Extraordinary Administration Research Articles

The New Italian Law on Extraordinary Administration of Large Enterprises in Insolvency

The New Italian Law on Extraordinary Administration of Large Enterprises in Insolvency

The New Italian Law on Extraordinary Administration of Large Enterprises in Insolvency

The New Italian Law on Extraordinary Administration of Large Enterprises in Insolvency

Extraordinary Administrative Radio Conference, Geneva

The paper reviews the work of the Extraordinary Administrative Radio Conference held at Geneva, 7th October–8th November 1963, at which the frequency-allocation table, laid down at the Ordinary Administrative Radio Conference held at Geneva, 1959, was revised to provide frequency allocations for radionavigation-, meteorological- and communication-satellite services for space research and radio-astronomy. In addition, the Radio Regulations were amended to take account of the new space services. Reference is made to the preparatory work, the results achieved, the lessons of the conference and the future action that will need to be taken.

The Xth Plenary Assembly of the CCIR

The paper is based on a lecture given to the IEE Electronics Division on 10th April 1963 and outlines some of the more important results achieved by the Xth Plenary Assembly of the CCIR held at Geneva from the 16th January to 15th February 1963.As a preliminary, the organisation and functions of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), an agency of the United Nations, are briefly considered, and the role of the CCIR in studying technical and operating questions in the radio field and making recommendations to the ITU is explained.Some of the more important results achieved by the Xth Plenary Assembly through its 14 Study Groups, which cover the whole radio field, are summarised. In particular, the work of Study Group IV which deals with space systems is examined in some detail, and the major technical contributions being made by this Group, which was set up only some four years ago, are emphasised. Many of the technical recommendations already made will have a major influence on the Extraordinary Administrative Radio Conference to be held at Geneva in the latter part of 1963. The tasks of this conference will include the provision of frequency allocations for operational communication systems employing artificial earth satellites as relays.Another aspect of the work of the Xth Plenary Assembly is in the field of technical assistance to under-developed countries. In this connection a study was made of the minimum performance specifications required for low-cost broadcasting receivers suitable for large-scale production; the object being to place within the range of the populations of new and developing countries, simple and robust broadcasting receivers of low cost. Specifications were prepared for three types of set: m.f., m.f./h.f. and v.h.f. receivers.As indicated in the paper, the Xth Plenary Assembly was an unqualified success and the technical recommendations, of which 101 were made, will assist in, and influence, the development of radio-communication systems.

International Telecommunication Union

The Administrative Council of ‘the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) held its fourteenth session in Geneva from May 19 to June 12, 1959, under the chairmanship of Mr. Alfred F. Langenberger (Switzerland). In preparation for the 1959 conferences, the Council decided to prepare a report for submission to the forthcoming Administrative Radio Conference relating to the implementation of the Atlantic City Table of Frequency Allocations; the report summarized the action taken by the Council with respect to the situation prior to the Extraordinary Administrative Radio Conference, held in Geneva in 1951, and with respect to that arising from the decisions of that Conference. As usual during the session of the Council prior to a Plenipotentiary Conference, the Council also drew up its report to the 1959 Conference on the recent activities of the Union, including questions calling for special attention by the Conference. In its final form, the report was in three parts: Part I related to the activities of the Council and ITU from 1953 to 1959; Part II dealt with the staff and finances of the Union; and Part III covered the various questions to be brought to the attention of the Plenipotentiary Conference. Chief among these matters were the possible assimilation of Union salaries, allowances, and pensions to those of the UN common system, the possible introduction of a consolidated budget and a Working Capital Fund, and problems set by the “ceiling” for the ordinary expenses of the Union.

International Telecommunication Union

The quinquennial Plenipotentiary Conference of the International Telecommunication Union opened in Buenos Aires on October 3, 1952; the final act of the Conference was signed on December 22, 1952. The agreement reached at the Extraordinary Administrative Radio Conference of 1951 was endorsed by the Conference. After rejecting a proposal to eliminate the International Frequency Registration Board, the Conference considered various less drastic proposals to alter the structure and organization of the Board, and finally decided to maintain the Board at its present membership. As no new elections to the Board were held at the Buenos Aires meeting, the current members of the Board were considered reappointed. In revising the Atlantic City Convention, the Conference decided that countries, rather than individuals, should be elected to the Board and that each elected country should nominate one of its nationals to serve on the Board.