text: (a)Report andrecommendations ofthePanelofEminent Persons established toconduct the1989publichearings onthe activities oftransnational corporations inSouthAfrica and Namibia; Documentation ReportofthePanelofEminent Persons (b)Responsibilities ofhomecountries withrespect tothe transnational corporations operating inSouthAfrica and Namibia inviolation oftherelevant resolutions anddecisions oftheUnitedNations. Documentation ReportoftheSecretary-General -11-! - ,..'"-,,-<,~~ 7.Transnational corporations andissuesrelating totheenvironment. Documentation ReportoftheSecretary-General 8.Roleoftransnational corporations inservices, including transborder dataflows: (a)Roleoftransnational banks; Adoption ofthereportoftheCommission onitssixteenth session.ReportoftheSecretary-General ontheactivities oftheUnited Nations Centre onTransnational Corporations andtheactivities of thejointunitsestablished withtheregional commissions Provisional agendafortheseventeenth session oftheCommission.(b)Roleoftransnational corporations inotherservices. Documentation ReportoftheSecretary-GeneralDocumentation Documentation ReportoftheSecretary-General onresearch results andcurrent and future programmes ReportoftheSecretary-GeneralDocumentationReportoftheSecretary-General Documentation ReportoftheSecretary-General onexperience gainedintechnical co-operation activities9.Ongoing andfutureresearch. 10.Strengthening thenegotiating capacity ofdeveloping countries in theirdealings withtransnational corporations. 12.Activities oftheUnitedNations Centre onTransnational Corporations.11.Comprehensive information system. 13. 14. '1 1I,I 1d.,'d':; IIt ! ,,'I I,,1 '",.,;'.'".1,1" I , I ,'1 .t",Ilrlr"\ ~'"l;,.1, ~'j ~'I ",1hi ~:'..~ 'l~,":"'"l, I '·1 ~1«,I'I .iIi It. andC.Matters brought totheattention oftheCouncil 3.Thefollowing decisions adopted bytheCommission arebrought totheattention oftheCouncil: Decision 1989/1. ~portoftheIntergovernmental Working Groupof Experts onInternational Standards ofAccounting andReporting onitsseventh session and provisional agenda anddQcumentation forthe eighthsession oftheGroup* TheCommission onTransnational Corporations decides: (a)Toapprove thereportoftheIntergovernmental Working Groupof Experts onInternational Standards ofAccounting andReporting onitsseventh session (E/C.10/1989/7) andtocommend theGroupforitswork; (b)Toapprove theprovisional agenda anddocumentation fortheeighth '] session uftheGroupsetoutbelow. 'j ,~PROVISIONAL AGENDA ANDDOCUMENTATION FORTHEEIGHTH j SESSION OFTHEINTEhGOVERNMENTAL WORKING GROUPOF EXPERTS ONINTERNATIONAL STANDARDS OFACCOUNTING ANDREPORTING 1.Election ofofficers. n2.Adoption oftheagenda andotherorganizational matters. 1 )f , l3.Programme ofworkoftheIntergovernmental Working GroupofExperts onInternational Standards ofAccounting andReporting: (a)Reviewofimportant current developments attheglobal and national levelsinthefieldofaccounting andreporting by transnational corporations, onthebasisofdocumentation received bytheCentre onTransnational Corporations from: (i) Indivi~ual memberStates; (ii)Intergovernmental organizations; (iii)Non-governmental organizations; Documentation Reports oftheSecretary-General, including twoseparate reviews of important current developments inthefieldofaccounting and reporting bytransnational corporations, oneatthegloballeveland Forthediscussion, seechap.Vbelow. -13- theotheratthenational level, andareportcontaining thefinal results oftheinternational surveyoffinancial statements published bytransnational corporations andotherenterprises (b)Discussion ofissuesofaccounting andreporting identified duringtheseventh session: (i)Disclosure ofinformation relating toenvironmental measures; (ii)Accounting forpension costs; (iii)Accounting forandbyjointventures; (iv)Accounting forintangible assets, including goodwill, software andsoforth;
analysis: This text appears to be focused on the activities and responsibilities of transnational corporations, particularly in the context of international organizations such as the United Nations. The topics discussed include accounting and reporting standards, environmental impact, and the role of transnational corporations in various sectors. These themes suggest that the text is related to economic development, international trade, and natural resources and environment.