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jurisdiction, it being understood that the provisions of Articles 17 and 20 to 22 of this Convention shall, as

appropriate, apply in those cases.

Article 17 – International co-operation in criminal matters

1 Parties shall afford one another the greatest measure of assistance in connection with criminal

investigations or criminal or extradition proceedings in respect of the offences set forth in Articles 5 to 7 and 9 of

this Convention, including assistance in obtaining evidence in their possession necessary for the proceedings.

2 Parties shall carry out their obligations under paragraph 1 in conformity with any treaties or other

agreements on mutual legal assistance that may exist between them. In the absence of such treaties or

agreements, Parties shall afford one another assistance in accordance with their domestic law.

3 Parties shall co-operate with each other to the fullest extent possible under relevant law, treaties,

agreements and arrangements of the requested Party with respect to criminal investigations or proceedings in

relation to the offences for which a legal entity may be held liable in accordance with Article 10 of this Convention

in the requesting Party.

4 Each Party may give consideration to establishing additional mechanisms to share with other Parties

information or evidence needed to establish criminal, civil or administrative liability pursuant to Article 10.

Article 18 – Extradite or prosecute

1 The Party in the territory of which the alleged offender is present shall, when it has jurisdiction in

accordance with Article 14, 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 Party. Those

authorities shall take their decision in the same manner as in the case of any other offence of a serious nature

under the law of that Party.

2 Whenever a Party is permitted under its domestic law to extradite or otherwise surrender one of its

nationals only upon the condition that the person will be returned to that Party to serve the sentence imposed as

a result of the trial or proceeding for which the extradition or surrender of the person was sought, and this Party

and the Party seeking the extradition of the person agree with this option and other terms they may deem

appropriate, such a conditional extradition or surrender shall be sufficient to discharge the obligation set forth in

paragraph 1.

Article 19 – Extradition

1 The offences set forth in Articles 5 to 7 and 9 of this Convention shall be deemed to be included as

extraditable offences in any extradition treaty existing between any of the Parties before the entry into force of

this Convention. Parties undertake to include such offences as extraditable offences in every extradition treaty to

be subsequently concluded between them.

2 When a Party which makes extradition conditional on the existence of a treaty receives a request for

extradition from another Party with which it has no extradition treaty, the requested Party may, if it so decides,

consider this Convention as a legal basis for extradition in respect of the offences set forth in Articles 5 to 7 and

9 of this Convention. Extradition shall be subject to the other conditions provided by the law of the requested

Party.

3 Parties which do not make extradition conditional on the existence of a treaty shall recognise the offences

set forth in Articles 5 to 7 and 9 of this Convention as extraditable offences between themselves, subject to the

conditions provided by the law of the requested Party.

4 Where necessary, the offences set forth in Articles 5 to 7 and 9 of this Convention shall be treated, for the

purposes of extradition between Parties, as if they had been committed not only in the place in which they

occurred but also in the territory of the Parties that have established jurisdiction in accordance with Article 14.

5 The provisions of all extradition treaties and agreements concluded between Parties in respect of offences

set forth in Articles 5 to 7 and 9 of this Convention shall be deemed to be modified as between Parties to the

extent that they are incompatible with this Convention.