Zoper osebo, ki jo je katera koli pogodbenica izročila drugi, brez njenega prostovoljnega in javno izraženega soglasja ne bo uveden kazenski postopek, ne sme biti preganjana ali kaznovana za kaznivo dejanje, ki ga je storila pred izročitvijo, razen za tisto kaznivo dejanje, zaradi katerega je bila izročena, in sicer dokler ne dobi možnosti, da se vrne v državo, ki jo je izročila.
No person surrendered by either of the high contracting parties to the other shall, without his consent, freely granted and publicly declared by him, be triable or tried or be punished for any offense committed prior to his extradition, other than that for which he was delivered up, until he shall have had an opportunity of returning to the country from which he was surrendered.