17 th 174.Atthesamemeeting, theCommission approved theorganization oftheworkof thesession assetoutindocument E/C.lO/1989/L.l.173.Atits1stmeeting, on5April,theCommission adopted theprovisional agenda contained indocument E/C.10/1989/l (seeannexItothepresent report).172.Atits1stand5thmeetings, on5and7April1989,theCommission elected the following o~ficers byacclamation:PIlI I AgendaD.Election ofofficers C. M~rekKulczycki (Poland) Victor Lichtinger (Mexico) RogerTchibota-Souamy (Gabon) Triyono Wibowo (Indonesia)A.Gautier (Netherlands) Vice-Chairmen: Rapporteur:Chairman:~."'"11.-"-,. ..~",. -61- "'1 ~''~ AnnexI AGENDA OFTHEFIFTEENTH SESSION 1.Election ofofficers. 2.Adoption oftheagenda andorganization ofwork. 3.Recentdevelopments related totransnational corporations andinternational economic relations. 4.Activities oftheUnitedNations Centre onTransnational Corporations: (a)Programme performance forthebiennium 1986-1987 andactivities ofthe UnitedNations Centre onTransnational Corporations andthejointunits established withtheregional commissions; (b)Proposed programme ofworkforthebiennium 1990-1991; (c)Medium-term planfortheperiod 1992-1997; (d)Reviewofrecurrent documents andpublications. 5.Workrelated tothecodeofconduct ontransnational corporations andother international arrangements andagreements: (a)Codeofconduct ontransnational corporations; (b)Otherinternational, regional andbilateral arrangements andagreements related totransnational corporations. 6.International standards ofaccounting andreporting. 7.Transnational corporations inSouthAfrica andNamibia: (a)Activities oftransnational corporations inSouthAfrica andNamibia and collaboration ofsuchcorporations withtheracistminority regimein thatarea; (b)Follow-up tothereport andrecommendations ofthePanelofEminent Persons established toconduct thepublichearings ontheactivities of transnational corporations inSouthAfrica andNamibia; (c)Responsibilities ofhomecountries withrespect tothetransnational corporations operating inSouthAfrica andNamibia inviolation ofthe relevant resolutions anddecisions oftheUnitedNations. 8.Str.engthening thenegotiating capacity ofdeveloping countries intheir dealings withtransnational corporations. -62- 1\j ··..1-· l'jj9.Ongoing andfuture research: (a)Research results andcurrent andfuture programmes; (b)Transnational corporations andissuesrelating totheenvironment. 10.Roleoftransnational corporations inservices, including transborder dataflows: (a)Roleoftransndtional banks; (b)Roleoftransnational corporations inotherservices. 11.Comprehensive information system. 12.Provisional agendaforthesixteenth session oftheCommission. 13.Adoption ofthereport oftheCommission onitsfifteenth session. -63-1I! IIi l 'I:Ii f''.l.! !iI' II I!I! iI! II' I f , ~., 1 I \ 1...I ' P • LISTOFDOCUMENTS BEFORE THECOMMISSION ATITSFIFTEENTH SESSION Document number Agenda itemAnnex11 Titleordescription Annotated provisional agendaProposed revisions tothemedium-term plan fortheperiod 1984-1989, extended to1991 Programme performance oftheUnitedNations forthebiennium 1986-1987: reportofthe Secretary-General Codeofconduct ontransnational corporations: reportofthe Secretary-Generalmedium-term planforthe notebytheReportoftheCommittee forProgramme and Co-ordination ontheworkofits twenty-eighth session Preparation ofthe period 1992-1997: Secretary-General Follow-up totherecommendations ofthe PanelofEminent Persons established to conduct thepublichearings onthe activities oftransnational corporations in SouthAfrica andNamibia: reportofthe Secretary-General Recent developments related totransnational corporations andinternational economic relations: reportoftheSecretary-General