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  After eight months of hard work to get a new comprehensive resolution on Iraq, the Security Council adopted SCR 1284 on 17 December. SCR 1284 is international law and Iraq is required to comply with it. Progress to implement the resolution is already well underway. The main provisions of the resolution are as follows.

Humanitarian

  Iraq can export any volume of petroleum under the oil-for-food arrangements. The UN estimates that revenues could reach US$6.6 billion during this six-month phase, compared to the previous ceiling of US$5.26 billion.

  Sanctions Committee to approve humanitarian contracts within a target of two working days.

  Sanctions Committee to draw up a list of goods for automatic approval.

  UNSG to submit arrangements, for UNSC approval, to allow use of oil-for-food money for purchase locally produced goods and the payment of services and training.

  Exempts Hajj pilgrimage flights with prior notification to the Sanctions Committee.

  Reiterates obligations on Iraq to improve programme: distribute goods quickly, give priority to vulnerable goods.

Disarmament

  UNMOVIC (UN Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission) created a subsidiary body of the Security Council and retaining UNSCOM's mandate, rights, privileges, facilities and immunities.

  Executive Chairman appointed within 30 days of adoption: Hans Blix was appointed as Executive Chairman and began work on 1 March.

  UNMOVIC and IAEA submit work programmes (monitoring plan and key disarmament tasks) for Council approval.

  Iraq must make real progress towards fulfilling key disarmament tasks.

  Iraq must co-operate with inspectors in all respects.

Sanctions

  Provides for Council decision to suspend sanctions if Iraq meets arms control conditions (co-operates and fulfils key tasks).

  Before suspension there must be controls in place to prevent Iraq misusing its oil revenue and prevent the import of prohibited goods.

  Under suspension Iraq could import and export a wide range of civilian goods.

  Suspension must be renewed by positive Council vote every 120 days.

  Suspension lapses automatically if Iraq ceases co-operation.

  No change in sanctions unless Iraq co-operates and makes real progress towards fulfilment of key disarmament tasks.

Kuwaiti Issues

  UNSG appoints high-level co-ordinator who will report to the Security Council on progress on Iraq's compliance with its obligations to account for the whereabouts of the 605 Kuwaitis and others detained since the Gulf War and to return stolen property. Yuli Vorontsov has now taken up this post.

Future Actions

  Reaffirms that the Council will lift sanctions when Iraq has complied with all its obligations under the UNSCRs.