reference to the legal provisions applicable thereto, together with a copy
of the relevant provisions;
c. As accurate a description as possible of the person whose extradition is
sought, together with any other information that may serve to establish
his identity and nationality.
Article 24
1. The judicial authorities in the requesting State may apply to the requested
State by any of the means of written communication for the provisional
detention of the person being sought pending the presentation of the
request for extradition.
2. In this case, the State from which extradition is requested may detain the
person being sought on a provisional basis. If the request for extradition is
not presented together with the necessary documents specified in the
preceding Article, the person whose extradition is being sought may not be
detained for more than 30 days from the date of his arrest.
Article 25
The requesting State shall submit a request accompanied by the documents
specified in Article 23 of this Convention. If the requested State determines that
the request is in order, its competent authorities shall grant the request in
accordance with its own law and its decision shall be promptly communicated to
the requesting State.
Article 26
1. In all of the cases stipulated in the two preceding Articles, the period of
provisional detention shall not exceed 60 days from the date of arrest.
2. During the period specified in the preceding paragraph, the possibility of
provisional release is not excluded provided that the State from which
extradition is requested takes any measures it considers necessary to
prevent the escape of the person sought.
3. Such release shall not prevent the rearrest of the person concerned or his
extradition if a request for extradition is received subsequently.
Article 27
Should the requested State consider that it requires supplementary information in
order to ascertain whether the conditions stipulated in this Chapter have been
met, it shall notify the requesting State accordingly and a date for the provision
of such information shall be established.
Article 28
Should the requested State receive several requests for extradition from different
States, either for the same offence or for different offences, it shall make its
decision having regard to all the circumstances and, in particular, the possibility
of subsequent extradition, the respective dates of when the requests were
received, the relative seriousness of the offences and the place where the
offences were committed.