Technical Working Groups Clause Samples

Technical Working Groups. 1. A Technical Working Group may function on an on-going or ad hoc basis. 2. Any on-going technical working group shall meet on an annual basis unless otherwise decided by the Parties participating in the technical working group. Any ad hoc technical working group shall meet as frequently as decided by the Parties participating in the technical working group. 3. At the first meeting of a technical working group, the participating Parties shall establish the working group's terms of reference, unless the Parties decide otherwise. 4. Any technical working group established under Article 9.17.3(e) (Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures) may: (a) engage, at the earliest appropriate stage, in scientific or technical exchange and cooperation regarding sanitary or phytosanitary matters; (b) consider any sanitary or phytosanitary measure or set of measures identified by any Party that are likely to affect, directly or indirectly, trade, and provide technical advice with a view to facilitating the resolution of specific trade concerns relating to those measures; (c) serve as a forum to facilitate discussion and consideration of specific risk assessments and possible risk management options; (d) provide an opportunity for Parties to discuss developments relevant to the work of the technical working group; (e) discuss other issues related to this Chapter; and (f) report to the SPS Committee on progress of work, as appropriate. 5. A technical working group may provide the SPS Committee with the recommendation that it be continued, suspended, or dissolved. 6. Each technical working group shall be co-chaired by representatives of the participating Parties. 7. The Parties may seek to resolve any specific trade concern through the relevant technical working group.

Technical Working Groups. The Governance Committee may establish Technical Working Groups, one each for the ▇▇▇▇▇▇, Harlem and East Rivers region and the Lake Champlain region, for the purpose of working with the Governance Committee and the Trust Administrator to provide scientific and technical advice, support and recommendations. Upon request of the Trust Administrator, the Technical Working Groups may evaluate and assist with the implementation of the projects approved for funding. Members of the Technical Working Groups will be selected by a two-thirds (2/3) majority vote of the Members of the Governance Committee in attendance. Technical Working Group members need not be members of the Governance Committee but shall consist of Signatory Parties to the JP, interested state and federal resource agencies, or others which have demonstrated technical expertise related to the protection, restoration and study of aquatic habitats in the relevant water bodies. Technical Working Group members may be added, removed or replaced at the option of the Governance Committee by a two-thirds (2/3) majority vote of the Members of the Governance Committee in attendance.

Technical Working Groups. The functions of the technical working groups will be: a) prepare the terms of reference and its work program within the scope of its competence and report its results to the Committee; b) develop procedures to achieve a greater degree of harmonization and recognition of equivalencies; c) agree on processes and methodologies for the use of equivalent risk assessment techniques, both in the areas of food safety and plant and animal health; d) exchange information on laboratories for the necessary analysis of animals, plants, products and by-products entering the territory of one of the Parties; e) identify and give priority to technical cooperation actions in matters of common interest, in order to achieve better control of existing pests and diseases and thus facilitate trade between the Parties; f) coordinate actions to prevent the introduction of quarantine pests or diseases; g) exchange information on sanitary and phytosanitary legislation and status, as well as pest and disease control methods, diagnostic techniques, handling and processing of agricultural products; h) propose sanitary and phytosanitary programs and treatments to expedite procedures for trade between the Parties; i) to promote reciprocal technical collaboration in the aspects of recognition, diagnosis and prevention measures of sanitary and phytosanitary risk; j) propose to the Committee specific sanitary or phytosanitary protocols involving greater technical-operational detail; and k) such other functions as may be proposed by the technical working groups and approved by the Committee.

Technical Working Groups. The Recipient must establish (in consultation with the Ministry) for the duration of the Project Technical Working Groups of appropriately trained, qualified, and experienced personnel to provide oversight and guidance to the Project to ensure the individual Project workstreams are well supported and guided. i. The Technical Working Groups will be made up of subject matter experts from the Recipient, the Ministry and external parties including StatsNZ and Sustainable Coastlines Charitable Trust. ii. The Recipient will develop, agree and sign Terms of Reference (in a form that is acceptable to the Ministry) to establish the Technical Working Groups. iii. The Technical Working Groups will provide their specialist expertise to the Advisory Working Group and/or Recipient as required and/or as set out in the Project Plan. iv. The Recipient must comply with the Terms of Reference of the Technical Working Groups.

Technical Working Groups. In order to ensure proper technical guidance for the Project, the Recipient shall maintain the technical working groups with terms of reference, staffing and other resources acceptable to the Association, which shall: (a) be responsible for, inter alia, assisting the Secretariat by providing guidance on technical aspects of the Agreed Annual Work Plans; and be comprised of the department directors within MOEST, representatives of Partners and other stakeholders; and (iii) meet at least once every month.

Technical Working Groups