A/RES/51/243 Page 3 (b) In the performance of their duties, gratis personnel should have the same obligations and responsibilities as are applicable to staff members; (c) Gratis personnel should carry out their functions in accordance with all applicable regulations, rules and procedures of the Organization; (d) The selection process for gratis personnel should be transparent and conducted on as wide a geographical basis as possible, and, if there is a need for gratis personnel as provided for in the present resolution, all Member States should be informed; 12. Requests the Secretary-General to report annually on the use of gratis personnel, indicating, inter alia, their nationality, the duration of their service and the functions performed; 13. Also requests the Secretary-General, in the context of the consideration by the General Assembly of the question of gratis personnel provided by Governments and other entities, to report on the impact of the implementation of paragraphs 4 (b) and 9 above and to submit proposals in this regard to the Assembly at the main part of its fifty-second regular session, through the Advisory Committee, for appropriate action; 14. Decides to consider the question at the main part of its fiftysecond regular session. 107th plenary meeting 15 September 1997