bilateral contracts for novation between a credit institution and its counterparty under which mutual claims and obligations are automatically amalgamated in such a way that this novation fixes one single net amount each time novation applies and thus creates a legally binding, single new contract extinguishing former contracts;

This Agreement is without prejudice to the invocation by the requested State of grounds for refusal relating to a matter not governed by this Agreement that is available pursuant to a bilateral extradition treaty in force between a Member State and the United States of America.

Future bilateral extradition treaties with Member States

Parties are encouraged to provide technical assistance at bilateral or multilateral level.

Scope of application of this Agreement in relation to bilateral extradition treaties with Member States

b the Parties concerned have concluded bilateral or multilateral agreements in this area.

(5) Annual plan of defence bilateral co-operation may be modified with the Parties consent.

b the Parties concerned have concluded bilateral or multilateral agreements in this area.“

Every year by October 15, the Contracting Parties will co-ordinate an annual Plan for bilateral military cooperation.

Based on this Agreement, the Contracting Parties will develop an annual Plan for bilateral military cooperation.

(1) On the basis of the present Agreement, the Parties elaborate annual plans of defence bilateral co-operation.

States Parties shall consider the conclusion of bilateral or regional agreements or operational arrangements or understandings aimed at:

(d) Article 7 shall be applied in addition to bilateral treaty provisions governing transmission of extradition requests;

The information exchanged during bilateral co-operation shall not be used to harm interests of the Parties.

(2) The provisions of this Agreement shall not affect any multilateral or bilateral Agreements binding the Contracting Parties.

(i) Article 12 shall be applied in the absence of bilateral treaty provisions governing transit; where bilateral treaty provisions do not specify the procedure governing unscheduled landing of aircraft, paragraph 3 of that Article shall also be applied;

The provisions of this Agreement shall not affect any bilateral or multilateral agreement binding the Contracting Parties.

(e) Article 8 shall be applied in the absence of bilateral treaty provisions governing the submission of supplementary information; where bilateral treaty provisions do not specify the channel to be used, paragraph 2 of that Article shall also be applied;

a) to promote participation of the vessels of the both Contracting Parties in the bilateral merchant shipping in accordance with trade contracts.

The means of implementation of this co-operation shall be determined bilaterally or multilaterally by the States Parties concerned.

a) promoting cross border police cooperation based on bilateral police cooperation treaties and bilateral treaties on readmission of persons on the common state border in force between the Contracting Parties;

(k) Article 14 shall be applied in the absence of bilateral treaty provisions governing treatment of sensitive information in a request.

The Parties shall exchange proposals for the Plans of Bilateral Cooperation for the subsequent calendar year by 15 October of the current year.

Parties shall endeavour to conclude bilateral or multilateral agreements for preparedness for and response to pollution incidents.

3 The provisions of bilateral agreements concluded between the Parties to this Convention shall continue to apply to bilateral co-productions.

(h) Article 11 shall be applied in the absence of bilateral treaty provisions authorising waiver of extradition or simplified extradition procedures;

Amendments and supplements to the approved plans ob bilateral cooperation shall be made by the mutual written consent of the Parties.

1 The purpose of the present Convention is to supplement applicable multilateral or bilateral treaties or arrangements as between the Parties, including the provisions of:

(4) The proposals for the annual plan of defence bilateral co-operation will be exchanged between the Parties through the defence attachés of the two states.

To facilitate the exchange of information and experts, and to organize bilateral consultations which are mutually agreed upon by both Parties.

4 In the absence of any agreement governing bilateral co-production relations between two Parties to this Convention, the Convention shall also apply to bilateral co-productions, unless a reservation has been made by one of the Parties involved under the terms of Article 20.

(j) Article 13 may be applied by the requested State in place of, or in the absence of, bilateral treaty provisions governing capital punishment;

The Parties may enter into bilateral, regional and multilateral agreements and arrangements with non-Parties regarding such transboundary movements.

having regard to bilateral police cooperation treaties and treaties on readmission of persons on the common state border in force between the Contracting Parties;

Parties shall endeavour to conclude bilateral or multilateral agreements for oil pollution preparedness and response.

(a) Article 4 shall be applied in place of bilateral treaty provisions that authorise extradition exclusively with respect to a list of specified criminal offences;

(3) The Parties commit themselves not to use the information received during the defence bilateral co-operation against the interests of the other Party that provided this information.

wishing to develop long-term bilateral cooperation in the interests of the armed forces of Parties on the basis of confidence and mutual respect,

The Parties shall, at the multilateral or bilateral level, exchange reasonably obtainable information, including the elements contained in Annex'XI hereto.

In the case of bilateral activities that involve the use of biodiversity the Parties agree to observe their respective national legislation.

In the case of multilateral co-productions, the provisions of this Convention shall override those of bilateral agreements between Parties to the Convention.

Parties concluding bilateral or multilateral agreements within the framework of this Protocol shall inform the Regional Centre of such agreements, which shall communicate them to the other Parties.

(3) The Parties commit themselves to not use the information received during the defence bilateral co-operation against the interests of the other Party that provided this information.

As appropriate, bilateral and multilateral cooperation agencies may be involved in this process at the request of the affected country Party concerned.

2) For the implementation of this Agreement the Parties may enter into bi- or multi-lateral agreements or arrangements, which shall not be in conflict with this Agreement.

The Contracting Parties shall promote and develop the expansion of bilateral trade and economic relations between them within the framework of the laws and regulations effective in their respective countries.

As appropriate, bilateral and multilateral assistance agencies may be involved in this process at the request of an affected African country Party.

The Joint Committee shall examine questions relating to bilateral investments of majority participation, or changes in the effective control of air carriers of the Contracting Parties.

The provisions of this Agreement shall not affect the obligations undertaken by the Contracting Parties based on other bilateral or multilateral treaties.

1) The present Convention supplements applicable multilateral or bilateral treaties or agreements between the Parties, including the provisions of the following Council of Europe treaties: