Common use of Specialised Committees Clause in Contracts

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 Parts. 2. The Trade Committee may decide to establish other working groups for a specific task or subject matter. 3. The Trade Committee shall determine the composition, remit and tasks of the working groups. 4. Unless otherwise agreed by the Parties, working groups 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 appropriate level, by representatives of the Union and Viet Nam. The meetings shall take place alternately in the Union or Viet Nam, or by any other appropriate means of communication as agreed between the Parties. The working groups shall agree on their meeting schedule and set their agenda by mutual consent. They may agree their own rules of procedure in the absence of which the rules of procedure of the Trade Committee shall apply mutatis mutandis. 5. Working groups shall inform the relevant specialised committees of their schedules and agenda sufficiently in advance of their meetings. They shall report on their activities at each regular meeting of the relevant specialised committees. The existence of a working group shall not prevent either Party from bringing any matter directly to the Trade Committee or the relevant specialised committees.