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Article V
Retention of jurisdiction

In respect of sentences to be executed pur suant to this. Treaty, the Transferring State shall retain exclusive jurisdiction regarding the judgments of its courts, the sentences imposed by them, and any procedures for revision, modification or cancellation of judgments and sentences pronounced by its courts. The Receiving State, upon being in formed of any revision, modification or can- cellation of such a judgment or sentence,
shall put such measure into effect.

Article VI
Procedure for execution of sentence

1. Except as otherwise provided in this Treaty, the completion of a transferred offender's sentence shall be carried out accord ing to the laws and procedures of the Receiving State. The Transferring State shall, in
addition, retain a power to pardon the offender or to commute his sentence and the Receiving State shall, upon being notified of such pardon or commutation from the Transferring State, give effect thereto.
2. The Receiving State may treat under its law relating to juvenile offenders any offender so categorized under its law regardless of his status under the law of the Transferring State.
3. No sentence of deprivation of liberty shall be enforced by the Receiving State in such a way as to extend it beyond the period specified in the sentence of the court of the Transferring State.
4. The authorities of either Party shall at the request of the other Party provide reports indicating the status of all offenders transferred under this Treaty, including, in particular, the parole or release of any offender.
Either Party may, at any time, request a special report on the status of the execution of an individual sentence.

Article VII
Costs

Any costs or expenses incurred in the application of this Treaty shall be borne by the Receiving State except those incurred exclusively in the territory of the Transferring State.

Article VIII
Transit of offenders

If either Party transfers an offender from any third State, the other party shall cooperate in facilitating the transit through its territory of such an offender. The Party intending to make such a transfer will give advance
notice to the other Party of such transit.

Article IX
Final provisions

1. This Treaty shall be subject to ratifica tion and shall enter into force on the first day of the month following the expiration of a period of three months after the day on which instruments of ratification have been
exchanged. The exchange of instruments of ratification shall take place at Bangkok as soon as possible.
2. The Treaty may be terminated by either Party by giving notice of termination to the other Party through the diplomatic channel. The termination shall become effective six months after the date of receipt of such notice.

In witness whereof the undersigned, being duly authorized thereto by their respective Governments, have signed the present Treaty.

Done at Stockholm this 26th day of Sep tember 1989 in duplicate, in the English lan guage, each text being equally authentic.

For the Government
of the Kingdom of Sweden:

PIERRE SCHORI
Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs

For the Government
of the Kingdom of Thailand:

M. R. KASEM S. KASEMSRI
Permanent Secretary for Foreign Affairs

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