32 5. If a State Party exercising its jurisdiction under paragraph 1 or 2 of this Article has been notified or has otherwise learned, that any other States Parties are investigating, prosecuting or carrying out judicial proceeding on the same action, the competent authorities of those States Parties shall, as appropriate, consult each other with a view to coordinating their actions. 6. Without prejudice to general international law, this Convention shall not exclude the exercise of any criminal jurisdiction established by a State Party in accordance with its domestic law. Article 44. Information suo motu 1. A State Party may, within the scope of its domestic law and without prior request of another State Party, forward information gathered during its own investigation, if it believes that disclosure could help the State Party initiate or conduct an investigation or judicial proceedings on offenses or other unlawful acts established in accordance with this Convention or might result in a cooperation request by that State Party in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. 2. Before providing such information, the providing State Party may require maintaining confidentiality of such information or make certain conditions of its use. If the receiving State Party cannot grant such request, it shall then notify the providing State Party which will decide whether such information should still be provided. If the receiving State Party accepts the information under mentioned conditions, they shall be binding for that State Party. Article 45. Transfer of criminal proceedings 1. The States Parties shall consider transferring to one another proceedings for purposes of criminal prosecution on an offence established in accordance with this Convention in cases where such transfer is considered to be in the interests of the proper administration of justice, in particular in cases where several jurisdictions are involved to ensure combining of criminal cases.