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Article 27.Law enforcement cooperationA. Negotiation textsRolling text (A/AC.254/4)First session: 19-29 January 1999“Article 19 1“Law enforcement cooperation“1. States Parties shall consider entering into bilateral and multilateral agreementsor arrangements on direct cooperation between their law enforcement agencies.“2. States Parties shall cooperate closely with one another, consistent with theirrespective domestic legal and administrative systems, to enhance the effectiveness oflaw enforcement action to combat the offences established in article(s) [...] [alternatively:the offences covered by this Convention]. Each State Party shall, in particular,adopt effective measures:“(a) To establish and maintain channels of communication between their competentauthorities, agencies and services, including the designation, where appropriate,of a central authority or authorities, to facilitate the secure and rapid exchangeof information concerning all aspects of the offences established in this Convention,including, if the States Parties concerned deem it appropriate, links with other criminalactivities;“(b) To cooperate with one another in conducting inquiries, with respect tooffences established in this Convention, concerning:“(i) The identity, whereabouts and activities of persons suspected of involvementin the offences established in this Convention;“(ii) The movement of proceeds or property derived from the commission ofsuch offences;“(iii) The movement of instrumentalities used or intended for use in the commissionof such offences;“(c) In appropriate cases and if not contrary to domestic law, to establish jointteams, taking into account the need to protect the security of persons and operations,in order to carry out the provisions of this paragraph. Officials of any State Party1While supporting the idea of direct law enforcement cooperation, some delegations felt that this article needed furtherconsideration in order to direct attention to its relationship with more traditional means of cooperation, such as mutuallegal assistance.235