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Article 3.Use of termsA. Negotiation textsAustria and Italy (A/AC.254/4/Add.1)First session: 19-29 January 1999“Chapter I.General provisions“Article A“Any person who intentionally procures, for his or her profit, repeatedly and inan organized manner, the illegal entry of a person into another State of which thelatter person is not a national or not a permanent resident commits the offence of‘illegal trafficking and transport of migrants’ within the meaning of this Protocol.“...“For the purpose of this Protocol,“Article C“(a) ‘Illegal entry’ means the crossing of borders without disposing of the necessaryrequirements for legal entry into the receiving State;“(b) The illegal entry into the territory of another State Party shall be consideredequal to the illegal entry into the territory of the State Party concerned.“…“Chapter II. Special provisions on the illegal trafficking andtransporting of migrants by sea“Article E“1. For the purpose of chapter II, ‘vessel’ means ship of any type whatsoevernot permanently attached to the seabed, including dynamically supported craft, submarinesor any other floating craft.“2. Chapter II of this Protocol does not apply to:“(a) Warships; or“(b) Ships owned or operated by a State when being used for non-commercialgovernment purposes.”463