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4. The Parties shall facilitate effective co-ordination between their respective law enforcement agencies and, in that context, shall consider allowing the posting of liaison officers from other Parties within their borders and promoting the exchange of personnel and other experts on the illicit traffic.

5. The Parties shall endeavour, directly or through competent international organizations, to establish programmes of technical co-operation for the benefit of all Parties, with due regard to the special needs of those which are transit States, to improve channels of communication and to provide technical aids when requested.

6. The Parties shall consider entering into bilateral and regional agreements to promote co operation aimed at the suppression of the illicit traffic.

1.

The Parties shall envisage the organization of regular regional and international conferences and seminars for law enforcement, customs and other personnel designed to stimulate co-operation, allow discussion on problems of mutual concern, including the special problems of transit States, and exchange information on new trends in the illicit traffic and methods used to suppress it.

Article 7 *

CONTROLLED DELIVERY

1.

Having due regard to their constitutional, legal and administrative systems, the Parties shall take the necessary measures to allow for the appropriate use of controlled delivery in order to identify and bring to justice the individuals, corporations or other legal entities involved in the shipment, transportation, delivery, concealment or receipt of illicit consignments of controlled substances.

2. With a view to ensuring that the use of controlled delivery may be effectively co-ordinated at the national and international levels, the Parties shall consider designating an appropriate authority for such co-ordination. The authority designated by each Party for this purpose shall be notified through the Secretary General to all other Parties.

3. Decisions to use controlled delivery shall be made on basis.

a case-by-case

⭑ Refers to element (h)