510 JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY OF COSMETIC CHEMISTS devising standard procedures for the determination of the efficiency of Cosme- tical Products which could be accepted internationally. Plans which are in being for the Congress of Cosmetic Science to be held in London July 2nd - 5th, 1962 were reviewed and approved. The holding of a Congress in the U.S.A. in 1964 was discussed and further information will be available in the spring of 1962. It was decided that for the easy running of the Federation, the officers and members of the Committee would form a Praesidium whose function is to expedite the working of the Federation. The members of this executive body for 1961-1962 are: President: Dr. Masch (Germany) Members of Committee: Dr. Artigas (Spain) Dr. V•lon (France) Mr. Thomsen (Denmark) Past President: Dr. Marriott (Gr. Britain) Treasurer: Mr. Dony (Belgium). The immediate purposes of the Federation will be to extend its usefulness and for it to take a leading position in the field of scientific endeavour within the Cosmetic Industry. On the following pages you will find the Constitution of the IFSCC in English, German, and French.

JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY OF COSMETIC CHEMISTS CONSTITUTION OF THE INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF SOCIETIES OF COSMETIC CHEMISTS •lrticle I. Name and Object Section 1: The name of the Federation is: "International Federation of Societies of Cosmetic Chemists", hereinafter referred to as I.F.S.C.C. Section 2: The aims of the I.F.S.C.C. are: a) To advance cosmetic science. b) To encourage fundamental research work by universities and by independent workers in any and all fields that may add to the knowledge of cosmetic science. c) To co-ordinate by correspondence, interchange of information and in other ways, the work and efforts of the autonomous na- tional societies. d) To cement relationships by reporting on activities in the various autonomous national societies. e) To publish and publicize literature of a scientific and technical nature. To help research workers obtain from all lands informa- tion, literature, patents and other aids, as may be requested and as may be possible. f) To exchange information on any standardised procedures that may be adopted with regard to analyses of raw materials or finished products, efficiency of products, etc., and to participate in any effort to adopt such procedures internationally. g) To publicize within the national societies and in the technical and other press of the various countries, the activities of the societies of all lands. h) To hold seminars and meetings on an international scale to in- vite speakers from any country, whenever feasible and give pub- licity to all meetings well in advance. i) To sponsor awards of an international character for outstanding achievement in research, publication, or other work on behalf of the cosmetic sciences. •lrticle II. Membership Section 1: The I.F.S.C.C. shall consist of the autonomous national societies, having twenty or more scientific members, qualified according to Article II, section 2. These national societies will hereinafter be re- ferred to as Member Societies.