directing council
regional committee
PAN AMERICAN
WORLD
SANITARY
HEALTH
ORGANIZATION
ORGANIZATION
IX Meeting VIII Meeting Antigua Guatemala
September i956
CD9/30 S(Eng.) l Septemlber 1956 ORIGINAL: ENGLISH
Topic 24: SANITARY REGULATIONS WOR HOTELS AND RESTAUR;ANTS
DRAFT RESOLUTION
(Submitted by the Representatives of Costa Rica and the United States)
The Directing Council,
Having examined the report of the Sixth Inter-American Travel
Congress, which met in San Jose, Costa Rica, 14-21 April 1956, and
particularly the resolution on "Minimum Sanitation Standards for Tourist
Accommodations"; and
Noting the report of the Director of the Bureau on the action
taken at the request of the Organization of American States in appointing
a Technical Committee of Experts to prepare a manual containing
standards of sanitation applicable to establishments and facilities
catering to international travelers,
RESOLVES:
1. To approve the action taken by the Director of the Bureau.
2. To reouest the Technical Committee of Experts appointed by
the Director to prepare a manual of recommended minimum standards of
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travelers, for consideration by the Directing Council.
3. To request the Technical Committee of Experts, in preparing
the manual, to take into account any recommendations that may be made
by the Joint ICAO/TJHO Expert Committee on the hygiene and sanitation
of airports.
