Joint Implementation Committee
Article 19
1. The Parties shall establish a Joint Implementation Committee (JIC) to facilitate monitoring and review of this Agreement. The JIC shall also facilitate dialogue and exchanges of information between the Parties. 2. Each Party shall nominate its representatives on the JIC which shall take its decisions by consensus. The JIC shall be co-chaired by two of its members, one from the Union and the other from Liberia. 3. The JIC shall consider any matter relating to effective implementation of this Agreement. In particular, the JIC shall: (a) meet at least twice a year on dates and at places agreed by the Parties; (b) prepare the agenda for its work and terms of reference for joint action; (c) establish its own rules of procedure; (d) establish a co-chair arrangement for presiding over its meetings; (e) ensure that its work is transparent and that information about its work and decisions is made available to the public; (f) if necessary, establish working groups or other subsidiary bodies for areas requiring specific expertise; (g) publish an annual report. Details of the content of this report are given in Annex IX. 4. The specific functions of the JIC are described in Annex X. 5. In the period between the initialling of this Agreement and its entry into force, a joint mechanism for dialogue and monitoring shall be set up to facilitate implementation of this Agreement.