Article 10
Rule of speciality
3. In the event of a request for extradition made by a third State, Austria shall transmit the entire request to the Presidency with a protocol containing the views of the sentenced person obtained after informing the person sufficiently about the extradition request.
4. The Presidency may, in relation to paragraphs 2 and 3 of this article, request any document or additional information from Austria or the third State requesting the extradition.
5. The Presidency shall make a determination as soon as possible and shall inform the requesting State accordingly. If the request submitted under paragraphs 2 and 3 of this article concerns the enforcement of a sentence, the sentenced person may serve that sentence in Austria or be extradited to a third State only after having served the full sentence pronounced by the Court.
6. Paragraph 1 of this article shall cease to apply if the sentenced person remains voluntarily for more than 30 days in the territory of Austria after having served the full sentence imposed by the Court, or returns to the territory of that State after having left it.
7. The Presidency may authorise the temporary extradition of the sentenced person to a third State for prosecution only if it has obtained assurances which it deems to be sufficient that the sentenced person will be kept in custody in the third State and transferred back to Austria, after the prosecution.
TITLE II
Extradition from Austria
Chapter ONE
Admissibility of Extradition
Extradition Requests from Several Countries
§ 24. If two or more States are requesting the extradition of the same person, a decision shall be taken on the priority of the extradition requests, taking account of all circumstances, specifically treaty obligations, the place where the act was committed, the chronological sequence in which the requests were received, the nationality of the person to be extradited, the possibility of a further extradition and, if the requests relate to various punishable acts, also the severity of the punishable acts concerned (§ 34 (2)).
TITLE VI
Obtaining Extradition, Transit, Delivery, Judicial Assistance, as well as Taking Over the Prosecution of a Case, Surveillance and Execution
CHAPTER THREE
Obtaining the Taking Over of the Prosecution of a Case, a Surveillance, as well as the Execution of Criminal-Law Convictions by Foreign Countries
Obtaining the Taking Over of the Prosecution of a Case
§ 74. (1) The Federal Minister of Justice may request another State to initiate criminal proceedings against a person for a punishable act that is subject to Austrian jurisdiction if the jurisdiction of that State appears to be justified and
1. the extradition of a person staying abroad cannot be obtained, or obtaining an extradition is waived for another reason, or
2. it is expedient to adjudicate a person staying in Austria in the other State on account of an interest in ascertaining the truth or for reasons of determining the punishment, or performing the execution, and whenever this person is extradited for another punishable act, or it is to be otherwise assumed that the criminal proceedings in the other State will be conducted in the presence of this person.
(2) If the taking over of the prosecution of a case is to be obtained, the public prosecutor shall report this to the Federal Ministry of Justice, attaching the required documents of the case.
(3) A request pursuant to paragraph (1) shall not be admissible if there is reason for concern that the person would be exposed to a drawback for one of the reasons listed in § 19, or if the punishable act is sanctioned by the death penalty in the requested State.
(4) After receipt of the notice that the requested State has taken over the prosecution of a case, the criminal proceedings in Austria may be suspended for the time being. If the offender has been convicted with final and enforceable effect by the foreign court and if the punishment has been executed in full or has been remitted as far as it has not been executed, the proceedings in Austria shall be discontinued.
(5) Prior to a request for taking over the prosecution of a case, the accused shall be heard if he/she is staying in Austria.
Part 2
Specific provisions
Section 4
Custody pending surrender, surrender and transit
29. Competing requests
1. Should the Republic of Austria receive a request for surrender from the International Criminal Court and a request for extradition from another State in respect of the same person, the Federal Minister of Justice shall decide which request is given priority pursuant to article 90 of the Statute.
2. Should the Federal Minister of Justice give priority to a request for extradition from another State over a request for surrender from the International Criminal Court, and the request for extradition is subsequently rejected or withdrawn, the International Criminal Court shall be notified of this without delay.
Chapter II
European Arrest Warrant and Surrender Procedures between Member States
Part Three
Procedure for Approval of Surrender
European Arrest Warrants by Several Member States
§ 22. (1) If two or several Member States request the execution of a European arrest warrant against one and the same person, the court shall take a decision, considering all circumstances, which European arrest warrant shall be given priority. These circumstances shall include, in particular, the gravity of the act, the place of the offence, the time at which the European arrest warrant was issued, as well as the circumstance whether the arrest warrant was issued for conducting criminal prosecution or for enforcing a custodial sentence or a preventive measure involving deprivation of liberty. An opinion by Euro-just may be obtained prior to taking a decision.
Chapter II
European Arrest Warrant and Surrender Procedures between Member States
Part Three
Procedure for Approval of Surrender
Coincidence of a European Arrest Warrant and a Request for Extradition
§ 23. (1) If one European arrest warrant and at least one request for extradition by a third country are received, the Federal Minister of Justice shall decide, after considering all circumstances pursuant to § 22 (1) and on the basis of the applicable agreements under international law, whether the European arrest warrant or the request for extradition shall take precedence.
Chapter II
European Arrest Warrant and Surrender Procedures between Member States
Part Four
Obtaining the Execution of a European Arrest Warrant
Speciality and Further Surrender or Further Transit
§ 31. (6) If a third country requests the extradition of the surrendered person, the court, upon application by the public prosecutor, shall always request the executing judicial authority for its consent to this further surrender, unless the consent of the executing State is deemed to have been granted pursuant to para. 7. The court shall make this request before submitting the files to the Federal Minister of Justice pursuant to § 32 para. 4 of the ARHG, or before taking a decision pursuant to § 31 of the ARHG. The request shall comprise copies of the extradition documents of the third country, as well as a court record drawn up with the person concerned on that person’s statements in relation to the request for extradition.
1. A State Party which receives a request from the Court for the surrender of a person under article 89 shall, if it also receives a request from any other State for the extradition of the same person for the same conduct which forms the basis of the crime for which the Court seeks the person's surrender, notify the Court and the requesting State of that fact.
2. Where the requesting State is a State Party, the requested State shall give priority to the request from the Court if:
(a) The Court has, pursuant to article 18 or 19, made a determination that the case in respect of which surrender is sought is admissible and that determination takes into account the investigation or prosecution conducted by the requesting State in respect of its request for extradition; or
(b) The Court makes the determination described in subparagraph (a) pursuant to the requested State's notification under paragraph 1.
3. Where a determination under paragraph 2 (a) has not been made, the requested State may, at its discretion, pending the determination of the Court under paragraph 2 (b), proceed to deal with the request for extradition from the requesting State but shall not extradite the person until the Court has determined that the case is inadmissible. The Court's determination shall be made on an expedited basis.
4. If the requesting State is a State not Party to this Statute the requested State, if it is not under an international obligation to extradite the person to the requesting State, shall give priority to the request for surrender from the Court, if the Court has determined that the case is admissible.
5. Where a case under paragraph 4 has not been determined to be admissible by the Court, the requested State may, at its discretion, proceed to deal with the request for extradition from the requesting State.
6. In cases where paragraph 4 applies except that the requested State is under an existing international obligation to extradite the person to the requesting State not Party to this Statute, the requested State shall determine whether to surrender the person to the Court or extradite the person to the requesting State. In making its decision, the requested State shall consider all the relevant factors, including but not limited to:
(a) The respective dates of the requests;
(b) The interests of the requesting State including, where relevant, whether the crime was committed in its territory and the nationality of the victims and of the person sought; and
(c) The possibility of subsequent surrender between the Court and the requesting State.
7. Where a State Party which receives a request from the Court for the surrender of a person also receives a request from any State for the extradition of the same person for conduct other than that which constitutes the crime for which the Court seeks the person's surrender:
(a) The requested State shall, if it is not under an existing international obligation to extradite the person to the requesting State, give priority to the request from the Court;
(b) The requested State shall, if it is under an existing international obligation to extradite the person to the requesting State, determine whether to surrender the person to the Court or to extradite the person to the requesting State. In making its decision, the requested State shall consider all the relevant factors, including but not limited to those set out in paragraph 6, but shall give special consideration to the relative nature and gravity of the conduct in question.
Where pursuant to a notification under this article, the Court has determined a case to be inadmissible, and subsequently extradition to the requesting State is refused, the requested State shall notify the Court of this decision.