Protocol 2 To Third Acp-Eec Convention On The Operating Expenditure Of The Joint Institutions
Source: Unofficial Text, http://www.acpsec.org/en/conventions/lome3e.htm, accessed February 15, 2006
THE CONTRACTING PARTIES,
HAVE AGREED upon the following provisions, which she be annexed to the Convention
Article 1
The Member States and the Community on the one hand and the ACP States on the other, shall be responsible for such expenditure as they shall incur by reason of their participation in the meetings of the Council of Ministers and its dependent bodies, both with regard to staff, travel and subsistence expenditure and to postal and telecommunications expenses.
Expenditure in connection with interpreting at meetings translation and reproduction of documents, and the practice arrangements for meetings (sue h as premises, equipment ant messengers) shall be borne by the Community or by one of the ACP States, according to whether the meetings take place in the territory of a Member State or in that of an ACP State.
Article 2
The Community and the ACP States shall be severally responsible for the travel and subsistence expenditure of their respective participants at the meetings of the Joint Assembly.
They shall likewise be responsible for the travel and subsistence expenditure of the personnel required for such meetings and for postal and telecommunications expenses.
Expenditure in connection v with interpreting at meetings translation and reproduction of documents, and the organization of meetings (such as premises, equipment, messengers), shall be borne by the Community or by the ACP States according to whether the meetings take place in the territory of a Member State or in that of an ACP State.
Article 3
The arbitrators appointed in accordance with Article 176 of the Convention shall be entitled to a refund of their travel and subsistence expenditure. The latter shall be determined by the Council of Ministers.
One half of travel and subsistence expenditure incurred by the arbitrators shall be borne by Community and the other half by the ACP States.
Expenditure relating to any Registry set up by the arbitrators, to preparatory inquiries into the disputes, and to the organization of hearings (such as premises, personnel and interpreting) shall be borne by the Community.
Expenditure relating to special inquiries shall be settled together with the other costs and the parties shall deposit advances as determined by an order of the arbitrators.
