Calls upon all States to ratify or accede to the Convention at the earliest possible date, and to observe the provisions of the Convention when enacting their national legislation; expresses its satisfaction at the historic decisions of the Preparatory Commission of 17 Aug. and 17 Dec. 1987 to register the 4 pioneer investors sponsored respectively by India, France, Japan and the USSR and to designate reserved areas for the Authority; calls upon the Secretary-General to continue to assist States in the implementation of the Convention and in the development of a consistent and uniform approach to the legal régime thereunder, as well as in their national, subregional and regional efforts towards the full realization of the benefits therefrom, and invites the organs and organizations of the UN system to co-operate and lend assistance in these endeavours; approves the decision of the Preparatory Commission on the implementation of the obligations of the registered pioneer investors and certifying States to hold its 7th regular session at Kingston from 27 Feb. to 23 March 1989 and to hold a summer meeting in 1989.

Adopted 135-2-6, 41st meeting

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Adopted at the 41st plenary meeting, 1 Nov. 1988.
In: Resolutions and decisions adopted by the General Assembly during its 43rd session, Volume 1, 20 September-22 December 1988. - A/43/49. - 1989. - p. 23-24. - (GAOR, 43rd sess., Suppl. no. 49).