| Montreal, 13/07/1999 – The Joint Public Advisory Committee (JPAC)
of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) invites you to a meeting to be held
on 16-17 September 1999 at the Radisson Hotel in Montreal.
On 16 September, following the opening reports, the public is invited
to participate in a plenary discussion on the Final Analytical
Framework for Assessing the Environmental Effects of NAFTA and on Future CEC
Program Initiatives. These exchanges, along with the results of JPAC's own
deliberations and the interactions with the public will form advice to Council, as well as
its input into the next Program Plan.
On 17 September, the public is invited to attend the JPAC Regular
Session as observers. Several issues will be discussed, such as the monitoring of the of
the Guidelines for Submissions on Enforcement Matters under Articles 14 & 15 of the
NAAEC, the promotion of involvement of indigenous peoples, the strategic directions for
the conservation of biodiversity, methods for CEC project evaluation and public portion of
the Council Session. At the end of the day, the observers will have the opportunity to
make comments.
To confirm your attendance and to receive the appropriate documents for
this session or for individuals who cannot attend this session and would like to send
written comments on these or other issues, please send an e-mail to Manon Pepin at mpepin@ccemtl.org or a fax to (514) 350-4314.
Please include your comments, your name, the name of your organization, and its
address, telephone, fax number and e-mail address with your comments.
Limited financial assistance is available to attend the plenary
discussion on the Final Analytical Framework for Assessing the Environmental Effects of
NAFTA. The funds will be allocated to ensure sectoral and regional representation.
Only non-governmental organizations and academic institutions are eligible for financial
assistance. Please send your request before 13 August to Sarah Richardson by e-mail at
<srichard@ccemtl.org> or by fax to (514)
350-4314. Representation will be determined in consultation with members of the NAFTA
Effects Advisory Group and successful applicants will be notified by 20 August.
JPAC is composed of fifteen members, five from each of the three
countries, who are appointed by their respective governments. It acts as a single,
transnational body. Its members act independently and their responsibility is to provide
the Council with their advice on all matters within the scope of the NAAEC.
Please note the agenda for this
Regular Session, the draft Final Analytical Framework for Assessing the Environmental
Effects of NAFTA, the CEC Program Plan for 1999-2001, all JPAC documents and CEC
official publications can be found on the CEC Web site at <>http://www.cec.org >.
To request hard copies of documents, please contact the CEC Secretariat directly by e-mail
at info@ccemtl.org , fax: (514) 350-4314 or
telephone: (514) 350-4338. |
