Common use of Sponsors may be Clause in Contracts

Sponsors may be. (a) entities of OECD member countries or OECD non-member countries who are not designated by the governments of their respective countries to participate in a particular Implementing Agreement; and (b) non-intergovernmental international entities in which one or more entities of OECD member countries or OECD non-member countries participate. 3.3.1 Participation of Sponsors in Implementing Agreements requires prior approval by the CERT. 3.3.2 Prior to CERT approval of Sponsor participation in any Implementing Agreement, the Executive Committee shall: (a) have voted in favour of the applicant to join the Implementing Agreement and provide evidence of the same to the CERT; (b) provide the CERT with a copy of the terms and conditions of the applicant’s participation in the Implementing Agreement; and (c) provide the CERT with a letter from the applicant expressing the applicant’s desire to join the Implementing Agreement and specifying which Annexes it wishes to join; its acceptance of the terms and conditions of the Implementing Agreement; and the name of the entity that will sign the Implementing Agreement. 3.3.3 The terms and conditions for the admission, participation and withdrawal of Sponsors, including rights and obligations, in Implementing Agreements and their Annexes, if any, shall be established by the Executive Committee of each Implementing Agreement. 3.3.4 Notwithstanding Article 3.3.3, no Sponsor shall have greater rights or benefits than Contracting Parties from OECD non-member countries and no Sponsor shall be designated Chair or Vice-chair of an Implementing Agreement. 3.3.5 The CERT shall have the right to not approve participation of a Sponsor if the terms and conditions of such participation do not comply with this Framework, any Decisions of the CERT or the Governing Board and the Shared Goals of the IEA.

Sponsors may be. (a) entities of OECD member countries or OECD non-member countries who are not designated by the governments of their respective countries to participate in a particular Implementing Agreement; and (b) non-intergovernmental international entities in which one or more entities of OECD member countries or OECD non-member countries participate. 3.3.1 Participation of Sponsors in Implementing Agreements requires prior approval by the CERT. 3.3.2 Prior to CERT approval of Sponsor participation in any Implementing Agreement, the Executive Committee shall: (a) have voted in favour of the applicant to join the Implementing Agreement and provide evidence of the same to the CERT; (b) provide the CERT with a copy of the terms and conditions of the applicant’s participation in the Implementing Agreement; and (c) provide the CERT with a letter from the applicant expressing the applicant’s desire to join the Implementing Agreement and specifying which Annexes it wishes to join; its acceptance of the terms and conditions of the Implementing Agreement; and the name of the entity that will sign the Implementing Agreement. 3.3.3 The terms and conditions for the admission, participation and withdrawal of Sponsors, including rights and obligations, in Implementing Agreements and their Annexes, if any, shall be established by the Executive Committee of each Implementing Agreement. 3.3.4 Notwithstanding Article 3.3.3, no Sponsor shall have greater rights or benefits than Contracting Parties from OECD non-member countries and no Sponsor shall be designated Chair or Vice-chair of an Implementing Agreement. 3.3.5 The CERT shall have the right to not approve participation of a Sponsor if the terms and conditions of such participation do not comply with this Framework, any Decisions of the CERT or the Governing Board and the Shared Goals of the IEA.

Sponsors may be. (a) entities of OECD member countries or OECD non-member countries who are not designated by the governments of their respective countries to participate in a particular Implementing Agreement; and (b) non-intergovernmental international entities in which one or more entities of OECD member countries or OECD non-member countries participate. 3.3.1 Participation of Sponsors in Implementing Agreements requires prior approval by the CERT. 3.3.2 Prior to CERT approval of Sponsor participation in any Implementing Agreement, the Executive Committee shall: (a) have voted in favour of the applicant to join the Implementing Agreement and provide evidence of the same to the CERT; (b) provide the CERT with a copy of the terms and conditions of the applicant’s applicant‟s participation in the Implementing Agreement; and (c) provide the CERT with a letter from the applicant expressing the applicant’s applicant‟s desire to join the Implementing Agreement and specifying which Annexes it wishes to join; its acceptance of the terms and conditions of the Implementing Agreement; and the name of the entity that will sign the Implementing Agreement. 3.3.3 The terms and conditions for the admission, participation and withdrawal of Sponsors, including rights and obligations, in Implementing Agreements and their Annexes, if any, shall be established by the Executive Committee of each Implementing Agreement. 3.3.4 Notwithstanding Article 3.3.3, no Sponsor shall have greater rights or benefits than Contracting Parties from OECD non-member countries and no Sponsor shall be designated Chair or Vice-chair of an Implementing Agreement. 3.3.5 The CERT shall have the right to not approve participation of a Sponsor if the terms and conditions of such participation do not comply with this Framework, any Decisions of the CERT or the Governing Board and the Shared Goals of the IEA.