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280 Travaux préparatoires: United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized CrimeSixth session: 6-17 December 1999Notes by the Secretariat1. The version of article 23 bis contained in document A/AC.254/4/Rev.1 remainedunchanged in the intermediate drafts of the convention (A/AC.254/4/Revs.2-5).Austria and United States of America (A/AC.254/L.98)“Article 23 bis“Secretariat“1. The Centre for International Crime Prevention of the Secretariat of theUnited Nations is authorized and designated to serve at the will and under the directsupervision of the Conference of the Parties as the Secretariat for the Conference ofthe Parties in carrying out the activities described in article 23, paragraph 3, of thisConvention and shall convene the first meeting of the Conference.“2. The Centre for International Crime Prevention shall assist the Conferenceof the Parties in preparing the reports assessing implementation, described in article23, paragraph 3 (d) of this Convention and shall provide the Conference of theParties with periodic reports on its activities under that article;“3. The Centre for International Crime Prevention shall, upon request, assistStates Parties in preparing the reports described in article 23, paragraph 3 (e), of thisConvention on implementation of measures for which the Convention provides;“4. The Centre for International Crime Prevention shall make arrangements forsessions of the Conference of the Parties, provide services for those sessions asrequired and ensure necessary coordination with the secretariats of other relevantinternational organizations.”Rolling text (A/AC.254/4/Rev.6)“[Article 23 bis“Secretariat 4“1. The Secretary-General shall convene the first session of the Conference ofthe Parties to the Convention and shall designate the Centre for International CrimePrevention of the Secretariat of the United Nations to serve as the secretariat for andat the direction of the Conference.“2. The secretariat shall:“(a) Assist the Conference of the Parties in carrying out the activities describedin article 23 of this Convention and make arrangements for and provide the necessaryservices for the sessions of the Conference;4This article envisaged the tasks of the secretariat in relation to the work of the conference of the parties. After theAd Hoc Committee had discussed the question of technical assistance, it would be necessary to consider whether languageaddressing the role of the secretariat in relation to such assistance needed to be added to this article.