1. The Committee shall be composed of cabinet-level representatives of each of the Parties or their designates.
2. The Committee may establish its own practices and procedures.
3. The Committee shall meet:
(a) annually; and
(b) at any other time at the call of the Chairperson, at the request of two or more Parties or as may be agreed by the Committee.
4. Each Party shall act as Chairperson of the Committee for a period of one calendar year. At the first meeting of the Committee, the first Chairperson and the Chairperson for each of the following 12 years shall be determined by drawing lots.
5. All decisions and recommendations of the Committee shall be taken by consensus, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement.
6. The Committee shall prepare an annual report on the functioning of this Agreement, including the operation of Chapter Seventeen (Dispute Resolution Procedures).