Article 16 Transit

1. Either Party may permit transit transportation of any person, extradited by any third State to the other Party through its territory.

2. The Party, which applies for such transit transportation, shall send a request for transit containing all documents and information specified in Article 7 hereof to the Party, through the territory of which such transit transportation is to be carried out.

3. Such permit is not required, if such transit transportation is carried out by air and no landing in the territory of the other Party is expected.

4. In case of an unforeseen landing of an aircraft, the Party, subject to receive such request for transit, may detain the person, subject to extradition, for 72 hours on request of the accompanying officer till the request for transit, made pursuant to Paragraph 2 of this Article, is received.

5. Such request for transit shall be rejected in cases, specified in Paragraph 1 of Article 5 herein. Such request for transit may be rejected in cases, specified in Paragraph 2 of Article 5 herein.