Institutional interaction definition

Institutional interaction means the degree of interaction of Arab States with the institutional framework of GAFTA, for example contacts with the focal points, use of the dispute settlement mechanism, amendment of legislation and enactment of the legislation required to implement GAFTA. The average rate of compliance with GAFTA institutional mechanisms was around 38 per cent, which is low, especially since it encompasses all Arab member States. It reflects the weakness of commitment among States to multilateral Arab mechanisms;

Related to Institutional interaction

  • Institutional Investor means (a) any Purchaser of a Note, (b) any holder of a Note holding (together with one or more of its affiliates) more than 5% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding, (c) any bank, trust company, savings and loan association or other financial institution, any pension plan, any investment company, any insurance company, any broker or dealer, or any other similar financial institution or entity, regardless of legal form, and (d) any Related Fund of any holder of any Note.

  • Institutional Client means a major commercial bank, corporation, insurance company, or substantially similar institution, which, as a substantial part of its business operations, purchases or sells securities and makes use of custodial services.

  • Institutional Investors means any regulated investment company, segregated asset account, foreign investment company, common trust fund, group trust or other investment arrangement, whether organized within or without the United States of America.

  • Regional integration organization means an organization constituted by sovereign States of a given region, to which its member States have transferred competence in respect of matters governed by this Convention. Such organizations shall declare, in their instruments of formal confirmation or accession, the extent of their competence with respect to matters governed by this Convention. Subsequently, they shall inform the depositary of any substantial modification in the extent of their competence.

  • International Interest has the meaning ascribed to the defined term “international interest” under the Cape Town Treaty.