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1. The Contracting Parties shall set up a Joint Committee, whose task will be to discuss matters which might arise from the application of the Agreement and to make appropriate recommendations to the government departments responsible for maritime affairs in their countries. It shall meet at the request of either Contracting Party.
2. The composition and the procedure of the Committee shall be established by common consent between the government departments referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article within one year after the entry into force of the present Agreement.