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A European arrest warrant is a ruling of a judicial authority of a European Union Member State that has been made in order for another Member State to extradite a person for the commencement or performance of criminal prosecution or for the execution of a sentence related to imprisonment.

Section 714, 715 of the Criminal Procedure Law.

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If a person agrees to the extradition, an examination shall be completed within 10 days from the day of receipt of a European arrest warrant. An examination shall be completed within 20 days from the day of the receipt of an extradition request. If additional information is necessary for the examination, the term shall be counted from the day of the receipt of such extradition request. The Prosecutor General may extend the examination term.

If the person being extradited submits a request that an advocate is appointed in the country that rendered the European arrest warrant, the Prosecutor General's Office shall inform the relevant country of such request without delay.