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220 Travaux préparatoires: United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime“2. The measures envisaged in paragraph 1 of this article may include, amongother things, without prejudice to the rights of the defendant, including the right todue process:“(a) Establishing procedures for the physical protection of such persons, suchas, to the extent necessary and feasible, relocating them, and permitting, where appropriate,non-disclosure or limitations on the disclosure of information concerning theidentity and whereabouts of such persons;“(b) Providing evidentiary rules to permit witness testimony to be given in amanner that ensures the safety of the witness, such as permitting testimony to begiven through the use of communications technology such as video links or otheradequate means.“3. States Parties shall consider entering into arrangements with other Statesfor the relocation of persons described in paragraph 1 of this article.“4. The provisions of this article shall apply also to victims insofar as they arewitnesses.”Notes by the Secretariat3. At its eighth session, the Ad Hoc Committee approved article 18 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 24Protection of witnesses1. Each State Party shall take appropriate measures within its means toprovide effective protection from potential retaliation or intimidation for witnessesin criminal proceedings who give testimony concerning offences covered bythis Convention and, as appropriate, for their relatives and other persons close tothem.2. The measures envisaged in paragraph 1 of this article may include,inter alia, without prejudice to the rights of the defendant, including the right todue process:(a) Establishing procedures for the physical protection of such persons,such as, to the extent necessary and feasible, relocating them and permitting, whereappropriate, non-disclosure or limitations on the disclosure of information concerningthe identity and whereabouts of such persons;