CTOC/COP 1 Decisions

 

At its first session, held in Vienna from 28 June to 8 July 2004, the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime adopted the following decisions:

Decision 1/1 Adoption of the rules of procedure for the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime

Decision 1/2 Programme of work of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime

Decision 1/3 Notifications, declarations and reservations concerning the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime

Decision 1/4 Technical assistance activities

Decision 1/5 Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime

Decision 1/6 Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime

 

Decision 1/1

Adoption of the rules of procedure for the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime 

          The Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime adopts its rules of procedure, which had been recommended to it for consideration and action by the Ad Hoc Committee on the Elaboration of a Convention against Transnational Organized Crime at its thirteenth session, [1] without amendment.

 

Decision 1/2

  Programme of work of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime 

 The Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime:

        (a)    Decides to carry out the functions assigned to it in article 32 of the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime [2] by, inter alia, establishing a programme of work that it will review at regular intervals;

        (b)    Decides also that, for its second session, the programme of work will be as follows:

        (i)     Consideration of the basic adaptation of national legislation in accordance with the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime;

        (ii)    Starting with examination of criminalization legislation and difficulties encountered in implementation in accordance with article 34, paragraph 2, of the Convention;

        (iii)   Enhancing international cooperation and developing technical assistance to overcome difficulties identified in the implementation of the Convention;

        (c)    Requests the Secretariat to collect information from States parties and signatories to the Convention, in the context of the above programme of work, using for that purpose a questionnaire to be developed in accordance with guidance provided by the Conference of the Parties at its first session;

        (d)    Requests States parties to respond promptly to the questionnaire circulated by the Secretariat;

        (e)    Invites signatories to provide the information requested by the Secretariat;

        (f)    Requests the Secretariat to submit an analytical report based on the responses to the questionnaire to the Conference of the Parties at its second session.

 

Decision 1/3

Notifications, declarations and reservations concerning the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime 

          The Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime requests the Secretariat to prepare a report containing the full text of notifications submitted by States parties under articles 5, 6, 13, 16, 18 and 31 of the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, [3] as well as declarations and reservations received by the Secretary-General in connection with the Convention and the Protocols thereto, for submission to the Conference of the Parties at its second session and to update that information regularly.

 

Decision 1/4

Technical assistance activities 

          The Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime requests the Secretariat to prepare a working paper for submission to the Conference of the Parties at its second session and to provide informal briefings to States parties and signatories with a view to obtaining further input to that working paper. The working paper would contain:

        (a)    Information on technical assistance provided by the Secretariat, including assistance funded through the special account established pursuant to article 30 of the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime [4] and General Assembly resolution 55/25 of 15 November 2000;

        (b)    A description of the methodology applied by the Secretariat in providing such assistance;

        (c)    Readily available information on technical assistance provided by other relevant international and regional organizations;

        (d)    Information on action taken by bodies similar to the Conference of the Parties in dealing with matters related to technical cooperation;

        (e)    Information on the methods used and experience gained by bodies similar to the Conference of the Parties in the financing of their technical cooperation activities.

 

Decision 1/5

Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime 

 The Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime:

        (a)    Decides to carry out the functions assigned to it in article 32 of the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime [5] with respect to the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the Convention, [6] by, inter alia, establishing a programme of work that it will review at regular intervals;

        (b)    Decides also that, for its second session, the programme of work with respect to the Trafficking in Persons Protocol will be as follows:

        (i)     Consideration of the basic adaptation of national legislation in accordance with the Protocol;

        (ii)    Commencement of the examination of criminalization legislation and difficulties encountered in the implementation of article 5 of the Protocol;

        (iii)   Enhancing international cooperation and developing technical assistance to overcome difficulties identified in the implementation of the Protocol;

        (iv)   Exchange of views and experience regarding the protection of victims and preventive measures, gained primarily in the implementation of articles 6 and 9 of the Protocol, including awareness-raising;

        (c)    Requests the Secretariat to collect information from States parties and signatories to the Trafficking in Persons Protocol, in the context of the above programme of work, using for that purpose a questionnaire to be developed in accordance with guidance provided by the Conference of the Parties at its first session; [7]

        (d)    Requests States parties to respond promptly to the questionnaire circulated by the Secretariat;

        (e)    Invites signatories to provide the information requested by the Secretariat;

        (f)    Requests the Secretariat to submit to the Conference of the Parties at its second session an analytical report based on the responses to the questionnaire.

 

Decision 1/6

Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime 

 The Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime:

        (a)    Decides to carry out the functions assigned to it in article 32 of the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime [8] with respect to the Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air, supplementing the Convention, [9] by, inter alia, establishing a programme of work that it will review at regular intervals;

        (b)    Decides also that, for its second session, the programme of work with respect to the Migrants Protocol will be as follows:

        (i)     Consideration of the basic adaptation of national legislation in accordance with the Protocol;

        (ii)    Commencement of the examination of criminalization legislation and difficulties encountered in the implementation of article 6 of the Protocol;

        (iii)   Enhancing international cooperation and developing technical assistance to overcome difficulties identified in the implementation of the Protocol;

        (iv)   Exchange of views and experience gained in the implementation of articles 15 and 16 of the Protocol;

        (c)    Requests the Secretariat to collect information from States parties and signatories to the Migrants Protocol, in the context of the above programme of work, using for that purpose a questionnaire to be developed in accordance with guidance provided by the Conference of the Parties at its first session; [10]

        (d)    Requests States parties to respond promptly to the questionnaire circulated by the Secretariat;

(e)       Invites signatories to provide the information requested by the Secretariat;

(f)         Requests the Secretariat to submit to the Conference of the Parties at its second session an analytical report based on the responses to the questionnaire.