United Nations Security Council Resolution 715 – Iraq
Resolution 715 (1991) of 11 October 1991
The Security Council,
Recalling its resolutions 687 (1991) of3 April 1991 and 707 (1991) of 15 August 1991 and its other resolutions on this matter,
Recalling in particular that under resolution 687 (1991) the Secretary-General and the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency were requested to develop plan for future ongoing monitoring and verification and to submit them to the Security Council for approval,
Taking note of the report106 and note 107 of the Secretary-General, transmitting the plans submitted by the Secretary-General and the Director General of the Agency.
Acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations.
- Approves, in accordance with the provisions of resolutions 687 (1991), 707 (1991) and the present resolution, the plans submitted by the Secretary-General 106 and the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency;
2. Decides that the Special Commission shall carry out the plan submitted by the Secretary-General, as well as continuing to discharge its other responsibilities under resolutions 687 (1991), 699 (1991) of 17 June 1991 and 707 (1991) and performing such other functions as are conferred upon it under the present resolution;
3. Requests the Director General of the Agency to carry out, with the assistance and cooperation of the Special Commission, the plan submitted by him and to continue to discharge bis other responsibilities under resolutions 687 (1991), 699 (1991) and 707 (1991);
4. Decides that the Special Commission, in the exercise of its responsibilities as a subsidiary organ of the Security Council, shall:
(a) Continue to have the responsibility for designating additional locations for inspection and overflights;
(b) Continue to render assistance and cooperation to the Director General of the Agency by providing him, by mutual agreement, with the necessary special expertise and logistical, informational and other operational support for the carrying out of the plan submitted by him;
(c) Perform such other functions, in cooperation in the nuclear field with the Director General of the Agency, as may be necessary to coordinate activities under the plans approved by the present resolution, including making use of commonly available services and information to the fullest extent p~ible, in order to achieve maximum efficiency and optimum use of resources;
5. Demands that Iraq meet unconditionally all its obligations under the plans approved by the present resolution and cooperate fully with the Special Commission and the Director General of the Agency in carrying out lhe plans;
6. Decides to encourage the maximum assistance, in cash and in kind, from ail Member States to support the Special Commission and the Director General of the Agency in carrying out their activities under the plans approved by the present resolution, without prejudice to Iraq’s liability for the full costs of such activities;
7. Requests the Security Council Committee established under resolution 661 (1990) conceming the situation between Iraq and Kuwait, the Special Commission and the Director General of the Agency to develop in cooperation a mechanism for monitoring any future sales or supplies by other countries to Iraq of items relevant to the implementation of section C of resolution 687 (1991) and other relevant resolutions, including the present resolution and the plans approved hereunder.
8. Requests the Secretary-General and the Director General of the Ageney to submit to the Security Council reports on the implementation of the plans approved by the present resolution, when requested by the Security Council and in any event at least every six months after the adoption ofthis resolution;
9. Decides to remain seized of the matter.
Adopted unanimously at the 3012th meeting.
