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Article 17.Transfer of sentenced personsA. Negotiation textFifth session: 4-15 October 1999Notes by the Secretariat1. The text of this article was initially included as paragraph 13 in article 10(Extradition) of the draft convention contained in document A/AC.254/4/Rev.4. At the fifthsession of the Ad Hoc Committee, in the context of discussions on the content of article10, the provision on the transfer of sentenced persons was moved and included in the textof the draft convention contained in document A/AC.254/4/Rev.5 as a separate article 10bis, reading as follows:“Article 10 bis“Transfer of sentenced persons“States Parties may consider entering into bilateral or multilateral agreements,either ad hoc or general, on the transfer to their territory of persons sentenced toimprisonment or other forms of deprivation of liberty for offences to which this articleapplies, in order that they may complete their sentences there.”The content of this article was not further modified. At its tenth session, the Ad HocCommittee considered, finalized and approved the article, as amended. See the final textof the convention, as included in the report of the Ad Hoc Committee (A/55/383, sect. IV,draft resolution, annex I), that was submitted to the General Assembly for adoption pursuantto resolution 54/126 of 17 December 1999.B. Approved text adopted by the General Assembly(see resolution 55/25, annex I)Article 17Transfer of sentenced personsStates Parties may consider entering into bilateral or multilateral agreementsor arrangements on the transfer to their territory of persons sentenced to imprisonmentor other forms of deprivation of liberty for offences covered by thisConvention, in order that they may complete their sentences there.165