Resolution No. 3 on The organisation of the 8th session of CEMAT
The ministers taking part in the seventh session of CEMAT,
1. Expressing their warm thanks to the Netherlands Government for the organisation of their seventh session and for its generous hospitality;
2. Wishing to deepen and intensify their co-operation through the periodic sessions of their conference;
3. Welcoming the Swiss Government’s offer to host the eighth session of their conference in 1988;
4. Referring to the European Regional/Spatial Planning Charter and more particularly to its provisions concerning rational use of land;
5. Bearing in mind the Council of Europe’s European Soil Charter;
6. Considering rational management and moderate use of land as key factors in any regional/spatial planning policy;
7. Wish the proceedings of their eighth session to focus on the following theme:
“Rational use of land – the basis and limiting factor of our development”;
8. Instruct the Committee of Senior Officials to devote particular attention at their next meeting to examining the practical aspects of the theme;
9. Instruct the Committee of Senior Officials to make the necessary arrangements for preparation of the eighth session and for implementation of the resolutions of the seventh session;
10. Request the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe to provide the conference secretariat with all administrative and technical assistance necessary for the organisation of its next session and the preparatory work of its committees.