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268 Travaux préparatoires: United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized CrimeNotes by the Secretariat5. A separate article 22 bis on prevention at the international level, proposed by theNetherlands (see A/AC.254/L.3), was also discussed in the context of the negotiationprocess and included in the early drafts of the convention (A/AC.254/4/Revs.1-5). Thisarticle read as follows:“Article 22 bis“Prevention at the international level“States Parties shall collaborate with each other and relevant international organizationsin promoting and developing the measures referred to in article 22 of thisConvention, in particular through:“(a) The nomination of a focal point;“(b) The exchange of information on patterns of and trends in transnationalorganized crime and on best practices for the prevention of transnational organizedcrime; and“(c) The participation in international projects aimed at the prevention oftransnational organized crime.”The reference in the draft to international projects in subparagraph (c) was intended toinclude either pilot or field projects. A number of delegations were of the view that thisprovision required clarification and that it was too obligatory in nature. Finally, in viewof the revisions to article 22 of the draft convention agreed upon in the context of theinformal consultations held at the sixth session of the Ad Hoc Committee, article 22 biswas considered to be superseded and it was therefore decided that it should be deleted(see A/AC.254/L.120).