Common use of Joint Implementation Committee Clause in Contracts

Joint Implementation Committee. 1. The Parties shall establish a Joint Implementation Committee (JIC) to facilitate the management, monitoring and review of this Agreement. 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. Each Party shall designate its representatives to the JIC. The JIC shall make its decisions by consensus. The JIC shall be cochaired by senior officials designated by each Party. 3. The JIC shall establish its rules of procedure. 4. The JIC shall meet at least twice a year in the first two years and once per year thereafter, on a date and with an agenda agreed in advance by the Parties. Additional meetings may be convened at the request of either of the Parties. 5. The JIC shall ensure that its work is transparent and that information about its work and decisions are made available to the public. 6. The JIC shall publish a joint annual report. The details and content to be included in that report are given in Annex VIII. 7. The specific functions and tasks of the JIC are described in Annex IX.

Joint Implementation Committee. 1. The Parties shall establish a Joint Implementation Committee (JIC) to facilitate the management, monitoring and review of this Agreement. 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. Each Party shall designate its representatives to the JIC. The JIC shall make its decisions by consensus. The JIC shall be cochaired co‑chaired by senior officials designated by each Party. 3. The JIC shall establish its rules of procedure. 4. The JIC shall meet at least twice a year in the first two years and once per year thereafter, on a date and with an agenda agreed in advance by the Parties. Additional meetings may be convened at the request of either of the Parties. 5. The JIC shall ensure that its work is transparent and that information about its work and decisions are made available to the public. 6. The JIC shall publish a joint annual report. The details and content to be included in that report are given in Annex VIII. 7. The specific functions and tasks of the JIC are described in Annex IX.