(c) The transnational character of the offence

As financial crimes are committed increasingly across national borders, so does money laundering acquire a transnational character more often than not.

Given the cross border nature of modern criminality, practically no State was immune.

The fallout is potentially cross border in nature.

Recognizing the trans border nature of prevailing practices that promote the commercial sexual exploitation of children,

In connection with the issue of the definition of organized transnational crime, it was recommended that emphasis should be placed on the transnational nature of the criminal activity to be covered by an international convention.

This is all the more necessary since the movement of toxic wastes often assumes a transnational character.

Also, while trafficking in persons may occur domestically, the smuggling of migrants is always of a transnational nature.

(b) The commitment to the development of both substantive and procedural national legislation against transnational criminal organizations and their activities, in convergence with the legislation of other States

The phenomenon of corruption and bribery has become transnational in nature as a result of increasing globalization and liberalization of trade.

He stressed that the transnational nature of modern business made it difficult for any one State to regulate business properly.

At this stage, there has been no actual use of the information to try to commit, or actually to commit, a criminal offence, such as fraud, theft or impersonating another individual.

The challenges of the Millennium Declaration, contained in the Secretary General's report entitled In larger freedom , are transnational in nature and trans institutional in terms of possible solutions.

The multidisciplinary nature of the Organization s crime and drug control programmes should be safeguarded.

23. We believe that the phenomenon of corruption and bribery has become transnational in nature and that it is no longer possible to deal with it effectively through national action.

The Conference was designed to address a problem that had grown in size and in impact and was becoming increasingly transnational in nature.

It was pointed out that the basic objective of the Model Provisions was to facilitate the conduct of insolvency proceedings with cross border elements.

Substantive servicing of meetings Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (1 session of 2 weeks' duration) (20)

(b) Assisting the Executive Secretary in the overall coordination of ESCAP substantive divisions' work and promoting inter divisional activities of a cross sectoral nature in the Commission secretariat

National insolvency laws have by and large not kept pace with the trend, in that they are often ill equipped to deal with cases of a cross border nature.

Because of the organized and transnational nature of crime in the majority of African countries, individual Governments could not combat it alone a regional and global approach was needed.

The fact that this virtual arena traverses national boundaries, as well as the transitory nature of Internet sites, gives rise to significant practical difficulties in regulation.

In so doing, they are also transforming the nature of competition, which is increasingly taking place across and within industries internationally.

In the light of uncertainty about the nature and extent of some transboundary aquifers or aquifer systems, aquifer States are encouraged to take a precautionary approach.

3. National experiences with regard to the establishment of substantive, procedural and regulatory legislation and the adoption of organizational structures to prevent and combat organized transnational crime, money laundering and corruption.

Given the crosscutting nature of creative industries, all subprogrammes of UNCTAD should be engaged in work on the issue.

Federal law in the United States is applied in all cases that have an inter state character or that are determined to be of particular federal concern.

The transnational nature of information, of capital, of labour and of technological advances will not spare our tiny countries the trying consequences unleashed by globalization.

34. In view of the unprecedented scale of the disaster and its transnational character, the overall solution of the problem was impossible without large scale international assistance.

Lastly, he noted with satisfaction that the focus of the topic at issue had become the transboundary nature of the aquifers.

10. The intersectoral nature of this work makes it an ideal candidate for inter institutional cooperation (see Box 1).

The development of common approaches to environmental problems of a transboundary nature is particularly pertinent.

Over the years, increasing attention has been given to issues of globalization and the cross border nature of many development challenges, through the pursuit of regional initiatives and integration.

It transcends nation, the gender, the age.

Noting the transnational nature of organized crime and the tendency of organized criminal groups and terrorist groups to expand their illegal operations,

In view of the regional nature of many African conflicts, comprehensive transboundary approaches should be adopted, engaging a wide range of actors in the search for solutions.

(a) Staff members are international civil servants. Their responsibilities as staff members are not national but exclusively international

Moreover, it is a crime that often takes on a transnational dimension as counterfeit goods are smuggled across national borders.

One P 3 in the Crime Conventions Section to provide specialized substantive expertise on the Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and the Protocols thereto

Commercial sexual exploitation of women and girls has become a lucrative business for transnational criminal networks who traffic women across borders.

In view of the threat posed by organized transnational crime to the security and economy of States and to the right and well being of citizens, Algeria was of the view that the prevention and control of organized crime should be a priority of the international community and that, because of the transnational character of that form of crime, law enforcement cooperation between States needed to be strengthened.

The changing and heterogeneous nature of enterprises and of international competition, taking into consideration technological complementarities across industries, the rapid pace of technological change and the need for effective integration into global markets

Substantive servicing of meetings substantive and technical servicing of the meeting of States Parties (2)

Any body or agency, whether national or international, governmental or non governmental (rule 7)

This would likely lead to more comparable poverty data among countries, across regions and over time.