1. Representatives of the International Labour Organisation shall be invited to attend the meetings of the Conference of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and to participate without vote in the deliberations of the Conference and of its commissions and committees with respect to items on their agenda in which the International Labour Organisation has an interest.

2. Representatives of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations shall be invited to attend the meetings of the International Labour Conference and to participate without vote in the deliberations of the Conference and of its committees with respect to items on their agenda in which the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has an interest.

3. Appropriate arrangements shall be made by agreement from time to time for the reciprocal representation of the International Labour Organisation and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations at other meetings convened under their respective auspices which consider matters in which the other organization has an interest.

1. The International Labour Organisation and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations may refer to a joint committee any question of common interest which it may appear desirable to refer to much a committee.

2. Any much joint committee shall consist of an equal number of representatives of each organization; the number of representatives to be designated by each organization shall be agreed on between the two organizations; the United Nations shall be invited to designate a representative to attend the meetings of the committee; the committee may also invite other specialized agencies to be represented at its meetings as may be found desirable.

3. The reports of any much joint committee shall be submitted to the Governing Body of the International Labour Office and to the Council of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; a copy of the reports of the committee shall be communicated to the Secretary-General of the United Nations for the information of the Economic and Social Council.

4. Any much joint committee shall regulate its own procedure.

1. Subject to much arrangements as may be necessary for the safeguarding of confidential material, the fullest and promptest exchange of information and documents shall be made between the International Labour Organisation and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

2. The Director-General of the International Labour Office and the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, or their duly authorized representatives, shall, upon the request of either party, consult with each other regarding the provision by either organization of much information as may be of interest to the other.

(a) measures to avoid competition in the recruitment of their personnel; and

(b) measures to facilitate interchange of personnel on a temporary or permanent basis, in appropriate cases, in order to obtain the maximum benefit from their services, making due provision for the retention of seniority and pension rights.

1. The International Labour Organisation and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations agree to strive, within the framework of the general arrangements for statistical co-operation made by the United Nations, for maximum co-operation with a view to the most efficient use of their technical personnel in their respective collection, analysis, publications, standardization, improvement, and dissemination of statistical information. They recognize the desirability of avoiding duplication in the collection of statistical information whenever it is practicable for either of them to utilize information or materials which the other may have available or may be specially qualified and prepared to collect, and agree to combine their efforts to secured the greatest possible usefulness and utilization of statistical information and to minimize the burdens placed upon national governments and other organizations from which much information may be collected.

2. The International Labour Organisation and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations agree to keep one another informed of their work in the field of Statistics and to consult each other in regard to all statistical projects dealing with matters of common interest.

1. In accordance with their respective agreements with the United Nations, the International Labour Organisation and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations will inform the Economic and Social Council forthwith of the terms of the present agreement.

2. On the coming into force of the present agreement in accordance with the provisions of Article 9 it will be communicated to the Secretary-General of the United Nations for filing and recording in pursuance of Article 10 of the Regulations to give effect to Article 102 of the Charter of the United Nations adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations on 14 December 1946.

1. This agreement shall be Subject to revision by agreement between the International Labour Organisation and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

2. It may be terminated by either party on 31 December of any year by notice given to the other party not later than 30 September of that year.