Terms of reference for the negotiation of an international legal instrument against corruption

Decides that the ad hoc committee established pursuant to General Assembly resolution 55/61 shall negotiate a broad and effective convention, which, subject to the final determination of its title, shall be referred to as the "United Nations Convention against Corruption"; decides that the ad hoc committee shall be convened in Vienna in 2002 and 2003 and shall hold no fewer than 3 sessions of 2 weeks each year; also decides that the bureau of the ad hoc committee shall be elected by the committee itself and shall consist of 2 representatives from each of the 5 regional groups.

Adopted without vote, 46th plenary meeting

In: Resolutions and decisions of the Economic and Social Council, organizational session for 2001, New York, 29-31 Jan. 2001; resumed organizational session for 2001, New York, 8, 13 and 22 March, 3 May and 4 June 2001; substantive session of 2001, Geneva, 2-26 July 2001; resumed substantive session of 2001, New York, 10 and 24 Oct. and 20 Dec. 2001 - E/2001/99 - p. 65-66 - (ESCOR, 2001, Suppl. no. 1).