GENERAL PART

Chapter I
THE CRIMINAL CODE AND THE PRINCIPLES OF ITS APPLICATION

Article 3. Principle of Legality

(1) No person can be declared guilty of the commission of a crime nor be subject to criminal punishment other than on the basis of a decision of a court and in strict compliance with criminal law.

(2) Unfavorable extensive interpretation and the application of criminal law by analogy are prohibited.

Article 544. Executing a Request for the Extradition of Persons who are on the Territory of the Republic of Moldova
(4) Extradition for the purpose of executing a sentence shall be granted only if extradition under para. (3) is admissible and if a punishment depriving liberty is to be executed. Extradition shall be granted if the term of detention to be served or the cumulation of the detention terms to be executed is of at least six months unless an international treaty provides otherwise.

Article 552. Conditions for Transfer
(2) The consent of the person in whose regard the sentence was pronounced shall not be requested for a transfer for the execution of his/her sentence if the person in whose regard the sentence was pronounced:
1) escaped from the state where the sentence was pronounced;
2) is the subject of an order on expulsion or deportation.

(3) In exceptional cases, the parties may agree on the transfer even if the remaining duration of the punishment is less than six months.