OSCE, Alm.del - 2010-11 (1. samling) - Bilag 47: OSCE PA - Supplementary Item 1-25

DRAFT RESOLUTIONCombating Transnational Organised CrimePrincipal Sponsor: Mr. Riccardo Migliori (Italy)Mindful of the commemoration of the 10thanniversary of the United NationsConvention against Transnational Organised Crime at the Fall Meetings in Palermoin October 2010,Noting that there are still some countries, also within the OSCE area, which havenot yet ratified the Convention, nor have the related protocols relating to traffickingin persons, smuggling of migrants and the illicit manufacturing and trafficking infirearms,Considering that at its annual Fall Meetings in Palermo, the OSCE Assemblyadopted a crucial proposition made by Kofi Annan, the Secretary General of theUnited Nations at the time the Palermo Convention was concluded, whereby thepurpose to be pursued internationally is to harmonise domestic legislation in eachcountry so as to guarantee greater effectiveness in combating organised crime,Considering also that the "Palermo spirit" of ensuring the ever-increasingharmonisation of legislation regarding combating organised crime, and strenuouslydefending democracy and human rights, at all times in compliance with theprinciples of the rule of law, must inspire the Parliaments' legislative work,Noting the need for concrete cooperation between the OSCE and the Vienna-basedUnited Nations agency (UNODC) which is committed internationally to weakeningorganised crime, and in particular the production and sale of drugs,Mindful that administrative transparency guarantees that government departmentsand agencies function properly in preventing any attempt at corruption anddiscrimination,

The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly:7.Urges the Parliaments of the participating States to strengthen their legislation tocombat organised crime, consistently with the spirit and letter of the 2000 PalermoConvention, taking due account of the need to harmonise domestic legislation inorder to more effectively defend the rule of law.