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XXIII APPLICATION OF PICAO RECOMMENDATIONS FOR STANDARDS, PRACTICES AND PROCEDURES Whereas : The Assembly considers that in the present state of international aviation development the provision for application of Recommendations for Standards, Practices and Procedures under the Interim Agreement constitutes a satisfactory interim procedure ; Now "THEREFORE IT RESOLVES : That while it would be premature at this time for the Assembly to attempt to act to make them legally binding, the Council should give attention to improvements in the provisions of the Convention in the light of experience gained by member States in Applying the Standards under Article XIII of the Interim Agreement. XXIV SCHEDULING OF MEETINGS OF TECHNICAL DIVISIONS "Whereas : The necessity of early formulation of Recommendations for Standards, Practices and Procedures has required the close scheduling of initial meetings of the Technical Divisions ; and Whereas : The member States have found some difficulty in adhering to the past schedule of meetings ; NOW THEREFORE THE ASSEMBLY RESOLVES I That in future the schedule of meetings of the Technical Divisions should be such that member States have ample time to prepare for presentation of their views ; and it is suggested that the appropriate PICAO draft documents, with the draft Agenda, should normally be in circulation for a period of at least ninety days before the particular Division meeting ; and The Assembly further resolves : That the Council should take all possible steps to give all member States reasonable time for study of the Final Reports of the Technical Divisions prior to final Council action thereon. xxv ACTION TO BE TAKEN BY PICAO IN FURTHERING INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION ON RESEARCH 'AND DEVELOPMENT WORK ON TECHNICAL SUBJECTS Whereas : It is desirable that research'and development work that will lead to the improvement of PICAO Standards, Practices and Procedures should be encouraged and co-ordinated internationally ; Now therefore the Assembly resolves : That the Interim Council should direct the Technical Divisions to enumerate the subjects within their fields of interest on which they' consider that development work should be undertaken and that the Interim Council should then take appropriate action to further international collaboration in such work. XXVI CREATION OF SPECIAL RADIO TECHNICAL DIVISION Whereas : The work of PICAO deals not only with the establishment in the present of international Standards, Practices and Procedures, but in the preparation of improved Standards, Practices and Procedures for the future ;

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