The Organisation. 1. The Contracting Parties hereby agree to establish, maintain and strengthen the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation “the Organisation”, which shall carry out its functions as set forth in this Convention in order to achieve the objective of this Convention. 2. The Organisation shall consist of: (a) a Commission; (b) a Scientific Committee; (c) a Compliance and Technical Committee; (d) an Eastern Sub-regional Management Committee; (e) a Western Sub-regional Management Committee; (f) a Finance and Administration Committee; (g) a Secretariat, and any other subsidiary bodies that the Commission may, from time to time, establish in accordance with Article 9 paragraph 1 to assist it in its work. 3 The Organisation shall have legal personality in accordance with international law and shall enjoy in its relations with other international organisations and in the territories of the Contracting Parties such legal capacity as may be necessary to perform its functions and achieve the objective of this Convention. The immunities and privileges which the Organisation and its officers shall enjoy in the territory of a Contracting Party shall be subject to an agreement between the Organisation and the Contracting Party including, in particular, an agreement between the Organisation and the Contracting Party hosting the Secretariat.
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The Organisation. 1. The Contracting Parties hereby agree to establish, maintain and strengthen the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation “the Organisation”, which shall carry out its functions as set forth in this Convention convention in order to achieve the objective of this Conventionconvention.
2. The Organisation shall consist of:
(a) a Commission;
(b) a Scientific Committee;
(c) a Compliance and Technical Committee;
(d) an Eastern Sub-regional Management Committee;
(e) a Western Sub-regional Management Committee;
(f) a Finance and Administration Committee;
(g) a Secretariat, and any other subsidiary bodies and sub-committees that the Commission may, from time to time, establish in accordance with Article 9 paragraph 1 9(1) to assist it in its work.
3. 3 The Organisation shall have legal personality in accordance with international law and shall enjoy in its relations with other international organisations and in the territories of the Contracting Parties such legal capacity as may be necessary to perform its functions and achieve the objective of this Convention. The immunities and privileges which the Organisation and its officers shall enjoy in the territory of a Contracting Party shall be subject to an agreement between the Organisation and the Contracting Party including, in particular, an agreement between the Organisation and the Contracting Party hosting the Secretariat.
4. The Secretariat of the Organisation shall be at…….or at such other place as may be decided by the Commission.
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