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358 Travaux préparatoires: United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crimeincluded in the report of the Ad Hoc Committee (A/55/383, sect. IV, draft resolution,annex II), that was submitted to the General Assembly for adoption pursuant to resolution54/126 of 17 December 1999.B. Approved text adopted by the General Assembly(see resolution 55/25, annex II)Article 4Scope of applicationThis Protocol shall apply, except as otherwise stated herein, to the prevention,investigation and prosecution of the offences established in accordance witharticle 5 of this Protocol, where those offences are transnational in nature andinvolve an organized criminal group, as well as to the protection of victims ofsuch offences.