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    Having regard to the Rules of Procedure of the CARIFORUM-EU Trade and Development Committee, established by the Joint CARIFORUM-EU Council on 17 May 2010 by Decision No 1/2010, and in particular Article 11 thereof,
    Whereas it is appropriate to establish a Special Committee on Agriculture and Fisheries in order to attain the objectives of the agriculture and fisheries provisions of the Economic Partnership Agreement between the CARIFORUM States, of the one part, and the European Community and its Member States, of the other part (‘the Agreement’),
    HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

    Article 1

    1.   The CARIFORUM-EU Special Committee on Agriculture and Fisheries is hereby established to carry out the functions set out in Article 2.
    2.   The CARIFORUM-EU Special Committee on Agriculture and Fisheries shall also be a forum for the Parties to exchange experiences, information and best practices and to consult on all issues related to the objectives set out in Chapter 5 of Title I of Part II of the Agreement and relevant to trade between the Parties.

    Article 2

    The Special Committee on Agriculture and Fisheries shall:
    (a) generally keep under review all aspects of Chapter 5 — Agriculture and Fisheries — of Title I of Part II, of the Agreement;
    (b) generally keep under review all other aspects of the Agreement that relate to agriculture and fisheries, including the following areas of Title I of Part II — Trade in goods:
    (i) Chapter 1 — All matters relating to trade in agricultural and fisheries goods, including tariffs;
    (ii) Chapter 3 — Article 28 — Agricultural export subsidies;
    (iii) Chapter 6 — Technical barriers to trade, as it relates to agricultural and fisheries goods; and
    (iv) Chapter 7 — Sanitary and phytosanitary measures, as it relates to agricultural and fisheries goods;
    (c) generally keep under review all aspects of Title IV, Chapter 2 — Innovation and Intellectual Property, as it relates to agriculture and fisheries goods, including Article 145 — Geographical indications and Article 149 — Plant varieties;
    (d) engage in dialogue on matters relating to agriculture and fisheries, including in the following areas:
    (i) agriculture production, consumption and trade and on the respective market developments for agricultural and fisheries products;
    (ii) the promotion of investment in and knowledge transfer to CARIFORUM agricultural, food and fisheries sectors, including small-scale activities;
    (iii) agriculture, rural development and fisheries policies, laws and regulations;
    (iv) the policy and institutional changes needed to underpin the transformation of the agricultural and fisheries sectors as well as the formulation and implementation of regional policies on agriculture, food, rural development and fisheries in pursuit of regional integration;
    (v) new technologies, research and innovation as well as policies and measures related to quality; and
    (vi) trade policy developments concerning commodities and traditional agricultural products, including bananas, rum, rice and sugar;
    (e) assist the CARIFORUM-EU Trade and Development Committee with regard to the following functions:
    (i) to supervise and be responsible for the implementation and proper application of the provisions of the Agreement relating to agriculture and fisheries and to discuss and recommend priorities for cooperation in this regard;
    (ii) to oversee any future amendment of the provisions of the Agreement relating to agriculture and fisheries and evaluate the application thereof;
    (iii) to undertake action to avoid disputes and to resolve disputes that may arise regarding the interpretation or application of provisions of the Agreement relating to agriculture and fisheries, in accordance with the provisions of Part III thereof;
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