(a) To continue the practice of sending an annual note verbale to Member States requesting the submission of data to the standardized reporting system, together with the reporting format and related instructions, and to publish in a timely fashion in appropriate United Nations media the due date for transmitting data on military expenditures;
(a) 继续每年向会员国发出普通照会，附上报告格式及有关说明，请其向联合国军事支出标准汇报制度提出数据，并及时在适当的联合国媒体公布送交军事支出数据的期限；