Adopts the Model Treaty on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters together with the Optional Protocol thereto, contained in the annex to the present resolution, as a useful framework that could be of assistance to States interested in negotiating and concluding bilateral agreements aimed at improving cooperation in matters of cirme prevention and criminal justice; requests the Secretary-General to bring the present resolution, with the Model Treaty and the Optional Protocol thereto, to the attention of Governments; requests the Committee on Crime Prevention and Control to review periodically the progress attained in this field; also requests the Committee on Crime Prevention and Control, where requested, to provide guidance and assistance to Member States in the development of legislation which would enable giving effect to the obligations which will be contained in such treaties as are to be negotiated on the basis of the Model Treaty.

Adopted without vote, 68th meeting

Model Treaty on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters (1990)

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Adopted at the 68th plenary meeting, 14 Dec. 1990.
"Annex: Model Treaty on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters".
In: Resolutions and decisions adopted by the General Assembly during its 45th session, Volume 1, 18 September-21 December 1990. - A/45/49. - 1991. - p. 215-219. - (GAOR, 45th sess., Suppl. no. 49).