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b

maintain, develop and contribute data to a shared information system,
accessible to the public, which facilitates assessment of how each
Party fulfils its commitments under this Convention.
Article 16 – Monitoring mechanism
a
The Committee of Ministers, pursuant to Article 17 of the Statute of
the Council of Europe, shall nominate an appropriate committee
or specify an existing committee to monitor the application of the
Convention, which will be authorised to make rules for the conduct
of its business;
b
The nominated committee shall:

• establish rules of procedure as necessary;

• manage the shared information system referred to in Article 15,
maintaining an overview of the means by which each commitment
under this Convention is met;

• at the request of one or more Parties, give an advisory opinion on
any question relating to the interpretation of the Convention, taking
into consideration all Council of Europe legal instruments;

• on the initiative of one or more Parties, undertake an evaluation of
any aspect of their implementation of the Convention;

• foster the trans-sectoral application of this Convention by collaborating with other committees and participating in other initiatives
of the Council of Europe;

• report to the Committee of Ministers on its activities.
The committee may involve experts and observers in its work.
Article 17 – Co-operation in follow-up activities
The Parties undertake to co-operate with each other and through the Council
of Europe in pursuing the aims and principles of this Convention,
and especially in promoting recognition of the common heritage
of Europe, by :
a
putting in place collaborative strategies to address priorities identified
through the monitoring process;
b
fostering multilateral and transfrontier activities, and developing
networks for regional co-operation in order to implement these
strategies;
c
exchanging, developing, codifying and assuring the dissemination
of good practices;
d
informing the public about the aims and implementation of this
Convention.
Any Parties may, by mutual agreement, make financial arrangements to
facilitate international co-operation.
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