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The Council,

resolved

to convene a World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-97) in Geneva from 27 October to 21 November 1997, with the following agenda:

1. on the basis of proposals from administrations and the Report of the Conference Preparatory Meeting, and taking account of the results of WRC-95, to consider and take appropriate action in respect of the following topics:
  1.1 requests from administrations to delete their country footnotes or to have their country's name deleted from footnotes, if no longer required, within the limits of Resolution 26 (WRC-95),
  1.2 issues remaining from WRC-95 including consideration of the VGE Report in accordance with Resolution 71 (WRC-95) and any essential changes to Articles S4, S7, S8, S9, S11, S13, S14 and Appendices S4 and S5 of the simplified Radio Regulations adopted by WRC-95 to ensure consistency between all of their provisions,
  1.3 review of Appendix 28 (S7) to the Radio Regulations, taking into account Resolution 60 (WARC-79), Resolution 712 (Rev.WRC-95) and Recommendation 711 (WARC-79),
  1.4 examination of, and taking necessary decisions on, the question of the HF bands allocated to the broadcasting service in the light of developments to date and the results of the studies carried out by the Radiocommunication Sector, and review of Article 17 (S12) of the Radio Regulations in accordance with Resolution 530 (WRC-95),
  1.5 based on the results of the studies to be carried out under Recommendation 720 (WRC-95), consider changes to the Radio Regulations, as appropriate,
  1.6 matters related to the maritime mobile and maritime mobile-satellite services:
    1.6.1 the provisions of Chapters IX (Appendix S13) and NIX (Chapter SVII) of the Radio Regulations, as stipulated in Resolution 331 (Mob-87), and appropriate action in respect of the issues dealt with in Resolutions 200 (Mob-87), 210 (Mob-87) and 330 (Mob-87), including maritime certification and licensing issues related to Chapter SIX of the Radio Regulations, taking into account that the global maritime distress and safety system (GMDSS) shall be fully implemented in 1999,
    1.6.2 the use of Appendix 18 (S18) to the Radio Regulations in respect of the VHF band for maritime mobile communications, and the use and extension of UHF channels contained in S5.287, taking into account Resolution 310 (Mob-87),
    1.6.3 Article 61 (S53) of the Radio Regulations relating to the order of priority of communications in the maritime mobile service and in the maritime mobile-satellite service,
    1.6.4 review, and if necessary, revision of the provisions related to the NAVTEX coordination in order to release ITU from the obligation to undertake operational coordination for this service operating on 490 kHz, 518 kHz and 4 209.5 kHz, in the light of the consultations undertaken with the International Maritime Organization (IMO) (see Resolution 339 (WRC-95),
    1.6.5 use of the new digital technology in the maritime radiotelephony channels,
  1.7 review of Appendix 8 to the Radio Regulations taking into account Recommendation 66 (Rev.WARC-92),
  1.8 the possible deletion of all secondary allocations from the band 136 –137 MHz, which is allocated to the aeronautical mobile (R) service on a primary basis, in accordance with Resolution 408 (Mob-87) and in order to meet the special needs of the aeronautical mobile (R) service,
  1.9 taking into account the needs of other services to which the relevant frequency bands are already allocated:
    1.9.1 issues concerning existing and possible additional frequency allocations and regulatory aspects as related to the mobile-satellite and fixed-satellite services including consideration of Resolutions 116 (WRC-95), 117 (WRC-95), 118 (WRC-95), 121 (WRC-95), 214 (WRC-95), 215 (WRC-95), 714 (WRC 95), 715 (WRC-95), 717 (WRC-95) and Recommendation 717 (Rev.WRC-95),
    1.9.2 Resolutions 211 (WARC-92), 710 (WARC-92) and Resolution 712 (Rev.WRC-95),
    1.9.3 Recommendation 621 (WARC-92),
    1.9.4 frequency allocation issues related to the needs of the Earth exploration-satellite service, which are not covered in the above-mentioned Resolutions, namely:
      1.9.4.1 allocation of frequency bands above 50 GHz to the Earth exploration-satellite (passive) service,
      1.9.4.2 frequency allocations near 26 GHz to the Earth exploration-satellite service (space-to-Earth),
      1.9.4.3 the existing frequency allocations near 60 GHz and, if necessary, their re-allocation, with a view to protecting the Earth exploration-satellite (passive) service systems operating in the unique oxygen absorption frequency range from about 50 GHz to about 70 GHz,
    1.9.5 allocations to the space research service (space-to-space) near 400 MHz,
    1.9.6 the identification of suitable frequency bands above 30 GHz for use by the fixed service for high-density applications,
  1.10 review of Appendices 30 (S30) and 30A (S30A) for Regions 1 and 3 in response to Resolution 524 (WARC-92), and taking particular account of resolves 2 of that Resolution, in accordance with Resolution 531 (WRC-95) and taking into account Recommendation 35 (WRC-95),
2. to examine the revised ITU-R Recommendations incorporated by reference in the Radio Regulations which have been communicated by the associated Radiocommunication Assembly, in accordance with Resolution 28 (WRC-95); and decide whether or not to update the corresponding references in the Radio Regulations, in accordance with principles contained in the Annex to Resolution 27 (WRC-95),
3. to consider such consequential changes and amendments to the Radio Regulations as may be necessitated by the decisions of the Conference,
4. in accordance with Resolution 94 (WARC-92), to review those resolutions and recommendations of world administrative radio conferences and world radiocommunication conferences which are relevant to agenda items 1 and 2 above with a view to their possible revision, replacement or abrogation,
5. to review, and take appropriate action on, the report from the Radiocommunication Assembly submitted in accordance with Nos. 135 and 136 of the Convention (Geneva, 1992),
6. to identify those items requiring urgent actions by the radiocommunication study groups in preparation for the 1999 World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-99),
7. to consider the final report of the Director of the Radiocommunication Bureau on activities related to Resolution 18 (Kyoto, 1994),
8. in accordance with Article 7 of the Convention (Geneva, 1992):
  8.1 to consider and approve the report of the Director of the Radiocommunication Bureau on the activities of the Radiocommunication Sector since the last Conference,
  8.2 to recommend to the Council items for inclusion in the agenda for the WRC-99, and to give its views on the preliminary agenda for the 2001 Conference and on possible agenda items for future conferences,
and invited administrations
to submit their proposals for the work of WRC-97 on the basis of the revised Radio Regulations as adopted by WRC-95 and in accordance with the provisions of Article 30 of the Convention (Geneva, 1992).