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Part Three. Article 18 551Notes by the Secretariat3. At its eleventh session, the Ad Hoc Committee considered, finalized and approvedarticle 15, 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 III), 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 III)Article 18Return of smuggled migrants1. Each State Party agrees to facilitate and accept, without undue orunreasonable delay, the return of a person who has been the object of conduct setforth in article 6 of this Protocol and who is its national or who has the right ofpermanent residence in its territory at the time of return.2. Each State Party shall consider the possibility of facilitating andaccepting the return of a person who has been the object of conduct set forth inarticle 6 of this Protocol and who had the right of permanent residence in its territoryat the time of entry into the receiving State in accordance with its domesticlaw.3. At the request of the receiving State Party, a requested State Partyshall, without undue or unreasonable delay, verify whether a person who has beenthe object of conduct set forth in article 6 of this Protocol is its national or hasthe right of permanent residence in its territory.4. In order to facilitate the return of a person who has been the objectof conduct set forth in article 6 of this Protocol and is without proper documentation,the State Party of which that person is a national or in which he or shehas the right of permanent residence shall agree to issue, at the request of thereceiving State Party, such travel documents or other authorization as may be necessaryto enable the person to travel to and re-enter its territory.5. Each State Party involved with the return of a person who has beenthe object of conduct set forth in article 6 of this Protocol shall take all appropriatemeasures to carry out the return in an orderly manner and with due regard forthe safety and dignity of the person.6. States Parties may cooperate with relevant international organizationsin the implementation of this article.7. This article shall be without prejudice to any right afforded to personswho have been the object of conduct set forth in article 6 of this Protocol by anydomestic law of the receiving State Party.8. This article shall not affect the obligations entered into under any otherapplicable treaty, bilateral or multilateral, or any other applicable operational agreementor arrangement that governs, in whole or in part, the return of persons whohave been the object of conduct set forth in article 6 of this Protocol.