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a). The Parties to the present Agreement hereby authorize the Chair of the International Commission to enter on their behalf into an agreement regarding an institution, hereinafter referred to as “the Institutional Partner”, to be adopted unanimously. This agreement (hereinafter the “Partnership Agreement”) shall contain the specific terms of the partnership between the International Tracing Service and the Institutional Partner.
b). The task of the Institutional Partner is to work with the International Tracing Service, in order to ensure that it is able to fulfill its role under the present Agreement.
c). The role of the Institutional Partner is to advise and work together with the International Commission and the Director of the International Tracing Service in the implementation of policy in fields such as human resource management; conservation and preservation; cataloguing and indexing; and budgeting and auditing.
d). The International Commission may adopt proposed amendments to or an extension of the Partnership Agreement by unanimous decision. On the basis of this decision an amendment or extension could be entered into between the Parties to the Partnership Agreement.
e). By unanimous decision, the International Commission may terminate the partnership in accordance with the terms of the Partnership Agreement, and may invite another institution to serve in this role after entering into a new agreement in accordance with paragraph a) above.