The ITU Radiocommunication Assembly considering a) that for dating purposes a decimal day count is desirable in connection with the use of radio time signals and radio time codes; b) that a decimal day count with reference to universal time (UT), the Julian date (JD), has long been established for dating in astronomy, chronology and related sciences.
ITU-R TF.457-2 FRENCH-1997 history
1997ITU-R TF.457-2 FRENCH-1997 USE OF THE MODIFIED JULIAN DATE BY THE STANDARD-FREQUENCY AND TIME-SIGNAL SERVICES