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On the Committee's recommendation, the Conference adopted a resolution, the text of which is contained in Appendix No. 12, relating to suspensions of night work regulations for young persons in the case of serious emergency. The revised Conventions as finally adopted by the Conference are contained in Appendices No. 13 and No. 14. Resolutions relating to the substitution of the revised provisions in the Schedule to the Labour Standards (Non-Metropolitan Territories) Convention, 1947, are set out in Appendix No. 15. PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES OF THE INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION At its Second Session in September and November, 1947, the General Assembly of the United Nations approved a Convention on the privileges and immunities of the specialized agencies. This Convention is divided into two separate parts : (а) A part of a general nature, defining the standard privileges and immunities applicable to all the specialized agencies. (б) Draft annexes relating to each of the existing specialized agencies. The object of the annexes is to adapt the standard clauses to each of the specialized agencies and to define the extent to which they apply to the specialized agencies concerned. The two parts of the Convention form a complete body of provisions, but, whereas the standard clauses constitute a definitive text, the annexes contained in the second part of the Convention are Recommendations addressed to each of the specialized agencies. The Conference was therefore called upon to consider and adopt the annex relating to the International Labour Organization. The Standing Orders Committee, which considered this matter, recommended three modifications of the draft annex approved by the General Assembly of the United Nations, and the appropriate resolution, together with the texts of the standard clauses and of the annex relating to the International Labour Organization, as adopted by the Conference, are set out in Appendix No. 16. STANDING ORDERS Other matters dealt with by the Committee on Standing Orders were : (1) Procedure to be followed in any case in which it might be thought desirable to transfer to another international organization all or part of the responsibilities of the International Labour Organization under a Recommendation. (2) Standing Orders governing the procedure for the admission of States to membership of the International Labour Organization. (3) Rules concerning the powers, functions, and procedure of regional conferences. (4) Relations between the International Labour Organization and non-governmental organizations. RESOLUTIONS Important resolutions adopted by the Conference in relation to matters not dealt with elsewhere in this report are set out in Appendix No. 17. J. Thorn. H. Parsonage.

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