Rental subsidy had not formed part of the remuneration system for staff in the General Service and related categories until the Commission's decisions at its eighteenth session, but the non-resident's allowance had been applicable at all I ... Pt/C.5/38/SR.49 English Page 10 (Mr: • Akwe i) duty stations. Wlen the Commission considered the issue in depth, it had felt that there was no justification for continuing to pay the non-resident's allowance except at those few duty stations where recruitment difficulties were noted. It had therefore decided to grant ti1e allowance only at selected duty stations. Its attention had, however, been drawn to the fact that in some duty stations where non-residents' allowances had previously been paid but would not be under the revised system, high rents would make it difficult to recruit and retain expatriate General Service staff. The Commission had therefore agreed to apply the rental subsidy scheme at those duty stations on an experimental basis, on the understanding that the matter would be reviewed in the near future. 29. Regarding the observation made by the representative of Greece on behalf of the member States of the European CoJliTiunity, that according to ICSC 's conclusions the margin remained above the level generally accepted under the Noblernaire principle, he pointed out that the Commission had not in fact yet made any reconunendation on the matter, and the General Assembly had not decided on the exact level of the margin. The review of the basis for the determination and level of remuneration of the Professional and higher categories, called for by the General Assembly in resolution 37/126, was in progress and the Commission, which was addressing the issue of the margin in that connection, hoped to make recornrneroations to the General Assembly at its thirty-ninth session. 30. Replying to the representative of ~per Volta, who had asked whether the 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the remuneration system for staff in the General Service and related categories, specifically the introduction of a rental subsidy scheme and the review of the basis for the determination and level of remuneration. This suggests that the topic is related to employment or human resources, rather than any of the other categories.

**Category**
Employment