3. Decides that, beginning on 1 January 2008, the President of the General Assembly, when drawing up a list of countries that will be requested to propose candidates, in accordance with article 3, paragraph 1, of the statute of the Unit, will invite Member States to submit the names of the countries and their respective candidates simultaneously, on the understanding that the candidates submitted are the candidates that the respective Member States intend to propose, to the extent possible, for appointment by the General Assembly, in accordance with article 3, paragraph 2, of the statute;
3. 决定自2008年1月1日起，大会主席在根据《章程》第三条第1款编制国家名单并请名单上的国家提名候选人时，将邀请会员国同时提交国家及其候选人的名单，但有一项谅解是，所提名的候选人尽可能是各会员国打算提议由大会根据《章程》第三条第2款任命的人选；