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Article 16.ExtraditionA. Negotiation textsFirst session: 19-29 January 1999France and Sweden (A/AC.254/5)“Extradition“1. This article shall apply to the offences established by the States Parties inaccordance with article [...], paragraph [...].“2. Each of the offences to which this article applies shall be deemed to beincluded as an extraditable offence in any extradition treaty existing between StatesParties. The Parties undertake to include such offences as extraditable offences inevery extradition treaty to be concluded between them.“3. If a State Party that makes extradition conditional on the existence of atreaty receives a request for extradition from another Party with which it has no extraditiontreaty, it may consider this Convention as the legal basis for extradition inrespect of any offence to which this article applies. Parties that require detailed legislationin order to use this Convention as a legal basis for extradition shall considerenacting such legislation as may be necessary.“4. States Parties that do not make extradition conditional on the existence ofa treaty shall recognize offences to which this article applies as extraditable offencesbetween themselves.“5. Extradition shall be subject to the conditions provided for by the law ofthe requested State Party or by applicable extradition treaties, including the groundsupon which the requested Party may refuse extradition.“6. In considering requests pursuant to this article, the requested State mayrefuse to comply with such requests where there are substantial grounds leading itsjudicial or other competent authorities to believe that compliance would facilitate theprosecution or punishment of any person on account of his race, religion, nationalityor political opinions, or would cause prejudice for any of those reasons to any personaffected by the request.“7. States Parties shall endeavour to expedite extradition procedures and tosimplify evidentiary requirements relating thereto in respect of any offence to whichthis article applies.141