Article 8 Escorting of a Person to be Readmitted or Transferred

1. If a person in the process of readmission or transit is to be accompanied by escorts, the requesting Party shall give the following information: First names, family names, ranks, positions and subordination of escorting persons, type, number and date of issue of passports and service identification cards, contents of their mission order.

This information shall be specified in paragraph "D" of a readmission application and/or transit application.

2. Escorts shall be obliged to comply with the legislation of the requested State.

3. Escorts shall not bear weapons and other objects restricted on the territory of the requested State.

4. Escorts shall be in plain clothes, carry valid passports and service identification cards, as well as mission orders issued by the competent authority of the requesting State.

5. The number of escorts shall be agreed upon in advance by the competent authorities on a case-by-case basis.

6. The competent authorities shall cooperate with one another on all issues related to the stay of escorts in the territory of the requested State. If necessary, the competent authorities of the requested State shall provide the escorts with possible assistance.