Common use of Joint Ministerial Trade Committee Clause in Contracts

Joint Ministerial Trade Committee. 1. A Joint ACP-EC Ministerial Trade Committee shall be established. 2. The Ministerial Trade Committee shall discuss any trade-related issue of concern to all ACP States and, in particular, regularly monitor the negotiations and implementation of Economic Partnership Agreements. It shall pay special attention to current multilateral trade negotiations and shall examine the impact of the wider liberalisation initiatives on ACP-EC trade and the development of ACP economies. It shall report and make appropriate recommendations to the Council of Ministers, including on any supportive measures, with a view to enhancing the benefits of the ACP-EC trading arrangements. 3. The Ministerial Trade Committee shall meet at least once a year. Its rules of procedure shall be laid down by the Council of Ministers. It shall be composed of representatives of the ACP States and of the Community.