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Part One. Article 22 211Notes by the Secretariat3. At its eighth session, the Ad Hoc Committee approved article 17 without amendment(see A/AC.254/28, para. 11). At its tenth session, the Ad Hoc Committee considered,finalized and approved the article, as amended. The last amendments are reflected inthe final text of the convention, as included in the report of the Ad Hoc Committee (seeA/55/383, sect. IV, draft resolution, annex I), that was submitted to the General Assemblyfor adoption pursuant to resolution 54/126 of 17 December 1999.B. Approved text adopted by the General Assembly(see resolution 55/25, annex I)Article 22Establishment of criminal recordEach State Party may adopt such legislative or other measures as may benecessary to take into consideration, under such terms as and for the purpose thatit deems appropriate, any previous conviction in another State of an alleged offenderfor the purpose of using such information in criminal proceedings relating toan offence covered by this Convention.C. Interpretative noteThe interpretative note on article 22 of the convention approved by the AdHoc Committee and contained in its report on the work of its first to eleventhsessions (see A/55/383/Add.1, para. 45) is as follows:The term “conviction” should be understood to refer to a conviction nolonger subject to any appeal.