Paragraph 17 Sub-Committees and specialised Working Groups
In accordance with Article 8(2) of the Agreement, the Association Committee may decide to create Sub-Committees or specialised Working Groups other than provided for in the Agreement to assist it in the performance of its duties. The Association Committee may decide to abolish any such Sub-Committee or Working Group, define or amend their terms of reference. Unless otherwise decided, these sub-committees shall work under the authority of the Association Committee, to which they shall report after each of their meetings.
Unless otherwise provided for by the Agreement or agreed in the Association Council, the present rules of procedures shall be applied mutatis mutandis to any Sub-Committee or specialized Working Group, with the following adaptations:
each Party shall notify in writing to the other Parties the list of its participants in these bodies and their respective functions. The Secretariat of the Association Committee shall administer these lists.
all relevant correspondences, documents and communications between the contact points shall also be forwarded to the Secretariat of the Association Committee simultaneously.
unless otherwise provided for in the Agreement or agreed by the Parties, the Sub-Committees or Working Groups shall only have the power to make recommendations.