Resolution adopted by the General Assembly  [on the report of the First Committee (A/57/510)]  57/75.  Transparency in armaments        The General Assembly,    Recalling its resolutions 46/36 L of 9 December 1991, 47/52 L of 15 December  1992, 48/75 E of 16 December 1993, 49/75 C of 15 December 1994, 50/70 D of  12 December 1995, 51/45 H of 10 December 1996, 52/38 R of 9 December 1997,  53/77 V of 4 December 1998, 54/54 O of 1 December 1999, 55/33 U of  20 November 2000 and 56/24 Q of 29 November 2001 entitled “Transparency in  armaments”,    Continuing to take the view that an enhanced level of transparency in  armaments contributes greatly to confidence-building and security among States and  that the establishment of the United Nations Register of Conventional Arms1  constitutes an important step forward in the promotion of transparency in military  matters,    Welcoming the consolidated report of the Secretary-General on the Register,2  which includes the returns of Member States for 2001,    Welcoming also the response of Member States to the request contained in  paragraphs 9 and 10 of resolution 46/36 L to provide data on their imports and  exports of arms, as well as available background information regarding their  military holdings, procurement through national production and relevant policies,    Stressing that the continuing operation of the Register and its further  development should be reviewed in order to secure a Register that is capable of  attracting the widest possible participation,    1.  Reaffirms its determination to ensure the effective operation of the  United Nations Register of Conventional Arms,1 as provided for in paragraphs 7 to  10 of resolution 46/36 L;    2.  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,  _______________  1 See resolution 46/36 L.  2 A/57/221 and Corr.1 and Add.1 and 2.   A/RES/57/75  2  on the basis of resolutions 46/36 L and 47/52 L, the recommendations contained in  paragraph 64 of the 1997 report of the Secretary-General on the continuing  operation of the Register and its further development3 and the recommendations  contained in paragraph 94 of the 2000 report of the Secretary-General and the  appendices and annexes thereto;4    3.  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;    4.  Reaffirms its decision, 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)  Recalls its request to 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 2003, 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 the reports of the  Secretary-General on the continuing operation of the Register and its further  development, with a view to a decision at its fifty-eighth session;    5.  Requests the Secretary-General to implement the recommendations  contained in his 2000 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;    6.  Invites the Conference on Disarmament to consider continuing its work  undertaken in the field of transparency in armaments;    7.  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;    8.  Requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its  fifty-eighth session on progress made in implementing the present resolution;    9.  Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its fifty-eighth session  the item entitled “Transparency in armaments”.    57th plenary meeting  22 November 2002  _______________  3 A/52/316 and Corr.2.  4 A/55/281.