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Article 13Time-limits#
1.The requested authority shall communicate to the requesting authority its decision on whether to accept or refuse the transfer of criminal proceedings without undue delay and in any event no later than 60 days after the receipt of the request for the transfer of criminal proceedings by the competent requested authority.
2.If in a specific case the requested authority cannot meet the time-limit set out in paragraph 1, it shall without undue delay inform the requesting authority accordingly, giving reasons for the delay. In such cases, the time-limit set out in paragraph 1 may be extended by a maximum of 30 days.
3.Where there is privilege or immunity under the national law of the requested State, the time-limit set out in paragraph 1 shall commence only from the day on which the requested authority is informed of the fact that the privilege or immunity has been waived.
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