Common use of Group of Experts Clause in Contracts

Group of Experts. 1. Unless the consulting Parties agree otherwise, a consulting Party may, after 90 days of the delivery of a request for consultations, request that a Group of Experts be convened to examine the matter that has not been satisfactorily addressed through governmental consultations under Article 283. 2. The Group of Experts selected according to the procedures set out in paragraphs 3 and 4 shall determine whether a Party has fulfilled its obligations under this Title. 3. At the entry into force of this Agreement, the Parties shall submit to the Trade Committee a list of at least 15 persons with expertise on the issues covered by this Title, of which at least five shall not be nationals of any Party and who shall be available to serve as chairperson of the Group of Experts. Such list shall be endorsed at the first meeting of the Trade Committee. The experts shall be independent of, and not take instructions from, any of the Parties. 4. Each Party to a procedure [83] shall select one expert from the list of experts within 30 days of the receipt of the request for the establishment of a Group of Experts. The Parties to the procedure may agree to appoint experts not included in the list to serve in the Group of Experts when they deem it necessary. If a Party to the procedure fails to select its expert within such period, the other Party to the procedure shall select from the list of experts a national of the Party that has failed to select an expert. The two selected experts shall agree on the chairperson, who shall not be a national of either Party to the procedure. In case of disagreement, the chairperson shall be selected by lot. The Group of Experts shall be established within 40 days following the date of receipt of the request for its establishment. 5. The Parties to the procedure may present submissions to the Group of Experts. The Group of Experts may request and receive written submissions or any other information from organisations, institutions, and persons with relevant information or specialised knowledge, including written submissions or information from the relevant international organisations and bodies, on matters concerning the international conventions and agreements referred to in Articles 269 and 270. 6. At the entry into force of this Agreement, the Parties shall submit to the Trade Committee, for adoption at its first meeting, rules of procedure, for the Group of Experts.

Group of Experts. 1. Unless the consulting Parties agree otherwise, a consulting Party may, after 90 days of the delivery of a request for consultations, request that a Group of Experts be convened to examine the matter that has not been satisfactorily addressed through governmental consultations under Article 283. . 2. The Group of Experts selected according to the procedures set out in paragraphs 3 and 4 shall determine whether a Party has fulfilled its obligations under this Title. 3. At the entry into force of this Agreement, the Parties shall submit to the Trade Committee a list of at least 15 persons with expertise on the issues covered by this Title, of which at least five shall not be nationals of any Party and who shall be available to serve as chairperson of the Group of Experts. Such list shall be endorsed at the first meeting of the Trade Committee. The experts shall be independent of, and not take instructions from, any of the Parties. 4. Each Party to a procedure [83] (94) shall select one expert from the list of experts within 30 days of the receipt of the request for the establishment of a Group of Experts. The Parties to the procedure may agree to appoint experts not included in the list to serve in the Group of Experts when they deem it necessary. If a Party to the procedure fails to select its expert within such period, the other Party to the procedure shall select from the list of experts a national of the Party that has failed to select an expert. The two selected experts shall agree on the chairperson, who shall not be a national of either Party to the procedure. In case of disagreement, the chairperson shall be selected by lot. The Group of Experts shall be established within 40 days following the date of receipt of the request for its establishment. . 5. The Parties to the procedure may present submissions to the Group of Experts. The Group of Experts may request and receive written submissions or any other information from organisations, institutions, and persons with relevant information or specialised knowledge, including written submissions or information from the relevant international organisations and bodies, on matters concerning the international conventions and agreements referred to in Articles 269 and 270. . 6. At the entry into force of this Agreement, the Parties shall submit to the Trade Committee, for adoption at its first meeting, rules of procedure, for the Group of Experts.