Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (resolution 1472 A (XIV)), whose original membership of 24 was expanded to 28 at the sixteenth session (resolution 1721 E (XVI)), to 37 at the twenty-eighth session (resolution 3182 (XXVIII)), to 47 at the thirty-second session (resolution 321196 B) and to 53 at the thirty-fifth session (resolution 35/16). The Committee has established a Legal Sub-Committee and a Scientific and Technical Sub-Committee. It has also established four working groups of the whole on navigation satellites, broadcasting satellites, remote-sensing satellites and the use of nuclear-power sources in outer space. At present, the Committee is composed of the following 53 Member States: Albania, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Benin, Brasif, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Canada, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Cxechoslovakia, Ecuador, Egypt, France, German Democratic Republic, Germany, Federal Republic of, Rungary, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Italy, Japan, Renya, Lebanon, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Netherlands, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Sweden, Syrian Arab Republic, Turkey, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America, Uruguay, Venezuela, Viet Nam and Yugoslavia. The Cosxxittee has considered the work of its subsidiary bodies and reported each year to the General Assembly. The discussions and recommendations of the Ccmmittee bave led to the formulation and adoption of several important international legal instruments, including tbe Declaration of Legal Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Bpace (resolution 1962 (XVIII)), the Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies (resolution 2222 (XXI)), the Agreement on the Rescue of Astronauts, the Return of Astronauts and the Return of Objects Launched into Outer Space (resolution 2345 (XXII)), the Convention on International Liability for 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, its composition, and its work in establishing subsidiary bodies and drafting international legal instruments. The focus is on the governance and regulation of space activities, rather than any specific economic, environmental, or social issue.

**Category**
Science and technology, International relations