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290 Travaux préparatoires: United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized CrimeNotes by the Secretariat4. At its tenth session, the Ad Hoc Committee considered, finalized and approvedarticle 25, as amended. The last amendments are reflected in the final text of the convention,as included in the report of the Ad Hoc Committee (A/55/383, sect. IV, draft resolution,annex I), that was submitted to the General Assembly for adoption pursuant toresolution 54/126 of 17 December 1999.B. Approved text adopted by the General Assembly(see resolution 55/25, annex I)Article 35Settlement of disputesl. States Parties shall endeavour to settle disputes concerning the interpretationor application of this Convention through negotiation.2. Any dispute between two or more States Parties concerning the interpretationor application of this Convention that cannot be settled through negotiationwithin a reasonable time shall, at the request of one of those States Parties,be submitted to arbitration. If, six months after the date of the request for arbitration,those States Parties are unable to agree on the organization of the arbitration,any one of those States Parties may refer the dispute to the InternationalCourt of Justice by request in accordance with the Statute of the Court.3. Each State Party may, at the time of signature, ratification, acceptanceor approval of or accession to this Convention, declare that it does not consideritself bound by paragraph 2 of this article. The other States Parties shall not bebound by paragraph 2 of this article with respect to any State Party that has madesuch a reservation.4. Any State Party that has made a reservation in accordance with paragraph3 of this article may at any time withdraw that reservation by notificationto the Secretary-General of the United Nations.C. Interpretative noteThe interpretative note on article 35 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, para. 60) is as follows:Paragraph 1The term “negotiation” is to be understood in a broad sense to indicate anencouragement to States to exhaust all avenues of peaceful settlement of disputes,including conciliation, mediation and recourse to regional bodies.