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Part One. Article 32 275Notes by the Secretariat3. At the sixth session of the Ad Hoc Committee, the discussion also focused onthe text of article 22 ter. Pertinent proposals were submitted by China (A/AC.254/L.118),the working group chaired by Argentina (A/AC.254/L.122) and Yemen (A/AC.254/L.127).On the basis of the last two proposals, the text of article 22 ter was revised to read as follows(see A/AC.254/4/Rev.6):“Article 22 ter“Communication from States Parties“Each State Party shall provide the Conference of the Parties to the Conventionwith information on its policies and legislative and administrative measures to implementthe Convention, as required by the Conference of the Parties.”4. The version of article 23 contained in document A/AC.254/4/Rev.6 remainedunchanged in the intermediate drafts of the convention (A/AC.254/4/Revs.7 and 8).Rolling text (A/AC.254/4/Rev.9 and Corr.1)Ninth session: 5-16 June 2000“Article 23 15“Conference of the Parties to the Convention“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 review 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). 16“3. The Conference of the Parties shall agree upon mechanisms for accomplishingthe objectives mentioned in paragraph 1 of this article, including:“(a) Facilitating activities by States Parties under articles 21, 21 bis and 22 ofthis Convention, including by encouraging the mobilization of voluntary contributions;“(b) Facilitating the exchange of information among States Parties on patternsand trends in transnational organized crime and on successful practices forcombating it;15This article was revised at the informal consultations held during the ninth session of the Ad Hoc Committee andwas recommended by the Chairpersons of the informal consultations to the Ad Hoc Committee for consideration at its tenthsession.16At the informal consultations held during the ninth session of the Ad Hoc Committee, there was considerable discussionabout the participation of signatories and non-signatories to the convention in the first session of the conference ofthe parties and about whether there should be any differentiation of status between the two categories of States. Japan undertookto consult other delegations and to propose appropriate text for a paragraph to be added to this article.