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 under the auspices of the Trade Committee:
(a) the Committee on Trade in Goods;
(b) the Committee on CustomsSanitary and Phytosanitary Measures;
(c) the Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures and Animal WelfareCustoms;
(d) the Committee on Trade in Services, Digital Trade, Establishment, Establishment and Government Procurement, Intellectual Property Rights, including Geographical Indications;; and
(e) the Committee on Trade and Sustainable Development.
2. The composition, function remit, tasks and tasks functioning 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 Indonesia alternatively 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 their schedule and agenda sufficiently in advance 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.
76. 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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Sources: Free Trade Agreement