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246 Travaux préparatoires: United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime“2. Each of the States Parties shall consider [, with the support of the scientificcommunity,] 2 analysing trends in organized crime in its territory, as well as thecircumstances in which organized crime can operate, the professional groups involvedand the communications technologies.“3. States Parties shall consider monitoring their policies and actual measuresto prevent and combat organized crime and shall make assessments of their effectivenessand efficiency. 3“4. The Secretary-General, with the assistance of the United NationsInterregional Crime and Justice Research Institute and the other institutes in the UnitedNations Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Programme network, shall undertaketo collect and analyse public information and research findings concerning organizedcrime, prepare overviews of global trends in organized crime and prepare inventoriesof policies and measures to prevent and control organized crime.” 4Sixth session: 6-17 December 1999Notes by the Secretariat1. The version of article 20 contained in document A/AC.254/4/Rev.1 remainedunchanged in the intermediate drafts of the convention (A/AC.254/4/Revs.2-5).Proposal resulting from the informal consultations held during the sixth session ofthe Ad Hoc Committee (A/AC.254/L.117)“Article 20“Collection and exchange of information on the nature of organized crime“1. States Parties shall consider developing and sharing analytical expertiseconcerning organized criminal activities with each other and through interregional andregional organizations, including the International Criminal Police Organization. Forthis purpose, common definitions, standards and methodologies should be developedand applied as appropriate.“2. Each State Party shall consider analysing, in consultation with the scientificand academic communities, trends in organized crime in its territory, the circumstancesin which organized crime operates, as well as the professional groups andtechnologies involved.2One delegation questioned the inclusion of the phrase appearing in square brackets. It was noted in response that thephrase was intended to emphasize the importance of utilizing academic research to improve the quality and effectiveness ofthe response to organized crime.3One delegation proposed that paragraphs 3 and 4 should be transferred to article 23.4The possibility of transferring this paragraph to article 23 was to be considered. One delegation proposed the insertionof the words “and other scientific and specialized bodies, as well as regional bodies,” after the words “Programme network”.Another delegation drew attention to the financial implications of this paragraph and noted that the style of the paragraphwould be more appropriate in a resolution than in a convention. Two delegations proposed the inclusion of a paragraph onthe responsibility of States parties to provide the Secretary-General with the information referred to in this paragraph.