Where an offence referred to in Articles 3 and 4 falls within the jurisdiction of more than one Member State and where any of the Member States concerned can validly prosecute on the basis of the same facts, the Member States concerned shall cooperate in order to decide which of them will prosecute the offender, with the aim of centralising proceedings in a single Member State.
I gcás ina mbainfidh cion dá dtagraítear in Airteagal 3 agus Airteagal 4 le dlínse Ballstáit amháin nó níos mó, agus i gcás ina bhféadfaidh aon cheann de na Ballstáit lena mbaineann ionchúiseamh a dhéanamh go bailí ar bhonn na bhfíoras céanna, comhoibreoidh na Ballstáit lena mbaineann chun a chinneadh cé acu a dhéanfaidh na ciontóirí a ionchúiseamh agus é mar aidhm, más féidir, imeachtaí a lárú in aon Bhallstát amháin.