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108 Travaux préparatoires: United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime“(b) If proceeds of crime have been intermingled with property acquired fromlegitimate sources, such property shall, without prejudice to any powers relating toseizure or freezing, be liable to confiscation up to the assessed value of the intermingledproceeds;“(c) Income or other benefits derived from:“(i) Proceeds of crime;“(ii) Property into which proceeds of crime have been transformed or converted;or“(iii) Property with which proceeds of crime have been intermingled shall alsobe liable to the measures referred to in this article, in the same manner and tothe same extent as proceeds of crime.“7. Each State Party may consider ensuring that the onus of proof is reversedregarding the lawful origin of alleged proceeds of crime or other property liable toconfiscation, to the extent that such action is consistent with the principles of itsdomestic law and with the nature of the judicial and other proceedings.“8. The provisions of this article shall not be construed to prejudice the rightsof bona fide third parties.“9. Cooperation under this article may be refused by a State Party if the offenceto which the request relates would not be an offence in the context of criminal organizationif committed within its jurisdiction.Third session: 28 April-3 May 1999Notes by the Secretariat1. The version of article 7 contained in document A/AC.254/4 remained unchangedin the intermediate drafts of the convention (A/AC.254/4/Revs.1 and 2).Rolling text (A/AC.254/4/Rev.3)“Article 7“Confiscation“1. States Parties shall adopt such measures as may be necessary to enableconfiscation of:“(a) Proceeds of crime 5 or property the value of which corresponds 6 to that ofsuch proceeds;5The scope of this article was under debate. It was suggested that because of variations in domestic legal systems inthis area, it might be difficult for some countries to conform to an overly broad obligation. It was emphasized, however,that there would be a need for flexibility in finalizing this article.6Some delegations indicated that the issue of corresponding value created difficulties (see, for example, the statementof Spain contained in document A/AC.254/5/Add.5).