1.  UNSCR 1284 was adopted on 17 December 1999. As well as creating a new disarmament body (UNMOVIC—see 2 below) to succeed and continue the work of UNSCOM, it also provided for the implementation of a range of humanitarian measures. These include:

—  the immediate abolition of the ceiling on the amount of oil Iraq is permitted to export under the "oil for food" arrangements;

—  a direction to the UN Sanctions Committee to approve humanitarian contracts within a target of two working days;

—  a direction to the Sanctions Committee to draw up a list of humanitarian goods the export of which do not require the Committee's approval;

—  a request to the UN Secretary-General (UNSG) to submit arrangements, for the Security Council's approval, to allow use of oil-for-food funds for the purchase of locally produced goods and the payment of services and training;

—  the exemption of Hajj pilgrimage flights provided they are notified in advance to the Sanctions Committee;

—  reiteration of the requirement on Iraq to play its part in improving the humanitarian programme in Iraq;

  None of these humanitarian measures are conditional on Iraq accepting or co-operating with the resolution.

  Resolution 1284 also provides for the appointment of a UN co-ordinator on Kuwaiti issues.

  2.  Resolution 1284 establishes a new disarmament body UNMOVIC (the UN Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission), as a subsidiary body of the UN Security Council. UNMOVIC retains the mandate, rights, privileges, facilities and immunities of UNSCOM.

  UNMOVIC assumes UNSCOM's duty under SCR 687 to supervise the destruction of all Iraq's chemical and biological weapons, long-range ballistic missiles, and associated research, development, and manufacturing facilities; and to ensure through monitoring that Iraq does not develop such weapons in the future.

  Resolution 1284 requests UNSG to appoint an Executive Chairman of UNMOVIC, after consultation with and subject to the approval of the Security Council. Forty-five days after his appointment, the Executive Chairman should submit to the Security Council an organisational plan for UNMOVIC, in consultation with and through the UNSG.

  Sixty days after they have both started work in Iraq, UNMOVIC and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) should draw up, for approval by the Security Council, a work programme for the discharge of their mandates, including a reinforced system of ongoing monitoring and verification (OMV) and the key remaining disarmament tasks to be completed by Iraq pursuant to its obligations to comply with the disarmament requirements of resolution 687 and other related resolutions.

  Resolutions 1284 imposes no new disarmament obligations on Iraq. Iraq is obliged to co-operate in all respects with both UNMOVIC and the IAEA. If it does not, it rules out any progress on sanctions.

  3.  If Iraq co-operates fully with UNMOVIC and the IAEA and makes progress on key disarmament tasks, resolution 1284 provides for the suspension of sanctions, provided controls to prevent Iraq acquiring prohibited items are in place. Under suspension Iraq would be allowed to import and export a wide range of civilian goods. If Iraq continued to co-operate fully with UNMOVIC and the IAEA, suspension would be renewed by a positive Security Council vote for successive periods of 120 days. Suspension would lapse automatically if Iraq ceased to co-operate in all respects with UNMOVIC and the IAEA. The criteria for lifting of sanctions remain as specified in resolution 687.