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Article 7.Status of victims of trafficking inpersons in receiving StatesA. Negotiation textsSecond session: 8-12 March 1999Argentina and United States of America (A/AC.254/4/Add.3/Rev.1)“Article 5“Status of the victim in the receiving State“1. In addition to measures provided pursuant to article 7 of this Protocol, eachState Party shall consider providing immigration laws that permit victims of traffickingto remain in its territory, temporarily or permanently, in appropriate cases.“2. Each State Party shall give appropriate consideration to humanitarian andcompassionate factors in the determination of a victim’s status in its territory whenit is the receiving State.”Fourth session: 28 June-9 July 1999Rolling text (A/AC.254/4/Add.3/Rev.2)“Article 5“Status of the victim in the receiving State“1. In addition to measures provided pursuant to article 7 of this Protocol, eachState Party shall consider enacting immigration laws that permit victims of traffickingin persons to remain in its territory, temporarily or permanently, in appropriate cases.“2. Each State Party shall give appropriate consideration to humanitarian andcompassionate factors in determining the status of such a victim in its territory whenit is the receiving State Party.”377