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416 Travaux préparatoires: United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crimeand the United States (A/AC.254/5/Add.13), in which the present article was inserted asarticle 6, paragraph 3 (see also A/AC.254/4/Add.3/Revs.5 and 6, as well as note 3 by theSecretariat concerning article 8 of the present protocol).3. At its sixth session, the Ad Hoc Committee decided to use the text of article 13of the revised draft migrants protocol, as amended during that session (see A/AC.254/L.128/Add.2), as the basis for further discussion.4. At the ninth session of the Ad Hoc Committee, there was general agreement tomake the above-mentioned paragraph 3 of article 6 into a new article 9 bis, and the textwas agreed to without modification.Rolling text (A/AC.254/4/Add.3/Rev.7)Eleventh session: 2-28 October 2000“Article 9 bis“[Untitled]“States Parties shall, at the request of another State Party and in accordance withthe domestic law of the requested State Party, verify within a reasonable time thelegitimacy and validity of travel or identity documents issued or purported to havebeen issued in the name of the requested State Party and suspected of being used fortrafficking in persons.”Notes by the Secretariat5. At its eleventh session, the Ad Hoc Committee considered, finalized and approvedarticle 9 bis, as amended. The last amendments are reflected in the final text of the protocol,as included 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 toresolution 54/126 of 17 December 1999.B. Approved text adopted by the General Assembly(see resolution 55/25, annex II)Article 13Legitimacy and validity of documentsAt the request of another State Party, a State Party shall, in accordance withits domestic law, verify within a reasonable time the legitimacy and validity oftravel or identity documents issued or purported to have been issued in its nameand suspected of being used for trafficking in persons.