Consideration of the Draft Articles on Most-Favoured-Nation Clauses

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 127 Consideration of the draft articles on most-favoured-nation clauses, published in 1986.

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4 versions · 1981–1986

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
1986	A/RES/40/65	Consideration of the draft articles on most-favoured-nation clauses	520	—
1984	A/RES/38/127	Consideration of the draft articles on most-favoured-nation clauses	—	—
1982	A/RES/36/111	Consideration of the draft articles on most-favoured-nation clauses	439	40%Compare
1981	A/RES/35/161	Consideration of the draft articles on most-favoured-nation clauses	402	–

What subjects does this mandate have?

4 subjects

International Law Codification Most-Favoured-Nation Clause Working Groups Written Communications

What’s in this document?

4 operative paragraphs

Calls upon Member States, interested organs of the United Nations and interested intergovernmental organizations to review the questions related to the mostfavoured-nation clauses and the draft articles thereon so that the General Assembly, at its forty-third session, may decide on the action to be taken on the draft articles;

Requests the Secretary-General to reiterate his invitation to Member States and interested organs of the United Nations, as well as interested intergovernmental organizations, to submit or bring up to date, not later than 31 March 1988, any written comments and observations which they deem appropriate on the substance of the draft articles;

Also requests the Secretary-General to invite Member States to comment on the most appropriate procedure for completing work on most-favoured-nation clauses and on the forum for future discussion, bearing in mind the suggestions and proposals made in the Sixth Committee, including the suggestion to establish a working group of the Sixth Committee after one of the existing working groups accomplishes its mandate;

Further requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its forty-third session a report containing the comments and observations received pursuant to paragraphs 2 and 3 above with a view to taking a final decision on the procedure to be followed;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its 5. forty-third session the item entitled "Consideration of the draft articles on most-favoured-nation clauses".

14 A/40/893. 12 fbid., Thirty-third Session, Supp/emml No. JO (A/33/10). 13 A/40/444.

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