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Pursuant to article 19 (1), alinea b) of the Agreement, the Parties agree to the following terms related to escorted transfers or transit on their territories:
a) Escort(s) are person(s) assigned by the Requesting Party to accompany the person to be readmitted, or who is in transit.
b) Escorts shall perform their duties unarmed and dressed in civilian clothes. They shall be in possession of documents proving that the readmission or transit has been approved by the Requested Party and their official identification documents.
c) The authorities of the Requested Party shall grant the same protection and assistance to the escorts, while the latter are performing their duties within the framework of the Agreement, as they grant to their own officials who are authorized to take such action.
d) At the territory of the Requested Party, escorts shall adhere to the laws of the Requested Party. The authority of escorts accompanying a person in transit is limited to self-defense. In case of inability of the Requested Party to provide adequate assistance or in case of supporting the assisting personnel in direct hazardous situations, escorts are authorized to react rationally and proportionally to prevent the person who is subject of readmission or transit to escape, injuring himself/herself or third parties or causing damage to property.
e) Escorts shall be responsible for carrying the travel documents and any other documents or data related to the person who is a subject of readmission or transit, as well as for the delivery of these documents to the representative of the competent authority of the country of destination.
f) Escorts shall be responsible for the person to be readmitted until the admission has taken place. During transit, escorts shall be responsible until the person has been admitted to the country of destination.