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27.1.1 The Implementation Plan takes effect on the Effective Date and has a term of 10 years, which may be renewed or extended upon agreement of the Parties.
27.2.1 The Implementation Plan:
a. identifies the obligations arising from this Agreement, the activities to be undertaken to fulfill those obligations, the responsible Party and the timeframe for completion of those activities;
b. specifies how the Implementation Plan may be amended;
c. specifies how the Implementation Plan may be renewed or extended; and
d. addresses other matters agreed to by the Parties.
27.2.2 The Implementation Plan:
a. does not create legal obligations;
b. does not alter any rights or obligations described in this Agreement;
c. does not preclude any Party from asserting that rights or obligations exist under this Agreement even though they are not referred to in the Implementation Plan; and
d. is not to be used to interpret this Agreement.
27.3.1 On the Effective Date, the Maa‑nulth First Nations, Canada and British Columbia will each appoint an individual to a three-member implementation committee for a term of 10 years, which term may be renewed or extended by agreement of the Parties.
27.3.2 The implementation committee will:
a. establish its own procedures and operating guidelines;
b. develop a communications strategy in respect of the implementation and content of this Agreement;
c. be a forum for the Parties to discuss the implementation of this Agreement;
d. provide for the preparation of annual reports on the implementation of this Agreement;
e. before the expiry of the Implementation Plan, review the Implementation Plan and advise the Parties on the further implementation of this Agreement and, if a consensus is reached by the implementation committee in respect of a recommendation, recommend whether the Implementation Plan should be renewed or extended; and
f. address other matters agreed to by the Parties.