Article 3 Scope of application
United Kingdom
This Convention shall apply, except as otherwise stated herein, to the prevention, investigation and prosecution of:
the offences established in accordance with Articles 5, 6, 8 and 23 of this Convention; and
serious crime as defined in article 2 of this Convention;
where the offence is transnational in nature and involves an organised criminal group.
For the purpose of paragraph 1 of this Article, an offence is transnational in nature if:
it is committed in more than one State;
it is committed in one State but a substantial part of its preparation, planning, direction or control takes place in another State;
it is committed in one State but involves an organised criminal group that engages in criminal activities in more than one State; or
it is committed in one State but has substantial effects in another State.