Expresses its appreciation to the Special Rapporteur of the Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities, Louis Joinet, for the revised version of the guidelines for the regulation of computerized personal data files contained in his report; decides to transmit the final report of the Special Rapporteur to the General Assembly for appropriate action; requests the Secretary-General to draw the attention of all Governments to the revised draft guidelines; recommends that the General Assembly consider, as a matter of priority, the adoption and publication of the guidelines on the use of computerized personal files.

Adopted without vote, 14th meeting

Adopted at the 14th plenary meeting, 25 May 1990.
In: Resolutions and decisions adopted by the Economic and Social Council at its 1st regular session of 1990, 1-25 May 1990. - E/1990/INF/6. - 16 July 1990. - p. 69-70. - Issued in ESCOR, 1990, Suppl. no. 1.