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696 Travaux préparatoires: United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized CrimeA/AC.254/4/Add.2/Rev.4 was the deletion of the word “explosives” throughout the article,following the decision of the Ad Hoc Committee at its seventh session to remove referencesto explosives from the draft protocol after having been informed of a legal opinionprovided by the Office of Legal Affairs of the Secretariat regarding the interpretation ofGeneral Assembly resolution 54/127 of 17 December 1999 (see A/AC.254/25, para. 22;see also note 2 by the Secretariat concerning article 3 of the present protocol).2. At the seventh session of the Ad Hoc Committee, some delegations suggestedthat this provision could eventually be deleted, but there was agreement that it should beretained pending the finalization of the corresponding provision of the draft convention.Rolling text (A/AC.254/4/Add.2/Rev.5)Eighth session: 21 February-3 March 2000“Article 18“Technical assistance“States Parties shall cooperate with each other and with relevant internationalorganizations, as appropriate, so that States Parties may receive, upon request, thetechnical assistance necessary to enhance their ability to prevent, combat and eradicatethe illicit manufacturing of and trafficking in firearms, their parts and components4 and ammunition, including technical assistance in those matters identified inarticle 19 of the Convention.”Rolling text (A/AC.254/4/Add.2/Rev.6)Eleventh session: 2-28 October 2000“Article 18“Training and technical assistance“States Parties shall cooperate with each other and with relevant internationalorganizations, as appropriate, so that States Parties may receive, upon request, thetraining and technical assistance necessary to enhance their ability to prevent, combatand eradicate the illicit manufacturing of and trafficking in firearms, their partsand components and ammunition, including technical, financial and material assistancein those matters identified in articles 29 and 30 of the Convention.”Notes by the Secretariat3. At its eleventh session, the Ad Hoc Committee considered and finalized article18 of the draft protocol without further amendment. The article was approved at the twelfthsession of the Ad Hoc Committee (see the final text of the protocol, as included in the4The words “other related materials” were replaced by the words “parts and components” throughout the text of thedraft protocol, as agreed at the informal consultations held during the eighth session of the Ad Hoc Committee (seeA/AC.254/L.174, para. 4).