Meeting of the Parties Sample Clauses

Meeting of the Parties. 1. The Meeting of the Parties shall be the decision-making body of this Agreement. 2. The Depositary shall, in consultation with the Convention Secretariat, convene a session of the Meeting of the Parties not later than one year after the date of the entry into force of this Agreement. Thereafter, the Agreement secretariat shall convene, in consultation with the Convention Secretariat, ordinary sessions of the Meeting of the Parties at intervals of not more than three years, unless the Meeting of the Parties decides otherwise. Where it is possible to do so, such sessions should be held in conjunction with the ordinary meetings of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention. 3. On the written request of at least one third of the Parties, the Agreement secretariat shall convene an extraordinary session of the Meeting of the Parties. 4. The United Nations, its Specialized Agencies, the International Atomic Energy Agency, any State not a Party to the Agreement, and the secretariats of international conventions concerned inter alia with the conservation, including protection and management, of migratory waterbirds may be represented by observers in sessions of the Meeting of the Parties. Any agency or body technically qualified in such conservation matters or in research on migratory waterbirds may also be represented at sessions of the Meeting of the Parties by observers, unless at least one third of the Parties present object. 5. Only Parties have the right to vote. Each Party shall have one vote, but regional economic integration organizations which are Parties to this Agreement shall, in matters within their competence, exercise their right to vote with a number of votes equal to the number of their Member States which are Parties to the Agreement. A regional economic integration organization shall not exercise its right to vote if its Member States exercise theirs, and vice versa. 6. Unless provided otherwise in this Agreement, decisions of the Meeting of the Parties shall be adopted by consensus or, if consensus cannot be achieved, by a two-thirds majority of the Parties present and voting. 7. At its first session, the Meeting of the Parties shall: (a) adopt its rules of procedure by consensus; (b) establish an Agreement secretariat within the Convention Secretariat to perform the secretariat functions listed in Article VIII of this Agreement; (c) establish the Technical Committee provided for in Article VII of this Agreement; (d) adopt a format for t...

Meeting of the Parties. Unless the Party receiving the Change Request agrees to implement the Change Request as proposed, the Project Managers will meet in person or by telephone to discuss the Change Request no later than ten (10) Business Days after delivery of the Change Request to the other Party.

Meeting of the Parties. The Chancellor/designee shall meet with the grievant and LRCEA representative within ten (10) days of receiving the appeal of the grievance.

Meeting of the Parties. The committee members representing their respective parties shall, within thirty (30) calendar days of the exchange of materials described in Section 15.3.8 of this Agreement, commence meeting and negotiating over the issues in dispute regarding the job classification(s) and classification family(ies), and any salary or other changes affecting such job classification(s) and/or classification family(ies) and employees therein. This meeting and negotiating shall continue for a period of thirty (30) workdays, with meeting and negotiating sessions occurring no less than one-half (1/2) workday each week during that thirty (30) workday period.

Meeting of the Parties. The parties shall meet within five (5) days of the filing of the grievance.

Meeting of the Parties. 1. The Parties shall meet periodically to consider matters pertaining to the implementation of this Agreement and to make all decisions relevant thereto. 2. The ordinary Meeting of the Parties shall take place at least once a year, preferably in conjunction with the IATTC meeting. 3. The Parties may also hold extraordinary meetings when deemed necessary. These meetings shall be convened at the request of any Party, provided that such request is supported by a majority of the Parties. 4. The Meeting of the Parties shall be held when a quorum is present. Quorum is reached when a majority of the Parties are present. This rule shall also apply to meetings of subsidiary organs established under this Agreement. 5. The meetings shall be held in Spanish and English, and the documents of the Meeting of the Parties shall be produced in both these languages.

Meeting of the Parties. 1. The Meeting of the Parties shall be the decision-making body of this Agreement. 2. The Depositary shall, in consultation with the Convention Secretariat, convene a session of the Meeting of the Parties not later than one year after the date of the entry into force of this Agreement. Ordinary sessions of the Meeting of the Parties shall be held at intervals of not more than three years, unless the Meeting of the Parties decides otherwise. 3. On the written request of at least one third of the Parties, the Secretariat shall convene an extraordinary session of the Meeting of the Parties. 4. The Meeting of the Parties shall make provision in its rules of procedure, adopted in accordance with paragraph 11 of this Article, for governing the attendance and participation of observers and to provide for transparency in the activities relating to the Agreement. Such rules shall not be unduly restrictive in this respect and shall provide for timely access to the records and reports relating to the Agreement. The Meeting of the Parties shall adopt such rules of procedure, taking account of potential costs, as soon as possible. 5. Any State not a Party to the Agreement, the United Nations, any specialised Agency of the United Nations, any regional economic integration organisation, and any secretariat of relevant international conventions, particularly those concerned with the conservation and management of marine living resources or the conservation of albatrosses and petrels, may participate as observers in sessions of the Meeting of the Parties and its subsidiary bodies. Such participation shall be subject to the rules of procedure. 6. Any relevant scientific, environmental, cultural or technical body concerned with the conservation and management of marine living resources or the conservation of albatrosses and petrels, may participate as an observer in sessions of the Meeting of the Parties and its subsidiary bodies. Such participation shall be subject to the rules of procedure. Rules of procedure in relation to this paragraph, including provision for the attendance of observers, may include provision for voting different from that in paragraph 9 of this Article. 7. Each Party shall have one vote, but regional economic integration organisations which are Parties to this Agreement shall, in matters within their competence, exercise their right to vote with a number of votes equal to the number of their Member States which are Parties to the Agreement. A regional...

Meeting of the Parties. 1) The first Meeting of the Parties shall be convened no later than one year after the date of entry into force of this Agreement. Thereafter, an ordinary Meeting of the Parties shall be held at least once every two years, unless otherwise decided by the Parties, or at the written request of any Party. 2) At their Meetings, the Parties shall keep under continuous review the implementation of this Agreement on the basis of reports of the International Sava River Basin Commission, and shall: a) Review the work and operations of the International Sava River Basin Commission and make decisions based on its recommendations; b) Consider and adopt proposals for protocols and amendments to this agreement; and c) Consider and undertake any additional action that may be required for the achievement of the purposes of this Agreement. 3) All decisions of the Meeting of the Parties shall be made by consensus.

Meeting of the Parties. 1. The Contracting Parties shall meet periodically to consider matters pertaining to the implementation of this Agreement and to make all decisions relevant thereto. 2. The ordinary Meeting of the Parties shall, unless the Meeting otherwise decides, take place at least once a year and, to the extent practicable, back-to-back with meetings of the South West Indian Ocean Fisheries Commission. The Contracting Parties may also hold extraordinary meetings when deemed necessary. 3. The Meeting of the Parties shall, by consensus, adopt and amend its own Rules of Procedure and those of its subsidiary bodies. 4. The Contracting Parties, at their first meeting, shall consider the adoption of a budget to fund the conduct of the Meeting of the Parties and the exercise of its functions and accompanying financial regulations. The financial regulations shall set out the criteria governing the determination of the amount of each Contracting Party’s contribution to the budget, giving due consideration to the economic status of Contracting Parties which are developing States, and in particular the least-developed among them and small island developing States, and ensuring that an adequate share of the budget is borne by Contracting Parties that benefit from fishing in the Area.

Meeting of the Parties. As soon as practicable following SUBLICENSOR’S receipt of any Competitive Program Transaction Notice, the Parties shall meet to discuss whether, notwithstanding any provision hereof, such Competitive Program would continue following such Competitive Program Transaction. In any such meeting the Parties will review any restrictions applicable to such Competitive Program that may prevent its combination with this Agreement, and other issues that may impact the potential combination of such Competitive Program with this Agreement.