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4 Each Party shall endeavour to promote public awareness regarding the existence, causes and gravity of

and the threat posed by terrorist offences and the offences set forth in this Convention and consider encouraging

the public to provide factual, specific help to its competent authorities that may contribute to preventing terrorist

offences and offences set forth in this Convention.

Article 4 – International co-operation on prevention

Parties shall, as appropriate and with due regard to their capabilities, assist and support each other with a

view to enhancing their capacity to prevent the commission of terrorist offences, including through exchange of

information and best practices, as well as through training and other joint efforts of a preventive character.

Article 5 – Public provocation to commit a terrorist offence

1 For the purposes of this Convention, "public provocation to commit a terrorist offence" means the

distribution, or otherwise making available, of a message to the public, with the intent to incite the commission of

a terrorist offence, where such conduct, whether or not directly advocating terrorist offences, causes a danger

that one or more such offences may be committed.

2 Each Party shall adopt such measures as may be necessary to establish public provocation to commit a

terrorist offence, as defined in paragraph 1, when committed unlawfully and intentionally, as a criminal offence

under its domestic law.

Article 6 – Recruitment for terrorism

1 For the purposes of this Convention, "recruitment for terrorism" means to solicit another person to commit

or participate in the commission of a terrorist offence, or to join an association or group, for the purpose of

contributing to the commission of one or more terrorist offences by the association or the group.

2 Each Party shall adopt such measures as may be necessary to establish recruitment for terrorism, as

defined in paragraph 1, when committed unlawfully and intentionally, as a criminal offence under its domestic

law.

Article 7 – Training for terrorism

1 For the purposes of this Convention, "training for terrorism" means to provide instruction in the making or

use of explosives, firearms or other weapons or noxious or hazardous substances, or in other specific methods

or techniques, for the purpose of carrying out or contributing to the commission of a terrorist offence, knowing

that the skills provided are intended to be used for this purpose.

2 Each Party shall adopt such measures as may be necessary to establish training for terrorism, as defined

in paragraph 1, when committed unlawfully and intentionally, as a criminal offence under its domestic law.

Article 8 – Irrelevance of the commission of a terrorist offence

For an act to constitute an offence as set forth in Articles 5 to 7 of this Convention, it shall not be necessary

that a terrorist offence be actually committed.

Article 9 – Ancillary offences

1 Each Party shall adopt such measures as may be necessary to establish as a criminal offence under its

domestic law:

a Participating as an accomplice in an offence as set forth in Articles 5 to 7 of this Convention;

b Organising or directing others to commit an offence as set forth in Articles 5 to 7 of this Convention;

c Contributing to the commission of one or more offences as set forth in Articles 5 to 7 of this Convention by

a group of persons acting with a common purpose. Such contribution shall be intentional and shall either:

i be made with the aim of furthering the criminal activity or criminal purpose of the group, where such activity

or purpose involves the commission of an offence as set forth in Articles 5 to 7 of this Convention; or