Report of the Ad Hoc Committee for the Negotiation of a Convention Against Corruption on Its Fourth Session, Held in Vienna from 13 to 24 January 2003

United Nations A/AC.261/13

General Assembly Distr.: General 3 February 2003

Original: English

Ad Hoc Committee for the Negotiation of a Convention against Corruption Fifth session Vienna, 10-21 March 2003 Item 3 of the provisional agenda* Consideration of the draft United Nations Convention against Corruption

Report of the Ad Hoc Committee for the Negotiation of a Convention against Corruption on its fourth session, held in Vienna from 13 to 24 January 2003

Contents Paragraphs Page

I. Introduction...... 1-4 2

II. Organization of the session ...... 5-17 2

A. Opening of the session...... 5-14 2

B. Attendance ...... 15 4

C. Adoption of the agenda and organization of work...... 16 4

D. Documentation ...... 17 4

III. Consideration of the draft United Nations Convention against Corruption ...... 18-20 5

IV. Adoption of the report of the Ad Hoc Committee on its fourth session ...... 21-26 6 Annexes

I. List of participants ...... 8

II. List of documents before the Ad Hoc Committee at its fourth session ...... 16

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I. Introduction

1. In its resolution 55/61 of 4 December 2000, the General Assembly recognized that an effective international legal instrument against corruption, independent of the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (resolution 55/25, annex I) was desirable and decided to establish an ad hoc committee for the negotiation of such an instrument in Vienna at the headquarters of the Centre for International Crime Prevention of the Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention. 2. The Intergovernmental Open-Ended Expert Group to Prepare Draft Terms of Reference for the Negotiation of a Future Legal Instrument against Corruption, convened pursuant to General Assembly resolution 55/61, met in Vienna from 30 July to 3 August 2001 and recommended to the Assembly, through the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice and the Economic and Social Council, the adoption of a draft resolution on the terms of reference for the negotiation of an international legal instrument against corruption, which the Assembly subsequently adopted as resolution 56/260 of 31 January 2002. 3. In its resolution 56/260, the General Assembly decided that the Ad Hoc Committee should negotiate a broad and effective convention, which, subject to the final determination of its title, should be referred to as the “United Nations Convention against Corruption”. 4. In the same resolution, the General Assembly requested the Ad Hoc Committee, in developing the draft convention, to adopt a comprehensive and multidisciplinary approach and to consider, inter alia, the following indicative elements: definitions; scope; protection of sovereignty; preventive measures; criminalization; sanctions and remedies; confiscation and seizure; jurisdiction; liability of legal persons; protection of witnesses and victims; promoting and strengthening international cooperation; preventing and combating the transfer of funds of illicit origin derived from acts of corruption, including the laundering of funds, and returning such funds; technical assistance; collection, exchange and analysis of information; and mechanisms for monitoring implementation.

II. Organization of the session

A. Opening of the session

5. The Ad Hoc Committee for the Negotiation of a Convention against Corruption held its fourth session in Vienna from 13 to 24 January 2003, during which it held 20 meetings. 6. At the 59th meeting, on 13 January, the Chairman made a statement in which he recalled the good progress achieved by the Ad Hoc Committee at its first three sessions, during which the first reading of the draft United Nations Convention against Corruption had been completed and the second reading had been started and most of the issues on the agenda at the third session had been covered. He called upon delegations to remain flexible, be innovative, be ready to compromise and make extra efforts to complete the second reading of the rest of the

A/AC.261/13 draft text at the fourth session, while endeavouring not to lower the high standard of quality of the draft convention. 7. The Chairman then mentioned some of the issues that would require delegations to demonstrate a spirit of cooperation. He noted that the discussion on the definition of the term “corruption” had not been completed and that one of the proposals would delineate the concept of corruption. He called upon delegations to take into account the combined descriptive effect of the articles on criminalization. 8. The Chairman also called upon the Ad Hoc Committee to find the most appropriate solution relating to the criminalization of private sector corruption, while noting the concerns of some delegations about the unintended effect of placing unwarranted, undue and unwanted restraints on trade and the ability of private sector entities to pursue their activities for the benefit of national economies and international development. 9. The Chairman stated that the Ad Hoc Committee should pay special attention to the question of asset recovery, debating in depth the nature of measures to be agreed upon. He also invited the Ad Hoc Committee to take into account all concerns that had already been expressed and to rely both on the knowledge gained as a result of the one-day workshop on the subject organized during the second session of the Ad Hoc Committee and on the study carried out by the Secretariat (A/AC.261/12). He called upon the Ad Hoc Committee to narrow down the issues that needed to be addressed and to devote its combined energy to hammering out agreement on those issues. 10. The Chairman also drew the attention of the Ad Hoc Committee to the mechanism for monitoring the implementation of the future convention, keeping in mind the principle, which had already been established in the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, that implementation needed a mechanism with the mandate and the ability to focus on and address specific issues that might arise, ensure a frank and open exchange of views, and serve as a forum where requirements and difficulties encountered in implementation could be dealt with. 11. The Chairman stated that he was heartened by the continued high level of attendance and the presence of representatives of least developed countries at the sessions of the Ad Hoc Committee. He expressed his gratitude to the donors who had made it possible for the representatives of least developed countries to attend. 12. The representative of Cuba, speaking on behalf of the Group of Latin American and Caribbean States, stated that international cooperation was an essential prerequisite for success in the comprehensive and multilateral fight against corruption and that the future convention should therefore include rules providing legal support to prevent the creation of safe havens for criminals. He also mentioned that extradition and mutual legal assistance, which included both judicial and administrative cooperation, should be binding and aim to increase the effectiveness of procedures for exchanging evidence and, where applicable, transferring persons. He called upon the Ad Hoc Committee to take account of the progress made in the chapter on criminalization and the positions stated by some delegations on the classification of certain types of conduct.

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13. The representative of Cuba stressed that the members of the Group of Latin American and Caribbean States had insisted on the need to ensure that the draft convention contained provisions for preventing and combating the transfer of illicitly acquired assets, including the illicit proceeds of corruption, as well as for returning them to their countries of origin. He also emphasized the vital importance of technical assistance for developing countries in order to apply the future convention. He noted the usefulness of discussing the most appropriate mechanism for monitoring implementation of the future convention and the need to establish a conference of the parties to the convention to monitor and follow up implementation of its provisions. 14. The representative of Cuba reiterated the commitment of the members of the Group to collaborate in ensuring the success of the session, during which he hoped the second reading of the entire draft would be completed so that the Ad Hoc Committee could devote its attention at the final two sessions to finalizing the text of the draft convention. The Group believed that the time had come to make a special effort to consolidate proposals so that consensus could be achieved. It was no longer sufficient to make general statements: the Ad Hoc Committee must concentrate on reconciling positions and finding compromises.

B. Attendance

15. The fourth session of the Ad Hoc Committee for the Negotiation of a Convention against Corruption was attended by representatives of 117 States. Also attending the fourth session were observers for United Nations Secretariat units, United Nations bodies and research institutes, specialized agencies and other organizations of the United Nations system, institutes of the United Nations Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Programme network and intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations.

C. Adoption of the agenda and organization of work

16. At its 59th meeting, on 13 January 2003, the Ad Hoc Committee adopted the following agenda for its fourth session: 1. Opening of the fourth session of the Ad Hoc Committee. 2. Adoption of the agenda and organization of work. 3. Consideration of the draft United Nations Convention against Corruption, with particular emphasis on articles 2 (remaining definitions), 3, 4, 20, 30, 32-39 and 40-85. 4. Adoption of the report of the Ad Hoc Committee on its fourth session.

D. Documentation

17. At its fourth session, the Ad Hoc Committee had before it, in addition to the documents prepared by the Secretariat, documents containing proposals and contributions submitted by the Governments of Algeria, Austria, Brazil, Cameroon,

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Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Egypt, France, Germany, India, Lebanon, the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Mexico, the Netherlands, Norway, Pakistan, Peru, the Republic of Korea, the Russian Federation, Thailand, Turkey and Yemen.

III. Consideration of the draft United Nations Convention against Corruption

18. At the 75th meeting, on 23 January, the Chairman welcomed the Minister of Justice of Peru, who addressed the Ad Hoc Committee. The Minister commended the Ad Hoc Committee on its review of and development of methodology on the rolling text, which was very appropriate for the complexities of the topic. He emphasized that corruption was not only a matter of morality, but also one of economy. He noted that corruption continued to develop as a result of the complacency and acquiescence of societies and also of political, economic and social factors, and emphasized that the fight against corruption required clear appraisals of the realities of each country. He stressed the importance of joint international efforts to date, mentioning the first Summit of the Americas, held in 1994, as the first such effort and the Inter-American Convention against Corruption,1 as well as other international and regional efforts, including the Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions2 of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and the African Union Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption. The Minister emphasized that political will was crucial in attacking corruption and had been growing in the Ad Hoc Committee. He then mentioned Peru’s new legislation to fight corruption more efficiently and the continuous support of Peru for the drafting of the future convention. In concluding his remarks, the Minister underlined the significance of transparent institutions and administration of justice for national development and stated that the future convention would be a major deterrent to corruption. 19. At the 77th meeting, on 24 January, the Chairman welcomed the Minister of Control of the State, Inspections, the Fight against Poverty and the Fight against Corruption of Gabon, who addressed the Ad Hoc Committee. The Minister emphasized the importance of the fight against corruption in his country, which manifested itself as embezzlement of public funds, illicit enrichment, money- laundering, traffic of influence and capital flight. He then introduced national efforts in Gabon, such as new legislation against illicit enrichment, together with the establishment of a national commission against illicit enrichment and the enactment of a law on financing political parties. In addition, he welcomed the fact that the African Union had adopted the Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption in September 2002. Regarding the discussion at the Ad Hoc Committee, he supported the implementation of strong and binding preventive measures, the establishment of effective international cooperation in which various interests of States parties would be taken into account and a follow-up mechanism that would allow the future convention to be implemented to the fullest extent. In conclusion, the Minister called for international solidarity in support of his country’s fight against corruption.

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20. At its 59th to 78th meetings, on 13 to 24 January, the Ad Hoc Committee continued and completed the second reading of the draft convention. It based its deliberations on the consolidated text contained in documents A/AC.261/3/Rev.1/Add.1 and A/AC.261/3/Rev.2 and on proposals and contributions made by Governments (A/AC.261/L.153-157 and Corr.1, A/AC.261/158/Rev.1, A/AC.261/L.159-171 and L.175).

IV. Adoption of the report of the Ad Hoc Committee on its fourth session

21. On the recommendation of its bureau, the Ad Hoc Committee decided to begin the third reading of the draft convention at its fifth session. The proposed organization of work for the fifth session will reflect that decision. 22. At its 78th meeting, on 24 January 2003, the Ad Hoc Committee adopted the report on its fourth session (A/AC.261/L.172). 23. At the same meeting, the Ad Hoc Committee approved the provisional agenda and proposed organization of work for its fifth session, to be held in Vienna from 10 to 21 March 2003 (A/AC.261/L.173). 24. The representative of Mexico expressed her satisfaction as regards the accomplishments of the Ad Hoc Committee. She recalled that, in resolution 57/169 of 18 December 2002, the General Assembly had accepted the offer of Mexico to act as host of the high-level signing conference of the United Nations Convention against Corruption and informed the Ad Hoc Committee that the Government of Mexico was considering Mérida as the venue for that Conference. She indicated that her delegation would make a more detailed presentation at an appropriate future time. 25. In closing the session, the Chairman expressed his satisfaction that the Ad Hoc Committee had completed one of its most successful sessions. He also expressed appreciation to the Vice-Chairmen for managing to make up for the delays at the third session and to complete the second reading of the draft convention. He noted that the debate had been immensely rich and focused, enabling participants to gain a much more profound understanding of the issues involved and of the reasons for the positions of each delegation. The Chairman called upon all delegates to reformulate their positions during the inter-sessional period and to determine how much room there was for compromise, so that the Ad Hoc Committee could achieve its task of delivering to the international community a broad, comprehensive, practical and functional global convention. In order for it to succeed at the last and most important phase of its work, in March, the Chairman called upon the Ad Hoc Committee for its continued support. He emphasized the importance of both making advance preparations in order to arrive at solutions acceptable to all and trying to avoid putting forward new proposals at the present stage. The Chairman invited the Ad Hoc Committee to focus on proposing the amendments necessary to achieve consensus. 26. The Chairman requested all the regional groups to appoint representatives to form a group that would be asked to ensure consistency of the text of the draft

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convention in all the official languages of the United Nations at the fifth session of the Ad Hoc Committee.

Notes

1 See E/1996/99.

2 See Corruption and Integrity Improvement Initiatives in Developing Countries (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.98.III.B.18).

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Annex I

List of participants

States

Algeria Taous Ferroukhi, Nabil Hattali, Linda Briza, M'hamed Oualitsene, Lotfi Boufedji, Mustapha Laharch, Salah Francis El Hamdi Angola F. L. Figueiredo, Jose Leitao Bravo da Costa Argentina Gustavo E. Figueroa, Nicolas Raigorodsky, Eugenio M. Curia, Beatriz Vivas de Lezica Australia Kerin Leonard, Peter Scott, Cherie Pittman, Elizabeth Day Austria Thomas Stelzer, Johann Froehlich, Helmut Tichy, Michael Postl, Wolfgang Spadinger, Irene Gartner, Gudrun Zagel, Hans Almoslechner, Valerie Kyrle Azerbaijan Vaqif Sadiqov, Faxraddin Qambarov, Eldar Mahmudov, Fikrat Axundov Barbados Louis Tull Belarus Viktar Gaisenak, Igor Mishkorudny Belgium Jean-Marie Noirfalisse, Jean-Cédric Janssens de Bisthoven, Wouter Boucique, Claire Huberts, Simon Claisse Benin Fortune Luc Olivier Guezo, Anne Cica Adjaï, Louis Lino Hadonou Bolivia Mary Carrasco Monje, Miriam Siles Crespo, Marco Alandia Botswana T. M. Katlholo Brazil Roberto Abdenur, Rafael Koerig Gessinger, Milton Nunes Toledo Junior, Renato de Alencar Lima Brunei Darussalam Adbullah Abd. Rahman, Md. Juanda A. Rashid Bulgaria Peter Poptchev, Tzvety Romanska Burkina Faso Mamadou Serme, Ambroise Tiemtore, Augustin Salambanga, Lazare Gansore, Ousmane Traore Burundi Jean Pierre Ndayiragije Cambodia Lim Eng Cameroon Egbe Achou Hillmann, Nicolas Nzoyoum, Esther Ngo Moutngui

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Canada Douglas Breithaupt, Keith Morrill, Simon Cridland, Nathalie Dion, Scott Proudfoot, Yves Beaulieu Chile Juan Luis Bianchi Lopez, Luis Plaza Gentina, Alvaro Guzman, Arturo Onfray China Zhang Yan, Huang Feng, Wang Dong, Chen Zhengyun, Tian Lixiao, Yao Yuzhi, Chen Min, Cheng Peiyong, Sun Jin, Niu Jianrong, Guo Xiaofeng, Liu Xiaoyan Colombia Hector Charry Samper, Carlos Rodriguez Bocanegra, Diana Patricia Mejia Molina, Hugo Alcides Penafort Sarmiento Croatia Vladimir Matek, Vesna Vukovic, Zeljko Horvatic Cuba José Ramon Cabanas Rodriguez, Juana Elena Ramos Rodriguez, Julio Cesar Gonzalez Marchante Cyprus Stavros A. Epaminondas, Robertos Vrahimis, Andreas Nicolaides Czech Republic Oldrich Krulik, Jaroslav Stepanek Democratic Republic of the Zénon Mukongo Nagy Congo Denmark Lise Lauridsen, Birte Poulsen Ecuador Franklin Chavez, Rosa Vasquez de Messmer Egypt Sameh Shoukry, Ahmed Fathalla, Salah Ibrahim Mohamed Hegazy, Mohamed Ahmed Saad, Salah Eldin Zidan Taha, Hassan El Laithy, Yasser Elatawi, Abdel Wahab Bakir Estonia Tonu Miller Ethiopia Abuhay Guade Finland Tom Grönberg, Jaakko Halttunen, Antti Kaski France Patrick Villemur, Michèle Ramis-Plum, Claude Mathon, Philippe Mettoux, Frédéric Baab, Isabelle Minguet, Franck Zientara, Claude Girard, Julien Deruffe, Gisèle Clément, Olivia Diego, François Delmas Gabon Martin Mabala, Florent Rerambyah, Adolphe Monsard, Joachim Nzikoue Germany Herbert Honsowitz, Joerg Werner Wolfgang Marquardt, Manfred Moehrenschlager, Michael Ott, Siegrid Jacoby, Manon Geissler, Barbara

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Friedrich, Joachim Ziegler, Stefanie Rothenberger, Jessica Oeser Ghana Bernard A. Takyi Greece Christos Alexandris, Dimitrios Raikos, Ioannis Aggelis, Lambros Patsavellas, Athanasia Sikioti, Maria Arvaniti, Athanasia Vasilopoulou, Ekaterini Fountoulaki, Kleoniki Balta Guatemala Federico Urruela Prado, Rossana Rivas Godoy Guinea Abdoulaye Sampou Guinea-Bissau Paulo Mendes Junior Haiti Michelange Obas Holy See Leo Boccardi, Ladislav Nemet, Agustin Vaz Guerrero Hungary Istvan Horvath, Attila Zsigmond, Akos Borai, Akos Kara, Peter Stauber, Henriett Nagy, Gizella Vass India T. P. Sreenivasan, Hemant Karkare, Hamid Ali Rao, Partha Satpathy Indonesia T. A. Samodra Sriwidjaya, Bambang Prayitno, Romli Atmasasmita, Mulya Wirana, Yusuf Sjakir, Wahyudi Santoso, Bambang Sukardi Putra, Krishna Pandji, Haris Nugroho, Odo Rene Mathew Manuhutu, Otto Cornelis Kaligis, Indra Sahnun Lubis Iran (Islamic Republic of) Pirooz Hosseini, Ali Hajigholam Saryazdi, Hassan Abedi Jafari, Hossein Ghazavi Khorasgani, Mahmoud Khani Jooyabad, Esmaeil Baghaee Hamaneh Iraq Ismat A. Bakir, Khalid Jasmin Al-shamari, Rasheed M. Hasan, Nuri J. Mohamad, Ahmed Y. Issa Ireland Ronan Murphy, Maeve Clery, Victoria Cahill Israel Esther Efrat-Smilg Italy Claudio Moreno, Gioacchino Polimeni, Roberta Barberini, Roberto Bellelli, Alfonso Papa, Silvia Della Monica, Giovanni Liguori, Nicola Maiorano, Vittorio Benedetto Borghini, Maddalena Filippi, Paolo Granata Japan Yukio Takasu, Hirokazu Urata, Kei Umebayashi, Kenichi Nishikata, Koshi Yamasaki, Keiko Ishihara, Jiro Usui

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Jordan Muhyieddeen Touq, Jamal Al-shamayleh, Mohamed Hawamdeh, Musleh El Kaid, Sabah Al- Rafie Kenya Michael D. Kinyanjui, Florence T. Ochieng Kuwait Bader Al-Masad, Salah Al-Bin Ali, Zakaria Al- Ansari, Zeiad Al-Anbaie Lebanon Samir Chamma, Pierre Kanaan, Raymond Oueidat, Sarkis Tadros, Joumane Khaddage, Marina Chamma Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Souad A. Shelli, Abdulhakim H. Bouhmaida, Alfourjami A. Abduljalil, Hayat Mouftah Bou Omar Liechtenstein Patrick Ritter Lithuania Sarunas Adomavicius, Jurga Kasputiene Madagascar Maurice Randrianame Malaysia Mohd Zawawi Mohd Nordin, Yaacob Md. Sam, Munawar Kabir Mohd Zainal Abidin, Anselm Charles Fernandis, Rushan Lufti Mohamed, Kanakaraja s/o Muthusamy, Shariffah Norhana Syed Mustaffa Mali Christian Idrissa Diassana Mauritius Ivan Leslie Collendavelloo Mexico Patricia Olamendi Torres, Patricia Espinosa Cantellano, Joel Hernandez Garcia, Luis Javier Campuzano Piña, Eduardo Hector Moguel Flores, Sandro Garcia-Rojas Castillo, Raul Carrera Pliego, Jorge Luis Hidalgo Castellanos Monaco Ariane Picco-Margossian, Sabine-Anne Minazzoli Morocco Tajeddine Baddou, Bouzekri Mokdader, Monkid Mestassi, Ahmed Ait-Taleb, Abdeslam El Imani Mozambique Pedro Comissario Afonso, Isabel Rupia, Tomas Semende Zandamela, Margarida Manja, Zainadine Dalsuco Myanmar Kyaw San Namibia Lineekela J. Mboti, Maria Kaakunga, Anna-Letu Haitembu Nepal Indra Bahadur Sherchan, Mohan Prasad Banjade, Madhab Prasad Paudel Netherlands Jaap Ramaker, Hans Abma, Marjorie Bonn, Frederik Krips, Jolien Schukking, Jock Geselschap, Anke Ter Hoeve-Van Heek

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New Zealand Barbara Bridge, Warren Waetford Niger Maizoumbou Gaya Nigeria Abulkadir Bin Rimdap, J. A. Omede Norway Ame Walther, Eva Joly, Guro Hansson Bull, Berit Tvete, Anniken Krutnes, Kjetil Aasland, Atle Roaldsoy, Terje Ingstad, Liv Kristina Egset, Hanne Solheim Oman Ali Nasser Seif Al-Bualy, Khamis bin Salim Al- Khalili, Mohamed bin Khalfan Al-Dughaishi, Ahmad bin Said Al-Hosny, Nu'man Harith Mansoor Al’Amri, Said Nasser Salim Al Siyabi Pakistan Ali Sarwar Naqvi, Mohammed Kamran Akhtar, Ahmer Bilal Soofi Panama Jorge Enrique Halphen Perez Paraguay Oscar Cabello Sarubbi Peru Fausto Alvarado Dodero, Martin Belaunde Moreyra, Javier Paulinich, Hugo Portugal Carbajal, Pablo Sanchez Velarde, Luis Vargas Valdivia, Aldo Omar Cairo Pastor, Ricardo Morote Canales, Manuel Alvarez Espinal, Carlos Enrique Morelli Philippines Victor G. Garcia III, Ricardo V. Paras III, Mary Anne A. Padua Poland Anna Grupinska, Mariusz Skowronski, Katarzyna Biernat, Zbigniew Wrona, Jaroslaw Wereszczynski, Agnieszka Stawiarz, Waclaw Gasiorowski, Irena Potapinska Portugal Carlos Neves Ferreira, Liliana Araujo, Maria do Carmo Costa, Antonio Folgado Qatar Abdulla Yousef M. Al-Mal, Ahmad Abdullah Hussain Othman Al Houti, Fahad Ali Al Hinzab, Mohammed Jassim Al-Sulaiti, Najat Al-Khalaf Republic of Korea Kim Euy-Whan, Lee Whie-Jin, Shin Maeng-Ho, Kim Han-Su, Sohn Seong-Eun, Kim Hee-Soon Romania Liviu Bota, Nicoleta Iliescu, Ion Pavel, Elena Bastiu, Dan Constantin Russian Federation I. I. Rogachev, M. I. Kalinin, V. I. Mikhailov, V. V. Sergeev, A. V. Tonkoglas, O. I. Mytsykova, Yury F. Tkachenko, Igor G. Lukyanov, Alexander F. Merkukhin, Oleg P. Sidorov, V. A. Grobovoy, Albert I. Mikulshin, Konstantin O. Romadanovsky, A. G. Filimonova, Olga E. Ermakova, Mikhail Y. Deev

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Rwanda Paul Ruyenzi, Laurien Ngirabanzi, Anaclet Nzabamwita Saudi Arabia Omar Mohammed Kurdi, Abdulrahim Al-Ghamdi, Abdullah Abdulrahman Al-Yousef, Saleh Abdullah Al-Ghamdi, Hamad S. Al-Natheer, Saad Bin Yahya Khwaji, Mohammed Al Mehizea, Majed Abdul- Mohssen Alhmid, Ahmad Mohammed Al- Khouayter, Saud Al-Mutlaq Senegal Felix Oudiane, Alioue Sene, Ibrahima Sory Sylla Singapore Mathew Joseph, Kim Huat Paul Chia, Chyi Chin Anthony Hsu Slovakia Vladimir Kotulic, Oksana Tomova, Roman Goga, L’ubica Erdelska, Josef Malankevic, Marietta Sencakova, Jozef Szabo, Drahoslav Stefanek Slovenia Nina Radulovic, Bostjan Penko South Africa A. P. Rapea, A. T. Moleah, I. K. Bodasing, A. J. Du Plessis, N. S. Schoombie, N. S. Memela, S. V. Mangcotywa Spain Antonio Nuñez Garcia-Sauco, Francisco de Miguel Alvarez, José Maria de las Cuevas Carretero, Francisco Javier Gonzalez Ibanez, David Melgar Garcia, Sancho Iniguez Hernandez, Rosalía Serrano Velasco, Ignacio Baylina Ruiz Sri Lanka W.A.T. Gunatillake, H.M.G.R.R.K. Wijeratne- Mendis Sudan Ismail Mohamed Ahmed Abu Shouk, Ahmed Hassan Ahmed, Omer Ahmed Mohamed, Kamal Bashir Ahmed Khair Sweden Hakan Öberg, Birgitta Nygren, Åsa Gustafsson Switzerland Jacques De Watteville, Heinrich Reimann, Lorenzo Schnyder Von Wartensee, Bernard Jaggy, Christine Magnin, Andrea Candrian, Stephan Guerber, Tiziano Balmelli Syrian Arab Republic Abboud Al-Sarraj, Safwan Ghanem, Hasan Khaddour Thailand Karn Chiranond, Wanchai Roujanawong, Chaiyot Sintuprasit, Nitiphan Prachuabmoh, Pimwadee Sovaratanapong, Rongvudhi Virabutr Togo Koffi Gbekande Kpade, Koffi Maxime Assah Trinidad and Tobago Peter J. Pursglove Tunisia Afif Hendaoui, Emna Lazoghli, Néjib Denguezli, Alia Bellamine-Dlimi

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Turkey Aydin Sahinbas, Tunc Ugdul, Namik Güner Erpul, R. Bülent Tarhan, Hakan Kirmaci, Tufan Höbek, Rafet Ufuk Önder Uganda Buteera Richard, Elizabeth Musoke, Linda M. Tumusiime, G. Singh, Alfred Nnam Ukraine Anatolii Redka, Victor Kryzhanivsky, Valerii Ratsiuk, Oleksii Shovkoplias, Liubov Butenko, Svitlana Pylypets, Volodymyr Omelyan United Arab Emirates Ali Hassan Al Shirawi, Abdullah Yousef Al Shamsi, Abdullah Issa Al Falasi, Adel Issa Al Mahri, Tarish Mohamed Butti Al Shamsi, Mohamed Khalifa Albudoor, Ahmed Hameed Almarri United Kingdom of Great Peter Jenkins, Graham Minter, Mark Etherton, Britain and Northern Ireland Clive Welsh, Ian Richards, Hazel Cameron, Kate Dawson, Anna Hodgson, David Saville, Peter Thomas, Sharon Boyle United States of America Elizabeth Verville, Stephen Noble, Kathleen Barmon, John Brandolino, Daniel Claman, Jo-Ann Farrington, David Fisher, Joseph Gangloff, Thomas Heinemann Uruguay Elsa Borges, Gustavo Alvarez Venezuela Gustavo Márquez Marín, Miriam Garcia de Perez, Victor Manzanes, Ernesto Navazio Viet Nam Hoang Van Nha, Nguyen Truong Giang, Ha Trong Cong, Nguyen Ngoc Anh, Nguyen Pham Kim Chi, Nguyen Vinh Quoc, Vo Van Tuyen Yemen Ali Hameed Sharaf, Asharafi Ali Asan, Nageeb Ahmed Obeid, Abdulkader Ismail Mohamed, Abdulghani Thabit Al-Maktari, Abdulrahman Bin Habeb Yugoslavia Branislav Milinkovic, Josip Bogic, Jovica Cekic Zimbabwe T. J. Kangai, Benjamin T. Mhiripiri, Vova Abednigo Chikanda, Barbara Chimhandamba, James Nyakotya

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United Nations Secretariat

Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Office of Internal Oversight Services

Affiliated regional institutes

African Institute for the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders

Specialized agencies of the United Nations system

United Nations Industrial Development Organization

Other intergovernmental organizations

Asian-African Legal Consultative Organization, Commonwealth Secretariat, Council of Europe, Council of the European Union, European Commission, Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development

Non-governmental organizations

General consultative status: Asia Crime Prevention Foundation, International Chamber of Commerce, International Council of Women, International Federation of Business and Professional Women, Muslim World League, Soroptimist International, Zonta International Special consultative status: Baha’i International Community, Fondazione Giovanni e Francesca Falcone, International Association of Judges, International Council on Alcohol and Addictions, International Federation of University Women, National Council of German Women’s Organizations—Federal Union of Women’s Organizations and Women’s Group of German Associations, Pax Romana (International Catholic Movement for Intellectual and Cultural Affairs and International Movement of Catholic Students) Roster: International Police Association Other: Sovereign Military Order of Malta, Transparency International

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Annex II

List of documents before the Ad Hoc Committee at its fourth session

Document symbol Title or description A/AC.261/3/Rev.1/Add.1 Revised draft United Nations Convention against Corruption (arts. 40-85) A/AC.261/3/Rev.2 Revised draft United Nations Convention against Corruption (arts. 1-39) A/AC.261/9 Report of the Ad Hoc Committee for the Negotiation of a Convention against Corruption on its third session, held in Vienna from 30 September to 11 October 2002 A/AC.261/10 Annotated provisional agenda and proposed organization of work A/AC.261/11 Proposals and contributions received from Governments (India, Lebanon, Pakistan and Russian Federation A/AC.261/12 Global study on the transfer of funds of illicit origin, especially funds derived from acts of corruption A/AC.261/L.153 Yemen: amendments to articles 40, 40 bis, 42, 43, 46, 48, 48 bis, 49, 55, 58 and 62-72 A/AC.261/L.154 Algeria: amendments to articles 40, 40 bis, 42, 43, 45, 49, 54, 55, 59-61, 63-65, 67-70, 72 and 73 A/AC.261/L.155 Colombia: amendment to article 2 A/AC.261/L.156 Republic of Korea: amendment to article 2 A/AC.261/L.157 and Corr.1 Chile: amendment to articles 2, 40, 40 bis, 43, 49-51, 53, 59, 67 and 76 bis and proposals for new articles A/AC.261/L.158/Rev.1 France: amendments to article 61 A/AC.261/L.159 Cuba: amendment to article 44 A/AC.261/L.160 Chile: amendment to article 78 A/AC.261/L.161 Republic of Korea: amendment to article 43 A/AC.261/L.162 Austria, Chile, Colombia, Egypt, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Peru and Turkey: amendments to chapter VII A/AC.261/L.163 Russian Federation: amendments to articles 19-29 A/AC.261/L.164 Cameroon, Mexico, Netherlands and Thailand: proposal for a new article

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A/AC.261/L.165 Austria, Mexico and Netherlands: amendments to article 73 A/AC.261/L.166 Brazil: amendments to article 53 A/AC.261/L.167 Libyan Arab Jamahiriya: amendments to articles 63 and 64 A/AC.261/L.168 Germany: proposal for a new article A/AC.261/L.169 Libyan Arab Jamahiriya: amendments to articles 40, 42 and 43, the title of chapter IV and articles 51, 53 and 55 A/AC.261/L.170 Russian Federation: amendment to article 53 A/AC.261/L.171 Algeria: amendments to article 61 A/AC.261/L.172 Draft report A/AC.261/L.173 Draft provisional agenda and proposed organization of work for the fifth session A/AC.261/L.174 and Add.1-3 Revised draft United Nations Convention A/AC.261/L.175 Indonesia: amendment to article 60