55. Regarding retirement policy, the delegations of the Nordic countries had nothing to add to their statement on the United Nations pension system, except to express their desire for a flexible policy which served the interests of both the staff and the Organization. 56. Mr. SHUSTOV (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) endorsed the ICSC recommendation that the language incentive should not be continued (A/38/30, para. 54). In selecting candidates for posts, language knowledge should be tested. The mandatory age of separation should not be raised to 62 years because that action would be incompatible with the principle of equitable geographical distribution and, as had been stated by the Under-Secretary-General, any change would impede the recruitment plans for the future. ; ... A/C. 5/38/Sk. 41 English Page 12 (Mr. Shustov, USSR) 57. His delegation concurred in the ICSC's criticism of the proposed ILO complementary pension scheme and took note with deep concern of the statement in paragraph 188 of the ICSC report. It hoped that the Secretary-General would take steps to put a halt to the separatist actions of ILO, which created a poor precedent for other organizations of the system. 58. There were other elements of the ICSC report which his delegation could not accept. First, it regretted that ICSC continued to disregard the clear instructions of the General Assembly concerning the comparison of total compensation between the comparator civil service and the international civil service in which the expatriate benefits applicable to the former should be disregarded but the benefits applicable to the latter should be taken into account. 59. In 1982, the Chairman of ICSC had tried to create the impression that the provisions of General Assembly resolution 36/233, section III, paragraph 1 (b), were ambiguous. But his opinion had been refuted by the sponsors of the 
**Analysis**
The text discusses the retirement policy and pension schemes of the United Nations, International Civil Service Commission (ICSC), and International Labour Organization (ILO). It appears to be focused on the administrative and organizational aspects of these organizations, rather than specific economic or social development issues. The language used is formal and technical, suggesting a specialized or professional context.

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Employment, International trade