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254. At the 40th meeting, on 27 March 2008, the representative of France introduced draft resolution A/HRC/7/L.30, sponsored by France and co-sponsored by Albania, Andorra, Argentina, Armenia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Guatemala, Hungary, Japan, Luxembourg, Mexico, Monaco, Morocco, the Netherlands, Norway, Peru, Portugal, the Republic of Korea, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Ukraine and Uruguay. Subsequently, Australia, Azerbaijan, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Denmark, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Madagascar, Serbia and Timor-Leste joined the sponsors.

255. In accordance with rule 153 of the rules of procedure of the General Assembly, the attention of the Council was drawn to the estimated administrative and programme budget implications of the draft resolution (see annex II).

256. The draft resolution was adopted without a vote (for the text as adopted, see part one, chapter I, resolution 7/12).