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Part One. Article 31 267(i) The establishment of public records on legal and natural personsinvolved in the establishment, management and funding of legal persons;(ii) The introduction of the possibility of disqualifying by court order orany appropriate means for a reasonable period of time persons convicted ofoffences covered by this Convention from acting as directors of legal personsincorporated within their jurisdiction;(iii) The establishment of national records of persons disqualified from actingas directors of legal persons; and(iv) The exchange of information contained in the records referred to insubparagraphs (d) (i) and (iii) of this paragraph with the competent authoritiesof other States Parties.3. States Parties shall endeavour to promote the reintegration into societyof persons convicted of offences covered by this Convention.4. States Parties shall endeavour to evaluate periodically existing relevantlegal instruments and administrative practices with a view to detecting theirvulnerability to misuse by organized criminal groups.5. States Parties shall endeavour to promote public awareness regardingthe existence, causes and gravity of and the threat posed by transnational organizedcrime. Information may be disseminated where appropriate through the massmedia and shall include measures to promote public participation in preventingand combating such crime.6. Each State Party shall inform the Secretary-General of the UnitedNations of the name and address of the authority or authorities that can assist otherStates Parties in developing measures to prevent transnational organized crime.7. States Parties shall, as appropriate, collaborate with each other and relevantinternational and regional organizations in promoting and developing themeasures referred to in this article. This includes participation in international projectsaimed at the prevention of transnational organized crime, for example by alleviatingthe circumstances that render socially marginalized groups vulnerable tothe action of transnational organized crime.C. Interpretative noteThe interpretative note on article 31 of the convention approved by the AdHoc Committee and contained in its report on the work of its first to eleventhsessions (see A/55/383/Add.1, para. 55) is as follows:Paragraph 3In line with constitutional principles of equality, there is no distinctionintended between persons convicted of offences covered by the convention andpersons convicted of other offences.