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General provisionsArticle 1.Relation with the United NationsConvention against TransnationalOrganized CrimeNotes by the Secretariat1. On the discussion concerning the relationship between the future protocol, as wellas the other two future protocols, and the future convention against transnational organizedcrime, see article 37 of the convention in part one.A. Negotiation textsFirst session: 19-29 January 1999United States of America (A/AC.254/4/Add.3)“Article 7“Other provisions 1“The provisions of articles [...] to [...] of the Convention shall also apply mutatismutandis to this Protocol.”Notes by the Secretariat2. The version of article 7 contained in document A/AC.254/4/Add.3/Rev.1 remainedunchanged in the intermediate drafts of the protocol (A/AC.254/4/Add.3/Revs.1-7).1Pursuant to article 7, many of the provisions of the convention would be applicable to this protocol. It will be necessaryto ensure, once the language of the convention is finalized, that any necessary modifications to the language of theconvention are encompassed by the mutatis mutandis language in article 7. If it is determined that the corresponding provisionsin the convention are not broad enough to meet the needs of the protocol, then additional provisions will need tobe added to the protocol. The provisions in the convention on, for example, extradition and mutual legal assistance, protectionof witnesses, measures to enhance cooperation with law enforcement authorities and law enforcement cooperationshould be applicable to the subject matter of the protocol. If it is determined that the provisions of the convention on theseissues are not adequate to cover the needs of the protocol, then additional articles should be added to the protocol.327