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202 Travaux préparatoires: United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crimemay, where necessary together with police authorities, after informing the centralauthority or authorities referred to in paragraph 13 of article 14, act together withinjoint investigative bodies. In the absence of such agreements or understandings, suchjoint investigations may be undertaken by agreement on a case-by case basis.”Notes by the Secretariat2. At its tenth session, the Ad Hoc Committee decided that joint investigations shouldbe dealt with in a separate article of the convention and that, consequently, paragraph 2(c) of article 19 should be deleted (see note 3 by the Secretariat concerning article 27 ofthe convention). In view of that decision, article 14 bis was considered, finalized andapproved, as amended. The last amendments are reflected in the final text of 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 pursuant toresolution 54/126 of 17 December 1999.B. Approved text adopted by the General Assembly(see resolution 55/25, annex I)Article 19Joint investigationsStates Parties shall consider concluding bilateral or multilateral agreementsor arrangements whereby, in relation to matters that are the subject of investigations,prosecutions or judicial proceedings in one or more States, the competentauthorities concerned may establish joint investigative bodies. In the absence ofsuch agreements or arrangements, joint investigations may be undertaken by agreementon a case-by-case basis. The States Parties involved shall ensure that thesovereignty of the State Party in whose territory such investigation is to take placeis fully respected.