A/RES/76/113 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 17 December 2021 Seventy-sixth session Agenda item 82 Report of the International Law Commission on the work of its seventy-second session Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 9 December 2021 [on the report of the Sixth Committee (A/76/473, para. 12)] 76/113. Provisional application of treaties The General Assembly, Having considered chapter V of the report of the International Law Commission on the work of its seventy-second session, 1 which contains the Guide to Provisional Application of Treaties, Taking note of the recommendation of the International Law Commission contained in paragraph 49 of its report, Emphasizing the continuing importance of the codification and progressive development of international law, as referred to in Article 13, paragraph 1 (a), of the Charter of the United Nations, Noting that the subject of the provisional application of treaties is of major importance in international relations, Underlining the essentially voluntary and optional nature of the provisional application of treaties, 1. Welcomes the conclusion of the work of the International Law Com mission on the provisional application of treaties, and its adoption of the draft guidelines and draft annex constituting the Guide to Provisional Application of Treaties, and the commentaries thereto; 2. Expresses its appreciation to the International Law Commission for its continuing contribution to the codification and progressive development of international law; __________________ 1 21-18669 (E) Official Records of the General Assembly, Seventy-sixth Session, Supplement No. 10 (A/76/10). 271221 *2118669*

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