Energy Charter Treaty

93 Energy Charter Treaty (f) consider and approve or adopt the terms of any headquarters or other agreement, including privileges and immunities considered necessary for the Charter Conference and the Secretariat; (g) encourage cooperative efforts aimed at facilitating and promoting market-oriented reforms and modernisation of energy sectors in those countries of Central and Eastern Europe and the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics undergoing economic transition; (h) authorise and approve the terms of reference for the negotiation of Protocols, and consider and adopt the texts thereof and of amendments thereto; (i) authorise the negotiation of Declarations, and approve their issuance; (j) decide on accessions to this Treaty; [The provisional Charter Conference and the Charter Conference provided for in the Treaty shall henceforth be responsible for making decisions on requests to sign the Concluding Document of the Hague Conference on the European Energy Charter and the European Energy Charter adopted thereby.] 93 (k) authorise the negotiation of and consider and approve or adopt association agreements; (l) consider and adopt texts of amendments to this Treaty; (m) consider and approve modifications of and technical changes to the Annexes to this Treaty; [UNDERSTANDING With respect to Article 34(3)(m) The technical changes to Annexes might for instance include, the listing of non- signatories or of signatories that have evinced their intention not to ratify, or additions to Annexes N and VC. It is intended that the Secretariat would propose such changes to the Charter Conference when appropriate.] 94 (n) consider and approve the listing of signatories in Annexes BR or BRQ or in both these Annexes; 95 93 Final Act of the European Energy Charter Conference, VIII. 94 Id., Understanding 21. 95 Modification due to the Amendment to the Trade-Related Provisions of the Energy Charter Treaty.