Article 9 Surrender of a Person

1. The Requested Party shall, as soon as a decision on the request for extradition has been made, communicate that decision to the Requesting Party through the Central Authorities or the diplomatic channel. Reasons shall be given for any complete or partial refusal of a request for extradition.

2. Where extradition is granted, the time and location of the transfer of the person shall be determined by agreement of the competent authorities of the Parties.

3. The Requesting Party shall remove the person from the territory of the Requested Party within such reasonable period as the Requested Parry specifies and, if the person is not removed within that period, the Requested Party may set that person at liberty and may refuse extradition for the same offence.

4. If circumstances beyond its control prevent a Party from surrendering or removing the person to be extradited, it shall promptly notify the other Party, and in this case the provisions of Paragraph 3 of this Article shall not apply. The Parties shall mutually decide upon a new date of surrender. The person is to be set at liberty in case he is not removed from the territory of the Requested Party upon the expiration of the new date of surrender.

5. When, in the opinion of the competent medical authority in the Requested Party, the person whose extradition is requested cannot be transported from the Requested Party to the Requesting Party without serious danger to the person's life due to grave illness, the surrender of the person shall be deferred until such time as the danger, in the opinion of the competent medical authority, has been sufficiently mitigated.