United Nations Conference on an International Code of Conduct on the Transfer of Technology

A/RES/36/140View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1982.

What other versions does this mandate have?

5 versions · 1978–1983

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/37/210

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
1983	A/RES/37/210	United Nations Conference on an International Code of Conduct on the Transfer of Technology	—	—
1982	A/RES/36/140	United Nations Conference on an International Code of Conduct on the Transfer of Technology	463	37%Compare
1980	A/RES/34/195	United Nations Conference on an International Code of Conduct on the Transfer of Technology	374	26%Compare
1979	A/RES/33/157	United Nations Conference on an International Code of Conduct on the Transfer of Technology	142	14%Compare
1978	A/RES/32/188	United Nations Conference on an International Code of Conduct on the Transfer of Technology	532	–

What subjects does this mandate have?

3 subjects

Codes of Conduct Conferences Technology Transfer

What’s in this document?

6 operative paragraphs

Recalling its resolutions 320 I (S-VI) and 3202 (S-VI) of 1 May 1974, containing the Declaration and the Programme of Action on the Establishment of a New International Economic Order, 3281 (XXIX) of 12 December 1974, containing the Charter of Economic Rights and Duties of States, and 3362 (S-VII) of 16 September 1975 on development and international economic co-operation,

Recalling also its resolution 35/56 of 5 December 1980, the annex to which contains the International Development Strategy for the Third United Nations Development Decade,

Recalling further its resolutions 32/188 of 19 December 1977, 34/ l 95 of 19 December 1979 and 35/60 of 5 December 1980 on an· international code of conduct on the transfer of technology,

Noting with concern that the fourth session of the United Nations Conferel'ce on an Intef'11ational Code of Conduct on the Transfer of Technology did not conclude the work on the adoption of a code of conduct on the transfer of technology, and noting particularly the lack of progress in reaching agreement on several issues outstanding in the draft code of conduct,

Takes note of the progress achieved in the negotiations on the draft international code of conduct on the transfer of technlogy;36 2.

Recognizes the importance of the unresolved issues and the need to reach agreement on them;

Decides, as a special measure to accelerate the finalization of the code, to establish an Interim Committee of the United Nations Conference on an International Code of Conduct on the Transfer of Technology to consider and seek solutions to the outstanding issues and make proposals thereon to the Conference at its fifth session;

Decides also that the Interim Committee of the United Nations Conference on an International Code of Conduct on the Transfer of Technology shall be open for the participation of all States members of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and shall meet as necessary within the four weeks allocated to it, and that its rules of procedure shall be those of the Conference itself;

Requests the Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development to convene the Interim Committee in the first quarter of 1982 and to submit to the Committee all appropriate documentation to assist it in its work;

Invites the Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development to follow closely the progress of work in the Interim Committee, with a view to convening the United Nations Conference on an International Code of Conduct on the Transfer of Technology as soon as practicable and preferably not later than the last quarter of 1982 or the first quarter of l 983.

33 A/36/538.

34 See Proceedings of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, Fifth Session. vol. I, Report and Annexes (United Nations '"Seethe relevant documents of the Conference, including TD/CODE publication, ~ales No. E.79.11.D.14), part one, sect. A.

TOT/33 of JO April 1981, containing the text of the draft code of conduct,

" A/35/512.

in particular chaps. II. Ill. VJ and VII.

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