Interregional co-operation for facilitation of international trade.

Invites the regional commissions to formulate, jointly with UNCTAD, within existing resources, a draft proposal for interregional co-operation based on projects detailing technical and resource requirements, duly taking into account the national laws and regulations and the needs and concerns of the various regions, especially those of the developing countries, in the area of trade facilitation, and in particular the phased application of EDIFACT, wherever appropriate, and to submit the draft proposal for approval to the Council at its 2nd regular session of 1990; requests the regional commissions to consult with funding organizations, notably UNDP, concerning the financial resources available for possible execution of the draft proposal after approval by the Council at its 2nd regular session of 1990.

Adopted without vote, 37th meeting

Adopted at the 37th plenary meeting, 28 July 1989.
In: Resolutions and decisions adopted by the Economic and Social Council at its 2nd regular session of 1989, Geneva, 5-28 July 1989. - E/1989/INF/10. - 29 Aug. 1989. - p. 63-64. - Issued in ESCOR, 1989, Suppl. no. 1A.