Draft text of the convention

Ad Hoc Committee to Elaborate a

Comprehensive International Convention

on Countering the Use of Information and

Communications Technologies for

Criminal Purposes

Sixth session

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





Draft text of the convention

Preamble

The States Parties to the present Convention

(1) Bearing in mind



(2) Noting   

          

            





(3) Concerned          

          

          







(4) Convinced

 

         

        

         



5) Determined

         



(6) Stressing

         

         

            

 

          

 

(7) Recognizing 





2/77





(8) Determined







(9) Recognizing        

      

           



(10) Affirming         



(11) Mindful

          



(12) Acknowledging 



(13) Commending

         



14 Taking into account      

   



Have agreed

Chapter I

General provisions

Article 1. Statement of purpose



  



          



           



         

      



          





 

        



        



       



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         

        

        





           

         







        

         

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      

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 

         

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 

           



          

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 

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       

         

      

           

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         

           

         

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 

         

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          

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         

              

        

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 

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         

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         

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           

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          

      



          



         



               



 



           





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Article 3. Scope of application

            



       

         





         



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

            



         

    

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            



      

           

         

         





Article 4. Protection of sovereignty



 





 

            



Article 5. Respect for human rights



         











         



  



           

            

     

          

       



         

        





        

         

        

      

          

          



           

         

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Chapter II

Criminalization

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Article 6. Illegal access [to a computer system (Yemen)]

             

 



              



          

 







             

         

  

         



         

      



        

         



         

         

         

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Article 7. Illegal interception or capture of computer data , 

         



          



       

        

       



             



         

       







           

   

        

         

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Article 8. Interference with  Alteration of  [computer data] [digital

electronic  information]

Deliberate abuse of data stored in the system 

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       

        

        

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         



 



 

        

        



        





         



Article 9. Interference with alt: sabotage of  [a computer system]

[an information and communications technology (system/device Russian Federation)]

Deliberate targeting of a computer system 

            

 

         

         

         

        



       



          



 





         

        



Article 10. Misuse of devices

 



 

         



           

        



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 

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          

          

            



 



           







 

 



             



            

          

 

         



   







 

           





         

           

    



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Article 10 bis. Unlawful interference with critical information infrastructure

 



     



        



 









             

       

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Article 10 ter. Unlawful provision of service







         



 



 

           



Article 10 quater. Unlawful provision of services

           



        



Article 10 quinquies. Violation of personal data

 

             



          

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 





Article 11. Computer  information and communications technology 

-related forgery

         

       

          

        



        

  

         

  

            

         

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         



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

 

            

       





         



        

     



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Article 11 bis. Use of forged data

           

        

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Article 12. Computer information and communications technology

-related theft or 

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

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     



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    

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         

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          

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          

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          

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          

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  

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        

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           

         







          

         













          

          





 

             





          





Article 12 bis. Illicit use of electronic payment means and instruments

         



         



           



 



         

        



Article 13. Offences related to child pornography, 

also known as 







 

onlinechild sexual abuse or online  child sexual exploitation material

alt: materials’ 

         



        



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 

          

      

         



      

       



         

          

             



 

        

          





          



           

          



  



         

           



         

      

       



 



        



          

 





 

            

   



               

         



 

 



        







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

         



  

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

         

       

     

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     

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  

          



          



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         

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         

       

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          

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    

 









 



 



          



         

           

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        

              





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             

           

           

 

        

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           

 



            

         

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 

         

         

    





        

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       

 



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            

            



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          

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

            

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            

             

         

 



           

             





 

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 

          



         



            



      



 

Article 14. Preparatory acts (Grooming 

 and the 



  

 Solicitation of a child for sexual purposes through [a computer system]

[an information and communications technology device]

            

    

       

        





        



         

         

        

        

           

           

              





       



 



         

  

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  

            

           

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           

   

              

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           



   

  



 

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             



         

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Article 15. Non-consensual 

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

        



          

           

         







           

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 

            







         

           

   



         

         



          

              

            



      



    





             

           



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              



 

        

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 

  

            

          



 





          

       







              

           

           









          



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   





Article 15 bis. Involvement of minors in the commission of illegal acts

            

            

         





       



 



Article 15 ter. Encouragement of or coercion to suicide

             



          



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              



       



Article 15 quater. Incitement to subversive or armed activities







          



        

          



Article 15 quinquies. Extremism-related offences

            

        







            

             



        





          



Article 15 sexies: Denial, approval, justification or rehabilitation of genocide or

crimes against peace and humanity



          

         



          



         

 



Article 15 septies. Terrorism-related offences



       



             

    

            



           

         



19/77

         

      



Article 15 octies. Offences related to the distribution of

narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances

         







         

         



Article 15 novies. Offences related to arms trafficking

         





         



Article 15 decies. Illegal distribution of

counterfeit medicines and medical products



         



Article 15 undecies. Other unlawful acts



           

       

         

        

          



Article 15 duodecies. Acts threatening public safety

         

   

          

       

    



Article 15 terdecies. Online trafficking of drugs

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            

         







Article 16. Laundering of proceeds of crime

    





 





           

  



            



          

            



        



 

            



      



          





        





 

 

          

     

        



  

  

              

            





             

           







             

        

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        

          



        



          

            



           

     

            



              

              

 



 

                



 







              

          

            





            



Article 16 bis. Prohibition of incitement to violence



           

           

         



 





 

         

         

        

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Article 16 ter.

           

           





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





Article 17. Offences relating to other international treaties

           

         

          



       

              

           



           



          

        

       



          



    

  



        



             



        



          



Article 18. Liability of legal persons

 

          

           

       

           

           

         



    



 

           

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             

          



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Article 18 alt. Corporate liability

 

         





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 

 

 





 

        

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  

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 





    

        

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Article 19. Participation and attempt





              







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

            



          

     



            







        

           





         

        

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Article 20. Statute of limitations

          

         

             

 

   

          



      



 







         

        



Article 21. Prosecution, adjudication and sanctions

            



       







         



            

          



          

       

          

      

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



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            

        

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 



      

   



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 

            

          

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

 

            

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 



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    

           

             

        



     

    

         



          









           







        



         





Chapter III

Jurisdiction

Article 22. Jurisdiction

 

            



           



        



       



 



 

           



    

         

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 

           

         

          

         



        



 



            



  

          

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  



          

          

         



          

         



       



      

       

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 



          

         

       





          







         

       



               



            



           

 

         







 

            



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

 

  





Chapter IV

Procedural measures and law enforcement

Article 23. Scope of procedural measures



        

       

           

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    



           

          

 

        



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        

         

         



         



 

          

         

          

            

        





  

            

             

      





 

              

            

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        

   

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             

          

             

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Article 24. Conditions and safeguards to respect human rights  







          



        

           

       



       



           



           

      

          

        

 

           

          

       

         

        

   





       



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 

          





          



          



 



           

        

         

        

         



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       

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          

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           

       

         







          



 



         

           

          



             



             

       



       

          



   



            





             

        



           

 

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            

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Article 27. Production order



          





 

         



  

            

         

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 



  

         

           



           





Article 28. Search and seizure of stored [computer data] [digital information] 

information stored or processed electronically 

 





        



          







             

            



              

  



            

   





 



          

           



 



           



          

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         

         



             

           

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         

       

        



           







Article 29. Real-time collection alt: interception 

  of traffic data

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           



 

            

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           

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          

        

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Article 31. Freezing, seizure and confiscation of the proceeds of crime

 

            

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           

            

         



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 

           

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    

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            

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           

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             

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            

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              

            

    





            









            

 

          





        



 



  

   





          

          

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Article 32. Establishment of criminal record

            









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      



         





Article 33. Protection of witnesses , denouncers and experts 



           

    



        

   

 

        

            

          

  

         

        



        



       

     



 

   

         



      

            





          

            



              



 



Article 34. Assistance to and protection of victims

 

    

  

  









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           

   



            



          

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   

           





           

             

          



     

         





   





            









 



            

         





            



            





Chapter V

International cooperation

Article 35. General principles of international cooperation

           

        

        

         

      

 

       

         

         

        



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          

             

     



    

         



      









           

           

         

       



        

            





      

          



            





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          



           

       

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 



 



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           

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Article 36. Protection of personal data

 



       



        

           







  

          

          

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         



        

           

          



         





  

         

        

       

         

          

           



       

         

        

         





            

        

            

          

           

         







         

         



           



          





        



Article 37. Extradition

  

            

           

        



      

        

  

       

         



             

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          



        

        

           

            



            

   



           

         



. 

 

            



          

      



        

          



       



 

 

 

             

          

 



         

           

       





 

        

           





           

        



  

             

      



 

           

           

            

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        

          

             



             

    



            

          

           

     

           



       

            

       

            

        

        



 





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             



              

              

        



       

        

         

           

         



               



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  

            

         

         



           





          



            

            

             







           



          

 

       

               



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 

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            

          

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         

        

        

         



         



  

 

           

        



       

            

          





     



 





  





 



          

   

           

        



 



 



        





Article 38. Transfer of sentenced persons







     



         

          



           

       

     

        

        

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           

        

      

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

Article 39. Transfer of criminal proceedings

 

 

          

       

        

 

     





        



  









    



           



 



          





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        

  







Art. 39 bis. Non bis in idem

              



      





 

        





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



 



 



             



 





  



         

           



Article 39 ter. Confidentiality of data

 

 







          



           



 

 

             





Article 40. General principles and procedures

relating to 

  mutual legal assistance

          



        





       

     

         





          

           

        



            

     



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



      

         

           



        

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            

 

          

          

     



         

  

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           

          

         



           

        

             

       

          



          

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          



 







        

          



          



         

           

        

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 

         



 

        

        

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

            



  

           



          

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          

           











 





            

           



          





  



        

           



          







        

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             

           

    

         



 

               

            

            







              





        

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

         

    de minimis        

          

        





 

          







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 

           

 

 

 

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            

 

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             

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 



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        

              

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              

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           

          

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             

            

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        

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         

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          



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         



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          



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 

            

         

          







         



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           

       

         

          



      



          

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 

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        

   

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           

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 

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           



          

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         



         

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       

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          

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             

          

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           

          

 

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            



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          

     

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            

          

             

           



             

             



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            

     

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 

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 

ordre public

       

            

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  







        





 

           





                

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              



 

  



 

           

   de minimis         



   



 

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             

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              

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           

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  

          

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 

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            

           

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            

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              

            



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              

             

        

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            

            

            

 

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 



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    



    



        

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Article 41. 24/7 network

              



    

      

        

          

       







       

        



      

        



      

        

           

        

   



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           

      

          

           

          

        





      





         



 

 



   

            

       



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 



           

           

         



          





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             



                

          





 



          

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          

            



 



       

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           

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         

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          

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 

            



           

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 

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         

          

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 

 

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 

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 

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        

         

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            

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       

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              

              

         

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 

          



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            

        

     



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           

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 





          



     

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 

          

             

         

   

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 

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           

 

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 

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        

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Article 44. Mutual legal assistance in accessing

stored [computer data] [digital information]

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

         

        

           



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         

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  





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          



 



   

             







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Article 45. Mutual legal assistance in the real-time

collection of traffic data

 

       



       



  

         

              

        







             

       

         





 



 

            

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          

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

 

 

 

   









Article 46. Mutual legal assistance in the

interception of content data



        

             

         

       



        

       



 

           

          







    

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            

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











              

        

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Article 47. Law enforcement cooperation

            



           

             

            

      

          

  

 



           



          

       

         

         

 





        

          

         

 

 









         



           

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        



  

           

         

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       

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         



           

        



          

          



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

        

         

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        

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



         



            

         



         

   

         







        

          





        



Article 47 bis. Cooperation between national authorities

and service providers

  

          

         



 

 

         



 



        



          



          



 



          



 

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  

           

          





Article 48. Joint investigations

         

 

             

           



          





         

          



          



  



        

          

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Article 48 bis. Special investigative techniques

 

 



    

 



         



            

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 

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

 



          

           





 

       



 

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 

              

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         



 





 

 



         

          



Article 49. Mechanisms for the recovery of property through

international cooperation [in confiscation 



            



            

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           

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            

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            

        

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            

              

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



          

         



Article 50. International cooperation for the purposes of confiscation

             

           

            

         







 

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 



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 

  





 





            

 

              



           

            

   

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             

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 

           

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               

           

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               

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            

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 

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             

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 

              

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

       



 



 

de minimis 



           

           

            





         





        



         



Article 51. Special cooperation

 

           







            

          

 



              







          

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Article 52. Return and disposal of confiscated

proceeds of crime or property

            

               



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             



           

              







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             



           





            





     



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 

              

 





         

            

             



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         

    



         









Chapter VI

Preventive measures

Article 53. Preventive measures

         

      



        

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





           



          

 



 

          



        



     

         



       





          



             





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

  



       



          

    



         



        

       

       

           



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  

            

    



        



     

          

         



 

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          

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

     





          

          

          

        

       

        





 



 

         



        



 



        



         

 



          



 



           



       





          

         

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       



         

         

       

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 

         

       



        

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            

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          

         

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         

          

        







         

         





          

        





      





            



        



          

             





          



        





       

         



 



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      

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          

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            

        



             

          

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

  

    

          





           



 

           

       

      

          

           

  

          

         

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              

           



  

   





Chapter VII

Technical assistance and [information alt: expertise (Mauritania,

Qatar) (retain original: United Kingdom)]exchange

Article 54. Technical assistance and  including 

capacity-building

 

 

           



 

         

         

 



         

   





        



         



           



         

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          



        



 

       

          



          





 

    

          

          



          

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 

            

          



         







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        



         

          



          

        

 





         

       

        

      



         

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  

          





        

 

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 



         



            

         

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 

 

           





 

    

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 



           



           

         



       

        



 



          

         



          

 





       

          

         

 

          

         

        

        

        

     



         

        



  





        



           

        



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      

           

          

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Article 55. Exchange of information  expertise 



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           



         



 

           



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       



        

      

   



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           

          

          

          

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 

        

          









Article 56. Implementation of the Convention through

economic  sustainable 

 development and technical

assistance

 









           





 





         

          

          

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

          









        

 

     



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         

         

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          

       

          

      

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 

         

    

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            

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          

          

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       

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 

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

            

      

         



        



Chapter VIII

Mechanism of implementation

72/77

Article 57. Conference of the States Parties to the Convention

        

           

      



          



 

    

           

             



          

           



            

    



  mutatis mutandis      

        





          

 

         

          

        

        

         

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       



         

       





 

              



 



    

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         

        



          



        

  



      

      

        

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          

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        

         

         



         



        





      



 

      

          

           



            

           

  



         

        

      

          

            









              

          

          



 

          

          

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        



Article 58General  Secretariat

            







 

           





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



          

            



          



       

        







Chapter IX

Final provisions

Article 59. Implementation of the Convention

           

   

     



 

           



 







        





Article 60. Effects of the Convention

 



    

 



 

          

   

         

   



 



Article 61. Relation with protocols



 

               



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  



           



Article 62. Settlement of disputes

 

          



 

           

          

           

         

             

             



             

         

        

       

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            

    

  

               



             

             



Article 63. Signature, ratification, acceptance, approval and accession

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 datedate

city country          

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           

           



 







           

            

  



    

             



 

           

 

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Article 64. Entry into force

              

         



        

         

         

        

      



          

 

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          

           

        

       



        







               



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           

 

 

         

    



         

 

           

           

 



Article 65. Amendment

         

          

       

 

         



           



 



            

          

              



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       

   



        





            



 



 



 

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 

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          

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 



Article 66. Denunciation

            

  

 



        

             

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      

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Article 67. Depositary and languages

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           

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       

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