A/RES/53/208 Page 6 8. Decides that if a report is submitted late to the conference services, the reasons for this should be included in a footnote to the document; 9. Endorses the request of the Committee on Conferences to the Secretariat that a report containing detailed data on the reasons for delays in the issuance of documentation and an analysis of the additional costs incurred by document-processing services and of other financial implications of the late submission and issuance of documents be presented to the Committee at its 1999 substantive session; 10. Notes with concern that the provisions of paragraphs 24 and 25 of section B of its resolution 52/214 are not always being implemented, despite reiteration of these provisions in its decision 52/471 of 31 March 1998; 11. Reiterates its request that the Secretary-General direct all departments to include, where appropriate, the following elements in reports originating in the Secretariat: (a) A summary of the report; (b) Consolidated conclusions, recommendations and other proposed actions; (c) Relevant background information; 12. Reiterates that all documents submitted to legislative organs by the Secretariat and expert bodies for consideration and action should have conclusions and recommendations in bold print; 13. Stresses once again that press releases should reflect accurately the statements of Member States as delivered in their original languages; 14. Notes with concern that the provisions of paragraphs 1.21 and 1.22 of the medium-term plan for the period 1998–20016 are not being implemented, and requests the Secretary-General to ensure that the Department of General Assembly Affairs and Conference Services of the Secretariat conducts consultations and coordinates the assignment of responsibilities for the implementation of all General Assembly resolutions and decisions and follows up to ensure timely action by relevant departments and bodies; 15. Stresses once again the need for compliance with existing page limits, and invites all intergovernmental bodies to consider, where appropriate, the possibility of further reducing the length of their reports from thirty-two to twenty pages without adversely affecting either the quality of presentation or the content of the reports; 16. Calls upon the Secretariat to make its procedures for obtaining waivers to the sixteen-page rule more rigorous, while maintaining, however, the necessary degree of flexibility, with a view to encouraging author departments to reduce the length of their submissions while maintaining high standards of quality; 17. Requests the Secretariat to submit to the Committee on Conferences, every two years, updated information on the number and length of documents; 6 Official Records of the General Assembly, Fifty-first Session, Supplement No. 6 and corrigendum (A/51/6/Rev.1 and Corr.1). /...