A/RES/59/115 governmental entities, as well as partnerships formed by non-governmental entities from one or more countries, Desirous of facilitating adherence to and the application of the provisions of the United Nations treaties on outer space, in particular the Liability Convention and the Registration Convention, Recommends that States conducting space activities, in fulfilling their 1. international obligations under the United Nations treaties on outer space, in particular the Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies, 5 the Convention on International Liability for Damage Caused by Space Objects1 and the Convention on Registration of Objects Launched into Outer Space,2 as well as other relevant international agreements, consider enacting and implementing national laws authorizing and providing for continuing supervision of the activities in outer space of non-governmental entities under their jurisdiction; Also recommends that States consider the conclusion of agreements in 2. accordance with the Liability Convention with respect to joint launches or cooperation programmes; Further recommends that the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer 3. Space invite Member States to submit information on a voluntary basis on their current practices regarding on-orbit transfer of ownership of space objects; Recommends that States consider, on the basis of that information, the 4. possibility of harmonizing such practices as appropriate with a view to increasing the consistency of national space legislation with international law; Requests the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, in making 5. full use of the functions and resources of the Secretariat, to continue to provide States, at their request, with relevant information and assistance in developing national space laws based on the relevant treaties. 71st plenary meeting 10 December 2004 _______________ 5 2 General Assembly resolution 2222 (XXI), annex.