texts being equally authentic, in a single copy which shall remain deposited in the archives of the Council of Europe. The Secretary-General of the Council of Europe shall transmit certified copies to the signatory Governments. ## Schedule 2 RESERVATIONS AND NOTIFICATION BY THE UNITED KINGDOM The United Kingdom reserves the right to refuse to grant extradition which is requested pursuant to or for the purpose of executing a conviction or sentence pronounced against the person concerned in his absence from the proceedings in respect of which the conviction or sentence was pronounced. ## NOTIFICATION The Convention shall not apply between the United Kingdom and any Contracting Party when laws are in force in the United Kingdom and in that Contracting Party providing for the execution in the territory of each of them of warrants issued in the territory of the other. ## I CONVENTION STATES Albania Andorra Austria Belgium Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Israel Italy Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia, Former Yugoslav Republic of Malta Moldova Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russian Federation Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine ## II Republic of Ireland ## Schedule 4: RESERVATIONS AND DECLARATIONS MADE BY CONVENTION STATES ### Part 1: ALBANIA ## Reservations and Declarations Relating to paragraph 1 of Article 2 of the Convention, the Albanian party has no minimum limits for the term of imprisonment for the effect of extradition. The Albanian party considers this declaration as valid only in conditions of reciprocity. ### Part 2: ANDORRA ## Declarations Article 14, paragraph 1, of the Law “qualificada” on Extradition prohibits the extradition of persons having the Andorran nationality. For the purposes of this Convention, the term “national” means any person having the Andorran nationality at the time of the commission of the facts in accordance with the provisions of the Law “qualificada” on Andorran nationality. ## Reservations The Constitution of the Principality of Andorra prohibits special courts in its Article 85, paragraph 2. Extradition shall therefore not be granted in cases if the person sought would be tried in the requesting State by a special court or if extradition is requested for the enforcement of a sentence or detention order imposed by such a court. In the same way, and pursuant to Article 14, paragraphs 12, 13, 14 and 15 of the Law “qualificada” of the Principality of Andorra [Law which, to be passed, requires a higher majority than other laws], extradition shall not be granted: (a) when the sentence is based on a manifest error; (b) when extradition is likely to have consequences of an exceptional gravity for the person sought particularly by reason of his or her age or state of health; (c) when the person sought would be tried in the requesting State by a tribunal which does not assure the fundamental procedural guarantees and the protection of the rights of the defence or by a tribunal created for that person’s particular case, as the only person concerned or not. ### Part 3: AUSTRIA ## Declarations Austria will grant extradition also under the conditions mentioned in Article 2, paragraph 2. ## Reservations Austria will not grant extradition if the person claimed is to be brought before a special court or if the extradition should lead to the execution of a sentence or a detention order inflicted by such a court. ## 4 BELGIUM The Belgian Government considers that the reservation made by Portugal regarding Article 1, item c, is not compatible with the object of the Convention. It takes the reservation to mean that extradition shall not be granted only if, in accordance with the legislation of the requesting State, the person sentenced to life imprisonment cannot be released after a certain time, following a legal or administrative procedure. ## Reservations Belgium reserves the right not to grant extradition if the person claimed could be brought before a court of special jurisdiction, or if the extradition is requested for the execution of a sentence rendered by such a court. Extradition will not be granted when the surrender might have consequences of an exceptional gravity for the person claimed, in particular on account of his or her age or health. ## Notification By reason of the special arrangements between the Benelux countries, the Belgian Government does not accept Article 28, paragraphs 1 and 2, in respect of its relations with the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. The Belgian Government reserves the right to derogate from these provisions in respect of its relations with the other Member States of the European Community. ### Part 5: BULGARIA ## Reservations Extradition may be refused if the person proceeded against is to be tried by a special court in the requesting state or if a sentence delivered by such a court will be executed against that person. ## Declarations The Republic of Bulgaria declares that it will allow transit on the same conditions on which extradition is granted. ### Part 6: CROATIA ## Declarations and Reservations Article 9 of the Constitution of the Republic of Croatia prohibits the extradition of Croatian citizens. Consequently, the Republic of Croatia will not allow any extradition or transit (Article 21, paragraph 2, of the Convention) of its own citizens. The “nationality” of a person being requested for extradition will be considered in terms of the time when the criminal act was committed and in compliance with the regulations of the Republic of Croatia regarding citizenship (Article 6, paragraph 1(b), of the Convention). The Republic of Croatia will approve the transit of a person only under the conditions applying to extradition (Article 21, paragraph 5, of the Convention). ### Part 7: CYPRUS ## Declarations The Government of the Republic of Cyprus declares that under Article 11.2f of the Constitution of the Republic, no extradition of citizens of the Republic can be made. The provisions, therefore of this Article, as far as the Republic of Cyprus is concerned, should be restricted to extradition of aliens. ## 8 CZECH REPUBLIC Under the terms of the Article 21.5 the transit of a person within the meaning of Article 21 will be granted only on conditions applied in cases of extradition. ### Part 9: DENMARK ## Reservations Extradition may be granted on condition that the person charged with an offence shall not be proceeded against before a special court. Extradition may be refused if its object is the execution of a sentence pronounced by such a court. Extradition may also be refused if it is liable to have particularly serious consequences for the person claimed on account of his age, state of health or other personal reasons. ## Declarations The term “national” means in Denmark a national of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway or Sweden, or a person domiciled in one of those countries. ## Notification The Convention will not apply to Denmark’s relations with Norway and Sweden, extradition between the Scandinavian countries being governed by uniform legislation. ### Part 10: ESTONIA ### Declarations ## 1 Article 6 Pursuant to Article 6, paragraph 1, sub-paragraph (b) of the Convention, the Republic of Estonia declares that the term “national” within the meaning of this Convention means nationals of the Republic of Estonia. ## 2 Article 6 Pursuant to Article 6, paragraph 1, sub-paragraph (a) of the Convention, the Republic of Estonia reserves the right to refuse extradition of one of her own nationals, if the national has not consented to it. ## 3 Article 23 Pursuant to Article 23 of the Convention, the Republic of Estonia declares that requests and their annexes presented to the Republic of Estonia shall be accompanied by a translation into English. ### Part 11: FINLAND ## Declaration Within the meaning of this Convention, the term “nationals” shall denote nationals of Finland, Denmark, Iceland, Norway and Sweden as well as aliens domiciled in these States. ## Reservations Finland reserves the right, when granting extradition, to stipulate that the extradited person shall not be prosecuted for the offence in question in a court which is only provisionally, or under exceptional circumstances, empowered to deal with such offences. Extradition requested for the execution of a sentence rendered by such special court may be refused. Finland reserves also the right to refuse extradition, if extradition on account of the age, the state of health or any other condition affecting the individual in question or on account of special conditions would be unreasonable for human reasons. ## Notification The Convention shall not apply to extradition for offences between Finland, Denmark, Iceland, Norway and Sweden because extradition between these States is governed by uniform legislation. ### Part 12: FRANCE ## Reservations and Declarations Extradition shall not be granted if the person sought would be tried in the requesting State by a tribunal which does not assure the fundamental procedural guarantees and the protection of the rights of the defence or by a tribunal created for that person’s particular case or if extradition is requested for the enforcement of a sentence or detention order imposed by such a tribunal. Extradition may be refused if surrender is likely to have consequences of any exceptional gravity for the person sought, particularly by reason of his age or state of health. ### Part 13: GERMANY ## Reservations and Declarations The Government of the Federal Republic of Germany considers Portugal’s reservation (under item c) to Article 1 of the Convention to be compatible with the object and purpose of the Convention only if refusal to grant extradition for offences punishable by a life-long sentence or detention order is not absolute. It takes the reservation to mean that the only circumstance in which extradition will not be granted is where there is no possibility under the law of the requesting state for the person sentenced to life imprisonment, having completed a certain proportion of the sentence or period of detention, to obtain a judicial review of his case with a view to having the remainder of the sentence commuted to probation. ### Part 14: GREECE ## Declarations and Reservations The provisions of Article 6 will be applied subject to the application of Article 438a of the Greek Code of Criminal Procedure, which prohibits extradition of nationals of the requested Party. Article 438 of the Greek Code of Criminal Procedure will also be applied in relation to paragraph 1c. Under that Article, the date of commission of the offence will on no account be taken into consideration in establishing the nationality of the wanted person. ### Part 15: HUNGARY ## Reservations and Declarations Hungary will not grant extradition if the person sought is to be brought before a special court or if the extradition should lead to the enforcement of a sentence or detention order inflicted by such a court. Hungary moreover reserves the right to refuse extradition on humanitarian grounds if it would cause particular hardship to the person claimed, for example, because of his youth, advanced age or state of health, or any other condition affecting the individual in question, having regard also to the nature of the offence and the interests of the requesting State. ### Part 16: ICELAND ## Reservations When granting extradition, Iceland reserves the right to stipulate that the extradited person may not be summoned to appear before a provisional court or a court empowered under exceptional circumstances to deal with such offences, as well as the right to refuse extradition for the execution of a sentence rendered by such special court. Extradition may also be refused if it is liable to have particularly serious consequences for the person claimed on account of his age, state of health or other personal circumstances. ## Declarations Within the meaning of the Convention the term “nationals” means a national of Iceland and a national of Denmark, Finland, Norway or Sweden or a person domiciled in Iceland or other aforementioned countries. ## Notification The Convention shall not apply to extradition to Denmark, Finland, Norway or Sweden as extradition between the Nordic countries is governed by a uniform law. ### Part 17: REPUBLIC OF IRELAND ## Declarations A decision of the Irish Supreme Court has made it impossible for Ireland to comply with its international obligations under the European Convention on Extradition. The Court ruled that Ireland was not bound by its ratification of a similar extradition Treaty as the approval of Dail Eireann of the terms of that Treaty had not been obtained prior to ratification as is required by the Constitution of Ireland. The said Supreme Court Decision serves as a binding precedent in all future extradition cases. The same circumstance applies in the case of the European Convention on Extradition. Dail approval of the terms thereof was not obtained prior to ratification of the said Convention on behalf of the Government of Ireland in 1966. Consequently, in the event of a court challenge, Ireland’s ratification in 1966 is likely to be declared invalid under domestic law. In order to rectify this position, Dail Eireann approved the terms of the European Convention on Extradition on 29 June 1988. It is now necessary, for the purposes of domestic requirements, for the Government of Ireland to confirm the earlier ratification by way of deposit of a new instrument of ratification. ## Reservation The Irish authorities will not grant extradition if final judgment in respect of the offence for which extradition is requested has been passed in a third State on the person claimed. ## Notification The Government of Ireland, in accordance with Article 28, paragraph 3, of the European Convention on Extradition, 1957, hereby notifies the Secretary-General of the Council of Europe that the relations of the Government of Ireland with the Government of the United Kingdom in respect of Extradition will continue to be regulated exclusively on the basis of laws in force in their respective territories providing for the execution in the territory of either Party of warrants of arrest issued in the territory of the other Party. ### Part 18: ISRAEL ## Declarations Israel will only grant transit of a person if, were the receiving State requesting the extradition of the wanted person from Israel, there would be no legal bar to declaring him subject to extradition and extraditing him. ## Reservations Israel will not grant extradition of any person unless he is accused or has been convicted in the requesting State of an offence which, had it been committed in Israel, would be one of the following offences: (a) Any offence for which the death penalty or imprisonment for a period exceeding three years may be imposed (even if the penalty is lighter where the sentence is passed by a magistrate’s court), except: 1. an offence with which a person can only be charged if at the time of committing it he is a soldier within the meaning of the Military Justice Law, 5715–1955; 2. offences under Section 85 of the Criminal Code Ordinance, 1936 (preventing by force or obstructing notification or presence of a competent police officer in the event of a riotous assembly or riot) or under the Penal Law Amendment (Bigamy) Law, 5719–1959 (bigamy); 3. offences under the Penal Law Amendment (Assault on Police Officers) Law 5712–1952, or under any of the laws specified in the Schedule to the Prevention of Profiteering and Speculation (Jurisdiction) Law, 5711–1951 (various laws, regulations and bye-laws regulating sub-leasing and accommodation of guests, and the distribution, prices and control of the sale of foodstuffs). (b) An offence the penalty for which is lighter than above specified and which is an offence under the Penal Law Amendment (Bribery) Law, 5712–1952, or under any of the following sections of the Criminal Code Ordinance, 1936: 88 (riotously preventing the sailing of a ship), 109B, 110–115 (various offences relating to abuse of office by public servants), 120–122, 124 (false swearing, deceiving witnesses, destroying evidence, conspiracy to defeat justice and interference with witnesses), 140 (fraud by public officers), 146 (insult to religion), 156, 158, 159 (intercourse by husband with girl under 15 years, indecency without force and indecent act upon person under 16 years), 161d. (sodomy), 185, 186 (neglect in the supply of food etc., and desertion of children), 195 (spread of dangerous infection or disease), 218 (homicide by carelessness), 242, 250 (assault causing bodily harm), 261, 262 (compulsory labour and false imprisonment), 270 (theft), 304b. and c. (defrauding of creditors), 305 (conspiracy to defraud the public), 310 (receiving property fraudulently obtained), 350 (imitation of bank-notes), 359, 360, 363–366 (counterfeiting), or under the Penal Law Amendment (Deceit, Blackmail and Extortion) Law, 5723–1963 (deceit and forgery). ### Part 19: ITALY ## Declaration and Reservation Italy declares that it will not, under any circumstances, grant extradition in respect of offences punishable by death under the law of the requesting Party. ### Part 20: LATVIA ## Declaration In pursuance of paragraph 1 of Article 6 of the Convention on Extradition of 1957, the Republic of Latvia defines that within the meaning of the Convention, the term “nationals” relates to citizens of the Republic of Latvia and non-citizens who are subjects of the law on the status of former USSR citizens who are not citizens of Latvia or any other State. ### Part 21: LIECHTENSTEIN ## Declarations and Reservations Extradition is on principle granted by the Principality of Liechtenstein only on the condition that the person against whom proceedings are being taken for an offence be tried by the ordinary courts of the requesting State. It therefore reserves the right to grant extradition only on condition that the requesting State gives adequate assurances in that respect. ### Part 22: LITHUANIA ## Reservations Extradition shall be granted only under the condition that any person suspected of having committed a crime will not be tried in a special court of the requesting Party. The Republic of Lithuania reserves the right not to grant extradition if the said person, on the grounds of his/her health, age or personal motivation, would be adversely affected by this extradition. ## Declarations The term “nationals” means persons having Lithuanian nationality under the Law of the Lithuanian nationality (Citizenship Law). According to Article 6 of the Law on Lithuanian nationality (Citizenship Law), the Republic of Lithuania does not extradite its nationals to foreign countries. All requests for extradition of Lithuanian nationals shall be refused. ### Part 23: LUXEMBOURG ## Reservations The Government of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg reserves the right not to grant extradition requested for the purpose of executing a judgment pronounced by default against which no remedy remains open, if such extradition might have the effect of subjecting the person claimed to a penalty without his having been enabled to exercise the rights of defence prescribed in Article 6.3c. of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms. The Government of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg reserves the right to refuse extradition on humanitarian grounds if it would cause particular hardship to the person claimed, for example, because of his youth, advanced age or state of health. ## Declarations The Government of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg declares that so far as the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg is concerned, “nationals” for the purposes of the Convention are to be understood as meaning persons of Luxembourg nationality as well as foreigners integrated into the Luxembourg community in so far as they can be prosecuted within Luxembourg for the act in respect of which extradition is requested. ## Notification By reason of the special arrangements between the Benelux countries, the Government of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg does not accept Article 28.1 and 2 in respect of its relations with the Netherlands and Belgium. ### Part 24: MACEDONIA, FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF ## Declaration Taking into account Article 4 of the Constitution of the Republic of Macedonia, which does not allow the extradition of the citizens of the Republic of Macedonia, the provisions of this Convention shall only apply to the persons which are not citizens of the Republic of Macedonia. ## Reservations The Republic of Macedonia shall not agree to surrender the person claimed, if this person is charged by an extraordinary court, or in cases where the surrender is requested for the purposes of executing a sentence, safety measure or correctional measure that was passed by such a court. ### Part 25: MALTA ## Reservations Malta reserves the right to grant a request for the extradition of a person accused of an offence only where the court of committal is satisfied, after hearing any evidence tendered in support of the request for the return of that person or on behalf of that person, that the evidence would be sufficient to warrant his trial for that offence if it had been committed within the jurisdiction of the Courts of Criminal Justice of Malta. A person convicted of an offence in his absence shall be treated as a person accused of that offence. Malta reserves the right, when granting extradition, to stipulate that the extradited person shall not be prosecuted for the offence in question in a court which is only provisionally, or under exceptional circumstances, empowered to deal with such offences. Extradition requested for the execution of a sentence rendered by such special court may be refused. Malta reserves the right to apply the Convention in accordance with Section 20 Chapter 276 of the Laws of Malta (The Extradition Act, 1978) which section reads as follows: “On an appeal made to the Court of Criminal Appeal or an application for redress to the Constitutional Court under Section 46 of the Constitution of Malta, either of the said Courts may, without prejudice to any other jurisdiction, order the person committed to be discharged from custody if it appears to such Court that: (a) by reason of the trivial nature of the offence of which he is accused or was convicted; or (b) by reason of the passage of time since he is alleged to have committed it or to have become unlawfully at large, as the case may be; or (c) because the accusation against him is not made in good faith in the interests of justice, it would, having regard to all circumstances, be unjust or oppressive to return him.” ### Part 26: MOLDOVA ## Reservations and Declarations The Republic of Moldova will refuse to grant extradition in cases where the person claimed is to be tried on territory of the requesting Party by a special court (set up for a specific case) or where extradition is requested in order to carry out a sentence or detention order handed down by such a court. ## 1 Article 9 The Republic of Moldova will not grant extradition if a final judgment has been passed by a third State upon the person claimed in respect of the offence or offences for which extradition is requested. ## 2 Article 9 In derogation of Article 9 (first sentence), the Republic of Moldova may grant extradition if the requesting State can show that new facts or evidence justify a reopening of the case. ### Part 27: NETHERLANDS ## Declarations and Reservations Having regard to the equality existing in public law between the Netherlands, Surinam and the Netherlands Antilles, the term “metropolitan territories” used in paragraph 1 of Article 27 of the present Convention, no longer has its original sense in relation to the Kingdom of the Netherlands and consequently shall be deemed to signify, so far as concerns the Kingdom, “European territory”. ## Notification By reason of the special arrangements between the Benelux countries, the Netherlands Government does not accept Article 28(1) and (2) in respect of its relations with the Kingdom of Belgium and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. The Netherlands Government reserves the right to derogate from these provisions in respect of its relations with other member states of the European Economic Community. ### Part 28: NORWAY ## Declarations and Reservations Extradition may be refused on humanitarian grounds if surrender is likely to have consequences of an exceptional gravity for the person claimed, particularly by reason of his age, state of health or other personal circumstances. ## Notification This Convention shall not apply to extradition to Denmark, Finland or Sweden, as extradition between the said States is governed by a uniform legislation. ### Part 29: POLAND ## Reservation and Declaration The Republic of Poland declares, in accordance with paragraph 1(a) of Article 6, that it will under no circumstances extradite its own nationals. The Republic of Poland declares that, for the purposes of this Convention, in accordance with paragraph 1(b) of Article 6, persons granted asylum in Poland will be treated as Polish nationals. ### Part 30: PORTUGAL ## Declaration and Reservations The term “nationals” within the meaning of the Convention shall apply to Portuguese citizens, regardless of how they acquired their nationality. ### Part 31: ROMANIA ## Declarations Concerning Article 6, paragraph 1.a: Romania will not extradite its citizens and persons to whom asylum has been granted in Romania. Concerning Article 6, paragraph 1.b: the term “nationals”, in the sense of this Convention, designates Romanian citizens or persons to whom asylum has been granted in Romania. ## Reservation Concerning Article 2, paragraph 1: Romania will request and grant extradition: for the prosecution or judgment solely of acts the performance of which results, under the laws of the requesting Party and of the requested Party, in a deprivation of liberty exceeding two years or in a more severe penalty; for the enforcement of a sentence only if the deprivation of liberty exceeds one year or is more severe. ### Part 32: RUSSIAN FEDERATION ## Declarations The Prosecutor-General’s Office shall be a body appointed by the Russian Federation to hear extradition cases. A decision of the competent authorities of the Russian Federation on extradition may be appealed by a person against whom a decision on extradition has been rendered, in the court of law in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation. ## Reservations In accordance with Article 1 of the Convention, the Russian Federation shall reserve the right to refuse extradition: (a) if extradition is requested for the purpose of bringing to responsibility before an ad hoc tribunal or by summary proceedings or for the purposes of carrying out a sentence rendered by an ad hoc tribunal or by summary proceedings when there are grounds for supposing that in the course of these proceedings the person will not be or was not provided with minimum guarantees set forth in Article 14 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and Articles 2, 3 and 4 of Protocol 7 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms. The terms “ad hoc tribunal” and “summary proceedings” do not include any international criminal court with authorities and jurisdiction recognised by the Russian Federation; (b) if there are grounds for supposing that the person requested for extradition in the requesting State was or will be exposed to torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment in the course of the criminal proceedings, or the person was not or will not be provided with minimum guarantees set forth in Article 14 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and Articles 2, 3 and 4 of Protocol 7 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms; (c) based on the considerations of humanity, when there are grounds for supposing that the extradition of the person can seriously affect him due to his old age or state of health. ### Part 33: SLOVAKIA ## Declarations Under the terms of the Article 21.5, the transit of a person within the meaning of Article 21 will be granted only on conditions applied in cases of extradition. ### Part 34: SPAIN ## Reservations The person claimed may not be brought to trial before a special court in the territory of the requesting State. Extradition shall not be granted for this purpose nor for the enforcement of a sentence or detention order imposed by courts of this nature. ## Declarations Spain will apply the rule of reciprocity in respect of offences excluded from the application of the present Convention by virtue of Article 2 thereof. ### Part 35: SWEDEN ## Declarations Within the meaning of this Convention the term “nationals” shall denote, in addition to Swedish nationals, aliens domiciled in Sweden, nationals of Denmark, Finland, Iceland and Norway, as well as aliens domiciled in these States. ## Reservations Sweden reserves the right, when granting extradition, to stipulate that the extradited person may not be summoned to appear before a court which is only provisionally, or under exceptional circumstances, empowered to deal with such offences, as well as the right to refuse extradition for the execution of a sentence rendered by such special court. Sweden reserves the right to refuse extradition in special cases, if that measure is manifestly incompatible with its humanitarian obligations, on account of the age, the state of health or any other condition affecting the individual in question, having regard also the nature of the offence and the interests of the requesting State. ### Part 36: SWITZERLAND ## Declarations and Reservations The Swiss Federal Council declares that extradition by Switzerland is in all cases subject to the condition that the person claimed is not brought before an extraordinary court (tribunal d'exception). It therefore reserves the right to refuse extradition: (a) if there is a possibility that the person claimed, if extradited, will be brought before an extraordinary court (tribunal d'exception) and if the requesting State does not give assurances deemed sufficient, that the judgment will be passed by a court which is generally empowered under the rules of judicial administration to pronounce on criminal matters; (b) if extradition is requested for the purpose of carrying out a sentence passed by an extraordinary court (tribunal d'exception). With reference to the reservation made by Portugal concerning Article 1(c) of the European Convention on Extradition, the Permanent Representative has the honour to inform the Secretariat General that the Swiss Government supports the declaration sent to the Secretariat General on this question by the German Government on 4 February 1991, and the declaration sent to the Secretariat General on 4 June 1991 by the Austrian Government in support of the German position. In fact, the reservation in question is compatible with the object and purpose of the Convention only if refusal to grant extradition for offences punishable by a life-long prison sentence or detention order is not absolute. The Swiss Government also takes the reservation to mean that extradition will be refused only when there is no possibility under the law of the requesting state for the person sentenced to life imprisonment, having completed a certain part of his sentence or period of detention, to obtain a judicial review of his case with a view to having the remainder of the sentence commuted to probation. ### Part 37: TURKEY ## Declaration Concerning the reservations and declarations formulated by Poland at the time of ratification of the European Convention on Extradition, the Turkish Government shares the interpretation made by the Federal Republic of Germany and Austria, registered respectively on 13 October 1993 and 11 January 1994. The Turkish Government considers that Poland’s declaration concerning Article 6, paragraph 1.b, which assimilates persons who have been granted asylum in Poland to Polish nationals, is compatible with the aim and purpose of the Convention only if it does not apply to cases of extradition of the said persons to a third State other than that in respect of which asylum has been granted. ## Reservation The assurance mentioned in Article 11 will be limited to the following procedure: In the event of extradition to Turkey of an individual under sentence of death or accused of an offence punishable by death, any requested Party whose law does not provide for capital punishment shall be authorised to transmit a request for commutation of death sentence to life imprisonment. Such request shall be transmitted by the Turkish Government to the Grand National Assembly, which is the final instance for confirming a death sentence, insofar as the Assembly has not already pronounced on the matter. ### Part 38: UKRAINE ## Reservations and Declarations Ukraine reserves the right to refuse extradition if the person whose extradition is requested cannot, on account of his/her state of health, be extradited without damage to his/her health. ## I ORDERS REVOKED BY ARTICLE 5(1) (a) Order in Council directing that the Extradition Acts shall apply in the case of Serbia (S.R. & O. 1901 No. 586), and (b) Order in Council directing that Extradition Acts shall apply in the cases of Cuba, Italy, Luxembourg, Switzerland and Yugoslavia in accordance with existing Treaties as supplemented by Convention of May 4, 1910, for the suppression of the White Slave Traffic (S.R. & O. 1931/718), to the extent that each of the Orders in Council relates to extradition between the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man or any colony. ## II ORDERS REVOKED BY ARTICLE 5(3) The European Convention on Extradition Order 1990 (S.I. 1990/1507) The European Convention on Extradition (Czech and Slovak Federal Republic) (Amendment) Order 1992 (S.I. 1992/2663) The European Convention on Extradition (Hungary and Poland) (Amendment) Order 1993 (S.I. 1993/2667) The European Convention on Extradition (Bulgaria) (Amendment) Order 1994 (S.I. 1994/2796) The European Convention on Extradition (Amendment) Order 1994 (S.I. 1994/3203) The European Convention on Extradition Order 1990 (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 1995 (S.I. 1995/1962) The European Convention on Extradition Order 1990 (Amendment) (No. 3) Order 1995 (S.I. 1995/2703) The European Convention on Extradition Order 1990 (Amendment) Order 1997 (S.I. 1997/1759) The European Convention on Extradition Order 1990 (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 1997 (S.I. 1997/2596) The European Convention on Extradition Order 1990 (Amendment) Order 1998 (S.I. 1998/259) The European Convention on Extradition Order 1990 (Amendment) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/2035) ## Explanatory note (This note is not part of the Regulations) This Order consolidates, with amendments, the European Convention on Extradition Order and the amending Orders listed in Part II of Schedule 5 to the Order. The main amendments are the addition of Andorra, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and the Russian Federation to the list (in Schedule 3 to the Order) of States parties to the European Convention on Extradition (“Convention States”) together with the declarations and reservations made by those States, and the addition of certain reservations or declarations made by Austria, Germany, the Netherlands, Portugal, Hungary, Turkey, Slovakia and Israel (who are already parties to the Convention). --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/962 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/european-convention-on-extradition-order-2001 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.