Rules of Origin Committee Sample Clauses

Rules of Origin Committee. 1. The Parties hereby establish the Committee on Rules of Origin. Each Party shall designate two members, as follows: a) in the case of Belize, one from the Customs and Excise Department and the other from the Ministry with responsibility for Foreign Trade; and b) in the case of Guatemala, from the Ministry of Economy, or its successor. 2. The Committee shall be responsible for dealing with all matters relating to the rules of origin established under this Agreement and for making the necessary recommendations to the Commission for its approval.
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Rules of Origin Committee. Membership of the ROC is comprised of five representatives from PICTA Parties. Members of the ROC can be from the public or private sector and include at least one representative from a FIC Least Developed Country or Small Island State. The Committee members: • are initially the representatives appointed by each of the first five Parties to ratify this Agreement that were willing to provide such a representative, and held their first meeting within 60 days of the entry into force of the PICTA; • thereafter they would be the representatives of the five Parties which have been decided by the consensus agreement of the Parties biannually; and • may serve more than one term. The manner in which the ROC is constituted after the first six months of the ROC being set up (and for each subsequent six month period) will be that the PIFS sends out a circular inviting expressions of interest from each FIC which is a Party to the PICTA, to be a member of the ROC. After receipt of the responses from FICs, the PIFS will send to all FICs the responses and ask for a consensus decision as to the final composition of the ROC for the next six-month period. This process shall be repeated every six months. The Committee may act with a quorum of three, and where appropriate employ the services of expert advisers. The Chairman of the ROC will be decided by consensus of the ROC members The PIFS will provide secretariat services to the Committee. In accordance with Article 5(3) of the PICTA, representatives of PICTA Parties to the ROC will consist of one representative who will decide on ROC issues. Other persons, acting as advisors to the each PICTA ROC representative may be allowed to sit and participate in the ROC discussions. The role of advisors is limited to the provision of advisory services to the PICTA representative and to the ROC itself. For the purposes of the ROC membership, PICTA Parties may submit nominations by name, title or name of agency or organisation. Costs for attending the ROC meetings are to be met by national governments if funding is not available from the Secretariat. Regular review of the ROO and their implementation to ensure uniform application of rules and make recommendations to Parties as provided under Articles 5.6a will be done on an ongoing basis. PICTA Parties may submit their views to the Secretariat of the ROC at anytime which will refer them for consideration by the ROC. The ROC will consider such views and make a recommendation to Forum Tra...
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Rules of Origin Committee. 1. The Parties establish a Committee on Rules of Origin (hereinafter the Committee), composed of representatives of each Party. 2. The functions of the Committee shall include: (a) monitor the implementation and administration of this Chapter; (b) report to the Commission on the implementation and administration of this Chapter, as appropriate; (c) to cooperate in the effective, uniform and consistent administration of this Chapter, and to encourage cooperation in this regard; (d) review and recommend to the Commission any modifications to Annex 3 (Specific Rules of Origin), including when amendments are made to the Harmonized System; (e) propose to the Parties, through the Commission, modifications to this Chapter. The proposed modifications shall be submitted at the request of one or both Parties, who shall submit the proposals with the corresponding technical support and studies; and (f) to deal with any other matter related to this Chapter. 3. Unless otherwise agreed by the Parties, the Committee shall meet at least once (1) a year, on the date and according to the agenda previously agreed by the Parties. The Parties shall determine those cases in which extraordinary meetings may be held. 4. The meetings may be held by any means agreed upon by the Parties. When they are face-to-face, they shall be held alternately in the territory of each Party, and it shall be the responsibility of the host Party to organize the meeting. 5. All decisions of the Committee shall be made by mutual agreement.
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