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1. This Convention shall apply, except as otherwise stated herein, to the prevention, investigation and prosecution of:
a) The offences established in accordance with articles 5, 6, 8 and 23 of this Convention; and
b) Serious crime as defined in article 2 of this Convention; where the offence is transnational in nature and involves an organized criminal group.
2. For the purpose of paragraph 1 of this article, an offence is transnational in nature if:
a) It is committed in more than one State;
b) It is committed in one State but a substantial part of its preparation, planning, direction or control takes place in another State;
c) It is committed in one State but involves an organized criminal group that engages in criminal activities in more than one State; or
d) It is committed in one State but has substantial effects in another State.