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In such cases, the latter authority or body shall transmit the appeal without delay
to the competent authority or body. If the competent authority or body is not
known to the authority or body with which an appeal has been lodged, the appeal
may be passed on through the channels of the administrative authorities of the
contracting countries.
Article 24
I. There shall be established an " Administrative Centre for the Social
Security of Rhine Boatmen " charged with the duty of-
(a) assisting the persons interested in the application of this Agreement, in
particular Rhine boatmen and members of their families, who may experience
difficulties in obtaining the benefits of the provisions of this Agreement
and
(b) approaching the competent authorities with a view to solving individual
questions in a practical manner.
2. (i) The Administrative Centre shall consist, for each of the contracting
States, of two representatives of the Government, one representative of the
employers concerned and one representative of the Rhine boatmen. It shall
adopt its own rules of procedure. The chairman of the Administrative Centre
shall be a Government member.
(ii) The non-Government representatives shall be appointed by the
Governments in agreement with the industrial organisations which are most
representative of the employers or workers covered by this Agreement.
3. The headquarters of the Administrative Centre shall be located at the
headquarters of the Central Commission for Rhine Navigation.
4. The secretariat of the Administrative Centre shall be provided by the
Secretariat-General of the Central Commission for Rhine Navigation. The
Secretary entrusted with the secretarial duties for the Administrative Centre
shall be appointed in agreement between the Administrative Centre and the
Central Commission for Rhine Navigation.
Article 25
Each of the contracting countries may establish on its territory a liaison
office which shall be used by the Administratieve Centre for the purpose of
approaching the competent bodies in this country and whose function shall be
to help the persons interested in the application of this Agreement.
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