[convention which] provides for the extradition between Parties of persons wanted for criminal proceedings or for the carrying out of a sentence
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The Convention does not apply to political or military offences and any Party may refuse to extradite its own citizens to a foreign country. With regard to fiscal offences (taxes, duties, customs) extradition may only be granted if the Parties have decided so in respect of any such offence or category of offences. Extradition may also be refused if the person claimed risks the death penalty under the law of the requesting State.
Signed: Paris, 13.12.1957; Entry into force: 18.4.1960; European Treaty Series (ETS) No. 024; Authentic versions: EN-FR
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... the question of extradition of nationals of Member States of the Union is addressed in the European Convention on Extradition of 13 December 1957 and the Convention of 27 September 1996 drawn up on the basis of Article K.3 of the Treaty on European Union relating to extradition between the Member States of the European Union ...
