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44 Travaux préparatoires: United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime“(b) Organizing, directing, aiding, abetting, facilitating or counselling the commissionof serious crime involving an organized criminal group.“2. The knowledge, intent, aim, purpose or agreement referred to in paragraph1 of this article may be inferred from objective factual circumstances.“3. A State whose laws require involvement of an organized criminal groupfor purposes of the offences established under paragraph 1 (a) (i) of this article shallensure that its domestic laws cover all serious crimes involving organized criminalgroups. Such States, as well as States whose laws require an act in furtherance of theagreement for purposes of the offences established under paragraph 1 (a) (i), shall soadvise the Secretary-General of the United Nations at the time of their signature, ratification,acceptance or approval of or accession to this Convention.”Notes by the Secretariat2. At its seventh session, the Ad Hoc Committee approved article 3 of the draft convention,as amended. Colombia expressed concern that the formulation of paragraph 3could be interpreted to permit unilateral declarations by States parties that might amountto reservations (see A/AC.254/25, para. 17). At its tenth session, the Ad Hoc Committeeconsidered, finalized and approved article 3, as amended. The last amendments are reflectedin the final text of the convention, as included in the report of the Ad Hoc Committee(A/55/383, sect. IV, draft resolution, annex I), that was submitted to the General Assemblyfor adoption pursuant to resolution 54/126 of 17 December 1999.B. Approved text adopted by the General Assembly(see resolution 55/25, annex I)Article 5Criminalization of participation in an organized criminal group1. Each State Party shall adopt such legislative and other measures as maybe necessary to establish as criminal offences, when committed intentionally:(a) Either or both of the following as criminal offences distinct from thoseinvolving the attempt or completion of the criminal activity:(i) Agreeing with one or more other persons to commit a serious crimefor a purpose relating directly or indirectly to the obtaining of a financialor other material benefit and, where required by domestic law, involving anact undertaken by one of the participants in furtherance of the agreement orinvolving an organized criminal group;(ii) Conduct by a person who, with knowledge of either the aim and generalcriminal activity of an organized criminal group or its intention to committhe crimes in question, takes an active part in:a. Criminal activities of the organized criminal group;b. Other activities of the organized criminal group in the knowledgethat his or her participation will contribute to the achievement of theabove-described criminal aim;