2620 Effective date of Council. INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [62 STAT. Article VI Method of Arriving at Decisions The Commission shall be empowered to determine the method of arriving at its decisions, providing that decisions other than those relating to procedure shall not be taken without the concurrence of the respective Co-Chairmen or their designated alternates. Article VII The Research Council The Research Council, together with such Research Committees as the Commission may establish, shall serve as an auxiliary body of the Commission with respect to scientific, technological, social and economic research for the benefit of the peoples of the Caribbean area. Article VIII Composition of the Research Council 1. The Research Council shall consist of not less than seven and not more than fifteen members who shall be appointed by the Com- mission having special regard to their scientific competence. At least one member of each Research Committee shall be a member of the Research Council. 2. The Research Council shall elect a Chairman from among its members. A Deputy Chairman of the Research Council shall be appointed by the Commission and shall serve on the Central Secretariat. 3. The present composition of the Research Council and of its Research Committees shall be deemed to be effective from the 1st day of January, 1946. Article IX Functions of the Research Council The functions of the Research Council shall be: (a) To recommend to the Commission the number and functions of the technical Research Committees necessary to provide specialized scientific consideration of Caribbean research problems. (b) In the interest of the Caribbean area to ascertain what re- search has been done, to survey needs, to advise concerning desirable research projects, to arrange and facilitate cooperative research, to undertake research assignments of a special nature which no other agency is able and willing to carry out, and to collect and disseminate information concerning research. (c) To recommend to the Commission the holding of Research Council and Committee meetings and also of meetings of scientific, specialist and extension workers, and to facilitate an interchange of experience among the research workers of the Caribbean.
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