Article 14 Transit of Sentenced Person

1. A Party shall, in accordance with its law, satisfy a request for transit of a sentenced person through its territory if such request is made by the other Party, which has agreed with a third State to the transfer of that person.

2. A Party may refuse to permit transit if:

3. The request for transit shall include the information specified in points "a" and "b" of paragraph 3 of Article 6 herein and shall be accompanied by the documents specified in paragraph 1 and points "c" and "f" of paragraph 3 of Article 6 of this Treaty.

4. The Party requested to permit transit may hold the sentenced person in custody only for such time as transit through its territory requires.

5. Such permit is not required, if such transit is carried out by air and no landing in the territory of the other Party is expected. However, that Party has to be notified of any such transit over its territory.