Specialised Committees Sample Clauses

Specialised Committees. 1. The following specialised committees are hereby established under the auspices of the Trade Committee: (a) the Committee on Trade in Goods in accordance with Article 2.16 (Committee on Trade in Goods); (b) the Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures in accordance with Article 5.10 (Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures); (c) the Customs Committee in accordance with Article 6.16 (Customs Committee). In matters exclusively covered by the Customs Agreement, the Customs Committee acts as the Joint Customs Cooperation Committee established under that Agreement; (d) the Committee on Trade in Services, Establishment and Electronic Commerce in accordance with Article 7.3 (Committee on Trade in Services, Establishment and Electronic Commerce); (e) the Committee on Trade and Sustainable Development in accordance with Article 13.12 (Institutional Mechanism); and (f) the Committee on Outward Processing Zones on the Korean Peninsula in accordance with Annex IV of the Protocol concerning the Definition of "Originating Products" and Methods of Administrative Cooperation. The remit and tasks of the specialised committees established are defined in the relevant chapters and protocols of this Agreement. 2. The Trade Committee may decide to establish other specialised committees in order to assist it in the performance of its tasks. The Trade Committee shall determine the composition, duties and functioning of the specialised committees established pursuant to this Article. 3. Unless otherwise provided for in this Agreement, the specialised committees shall normally meet, once a year, at an appropriate level, alternately in Brussels or Seoul, or at the request of either Party or of the Trade Committee and shall be co-chaired by representatives of Korea and the European Union. The specialised committees shall agree on their meeting schedule and set their agenda. 4. The specialised committees shall inform the Trade Committee of their schedule and agenda sufficiently in advance of their meetings. They shall report to the Trade Committee on their activities at each regular meeting of the Trade Committee. The creation or existence of a specialised committee shall not prevent either Party from bringing any matter directly to the Trade Committee. 5. The Trade Committee may decide to change or undertake the task assigned to a specialised committee or dissolve any specialised committee.
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Specialised Committees. 1. The following specialised committees are hereby established under the auspices of the Trade Committee: (a) the Committee on Trade in Goods; (b) the Committee on Customs; (c) the Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures; (d) the Committee on Investment, Trade in Services, Electronic Commerce and Government Procurement; and (e) the Committee on Trade and Sustainable Development. 2. The composition, remit and tasks of the specialised committees referred to in paragraph 1 are defined in the relevant chapters and protocols of this Agreement and can be modified, if necessary, by decision of the Trade Committee. 3. Unless otherwise provided for in this Agreement or agreed by the Parties, the specialised committees shall meet once a year. They shall also meet at the request of either Party or of the Trade Committee. They shall be co-chaired, at an appropriate level, by representatives of the Union and Viet Nam. The meetings shall take place alternately in the Union and Viet Nam, or by any other appropriate means of communication as agreed between the Parties. The specialised committees shall agree on their meeting schedule and set their agenda by mutual consent. Each specialised committee may decide its own rules of procedure in the absence of which the rules of procedure of the Trade Committee shall apply mutatis mutandis. 4. The specialised committees may submit proposals for decisions to be adopted by the Trade Committee or take decisions when this Agreement so provides. 5. At the request of a Party, or upon a reference from the relevant specialised committee, or when preparing a discussion in the Trade Committee, the Committee on Trade in Goods may address matters arising in the areas of customs and sanitary and phytosanitary measures if this could facilitate the resolution of a matter that cannot otherwise be resolved by the relevant specialised committee. 6. The specialised committees shall inform the Trade Committee of their schedules and agenda sufficiently in advance of their meetings and shall report to the Trade Committee on results and conclusions of their meetings. The existence of a specialised committee shall not prevent either Party from bringing any matter directly to the Trade Committee. 1. The following working groups are hereby established under the auspices of the Committee on Trade in Goods: (a) the Working Group on Intellectual Property Rights, including Geographical Indications; and (b) the Working Group on Motor Vehicles and Par...
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Specialised Committees. 1. The following specialised committees are hereby established under the auspices of the Trade Committee: (a) the Committee on Trade in Goods; (b) the Committee on Customs; (c) the Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures and Animal Welfare; (d) the Committee on Trade in Services, Digital Trade, Establishment, Government Procurement, Intellectual Property Rights, including Geographical Indications; (e) the Committee on Trade and Sustainable Development. 2. The composition, function and tasks of the specialised committees shall be as defined in the relevant Chapters [and Protocols] of this Agreement or by the Trade Committee pursuant to subparagraph 2(a) and (b) of Article X.2 (Functions of the Trade Committee). 3. Unless otherwise provided [in this Agreement] or by the representatives of the Parties, the specialised committees shall meet once a year, or without undue delay at the request of either Party or of the Trade Committee. They shall be co-chaired, at an appropriate level, by representatives of the Parties. The meetings shall take place in the European Union or in Australia alternately or by any other appropriate means of communication, as agreed by the Parties. The specialised committees shall agree on their meeting schedule and set their agenda. Each specialised committee may decide its own rules of procedures, in the absence of which the rules of procedure of the Trade Committee shall apply mutatis mutandis. 4. The specialised committees may make recommendations or submit proposals for decisions to be adopted by the Trade Committee. 5. The specialised committees shall inform the Trade Committee of the schedule and agenda of their meetings sufficiently in advance and shall report to the Trade Committee on the results and conclusions from each of their meetings. 6. The creation or existence of a specialised committee shall not prevent a Party from bringing any matter directly to the Trade Committee. 7. Each Party shall ensure that when a specialised committee meets, all the competent authorities for each issue on the agenda are represented, as each Party deems appropriate, and that each issue can be discussed at the adequate level of expertise.
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Specialised Committees. 1. The following specialised committees are hereby established, or in the case of the Joint Customs Cooperation Committee referred to in subparagraph (c), is granted authority to act under the auspices of the CETA Joint Committee: (a) the Committee on Trade in Goods, which addresses matters concerning trade in goods, tariffs, technical barriers to trade, the Protocol on the mutual acceptance of the results of conformity assessment and intellectual property rights related to goods. At the request of a Party, or upon a reference from the relevant specialised committee, or when preparing a discussion in the CETA Joint Committee, the Committee on Trade in Goods may also address matters arising in the area of rules of origin, origin procedures, customs and trade facilitation and border measures, sanitary and phytosanitary measures, government procurement, or regulatory cooperation, if this facilitates the resolution of a matter that cannot otherwise be resolved by the relevant specialised committee. The Committee on Agriculture, the Committee on Wines and Spirits, and the Joint Sectoral Group on Pharmaceuticals shall also be established under and report to the Committee on Trade in Goods; (b) the Committee on Services and Investment, which addresses matters concerning cross‑border trade in services, investment, temporary entry, electronic commerce, and intellectual property rights related to services. At the request of a Party, or upon a reference from the relevant specialised committee, or when preparing a discussion in the CETA Joint Committee, the Committee on Services and Investment may also address matters arising in the area of financial services or government procurement if this facilitates the resolution of a matter that cannot otherwise be resolved by the relevant specialised committee. A Joint Committee on Mutual Recognition of Professional Qualifications shall be established under and report to the Committee on Services and Investment; (c) the Joint Customs Cooperation Committee (JCCC), established under the 1998 Agreement between the European Community and Canada on Customs Cooperation and Mutual Assistance in Customs Matters, done at Ottawa on 4 December 1997, which addresses matters under this Agreement concerning rules of origin, origin procedures, customs and trade facilitation, border measures and temporary suspension of preferential tariff treatment; (d) the Joint Management Committee for Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures, which addresses ma...
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Specialised Committees. 1. The following specialised committees are hereby established under the auspices of the Trade Committee: (a) the Committee on Trade in Goods; (b) the Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (the "SPS Committee"); (c) the Committee on Customs; and (d) the Committee on Trade in Services, Investment and Government Procurement. 2. The composition, remit, tasks and, as the case may be, functioning of the specialised committees shall be as defined in the relevant provisions of this Agreement or by the Trade Committee. 3. Unless otherwise provided for in this Agreement, the specialised committees shall normally meet every two years, at an appropriate level, alternately in the Union or Singapore, or without undue delay at the request of either Party or of the Trade Committee. They shall be co-chaired by representatives of Singapore and the Union. The specialised committees shall agree on their meeting schedule and set their agenda. 4. The specialised committees shall inform the Trade Committee of their schedule and agenda sufficiently in advance of their meetings. They shall report to the Trade Committee on their activities at each regular meeting of the Trade Committee. The creation or existence of a specialised committee shall not prevent either Party from bringing any matter directly to the Trade Committee.
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Related to Specialised Committees

  • Advisory Committees The Board may appoint Advisory Committees to review design review applications, or provide input on other issues of concern to the Board or the Commission. These Advisory Committees include, but are not necessarily limited to, the following: 1. Cameron Park Design Review Committee 2. El Dorado Hills Design Review Committee 3. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Pines Design Review Committee 4. The County’s Economic Development Advisory Committee (“EDAC”)

  • Board Committees The Director hereby agrees to sit in the relevant committees of the Board and to perform all of the duties, services and responsibilities necessary thereunder.

  • Committees The Parties agree on establishing Committees in the following matters: (a) Trade in Goods; (b) Trade in Services; (c) Investment; (d) Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures; (e) Technical Barriers to Trade; (f) Trade Facilitation; (g) Rules of Origin; and (h) Cooperation, including Intellectual Property. 2. The Free Trade Commission may create additional Committees, if needed. The Committees on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures, Technical Barriers to Trade and Rules of Origin shall coordinate their tasks with those of the Committee on Trade in Goods.

  • Safety Committees Joint employee-elected and Employer appointed safety committees shall be formed in accord with WISHA requirements and following University of Washington policy. The Union is entitled to representation on the University-wide or specific organizational or divisional committees where bargaining unit employees are working. Any department or unit committee also dealing with health and safety issues in work areas shall appropriately involve bargaining unit employees. Participation in safety and health committees, including meeting time, health and safety research, work on committee assignments, seminars, and classes will be considered time worked for all employees in accordance with University policy. Release time must be arranged with supervisors in advance. When the committee makes a recommendation that requires action or approval beyond its scope of authority, the Employer will communicate its disposition of the formal written recommendation within thirty (30) days.

  • Standing Committees (a) The Board may appoint an Executive Committee, an Audit Committee and a Compensation Committee, consisting of such number of members as the Board may designate, consistent with the Articles, these Bylaws and the laws of the State of Nevada. (b) The Executive Committee shall have and may exercise, when the Board is not in session, all of the powers of the Board in the management of the business and affairs of the Corporation, but the Executive Committee shall not have the power to fill vacancies on the Board, to change the membership of or to fill vacancies in the Executive Committee or any other Committee of the Board, to adopt, amend or repeal these Bylaws or to declare dividends or other distributions. (c) The Audit Committee shall select and engage, on behalf of the Corporation and subject to the consent of the stockholders, and fix the compensation of, a firm of certified public accountants. It shall be the duty of the firm of certified public accountants, which firm shall report to the Audit Committee, to audit the books and accounts of the Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries. The Audit Committee shall confer with the auditors to determine, and from time to time shall report to the Board upon, the scope of the auditing of the books and accounts of the Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries. If required by Nevada or federal laws, rules or regulations, or by the rules or regulations of any exchange on which the Corporation's shares shall be listed, the Board shall approve a charter for the Audit Committee and the Audit Committee shall comply with such charter in the performance of its duties. (d) The Compensation Committee shall establish a general compensation policy for the Corporation's directors and elected officers and shall have responsibility for approving the compensation of the Corporation's directors, elected officers and any other senior officers determined by the Compensation Committee. The Compensation Committee shall have all of the powers of administration granted to the Compensation Committee under the Corporation's non-qualified employee benefit plans, including any stock incentive plans, long-term incentive plans, bonus plans, retirement plans, deferred compensation plans, stock purchase plans and medical, dental and insurance plans. In connection therewith, the Compensation Committee shall determine, subject to the provisions of such plans, the directors, officers and employees of the Corporation eligible to participate in any of the plans, the extent of such participation and the terms and conditions under which benefits may be vested, received or exercised. The Compensation Committee may delegate any or all of its powers of administration under any or all of the Corporation's non-qualified employee benefit plans to any committee or entity appointed by the Compensation Committee. If required by any Nevada or federal laws, rules or regulations, or by the rules or regulations of any exchange on which the Corporation's shares shall be listed, the Board shall approve a charter for the Compensation Committee and the Compensation Committee shall comply with such charter in the performance of its duties.