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684 Travaux préparatoires: United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime“(d) Legislative experiences, practices and measures related to preventing,combating and eradicating the illicit manufacturing of and trafficking in firearms,ammunition [, explosives] and other related materials; and“(e) Techniques, practices and legislation developed to combat moneylaunderingrelated to the illicit manufacturing of and trafficking in firearms, ammunition[, explosives] and other related materials. 8, 9“2. States Parties shall provide to or share with each other, [and with therelevant intergovernmental organizations,] 10 as appropriate, relevant scientific andtechnological information useful to law enforcement authorities, in order to enhanceone another’s ability to prevent, detect and investigate the illicit manufacturing ofand trafficking in firearms, ammunition [, explosives] and other related materials andprosecute the persons involved in those illicit activities.“3. States Parties shall cooperate [among themselves and with the relevantintergovernmental organizations] 10 in the tracing of firearms, ammunition [, explosives]and other related materials that may have been illicitly manufactured ortrafficked. Such cooperation shall include the provision of prompt and accurateresponses to requests for assistance in tracing such firearms, ammunition [, explosives]and other related materials.”Notes by the Secretariat1. The version of this article contained in document A/AC.254/4/Add.2/Rev.1remained virtually unchanged in the intermediate drafts of the protocol (A/AC.254/4/Add.2/Revs.3 and 4). The only difference in the text contained in document A/AC.254/4/Add.2/Rev.4 was the deletion of the word “explosives” throughout the article, following the decisionof the Ad Hoc Committee at its seventh session to remove references to explosivesfrom the draft protocol after having been informed of a legal opinion provided by theOffice of Legal Affairs of the Secretariat regarding the interpretation of General Assemblyresolution 54/127 of 17 December 1999 (see A/AC.254/25, para. 22; see also note 2 bythe Secretariat concerning article 3 of the present protocol).Rolling text (A/AC.254/4/Add.2/Rev.5)Eighth session: 21 February-3 March 2000“Article 14“Exchange of information“1. Without prejudice to articles 19 and 20 of the Convention, States Partiesshall exchange among themselves [and with the relevant intergovernmental8At the seventh session of the Ad Hoc Committee, some delegations proposed deleting this subparagraph as it duplicatedthe corresponding provision of the convention.9At the seventh session of the Ad Hoc Committee, Switzerland proposed adding the following subparagraph:“In cases of mutual legal assistance, records kept pursuant to article 8 of this Protocol shall be open for confidentialaccess by the State Party concerned”.Japan proposed that, should the Swiss proposal be adopted, it should extend to cases other than legal assistance cases. Ittherefore proposed to replace the words “In cases of mutual legal assistance” with the words “Where necessary for investigationsrelating to firearms, their parts and components or ammunition”.10Addition proposed by Colombia.