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Agreement between
the International Labour Organisation By letter of 22 February 1952 the International Labour Office
communicated to the Secretary-General of the United Nations a certified
copy of an Agreement between the International Labour Organisation and
the Council of Europe. The Agreement came into force, in accordance with the provisions
of article 12 thereof, on 23 November 1951. The text of the Agreement is as follows: Whereas the International Labour Organisation, as a universal
organisation, attaches the greatest importance to the maintenance and
advancement in the social and labour field of world standards based on
the principles set forth in the Constitution of the International Labour
Organisation and the Declaration of Philadelphia, and, while co-operating
with the United Nations in the maintenance of international peace and
security remains outside political controversy between nations or groups
of nations, and is at the disposal of all its member nations to co-operate
with them either severally or through regional organisations of which
they are Members in implementing, in the light of the world standards
evolved through the International Labour Organisation, the objectives
for which the International Labour Organisation itself exists, and Whereas the Council of Europe is a regional organisation
the aim of which is to achieve a greater unity between its Members for
the purpose of safeguarding and realising the ideals and principles which
are their common heritage and facilitating their economic and social progress,
this aim being pursued through the organs of the Council by discussion
of questions of common concern and by agreements and common action in
economic, social, cultural, scientific, legal and administrative matters,
and in the maintenance and further realisation of human rights and fundamental
freedoms, Therefore the International Labour Organisation and the
Council of Europe, Wishing to co-ordinate their efforts to give effect, within
the terms of the Charter of the United Nations, the Constitution of the
International Labour Organisation, the Statute of the Council of Europe
and other applicable instruments, to their respective principles and objectives, Desirous of avoiding unnecessary duplication and overlapping
and of facilitating concentration of efforts with a view to securing the
most effective use of the resources available to all international and
regional organisations, Have agreed upon the following : ARTICLE 1 1. The International Labour Organisation and the Council
of Europe will consult regularly on matters of common interest for the
purpose of realising their objectives and of co-ordinating the discharge
of their respective functions. 2. The International Labour Organisation will inform the
Council of Europe of any plans for the development of its regional activities
in Europe or of other activities of special interest to the Council of
Europe, and will consider any observations concerning such plans which
may be communicated to it by the Council of Europe with a view to accomplishing
effective co-ordination between the two organisations. The Council of
Europe will likewise inform the International Labour Organisation of any
plans for the development of its activities in regard to subjects of interest
to the International Labour Organisation and will consider any observations
concerning such plans which may be communicated to it by the International
Labour Organisation with a view to accomplishing effective co-ordination
between the two organisations. 3. The Governing Body of the International Labour Office
may invite the Committee of Ministers to appoint a representative of the
Council of Europe to consult with the Governing Body or any other organ
of the International Labour Organisation on any matter of common interest
arising in the course of its deliberations. The Committee of Ministers
of the Council of Europe may likewise invite a representative of the International
Labour Organisation to consult with the Committee or some appropriate
organ of the Council designated by the Committee on any matter of common
interest arising in the course of its deliberations. 4. Appropriate arrangements will be made by consultation
between the two organisations to ensure that the organs of the Council
of Europe are fully informed concerning relevant activities of the International
Labour Organisation when they are considering questions which have a bearing
on these activities. 5. Appropriate arrangements shall be made by agreement from
time to time between the two organisations for their reciprocal representation
at other meetings convened under the auspices of one of them which consider
matters in which the other organisation has an interest. 6. When circumstances so require, further consultation will
be arranged between representatives of the two organisations to agree
upon the most effective manner in which to organise particular activities
and to secure the fullest utilisation of the resources of the two organisations. ARTICLE 2 1. Subject to such preliminary consultation as may be necessary,
the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe may, on its own initiative
or at the request of the Consultative Assembly, propose items for inclusion
in the agenda of the Governing Body of the International Labour Office. 2. Subject to such preliminary consultation as may be necessary,
the Governing Body of the International Labour Office may propose items
for the agenda of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe,
including proposals that items be included in the agenda of the Consultative
Assembly of the Council of Europe. 3. Each organisation will have recourse to the provisions
of this article for the purpose of referring to the other organisation
matters which it considers can most appropriately be dealt with by that
organisation. ARTICLE 3 1. With a view to securing the fullest co-operation between
the two organisations in regard to any European regional meetings of a
tripartite character which may be desirable, the following arrangements
will be applied. 2. Whenever the Committee of Ministers of the Council of
Europe deems it necessary to hold a European regional meeting of a tripartite
character to deal with matters of interest to the Council of Europe which
are within the sphere of action of the International Labour Organisation,
it shall propose to the Governing Body of the International Labour Office,
in accordance with article 2 of this Agreement, that the latter convene
such a meeting. 3. The International Labour Organisation will invite the
Committee of Ministers to appoint a representative of the Council of Europe
to participate in meetings of the Governing Body at which the arrangements
for and reports of European regional meetings of a tripartite character
as mentioned in the preceding paragraph are discussed. 4. The International Labour Organisation will invite the
Committee of Ministers to appoint a representative of the Council of Europe
to attend European regional meetings of a tripartite character convened
on the initiative of the International Labour Organisation itself. ARTICLE 4 1. The International Labour Organisation and the Council
of Europe will consult together to ensure the greatest possible degree
of co-ordination in regard to meetings of technical experts concerning
questions in which both organisations have an interest. 2. The International Labour Organisation and the Council
of Europe may, in appropriate cases, agree to sponsor, on terms to be
arranged in each particular case, joint meetings of technical experts
concerning questions in which both organisations have an interest. The
manner in which action proposed by such joint meetings is undertaken shall
be agreed between the two organisations. ARTICLE 5 1. The Council of Europe may ask the International Labour
Organisation for technical assistance on matters within the sphere of
the International Labour Organisation whenever technical examination of
such questions is desirable for the purposes of the Council of Europe. 2. The International Labour Organisation will make every
effort to give all appropriate technical assistance to the Council of
Europe in regard to such matters in a manner to be agreed in such cases
as may arise. ARTICLE 6 The International Labour Organisation and the Council of
Europe will seek the greatest possible co-operation to eliminate all unnecessary
duplication of work; they will combine their efforts to obtain the best
use of statistical and legislative information and to ensure the most
effective utilisation of their resources in the assembling, analysis,
publication and diffusion of such information with a view to reducing
the burden on the Governments and other organisations from which such
information is collected. ARTICLE 7 1. Subject to such arrangements as may be necessary for
the safeguarding of confidential material, the fullest and promptest exchange
of information and documents concerning matters of common interest shall
be made between the International Labour Organisation and the Council
of Europe. 2. The Council of Europe will be kept informed by the International
Labour Organisation of developments in the work of the International Labour
Organisation which are of interest to the Council of Europe. 3. The International Labour Organisation will be kept informed
by the Council of Europe of developments in the work of the Council of
Europe which are of interest to the International Labour Organisation. ARTICLE 8 The Council of Europe will discuss with the International
Labour Organisation the most appropriate arrangements for co-operation
between the International Labour Organisation and any European specialised
authorities operating under the auspices of the Council of Europe with
regard to matters in which the International Labour Organisation has an
interest, and will facilitate the conclusion of any necessary supplementary
arrangements for co-operation between the International Labour Organisation
and such specialised authorities. ARTICLE 9 The Director-General of the International Labour Office
and the Secretary-General of the Council of Europe will make appropriate
administrative arrangements to ensure effective collaboration and liaison
between the staffs of the two organisations. ARTICLE 10 If compliance with a request for assistance made by either
organisation to the other would involve substantial expenditure for the
organisation complying with the request, consultation shall take place
with a view to determining the most equitable manner of meeting such expenditure. ARTICLE 11 1. The Director-General of the International Labour Office
and the Secretary-General of the Council of Europe will consult with each
other regularly upon questions arising under the present Agreement. 2. The Director-General of the International Labour Office
and the Secretary General of the Council of Europe will make all necessary
arrangements to co-operate in their examination of any technical questions
of common interest which may be requested of them by the International
Labour Organisation or the Council of Europe. 3. The Director-General of the International Labour Office
and the Secretary-General of the Council of Europe may enter into such
supplementary arrangements for the implementation of this Agreement as
may be found desirable in the light of the operating experience of the
two organisations. ARTICLE 12 1. The present Agreement will enter into force from the
date on which it is approved by the Governing Body of the International
Labour Office and by the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe. 2. The Agreement may be modified with the consent of the
two parties. 3. Either of the parties may denounce the Agreement by giving
six months' notice to the other party. By letter of 19 March 1952 the Director-General of the International
Labour Office informed the Secretary-General of the Council of Europe
that at its 118th Session the Governing Body of the International Labour
Office decided that in application of paragraph 3 of article 1 of the
Agreement between the Council of Europe and the International Labour Organisation,
which concerns Council of Europe representation at I.L.O. meetings, the
Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe should be regularly invited
to make arrangements for the Council of Europe to be represented at future
sessions of the Governing Body and of the International Labour Conference. Such invitations will accordingly be addressed to you on
an official basis in respect of future meetings. *** Published in: Official Bulletin of the ILO, Vol. XXXV, 1952, No. 4 |
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Updated by LFW. Approved by LP. Last update: 8 February 2002.