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Part One. Article 27 241“(f) To exchange information with other States Parties on specific means andmethods used by organized criminal groups, including, where applicable, routes andconveyances and the use of false identities, altered or false documents or other meansof concealing their activities.“3. States Parties shall cooperate closely in preventing and controlling theoffences established in article(s) [...] of this Convention [alternatively: the offencescovered by this Convention]. In particular, they shall, in accordance with their domesticlaws or pursuant to bilateral or multilateral agreements or arrangements:“(a) Take all appropriate measures to prevent preparation in their respective territoriesfor the commission of those offences within or outside their territories;“(b) Exchange information in accordance with their national law and coordinateadministrative and other measures taken as appropriate to prevent the commissionof offences established in article(s) [...] of this Convention [alternatively: ofoffences covered by this Convention]. 20“[4. States Parties shall: 21“(a) Designate knowledgeable law enforcement personnel to be available [on a24-hour basis] to respond to transnational organized crime committed through the useof computers, telecommunications networks and other forms of modern technology;and“(b) Review their domestic legislation to ensure that such abuses are adequatelyaddressed.]” 22 Ninth session: 5-16 June 2000Notes by the Secretariat2. The version of article 19 contained in document A/AC.254/4/Rev.5 remainedunchanged in the intermediate drafts of the convention (A/AC.254/4/Revs.6-8).Rolling text (A/AC.254/4/Rev.9 and Corr.1)“Article 19 23“Law enforcement cooperation 24“1. With a view to giving effect to this Convention, States Parties shall considerentering into bilateral and multilateral agreements or arrangements on directcooperation between their law enforcement agencies and, where such agreements or20At the fifth session of the Ad Hoc Committee, discussion on this paragraph was deferred until article 22 could beconsidered.21See footnote 12 above.22At the fifth session of the Ad Hoc Committee, it was indicated that this paragraph required substantial reformulation.23This article was revised at the informal consultations held during the ninth session of the Ad Hoc Committee andwas recommended by the Chairpersons of the informal consultations to the Ad Hoc Committee for consideration at its tenthsession.24See footnote 15 above.