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... (b) Exchanging accurate and verified information in accordance with their
national law and in the manner and subject to the conditions specified herein, and
coordinating administrative and other measures taken as appropriate to detect,
prevent, suppress and investigate the offences set forth in article 2 and also in order
to institute criminal proceedings against persons alleged to have committed those
crimes. In particular, a State Party shall take appropriate measures in order to inform
without delay the other States referred to in article 9 in respect of the commission of
the offences set forth in article 2 as well as preparations to commit such offences
about which it has learned, and also to inform, where appropriate, international
organizations. ...
... 3. Upon ratifying, accepting, approving or acceding to this Convention, each
State Party shall notify the Secretary-General of the United Nations of the
jurisdiction it has established under its national law in accordance with paragraph 2
of the present article. Should any change take place, the State Party concerned shall
immediately notify the Secretary-General. ...
... 4. Each State Party shall likewise take such measures as may be necessary to
establish its jurisdiction over the offences set forth in article 2 in cases where the
alleged offender is present in its territory and it does not extradite that person to any
of the States Parties which have established their jurisdiction in accordance with
paragraph 1 or 2 of the present article. ...
... 5. This Convention does not exclude the exercise of any criminal jurisdiction
established by a State Party in accordance with its national law.
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... 5. The provisions of paragraphs 3 and 4 of the present article shall be without
prejudice to the right of any State Party having a claim to jurisdiction in accordance
with article 9, paragraph 1 (c) or 2 (c), to invite the International Committee of the
Red Cross to communicate with and visit the alleged offender. ...
... 6. When a State Party, pursuant to the present article, has taken a person into
custody, it shall immediately notify, directly or through the Secretary-General of the
United Nations, the States Parties which have established jurisdiction in accordance
with article 9, paragraphs 1 and 2, and, if it considers it advisable, any other
interested States Parties, of the fact that that person is in custody and of the
circumstances which warrant that person’s detention. The State which makes the
investigation contemplated in paragraph 1 of the present article shall promptly
inform the said States Parties of its findings and shall indicate whether it intends to
exercise jurisdiction.
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1. The State Party in the territory of which the alleged offender is present shall,
in cases to which article 9 applies, if it does not extradite that person, be obliged,
without exception whatsoever and whether or not the offence was committed in its
territory, to submit the case without undue delay to its competent authorities for the
purpose of prosecution, through proceedings in accordance with the laws of that
State. Those authorities shall take their decision in the same manner as in the case of
any other offence of a grave nature under the law of that State.
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... 4. If necessary, the offences set forth in article 2 shall be treated, for the purposes
of extradition between States Parties, as if they had been committed not only in the
place in which they occurred but also in the territory of the States that have
established jurisdiction in accordance with article 9, paragraphs 1 and 2. ...
... 2. States Parties shall carry out their obligations under paragraph 1 of the present
article in conformity with any treaties or other arrangements on mutual legal
assistance that may exist between them. In the absence of such treaties or
arrangements, States Parties shall afford one another assistance in accordance with
their national law.
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... 3. Unless the State Party from which a person is to be transferred in accordance
with the present article so agrees, that person, whatever his or her nationality, shall
not be prosecuted or detained or subjected to any other restriction of his or her
personal liberty in the territory of the State to which that person is transferred in
respect of acts or convictions anterior to his or her departure from the territory of
the State from which such person was transferred.
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... (b) Ensure that any nuclear material is held in accordance with applicable
International Atomic Energy Agency safeguards; and ...
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The State Party where the alleged offender is prosecuted shall, in accordance
with its national law or applicable procedures, communicate the final outcome of
the proceedings to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, who shall transmit
the information to the other States Parties.
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... 3. Any State which has made a reservation in accordance with paragraph 2 of the
present article may at any time withdraw that reservation by notification to the
Secretary-General of the United Nations.
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