The Assembly,
Having regard to its Opinion No. 6 (1953) on the principles which should govern relations between the Council of Europe and international non-governmental organisations ;
Having regard to the provisions laid down by agreement between the Committee of Ministers and the Assembly concerning the granting of consultative status to such organisations;
Having considered the applications submitted by the organisations concerned,
Recommends that the Committee of Ministers grant consultative status to the following organisations in the categories indicated :
Catholic International Union for Social Service ;
Belgian Society for Research and Development;
Explanatory Memorandum
It was stipulated in Order 55, adopted by the Assembly on 28th May, 1954, following a Report by the Committee on Rules of Procedure and Privileges (Doc. 255) concerning the procedure for examination of applications for consultative status with the Council of Europe, that, in the case of international non-governmental organisations, such requests should be examined by a committee composed of Chairmen of Committees, under the chairmanship of the President of the Assembly.
This Committee met on 20th April, 1956 and considered applications for consultative status received from the under-mentioned international non-governmental organisations, which had submitted files of particulars to the Secretariat :