Paragraph 9 Agendas for meetings

The chair of the Cooperation Council shall draw up a provisional agenda for each meeting of the Cooperation Council. It shall be sent by the secretaries of the Cooperation Council to the addressees referred to in Article 7(3) no later than 15 calendar days before the meeting.

The provisional agenda shall include the items proposed to the chair of the Cooperation Council for inclusion in the agenda no later than 21 calendar days before the meeting. Such items shall not be included in the provisional agenda unless the relevant supporting documents have been sent to the secretaries of the Cooperation Council before the date of dispatch of the agenda.

The agenda shall be adopted by the Cooperation Council at the start of each meeting. Any item other than those featuring on the provisional agenda may be added on the agenda if the Parties so agree.

The chair of the Cooperation Council may reduce, in consultation with the Parties, the periods of time provided for in paragraph 1 in order to take account of special circumstances.