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Part One. Article 31 263“4. Each of the States Parties shall consider:“(a) Undertaking an analysis of patterns of and trends in transnational organizedcrime by systematically gathering information on organized crime within its territory;“(b) Developing national projects 12 aimed at the prevention of transnationalorganized crime; and“(c) Establishing and promoting best practices to prevent transnational organizedcrime.“[5. States Parties shall undertake to ensure that their organs and services, inparticular their security services, under no circumstances cooperate with criminalorganizations in any way other than using individual informers to fight the types ofcrime in which such organizations engage.]” 13Sixth session: 6-17 December 1999Notes by the Secretariat1. The version of article 22 contained in document A/AC.254/4/Rev.1 remainedunchanged in the intermediate drafts of the convention (A/AC.254/4/Revs.2-5).2. The participants at the informal consultations held during the sixth session of theAd Hoc Committee brought to the attention of the Ad Hoc Committee the revised text ofarticle 22 contained in document A/AC.254/L.117. While one delegation requested additionaltime to study the revised text, it was generally considered the basis for final reviewby the Ad Hoc Committee. The text of article 22, as revised in the context of these informalconsultations, is reflected in the draft of the convention contained in documentA/AC.254/4/Rev.6.Rolling text (A/AC.254/4/Rev.6)“Article 22“Prevention“1. States Parties shall endeavour to develop and evaluate national projects andto establish and promote best practices and policies aimed at the prevention of transnationalorganized crime.“2. States Parties shall endeavour, in accordance with their constitutional principles,to reduce existing or future opportunities for organized criminal groups to participatein legal markets while acquiring proceeds of criminal offences covered bythis Convention, through appropriate legislative, administrative or other measures.These measures should focus on:“(a) The strengthening of cooperation between law enforcement agencies orpublic prosecutors and relevant private entities, including industry;“(b) The promotion of the development of standards and procedures designedto safeguard the integrity of public and relevant private entities, as well as codes of12Either pilot or field projects.13At the first meeting of the Ad Hoc Committee, most delegations were of the view that this paragraph should bedeleted. Two delegations expressed the wish to retain this paragraph.