A/RES/52/38 Page 28 1. Reaffirms its determination to ensure the effective operation of the United Nations Register of Conventional Arms4 as provided for in paragraphs 7 to 10 of resolution 46/36 L; 2. Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General on the continuing operation of the Register and its further development,56 and endorses the recommendations contained therein; 3. Calls upon Member States, with a view to achieving universal participation, to provide the Secretary-General by 31 May annually with the requested data and information for the Register, including nil reports if appropriate, on the basis of resolutions 46/36 L and 47/52 L and the recommendations contained in paragraph 64 of the 1997 report of the Secretary-General on the continuing operation of the Register and its further development;56 4. Invites Member States in a position to do so, pending further development of the Register, to provide additional information on procurement from national production and military holdings and to make use of the "Remarks" column in the standardized reporting form to provide additional information such as types or models; 5. Decides, with a view to further development of the Register, to keep the scope of and participation in the Register under review, and to that end: (a) Requests Member States to provide the Secretary-General with their views on the continuing operation of the Register and its further development and on transparency measures related to weapons of mass destruction; (b) Requests the Secretary-General, with the assistance of a group of governmental experts to be convened in the year 2000 on the basis of equitable geographical representation, to prepare a report on the continuing operation of the Register and its further development, taking into account the work of the Conference on Disarmament, the views expressed by Member States and his reports on the continuing operation of the Register and its further development,57 with a view to a decision at its fifty-fifth session; 6. Requests the Secretary-General to implement the recommendations within his competence contained in his 1997 report on the continuing operation of the Register and its further development and to ensure that sufficient resources are made available for the Secretariat to operate and maintain the Register; 7. Invites the Conference on Disarmament to consider continuing its work undertaken in the field of transparency in armaments; 8. Reiterates its call upon all Member States to cooperate at the regional and subregional levels, taking fully into account the specific conditions prevailing in the region or subregion, with a view to enhancing and coordinating international efforts aimed at increased openness and transparency in armaments; 9. Requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its fifty-third session on progress made in implementing the present resolution; 57 A/49/316 and A/52/316. /...