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Article 3.Use of termsA. Negotiation textsFifth session: 4-15 October 1999Notes by the Secretariat1. In the proposal submitted by Argentina on draft elements for an agreement onthe prevention, suppression and punishment of international trafficking in women and children(see A/AC.254/8), there was a separate provision on definitions. This provision ispresented below under article 4 of the protocol (Scope of application), because the relevantnegotiation texts of that article encompassed provisions on both the scope of applicationof the protocol and definitions.2. At the informal consultations held during the fifth session of the Ad HocCommittee, it was agreed to add a new article 2 bis, on definitions. It was further agreedto use the proposal submitted by the United States (A/AC.254/L.54) as the basis for thediscussion on definitions (see A/AC.254/L.85/Add.2, paras. 17 and 28). The majority of thedelegations suggested keeping the definitions general, defining the term “trafficking in persons”rather than the term “trafficking in children” or the term “trafficking in women”. Itwas suggested by several delegations that the more specific terms could be defined at alater stage, if necessary. Several delegations suggested defining the term “child” in the article.Delegations were invited to suggest additional definitions to be included in the article.Rolling text (A/AC.254/Add.3/Rev.4)“Article 2 bis 1“Definitions“For the purpose of this Protocol, the following definitions shall apply:“(a)‘Sexual exploitation’ 2 shall mean:1As indicated above, at the informal consultations held during the fifth session of the Ad Hoc Committee, consensuswas reached on recommending to the plenary the addition of a new article on definitions in order to bring this draft protocolinto line with the other draft protocols. One delegation suggested that all articles of the three draft protocols should bestructured similarly. The terms defined in this article were based on a proposal by the United States (A/AC.254/L.54).2The discussion on the definition of “sexual exploitation” at the informal consultations held during the fifth sessionof the Ad Hoc Committee was based on the proposal submitted by the United States (A/AC.254/L.54). Two delegationsexpressed reservations regarding the proposal. The Netherlands suggested replacing the definition of the term “sexual exploitation”with a definition of the term “slavery” that read as follows: “Slavery shall mean the status or condition of a personover whom any or all of the powers attaching to the right of ownership are exercised, including forced prostitution andservitude and other practices similar to slavery as defined in article 1 of the 1956 Supplementary Convention on the Abolitionof Slavery, the Slave Trade, and Institutions and Practices Similar to Slavery.” (United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 266,No. 3822).339