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Deleted articlesNotes by the Secretariat1. The following separate articles were also discussed in the context of the negotiationprocess of the protocol against trafficking in persons, especially women and children, butwere eventually deleted. As already indicated (see note 4 by the Secretariat concerning article37 of the convention in part one), the objective of the present publication is to reflect andpresent the complete picture of the negotiations on the content of the convention and its protocols,irrespective of which provisions were finally included in the approved texts. For thisreason, it has been considered appropriate to present the drafts of these articles, as well asthe discussions on their content that took place before the decision was made to delete them.Argentina (A/AC.254/8)Seizure and confiscation of gainsNegotiation textsFirst session: 19-29 January 1999“Article 5“Seizure and confiscation of gains“States Parties shall take all necessary and appropriate measures to allow theseizure and confiscation of gains obtained by the criminal organization from theoffences described in article 3 of this Protocol. The proceeds from such seizure andconfiscation shall be allocated towards defraying the costs of providing due assistanceto the victim, where deemed appropriate by States Parties and as agreed bythem, in conformity with individual guarantees enshrined in domestic legislation.”Rolling text (A/AC.254/4/Add.3/Rev.2)Second session: 8-12 March 1999“Article 5 bis 1“Seizure and confiscation of gains“States Parties shall take all necessary and appropriate measures to allow theseizure and confiscation of gains obtained by the criminal organizations from the1The text of this provision was proposed by Argentina at the second session of the Ad Hoc Committee (seeA/AC.254/L.17).443