Common use of Joint Implementation Committee Clause in Contracts

Joint Implementation Committee. This is the highest coordination body of the Honduras and the Union which, in accordance with Article 19 and Annex X to this Agreement, will be responsible for oversight and monitoring of the application of the Agreement, including management of the independent audit. The JIC shall also facilitate dialogue and exchanges of information between the Parties. The participation of the Honduran stakeholders on the JIC will reflect the various groups of stakeholders in the Honduran forestry sector: the public and private sectors, civil society, the Indigenous and Afro‑descendant Peoples of Honduras, local communities and others, where applicable. As regards the implementation of the LAS, the JIC will be responsible for developing, approving and overseeing all the verification documents and procedures referred to in this Annex identified by the Parties during the preparatory and organisational phase and the implementation phase of this Agreement. As provided for in Article 14 of this Agreement, the Parties will also approve, via the JIC, an implementation schedule for this Agreement. As well as an implementation timetable for the supplementary and support measures described in this Annex, this schedule will also detail the implementation steps for this Agreement as agreed by the Parties, up to the issuing of the first FLEGT licence.