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Part One. Article 15 133“2. A State Party may also establish its jurisdiction over any such offencewhen:“(a)State; 11“(b)The offence is committed against a national or a habitual resident of thatThe offence is committed by a national or a habitual resident of that State; or“(c) The offence is committed outside its territory with a view to the commission,within its territory, of an offence established in accordance with articles [...] ofthis Convention; or“[(d) The offence has substantial effects in that State.] 12“[3. Each State Party shall take such measures as may be necessary to establishits jurisdiction over the offences it has established in accordance with articles[...] of this Convention when the alleged offender is present in its territory and it doesnot extradite him or her to another State Party on the ground:“(a) That the offence has been committed in its territory or on board a vesselthat was flying its flag or an aircraft that was registered under its law at the time theoffence was committed; or“(b) That the offence has been committed by one of its nationals.] 13“[4. Each State Party may also take such measures as may be necessary toestablish its jurisdiction over the offences it has established in accordance with articles[...] when the alleged offender is present in its territory and it does not extraditehim or her.] 14“5. If the State exercising its jurisdiction under paragraph 1 or 2 of thisarticle has been notified, or has otherwise learned, that one or more other Statesare conducting an investigation or carrying out criminal proceedings in respect ofthe same conduct, the competent authorities of those States shall, as appropriate,consult one another with a view to resolving the matter and coordinating theiractions. [Until a solution has been reached, each State Party shall take care, asfar as possible, not to jeopardize the investigations conducted by one or moreStates.] 1511China proposed the inclusion of the words “or that State” at the end of the sentence. Other delegations suggestedthat the concept of an “offence committed against a State” was ambiguous and would in any case be covered by paragraph6 of the present article.12This subparagraph was included in the previous versions of this article and was retained at the request of some delegations.13The text of this paragraph would need to be reviewed in the light of agreement on the formulation of article 10, onextradition.14Ibid.15It was agreed to review this sentence in the light of article 14, on mutual legal assistance, to be agreed upon. TheIslamic Republic of Iran proposed that a compromise solution might be the following: “with a view to coordinating theirinvestigative actions, so as not to lose time-sensitive evidence”. Some delegations expressed their preference for the previousformulation of this paragraph, as contained in document A/AC.254/4/Revs.1-3.