Draft Article 17-1: although the 1976 Article 15-1's reference to a "full" opportunity may be seen as too demanding, the current draft may be criticized as providing insufficient protection to the parties' right to be heard.

1. Each State Party shall take such measures as may be necessary to establish its jurisdiction over the offences established in article(s) [...] Reference would be made here to all the articles of the Convention containing an obligation to criminalize certain conduct.

The first letter(s) of the reference describe(s) the sector (TP for trade procedures, C for Customs, etc.); the following number is given sequentially to identify particular recommendations within any sector; the following letter describes the entity primarily responsible for implementing the recommendation (e.g. G for government); the final letter(s) refer(s) to the nature of the recommendation (ST for strategic, IN for infrastructure etc.).