of the warrant of arrest issued by the competent magistrate of the Party demanding the extradition, as well as by duly authenticated copies of the depositions or other evidence upon the basis of which the warrant was issued. These documents must contain the precise indication of the offense charged and of the place where and the time when it was committed. They must be accompanied by a duly certified copy of the provisions of law applicable to the offense charged as well as by the elements necessary to establish the identity of the person claimed.
Form; translation. The documents above indicated shall be drawn up in the form prescribed by the laws of the Party demanding the extradition and shall be accompanied by a translation, in the language of the Party from which the extradition is demanded or in French, certified to be in conformity with the original.
Procedure governed by existing regulations. It is understood that the extradition procedure shall be governed by the regulations in force at the time of the demand in the State upon which the demand is made.
Article VII.
Provisional arrests. When provisional arrest of a person is requested before the demand for extradition has been presented, the demand relating thereto shall be made through the diplomatic channel or addressed directly to the competent authorities of the Party on which it is made by the competent Consul of the Party making the demand or by another person duly authorized by such Party. The procedure to be followed for the arrest shall be governed by the regulations in force in the State on which the demand is made.
Time limitation. The provisional detention must cease and the person arrested must be set at liberty unless within three months, dating from the arrest, not including the day of the arrest, a formal demand for extradition, accompanied by the necessary documents, is presented in the manner prescribed in Article VI.
Article VIII.
Refusal if penalty imposed is barred by limitation. Extradition shall not be accorded when under the law of the Party on which demand is made or under that of the Party making the requisition the prosecution or the penalty imposed is barred by limitation.
Article IX.
Articles seized with fugitive.
All articles seized which are in the possession of the person demanded, at the time of his arrest, shall, at the time of the extradition, be delivered up with his person to the Party making the demand; such delivery shall extend not only to articles acquired by means of the offense with which the accused is charged but also to all other articles that may serve to prove the offense. The rights of third parties with regard to the articles in question shall, however, be duly respected.