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694 Travaux préparatoires: United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized CrimeC. Interpretative noteThe interpretative note on article 13 of the protocol approved by the AdHoc Committee and contained in its report on the work of its twelfth session (seeA/55/383/Add.3, para. 7 ) is as follows:Paragraph 2The reference to “matters relating to this Protocol” in this paragraph wasincluded in order to take into account the fact that, for matters relating to the illicitmanufacturing of and trafficking in firearms, their parts and components andammunition, some States parties might find it necessary to establish differentauthorities than those responsible for dealing with mutual legal assistance mattersunder article 18 of the convention.