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The role of the Joint Committee shall be to promote cooperation as proposed by the Contracting Parties, and in particular:

to oversee and verify the functioning of the Agreement,

to study the development of trade and cooperation;

to seek appropriate methods of forestalling problems which might arise In areas covered by the Agreement,

to propose measures suitable for the development and diversification of trade and cooperation;

to exchange opinions and make suggestions on any issue of common Interest within the fields covered by this Agreement.

2. The Joint Committee shall meet at least once a year, in Brussels and

Macao alternately. Special meetings may be convened by mutual agreement, at the request of either Contracting Party.

3. The Joint Committee shall adopt its own rules of procedure and programme

of work. The agenda for meetings of the Joint Committee shall be determined by agreement between the Parties.

CHAPTER IV

FINAL PROVISIONS

Article 17

Without prejudice to the provisions of the Treaties establishing the European Communities, nelthar this Agreement nor any action taken under it shall in any way affect the powers of the member states of the Communities to undertake bilateral activities with Macao in the field of economic cooperation or where appropriate to conclude new economic cooperation agreemente with Macao.

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