OEA/Ser.P
AG/RES. 1614 (XXIX-O/99)
7 June 1999
Original: Spanish

FREE TRADE AND INVESTMENT IN THE HEMISPHERE

(Adopted at the first plenary session, held on June 7, 1999,
and pending review by the Style Committee)

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY,

RECALLING:

Its resolution AG/RES. 1364 (XXVI-O/96), "Free Trade and Investment in the Hemisphere," in which it instructed the Inter-American Juridical Committee to examine and decide upon the validity under international law of the Helms-Burton Act;

The opinion of the Inter-American Juridical Committee (RES/CJI.II-14/96) in which the Committee unanimously concluded that "the bases and potential application of the legislation which is the subject of this opinion," in the areas referred to above, "are not in conformity with international law"; and

Resolutions AG/RES. 1447 (XXVII-O/97) and AG/RES. 1532 (XXVIII-O/98), which requested the Permanent Council to report on this matter; and

HAVING SEEN the report of the Permanent Council on free trade and investment in the Hemisphere (CP/doc.3189/99),

RESOLVES:

1. To take note of the report of the Permanent Council on free trade and investment in the Hemisphere, presented pursuant to resolution AG/RES. 1532 (XXVIII-O/98).

2. To request the Permanent Council to report to the General Assembly at its thirtieth regular session on developments in this regard.