Norway

Under Article 705(1) of the Italian Code of Criminal Procedure, the Italian judicial authority must not confine itself to a merely formal review of the documentation attached to the extradition request, but must ascertain whether the reasons underlying the requesting State authority’s assessment of the well-founded nature of the accusations are set out therein. This requirement is satisfied where the Court has properly examined the documentation submitted by the requesting State and found that sufficient evidentiary elements exist in relation to the offences concerned, which are criminal offences under both legal systems.