United Nations CTOC/COP/2004/6* Conference of the Parties to the Distr.: General 23 September 2004 United Nations Convention against Transnational Original: English Organized Crime First session Vienna, 28 June-8 July 2004 Report of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime on its first session, held in Vienna from 28 June to 8 July 2004∗ Contents Paragraphs Page I. Decisions taken by the Conference of the Parties........................... 13 1/1. Adoption of the rules of procedure for the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime ....................... 3 1/2. Programme of work of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime ........................................ 3 1/3. Notifications, declarations and reservations concerning the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime ........................................ 4 1/4. Technical assistance activities ................................................ 4 1/5. Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime ........................................................... 5 1/6. Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime ................. 6 II. Introduction ......................................................... 2-3 6 III. Organization of the session ............................................. 4-31 7 A. Opening of the session ........................................ 4-18 7 B. Election of officers ........................................... 19-21 12 __________________ ∗ Incorporating document CTOC/COP/2004/6/Corr.1, dated 1 June 2005. V.05-87363 (E) 190805 220805 *0587363* CTOC/COP/2004/6 C. Adoption of the agenda and organization of work .................. 22 12 D. Consideration and adoption of the rules of procedure for the Conference of the Parties...................................... 23-24 13 E. Participation ................................................ 25 13 F. Adoption of the report of the bureau on credentials ................ 26-29 14 G. Documentation .............................................. 30-31 14 IV. Consideration of mechanisms for achieving the objectives of the Conference of the Parties in accordance with article 32, paragraphs 3-5, of the Convention .... 32-44 15 V. Consideration of notification requirements in accordance with the relevant articles of the Convention (art. 5, para. 3; art. 6, para. 2 (d); art. 13, para. 5; art. 16, para. 5 (a); art. 18, paras. 13 and 14; and art. 31, para. 6) .............. 45-52 18 VI. Consideration of matters pertaining to the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime ........ 53-66 19 VII. Consideration of matters pertaining to the Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime ................................... 67-76 21 VIII. Other matters ........................................................ 77-81 23 IX. Provisional agenda for the second session of the Conference of the Parties...... 82 24 X. Adoption of the report of the Conference of the Parties on its first session ...... 83 24 Annexes I. Draft provisional agenda and proposed organization of work for the second session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime ........................................................................ 25 II. List of participants ............................................................. 28 III. List of documents before the Conference of the Parties at its first session ................ 35 2 CTOC/COP/2004/6 I. Decisions taken by the Conference of the Parties 1. 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 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 Crime2 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; __________________ 1 CTOC/COP/2004/3-A/AC.254/43. 2 General Assembly resolution 55/25, annex I. 3 CTOC/COP/2004/6 (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 Crime4 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. __________________ 3 General Assembly resolution 55/25, annex I. 4 General Assembly resolution 55/25, annex I. 4 CTOC/COP/2004/6 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 Crime5 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