'Contents of request' in document 'Bulgaria - Extradition and European Arrest Warrant Act'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

Extradition and European Arrest Warrant Act

Chapter three - EXTRADITION PROCEDURE

Title I - Extradition at the request of another state

Article 9

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(3) The following shall be attached to the request for extradition:

1. The original or an authenticated copy of the conviction and sentence, the act of arraignment or detention order or of warrant of arrest or other document having the same effect and issued in accordance with the procedure laid down in the law of the requesting state;

2. A statement of the offence for which extradition is requested, of the time and place of its commission, its legal description, of the amount of damages, where damages have been caused, and a copy of the applicable legal provisions, including those on prescription;

3. Information about the requested person accompanied by other information allowing to establish his/her identity and nationality;

4. Information about the punishment remaining to be served, where the extradition of a sentenced person is requested;

5. Documents, evidencing assurance under Art. 7, item 8 and Art. 8, item 4.
(4) The request and the documents attached to it shall be drafted in the language of the requesting state, a translation into the Bulgarian language being also attached, unless otherwise provided for in an international treaty.

Extradition and European Arrest Warrant Act

Chapter four - EFFECT OF GRANTED EXTRADITION

Title I - Obligations of the Republic of Bulgaria in the capacity of requested state

Article 29

(4) A request for transit under para 3 shall be sent pursuant to Art. 13, para 4 and shall have the effect of a request for provisional arrest.

(5) The provisions of this Article shall also apply mutatis mutandis where the competent Bulgarian authorities request transit through the territory of another state.