Conference of the Parties. 1. A Conference of the Parties is hereby established. The first meeting of the Conference of the Parties shall be convened by the Secretariat not later than one year after the entry into force of this Agreement. Thereafter, ordinary meetings of the Conference of the Parties shall be held at least once every year, in as far as possible in conjunction with appropriate meetings of ASEAN.
2. Extraordinary meetings shall be held at any other time upon the request of one Party provided that such request is supported by at least one other Party.
3. The Conference of the Parties shall keep under continuous review and evaluation the implementation of this Agreement and to this end shall:
a. Take such action as is necessary to ensure the effective implementation of this Agreement;
b. Consider reports and other information which may be submitted by a Party directly or through the Secretariat;
c. Consider and adopt protocols in accordance with the Article 21 of this Agreement;
d. Consider and adopt any amendment to this Agreement;
e. Adopt, review and amend as required any Annexes to this Agreement;
f. Establish subsidiary bodies as may be required for the implementation of this Agreement; and
g. Consider and undertake any additional action that may be required for the achievement of the objective of this Agreement.
Conference of the Parties. 1. A Conference of the Parties is hereby established. The first meeting of the Conference of the Parties shall be convened by the Secretariat not later than one year after the entry into force of this Agreement. Thereafter, ordinary meetings of the Conference of the Parties shall continue to be held at least once every year, as far as possible, in conjunction with appropriate meetings of ASEAN.
2. Extraordinary meetings shall be held at any other time upon the request of one Party provided that such request is supported by at least one other Party.
3. The Conference of the Parties shall keep under continuous review and evaluation the implementation of this Agreement and to this end shall:
a. take such action as is necessary to ensure the effective implementation of this Agreement;
Conference of the Parties. (A) The Conference of the Parties will be the governing body of the Agreement. It shall meet within one year of the Agreement coming into force, and once every year after that.
(B) The Conference of the Parties shall adopt at its first meeting rules of procedure and financial rules for itself and any subsidiary bodies, as well as financial provisions governing the functioning of the Conference of the Parties and the Secretariat.
(C) All Parties shall have an equal voice on the Conference of the Parties. Decisions shall be taken by con- sensus. Where, after all efforts are exhausted, no consensus is deemed possible by the chair of a meet- ing, a decision may be taken by three-quarters of the Parties present and voting.
(D) The Conference of the Parties shall perform the tasks assigned by the Agreement and such additional tasks as it deems appropriate for the fulfillment of the purposes of the Agreement. These tasks shall include, inter alia:
i) appoint the Executive Director of the Secretariat, and instruct the Secretariat on its functions;
ii) adopt Protocols and Annexes to this Agreement;
iii) adopt the instruments or lists required of it in other Articles of this Agreement;
iv) promote the development of qualitative standards for sustainable investments;
v) establish qualitative criteria for measuring the effective contribution of investments to host state development;
vi) monitor the effectiveness of this Agreement, including undertaking of a three-year review of the operation and effectiveness of this Agreement and subsequent reviews every three years;
vii) establish a procedure for Parties to report on the implementation and effectiveness of the Agreement at the state level; vill) appoint such sub-organs or committees as it determines necessary for the proper functioning of this Agreement, including an Executive Committee of regionally balanced representation to over- see the management and operation of this Agreement between meetings of the Conference of the Parties, and a review and monitoring body to assist in the monitoring of this Agreement; and
Conference of the Parties. 1. A Conference of the Parties is hereby established.
2. The first meeting of the Conference of the Parties shall be convened by the Secretary-General of the United Nations no later than one year after the entry into force of this Agreement. Thereafter, ordinary meetings of the Conference of the Parties shall be held at regular intervals to be determined by the Conference of the Parties. Extraordinary meetings of the Conference of the Parties may be held at other times, in accordance with the rules of procedure.
3. The Conference of the Parties shall ordinarily meet at the seat of the secretariat or at United Nations Headquarters.
4. The Conference of the Parties shall by consensus adopt, at its first meeting, rules of procedure for itself and its subsidiary bodies, financial rules governing its funding and the funding of the secretariat and any subsidiary bodies and, thereafter, rules of procedure and financial rules for any further subsidiary body that it may establish. Until such time as the rules of procedure have been adopted, the rules of procedure of the intergovernmental conference on an international legally binding instrument under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction shall apply.
5. The Conference of the Parties shall make every effort to adopt decisions and recommendations by consensus. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, if all efforts to reach consensus have been exhausted, decisions and recommendations of the Conference of the Parties on questions of substance shall be adopted by a two-thirds majority of the Parties present and voting, and decisions on questions of procedure shall be adopted by a majority of the Parties present and voting.
6. The Conference of the Parties shall keep under review and evaluation the implementation of this Agreement and, for this purpose, shall:
(a) Adopt decisions and recommendations related to the implementation of this Agreement;
(b) Review and facilitate the exchange of information among Parties relevant to the implementation of this Agreement;
(c) Promote, including by establishing appropriate processes, cooperation and coordination with and among relevant legal instruments and frameworks and relevant global, regional, subregional and sectoral bodies, with a view to promoting coherence among efforts towards the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversit...
Conference of the Parties. The Conference of the Parties shall meet regularly to review the operation of this Agreement. It is able to adopt interpretative statements and notes by unanimous consent. It appoints the Secretary General who will head the Secretariat and adopts the program and budget for the Secretariat. Executive Body An Executive Body is created. It meets regularly and provides guidance to the work of the Secretariat between meetings of the Conference of the Parties.
Conference of the Parties. If mutual agreement among the MOU Parties on readiness for CIG Project Development is not achieved and GoTriangle does not apply to FTA within 24 months of the effective date of this MOU, the Parties agree to confer and use best efforts to determine by mutual agreement a response to the circumstances. The Parties agree to negotiate, as necessary and in good faith, for a period of up to 6 months. If the Parties are unable to negotiate an extension of the MOU or if the MOU is no longer needed, the MOU will terminate at the end of the 6-month period, and in any event the MOU will terminate no later than December 31, 2022.
Conference of the Parties. 1. A Conference of the Parties is hereby established.
2. The first meeting of the Conference of the Parties shall be convened by the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme no later than one year after the date of entry into force of this Convention. Thereafter, ordinary meetings of the Conference of the Parties shall be held at regular intervals to be decided by the Conference.
3. Extraordinary meetings of the Conference of the Parties shall be held at such other times as may be deemed necessary by the Conference, or at the written request of any Party, provided that, within six months of the request being communicated to the Parties by the Secretariat, it is supported by at least one third of the Parties.
4. The Conference of the Parties shall by consensus agree upon and adopt at its first meeting rules of procedure and financial rules for itself and any of its subsidiary bodies, as well as financial provisions governing the functioning of the Secretariat.
5. The Conference of the Parties shall keep under continuous review and evaluation the implementation of this Convention. It shall perform the functions assigned to it by this Convention and, to that end, shall:
(a) Establish such subsidiary bodies as it considers necessary for the implementation of this Convention;
(b) Cooperate, where appropriate, with competent international organizations and intergovernmental and non-governmental bodies;
(c) Regularly review all information made available to it and to the Secretariat pursuant to Article 21;
(d) Consider any recommendations submitted to it by the Implementation and Compliance Committee;
(e) Consider and undertake any additional action that may be required for the achievement of the objectives of this Convention; and
Conference of the Parties. Members will designate representatives to a Conference of the Parties (CoP), which will administer this agreement. The Conference of the Parties shall meet at least once every two years.
Conference of the Parties. (1) The Contracting Parties shall meet upon recommendation by the International Commission.
(2) At such meetings the Contracting Parties shall in particular review policy issues concerning the implementation of this Convention upon the report of the International Commission and shall adopt appropriate recommendations or decisions.
(3) The Contracting Party whose head of delegation acts as President of the International Commission shall also play the part of the Chairperson of such meetings.
(4) The Conference of the Parties is competent to pass recommendations or decisions provided that after regular invitation the delegations from at least three quarters of all Contracting Parties are present. Unless otherwise provided in this Convention, the Conference of the Parties shall make every effort to reach agreement by consensus. Should consensus not be attainable, the Chairperson shall declare that all efforts at reaching agreement by consensus have been exhausted. After such an announcement a recommendation or decision shall be adopted by a four fifths majority of the Contracting Parties present and voting.
(5) The decision shall become binding on the first day of the eleventh month following the date of its adoption for all Contracting Parties that voted for it and have not within that period notified the Executive Secretary in writing that they are unable to accept the decision. However, such notification may be withdrawn at any time; the withdrawal shall become effective upon receipt by the Executive Secretary. Such a decision shall become binding on any other Contracting Party which has notified the Executive Secretary in writing that it is able to accept the decision from the moment of the receipt of that notification or on the first day of the eleventh month following the date of the adoption of the decision, whichever is later.
(6) If, however, the recommendation or decision would have financial implications, the recommendation or decision shall be adopted only by consensus.
Conference of the Parties. A) The Conference of the Parties will be the governing body of the Agreement. It shall meet within one year of the Agreement coming into force, and once every year after that.
B) The Conference of the Parties shall by consensus agree upon and adopt at its first meeting rules of procedure and financial rules for itself and any subsidiary bodies, as well as financial provisions governing the functioning of the Secretariat
C) All Parties shall have an equal voice on the Conference of the Parties. Decisions shall be taken by consensus. Where, after all efforts are exhausted, no consensus is deemed possible by the chair of a meeting, a decision may be taken by three-quarters of the Parties present and voting.
D) The Conference of the Parties shall perform the tasks assigned by the Agreement and such additional tasks as it deems appropriate for the fulfillment of the purposes of the Agreement. These tasks shall include, inter alia:
i. Appoint the Executive Director and Associate Director, and instruct the Secretariat on its functions.
ii. As appropriate, adopt Protocols and Annexes to this Agreement.
iii. Promote the development of standards for sustainable investments
iv. Monitor the effectiveness of this Agreement, including a three year review of the operation and effectiveness of this Agreement and subsequent reviews every three years.
v. Appoint such sub-organs or committees as it determines necessary for the proper functioning of this Agreement, including an Executive Committee of regionally balanced representation to oversee the management and operation of this Agreement between meetings of the Conference of the Parties; a review and Monitoring body to assist in the monitoring of this Agreement; and a committee whose members shall have special expertise in the promotion of development and sustainable investments that can provide technical assistance to the Parties upon their request.
