Paragraph 3 Convening a meeting

Meetings of the Joint Committee shall be convened by the chair at least once every two years. Either Party may request that a meeting be convened.

The date and place of each meeting shall be determined and agreed between the Parties.

Meetings may also be held by means of teleconferencing/videoconferencing.

The chair shall communicate the invitation to the other Party, the observers referred to in Article 2(2) and the experts referred to in Article 2(4) at least 15 working days before the meeting. The European Commission shall invite the representatives of the Member States of the Union referred to in Article 2(1).

The meetings shall not be public unless otherwise agreed. The Joint Committee's deliberations shall be confidential.