Indigenous Peoples FPIC Protocols

TRTFN Mining Policy, March 2007 17/17 Schedule E COMMON PROVISIONS IN MINING-RELATED AGREEMENTS All mining-related Agreements under this Policy will normally include provisions to address the following: 1. Preamble – describing background of the Agreement; 2. Purposes of the Agreement; 3. Description of the project and the proponent; 4. Definitions of particular terms in the Agreement; 5. Protocols for communication, information exchange, and on-going liaison between the parties; 6. Mechanisms for reviewing and/or amending the Agreement; 7. Mechanisms and funding for the implementation of the Agreement; 8. Dispute resolution process; 9. Principles to guide interpretation – including a principle that the Agreement will not be construed to affect or interpret TRTFN legal rights or Crown obligations, and will be without prejudice to future legal and negotiation positions of the parties, except as expressly agreed; 10. Term of the Agreement; 11. Termination rights and mechanisms; 12. Agreement enures to the benefit of, and is binding upon, the parties’ respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns; and 13. Other such matters agreed by the Parties.