tomakingitmoreresponsive totheneedsofdeveloping countries andsupportive of accelerated economic growth anddevelopment, particularly ofdeveloping countries. Incarrying outitswork, UNCTAD should bearinmindtheresults oftheUruguay Roundofmultilateral negotiations. (b)Course ofactionofthesecretariat 13.21 TheUNCTADsecretariat willcontribute to: (a)Enhancing theevaluation oftheimplications ofprotectionist measures, takingintoaccount theexportinterests ofdeveloping countries; (b)Increasing abetter understanding offactors underlying protectionism; (c)Enhancing thecapacity ofdeveloping countries toassess market access conditions withaviewtoimproving them; (d)Enhancing theknowledge ofrestrictive business practices andthe capacity todetect suchpractices; (e)Increasing anawareness oftheneedforeffective actionatthenational, regional andinternational levelstoeliminate ordealeffectively withrestrictive business practices, including thoseoftransnational corporations adversely affecting international trade,particularly thatofdeveloping countries andthe economic development ofthosecountries. -9- Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld Library13.22 Inthelightoftheabove, theUNCTADsecretariat will: (a)Analyse tradeactions andtradelegislation andotherdevelopments in tradepolicies affecting accesstomarkets; (b)Studydevelopments relating tomarket accessforcommodities andfactors relevant toimproving market transparency; (c)Assess andanalyse official tradeinterventions intheMemberStates; (d)Assess theincidence ofnon-tariff measures; (e)Analyse theimpact ofvoluntary exportrestraints andofothermanaged tradearrangements, particularly ontheexports ofdeveloping countries; (f)Analyse trademeasures inspecific sectors andtheireffects ontrade flowsinthecontext oftheUNIDOsystem ofconsultations; (g)Carryoutstudies onrestrictive business practices; (h)Publish annual reports andquarterly information notesondevelopments in theareaofrestrictive business practices; (i)Continue theelaboration ofthemodellaworlawsonrestrictive business practices andworkonahandbook onrestrictive business practices; (j)Maintain andimprove thesystem ofpublicly available information on restrictive business practices; (k)Disseminate information andskills, particularly todeveloping countries, relevant tothecontrol ofrestrictive business practices; (1)Organize andservice intergovernmental consultations, asappropriate, on protectionism andonrestrictive business practices; (m)Provide substantive support totechnical co-operation activities relating toassessment ofmarket accessconditions andtorestrictive business practices. SUBPROGRAMME 2.STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT ANDTRADEEXPANSION (a)Objectives 13.23 Thelegislative authority forthesubprogramme derives fromGeneral Assembly resolution 42/175; UNCTAD resolutions 21(11),96(IV),159(VI);theFinalActof theseventh session ofUNCTAD, paragraphs 101-105 (1-24); TradeandDevelopment Boardresolution 286(XXVIII) anddecisions 9(I),75(S-IV), annex, 179(XVIII), 361(XXXV); andSpecial Committee onPreferences resolution 6(IX)and decision 9(XVI). 13.24 Theobjectives ofthesubprogramme willbe: (a)Topromote expeditious andconcrete structural adjustment actions within theexisting mandate ofUNCTAD, favourable, inparticular, tothewidening of markets forexport products wheredeveloping countries haveormaydevelop a comparative advantage; -10- Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld Library(b)Toensurethatbilateral arrangements andregional economic integration impart dynamism toglobal tradeandthereby enhance thetradeanddevelopment possibilities fordeveloping countries; (c)Toimplement, maintain andimprove thegeneralized, non-reciprocal, non-discriminatory system ofpreferences infavourofdeveloping countries;