@) Southern African Development Community TABLE OF CONTENTS PREAMBLE . .............................. ARTICLE 1 DEFINITIONS ARTICLE 2 OBLIGATION TO EXTRADITE 2 3 ARTICLE 3 EXTRADITABLE OFFENCES ARTICLE 4 1 ........................... MANDATORY GROUNDS FOR REFUSAL TO EXTRADITE 3 4 ARTICLE 5 OPTIONAL GROUNDS FOR REFUSAL 5 ARTICLE 6 CHANNELS OF COMMUNICATION AND REQUIRED DOCUMENTS 6 ARTICLE 7 AUTHENTICATION OF DOCUMENTS 7 ARTICLE 8 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 7 ARTICLE 9 SIMPLIFIED EXTRADITION PROCEDURE.. ................. 8 ARTICLE 10 PROVISIONAL ARREST 8 ARTICLE 11 CONCURRENT REQUESTS...................................... 9 ARTICLE 12 DECISION ON A REQUEST ...................................... 10 ARTICLE 13 SURRENDER OF A PERSON.................................... 10 ARTICLE 14 POSTPONED OR CONDITIONAL SURRENDER . 10 ARTICLE 15 SURRENDER OF PROPERTY 11 ARTICLE 16 RULE OF SPECIALTY.............................................. 11 ARTICLE 17 TRANS IT 12 ,............................ ARTICLE 18 EXPENSES ........ Protocol on Extradition i 13