Committee of Experts Sample Clauses

Committee of Experts. (1) A Committee of Experts shall be set up in which each country of the Special Union shall be represented. (a) The Director General may, and, if requested by the Committee of Experts, shall, invite countries outside the Special Union which are members of the Organization or party to the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property to be represented by observers at meetings of the Committee of Experts. (b) The Director General shall invite intergovernmental organizations specialized in the field of marks, of which at least one of the member countries is a country of the Special Union, to be represented by observers at meetings of the Committee of Experts. (c) The Director General may, and, if requested by the Committee of Experts, shall, invite representatives of other intergovernmental organizations and international non-governmental organizations to participate in discussions of interest to them. (3) The Committee of Experts shall: (i) decide on changes in the Classification; (ii) address recommendations to the countries of the Special Union for the purpose of facilitating the use of the Classification and promoting its uniform application; (iii) take all other measures which, without entailing financial implications for the budget of the Special Union or for the Organization, contribute towards facilitating the application of the Classification by developing countries; (iv) have the right to establish subcommittees and working groups. (4) The Committee of Experts shall adopt its own rules of procedure. The latter shall provide for the possibility of participation in meetings of the subcommittees and working groups of the Committee of Experts by those intergovernmental organizations referred to in paragraph (2)(b) which can make a substantial contribution to the development of the Classification. (5) Proposals for changes in the Classification may be made by the competent Office of any country of the Special Union, the International Bureau, any intergovernmental organization represented in the Committee of Experts pursuant to paragraph (2)(b) and any country or organization specially invited by the Committee of Experts to submit such proposals. The proposals shall be communicated to the International Bureau, which shall submit them to the members of the Committee of Experts and to the observers not later than two months before the session of the Committee of Experts at which the said proposals are to be considered. (6) Each country of the S...
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Committee of Experts. (1) A Committee of Experts shall be entrusted with the tasks referred to in Article 1(4), 1(5) and 1
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Committee of Experts. (1) A Committee of Experts shall be set up in which each country of the Special Union shall be represented. (a) The Director General shall invite intergovernmental organizations specialized in the patent field, and of which at least one of the member countries is party to this Agreement, to be represented by observers at meetings of the Committee of Experts. (b) The Director General may, and, if requested by the Committee of Experts, shall, invite representatives of other intergovernmental and international non-governmental organizations to participate in discussions of interest to them. (3) The Committee of Experts shall: (i) amend the Classification;
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Committee of Experts. (1) The Contracting Parties shall provide each other with mutual assistance in the application and interpretation of this Agreement. To this end, they shall set up a Committee of Experts which will, in particular, have the task a) to monitor the application of this Agreement; b) to decide on implementing arrangements necessary for the uniform execution of it; c) to recommend amendments to this Agreement. (2) The Committee of Experts shall be composed of representatives of the Contracting Parties. (3) The Committee of Experts shall meet when necessary at the request of one of the Contracting Parties.
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Committee of Experts. 1. A Committee of Experts shall be set up in which each country of the Special Union shall be represented. 2. a. The Director General may, and, if requested by the Committee of Experts, shall, invite countries outside the Special Union which are members of the Organization or party to the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property to be represented by observers at meetings of the Committee of Experts.
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Committee of Experts. (1) The Committee of Experts established pursuant to Article 17 of the Agreement shall consist of representatives of each of the Contracting Parties. Each Contracting Party shall appoint a chief expert and up to 2 members to serve on the Committee. A chairperson will be appointed by the chief expert (or a person nominated by the chief expert) of which- ever Contracting Party is hosting the meeting. Expert non-members of the Committee may be invited by a chief expert (or a person nominated by a chief expert) to sessions of the Committee. (2) The Competent Authorities of the Contracting Parties shall notify within thirty days of the signing of the Agreement to the Competent Authorities of the other Contracting Party the names of their representatives on the Committee of Experts. (3) The Competent Authorities of the Contracting Parties shall notify within thirty days to the Competent Authorities of the other Contracting Party any changes to the com- position of their representation on the Committee of Experts. (4) Among the tasks of the Committee of Experts shall be: (a) the submission of proposals to the Competent Authorities of the Contracting Par- ties in order to resolve possible and practical questions that have arisen in the implementa- tion of the Agreement; (b) making proposals to the Competent Authorities of the Contracting Parties con- cerning amendments and additions to the Agreement; (c) monitoring application of the Agreement; and (d) preparation and recommendation of appropriate measures for combating illegal immigration generally. (5) The Contracting Parties reserve the right to approve proposals by the Committee of Experts or not to do so. (6) The Committee shall meet at the proposal of one of the chief experts.
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Committee of Experts. ➦ 1. A Committee of Experts shall be entrusted with the tasks referred to in Article 1(4), 1(5) and 1(6). Each country of the Special Union shall be represented on the Committee of Experts, which shall be organized according to rules of procedure adopted by a simple majority of the countries represented. 2. The Committee of Experts shall adopt the alphabetical list and explanatory notes by a simple majority of the votes of the countries of the Special Union. 3. Proposals for amendments or additions to the international classification may be made by the Office of any country of the Special Union or by the International Bureau. Any proposal emanating from an Office shall be communicated by that Office to the International Bureau. Proposals from Offices and from the International Bureau shall be transmitted by the latter to the members of the Committee of Experts not later than two months before the session of the Committee at which the said proposals are to be considered. 4. The decisions of the Committee of Experts concerning the adoption of amendments and additions to be made in the international classification shall be by a simple majority of the countries of the Special Union. Nevertheless, if such decisions entail the setting up of a new class or any transfer of goods from one class to another, unanimity shall be required. 5. Each expert shall have the right to vote by mail. 6. If a country does not appoint a representative for a given session of the Committee of Experts, or if the expert appointed has not expressed his vote during the session or within a period to be prescribed by the rules of procedure of the Committee of Experts, the country concerned shall be considered to have accepted the decision of the Committee.
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