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| | Yearbook of International Co-operation on Environment and Development: IMO (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07) |
 | | It is responsible for establishing directives and guidelines for the execution of IMO's comprehensive programme of assistance to developing countries in the maritime field, for monitoring its progressive development, and for reviewing its results. |
 | | The Facilitation Committee, a subsidiary body of the IMO Council and attended by government experts and experts from organizations which have been granted consultative status with IMO, has the main function of directing IMO efforts to reduce unnecessary formalities and obstructions to allied trade. |
 | | IMO has about 280 titles (conventions, codes, regulations, recommendations, guidelines, etc.) and 12 electronic publications on CD-ROM, which cover the majority of the titles. |
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