Joint Monitoring and Review Committee Sample Clauses

The Joint Monitoring and Review Committee clause establishes a formal body composed of representatives from both parties to oversee the implementation and ongoing performance of the agreement. This committee typically meets at regular intervals to review progress, address issues, and ensure compliance with contractual obligations, often providing a forum for discussing potential improvements or resolving disputes. Its core practical function is to facilitate communication and collaboration between the parties, ensuring that the agreement is effectively managed and that any problems are identified and addressed promptly.
Joint Monitoring and Review Committee. 1. The Parties shall establish within three months of the entry into force of this Agreement a Joint Monitoring and Review Committee (JMRC) to facilitate the management, monitoring and review of this Agreement, including the management of the independent audit. The JMRC shall also facilitate dialogue and exchanges of information between the Parties. 2. Each Party shall appoint its representatives on the JMRC, which shall take its decisions by consensus. The JMRC shall be co-chaired by two of its members, one designated by Guyana and the other designated by the Union. 3. The JMRC shall establish its own rules of procedure. 4. The JMRC shall meet at least twice a year on dates and at places agreed by the Parties. 5. The JMRC shall ensure that its work is transparent and that relevant information about its work and decisions is made available to the public. 6. The JMRC shall publish an annual report in accordance with the criteria set out in Annex IX. 7. The specific functions of the JMRC are described in Annex X.
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Joint Monitoring and Review Committee. 1. The Parties shall establish a JMRC to facilitate monitoring and review of this Agreement. The JMRC shall also facilitate dialogue and exchanges of information between the Parties. 2. Each Party shall nominate its representatives on the JMRC which shall take its decisions by consensus. 3. The JMRC shall consider any matter relating to effective implementation of this Agreement. In particular, the JMRC shall: (a) meet at least twice a year on dates and at places agreed by the Parties; (b) prepare the agenda for its work and terms of reference for joint action; (c) establish its own rules of procedure; (d) establish a co-chair arrangement for presiding over its meetings; (e) ensure that its work is transparent and that relevant information about its work and decisions is made available to the public; (f) if necessary, establish working groups or other subsidiary bodies for areas requiring specific expertise; (g) publish an annual report in accordance with the criteria set out in Annex XI: Joint Monitoring and Review Committee. 4. The specific functions of the JMRC are described in Annex XI. 5. In the period between the initialling of this Agreement and its coming into force, a joint mechanism for dialogue and monitoring shall be set up to facilitate implementation of this Agreement.
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Joint Monitoring and Review Committee. 1. The Parties shall establish a JMRC to facilitate monitoring and review of this Agreement. The JMRC shall also facilitate dialogue and exchanges of information between the Parties. 2. Each Party shall nominate its representatives on the JMRC which shall take its decisions by consensus. 3. The JMRC shall consider any matter relating to effective implementation of this Agreement. In particular, the JMRC shall: (a) meet at least twice a year on dates and at places agreed by the Parties; (b) prepare the agenda for its work and terms of reference for joint action; (c) establish its own rules of procedure; (d) establish a co‐chair arrangement for presiding over its meetings; (e) ensure that its work is transparent and that relevant information about its work and decisions is made available to the public; (f) if necessary, establish working groups or other subsidiary bodies for areas requiring specific expertise; (g) publish an annual report in accordance with the criteria set out in Annex XI: Joint Monitoring and Review Committee. 4. The specific functions of the JMRC are described in Annex XI: Joint Monitoring and Review Committee. 5. In the period between the initialling of this Agreement and its coming into force, a joint mechanism for dialogue and monitoring shall be set up to facilitate implementation of this Agreement. Reporting and public disclosure of information 1. The access of information to the public is essential to improve governance and therefore provision of relevant information to stakeholders shall be central for this Agreement. This information shall be made available to facilitate implementation and monitoring of systems, increase transparency, and thus improve stakeholder and consumer confidence as well as to ensure accountability of the Parties. Details of the information to be published are set out in Annex X: Public Access to information on the FLEGT Licensing Scheme. 2. Each Party shall consider the most appropriate mechanisms (media, documents, Internet, workshops, annual reports) by which to disseminate the information to the public. In particular, the Parties shall endeavour to provide the various stakeholders associated with the forestry sector with reliable, relevant and up‐to‐date information using the mechanisms described in Annex X: Public Access to information on the FLEGT Licensing Scheme.
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