RES28 – 189 – MOD RESOLUTION 28 (REV.WRC-15) Revision of references to the text of ITU-R Recommendations incorporated by reference in the Radio Regulations The World Radiocommunication Conference (Geneva, 2015), considering a) that the Voluntary Group of Experts (VGE) on simplification of the Radio Regulations proposed the transfer of certain texts of the Radio Regulations to other documents, especially to ITU-R Recommendations, using the incorporation by reference procedure; b) that, in some cases, the provisions of the Radio Regulations imply an obligation on Member States to conform to the criteria or specifications incorporated by reference; c) that references to incorporated texts shall be explicit and shall refer to a precisely identified provision (see Resolution 27 (Rev.WRC-12));d) that all texts of ITU-R Recommendations incorporated by reference are published in a volume of the Radio Regulations; e) that, taking into account the rapid evolution of technology, ITU-R may revise the ITU-R Recommendations containing text incorporated by reference at short intervals; f) that, following revision of an ITU-R Recommendation containing text incorporated by reference, the reference in the Radio Regulations shall continue to apply to the earlier version until such time as a competent world radiocommunication conference (WRC) agrees to incorporate the new version; g) that it would be desirable that texts incorporated by reference reflect the most recent technical developments, noting that administrations need sufficient time to examine the potential consequences of changes to ITU-R Recommendations containing text incorporated by reference and would therefore benefit greatly from being advised, as early as possible, of which ITU-R Recommendations have been revised and approved during the elapsed study period or at the Radiocommunication Assembly preceding the WRC,