Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes:Article 17 Meeting of parties

Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes

Article 17 Meeting of parties

Geldend

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1.

The first meeting of the Parties shall be convened no later than one year after the date of the entry into force of this Convention. Thereafter, ordinary meetings shall be held every three years, or at shorter intervals as laid down in the rules of procedure. The Parties shall hold an extraordinary meeting if they so decide in the course of an ordinary meeting or at the written request of any Party, provided that, within six months of it being communicated to all Parties, the said request is supported by at least one third of the Parties.

2.

At their meetings, the Parties shall keep under continuous review the implementation of this Convention, and, with this purpose in mind, shall:

a)

Review the policies for and methodological approaches to the protection and use of transboundary waters of the Parties with a view to further improving the protection and use of transboundary waters;

b)

Exchange information regarding experience gained in concluding and implementing bilateral and multilateral agreements or other arrangements regarding the protection and use of transboundary waters to which one or more of the Parties are party;

c)

Seek, where appropriate, the services of relevant ECE bodies as well as other competent international bodies and specific committees in all aspects pertinent to the achievement of the purposes of this Convention;

d)

At their first meeting, consider and by consensus adopt rules of procedure for their meetings;

e)

Consider and adopt proposals for amendments to this Convention;

f)

Consider and undertake any additional action that may be required for the achievement of the purposes of this Convention.

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