Common use of Decisions and recommendations Clause in Contracts

Decisions and recommendations. 1. As provided for by Article 362(6) of the Agreement, the Partnership Council shall take decisions and make recommendations by mutual agreement between the Parties and on completion of their respective internal procedures. 2. The Partnership Council may also take decisions or make recommendations by written procedure, if the representatives of the Parties so agree. For this purpose, the draft decision or draft recommendation shall be circulated in writing by the Chair of the Partnership Council to the representatives of the Parties in accordance with Article 7, with a time limit of 21 calendar days. The representatives of the Parties in the Partnership Council shall make known any reservations or amendments they wish to make within that time limit. The Chair may, in consultation with the Parties, shorten the time limit to take account of the requirements of a particular case. 3. The Partnership Council, within the meaning of Article 362(6) of the Agreement, may take decisions or make recommendations followed by a serial number, the date of their adoption and a description of their subject matter. Those decisions and recommendations shall be signed by the Chair and authenticated by the secretaries of the Partnership Council. Those decisions and recommendations shall be circulated in accordance with Article 7 of these Rules of Procedure. Each Party may decide on the publication of the decisions and recommendations of the Partnership Council in its respective official publication. 4. Each decision of the Partnership Council shall enter into force on the date of its adoption unless the decision or recommendation provides otherwise.