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274 Travaux préparatoires: United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime“4. For the purpose of subparagraphs 3 (d) and (e) of this article, theConference of the Parties shall acquire the necessary knowledge of the measures takenby States Parties in implementing this Convention and the difficulties encountered bythem in doing so through the information provided by the States Parties and throughthe promotion of, inter alia, meetings between national authorities and expert consultativeteams in accordance with the rules established by the Conference pursuant toparagraph 2 of this article.”Rolling text (A/AC.254/4/Rev.6)“Article 23“Conference of the Parties to the Convention 9“1. A Conference of the Parties to the Convention is hereby established toimprove the capacity of States Parties to combat transnational organized crime andto promote and monitor the implementation of the Convention.“2. The Conference of the Parties shall convene not later than one year followingthe entry into force of the Convention. The first task of the Conference willbe to agree upon and adopt rules of procedure and rules governing the activitiesdescribed in paragraphs 3 and 4 of this article (including rules concerning paymentof expenses incurred in carrying out those activities).“3. The Conference of the Parties shall agree upon mechanisms for accomplishingthe objectives mentioned in paragraph 1 of this article, including: 10“(a) Facilitating activities by States Parties under articles 21 and 22 of thisConvention, including by mobilizing voluntary contributions;“(b) Facilitating the exchange of information among States Parties on patterns andtrends in transnational organized crime and on successful practices for combating it;“(c) Cooperating with relevant international and non-governmental organizations;“(d) Examining periodically the implementation of the Convention by StatesParties;“(e) Making recommendations to improve the Convention and its implementation. 11“4. For the purpose of paragraphs 3 (d) and (e) of this article, the Conferenceof the Parties shall acquire the necessary knowledge of the measures taken by StatesParties in implementing this Convention and the difficulties encountered by them indoing so through the information provided by the States Parties and through the promotionof, inter alia, [meetings between national authorities 12 and expert consultativeteams] [to be established] 13 in accordance with the rules established by the Conferencepursuant to paragraph 2 of this article.” 149This article required further consideration, China stated that the new formulation of article 23 did not meet all itsconcerns.10Japan expressed concern about the confidentiality of some information foreseen under this paragraph and proposedinserting the following words: “taking into account the need for confidentiality of some information arising from the natureof the fight against transnational organized crime”. Other delegations were of the view that issues such as this could be leftto the conference of the parties, as they were too detailed to be dealt with in the convention.11The subparagraph making reference to “performing any other functions consistent with the Convention” as one ofthe objectives of the conference (included in both the proposals of Austria and the United States and of the working group),was deleted.12Spain proposed that reference should be made to central national authorities.13Proposal made by the Islamic Republic of Iran in an effort to achieve consensus.14During the discussions in the working group, concerns were expressed about how the conference of the parties wouldactually function. It was, therefore, deemed appropriate to begin identifying issues that would be covered by the rules thatthe conference would agree upon and adopt in accordance with paragraph 2.