13. Requests the Secretary-General to include in his next report on the status and implementation of the Agreement a background study on current activities under Part VII of the Agreement, and emphasizes the importance of this request to the successful development of terms of reference for a Part VII fund, calls for the study to include a survey of current assistance programmes under way in support of Part VII principles and an analysis of such programmes, and requests that the study be completed before the next round of informal consultations of the Secretary-General with States parties to the Agreement;
13. 请秘书长在其下一份关于协定的现况和执行情况的报告中列入一项关于当前根据协定第七部分所进行活动的背景研究，并强调此项请求对成功拟订第七部分基金工作范围具有重要意义，要求在该项研究中列入关于目前为支持第七部分原则而进行的援助方案的调查和对这些方案的分析，并要求在秘书长同协定缔约国进行下一轮非正式协商之前完成该项研究；