im~lioationa ofdraftr.aolution V,entitled "Trananational corporationa and environm.ntal proteotion indeveloping countrie.", aubmitted bythe Becretary-Genera1 inaccordance withrule31oftherule.ofprocedure ofthe Economio andSocialCouncil (E/1989/28/Add.l). 61.TheCouncilallocated theitemtotheFir.t(Economic) Committee, which con.idered itatitl6th,7thand8thm.etings, on16,17and19May1989. 62.Atit.ethand7thme.tinq., onleand17May,theCommittee heldaqeneral di.cu••ionontheitem.Atit.6thmeeting,itheardanintroductory atatement by theDirecto~ oftheAdvilory andInformation Service. Divi.ion oftheUnitlJd Nation. CentreonTran.nat~iona1 Corporation •• 63.Al.oatthe6thmeeting, atatement. weremadebytherepre.entative. of Poland, Norway(onbeha~foftheNordiccountrie.), China,theUnionofSoviet Socialiat Republio., C.echo.10vakia andtheUkrainian SovietSociali.t RepUblic and theobserver. forMalay.ia (onbehalfoftheStat••Membera oftheUnitedNationl thataremembera oftheGroupof77),Spain(onbehalfoftheState.Member. ofthe UnitedNation.thataremember. oftheEuropean Economic Community) andtheGerman Democratic Republic. 64.Attbe7thmeeting, atatement. weremadebytherepre.entatives ofCanada, Yugo.l~via, therederal Republic ofGermany, theUnitedState.ofAmerica, France andJapanandbythe')baerver fortheByeloruaaian SovietSooialilt RepUblic. R.gomm.ldatipns contained intb.reportoftb.Commia.ion on Tran.national Corppration. 65.Chapter IofthereportoftheCommia.ion onTranlnational Corporationl onit. fifteenth s.slioD (£/1989/28) contained eightdraftrelolution. andon.draft decision reoommended foradoption bytheCouncil. 1heplwqramme bUdget implicstion. ofdraftr.aolution Vwerecontained indocument £/1989/28/A44.1. Activities oftheUait,d".tioasClatrlonTraa.natioaol CorporatioDs related to ,coDomic cp-AD.ratipn amongdly.lpping gpyntri.s 66.Atits8thme.tinq, on19May,theCommitt.e adopted ~ra~tresolution I, "ntitled "Activities oftheUnitedNation. CentreonTransnational Corporations related toecono"'io ",o-opltrat!l)n amongd.·,eloFinq eountries". ilrorthetinalreport,le.Official Record. pCtbeEConpmig andSogi_l ~~ 1989.Supplem'nt NA.10. -44-67.TheCouncil, atits15thplenary meetinq, ~n24May,adopted thedraft resolution recommended bytheCommittee (E/1989/87, para.19,draftresolution I). Forthefinaltext,seeCouncil resolution 1989/21. 68.Therepresentative ofTUL~sia madeastatement beforetheadoption ofthe draftresolution (seeB/1989/SR.15). R.c.nttr.ndsconc.rnin; tronsnotionol corporation. andint,rnational .cono~c r,lations 69.Atits8thm,etinq, on19M.y,theCommittee adopteddraftre.olution 11, entitled "Recent trendsconcerninq transnaHonal corporations andinternational economic relations". 70.TheCouncil, atits15thplenary meetinq, on24May,adopted thedrafl resolution recommended bytheCommittee (E/1989/87, para.19,draft resolution 11).Forthefinaltext,seaCouncil resolution 1989/22. 71.Therepresentative ofTunisia made(statement beforetheadoption ofthe draftrelolution (seeB/1989/SR.15). Rol.oftransnational corporationl inthelealtd.y.10Ded countrie. 72.Atits8thm.etinq, on19Ma~,theCommittee adopteddraftresolution Ill, entitled "Roleoftransnational corporations intheleastdeveloped countries". 73.TheCouncil, a"I:its151:hplenary meetinq, or.24May,adopted thedraft resolution recommended bytheComm~ttee (E/1989/87, para.19,draft .esolution 111).Forthefinaltext,leeCouncil resolution 1989/23. 74.Therepresentative ofTunilia madeaItatement beforetheadoption ofthe draftresolution (s.eB/1989/SR.1S). Draftcgd.gf~ct gntron'national corpgratigns 75.Atits8thmeetinq, on19May,theCommit~&~ adopteddraftresolution ~V, entitled "Draftcodeo(conduct ontransnational corporations". 76.TheCouncil, atits15thplenary me~tin9, on24May,adopted thedraft resolution recommended bytheCommittee (B/1989/87. para.19,draft resolution IV).Forthefinaltext,seeCouncil resolution 1989/24. 77.There~resentatives ofIndonesia andTunisia madestatements beforethe adoption ofthedraftresolution (leeB/1989/8'.15). 1ransnatignal ~rporatign' andenvirgpm.ntal protection ind.yelgpin; COUAtri•• 78.Atits8thmeetinq, on19May,theCommittee adopteddraftresolution V, entitled "Transnationftl corporations andenvironmental protection indevelopinq -45-countrie.", byaroll-oall voteof3.to1,withnoab.tention.. Thevotingwa.al follow••A/ Ipfaygur. Bahamal, Bolivia, Bralil, Cantla,China,Colombia,