Common use of Joint Implementation Committee Clause in Contracts

Joint Implementation Committee. 1. The Parties shall establish a Joint Implementation Committee (JIC), which shall be responsible for implementing and monitoring this Agreement and managing the independent audit. The JIC shall also facilitate dialogue and exchanges of information between the Parties. 2. The JIC shall be established within three months of the entry into force of this Agreement in accordance with Article 31. Each Party shall nominate its representatives on the JIC, which shall take its decisions by consensus. 3. The JIC shall consider any matter relating to effective implementation of this Agreement. In particular, the JIC shall: (a) meet at least twice a year in the first two years, and at least once a year in subsequent years, in a place, at a time and with an agenda previously agreed by the Parties. Additional meetings of the JIC may be called at the request of either of the Parties; (b) prepare the agenda for its work and terms of reference for joint action; (c) establish its own rules of procedure; (d) establish a co‑chair arrangement for chairing its meetings; (e) draw up, review, update and approve documents and procedures for implementing this Agreement; (f) ensure that its work is transparent and that information about its work and decisions is made available to the public; (g) if necessary, establish working groups or other subsidiary bodies for areas requiring specific expertise; (h) agree on a method for monitoring and evaluating the implementation and impact of this Agreement; and (i) publish an annual report. Details of the contents of this report are set out in Annex X. 4. The specific functions of the JIC are described in Annex X.