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576 Travaux préparatoires: United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime“2. If more than one State Party intends to resume jurisdiction over an allegedoffender in accordance with paragraph 1 of this article and with article 9 of theConvention, the States Parties concerned shall consult each other with a view torenouncing jurisdiction in order to render possible proceedings in the territory of theState Party most directly affected by the commission of the smuggling of migrants.” 2Notes by the Secretariat2. The version of article 6 contained in document A/AC.254/4/Add.1/Rev.1 remainedunchanged in the intermediate drafts of the protocol (A/AC.254/4/Add.1/Revs.2-4).Rolling text (A/AC.254/4/Add.1/Rev.5)Eighth session: 21 February-3 March 2000“Article 6“Jurisdiction“1. Each State Party shall take legislative measures to establish its jurisdictionover the offences mentioned in article 4 of this Protocol in accordance with article 9of the Convention.“2. If more than one State Party intends to assume jurisdiction over an allegedoffender in accordance with paragraph 1 of this article and with article 9 of theConvention, the States Parties concerned shall consult each other with a view torenouncing jurisdiction in order to render possible proceedings in the territory of theState Party most directly affected by the commission of the smuggling of migrants.”Notes by the Secretariat3. At the eleventh session of the Ad Hoc Committee, it was decided to delete thisarticle in view of the mutatis mutandis application of the corresponding provision of theconvention against transnational organized crime in cases related to the protocol.4. The proposal submitted by Austria and Italy (A/AC.254/4/Add.1), contained oneadditional provision related to jurisdictional issues, which read as follows:“Article M“Articles F-K above shall apply when:“(a) The vessel on which the trafficking and transport of migrants is under wayis entering into the territorial waters of a Contracting Party;“(b) There are reasonable grounds to suspect that such vessel is bound for enteringinto the territorial waters or otherwise procuring the illegal entry of migrants intothe territory of a Contracting Party.”This provision was eventually dropped and not discussed during the negotiations.2Some delegations were of the view that this paragraph should be made consistent with article 9 of the convention.