Common use of Meeting of the Parties Clause in Contracts

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 economic integration organisation shall not exercise its right to vote if its Member States exercise theirs, and vice versa. 8. The Meeting of the Parties shall establish and keep under review the financial regulations of this Agreement. The Meeting of the Parties shall, at each of its ordinary sessions, adopt a budget for the next financial period. Financial regulations, including the provisions of the budget and scale of contributions as well as their modifications, shall be adopted by consensus. 9. 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. 10. The Meeting of the Parties may require any information relevant to the effective functioning of this Agreement to be supplied to the Parties by way of the Secretariat, in addition to the information required by Article VII (1) c). 11. At its first session, the Meeting of the Parties shall: a) adopt its rules of procedure by consensus; b) determine the financial arrangements, a scale of contributions and a budget by consensus; c) establish a Secretariat to perform the secretariat functions listed in Article X of this Agreement; d) establish the Advisory Committee provided for in Article IX of this Agreement; and e) adopt criteria to define emergency situations that require urgent conservation measures and determine the modalities for assigning responsibility for action to be taken. 12. At each of its ordinary sessions, the Meeting of the Parties shall: a) consider reports, advice and information from any of its subsidiary bodies; b) consider actual and potential changes in the conservation status of albatrosses and petrels, and the habitats important for their survival, as well as the factors that may affect them; c) review any difficulty encountered in the implementation of this Agreement; d) consider any matters relating to the financial arrangements for this Agreement and adopt a budget by consensus; e) deal with any matter relating to the Secretariat, and membership and funding of the Advisory Committee; f) adopt a report to be communicated to the Parties to this Agreement and to the Conference of the Parties of the Convention; and g) determine the time and venue of its next session. 13. At any of its sessions, the Meeting of the Parties may: a) amend the rules of procedure; b) make such recommendations as it deems necessary or appropriate; c) adopt measures to improve the effectiveness of this Agreement and, as the case may be, emergency measures as provided for in Article IX (7) of this Agreement; d) consider and decide upon proposals to amend this Agreement; e) amend Annex 1; f) amend the Action Plan in accordance with Article VI (4) of this Agreement; g) establish such subsidiary bodies as it deems necessary to assist in the implementation of this Agreement, in particular for coordination with bodies established under other relevant international treaties; h) vary any time limits set in this Agreement for the submission of documents or otherwise; and i) decide on any other matter relating to the implementation of this Agreement. 14. At every third session of the Meeting of the Parties, it shall review the effectiveness of the Secretariat in facilitating the achievement of the objectives of this Agreement. The previous session of the Meeting of the Parties shall agree the Terms of Reference for the review. 15. The Meeting of the Parties may adopt by consensus provisions for the relationship to this Agreement by any member economy of the Asia Pacific Economic Co- operation forum whose vessels fish within the range of albatrosses and petrels. Those provisions, once adopted, shall enable the member economy to participate in the work of the Meeting of the Parties and its subsidiary bodies, including decision-making, and to comply with all obligations under this Agreement. For this purpose, references under those provisions to those participating in the Meeting of the Parties or its subsidiary bodies shall include such a member economy as well as Parties.

Meeting of the Parties. 1. The Meeting of the Parties shall be the decision-making 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 le ast 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 xxxx rning 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 rela ting 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 re gional 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 participat e 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 manag ement 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 pr ocedure 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 economic integration organisation shall not exercise its right to vote if its Member States exercise theirs, and vice versa. 8. The Meeting of the Parties shall establish and keep under review the financial regulations of this Agreement. The Meeting of the Parties shall, at each of its ordinary ordi nary sessions, adopt a budget for the next financial period. Financial regulations, including the provisions of the budget and scale of contributions as well as their modifications, shall be adopted by consensus. 9. Unless provided otherwise in this AgreementAgreemen t, decisions of the Meeting of the Parties shall be adopted by consensus or, if consensus cannot be achieved, by a two-thirds two -thirds majority of the Parties present and voting. 10. The Meeting of the Parties may require any information relevant to the effective functioning funct ioning of this Agreement to be supplied to the Parties by way of the Secretariat, in addition to the information required by Article VII (1) c). 11. At its first session, the Meeting of the Parties shall: a) adopt its rules of procedure by consensus; b) determine the th e financial arrangements, a scale of contributions and a budget by consensus; c) establish a Secretariat to perform the secretariat functions listed in Article X of this Agreement; d) establish the Advisory Committee provided for in Article IX of this Agreement; and e) adopt criteria to define emergency situations that require urgent conservation measures and determine the modalities for assigning responsibility for action to be taken. 12. At each of its ordinary sessions, the Meeting of the Parties shall: a) consider reportsrepo rts, advice and information from any of its subsidiary bodies; b) consider actual and potential changes in the conservation status of albatrosses and petrels, and the habitats important for their survival, as well as the factors that may affect them; c) review any a ny difficulty encountered in the implementation of this Agreement; d) consider any matters relating to the financial arrangements for this Agreement and adopt a budget by consensus; e) deal with any matter relating to the Secretariat, and membership and funding of the Advisory Committee; f) adopt a report to be communicated to the Parties to this Agreement and to the Conference of the Parties of the Convention; and g) determine the time and venue of its next session. 13. At any of its sessions, the Meeting of the Parties maym ay: a) amend the rules of procedure; b) make such recommendations as it deems necessary or appropriate; c) adopt measures to improve the effectiveness of this Agreement and, as the case may be, emergency measures as provided for in Article IX (7) of this Agreement; d) consider and decide upon proposals to amend this Agreement; e) amend Annex 1; f) amend the Action Plan in accordance with Article VI (4) of this Agreement; g) establish such subsidiary bodies as it deems necessary to assist in the implementation of this Agreement, in particular for coordination with bodies established under other relevant international treaties; h) vary any time limits set in this Agreement for the submission of documents or otherwise; and i) decide on any other matter relating to the implementation of this Agreement. 14. At every third session of the Meeting of the Parties, it shall review the effectiveness of the Secretariat in facilitating the achievement of the objectives of this Agreement. The previous session of the Meeting of the Parties shall agree the Terms of Reference for the review. 15. The Meeting of the Parties may adopt by consensus provisions for the relationship to this Agreement by any member economy of the Asia Pacific Economic Co- Co - operation forum whose vessels fish within the range of albatrosses albatros ses and petrels. Those provisions, once adopted, shall enable the member economy to participate in the work of the Meeting of the Parties and its subsidiary bodies, including decision-makingdecision -making, and to comply with all obligations under this Agreement. For this th is purpose, references under those provisions to those participating in the Meeting of the Parties or its subsidiary bodies shall include such a member economy as well as Parties.

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 economic integration organisation shall not exercise its right to vote if its Member States exercise theirs, and vice versa. 8. The Meeting of the Parties shall establish and keep under review the financial regulations of this Agreement. The Meeting of the Parties shall, at each of its ordinary sessions, adopt a budget for the next financial period. Financial regulations, including the provisions of the budget and scale of contributions as well as their modifications, shall be adopted by consensus. 9. 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. 10. The Meeting of the Parties may require any information relevant to the effective functioning of this Agreement to be supplied to the Parties by way of the Secretariat, in addition to the information required by Article VII (1) c). 11. At its first session, the Meeting of the Parties shall: a) adopt its rules of procedure by consensus; b) determine the financial arrangements, a scale of contributions and a budget by consensus; c) establish a Secretariat to perform the secretariat functions listed in Article X of this Agreement; d) establish the Advisory Committee provided for in Article IX of this Agreement; and e) adopt criteria to define emergency situations that require urgent conservation measures and determine the modalities for assigning responsibility for action to be taken. 12. At each of its ordinary sessions, the Meeting of the Parties shall: a) consider reports, advice and information from any of its subsidiary bodies; b) consider actual and potential changes in the conservation status of albatrosses and petrels, and the habitats important for their survival, as well as the factors that may affect them; c) review any difficulty encountered in the implementation of this Agreement; d) consider any matters relating to the financial arrangements for this Agreement and adopt a budget by consensus; e) deal with any matter relating to the Secretariat, and membership and funding of the Advisory Committee; f) adopt a report to be communicated to the Parties to this Agreement and to the Conference of the Parties of the Convention; and g) determine the time and venue of its next session. 13. At any of its sessions, the Meeting of the Parties may: a) amend the rules of procedure; b) make such recommendations as it deems necessary or appropriate; c) adopt measures to improve the effectiveness of this Agreement and, as the case may be, emergency measures as provided for in Article IX (7) of this Agreement; d) consider and decide upon proposals to amend this Agreement; e) amend Annex 1; f) amend the Action Plan in accordance with Article VI (4) of this Agreement;VI g) establish such subsidiary bodies as it deems necessary to assist in the implementation of this Agreement, in particular for coordination with bodies established under other relevant international treaties; h) vary any time limits set in this Agreement for the submission of documents or otherwise; and i) decide on any other matter relating to the implementation of this Agreement. 14. At every third session of the Meeting of the Parties, it shall review the effectiveness of the Secretariat in facilitating the achievement of the objectives of this Agreement. The previous session of the Meeting of the Parties shall agree the Terms of Reference for the review. 15. The Meeting of the Parties may adopt by consensus provisions for the relationship to this Agreement by any member economy of the Asia Pacific Economic Co- operation forum whose vessels fish within the range of albatrosses and petrels. Those provisions, once adopted, shall enable the member economy to participate in the work of the Meeting of the Parties and its subsidiary bodies, including decision-making, and to comply with all obligations under this Agreement. For this purpose, references under those provisions to those participating in the Meeting of the Parties or its subsidiary bodies shall include such a member economy as well as Parties.Economic

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 economic integration organisation shall not exercise its right to vote if its Member States exercise theirs, and vice versa. 8. The Meeting of the Parties shall establish and keep under review the financial regulations of this Agreement. The Meeting of the Parties shall, at each of its ordinary sessions, adopt a budget for the next financial period. Financial regulations, including the provisions of the budget and scale of contributions as well as their modifications, shall be adopted by consensus. 9. 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. 10. The Meeting of the Parties may require any information relevant to the effective functioning of this Agreement to be supplied to the Parties by way of the Secretariat, in addition to the information required by Article VII (1) c). 11. At its first session, the Meeting of the Parties shall: a) adopt its rules of procedure by consensus; b) determine the financial arrangements, a scale of contributions and a budget by consensus; c) establish a Secretariat to perform the secretariat functions listed in Article X of this Agreement; d) establish the Advisory Committee provided for in Article IX of this Agreement; and e) adopt criteria to define emergency situations that require urgent conservation measures and determine the modalities for assigning responsibility for action to be taken. 12. At each of its ordinary sessions, the Meeting of the Parties shall: a) consider reports, advice and information from any of its subsidiary bodies; b) consider actual and potential changes in the conservation status of albatrosses and petrels, and the habitats important for their survival, as well as the factors that may affect them; c) review any difficulty encountered in the implementation of this Agreement; d) consider any matters relating to the financial arrangements for this Agreement and adopt a budget by consensus; e) deal with any matter relating to the Secretariat, and membership and funding of the Advisory Committee; f) adopt a report to be communicated to the Parties to this Agreement and to the Conference of the Parties of the Convention; and g) determine the time and venue of its next session. 13. At any of its sessions, the Meeting of the Parties may: a) amend the rules of procedure; b) make such recommendations as it deems necessary or appropriate; c) adopt measures to improve the effectiveness of this Agreement and, as the case may be, emergency measures as provided for in Article IX (7) of this Agreement; d) consider and decide upon proposals to amend this Agreement; e) amend Annex 1; f) amend the Action Plan in accordance with Article VI (4) of this Agreement; g) establish such subsidiary bodies as it deems necessary to assist in the implementation of this Agreement, in particular for coordination with bodies established under other relevant international treaties; h) vary any time limits set in this Agreement for the submission of documents or otherwise; and i) decide on any other matter relating to the implementation of this Agreement. 14. At every third session of the Meeting of the Parties, it shall review the effectiveness of the Secretariat in facilitating the achievement of the objectives of this Agreement. The previous session of the Meeting of the Parties shall agree the Terms of Reference for the review. 15. The Meeting of the Parties may adopt by consensus provisions for the relationship to this Agreement by any member economy of the Asia Pacific Economic Co- Co-operation forum whose vessels fish within the range of albatrosses and petrels. Those provisions, once adopted, shall enable the member economy to participate in the work of the Meeting of the Parties and its subsidiary bodies, including decision-making, and to comply with all obligations under this Agreement. For this purpose, references under those provisions to those participating in the Meeting of the Parties or its subsidiary bodies shall include such a member economy as well as Parties.