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

A/RES/40/65No PDF available

Who created this mandate?

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

What other versions does this mandate have?

4 versions · 1981–1986
  • 1986A/RES/40/65Consideration of the draft articles on most-favoured-nation clausesLatestCompare with previous version
  • 1984A/RES/38/127Consideration of the draft articles on most-favoured-nation clausesCompare with previous version
  • 1982A/RES/36/111Consideration of the draft articles on most-favoured-nation clausesCompare with previous version
  • 1981A/RES/35/161Consideration of the draft articles on most-favoured-nation clauses

iVersions are identified automatically by matching titles within the same organ (~97% accuracy on a manual audit).

What subjects does this mandate have?

4 topics
International Law CodificationMost-Favoured-Nation ClauseWorking GroupsWritten Communications

What does this mandate say?

4 operative paragraphs
1
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;
2
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;
3
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;
4
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".

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