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The Partnership Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Members of the Organisation of the African, Caribbean and Pacific States, of the other part

ARTICLE 86

Joint institutions

1. The Parties hereby establish the following joint institutions at the level of the members of the OACPS and the EU Party: the OACPS-EU Council of Ministers, the OACPS-EU Ambassadorial Level Senior Officials Committee (OACPS-EU ALSOC) and the OACPS-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly. The Parties hereby also establish, as joint institutions for each of the Regional Protocols, a Council of Ministers, a Joint Committee and a Parliamentary Assembly.

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ARTICLE 90

OACPS-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly

1. Each Member of the three Regional Parliamentary Assemblies shall be member of the OACPS-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly. The OACPS-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly shall meet once every year, as further set out in its rules of procedure as referred to in paragraph 3. It shall be co-chaired by a member of the European Parliament and a member of parliament of the OACPS Members, nominated according to their respective procedures.

2. The functions of the OACPS-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly, as a consultative body, shall be as follows: (a) adopt resolutions and make recommendations with a view to achieving the objectives of this Agreement; and (b) promote democratic processes, foster cooperation between parliaments, and facilitate greater understanding between the peoples of the OACPS Members and those of the European Union.

3. The OACPS-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly shall adopt its rules of procedure at its first meeting, but no later than six months after the entry into force of this Agreement.