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Part One. Article 32 277(b) Facilitating the exchange of information among States Parties on patternsand trends in transnational organized crime and on successful practices forcombating it;(c) Cooperating with relevant international and regional organizations andnon-governmental organizations;(d) Reviewing periodically the implementation of this Convention;(e) Making recommendations to improve this Convention and its implementation.4. For the purpose of paragraphs 3 (d) and (e) of this article, theConference of the Parties shall acquire the necessary knowledge of the measurestaken by States Parties in implementing this Convention and the difficultiesencountered by them in doing so through information provided by them andthrough such supplemental review mechanisms as may be established by theConference of the Parties.5. Each State Party shall provide the Conference of the Parties with informationon its programmes, plans and practices, as well as legislative and administrativemeasures to implement this Convention, as required by the Conferenceof the Parties.C. Interpretative notesThe interpretative notes on article 32 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, paras. 56-58) are as follows:Paragraph 2(a) In developing rules concerning payment of its expenses, the conferenceof the parties to the convention should ensure that voluntary contributionsare considered a source of funding.Paragraph 3(b) In discharging its tasks, the conference of the parties should give dueregard to the need to preserve the confidentiality of certain information, given thenature of the fight against transnational organized crime.Paragraph 5(c) The conference of the parties should take into account the need toforesee some regularity in the provision of the information required. In addition,the term “administrative measures” is understood to be broad and to include informationabout the extent to which legislation, policies and other relevant measureshave been implemented.