d France, in case of urgency, the requesting State may seek the provisional arrest of the person sought pending the presentation of the request for extradition6. 8. This procedure can be summarized as follows: Based on a request for provisional arrest, the Prosecutor General may order the arrest of the req

of the Opinion. The Secretary of State may only refuse extradition on the grounds provided for in that section, namely: (a) if an applicable bar to extradition6 is found to exist; (b) the Secretary of State is informed that the request has been withdrawn7; (c) there is a competing claim for extradition from

d France, in case of urgency, the requesting State may seek the provisional arrest of the person sought pending the presentation of the request for extradition6. 8. This procedure can be summarized as follows: Based on a request for provisional arrest, the Prosecutor General may order the arrest of the req