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Paragraphs in "Agreement Establishing The Inter-American Institute For Global Change Research" coded as SCIR

Label Provision
Pre.1 The Parties,
Pre.2 RECOGNIZING that the long-term chemical, biological, and physical processes and cycles of the Earth system are undergoing continuous alteration that is both natural in origin and human-induced, in what is known as global change;
Pre.4 AWARE that global change may affect the resources vital to the condition of human beings and other species;
Pre.7 CONVINCED that national and global efforts to address these issues must be supplemented by regional cooperation among States; and
Pre.9 HAVE AGREED as follows:
Art.1 Article I Establishment of the Institute
Art.2 Article II Objectives
Art.3 Article III Scientific Agenda
Art.4 Article IV Organs
Art.4.1x The organs of the Institute are:
Art.4.1x.a a) The Conference of the Parties;
Art.4.1x.b b) The Executive Council;
Art.4.1x.c c) The Scientific Advisory Committee; and
Art.4.1x.d d) The Directorate.
Art.5 Article V The Conference of the Parties
Art.5.1 1. The Conference of the Parties shall be the principal policy-making organ of the Institute.
Art.5.2 2. Each Party shall be a member of the Conference of the Parties.
Art.5.3 3. The Conference of the Parties shall meet at least once every year.
Art.5.4 4. The Conference of the Parties shall:
Art.5.4.a a) consider and adopt measures to establish, review and update the policies and procedures of the Institute, as well as to evaluate its work and the accomplishment of its objectives;
Art.5.4.b b) review periodically and approve, on the basis of recommendations of the Scientific Advisory Committee, the Scientific Agenda of the Institute and to consider and approve its long-range plans and annual program and budget, taking into account:
Art.5.4.b.i i) The processes or issues that are unique to the region and their significance on a global scale;
Art.5.4.c c) Consider and approve the financial policies, the annual budget and the financial records of the Institute submitted by the Director;
Art.5.4.d d) Elect the Members of the Executive Council and the members of the Scientific Advisory Committee, and the Director;
Art.5.4.e e) Consider and approve the Rules of Procedure of the Executive Council;
Art.5.4.f f) Decide on the venue for its annual ordinary and extraordinary meetings, which shall be rotated among the Parties;
Art.5.4.g g) Issue, through the Director, invitations to become Associates of the Institute, as provided in Article XI of this Agreement;
Art.5.4.h h) Authorize the Director to conclude with an accepting Associate an Agreement of Association;
Art.5.4.i i) Decide on the development and designation of Institute Research Centers and on their location, as provided in Article IX;
Art.5.4.j j) Make decisions regarding the location of the Directorate;
Art.5.4.k k) Establish ad hoc committees as necessary;
Art.5.4.l l) Approve amendments to this Agreement in accordance with Article XV, Section 3; and
Art.5.4.m m) Perform other functions as necessary to achieve the objectives of the Institute.
Art.6 Article VI The Executive Council
Art.6.1 1. The Executive Council shall be the executive organ of the Institute.
Art.6.2 2. The Executive Council shall be composed of up to nine members elected by the Conference of the Parties for two-year terms, taking into account the need for balanced geographic representation.
Art.6.3 3. The Executive Council shall meet at least twice a year and shall strive to hold its meetings in different locations among the Parties.
Art.6.4 4. The Executive Council shall:
Art.6.4.a a) Develop recommendations on the policies for the Institute, for submission to and approval by the Conference of the Parties;
Art.6.4.b b) Ensure that the Director implements the policies adopted by the Conference of the Parties;
Art.6.4.c c) Make recommendations to the Conference of the Parties regarding the long-range plans and annual program and budget;
Art.6.4.d d) Make recommendations to the Conference of the Parties regarding the financial policies of the Institute proposed by the Director;
Art.6.4.e e) Appoint an external auditor and review the annual external audit of the financial records submitted annually by the Director to the Conference of the Parties;
Art.6.4.f f) Make recommendations to the Conference of the Parties regarding amendments to the Rules of Procedure of the Executive Council;
Art.6.4.g g) Propose to the Conference of the Parties the designation of Institute Research Centers; and
Art.6.4.h h) Perform any other functions entrusted to it by the Conference of the Parties.
Art.7 Article VII The Scientific Advisory Committee
Art.7.1 1. The Scientific Advisory Committee shall be the principal scientific advisory organ of the Institute.
Art.7.3 3. The Scientific Advisory Committee shall meet as necessary and at least once a year.
Art.7.4 4. The Scientific Advisory Committee shall:
Art.7.4.b b) Direct the peer review system of the Institute, ensuring through its rules of procedure that individual Committee members do not participate in the evaluation of proposals which they have themselves submitted;
Art.7.4.c c) Adopt its own rules of procedure;
Art.7.4.f f) Perform any other functions entrusted to it by the Conference of the Parties.
Art.8 Article VIII The Directorate
Art.8.1 1. The Directorate shall be the primary administrative organ of the Institute.
Art.8.2 2. The Directorate shall be composed of a Director and staff.
Art.8.3 3. The Director shall be the highest executive officer of the Institute.
Art.8.4 4. The Director shall be elected by a two-thirds majority of the Conference of the Parties from nominations submitted by the Parties and for a three-year term with eligibility for a single additional term.
Art.8.5 5. The Director shall:
Art.8.5.a a) Prepare and submit to the Conference of the Parties, through the Executive Council, the proposed long-range plan, the proposed financial policies and the annual program and budget of the Institute, including annually adjusted allocations to the Directorate and to the Institute Research Centers;
Art.8.5.b b) Implement the financial policies and the annual program and budget approved by the Conference of the Parties, maintaining detailed records of all revenue and expenditure of the Institute, and committing authorized resources for the purposes of managing the Institute;
Art.8.5.c c) Be responsible for the day-to-day operations of the program of the Institute and the implementation of the policies approved by the Conference of the Parties in accordance with the direction provided by the Executive Council, and to cooperate with the Executive Council in those regards;
Art.8.5.d d) Act as Secretariat to the Conference of the Parties, to the Executive Council and to the Scientific Advisory Committee and, as such, participate ex officio in meetings of the organs of the Institute;
Art.8.5.e e) Promote and represent the Institute;
Art.8.5.f f) Forward to the Conference of the Parties offers to host Institute Research Centers based on proposals submitted in accordance with Article IX;
Art.8.5.g g) Issue invitations of Association (i.e., to Associates of the Institute) approved by the Conference of the Parties, and to conclude with each accepting Associate an Agreement of Association;
Art.8.5.h h) Submit annually audited financial records to the Conference of the Parties, through the Executive Council; and
Art.8.5.i i) Perform any other functions entrusted to it by the Conference of the Parties or the Executive Council.
Art.8.6 6. The Director shall not be a citizen or permanent resident of the Party hosting the Directorate.
Art.9 Article IX Institute Research Centers
Art.9.1 1. Institute Research Centers shall be developed and designated by the Conference of the Parties only based upon proposals submitted by Parties interested in hosting such Centers in their own territory.
Art.9.3 3. The Institute Research Centers shall, inter alia:
Art.9.3.c c) Strengthen capabilities and facilities of existing institutions;
Art.9.3.e e) Participate ex-officio, through their respective Directors, in the meetings of the Conference of the Parties, the Executive Council and the Scientific Advisory Committee; and
Art.9.3.f f) Perform any other functions provided in this Agreement for the Institute Research Centers or entrusted to them by the Conference of the Parties.
Art.9.4 4. When deciding on the development or designation of an Institute Research Center, the Conference of the Parties shall take into account:
Art.9.4.a a) The need to achieve broad coverage of all biogeographically defined subregions of the Inter-American region;
Art.9.4.d d) The availability of logistics support including, inter alia, mail, telecommunications and housing;
Art.9.4.h h) The ability to contribute resources to the overall Institute through, interalia, areas of specialty, expertise and location;
Art.9.4.i i) The conditions offered by the proposing Parties regarding the open and efficient transfer of institute-related funds, of easy entry to and exit from the State for personnel and equipment which are properly accredited as being associated with the work of the Institute; and
Art.10 Article X Affiliated Research Institutions
Art.11 Article XI Associates of the Institute
Art.11.1 1. The Conference of the Parties may invite States outside the region, regional or international intergovernmental organizations, and industries and other nongovermnental and private organizations interested in supporting the Scientific Agenda and programmatic activities of the Institute, to become Associates of the Institute.
Art.11.2 2. Associates may participate as observers in the meetings of the Conference of the Parties.
Art.11.3 3. Associates shall be entitled collectively to nominate one member of the Scientific Advisory committee, on the basis of a procedure to be agreed among them.
Art.11.4 4. Each Associate shall conclude with the Institute, through the Director, an Agreement of Association which shall specify the area or areas of the Scientific Agenda that will be supported by the Associate, and the modalities of such support.
Art.12 Article XII National Jurisdiction
Art.13 Article XIII Financial Provisions
Art.13.3 3. The Executive Council, with the assistance of the Director, will propose to the Conference of the Parties, for its approval, the establishment of an endowment fund which would generate income through an interest-bearing arrangement, as well as options to obtain resources through other means.
Art.14 Article XIV Privileges, Immunities and Other Provisions
Art.14.1 1. A Party in which the Directorate is located shall accord privileges and immunities to the Director and non-national staff of the Directorate, consistent with those privileges and immunities customarily accorded to international governmental organizations, and as appropriate to allow the Director and staff to carry out their functions.
Art.14.2 2. The Party in which the Directorate is located shall enter into an appropriate host agreement with the Institute to provide for these privileges and immunities, taking into account international law.
Art.14.3 3. Each Party shall facilitate, to the maximum extent possible in accordance with its national laws and regulations, the entry into and exit from its territory of personnel properly accredited as being associated with the work of the Institute, as well as materials, and equipment related to activities conducted under this Agreement.
Art.15 Article XV Final Clauses
Art.15.1 1. This Agreement shall be open for signature in Uruguay by independent States of the Inter-American region from the 13th of May, 1992 to the 12th of May, 1993. These States shall be known as Founding Parties. The Agreement shall then be open for accession with the Depository by other independent States of the Inter-American region.
Art.15.2 2. This Agreement shall enter into force sixty days after the date on which six independent States of the Inter-American region have notified the Depository, through diplomatic channels, that they have completed their corresponding domestic legal requirements.
Art.15.3 3. Amendments approved by a two-thirds vote in the Conference of the Parties, shall come into force sixty days after the date on which two-thirds of the Parties have notified the Depository, through diplomatic channels, that they have completed their corresponding domestic legal requirements.
Art.15.4 4. Any Party may withdraw from this Agreement by providing written notification through diplomatic channels to the Depository, six months in advance of the effective date of withdrawal, without prejudice to its compliance with the pending obligations to the ongoing projects.
Art.15.5 5. The General Secretariat of the Organization of American States shall be the Depository of this Agreement.
Art.15.6 6. This Agreement shall be registered by the Depository with the General Secretariat of the United Nations.
Conc.1 Done in Montevideo, Uruguay on the 13th day of May, 1992, in four equally authentic original texts in the English, French, Portuguese and Spanish languages.
Conc.2 Signatories and Ratifications