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I. General
Rule 1 Use of terms
For the purposes of these rules: a
“Convention” shall mean the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, adopted by the General Assembly in its
resolution 5525 of 15 November 2000 annex I; b
“Protocols” shall mean the Protocols supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, namely, the
Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, adopted by the General Assembly in its resolution
5525 annex II; the Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Air and Sea, adopted by the Assembly in its resolution 5525 annex III;
and the Protocol against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Their Parts and Components and Ammunition, adopted by the
Assembly in its resolution 55255 of 31 May 2001 annex;
c “States Parties” shall mean States Parties to the Convention in
accordance with its articles 36, paragraphs 3 and 4, and 38; “States Parties” shall also mean, where applicable, States Parties to one or more of the
Protocols to the Convention in conformity with the relevant provisions of the Protocol or Protocols in question;
d “Conference” shall mean the Conference of the Parties to the
Convention established in accordance with article 32 of the Convention; e
“Session” shall mean any session of the Conference convened in accordance with article 32 of the Convention and with the present rules;
f “Secretary-General” shall mean the Secretary-General of the
United Nations; g
“Secretariat” shall mean the secretariat of the Conference in accordance with article 33 of the Convention; the functions of the Secre-
tariat shall be performed by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime in accordance with General Assembly resolution 5525;
2 Rules of procedure: United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime
h “Rules” shall mean the rules of procedure for the Conference of
the Parties to the Convention; i
“Regional economic integration organization” shall mean an organization constituted by sovereign States of a given region, to which its
member States have transferred competence in respect of matters governed by the Convention and the Protocols and which has been duly authorized,
in accordance with its internal procedures, to sign, ratify, accept, approve or accede to it; references to “States Parties” and “signatory States” under
these rules shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to such organizations within the limits of their respective competence;
j “Entities and organizations” shall mean the entities and organiza-
tions a list of which is established by the General Assembly and which have received a standing invitation from the General Assembly to participate as
observers in the sessions and work of all international conferences con- vened under its auspices.
Rule 2 Scope of application
1. These rules of procedure shall apply to any session of the
Conference convened in accordance with article 32 of the Convention. 2.
These rules shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to any mechanism that the Conference may establish in accordance with article 32 of the
Convention, unless it decides otherwise.
II. Sessions
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