(c) make recommendations regarding the implementation and operation of
this Agreement, including by endorsing best practice guidelines related
thereto;
(d) share information and best practices with third parties on reducing
intellectual property rights infringements, including techniques for
identifying and monitoring piracy and counterfeiting; and
(e) take other actions in the exercise of its functions.
4. All decisions of the Committee shall be taken by consensus, except as the
Committee may otherwise decide by consensus. The Committee shall be deemed to
have acted by consensus on a matter submitted for its consideration, if no Party present
at the meeting when the decision is taken formally objects to the proposed decision.
English shall be the working language of the Committee and the documents supporting
its work shall be in the English language.
5. The Committee shall adopt its rules and procedures within a reasonable period
after the entry into force of this Agreement, and shall invite those Signatories not Parties
to this Agreement to participate in the Committee’s deliberations on those rules and
procedures. The rules and procedures:
(a) shall address such matters as chairing and hosting meetings, and the
performance of organizational duties relevant to this Agreement and its
operation; and
(b) may also address such matters as granting observer status, and any other
matter the Committee decides necessary for its proper operation.
6. The Committee may amend the rules and procedures.
7. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 4, during the first five years
following the entry into force of this Agreement, the Committee’s decisions to adopt or
amend the rules and procedures shall be taken by consensus of the Parties and those
Signatories not Parties to this Agreement.
8. After the period specified in paragraph 7, the Committee may adopt or amend
the rules and procedures upon the consensus of the Parties to this Agreement.
9. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 8, the Committee may decide that
the adoption or amendment of a particular rule or procedure requires the consensus of
the Parties and those Signatories not Parties to this Agreement.
10. The Committee shall convene at least once every year unless the Committee
decides otherwise. The first meeting of the Committee shall be held within a reasonable
period after the entry into force of this Agreement.
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