THE JOINT COUNCIL Sample Clauses
THE JOINT COUNCIL. The Parties hereby establish the Joint Council of Costa Rica and CARICOM comprising public officials of both Parties at the ministerial level, or their representatives.
THE JOINT COUNCIL. The Parties hereby establish a Joint Councilcomprising representatives of both Parties.
THE JOINT COUNCIL. 1. A CARICOM-Colombia Joint Council on Trade, Economic and Business Cooperation (hereinafter called the Joint Council) is hereby established and shall be responsible for the administration of this Agreement.
2. The Joint Council shall consist of representatives of Colombia and CARICOM.
3. The functions of the Joint Council shall be:
(a) to ensure compliance by the Parties with the provisions of this Agreement;
(b) to recommend solutions to any problems which may arise in relation to the provisions of this Agreement;
(c) to review this Agreement periodically, assess its functioning and recommend measures considered appropriate for the achievement of its objectives;
(d) to implement any other functions which the Parties may assign to it.
4. The decisions of the Joint Council shall have the status of recommendations to the Parties.
THE JOINT COUNCIL. 1. The Parties hereby establish the Joint Council of Costa Rica and CARICOM comprising public officials of both Parties at the ministerial level, or their representatives.
2. The Joint Council (hereinafter referred to as " the Council") shall have the following functions:
(i) supervise the implementation and administration of the Agreement, its Annexes and Appendices and oversee their further elaboration;
(ii) instruct the Committees, Subcommittees and Working Groups identified in Article I.08 to carry out those functions assigned to them respectively and any other function pertaining to the objectives of this Agreement.
(iii) supervise the functions of the Free Trade Coordinators and consider the recommendations of the Free Trade Coordinators;
(iv) establish and supervise the work of all committees, subcommittees and working groups created in this Agreement;
(v) resolve any dispute which may arise out of the interpretation, execution or non-compliance of this Agreement, its Annexes and Appendices in accordance with its powers under Chapter XIII (Dispute Settlement);
(vi) establish and delegate responsibilities to ad hoc or standing committees, working groups or expert groups;
(vii) supervise the work of all ad hoc or standing committees, working groups and expert groups established under this Agreement, its Annexes and Appendices;
(viii) consult with governmental, inter-governmental and non- governmental entities as necessary;
(ix) keep this Agreement, its Annexes and Appendices under periodic review, evaluating the functioning of this Agreement and recommending measures it considers suitable to better achieve its objective;
(x) carry out any other functions which may be assigned to it by the Parties;
(xi) consider any other matter that may affect the operation of this Agreement, its Annexes and Appendices and take appropriate action.
3. The Council shall convene in ordinary session at least once a year and in extraordinary sessions on the request of either Party.
4. The meetings of the Council shall be chaired jointly by the Parties. All decisions shall be taken by consensus. The decisions of the Council shall have the status of recommendations to the Parties.
5. Meetings shall be held alternately in Costa Rica and in a Member State of CARICOM or such other place as may be agreed between Costa Rica and CARICOM.
6. The Agenda for each ordinary meeting of the Council shall be settled by the Parties in good time before each proposed meeting.
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THE JOINT COUNCIL. 1. The Parties hereby establish a Joint Councilcomprising representatives of both Parties.
2. The Joint Council (hereinafter referred to as " the Council") shall:
(i) supervise the implementation and administration of the Agreement, its Annexes and Appendices;
(ii) resolve any dispute which may arise out of the interpretation, execution of, or non-compliance with, or application of this Agreement, its Annexes and Appendices in accordance with its powers under Article XV dealing with Settlement of Disputes;
(iii) establish and delegate responsibilities to ad hoc or standing committees, working groups or expert groups;
(iv) Supervise the work of all ad hoc or standing committees, working groups and expert groups established under this Agreement, its Annexes and Appendices;
(v) consult with governmental,inter-governmental and nongovernmental entities as necessary;
(vi) Keep this Agreement, its Annexes and Appendices under periodic review, evaluating the functioning of this Agreement and recommending measures it considers suitable to better achieve its objective;
(vii) Carry out any other functions which maybe assigned to it by the Parties;
(viii) Consider any other matter that may affect the operation of this Agreement, its Annexes and Appendices and take appropriate action.
(i) The Council shall establish its rules andprocedures.
(ii) All decisions shall be taken byconsensus.
(iii) The decisions of the Council shall have the status ofrecommendations to the Parties.
4. Each Party shall designate a representativeto transmit and receive correspondence on its behalf.