Resolution 1533 (2004) / adopted by the Security Council at its 4926rd meeting, on 12 March 2004

Security Council resolution 1533 (2004) [on establishment of a Committee to examine implementation of the measures imposed by resolution 1493 (2003)]

Requests the UN Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) to continue to use all means to carry out the tasks outlined in resolution 1493; authorizes MONUC to seize or collect, as appropriate, the arms and any related material whose presence in the territory of the Democratic Republic of the Congo violates its provisions, and to dispose of such arms as appropriate; decides to establish a Committee of the Security Council consisting of all members of the Council to undertake the following tasks: (a) to seek from all States information regarding the actions taken by them to implement the measures imposed by resolution 1493; (b) to examine information concerning alleged violations of the measures; (c) to present regular reports to the Council on its work; (d) to consider the lists referred to hereafter in paragraph 10(g) with a view to submitting recommendations to the Council for possible future measures to be taken; (e) to receive notifications in advance from States made under paragraph 21 of resolution 1493 and to decide, if need be, upon any action to be taken; requests the Secretary-General to create, within 30 days, and for a period expiring on 28 July 2004, a group of experts to: (a) examine and analyse information gathered by MONUC; (b) to gather and analyse all relevant information in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, countries of the region and others, flows of arms and related materiel, as well as networks operating in violation of resolution 1493; c) to consider and recommend ways of improving the capabilities of States interested; request the Special Representative of the Secretary-General to communicate to the Council information gathered by MONUC and reviewed by the Group of Experts, concerning supply in arms and related materiel to armed groups and militias, and any possible presence of foreign military in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Adopted unanimously, 4926th meeting

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Issued in: Resolutions and decisions of the Security Council, 1 August 2003-31 July 2004 - S/INF/59 - (SCOR, 59th year).