Article 50 Short-term detention arrangements

If, after conviction and final sentence, or after reduction of a sentence in accordance with article 110 of the Statute, the time remaining to be served under the sentence of the Court is less than six months, the Court shall consider whether the sentence may be enforced in the detention centre of the Court.

Where there is a need for a change in designation of the State of enforcement and where the period pending transfer to another State of enforcement does not exceed six months, the Court and the host State shall consult as to whether the sentenced person may be transferred to a prison facility made available by the host State under article 103, paragraph 4, of the Statute. Where the period pending transfer exceeds six months, the sentenced person shall be transferred from the detention centre of the Court to a prison facility made available by the host State under article 103, paragraph 4, of the Statute upon a request by the Court to that effect.