directly affected bytherequest. Following consultations undertaken bythe Director-General forDevelopment andInternational Economic Co-operation, primary responsibility forimplementation ofthisresolution wouldbeassigned tothe UnitedNations Centre onTransnational Corporations. (c) Implemen~ation ofoperative para~. Dataonexisting sources of information wouldbecompiled regarding environmentally hazardous technologies used bytransnational corporations andtheiralternatives. Waysandmeansuf transferring alternative technologies todeveloping countries wouldbe recommended. Thisreport woulddrawontheinformation andongoing workofthe Centre onTransnational Corporations, UNEP,theDepartment ofInternational Economic andSocialAffairs, UNIDO~ WHO,UNESCO, FAOandotherrelevant specialized agencies, and reco~~end waysandmeansoffacilitating theeffective transfer of suchalternatives todeveloping countries. (d)Implementation ofoperative paragraph 5.Astudywouldbemadeof country experiences inenvironmental protection relating totheindustrial activities, including thoseoftransnational corporations. Wayswouldbe identified bywhichdeveloping countries mightbenefit fromsuchexperiences. This studywouldevaluate therangeofenvironmental protection laws,regulations and(b)Implementation ofoperative paragraph 3.Asetofcriteria and operational principles wouldbedeveloped tostrengthen efforts oftransnational corporations inpreserving andprotecting theenvironment. Thesetofcriteria wouldbeprepared drawing onobservations madeatthefifteenth session ofthe Commissi.on andtheviewsofexperts, whichwouldbesubmitted forcomment tolarge industrial enterprises, including transnational corporations. Inlate1989an adhocgroupwouldsynthesize thecomments received, andatextoncriteria should beavailable forreview bythetimeofthesixteenth session oftheCommission. Theoperational principles requested inoperative paragraph 3wouldrelatetothe sectoral studydescribed inoperative paragraph 2andwouldrequire theinputof therelevant transnational corporatio~s, experts, government officials and international organizations. institutions (e.g.local,regional andnational administrative agencies) inorderthatdeveloping countries mightbenefit fromtheexperiences ofothers. (e) Implementatio~l ofoperative paragraph 6.Afeasibility studywouldbeundertaken ontheestablishment ofafundfinanced byvoluntary contributions fromtransnational corporations forenvironmental protection indeveloping countries.Thestudywouldfocusonprocedures neededtoattract transnational corporationswhilemaintaining intergovernmental autonomy, incentives forincreasedcontributions, procedures fortherational allocation offundbenefits andtheexpertise, staffing andconsultations required tocreate afinancially viable fund. (f)Implementation ofoperative paragraph 7.Areport onimplementation oftheresolution wouldbeincorporated intothereportoftheSecretary-General ontransnational corporations andissuesrelating totheenvironment tobesubmittedtotheCommission atitssixteenth session in1990. D.Modifications required intheapproved programme ofworkfor1988-1989 10.ShouldtheEconomic andSocialCouncil adoptthedraftresolution, theapproved programme ofworkontransnational corporations (section ~)forthebiennium 1988-1989 wouldrequire thefollowing modifications: Subprogramme 2..Minimizing thenegative effects oftransnational corpQratiQns andenha~cin9 th~L[contribution todevelopment Programme element 2.9.Analysis QftheenvirQnmental impactoftransnatiQnalcorporations Additional output: (i)Atechnical pUblication ontheadverse effects ofinvestment activitiesQntheenvironment (fourth quarter, 1989); (ii)Reportofanadhocexpertgroupmeeting elaborating asetofcriteriaandQperational principles tostrengthen efforts oftransnatiQnalcorporations inenvironmental protection (tobeincluded inthereport ontransnational corporations andissuesrelating totheenvironment tobesubmitted totheCommissiQn atitssixteenth session);
**Analysis**
The text discusses the implementation of a resolution related to transnational corporations and their environmental impact. It involves compiling data on environmentally hazardous technologies, identifying ways to transfer alternative technologies to developing countries, and studying country experiences in environmental protection. The text also mentions the establishment of a fund financed by voluntary contributions from transnational corporations for environmental protection in developing countries. These topics suggest that the category related to natural resources and environment is most fitting.

**Natural resources and environment, Industry