accordance with its domestic law, to provide for sanctions in cases of
violation of the obligation set forth in paragraph 3 of this article.
5. Each State Party shall consider taking measures that permit, in
accordance with its domestic law, the denial of entry or revocation of visas
of persons implicated in the commission of offences established in
accordance with this Protocol.
6. Without prejudice to article 27 of the Convention, States
Parties shall consider strengthening cooperation among border control
agencies by, inter alia, establishing and maintaining direct channels of
communication.
Article 12
Security and control of documents
Each State Party shall take such measures as may be necessary,
within available means:
(a) To ensure that travel or identity documents issued by it are of
such quality that they cannot easily be misused and cannot readily be
falsified or unlawfully altered, replicated or issued; and
(b) To ensure the integrity and security of travel or identity
documents issued by or on behalf of the State Party and to prevent their
unlawful creation, issuance and use.
Article 13
Legitimacy and validity of documents
At the request of another State Party, a State Party shall, in
accordance with its domestic law, verify within a reasonable time the
legitimacy and validity of travel or identity documents issued or purported
to have been issued in its name and suspected of being used for trafficking
in persons.
IV. Final provisions
Article 14
Saving clause
1. Nothing in this Protocol shall affect the rights, obligations and
responsibilities of States and individuals under international law, including
international humanitarian law and international human rights law and, in
particular, where applicable, the 1951 Convention and the 1967 Protocol
relating to the Status of Refugees and the principle of non-refoulement as
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