2.TheGeneral Assembly, atitsthirty-ninth session, appointed twopersons and reappointed fourothermembers oftheCommission totermsofoffice commencing on 1January 1985(decision 39/322of13December 1984). Mr.CarlosS.Vegega (Argentina) wasdesignated Vice-Chairman. 3.Consequently, themembership oftheCommission for1985isasfollows: Mr.Richard M.Akwei(Ghana), Chairman** Mr.AmjadAli(pakistan)*** ChiefMichaelo.Ani,O.F.R., C.F.R. (Nigeria)*** Mr.Michel-Jean Auchere (France)* Mr.Moulaye ElHassen (Mauritania)** (resigned July1985) Mr.RalphEncke11 (Finland)* Mr.DaytonW.Hull(United StatesofAmerica)** Mr.MasaoKanazawa (Japan)* (deceased, 23March1985) Mr.HelmutKitschenberg (Federal Republic ofGermany)* Mr.JirlNosek(Czechoslovakia)** (resigned July1985) Mr.Antonio Fonseca pimentel (Brazil)* Mr.OmarSirry(Egypt)*** Mr.valeryVasilyevich Tsybukov (UnionofSovietSocialist Republics)*** Mr.CarlosS.Vegega(Argentina), Vice-Chairman** Mr.M.A.Vellodi (India)*** *Termofofficeexpires on31December 1985. **Termofofficeexpires on31December 1986. ***Termofofficeexpires on31December 1988. 4.TheCommission learned withdeepregretofthedeath,on23March1985,of Mr.MasaoKanazawa (Japan). InJuly1985,Mr.ElHassenandMr.Noseksubmitted theirresignations fromtheCommission, which,inaccordance witharticle 5ofthe Commission's statute, willtakeeffectinOCtober 1985. C.Sessions heldbytheCommission andquestions examined -1-",..- ~_.~..,,_..~.-~.......-~,"_..~.~..............---'~'. Ether'~~"='E~O"= ~···,=,.~,."'="ccc,, ..·-. ~(IMO)inLondon from11to29March1985andatUnitedNations Headauarters inNew'j1Yorkfrom8to26July1985respectively. 6.TheCommission, atitstwenty-first andtwenty-second sessions, examined issuesthatderived fromdecisions andresolutions oftheGeneral Assembly aswell asfromitsownstatute. Anumberofdecisions andresolutions adopted bythe Assembly thatreauired actionorconsideration bytheCommission arereported onin thepresent document. and Ion 'f ed the cond, ..........,....71'...., .'.',.<..-~.D.Actioninrelation toresolutions anddecisions ofthe General Assembly atitsthirty-ninth session (arising fromthetenthannualreportoftheCommission) 7.TheCommission tookactioninrelation toresolutions anddecisions ofthe General Assembly atitsthirty-ninth session, asreported below,inrespect ofthe following matters: Resolution 39/27of30November 1984 (a)Thepostadjustment forNewYorkandimplications forotherduty stations, theNoblemaire principle andthemargin (seeparas. 98-131 below)• (b)ThereportoftheJointInspection Unitonstaffcostsandsomeaspects ofutilization ofhumanandfinancial resources intheUnitedNations Secretariat (A/39/522 andCorr.l) (seeparas. 80-97below),. Resolution 39/69of13December 1984 (a)Long-service steps(seeparas.165-174 below), (b)Competitive examinations (seeparas. 258-263 below), Resolution 39/246of18December 1984 Pensionable remuneration (see para~.11-42below). 8.TheCommission further considered thefollowing matters raised bytheGeneral Assembly atitsthirty-eighth session, asreported below: Resolution 38/232of20December 1983 (a)Education grant(seeparas. 183-191 below), (b)After-service healthinsurance (seeparas.154-164 below). 9.TheCommission tooknoteofaction bytheGeneral Assembly inrespect of personnel policies (resolution 39/69), matters relating totheUnitedNations pension system(resolution 39/246), otherpersonnel auestions, including amendments totheStaffRegulations oftheUnitedNat'ions (resolutions 39/244and39/245of 18December 1984)andtheprogramme budgetoftheCommission (resolution 39/237of 18December 1984). -2-rsinNew ined yaswell 'Ithe rtedonin ofthe atofthe 'I B-131 aspects iiltions ~General tof ions .mendments 1245of 39/237ofE.SUbsidiary bOdy 10.TheAdvisory Committee onPostAdjustment Questions (ACPAQ), established by theCommission in1976,helditstenthsessionattheheadauarters oftheUnited Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)atVienna from7to17May 1985.Itconsisted ofthefollowing members: Mr.Jir£Nosek,memberofthe Commission andChairman oftheCommittee, Mr.Huguespicard(France),