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Contracting Parties Latvia

Dates Signature: May 5, 2004 Ratification: February 14, 2007 Entry into force: June 1, 2007

Declarations, Reservations

Reservation made upon ratification and withdrawn on November 16, 2011, with effect from December 2, 2011:
"In accordance with Article 22, paragraph 2, of the Convention, the Republic of Latvia reserves the right not to establish its jurisdiction over any offence established in accordance with Articles 2 through 11 of the Convention when the offence is committed by one of its nationals, if the offence is punishable under criminal law where it was committed."

Declaration made upon ratification and updated on September 14, 2010:
"In accordance with Article 35, paragraph 1, of the Convention, the Republic of Latvia declares that the point of contact is:
International Cooperation Department of the Central Criminal Police Department of the State Police, Ciekurkalna 1st line 1, k-4, Riga, LV-1026, Latvia, Tel: +371 67075212, Fax: +371 67075053, E-mail: ssp@vp.gov.lv, Website: www.vp.gov.lv"

Declarations made upon ratification:
1. "In accordance with Article 24, paragraph 7.a, of the Convention, the Republic of Latvia declares that the authority responsible for making or receiving requests for extradition or provisional arrest in the absence of a treaty is:
Prosecutor General Office, Kalpaka Blvd. 6, Riga, LV-1801, Latvia, Phone: +371 6 7044400 - Fax: +371 6 7044449, E-mail: webmaster@lrp.gov.lv"
2. "In accordance with Article 27, paragraph 2.c, of the Convention, the Republic of Latvia declares that the authority responsible for sending and answering requests for mutual assistance, the execution of such requests or their transmission to the authorities competent for their execution is:
Ministry of Justice, Brivibas Blvd. 36, Riga, LV-1536, Latvia, Phone: +371 6 7036801 - Fax: +371 6 7285575, E-mail: tm.kanceleja@tm.gov.lv"

Reservation made upon ratification:
"In accordance with Article 29, paragraph 4, of the Convention, the Republic of Latvia reserves the right to refuse the request for preservation under this article in cases where it has reasons to believe that at the time of disclosure the condition of dual criminality cannot be fulfilled."

 

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