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2.
b)
authority to take decisions on behalf of the legal person;
c)
authority to exercise control within the legal person.
In addition to the cases already provided for in paragraph 1 of this
Article, each State Party shall take the measures necessary to ensure that a legal
person can be held liable where the lack of supervision or control by a natural
person referred to in paragraph 1 has made possible the commission of a
criminal offence or other unlawful acts established in accordance with the
provisions of this Convention for the benefit of that legal person by a natural
person acting under its authority.
3.
Subject to the legal principles applied by the respective State Party, the
liability of a legal person may be criminal, civil or administrative.
4.
Such liability of legal persons shall be without prejudice to the liability of
the natural persons who have committed the offence and another unlawful act.
Section 2. LAW ENFORCEMENT
Article 21. Scope of procedural provisions
1.
Each State Party shall adopt such legislative and other measures as may
be necessary to establish the powers and procedures provided for by the
provisions of this Section for the purposes of prevention, suppression,
investigation and judicial proceedings.
2.
Except as provided otherwise in Article 28 of this Convention, each State
Party shall apply the powers and procedures referred to in paragraph 1 of this
Article to:
(a)
the criminal offences and other unlawful acts established in
accordance with Articles 6 - 19 of this Convention;
(b)
other criminal offences and other unlawful acts committed through
the ICT;
(c)
the collection of evidence, including in electronic form, of
committing crimes and other unlawful acts.