communicate their decision to the requesting State. "ARTICLE 6 "Dual criminality "A request to take proceedings can be complied with only if the act on which the request is based would be an offence if committed in the territory of the requested State. 171/ The laws of some countries require authentication before documents transmitted from other countries can be admitted in their courts and, therefore, would require a clause setting out the authentication required. "ARTICLE 7 "Grounds for refusal 172/ "If the requested State refuses acceptance of a request for transfer of proceedings, it shall communicate the reasons for refusal to the requesting State. Acceptance may be refused if: "(a) The suspected person is not a national of or ordinary resident in the requested State; "(b) The act is an offence under military law, which is not also an offence under ordinary criminal law; "(c) The offence is in connection with taxes, duties, customs or exchange; "(d) The offence is regarded by the requested State as being of a political nature. "ARTICLE 8 "The position of the suspected person "1. The suspected person may express to either State his or her interest in the transfer of the proceedings. Similarly, such interest may be expressed by the legal representative or close relatives of the suspected person. "2. Before a request for transfer of proceedings is made, the requesting State shall, if practicable, allow the suspected person to present his or her views on the alleged offence and the intended transfer, unless that person has absconded or otherwise obstructed the course of justice. "ARTICLE 9 "The rights of the victim "The requesting and requested States shall ensure in the transfer of proceedings that the rights of the victim of the offence, in particular his or 
**Analysis**
This text appears to be related to international cooperation and the transfer of proceedings between countries, specifically in the context of criminal law. The language used is formal and technical, suggesting a legal or diplomatic context.

**Category**
Justice, Law and Human Rights