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For the purposes of this Agreement:
a. „Intervening State” means a State Party which has requested or proposes to request authorisation from another Party to take action under this Agreement in relation to a vessel flying the flag or displaying the marks of registry of that other State Party;
b. „Preferential jurisdiction” means, in relation to a flag State having concurrent jurisdiction over a relevant offence with another State, the right to exercise its jurisdiction on a priority basis, to the exclusion of the exercise of the other State's jurisdiction over the offence;
c. „Relevant offence” means any offence of the kind described in Article 3, paragraph 1, of the Vienna Convention;
d. „Vessel” means a ship or any other floating craft of any description, including hovercraft and submersible craft.