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122 Travaux préparatoires: United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized CrimeNotes by the Secretariat4. At its eighth session, the Ad Hoc Committee approved article 7 bis of the draftconvention without amendment (see A/AC.254/28, para. 11). At its tenth session, the AdHoc Committee considered, finalized and approved article 7 bis, as amended in paragraph1 on the basis of a proposal submitted by the Netherlands (A/AC.254/L.225). That proposalwas to amend paragraph 1 to read was as follows:“1. A State Party that has received a request from another State Party havingjurisdiction over an offence covered by this Convention for confiscation of proceedsof crime, property, equipment or other instrumentalities referred to in paragraph 1 ofarticle 7 situated in its territory shall, to the greatest extent possible within its domesticlegal system:“(a) ...“(b) ...”The amendment is reflected in the final text of the convention, as included in the reportof the Ad Hoc Committee (A/55/383, sect. IV, draft resolution, annex I), that was submittedto the General Assembly for adoption pursuant to resolution 54/126 of 17 December1999.B. Approved text adopted by the General Assembly(see resolution 55/25, annex I)Article 13International cooperation for purposes of confiscation1. A State Party that has received a request from another State Party havingjurisdiction over an offence covered by this Convention for confiscation ofproceeds of crime, property, equipment or other instrumentalities referred to inarticle 12, paragraph 1, of this Convention situated in its territory shall, to thegreatest extent possible within its domestic legal system:(a) Submit the request to its competent authorities for the purpose ofobtaining an order of confiscation and, if such an order is granted, give effect toit; or(b) Submit to its competent authorities, with a view to giving effect to itto the extent requested, an order of confiscation issued by a court in the territoryof the requesting State Party in accordance with article 12, paragraph 1, ofthis Convention insofar as it relates to proceeds of crime, property, equipment orother instrumentalities referred to in article 12, paragraph 1, situated in the territoryof the requested State Party.2. Following a request made by another State Party having jurisdictionover an offence covered by this Convention, the requested State Party shall takemeasures to identify, trace and freeze or seize proceeds of crime, property, equipmentor other instrumentalities referred to in article 12, paragraph 1, of thisConvention for the purpose of eventual confiscation to be ordered either by therequesting State Party or, pursuant to a request under paragraph 1 of this article,by the requested State Party.