Article 11 Decisions and Recommendations

The Committee may, for the purpose of attaining the objectives of the Protocol, have the power to take decisions or recommendations in respect of all matters in the cases provided by the Protocol.

The Committee shall adopt decisions and recommendations by agreement between the Parties. Such acts shall be entitled ‘Decision’ or ‘Recommendation’ respectively.

In the period between meetings, the Committee may adopt decisions or recommendations by written procedure if both Parties agree. The written procedure shall consist of an exchange of notes between the Chairpersons of the Committee. The decisions or recommendations which are subject to the written procedure shall be circulated by the Secretariat of the Committee to its members at least two months before their date of the adoption. The Secretariat of the Committee shall establish that the written procedure has been completed and inform the members of the Committee thereof.

The Secretariat of the Committee shall give any decision or recommendation a serial number, the date of adoption and a description of their subject-matter and shall circulate them to the members of the Committee. Each decision shall provide for the date of its entry into force.

Decisions and recommendations adopted by the Committee shall be authenticated by two authentic copies signed by the Chairpersons of the Committee.