Energy Charter Treaty

92 Article 34: Energy Charter Conference [UNDERSTANDING With respect to Article 34 (a) The provisional Secretary General should make immediate contact with other international bodies in order to discover the terms on which they might be willing to undertake tasks arising from the Treaty and the Charter. The provisional Secretary General might report back to the provisional Charter Conference at the meeting which Article 45(4) requires to be convened not later than 180 days after the opening date for signature of the Treaty. (b) TheCharter Conference shouldadopt theannual budget before thebeginning of the financial year.] 92 (1) The Contracting Parties shall meet periodically in the Energy Charter Conference (referred to herein as the “Charter Conference”) at which each Contracting Party shall be entitled to have one representative. Ordinary meetings shall be held at intervals determined by the Charter Conference. (2) Extraordinary meetings of the Charter Conference may be held at such times as may be determined by the Charter Conference, or at the written request of any Contracting Party, provided that, within six weeks of the request beingcommunicated to theContractingParties by the Secretariat, it is supported by at least one-third of the Contracting Parties. (3) The functions of the Charter Conference shall be to: (a) carry out the duties assigned to it by this Treaty and any Protocols; (b) keep under review and facilitate the implementation of the principles of the Charter and of the provisions of this Treaty and the Protocols; (c) facilitate in accordance with this Treaty and the Protocols the coordination of appropriate general measures to carry out the principles of the Charter; (d) consider and adopt programmes of work to be carried out by the Secretariat; (e) consider and approve the annual accounts and budget of the Secretariat; 92 Final Act of the European Energy Charter Conference, Understanding 20.