b. Once it has been established that they relate to the terrorist offence, the
items indicated in the preceding paragraph shall be surrendered even if
the person to be extradited is not handed over because he has absconded
or died or for any other reason.
c. The provisions of the two preceding paragraphs shall be without prejudice
to the rights of any Contracting State or of bona fide third parties in the
property or proceeds in question.
Article 20
The State requested to hand over property and proceeds may take all the
precautionary measures necessary to discharge its obligation to hand them over.
It may also retain such property or proceeds on a temporary basis if they are
required for pending criminal proceedings or may, for the same reason, hand
them over to the requesting State on condition that they are returned.
Section V
Exchange of evidence
Article 21
Contracting States shall undertake to have the evidence of any terrorist offence
committed in their territory against another Contracting State examined by their
competent agencies, and they may seek the assistance of any other Contracting
State in doing so. They shall take the necessary measures to preserve such
evidence and ensure its legal validity. They alone shall have the right, when so
requested, to communicate the outcome of the examination to the State against
whose interests the offence was committed, and the Contracting State or States
whose assistance is sought shall not pass this information to any third party.
Part Three
Mechanisms for Implementing Cooperation
Chapter I
Extradition Procedures
Article 22
Requests for extradition shall be made between the competent authorities in the
Contracting States directly, through their ministries of justice or the equivalent or
through the diplomatic channel.
Article 23
The request for extradition shall be made in writing and shall be accompanied by
the following:
a. The original or an authenticated copy of the indictment or detention order
or any other documents having the same effect and issued in accordance
with the procedure laid down in the law of the requesting State;
b. A statement of the offences for which extradition is requested, showing
the time and place of their commission, their legal designation and a