Article 11 Agendas for Meetings

A provisional agenda for each meeting shall be drawn up by the Secretary of the EPA Committee on the basis of proposals made by the Parties. It shall be forwarded by the Secretary of the EPA Committee to each Party's focal point no later than 15 days before the beginning of the meeting.

The provisional agenda shall include the items for which a request for inclusion on the agenda has been received by the Secretary no later than 21 days before the beginning of the meeting, although such items will not be included on the provisional agenda unless the relevant supporting documents have been received by the Secretary no later than the date of dispatch of that provisional agenda.

The agenda shall be adopted by the EPA Committee at the beginning of each meeting. Items other than those appearing on the provisional agenda may be placed on the agenda if the Parties so agree.

The Chair of the EPA Committee, in agreement with the Parties, may invite experts to attend the EPA Committee's meetings in order to provide information on specific subjects.

With the agreement of the Parties, the Secretary may shorten the time limits specified in paragraphs 1 and 2, in order to take account of the requirements of a particular case.