Institutional Provisions. Article 164
Institutional Provisions. Committee on Trade in Goods
Institutional Provisions. Article 4 The Court
(1) The Court shall comprise a Court of First Instance, a Court of Appeal and a Registry.
(2) The Court shall perform the functions assigned to it by this Agreement.
Institutional Provisions. 1. The institutions of this Protocol, the composition and function of which are defined in the General Part of this Agreement, are as follows:
a. the Africa-EU Council of Ministers;
b. the Africa-EU Joint Committee;
c. the Africa-EU Parliamentary Assembly.
2. The Parties shall take account of the strategic and political guidance of the AU-EU summits in their cooperation and in the implementation of this Protocol.
Institutional Provisions. A rticle XXII Consultation
1. Each Member shall accord sympathetic consideration to, and shall afford adequate opportunity for, consultation regarding such representations as may be made by any other Member with respect to any matter affecting the operation of this Agreement. The Dispute Settlement Understanding (DSU) shall apply to such consultations.
2. The Council for Trade in Services or the Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) may, at the request of a Member, consult with any Member or Members in respect of any matter for which it has not been possible to find a satisfactory solution through consultation under paragraph 1.
3. A Member may not invoke Article XVII, either under this Article or Article XXIII, with respect to a measure of another Member that falls within the scope of an international agreement between them relating to the avoidance of double taxation. In case of disagreement between Members as to whether a measure falls within the scope of such an agreement between them, it shall be open to either Member to bring this matter before the Council for Trade in Services.11 The Council shall refer the matter to arbitration. The decision of the arbitrator shall be final and binding on the Members. 11With respect to agreements on the avoidance of double taxation which exist on the date of entry into force of the WTO Agreement, such a matter may be brought before the Council for Trade in Services only with the consent of both parties to such an agreement.
Institutional Provisions. 1. In order to facilitate communication between the Parties for purposes of this Chapter, each Party shall designate a contact point within its Ministry of Labor or Ministry of Foreign Affairs or corresponding entity, within six (6) months following the date of entry into force of this Agreement. Each Party shall notify the other, as soon as possible, of any change in the point of contact.
2. The Parties may exchange information by any means of communication, including the Internet and videoconferencing.
3. The points of contact shall:
(a) facilitate frequent communication and coordination between the Parties;
(b) attend the Labor Committee established in paragraph 4;
(c) report to the Administrative Commission regarding the implementation of this Chapter, if necessary;
(d) act as a channel of communication with the public in their respective territories, and
(e) work together, including with other appropriate agencies of their governments, to develop and implement cooperative activities, consistent with the other chapters of this Agreement.
4. The Parties establish the Labor Committee (hereinafter referred to as the "Committee"), which may meet to discuss matters of mutual interest, including potential areas of cooperation, the review of the implementation of this Chapter and to address any issues that may arise between them. The Committee shall be composed of high-level government representatives or their designees responsible for labor and trade matters.
5. The Committee shall meet:
(a) in regular sessions at least every two (2) years, and
(b) at extraordinary sessions at the request of any of the Parties. The ordinary sessions shall be chaired alternatively by each Party and the extraordinary sessions by the Party that requested it. The sessions shall be held, as a general rule, by videoconference or digital means and, in person, every two (2) years if the Parties so agree.
6. The Committee may hold public meetings to report on relevant matters when the Parties so agree.
7. All recommendations of the Committee shall be made by mutual consent.
8. The functions of the Committee shall be:
(a) supervise the implementation of this Chapter and make recommendations on its future development and, to this end, within three (3) years after the date of entry into force of this Agreement, the Committee shall review its operation and effectiveness in the light of the experience gained;
(b) establish priority areas for cooperation activities and approve, during its ...
Institutional Provisions. [Purpose of the Article: to establish the joint working body to monitor and implement the FTA with respect to the intellectual property chapter]
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Institutional Provisions. Article 1701.
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1. […] On request of a Party, the [joint working body defined by the Agreement] shall meet to address matters related to the implementation and operation of this Chapter, such as:
(a) the modification of Annex/es [X-X];
(b) issues regarding government procurement that are referred to it by a Party;
(c) any other matter related to the operation of this Chapter.
