Agreement Secretariat Sample Clauses

Agreement Secretariat. The functions of the Agreement secretariat shall be: (a) to arrange and service the sessions of the Meeting of the Parties as well as the meetings of the Technical Committee; (b) to execute the decisions addressed to it by the Meeting of the Parties; (c) to promote and coordinate activities under the Agreement, including the Action Plan, in accordance with decisions of the Meeting of the Parties; (d) to liaise with non-Party Range States and to facilitate coordination between the Parties and with international and national organizations, the activities of which are directly or indirectly relevant to the conservation, including protection and management, of migratory waterbirds; (e) to gather and evaluate information which will further the objectives and implementation of the Agreement and to arrange for appropriate dissemination of such information; (f) to invite the attention of the Meeting of the Parties to matters pertaining to the objectives of this Agreement; (g) to circulate copies of the reports of the Authorities referred to in Article V, paragraph 1, subparagraph (a), of this Agreement and of the Technical Committee, along with copies of the reports it must provide pursuant to paragraph (h) of this Article, to each Party not less than sixty days before the commencement of each ordinary session of the Meeting of the Parties; (h) to prepare, on an annual basis and for each ordinary session of the Meeting of the Parties, reports on the work of the secretariat and on the implementation of the Agreement; (i) to administer the budget for the Agreement and, if established, its conservation fund; (j) to provide information for the general public concerning the Agreement and its objectives; and (k) to perform such other functions as may be entrusted to it under the Agreement or by the Meeting of the Parties.

Agreement Secretariat. The functions of the Secretariat shall be: a) to arrange and service the sessions of the Meeting of the Parties as well as the meetings of the Advisory Committee; b) to execute the decisions addressed to it by the Meeting of the Parties; c) to promote and coordinate activities under the Agreement, including the Action Plan, in accordance with decisions of the Meeting of the Parties; d) to liaise with non-Party Range States and regional economic integration organisations and to facilitate coordination between Parties and non-Party Range States, and international and national organisations and institutions whose activities are directly or indirectly relevant to the conservation, including the protection and management, of albatrosses and petrels; e) to invite the attention of the Meeting of the Parties to matters pertaining to the objectives of this Agreement; f) to provide to each ordinary session of the Meeting of the Parties a report on its work; g) to administer the budget for the Agreement and, if established, the fund provided for in Article VII (3); h) to provide information to the general public concerning the Agreement and its objectives, and promote the objectives of this Agreement; i) to develop a system of performance indicators to measure the effectiveness and efficiency of the Secretariat and report to each ordinary session of the Meeting of the Parties in terms of these; j) to collate as appropriate information provided by Parties through the Secretariat under Article VII (1) c) and Article VIII (10); and k) to perform such other functions as may be entrusted to it by or under the Agreement.

Agreement Secretariat. 1. Subject to the approval of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention, an Agreement secretariat shall be established within the Secretariat of the Convention. If the Secretariat of the Convention is unable, at any time, to provide this function, the Meeting of the Parties shall make alternative arrangements. 2. The functions of the Agreement secretariat shall be: a) to arrange and service the sessions of the Meeting of the Parties; b) to liaise with and facilitate co‐operation between Parties and non‐Party Range States, and international and national bodies whose activities are directly or indirectly relevant to the conservation of cetaceans in the Agreement area; c) to assist the Parties in the implementation of this Agreement, ensuring coherence between the sub‐regions and with measures adopted pursuant to other international instruments in force; d) to execute decisions addressed to it by the Meeting of the Parties; e) to invite the attention of the Meeting of the Parties to any matter pertaining to this Agreement; f) to provide to each ordinary session of the Meeting of the Parties a report on the work of the Agreement secretariat, the Co‐ordination units, the Bureau, and the Scientific Committee, and on the implementation of the Agreement based on information provided by the Parties and other sources; g) to administer the budget for this Agreement; h) to provide information to the general public concerning this Agreement and its objectives; and i) to perform any other function entrusted to it under this Agreement or by the Meeting of the Parties. 3. The Agreement secretariat, in consultation with the Scientific Committee and the Co‐ ordination units, shall facilitate the preparation of guidelines covering inter alia: a) the reduction or elimination, as far as possible and for the purposes of this Agreement, of adverse human‐cetacean interactions; b) habitat protection and natural resource management methods as they relate to cetaceans; c) emergency measures; and d) rescue methods.

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