Meetings of the Parties Sample Clauses

Meetings of the Parties. 1. The Parties shall meet no later than one year after the entry into force of this Agreement, as convened by the depositary, and from then on as decided by the Parties. At these meetings, the Parties shall review issues related to the implementation of this Agreement, adopt Appendices to this Agreement or modifications to the Appendices as provided in Article 20 of this Agreement, as appropriate, and consider any other issues as decided by the Parties. Parties may elect to convene such meetings in conjunction with meetings of the Arctic Council. 2. On a regular basis the Parties through their competent national authorities shall discuss and review operational issues related to the implementation of this Agreement, in cooperation, as appropriate, with relevant bodies including but not limited to the Arctic Council. Operational issues include, but are not limited to, cooperation and exchange of available information.

Meetings of the Parties. The Parties shall meet on a regular basis in order to consider and resolve issues regarding practical cooperation. At these meetings they should consider issues including but not limited to: (a) reciprocal visits by search and rescue experts; (b) conducting joint search and rescue exercises and training; (c) possible participation of search and rescue experts as observers at national search and rescue exercises of any other Party; (d) preparation of proposals for the development of cooperation under this Agreement; (e) planning, development, and use of communication systems; (f) mechanisms to review and, where necessary, improve the application of international guidelines to issues concerning search and rescue in the Arctic; and (g) review of relevant guidance on Arctic meteorological services.

Meetings of the Parties. 3. Pursuant to Article VIII.2 of the Agreement, the ordinary Meeting of the Parties shall be held at least once per calendar year, preferably on the occasion of a meeting of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC). 4. The announcement of an ordinary meeting, along with its provisional agenda, shall be communicated by the Director to all the Parties, as well as to observers to that meeting normally at least ninety (90) days in advance of the date fixed for the meeting. “Observers” shall include, as appropriate, non-Parties whose participation may promote implementation of the Agreement, intergovernmental organizations whose work is relevant to the implementation of this Agreement and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) with recognized experience in matters pertaining to the Agreement, in accordance with Article XVII, paragraph 2, and Annex X of the Agreement. This announcement shall also be posted on the IATTC website as soon as possible.

Meetings of the Parties. The College and Association shall each appoint up to three (3) representatives to a committee empowered to meet and discuss general matters arising from the operations of this contract. Meetings of the committee may be initiated by either party through written request to the other. The committee shall have no authority to discuss any matter that has been formally submitted as a grievance or in negotiations.

Meetings of the Parties. 3. Pursuant to Article VIII.2 of the Agreement, the ordinary Meeting of the Parties shall be held at least once per calendar year, preferably on the occasion of a meeting of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC). 4. The announcement of an ordinary meeting shall be communicated by the Director to all the Parties, as well as, with the status of observers to that meeting, to the non-Parties whose participation may promote implementation of the Agreement as well as to the intergovernmental organizations whose work is relevant to the implementation of this Agreement and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) with recognized experience in matters pertaining to the Agreement, pursuant to Article XVII, paragraph 2, and Annex X of the Agreement, normally at least ninety (90) days in advance of the date fixed for the meeting. This announcement shall also be posted on the IATTC website as soon as possible. 5. Pursuant to Article VIII, paragraph 3 of the Agreement, an extraordinary meeting may be convened at any time. The date and place of an extraordinary meeting shall be those that the Parties determine. 6. The announcement of an extraordinary meeting shall be communicated by the Director to all the Parties, as well as, with the status of observers to that meeting, to the non-Parties whose participation may promote implementation of the Agreement as well as to the intergovernmental organizations whose work is relevant to the implementation of this Agreement and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) with recognized experience in matters pertaining to the Agreement, pursuant to Article XVII, paragraph 2, and Annex X of the Agreement, normally at least forty-five (45) days in advance of the date fixed 1 This text is the formatted version of the proposal made by the Chair of the Meeting of the Parties, which was sub- mitted at its 44th meeting, subsequently revised and posted as document AIDCP-44-01 INF-A REV. for the meeting. This announcement shall also be posted on the IATTC website as soon as possible. 7. The Director, in consultation with the Chair of the AIDCP Meeting of the Parties, shall draw up an agenda for ordinary or extraordinary meetings, and shall circulate it to the Parties together with a com- munication of the announcement of the Meeting of the Parties and subsidiary bodies. The agenda should normally be circulated at least sixty (60) days in advance of the date fixed for the ordinary meeting and thirty (30) days in advance of the date fix...

Meetings of the Parties. The Parties shall meet on a regular basis in order to consider and resolve issues regarding practical cooperation. At these meetings they should consider issues including but not limited to: reciprocal visits by search and rescue experts; conducting joint search and rescue exercises and training; possible participation of search and rescue experts as observers at national search and rescue exercises of any other Party; preparation of proposals for the development of cooperation under this Agreement; planning, development, and use of communication systems; mechanisms to review and, where necessary, improve the application of international guidelines to issues concerning search and rescue in the Arctic; and review of relevant guidance on Arctic meteorological services.

Meetings of the Parties. 1. To the greatest extent possible, the implementation and operation of this Agreement shall be facilitated by electronic means, including through the distribution of circulars by the Administrator and the taking of decisions by electronic means in accordance with Article 23. 2. The Administrator shall convene a meeting of the Parties: (a) at the written request of any two or more Parties; or (b) at any time the Administrator deems necessary for the implementation and operation of this Agreement, with the written support of any two or more Parties. 3. Meetings of the Parties shall discuss and take decisions on any matters arising in relation to the implementation and operation of this Agreement, including but not limited to: (a) ways to improve or increase the effectiveness of cooperation under this Agreement; (b) proposed amendments to the text or the Annexes of this Agreement; (c) the development and adoption of standard procedures for the implementation of this Agreement; and (d) accession by a State or Territory which is not a Party to the Niue Treaty. 4. Meetings of the Parties shall be held at such time and place as the Parties may agree, but not more than 90 days after the Administrator receives the written support or request of the second Party under paragraph 2 of this Article. 5. Meetings of the Parties shall be conducted in accordance with the relevant paragraphs of the Rules of Procedure for the Forum Fisheries Committee adopted under the South Pacific Forum Fisheries Agency Convention 1979, as amended from time to time, unless the Parties adopt their own Rules of Procedure by consensus.

Meetings of the Parties. The relevant Bank’s and the HFSF’s officers shall meet periodically and work collaboratively as part of the monitoring process of the Bank’s Restructuring Plan in accordance with Clause 2.3 of this Agreement.

Meetings of the Parties. A meeting of all Finance Parties shall be convened once a year upon reasonable advance notice. Provided that any Finance Party may additionally notify the other Finance Parties in writing that it wishes to convene a meeting in addition to the annual meeting, upon reasonable advance notice. Each of the Finance Parties shall bear its own cost, fees and expenses relating to such meetings including its attendance at such meeting.

Meetings of the Parties. 1. There shall be periodic meetings of the Parties to this Agreement. The Government of the United Kingdom shall call the first meeting of the Parties to the Agreement not later than three years after the date of entry into force of the Agreement. The Parties to the Agreement shall adopt rules of procedure for their meetings and financial rules, including the provisions on the budget and the scale of contributions for the next financial period. Such rules shall be adopted by a two- thirds majority of the Parties present and voting. Decisions taken under the financial rules shall require a three-quarters majority of the Parties present and voting. 2. At their meetings the Parties may establish such scientific and other working groups as they see fit. 3. Any Range States or Regional Economic Integration Organisation not a Party to this Agreement, the Secretariat of the Convention, the Council of Europe in its capacity as the Secretariat of the Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats and similar intergovernmental organisations may be represented by observers at meetings of the Parties. Any agency or body technically qualified in the conservation and management of bats may be represented by observers at meetings of the Parties unless at least one-third of the Parties present object. Only Parties may vote at meetings of the Parties. 4. Except as provided for in paragraph 5 below, each Party to this Agreement shall have one vote. 5. 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 and present at the time of the vote. A Regional Economic Integration Organisation shall not exercise its right to vote if its Member States exercise theirs, and vice versa.