Safe Conduct. 1. Subject to paragraph 2, where a person is present in the Requesting Party pursuant to a request made under Article 14 or 15 of this Treaty -
(a) that person shall not be detained, prosecuted, punished or subjected to any other restriction of personal liberty in the Requesting Party in respect of any acts or omissions or convictions for any offence against the law of the Requesting Party that is alleged to have been committed, or that was committed, before the person's departure from the Requested Party;
(b) that person shall not, without that person's consent, be required to give evidence in any criminal matter in the Requesting Party other than the criminal matter to which the request relates; or
(c) that person shall not be subjected to any civil suit in respect of any act or omission of the person that is alleged to have occurred, or that had occurred, before the person's departure from the Requested Party.
2. Paragraph 1 shall cease to apply if that person, being free and able to leave, has not left the Requesting Party within a period of 15 consecutive days after that person has been officially told or notified that his presence is no longer required or, having left, has voluntarily returned.
3. A person who attends before a competent authority or court in the Requesting Party pursuant to a request made under Article 14 or 15 of this Treaty shall not be subject to prosecution based on such testimony except that that person shall be subject to the laws of the Requesting Party in relation to contempt of court and perjury.
4. A person who does not consent to attend in the Requesting Party pursuant to a request made under Article 14 or 15 of this Treaty shall not by reason only of such refusal or failure to consent be subjected to any penalty or liability or otherwise prejudiced in law notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the request.
Safe Conduct. (1) Subject to Article 17 (2), a person present in the Requesting State in response to a request shall not be prosecuted, detained or subjected to any other restriction of personal liberty in that State for any acts or omissions which preceded that person=s departure from the Requested State, nor shall that person be obliged to give evidence in any proceeding other than that to which the request relates.
(2) Paragraph 1 of this Article shall cease to apply if a person, being free to leave the Requesting State, has not left within thirty days after receiving official notification that the person=s attendance is no longer required or, having left, has voluntarily returned.
(3) A person who fails to appear in the Requesting State shall not be subjected to any sanction or compulsory measure in the Requested or Requesting State except as provided in Article 15.
Safe Conduct. 1. A person who consents to provide assistance pursuant to Articles 13 or 14 shall not be prosecuted, detained, or restricted in his personal liberty in the Requesting Party for any criminal offence or civil matter which preceded his departure from the Requested Party.
2. Paragraph 1 shall not apply if the person, not being a person in custody transferred under Article 13, and being free to leave, has not left the Requesting Party within a period of 15 days after being notified that his presence is no longer required, or having left the Requesting Party, has returned.
3. A person who consents to give evidence under Article 13 or 14 shall not be subject to prosecution based on his testimony, except for perjury or contempt of court.
4. A person who consents to provide assistance pursuant to Article 13 or 14 shall not be required to give evidence in any proceedings other than the proceedings to which the request relates.
5. A person who does not consent to give evidence pursuant to Article 13 or 14 shall not by reason thereof be liable to any penalty or coercive measure by the courts of the Requesting Party or Requested Party.
Safe Conduct. 1. A person present in the Requesting Party in response to a request seeking that person’s attendance shall not be prosecuted, detained or subjected to any other restriction of personal liberty in the territory of that Party for any acts or omissions which preceded that person’s departure from the Requested Party, nor shall that person be obliged to give evidence in any proceeding other than the proceedings to which the request relates.
2. A person, who is present in the Requesting Party by consent as a result of a request for the person’s attendance to answer before a judicial authority any acts of Commission or Omission shall not be prosecuted or detained or subjected to any other restriction of personal liberty for acts of omission or commission which preceded that person’s departure from the Requested Party, not specified in the request.
3. Paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article shall cease to apply if a person, being free to leave the Requesting Party, has not left it within a period of 30 days after being officially notified that, his attendance is no longer required or, having left that territory, he has voluntarily returned.
4. Any person who fails to appear in the Requesting Party may not be subjected to any sanction or compulsory measure in the Requested Party.
Safe Conduct. 1 - It is not permissible to prosecute, detain or restrict the personal freedom of a person who is present in the territory of the Requesting State by consent to appear before the judicial authorities to respond to any acts or omission that are not mentioned in the request. It is also not permissible to detain, or restrict the personal freedom of any person for any acts or omissions that may have taken place prior to his departure from the Requested State.
2 - Paragraph (1) of this Article shall cease to apply if a person, being free to leave the territory of the Requesting State, has not left it within a period of (S0) days afıer being officially noıified ıhaı his presence is no longer required, or if he has left that territory and returned back voluntarily.
3 - Any person who fails to appear in the Requesting State may not be subjected to any penalty, or compulsory measures in the Requested State.
Safe Conduct. 1. A person who is invited or required to appear before the competent authority of the requesting State under paragraph 1 of Article 22 shall not:
(a) be subject to detention or any restriction of personal liberty in that State by reason of any conduct or conviction that precedes the departure of the person from the requested State; or
(b) be obliged to give evidence or to assist in any investigation, prosecution or other proceeding, including judicial proceeding, other than the proceeding specified in the request.
2. If the safe conduct provided for in paragraph 1 cannot be provided, the requesting State shall so specify in the request or documents served in order for the person to be informed accordingly and be able to make a decision whether to appear before the competent authority of the requesting State.
3. The safe conduct provided for in paragraph 1 shall cease when:
(a) the person, having had, for a period of fifteen (15) consecutive days from the date when his or her presence is no longer required by the competent authority or from the day when he or she failed to appear before that authority on the scheduled appearance date, an opportunity of leaving, has nevertheless remained voluntarily in the requesting State; or
(b) the person, having left the requesting State, voluntarily returns to it.
4. When the requesting State knows that the safe conduct provided for in paragraph 1 has ceased pursuant to paragraphs 3(a) and 3(b), the requesting State shall so inform the requested State without delay, if such information is requested by the requested State and considered necessary by the requesting State.
Safe Conduct. 1. A person present in the Requesting Party pursuant to a request made under Article 11 or 12 shall not be subject to service of process, or be prosecuted, detained or subjected to any other restriction of personal liberty in that Party for any acts or omissions which preceded that person’s departure from the Requested Party, nor shall that person be obliged to give evidence in any proceeding or to assist in any investigation other than the proceeding or investigation to which the request relates to.
2. Paragraph 1 of the present Article shall cease to apply if a person, being free to leave, has not left the Requesting Party within a period of fifteen (15) days after that person has been officially notified that that person’s presence is no longer required or, having left, has voluntarily returned.
3. A person who does not consent to a request pursuant to Article 11 or 12 shall not, by reason thereof, be liable to any penalty or be subjected to any coercive measure, notwithstanding any contrary statement in the request or summons.
Safe Conduct. 1. a person who is invited or required to appear before the competent authority of the requesting State under paragraph 1 of article 22 shall not:
(a) be subject to detention or any restriction of personal liberty in that State by reason of any conduct or conviction that precedes the departure of the person from the requested State; or
(b) be obliged to give evidence or to assist in any investigation, prosecution or other proceeding, including judicial proceeding, other than the proceeding specified in the request.
2. If the safe conduct provided for in paragraph 1 cannot be provided, the requesting State shall be able to make a decision whether to appear before the competent authority of the requesting State.
3. The safe conduct provided for in paragraph 1 shall cease when:
(a) the person, having had, for a period of 15 consecutive days from the date when his or her presence is no longer required by the competent authority or from the day when he or she failed to appear before that authority on the scheduled appearance date, an opportunity of leaving, has nevertheless remained voluntarily in the requesting State; or
(b) the person, having left the requesting State, voluntarily returns to it.
4. When the requesting State knows that the safe conduct provided for in paragraph 1 has ceased pursuant to paragraphs 3(a) and 3(b), the requesting State shall so inform the requested State without delay, if such information is requested by the requested State and considered necessary by the requesting State.
Safe Conduct. 1. A witness or expert present in the Requesting Party in response to a request seeking that person's attendance shall not be prosecuted, detained or subjected to any other restriction of personal liberty in that Party for any acts or omissions which preceded that person's departure from the Requested Party, nor shall that person be obliged to give evidence in any proceeding other than the proceeding to which the request relates.
2. Paragraph 1 shall cease to apply if a person, being free to leave the Requesting Party, has not left it within a period of thirty (30) days after being officially notified that person's attendance is no longer required or, having left, has voluntarily returned.
3. A person, who does not respond to a request seeking that person's attendance, shall not, even if the request refers to a notice of penalty, be subjected to any punishment or measure of constraint.
Safe Conduct. 1. No person in the territory of the Requesting State to testify or provide a statement in accordance with the provisions of this Treaty shall be prosecuted or punished in the Requesting State for any offence, nor be subject to any civil suit, being a civil suit to which the person could not be subjected if the person were not in the Requesting State or subjected to any other restriction of personal liberty by reason of any acts or omissions which preceded that person’s departure from the Requested State, nor shall that person, without that person’s consent, be obliged to give evidence in any proceeding other than the proceeding to which the request relates.
2. The safe conduct provided for by this Article shall cease when the person, having had the opportunity to leave the Requesting State within 15 consecutive days after official notification that that person’s presence is no longer required by the appropriate authorities, shall have nonetheless stayed in that State or shall have voluntarily returned after having left it.
3. A person appearing in the Requesting State pursuant to a request made under Article 14 or 17 shall be subject to the law of that State relating to contempt, perjury and the making of false declarations.
4. A person who does not consent to a request pursuant to Article 14 or 17 shall not, by reason thereof, be liable to any penalty or be subjected to any coercive measure notwithstanding any contrary statement in the request or in any document accompanying the request.
