Medlemslandene er enige om, at man skal forsøge at undgå uoverensstemmelser mellem den planlagte konvention og Den Europæiske Unions aktiviteter som f.eks. den fælles aktion, vedtaget den 3. december 1998 om hvidvaskning af penge, identificering af forbrydelsesremedier og udbyttet af forbrydelser, efterforskning, beslaglæggelse og fradømmelse samt den aktion, som blev godkendt den 21. december 1998 vedrørende deltagelsen i forbryderorganisationers aktiviteter.
Member States agree that it is desirable to avoid inconsistencies between the proposed Convention and the instruments drafted in the European Union, which include, for example, joint action, as agreed on 3 December 1998, on money laundering, recognition of the means of committing an offence and benefits associated with it, tracking down criminals, freezing assets, seizure of goods and successful conviction, and joint action, as agreed on 21 December 1998, on involvement in organised criminal activity.