Common use of The Assembly Clause in Contracts

The Assembly. 1. The Assembly shall be comprised of the Representatives of all Parties. 2. Each Party shall appoint one (1) Representative to the Assembly. The Assembly shall elect its President and Vice-President on the rotating basis for a period of one year term. 3. The Assembly shall have an annual meeting and, if necessary, special sessions. A special session shall be convened by the President at the request of a simple majority of the Parties. 4. The Assembly shall, at its first meeting, adopt the internal regulations of the Organization. 5. The Assembly shall, at its first meeting, elect and appoint the Executive Director of the Secretariat. 6. The Assembly shall: a) adopt and, if necessary, amend the internal regulations of the Organization; b) appoint the Executive Director of the Secretariat; c) approve the establishment of subsidiary bodies that are necessary for the achievement of the objectives of the Organization; d) approve the program and budget for the activities of the Organization; e) review reports submitted by the Executive Director and the subsidiary bodies of the Organization and provide guidance to them; f) promote and strengthen relationships with other relevant organizations while avoiding duplication of efforts; g) deliberate and adopt amendments to the Agreement proposed by any Party/Parties in accordance with Article 20 of this Agreement; h) approve applications for observer status; i) approve the membership of a non-Signatory Country; and j) exercise such other functions as necessary for the achievement of the objectives of the Organization. 7. The Assembly shall decide on the proposed amendments to the Agreement and approve the membership of new Parties by consensus. 8. The Assembly shall make every effort to reach decisions by consensus. If a decision cannot be reached by consensus for matters other than those mentioned in Paragraph 7, a flexible formula shall be determined by the Assembly to reach a decision.

The Assembly. 1. The Assembly shall be comprised of comprise the Representatives of all Parties. 2. Each Party shall appoint one (1) Representative to the Assembly. The Assembly shall elect its President and Vice-President on the rotating basis for a period of each session for one year term. 3. The Assembly shall have an annual meeting and, if necessary, meet annually and in such special sessionssessions as circumstances may require. A special session shall be convened by the President at the request of a simple majority of the Parties. 4. The Assembly shall, at its first meeting, adopt the internal regulations of the Organization. The internal regulations may, at any other point in time, be amended by the Assembly. 5. The Assembly shall, at its first meeting, elect and appoint the Executive Director of the Secretariat. 6. The Assembly shall: a) adopt and, if when necessary, amend the internal regulations of the Organization; b) appoint the Executive Director of the Secretariat; c) approve the establishment of subsidiary bodies that as are necessary for the achievement of the objectives of the Organization; d) approve the program and budget for the activities of the Organization; e) review reports submitted by the Executive Director and the subsidiary bodies of the Organization and provide guidance to them; f) promote and strengthen relationships with other relevant organizations while avoiding duplication of efforts; g) exercise such other functions as are necessary for the achievement of the objectives of the Organization; h) make an arrangement to approve the application of the observers status; and i) consider, deliberate and adopt amendments the amendment to the Agreement proposed by any Party/Parties in accordance with Article 20 of this Agreement; h) approve applications for observer status; i) approve the membership of a non-Signatory Country; and j) exercise such other functions as necessary for the achievement of the objectives of the Organization20. 7. The Assembly shall decide on the proposed amendments amendment to the Agreement and approve the membership approval of new Parties by consensus. 8. The Assembly shall make every effort to reach decisions by consensus. If a decision cannot be reached by consensus for matters other than those mentioned in Paragraph paragraph 7, a flexible formula shall be determined by the Assembly to reach a decision.