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(2) Latin-American Nutrition Conference Recommends that a Nutrition Conference be convened in Latin America in the course of 1948. The objectives of the conference should include the promotion of co-operation between FAO and nutrition workers in Latin America and the consideration of suitable programs for the study and attack of the serious problems of nutrition which exist in this part of the world. (3) Regional Nutrition Committees Recommends that FAO bring together in each region an appropriate body for the study of nutritional problems within the region. Any such body should work in close relation to the regional office of FAO and also with other regional bodies concerned with food and agriculture. The constitution and functions of the regional nutrition body should be decided after discussion with the member nations included in the various regions, due consideration being given to National FAO Committees which are already in existence. (c) Fisheries The Conference — (1) Regional Councils for the Study of the Sea Recommends that FAO should take action to initiate the formation of regional councils for the scientific exploration of the sea in parts of the world not now actively served by similar bodies, giving primary consideration to the following areas: Northwestern Atlantic, Southwestern Pacific and Indian Ocean, Mediterranean Sea and contiguous waters, Northeastern Pacific, Southeastern Pacific, Western South Atlantic, Eastern South Atlantic, and Indian Ocean. The boundaries of these areas, and the constitution of the councils, should be left open for discussion and determination by the nations concerned. (2) International Code of Quality Standards Recommends (a) That the Director-General ask member nations to examine what fisheries products entering into international trade are most in need of standardization, and how and to what extent such standardization may be accomplished; and (b) That FAO bring together the information yielded by such an examination without neglecting the nutrition factors involved, and refer it to ad hoc committees of government representatives so that the foundations may be laid for the eventual establishment of an international code defining standards of quality, packaging, weights, and descriptions. (d) Forestry and Forest Products The Conference — (1) Policy for Europe Recommends (a) That a liaison office be established at Geneva which will be able to give to the secretariat of the ECE the technical assistance recommended by the Marianske Lazne Conference; and