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Part Two. Article 11 409C. Interpretative notesThe interpretative notes on article 11 of the protocol approved by the AdHoc Committee and contained in its report on the work of its first to eleventhsessions (see A/55/383/Add.1, paras. 79 and 80) are as follows:Paragraph 2(a) Victims of trafficking in persons may enter a State legally only to facesubsequent exploitation, whereas in cases of smuggling of migrants, illegal meansof entry are more generally used. This may make it more difficult for commoncarriers to apply preventive measures in trafficking cases than in smuggling casesand legislative or other measures taken in accordance with this paragraph shouldtake this into account.Paragraph 4(b) Measures and sanctions applied in accordance with this paragraphshould take into account other international obligations of the State party concerned.It should also be noted that this article requires States parties to imposean obligation on common carriers only to ascertain whether or not passengers havethe necessary documents in their possession and not to make any judgement orassessment of the validity or authenticity of the documents. It should further benoted that this paragraph does not unduly limit the discretion of States parties notto hold carriers liable for transporting undocumented refugees.