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Deleted articlesNotes by the Secretariat1. The following separate articles were also discussed in the context of the negotiationprocess of the present protocol, but were eventually deleted. As already indicated(see note 4 by the Secretariat concerning article 37 of the convention in part one and thechapter on deleted articles of the trafficking in persons protocol in part two), the objectiveof the present publication is to reflect and present the complete picture of the negotiationson the content of the convention and its protocols, irrespective of which provisionswere finally included in the approved texts. For this reason, it has been considered appropriateto present the drafts of these articles, as well as the discussions on their content thattook place before the decision was made to delete them.Austria and Italy (A/AC.254/4/Add.1)JurisdictionNegotiation textsFirst session: 19-29 January 1999“Article D“If more than one State Party intends to resume jurisdiction over an allegedoffender in accordance with article 9 of the Convention, the States Parties concernedshall consult each other with a view to renouncing jurisdiction in order to make possibleproceedings in the State Party most directly affected by the commission of thetrafficking and transport.”Rolling text (A/AC.254/4/Add.1/Rev.1)Fourth session: 28 June-9 July 1999“Article 6“Jurisdiction 1“1. Each State Party shall take legislative measures to establish its jurisdictionover the offences mentioned in article 4 of the present Protocol in accordance witharticle 9 of the Convention.1It was understood that the provisions on extradition, mutual legal assistance and other forms of international cooperationin criminal matters that appeared in the convention would apply to this protocol. In addition, it was understood thatany provisions relating to human rights of detainees should be contained in the convention. However, there was a need toreview the question of whether any additional provisions would be necessary in view of the specific nature of the protocol.575