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 INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [62 STAT. within whose competence the mat- ter lies, for the enactment of legis- lation or other action. 6. In the case of a recommenda- tion, the Members will inform the Secretary-General of the action taken. 7. In the case of a draft con- vention, the Member will, if it obtains the consent of the author- ity or authorities within whose competence the matter lies, com- municate the formal ratification of the convention to the Secretary- General and will take such action as may be necessary to make effec- tive the provisions of such con- vention. 8. If on a recommendation no legislative or other action is taken to make a recommendation effec- tive, or if the draft convention fails to obtain the consent of the authority or authorities within whose competence the matter lies, no further obligation shall rest upon the Member. than eighteen months from the closing of the session of the Conference, bring the Con- vention before the authority or authorities within whose competence the matter lies, for the enactment of legisla- tion or other action; (c) Members shall inform the Director-General of the Inter- national Labour Office of the measures taken in accordance with this Article to bring the Convention before the said competent authority or au- thorities, with particulars of the authority or authorities regarded as competent, and of the action taken by them; (d) if the Member obtains the consent of the authority or authorities within whose com- petence the matter lies, it will communicate the formal rati- fication of the Convention to the Director-General and will take such action as may be necessary to make effective the provisions of such Con- vention; (e) if the Member does not obtain the consent of the authority or authorities within whose competence the matter lies, no further obligation shall rest upon the Member except that it shall report to the Director- General of the International Labour Office, at appropriate intervals as requested by the Governing Body, the position of its law and practice in re- gard to the matters dealt with in the Convention, show- ing the extent to which effect has been given, or is proposed to be given, to any of the pro- visions of the Convention by 3522

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