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Part One. Article 32 271“(a) Adopt periodic reports evaluating implementation by States Parties andadopt and issue reports on its own activities;“(b) Promulgate procedures for assessing the level of implementation by StatesParties (including with respect to submission of information by the Party being evaluated,the formation of evaluation teams made up of experts from States Parties tovisit that Party and preparation of a preliminary evaluation for consideration by theCommittee, and the discussion and adoption of the final evaluation report) and forcarrying out its other functions.“3. Meetings of the Committee shall be held at [insert location] once a yearor, where circumstances require, in special session. They shall be held in camera.“4. Every effort shall be made to reach decisions by consensus in theCommittee. If consensus cannot be reached, decisions on substantive matters must beapproved by a two-thirds majority of those States Parties present and voting, an absolutemajority of States Parties constituting a quorum, while decisions on proceduralmatters shall be taken by a simple majority of those States Parties present and voting.“5. Expenses incurred in conjunction with the work of the Committee shall bepaid from assessed contributions made by States Parties and voluntary contributionsfrom Governments, international organizations, individuals, corporations and otherentities, in accordance with relevant criteria adopted by the Committee.”Notes by the Secretariat1. Options 1 and 2, as reflected in document A/AC.254/4, were maintained indocument A/AC.254/4/Rev.1, with the addition of the following third option:“Option 3 7 “Article 23“Conference of the Parties to the Convention“1. A Conference of the Parties to this Convention is hereby established.“2. The Conference, as the supreme body of this Convention, shall keep underregular review the implementation of the Convention and any legal instruments relatedto the Convention and shall make, within its mandate, the decisions necessary topromote the effective monitoring and implementation of the Convention. To this end,the Conference shall:“(a) Periodically examine the obligations of the Parties and the institutionalarrangements under the Convention, in the light of the objectives of the Convention,the experience gained in its implementation and the evolution of scientific andtechnological knowledge;“(b) Promote and facilitate the exchange of information on measures adoptedby the Parties to counter transnational organized crime;7Option 3 was a proposal of Austria, intended to replace options 1 and 2 of article 23. It was submitted during thefirst session of the Ad Hoc Committee and preliminarily discussed. Austria also submitted explanatory notes on option 3 ina non-paper (see A/AC.254/5/Add.3). Further to the proposed new article 23, Austria suggested the insertion in the draftconvention of two new articles, i.e. article 22 ter (see footnote 8 below) and article 23 bis dealing with the secretariat ofthe conference of the parties to the convention proposed in article 23 (see article 33 of the convention).