United Nations General Assembly A/RES/55/40 Distr.: General 5 January 2001 Fifty-fifth session Agenda item 80 Resolution adopted by the General Assembly [on the report of the First Committee (A/55/566)] 55/40. Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on Their Destruction The General Assembly, Recalling its previous resolutions relating to the complete and effective prohibition of bacteriological (biological) and toxin weapons and to their destruction, Noting with satisfaction that there are one hundred and forty-three States parties to the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on Their Destruction, 1 including all of the permanent members of the Security Council, Bearing in mind its call upon all States parties to the Convention to participate in the implementation of the recommendations of the Review Conferences, including the exchange of information and data agreed to in the Final Declaration of the Third Review Conference of the Parties to the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on Their Destruction, 2 and to provide such information and data in conformity with standardized procedure to the Secretary-General on an annual basis and no later than 15 April, Recalling the provisions of the Convention related to scientific and technological cooperation and the related provisions of the final report of the Ad Hoc Group of Governmental Experts to Identify and Examine Potential Verification Measures from a Scientific and Technical Standpoint, 3 the final report of the Special Conference of the States Parties to the Convention held from 19 to 30 September 1994, 4 and the final documents of the Review Conferences, Welcoming the reaffirmation made in the Final Declaration of the Fourth Review Conference 5 that under all circumstances the use of bacteriological 1 Resolution 2826 (XXVI), annex. BWC/CONF.III/23, part II. 3 BWC/CONF.III/VEREX/9 and Corr 1. 4 BWC/SPCONF/1. 5 BWC/CONF.IV/9, part II. 2 00 56179