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Part One. Article 15 131“[2 bis. Paragraph 2 may also apply to other offences mentioned in thisConvention.] 5“[3. This Convention does not exclude the exercise of any criminal jurisdictionestablished by a State Party in accordance with its domestic law.] 6“4. The provisions of this article shall not affect the obligations with regardto the establishment of jurisdiction over offences pursuant to any other [bilateral or]multilateral treaty.“5. In a case where more than one State claims jurisdiction over an offencecovered by the present Convention, the States concerned [shall seek] to coordinatetheir actions in an effective manner, in particular regarding the conditions of exercisingprosecution and the modalities of recourse to mutual assistance. 7“[6. A State Party shall inform the Secretary-General of the establishment ofjurisdiction under paragraph 2 of this article.]” 8Fourth session: 28 June-9 July 1999Notes by the Secretariat1. The version of article 9 contained in document A/AC.254/4/Rev.1 remainedunchanged in the intermediate drafts of the convention (A/AC.254/4/Revs.2 and 3).China (A/AC.254/L.38)“Article 9“Jurisdiction“1. Each State Party shall take such measures as may be necessary to establishits jurisdiction over each of the offences established in accordance with [thisConvention] [article ... of this Convention] when:“(a) The offence is committed in its territory;“(b) The offence is committed on board a vessel flying its flag or an aircraftregistered under its laws at the time the offence is committed.5Several delegations proposed the deletion of this paragraph. Some delegations noted that retaining paragraph 3 wouldmake this paragraph redundant.6Some delegations proposed the deletion of this paragraph on the grounds that it could allow the assertion of extraterritorialjurisdiction. Other delegations pointed out that the paragraph was based on language contained in the 1988Convention (article 4, paragraph 3).7Several delegations suggested that this paragraph required clarification. One delegation proposed that the words “coordinatetheir actions” should be amended to read “cooperate”. Other delegations were of the view that the language of thisparagraph was too obligatory and should be modified.8One delegation noted that this paragraph should be clarified in respect of which State party had the notification obligation,and under what circumstances.