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Part One. Article 11 97are the subject of this Convention are exercised to maximize the effectiveness of lawenforcement measures in respect of those offences and with due regard to the needto deter the commission of such offences.“3. States Parties shall ensure that 4 their courts or other competent authoritiesbear in mind the serious nature of the offences that are the subject of this Conventionwhen considering the [eventuality] [possibility] of early release 5 or parole of personsconvicted of such offences. 6“4. Each State Party shall, where appropriate, establish under its domestic lawa long statute of limitations period in which to commence proceedings for any offencethat is the subject of this Convention and a longer period where the alleged offenderhas evaded the administration of justice. 7“[5. Each State Party shall ensure that the acts mentioned under articles 3 and4 of this Convention and committed in its territory shall be indictable regardless ofwhere in the territories of Member States the criminal organization is based or exercisesits criminal activities.] 8“[6. Where instances of participation in a criminal organization fall under thejurisdiction of several Member States, those States shall consult in coordinating theiraction for initiating effective criminal proceedings.] 9“7. Each State Party shall take appropriate measures, consistent with its legalsystem, to ensure that a person who is charged with or convicted of an offence thatis the subject of this Convention and who is found within its territory is present atthe necessary criminal proceedings.” 10Rolling text (A/AC.254/4/Rev.2)Second session: 8-12 March 1999“Article 6“Effective implementation of the Convention“1. Each State Party shall take effective measures to promote and monitor withinits territory the implementation of the object and aims of the Convention.4One delegation proposed that “ensure that” should be amended to read “authorize”.5One delegation noted that “early release” was used in the penal systems of only some countries. Several delegationsnoted that early release and parole depended on several criteria, including the conduct of the prisoner. It was suggested thatone way of addressing that problem might be to replace the word “eventuality” with the word “possibility”.6Several delegations questioned whether this paragraph could be understood as infringing on the independence of thecourts and allowing the possibility of politically motivated interference in the administration of justice.7One delegation suggested that this paragraph should not be compulsory. Another delegation noted the importance ofidentifying which offences would fall under the scope of application of the convention.8The Ad Hoc Committee noted that the transfer of this and the following paragraph to article 9, on jurisdiction, wasstill to be considered.9It was noted that a similar provision was contained in article 9, paragraph 5.10Some delegations questioned why a person already convicted of an offence should be present at the “necessary criminalproceedings”. Some delegations suggested that, to the extent that paragraph 7 referred to the taking of a person into custodypending extradition, it should be moved to the appropriate article (article 10). One delegation noted the need to ensurethe rights of the defendant in the implementation of the paragraph. One delegation proposed the deletion of the paragraph.