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Art.5 |
Article V The Conference of the Parties |
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Art.5.1 |
1. The Conference of the Parties shall be the principal policy-making organ of the Institute. |
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Art.5.2 |
2. Each Party shall be a member of the Conference of the Parties. |
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Art.5.3 |
3. The Conference of the Parties shall meet at least once every year. |
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Art.5.4 |
4. The Conference of the Parties shall: |
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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; |
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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: |
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Art.5.4.b.i |
i) The processes or issues that are unique to the region and their significance on a global scale; |
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Art.5.4.b.ii |
ii) The research strengths within the region and how those strengths can be best utilized in order to contribute to the global effort to understand global change; and |
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Art.5.4.b.iii |
iii) The need to integrate research on global issues through cooperation among research institutes, among States and among the different parts of the Inter-American region, and with regional and international global change research programs. |
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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; |
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Art.5.4.d |
d) Elect the Members of the Executive Council and the members of the Scientific Advisory Committee, and the Director; |
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Art.5.4.e |
e) Consider and approve the Rules of Procedure of the Executive Council; |
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Art.5.4.f |
f) Decide on the venue for its annual ordinary and extraordinary meetings, which shall be rotated among the Parties; |
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Art.5.4.g |
g) Issue, through the Director, invitations to become Associates of the Institute, as provided in Article XI of this Agreement; |
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Art.5.4.h |
h) Authorize the Director to conclude with an accepting Associate an Agreement of Association; |
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Art.5.4.i |
i) Decide on the development and designation of Institute Research Centers and on their location, as provided in Article IX; |
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Art.5.4.j |
j) Make decisions regarding the location of the Directorate; |
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Art.5.4.k |
k) Establish ad hoc committees as necessary; |
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Art.5.4.l |
l) Approve amendments to this Agreement in accordance with Article XV, Section 3; and |
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Art.5.4.m |
m) Perform other functions as necessary to achieve the objectives of the Institute. |
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Art.15 |
Article XV Final Clauses |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Art.15.5 |
5. The General Secretariat of the Organization of American States shall be the Depository of this Agreement. |
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Art.15.6 |
6. This Agreement shall be registered by the Depository with the General Secretariat of the United Nations. |
