19. The PRESIDENT said that no candidates had been proposed to fill the remaining vacancies to be filled by Latin American and Caribbean States and Western European and other States for a term beginning on the date of election and expiring on 31 December 1988. If he heard no objection, he would take it that the Council wished to postpone those elections again. It was so decided.** COMMISSION ON TRANSNATIONAL CORPORATIONS (E/1986/L.2) 20. The PRESIDENT invited the Council to elect 16 members of the Commission on Transnational Corporations for a three-year term beginning on 1 January 1987. 21. Ms. KIMBALL (Assistant Secretary of the Council) said that the following candidates had been endorsed by the regional groups: Egypt, Sierra Leone, Tunisia and Zaire for the four vacancies to be filled by African States; China, Fiji and Japan for three of the four vacancies to be filled by Asian States; Czechoslovakia and the German Democratic Repub­ lic for the two vacancies to be filled by Eastern European States; Colombia, Peru and Suriname for the three vacancies to be filled by Latin American and Caribbean States; and France, the Federal Re­ public of Germany and Switzerland for the three vacancies to be filled by Western European and other States. 22. The PRESIDENT said that, since the number of candidates from each group was equal to or, in the case of the Asian States, less than the number of vacancies to be filled by States from each group, he would take it that the Council wished to elect those candidates by acclamation and to postpone the election of one member from the Group of Asian States. It was so decided.** 23. The PRESIDENT said that no candidate had been proposed for the vacancy to be filled by an Asian State for a term beginning on the date of 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the election of members to a commission related to transnational corporations, with no mention of specific development projects, resource management, or environmental concerns. The focus seems to be on the process of electing representatives to this commission, rather than any specific issue area.

**Category**
International trade, Industry