Common use of Organisation of the Voluntary Agreement Clause in Contracts

Organisation of the Voluntary Agreement. Each Signatory to the Voluntary Agreement as well as the European Commission shall have the right to nominate one person to represent it at the Steering Committee. The Steering Committee shall elect, from amongst its members, a Chair. The Chair shall be responsible for convening the Steering Committee at least twice a year, in order inter alia to review progress and analyse and discuss reports presented by the Independent Inspector. The Chair shall, however, have no executive or representative function unless this is delegated to them by the Steering Committee. Meetings of the Steering Committee shall be open to • Any person representing a Signatory or potential signatory to this Agreement; • Any representatives of the European Commission or Member States, as well as Member States of the EEA or EFTA; and • Organisations that have a permanent seat on the Consultation Forum. The Steering Committee will seek to achieve agreement by consensus at all times. If consensus cannot be achieved, the Steering Committee may reach a decision in accordance with the voting procedures described in Section 8 of this Voluntary Agreement. The Steering Committee may decide to develop and adopt further rules of procedure where it deems it necessary and may decide to delegate powers where it deems it to be necessary to specific individuals or to sub-committees.

Organisation of the Voluntary Agreement. Each Signatory to the Voluntary Agreement as well as the European Commission shall have the right to nominate one person to represent it at the Steering Committee. The Steering Committee shall elect, from amongst its members, a Chair. The Chair shall be responsible for convening the Steering Committee at regular intervals (and at least twice a year, in order inter alia to review progress within every Reporting Period) and analyse and discuss reports presented by for running such meetings of the Independent InspectorSteering Committee. The Chair shall, however, have no executive or representative function unless this is delegated to them by the Steering Committee. Meetings of the Steering Committee shall be open to • Any  any person representing a Signatory or potential signatory to this Agreement; • Any agreement,  to any representatives of the European Commission or Member States, as well as Member States member states of the EEA or EFTA; , and • Organisations  organizations that have a permanent seat on the Consultation Forum. The Steering Committee will seek to achieve agreement by consensus at all times. If consensus cannot be achieved, the Steering Committee may reach a decision in accordance with the voting procedures described in Section 8 of this Voluntary Agreement. The Steering Committee may decide to develop and adopt further rules of procedure where it deems it necessary and may decide to delegate powers where it deems it to be necessary to specific individuals or to sub-committees.

Organisation of the Voluntary Agreement. Each Signatory to the Voluntary Agreement as well as the European Commission shall have the right to nominate one person to represent it at the Steering Committee. The Steering Committee shall elect, from amongst its members, a Chair. The Chair shall be responsible for convening the Steering Committee at regular intervals (and at least twice a year, in order inter alia to review progress within every Reporting Period) and analyse and discuss reports presented by for running such meetings of the Independent InspectorSteering Committee. The Chair shall, however, have no executive or representative function unless this is delegated to them by the Steering Committee. Meetings of the Steering Committee shall be open to • Any any person representing a Signatory or potential signatory to this Agreement; • Any agreement, to any representatives of the European Commission or Member States, as well as Member States member states of the EEA or EFTA; , and • Organisations organizations that have a permanent seat on the Consultation Forum. The Steering Committee will seek to achieve agreement by consensus at all times. If consensus cannot be achieved, the Steering Committee may reach a decision in accordance with the voting procedures described in Section 8 of this Voluntary Agreement. The Steering Committee may decide to develop and adopt further rules of procedure where it deems it necessary and may decide to delegate powers where it deems it to be necessary to specific individuals or to sub-committees.

Organisation of the Voluntary Agreement. Each Signatory to the Voluntary Agreement as well as the European Commission shall have the right to nominate one person to represent it at the Steering Committee. The Steering Committee shall elect, from amongst its members, a Chair. The Chair shall be responsible for convening the Steering Committee at regular intervals (and at least twice a year, in order inter alia to review progress within every Reporting Period) and analyse and discuss reports presented by for running such meetings of the Independent InspectorSteering Committee. The Chair shall, however, have no executive or representative function unless this is delegated to them by the Steering Committee. Meetings of the Steering Committee shall be open to • Any any person representing a Signatory or potential signatory to this Agreement; agreement, • Any to any representatives of the European Commission or Member States, as well as Member States member states of the EEA or EFTA; , and • Organisations organizations that have a permanent seat on the Consultation Forum. The Steering Committee will seek to achieve agreement by consensus at all times. If consensus cannot be achieved, the Steering Committee may reach a decision in accordance with the voting procedures described in Section 8 of this Voluntary Agreement. The Steering Committee may decide to develop and adopt further rules of procedure where it deems it necessary and may decide to delegate powers where it deems it to be necessary to specific individuals or to sub-committees.