(a) The competence of the prospective couple and, if they are adults, their mutual consent.

(b) The competent authorities of both States Parties agree, subject to such conditions as those States Parties may deem appropriate.

Parties may implement such projects on a bilateral or multilateral basis with other interested Parties.

Marriage is contracted on the mutual desire of the prospective spouses.

Fifty four survey questionnaires were sent to non Annex I Parties, Parties included in Annex II to the Convention (Annex II Parties) and multilateral and bilateral agencies.

Information on bilateral financial contributions related to the implementation of the Convention was provided by 14 of 15 reporting Parties.

(b) The competent authorities of both States Parties agree, subject to such conditions as those States Parties may deem appropriate.

(b) The competent authorities of both States Parties agree, subject to such conditions as those States Parties may deem appropriate.

It does not require that both parties be located in Contracting States (Note, paragraph 28).

quot 3. The present Treaty may be terminated by either Party upon a minimum of ninety days written notification.Applicable to bilateral agreements.

The other sector which received significant attention in the bilateral policies and programmes of most Parties was the forestry sector. 13 Parties (AUT, BEL, FIN, FRA, DEU, ISL, IRL, NLD, NZL, SWE, CHE, GBR, USA) described bilateral initiatives in this area.

A Reasons for concluding BITs, and

According to some experts, among the advantages of a bilateral framework were that bilateral investment treaties could be tailored to the specific circumstances of the two parties and are relatively easy to conclude.

Up to 20 percent of the financial obligations of contributing parties can be delivered by them bilaterally in the form of eligible projects and activities.

Only one Party (AUT) identified new and additional bilateral financial contributions.

A. Reasons for concluding bilateral investment treaties

Bilateral policies and programmes in other sectors related to the implementation of the Convention were reported on in much less detail.

(b) quot Parties quot means Parties to the Convention

(b) quot Parties quot means Parties to the Convention

The developed country Parties and other developed Parties in Annex II to theConvention may also provide and developing country Parties avail themselves of, financial resources for the implementation of Article 12 herein, through bilateral, regional and other multilateral channels.

COP Conference of the Parties

2. quot Parties quot means Parties to the Convention

However, those Parties still maintained differing positions with regard to decisions relating to the financial mechanism some preferred consensus, while others suggested a double majority of Parties, including those included in Annex II to the Convention (Annex II Parties) yet others had suggested a four fifths majority of all Parties.

It had signed some 20 bilateral investment treaties and was party to an increasing number of regional agreements dealing with investment.

Participants had discussed five basic issues reasons for concluding BITs issues addressed by BITs experience with the application of BITs the role of BITs in the development of national law and standards of international law and the development dimension.

It focused on five sets of issues, i.e. reasons for concluding bilateral investment treaties issues addressed by bilateral investment treaties experience with the application of bilateral investment treaties the role of bilateral investment treaties in the development of national law and standards of international law and the development dimensions.

By their very nature, BITs constitute quot lex specialis quot , applicable only between the contracting parties and not to third parties.

A. Main reasons for concluding bilateral investment treaties

Many Parties recognized the co benefits and emphasized the need for integrated approaches.

However, it declared that that provision would not preclude it from concluding bilateral treaties on extradition with individual States parties.

Parties may also wish to consider ways of increasing the effectiveness of participation of observer organizations in the process, such as convening an informal forum that brings together representatives of observer organizations and representatives of Parties.

Bilateral and multilateral agreements applicable to China

Through its bilateral and multilateral partners, it has continued to facilitate the provision of financial and technical support to Parties for implementation of the Convention.

The COP and COP MOP rely on their Parties to extend hospitality to the sessions of the COP and COP MOP.

Submissions were received from 12 Parties, including one on behalf of 26 Parties.

2. To develop the legal framework for bilateral relations by concluding new agreements and conventions in specific areas of mutual interest.

In this regard, the CRIC and the COP may wish to stress the importance for affected country Parties as well as for the bilateral and multilateral partners to exploit fully the information contained in these reports.

(a) the use prior in time is beneficial to both Contracting Parties and reasonable under the circumstances and

Provision by Annex II Parties of data tables requested on multilateral and bilateral financial contributions

The COP was held in conjunction with the first session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (COP MOP).

(a) The cadi shall confirm the competence of the two contracting parties and the validity of the marriage prior to the contract

A. Conference of the Parties Meeting of the Parties Note to reader This section should be read together with paragraphs 177 177.2 in the section

7.3 quot Party quot means Party to this Protocol.

quot Parties quot means the Parties to the present Protocol.

For the purpose of rules 26 and 27, Parties to the Convention that are not Parties to the Kyoto Protocol may exercise the same rights as all other observers.