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offences under its domestic law the conduct as referred to in Article 9, paragraphs 1 and 2, of the Council of Europe

Convention on Laundering, Search, Seizure and Confiscation of the Proceeds from Crime and on the Financing of

Terrorism (2005, CETS No. 198), in Article 6, paragraph 1 of the United Nations Convention against Transnational

Organized Crime (2000) or in Article 23, paragraph 1 of the United Nations Convention against Corruption (2003),

under the conditions referred to therein, when the predicate offence giving raise to profit is one of those referred to

in Articles 15 and 17 of this Convention and in any event, in the case of extortion, corruption and fraud.

2 When deciding on the range of offences to be covered as predicate offences mentioned in paragraph 1, each

Party may decide, in accordance with its domestic law, how it will define those offences and the nature of any

particular elements that make them serious.

3 Each Party shall consider including the manipulation of sports competitions in its money laundering

prevention framework by requiring sports betting operators to apply customer due diligence, record keeping and

reporting requirements.

Article 17 – Aiding and abetting

1 Each Party shall adopt such legislative and other measures as may be necessary to establish as criminal

offences under its domestic law, when committed intentionally, the aiding and abetting of the commission of any of

the criminal offences referred to in Article 15 of this Convention.

Article 18 – Corporate liability

1 Each Party shall adopt such legislative or other measures as may be necessary to ensure that legal persons

can be held liable for offences referred to in Articles 15 to 17 of this Convention, committed for their benefit by any

natural person, acting either individually or as a member of an organ of the legal person, who has a leading position

within the legal person, based on:

a a power of representation of the legal person;

b the authority to take decisions on behalf of the legal person;

c the authority to exercise control within the legal person.

2 Subject to the legal principles of the Party, the liability of a legal person may be criminal, civil or administrative.

3 Other than in the cases already provided for in paragraph 1, each Party shall take the necessary measures

to ensure that a legal person can be held liable when lack of supervision or control by a natural person referred to

in paragraph 1 has made possible the commission of an offence referred to in Articles 15 to 17 of this Convention

for the benefit of that legal person by a natural person acting under its authority.

4 Such liability shall be without prejudice to the criminal liability of the natural persons who have committed the

offence.

Chapter V – Jurisdiction, criminal procedure and enforcement measures

Article 19 – Jurisdiction

1 Each Party shall adopt such legislative or other measures as may be necessary to establish jurisdiction over

the offences referred to in Articles 15 to 17 of this Convention where that offence is committed:

a in its territory; or

b on board a ship flying its flag; or

c on board an aircraft registered under its law; or

d by one of its nationals or by a person habitually residing in its territory.

2 Each State or the European Union may, at the time of signature or when depositing its instrument of

ratification, acceptance or approval, by a declaration addressed to the Secretary General of the Council of Europe,

declare that it reserves the right not to apply, or to apply only in specific cases or conditions, the rules on jurisdiction

laid down in paragraph 1, sub-paragraph d of this article.

3 Each Party shall take the necessary legislative or other measures to establish jurisdiction over offences