Calls upon all States to implement the International Instrument to Enable States to Identify and Trace, in a Timely and Reliable Manner, Illicit Small Arms and Light Weapons; decides to establish a group of governmental experts, appointed by the Secretary-General on the basis of equitable geographical representation, commencing after the review conference and no later than 2007, to consider further steps to enhance international cooperation in preventing, combating and eradicating illicit brokering in small arms and light weapons in three sessions of one week's duration each, and to submit the report on the outcome of its study to the General Assembly at its 62nd session; requests the Secretary-General to provide the group of governmental experts with any assistance and services that may be required for the discharge of its tasks; requests the Secretary-General to continue to collate and circulate data and information provided by States on a voluntary basis, including national reports, on their implementation of the Programme of Action; also requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its 61st session on the implementation of the present resolution; decides to include in the provisional agenda of its 61st session the item entitled "The illicit trade in small arms and light weapons in all its aspects".

Adopted without vote, 61st plenary meeting

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Issued in GAOR, 60th sess., Suppl. no. 49.