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Part One. Article 3 25“Principle of non-intervention“6. States Parties shall carry out their obligations under this Convention in amanner consistent with the principles of sovereign equality and territorial integrity ofStates and that of non-intervention in the domestic affairs of other States.“Exclusive exercise of jurisdiction and performance of functions“7. A State Party shall not undertake in the territory of another State the exerciseof jurisdiction and performance of functions that are exclusively reserved for theauthorities of that other State by its domestic law.“Protocols“8. The annexed Protocols form an integral part of this Convention. 18“Choice of international instrument“9. [Insert the provision on the selection of instrument when several internationalinstruments would be applicable]“10. States Parties may apply article(s) [...] of this Convention to other multilateralconventions to the extent agreed between States Parties.”Colombia (A/AC.254/L.15)Second session: 8-12 March 1999“Article 2“Scope of application“1. The Convention shall apply to the prevention, investigation and prosecutionof offences referred to herein involving a transnational organized criminal group.“2. Among the circumstances that may be taken into account in establishingwhether a criminal organization is involved in any of the offences covered by thisConvention are the following:“(a)“(b)“(c)The transnational character of the offence;The perpetration of acts of money-laundering;The means used for its preparation, execution, commission or completion.“3. The Convention shall apply, inter alia, to the following offences: (indicativelist of offences).18In connection with the consideration of the protocols, there was considerable discussion of the link between the protocolsand the convention. Australia made a proposal to the effect that a State party to one of the protocols must also be aparty to the convention and that a State party to the convention should not be bound by a protocol unless the party hadexpressly accepted the protocol (see A/AC.254/L.9). Two delegations proposed the deletion of paragraph 8.