E/C.l0/1990/L.8 (see chap. I, sect. A, draft resolution III). No action was taken on draft resolution E/C.l0/1990/L.S. 148. After the draft resolution was adopted, statements were made by the representatives of France, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the United States of America, Cuba, Tunisia, Peru, the Federal Republic of Germany, Egypt, Canada and Mexico, as well as by the observer for Bolivia (on behalf of the States Members of the United Nations that are members of the Group of 77). -48-149. Upon the adoption of the resolution, the Executive Director of the Centre read out an oral statement concerning programme budget implications of the draft resolution as contained in document E/C.l0/1990/L.S (see annex I). He added that in the implementation of section III, paragraph 4 of the resolution, the report would give particular attention to the changes in tax and other laws and regulations and in accounting and fiscal practices necessary to encourage and implement debt reduction schemes. The Executive Director also said that in the further work called for in section II, paragraph 3 of the resolution, the Centre would, among other things, elaborate operational principles for environmental protection. -49- Chapter XII QUESTION OF EXPERT ADVISERS 150. The Commission considered agenda item 13 at its 9th meeting, on 9 April 1990. It had before it a note by the Secretariat (E/C.10/1990/17 and Add.l). 151. The Executive Director of the United Nations Centre on Transnational Corporations indicated that the selection of expert advisers to the Commission on Transnational Corporations, which takes place every two years, was one of the tasks before the Commission at the present session. He observed that the group of independent experts was a unique feature of the Commission. It was created to assist the Commission and the Centre in providing advice on matters under 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the activities of the United Nations Commission on Transnational Corporations, which is related to economic development and international trade. The resolution being discussed focuses on debt reduction schemes and environmental protection, which are both issues related to economic development and international trade.

**Category**
Economic development, International trade