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3.
Urgently calls upon all States that have not yet done so to take
all measures to become parties, as soon as possible, to the Convention and its
Protocols and upon successor States to take appropriate measures so that
ultimately access to these instruments will be universal;
4.
Calls upon the Secretary-General, in his capacity as depositary of
the Convention and the Protocols annexed thereto, to continue to inform it
periodically of accessions to the Convention and the Protocols;
5.
Takes note of the interim report of the Review Conference of the
States Parties to the Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of
Certain Conventional Weapons Which May Be Deemed to Be Excessively Injurious
or to Have Indiscriminate Effects, held at Vienna from 25 September to 13
October 1995; 4/
6.
Commends the Protocol on Blinding Laser Weapons (Protocol IV) 2/
to all States, with a view to achieving the widest possible adherence to this
instrument at an early date;
7.
Calls upon the States parties to intensify their efforts in order
to conclude negotiations on a strengthened Protocol II;
8.
Takes note of the decision of the Review Conference to continue
its work at resumed sessions at Geneva from 15 to 19 January and 22 April to
3 May 1996;
9.
Requests the Secretary-General to continue furnishing needed
assistance to the Review Conference;
10.
Again calls upon the maximum number of States to attend the Review
Conference;
11.
Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its fifty-first
session the item entitled "Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the
Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May Be Deemed to Be Excessively
Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate Effects".
90th plenary meeting
12 December 1995
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