Art.3 |
Article 3 |
Art.3.1 |
1. The SPREP Meeting shall be open to the Membership of the Parties to this Agreement and, with the appropriate authorisation of the Party having responsibility for its international affairs, of each of the following: |
Art.3.1.1x |
American Samoa |
Art.3.1.2x |
French Polynesia |
Art.3.1.3x |
Guam |
Art.3.1.4x |
New Caledonia |
Art.3.1.5x |
Northern Mariana Islands |
Art.3.1.6x |
Palau |
Art.3.1.7x |
Tokelau |
Art.3.1.8x |
Wallis and Futuna. |
Art.3.2 |
2. The SPREP Meeting shall be held at such times as the SPREP Meeting may determine. A special SPREP Meeting may be held at any time as provided in the Rules of Procedure. |
Art.3.3 |
3. The SPREP Meeting shall be the plenary body and its functions shall be: |
Art.3.3.a |
(a) to provide a forum for Members to consult on matters of common concern with regard to the protection and improvement of the environment of the South Pacific region and, in particular, to further the purposes of SPREP; |
Art.3.3.b |
(b) to approve and review the Action Plan for SPREP and to determine the general policies of SPREP; |
Art.3.3.c |
(c) to adopt the report of the Director on the operation of SPREP; |
Art.3.3.d |
(d) to adopt the work programmes of SPREP and review progress in their implementation; |
Art.3.3.e |
(e) to adopt the Budget estimates of SPREP; |
Art.3.3.f |
(f) to make recommendations to Members; |
Art.3.3.g |
(g) to appoint the Director; |
Art.3.3.h |
(h) to give directions to the Director concerning the implementation of the Work Programme; |
Art.3.3.h.i |
(i) to approve rules and conditions for the appointment of the staff of the Secretariat; and |
Art.3.3 |
(j) to carry out such other functions as are specified in this Agreement or are necessary for the effective functioning of SPREP. |
Art.3.4 |
4. The SPREP Meeting may establish such committees and sub-committees and other subsidiary bodies as it considers necessary. |
Art.3.5 |
5. In addition to the functions referred to in paragraph (3) of this Article, the SPREP Meeting shall, through such mechanisms as it considers appropriate, consult and co-operate with the Meetings of Parties to: |
Art.3.5.a |
(a) the Convention on Conservation of Nature in the South Pacific adopted at Apia on 12 June 1976; |
Art.3.5.b |
(b) the Convention for the Protection of the Natural Resources and Environment of the South Pacific Region adopted at Noumea on 24 November 1986 and related Protocols; and |
Art.3.5.c |
(c) any other international or regional Agreement that may be concluded for the protection of the environment of the South Pacific region, |
Art.3.5.dx |
with a view to ensuring the achievement of the purpose of SPREP and of this Agreement and facilitating the achievement of the purposes of those Conventions. |
Art.6 |
Article 6 |
Art.6.1 |
1. The Director of SPREP shall be the head of the Secretariat. |
Art.6.2 |
2. The Director shall appoint staff to the Secretariat in accordance with such rules and conditions as the SPREP Meeting may determine. |
Art.6.3 |
3. The Director shall report annually to the South Pacific Conference and the South Pacific Forum on the activities of SPREP. |
Art.6.4 |
4. The Director shall be responsible to the SPREP Meeting for the administration and management of SPREP and such other functions as the SPREP Meeting may decide. |