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The Contracting Parties of the present Agreement undertake to:
a. implement the present Agreement, in accordance with the actions, policies and programmes approved by the Ministerial Council, with regard to natural disasters, according to the provisions of paragraph a) of Article IX of the Convention;
b. evaluate the measures for co-operation to be undertaken within the framework of the present Agreement, its appendices and/or amendments, including their financial and institutional implications;
c. in the event that the activities to be undertaken involve the organs established by the Convention or by the Ministerial Council, the respective recommendations shall be presented for the consideration of the Ministerial Council, except when specific mandates have been approved by the Ministerial Council, in relation to the issue treated by the Contracting Parties;
d. asses the effectiveness of measures adopted for natural disaster management and protection, including Highly Vulnerable Areas, and examine the need for additional measures, the aim of which would be to improve the level of co-operation in accordance with the present Agreement, in the form of Appendices to this Agreement;
e. establish and revise, as required, the common guidelines and criteria, in accordance with the provisions of Article 7 above;
f. approve by consensus the annual report that must be submitted to the Ministerial Council, in accordance with the provisions of Article 6 above;
g. any other function related to the implementation of the present Agreement and those decided by the Ministerial Council;