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1st Session 

TREATY DOC. 

2013

113–3 

AMENDMENT TO THE CONVENTION ON FUTURE 

MULTILATERAL COOPERATION IN THE NORTHWEST 

ATLANTIC FISHERIES 

MESSAGE 

FROM

THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES 

TRANSMITTING

AMENDMENT TO THE CONVENTION ON FUTURE MULTILATERAL 

COOPERATION IN THE NORTHWEST ATLANTIC FISHERIES, 

ADOPTED ON SEPTEMBER 28, 2007, AT THE TWENTY-NINTH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE NORTH ATLANTIC FISHERIES ORGANIZATION (NAFO) 

APRIL 22, 2013.—Treaty was read the first time, and together with the 

accompanying papers, referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations 

and ordered to be printed for the use of the Senate 


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LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL 

THE WHITE HOUSE, April 22, 2013. 

To the Senate of the United States: 

With a view to receiving the advice and consent of the Senate to 

ratification, I transmit herewith the Amendment to the Convention 

on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries (the ‘‘Convention’’), adopted on September 28, 2007, at the 

twenty-ninth Annual Meeting of the North Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO). I also transmit, for the information of the Senate, 

the report of the Secretary of State on the Amendment, which includes an article-by-article analysis. 

The Amendment serves to bring the Convention in line with 

modern international fisheries governance, including revisions to 

its decisionmaking and objection rules and a new comprehensive 

dispute settlement procedure. The Amendment also reflects 

changes to the budget contribution scheme that are expected to significantly reduce U.S. annual payments to NAFO. Involved Federal 

agencies and stakeholders strongly support the proposed changes 

to the Convention. The strengthened Convention will improve the 

way NAFO manages the fish stocks under its purview and enforces 

compliance with the measures it adopts, which in turn will improve 

the chances that key stocks in the Northwest Atlantic will recover 

enough to support resumed fishing. 

The recommended changes to the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries 

Convention Act of 1995 necessary to implement the Amendment 

will be submitted separately to the Congress. I therefore recommend that the Senate give favorable consideration to the 

Amendment to the Convention and give its advice and consent to 

ratification at the earliest possible date. 

BARACK OBAMA. 


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LETTER OF SUBMITTAL 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE, Washington, October 19, 2012. 

The PRESIDENT, The White House. 

THE PRESIDENT: I have the honor to submit to you, with a view 

to its transmission to the Senate for advice and consent to ratification, comprehensive amendments to the 1979 Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries 

(the ‘‘Convention’’), adopted in Lisbon, Portugal on September 28, 

2007. Also enclosed is an Overview of the amended Convention, 

which includes a detailed article-by-article analysis. 

The Convention established the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO), which is charged with coordinating the scientific study and cooperative management of most of the fisheries 

resources of the Northwest Atlantic Ocean. NAFO launched a reform effort in 2005 to bring itself in line with the principles of 

modem fisheries management, which also offered the opportunity 

to address the United States’ particular concerns over catch allocations and fair participation. 

The resulting comprehensive amendments include new articles 

detailing definitions and general principles; specifying the basic duties of Contracting Parties, flag State Parties and port State Parties; and addressing cooperation with non-Contracting Parties and 

other international organizations. The amendments also change the 

basis for decision-making and impose greater discipline on the 

process by which Contracting Parties may object to a Commission 

decision. The revised text establishes for the first time a comprehensive dispute settlement procedure. Finally, the updates create a more equitable budget contribution scheme, which, once in 

force, is expected to reduce U.S. payments to the Organization by 

at least one-third, 

The U.S. Department of State, U.S. Department of Commerce, 

the U.S. Coast Guard, environmental NGOs, and the U.S. fishing 

industry support the amendments. The strengthened Convention 

will improve the way NAFO manages the stocks under its purview 

and enforces compliance with the measures it adopts, which in turn 

will improve the chances that key stocks will recover enough to 

support resumed fishing. 

Recommended changes to the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Convention Act of 1995 to implement the amendments will be submitted separately to the Congress. 

I recommend, therefore, that you transmit the amended Convention to the Senate for its advice and consent to ratification at the 

earliest possible date. 


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Respectfully submitted. 

HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON. 

Enclosure: As stated. 


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UNCLASSIFIED 

Executive Summary 

The Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO) is charged with 

coordinating scientific study and cooperative management of the fisheries 

resources of the Northwest Atlantic Ocean, excluding salmon, tuna, and sedentary 

species of the Continental Shelf. It was established in 1979 by the Convention on 

Future Multilateral Cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries (Convention), 

The United States acceded to the Convention in 1995, assuming leadership 

positions and working to advance key principles of sustainable fisheries 

management despite concerns over catch allocations and fair participation. NAFO 

launched a reform effort in 2005 that offered an opportunity to bring NAFO more 

in line with the principles of modem fisheries management and to address the 

United States' particular concerns. 

As part of the reform effort, NAFO convened a process to develop 

comprehensive amendments to the Convention. U.S. priorities for this negotiation 

included: (i) redressing the inequitable budget fonnula, which disproportionately 

put the funding burden on coastal States; (ii) incorporating developments in 

international fisheries governance such as the 1995 UN Fish Stocks Agreement, 

the 1993 FAO Compliance Agreement, and recent regional fisheries management 

agreements; and (iii) ensuring recognition of the real interests of all Parties through 

a fair and transparent catch allocation process and a more equitable decisionmaking process. Each of these elements was resolved to U.S. satisfaction. 

The resulting comprehensive amendments include new articles that detail 

definitions and general principles; specify the basic duties of Contracting Parties, 

flag State Parties and port State Parties; and address cooperation with nonContracting Parties and organizations such as F AO. The amendments also 

significantly change the basis for decision-making, from a simple majority 

standard to that of consensus or, where consensus is not possible, a two-thirds 

majority standard. The new decision-making provisions also amend the process by 

which Contracting Parties may notify an objection to a Commission decision, 

requiring objecting Parties to provide an explanation and alternative measures, and 

providing for an ad hoc panel procedure to review the original measure and/or the 

objection. The amended text includes a comprehensive dispute settlement 

procedure, linked to those in the 1995 UN Fish Stocks Agreement and the 1982 

UN Convention on the Law of the Sea. Finally, the amendments to the budget 

contribution scheme will result in U.S. annual payments to the Organization 

declining by at least one-third from CUD'ent levels. 

UNCLASSIFIED 
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Amendment to the Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the 

Northwest Atlantic Fisheries 

Overview 

Introduction 

On September 28, 2007, the North Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO) 

adopted the Amendment to the Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in 

the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries. NAFO is charged with coordinating scientific 

study and cooperative management of the fisheries resources ofthe Northwest 

Atlantic Ocean, excluding salmon, tuna, and sedentary species of the continental 

shelf. It was established in 1979 by the Convention on Future Multilateral 

Cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries (the "Convention"). The United 

States acceded to the Convention in 1995 and participated actively in NAFO, 

assuming leadership positions and working to advance key principles of 

sustainable fisheries management despite concerns over catch allocations and fair 

participation. NAFO launched a reform effort in 2005 that offered an opportunity 

both to bring NAFO more in line with the principles of modem fisheries 

management and to address the United States' particular concerns. 

The amendments to the Convention are comprehensive, touching on every 

element of the Convention, including its title, its preamble, and almost all of its 

existing articles and annexes. The words "Future Multilateral" were deleted from 

the title ofthe Convention, which now reads "The Convention on Cooperation in 

the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries." 

Article-by-Article Analysis 

The following is a description of the amendments to the articles and annexes 

of the Convention: 

Article I, Use o/Terms, is a new article containing several definitions. 

Among these is the definition of "fisheries resources," which outlines the scope of 

the living marine resources within the Convention Area to which the NAFO 

Convention applies. The definition is inclusive of fish, mollusks, and crustaceans 

generally, but specifically excludes sedentary species under the national 

jurisdiction of coastal states, anadromous and catadromous species managed under 

other treaties, and highly migratory species listed in Annex I of the 1982 United 
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Nations Convention on the Law ofthe Sea ("The 1982 Convention"). The article 

also defines "Regulatory Area" to be the portion of the Convention Area beyond 

areas under national jurisdiction. 

Article II, Objective, is a new article drawing from portions ofthe Preamble 

to the Convention. It states that "[t]he objective of this Convention is to ensure the 

long-term conservation and sustainable use of fishery resources in the Convention 

Area and, in so doing, to safeguard the marine ecosystems in which these resources 

are found." 

Article III, General Principles, is a new article explaining key principles that 

the Contracting Parties are to follow in giving effect to the objective in Article II. 

Some ofthe principles include promoting the optimum utilization and the longterm sustainability of fishery resources, adopting measures based on the best 

scientific advice available and by applying a precautionary approach, taking due 

account ofthe effect of fishing on the marine ecosystem and the need to preserve 

biodiversity, and many others. 

Article IV, Area of Application, defines the waters ofthe Northwest Atlantic 

Ocean in which the Convention applies, called the Convention Area. The 

Convention Area is divided into scientific and statistical subareas, divisions and 

subdivisions, as defined in Annex I of the Convention. These provisions are 

substantively unchanged. 

Article V, The Organization, establishes the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries 

Organization, consisting of a Commission, a Scientific Council, and a Secretariat. 

The Chairperson of the Commission serves as President of the Organization, and 

its headquarters shall be located in Nova Scotia, Canada, or at such other place as 

may be decided by the Commission. These provisions are substantively 

unchanged. 

Article VI, The Commission, provides that each Contracting Party shall be a 

member of the Commission and appoint one representative and alternative 

representatives, experts and advisers. The Commission combines the functions of 

the former General Council and Fisheries Commission. The Commission is to 

elect a Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson for terms of two years each with 

eligibility for re-election for no more than two consecutive terms. The 

Commission meets on an annual basis, and exercises the main functions and 

activities of the Organization. Among other measures, the Commission is 

empowered to review the status of fish stocks with the Scientific Council, adopt 
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conservation and management measures in the Regulatory Area to achieve the 

objectives of the Organization, and adopt measures for cooperative monitoring and 

enforcement of those conservation and management measures. The article contains 

a new provision charging the Commission, in collaboration with the Scientific 

Council, to assess the impacts of fishing on the marine ecosystem within the 

Convention Area. 

This article contains a new provision that enables the Commission to adopt 

measures concerning areas under the national jurisdiction of a Contracting Party, 

provided that coastal Contracting Party has so requested and explicitly agrees to 

the measure in question. The Commission is also enabled to adopt procedures that 

allow for actions, including non-discriminatory trade-related measures, against 

any State or fishing entity whose vessels undenuine the effectiveness of measures 

adopted by the Commission. These measures are to be implemented by the 

Contracting Parties consistent with their international obligations. 

Article VII, The Scientific Council, consolidates the existing articles related 

to the scientific functions ofNAFO and provides that each Contracting Party is to 

be a member of the Scientific Council and appoint representatives. The Scientific 

Council is to elect a Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson for tenus oftwo years each 

with eligibility for re-election for no more than two consecutive tenus. Advice 

provided by the Scientific Council is to be made by consensus when possible, and 

when not, is to reflect the individual views of its members. 

One of the primary functions of the Scientific Council is to study and 

appraise the current and future status of fishery resources and, based on the results 

of such assessments, to provide advice and recommendations to the Commission 

regarding the options for conservation and management of fish stocks. The reports 

of the Scientific Council will be made available to the public. 

Article VIII, The Secretariat, describes the role of the office ofthe 

Secretariat, which provides services to the Commission, the Scientific Council, and 

other subsidiary bodies. The chief administrative officer of the Secretariat will be 

the Executive Secretary, who is appointed by the Commission. The Executive 

Secretary is empowered to ensure the effective functioning of the Secretariat, 

including the authority over managing Secretariat staff, consistent with any 

regulations established by the Commission. The functions of the Secretariat are to 

include any responsibilities delegated by the Commission. These provisions are 

substantively unchanged. 
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Article IX, Budget, describes the formulation of the Organization's budget 

and the calculation ofthe contributions due from each Contracting Party. The 

Executive Secretary is directed to draft an annual budget, and the Commission is 

directed to establish the amount of the annual contributions due from each 

Contracting Party, according to the formula detailed in the article. That formula 

includes considerations based on nominal catches in the prior two years, among 

other factors. This article contains a new provision moving the list of species used 

for calculating nominal catches from an Annex to the Convention to the Financial 

Regulations adopted by the Commission. Unless otherwise decided by the 

Commission, a Contracting Party that has not fully paid its contributions for two 

consecutive years will not be able to cast votes or raise objections during 

Commission meetings until it has paid all monies owed by it to the Commission. 

Financial activities are to be conducted in accordance with financial regulations 

adopted by the Commission and are subject to an annual audit by external auditors 

appointed by the Commission. 

Article X, Contracting Party Duties, is a new article enumerating a set of 

general obligations of all Contracting Parties. In addition to a general obligation to 

further the objectives of the Convention, Contracting Parties are required to 

effectively implement measures adopted by the Commission, to collect and report 

data on living resources and their ecosystems in the Convention Area, and to take 

actions necessary to enforce Commission decisions. Such actions may require that 

Contracting Parties take measures to ensure compliance by their nationals and 

vessels owned or operated by their nationals. Where violations are suspected, 

Contracting Parties must immediately initiate an investigation and then, consistent 

with their domestic laws, report back to the Commission on the outcome of 

investigations. Finally, Contracting Parties are required to submit annual reports 

detailing steps they have taken to implement the measures adopted by the 

Commission and in the case of coastal states, report compatible measures that they 

have applied within their Exclusive Economic Zones. 

Article XI, Flag State Duties, is a new article requiring Contracting Parties 

to ensure that fishing vessels flying their flag comply with the provisions of the 

Convention and measures adopted by the Commission, and to ensure that such 

vessels do not engage in any activity that undermines the effectiveness of such 

measures. A Contracting Party is responsible for ensuring that all vessels flying its 

flag do not conduct unauthorized fishing within waters under national jurisdiction 

in the Convention Area, and it must ensure that no fishing vessel flying their flag 

engages in fishing activities in the Regulatory Area unless it is authorized by that 

Contracting Party to do so. A Contracting Party must authorize the use of fishing 
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vessels flying its flag only where it is capable of exercising effectively its 

responsibilities in respect of such vessels under the Convention and in accordance 

with international law. A Contracting Party must create and maintain a current 

register of vessels flying its flag and authorized to fish in the Regulatory Area. 

This article restates the duty of a Contracting Party to investigate and report 

on actions taken in response to alleged instances of non-compliance by fishing 

vessels flying its flag. Additionally, Contracting Parties are to ensure that penalties 

applied for violations are sufficient in severity to discourage future violations and 

to deprive offenders of any benefits from their non-compliance. 

Article XII, Port State Duties, is a new article affirming the right and duty 

under international law of a port State Contracting Party to promote the 

effectiveness of measures adopted by the Commission. Additionally, port States 

are to implement decisions concerning inspections in port that are adopted by the 

Commission. However, the article affirms that nothing contained therein affects 

the sovereignty of a Contracting Party over ports in its territory. 

Article XIII, Decision Making 0/ the Commission, modifies the general rule 

for decision-making within the Commission from a simple majority to consensus, 

which is defined to mean the absence of any formal objection at the time of a vote. 

If the Chairperson determines that consensus is not possible, decisions are to be 

made with a vote of two-thirds of the Contracting Parties present and casting 

affirmative or negative votes. No vote can be taken unless there is a quorum of at 

least two-thirds of the Contracting Parties, and each Contracting Party receives one 

vote. 

Article XIV, Implementation o/Commission Decisions, substantially revises 

the process by which decisions made by the Commission will be implemented. 

Commission decisions become binding on all Contracting Parties 60 days after the 

Executive Secretary notifies all Contracting Parties of the Commission. Within 

that 60-day period, a Contracting Party may present the Executive Secretary with 

an objection tQ the measure. Following notification of such an objection, any other 

Contracting Party may also submit an objection before the expiration of an 

additional period. The measure will then become binding on all Contracting 

Parties that did not submit an objection. If a majority of Contracting Parties 

present an objection, the measure will not become binding. Any Contracting Party 

can: withdraw its objection at any time, at which time the measure will become 

binding on that Contracting Party. After a measure has been in force for one year, 
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any Contracting Party may notifY the Executive Secretary of its intention not to be 

bound by the measure. 

When submitting an objection to a measure or a notification of intention not 

to be bound, the Contracting Party must provide an explanation for its objection, 

specifYing whether the reason is on the grounds that the decision either 

unjustifiably discriminates against it or is inconsistent with the Convention. The 

explanation must also declare the actions the Contracting Party intends to take 

following the objection, including alternative measures it intends to take or has 

taken consistent with the objectives of the Convention. The Executive Secretary 

will transmit all of this information to the Contracting Parties. 

Any Contracting Party that submits an objection or notification of intention 

not to be bound may also submit the matter to ad hoc panel proceedings. If not, 

the Commission can submit the matter to an ad hoc panel on its own with a simple 

mqjority vote. If an ad hoc panel is established, it is to review the explanation 

made by the Contracting Party and make recommendations to the Commission on 

whether the explanation is well founded. If so, the panel recommends whether the 

measure should be modified or rescinded, and whether alternative measures made 

by the Contracting Party are consistent with the objectives of the Convention and 

preserve the rights of all Contracting Parties. Within 30 days, the Commission is 

to meet to consider these recommendations. Finally, once the proceedings have 

been complete, any Contracting Party may invoke the dispute settlement 

procedures in Article XV. 

Article XV, Settlement of Disputes, is a new article providing that 

Contracting Parties are to cooperate to avoid disputes. If Contracting Parties are 

unable to do so, they may use the dispute resolution procedures set forth in this 

article. Contracting Parties to a dispute must seek to resolve their dispute by 

negotiation, inquiry, mediation, conciliation, arbitration, judicial settlement, ad hoc 

panel proceedings, or other peaceful means. When a dispute concerns the 

interpretation or application of measures taken by the Commission related to 

conservation and management of fishery resources or the enforcement of those 

measures, and in other outlined situations, the ContractingParties to the dispute 

may submit the dispute to non binding ad hoc panel proceedings pursuant to 

Annex II. 

If a dispute is submitted to an ad hoc panel, the ad hoc panel is to make its 

recommendations, and, if the Contracting Parties to the dispute accept the 

recommendations, they will notifY the Executive Secretary. If the Contracting 
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Parties to the dispute do not reach a settlement following the recommendation of 

the ad hoc panel or following any other discussions, any of those Contracting 

Parties may submit the dispute to compulsory proceedings pursuant to the 1982 

Convention or the 1995 United Nations Agreement for the Implementation of the 

Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 

December 1982 relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish 

Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks ("1995 Agreement"). The United States, 

which is only a party to the 1995 Agreement, could only be subject to the 

proceedings in that agreement. Any court, tribunal, or ad hoc panel to which a 

dispute has been submitted is required to apply the relevant provisions of the 

Convention, the 1982 Convention, the 1995 Agreement, generally accepted 

standards for the conservation and management of living resources, and other 

compatible rules of international law. 

Article XVI, Co-operation with non-Contracting Parties, is a new article 

that directs the Commission to request that non-Contracting flag States cooperate 

fully with the Convention when its vessels engages in fishing activities in the 

Regulatory Area. The article also directs Contracting Parties to exchange 

information on the fishing activities of non-Contracting Parties in the Regulatory 

Area and to take measures to deter activities that may undermine the effectiveness 

of the conservation and management measures adopted by the Commission. 

Contracting Parties are also asked to seek cooperation with any non-Contracting 

Party trading in fishery products derived from fishing activities in the Convention 

Area. 

Article XVII, Co-operation with Other Organizations, is a new article that 

directs the Organization to cooperate with the Food and Agriculture Organization, 

other agencies ofthe United Nations, and other relevant organizations, including 

other regional fisheries management organizations. The Organization is also 

directed to work and enter into agreements with intergovernmental organizations 

that have competency for ensuring the long-term conservation and sustainable use 

of living resources and their ecosystems. 

Article XVIII, Review, is a new article that directs the Commission to 

periodically initiate reviews and assessments of the adequacy of the Convention 

and the means for strengthening the Convention if necessary. 

Article XIX, Annexes, consolidates the former references to the Convention 

Annexes that specify that they are integral to the Convention and except where 

expressly provided otherwise, references to the Convention include the Annexes. 
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Article XX, Good Faith and Abuse of Rights, specifies that Contracting 

Parties are to fulfill their obligations under the Convention in good faith and not 

exercise their rights recognized in the Convention in a manner that would 

constitute an abuse of right. 

Article XXI, Relation to Other Agreements, is a new article that states that 

nothing in the Convention will alter the rights and obligations of Contracting 

Parties that arise from other agreements compatible with the Convention and that 

nothing in the Convention prejudice the rights, jurisdiction, or duties under the 

1982 Convention or the 1995 Agreement. The Convention is also to be interpreted 

and applied in the context of, and consistent with, those two agreements. 

Article XXII, Amendments to the Convention, incorporates the substance of 

former Articles XX and XXI related to the procedure for consideration and 

adoption of possible amendments to the Convention. Any Contracting Party may 

propose amendments to the Convention, which will be considered by the 

Commission at its annual meeting or at a special meeting. Amendments to the 

Convention can be adopted by the Contracting Parties of the Commission by a 

three-fourths majority vote of all Contracting Parties. Such amendments will then 

take effect 120 days after the Depositary receives notification of approval from 

three-fourths of all Contracting Parties, unless another Contracting Party lodges an 

objection with the Depositary within 90 days. If such an objection is lodged, then 

the amendment does not take effect for any Contracting Party until all objections 

have been withdrawn. 

With a two-thirds majority vote of all Contracting Parties, with the advice of 

the Scientific Council, the Conunission may divide the Regulatory Area into 

scientific and statistical subareas, regulatory divisions, and subdivisions. The 

Commission may also modify those areas, provided each affected coastal State 

concurs in such action. 

Article XXIII, Signature, is former Article XXII of the Convention and is 

otherwise unchanged. 

Article XXIV, Denunciation, allows any Contracting Party to denounce the 

Convention by June 30 of any year by written notification to the Depository; such 

denunciation will take effect on December 31 of that same year. Any other 

Contracting Party may thereupon denounce the Convention within 30 days of that 
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notification, and such denunciation will also take effect on December 31 st. These 

provisions are substantively unchanged. 

Article XXV, Registration, is a new article that states that the original copy 

ofthe amended Convention is to be deposited with the Government of Canada, and 

that the Depository is to register the Convention and any subsequent amendments 

with the Secretariat of the United Nations. 

Annexes: 

Annex I to the Convention, Scientific and Statistical subareas, divisions and 

subdivisions, provides the coordinates of the scientific and statistical subareas, 

divisions, and subdivisions of the Convention Area, as described in Article IV. 

These provisions are substantively unchanged. 

Annex II to the Convention, Rules concerning the ad hoc panel procedure 

pursuant to Article XV, is a new Annex describing the procedure for the ad hoc 

panels, one method available to settle disputes between Contracting Parties. The 

Executive Secretary is to maintain a list of experts willing and able to serve on 

panels, to which Contracting Parties are able to nominate up to five experts. The 

Contracting Parties to a dispute are to notify the Executive Secretary of their 

intention to submit a dispute to an ad hoc panel, and another Contracting Party 

may join the dispute if the original Parties do not object. Ad hoc panels consist of 

three experts, one selected by each Contracting Party, and the third agreed upon by 

both Contracting Parties. The third panelist also chairs the panel, and is not to be a 

national of either Contracting Party or be of the same nationality of another 

panelist. All Contracting Parties may attend hearings of the ad hoc panel, and the 

panel may receive information and technical advice from anyone it deems 

appropriate. The ad hoc panel is to make its report and recommendation within 90 

days, aiming to reach consensus. If the ad hoc panel cannot reach consensus, it 

must make its decision based on a majority of the panelists. The costs of the ad 

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AMENDMENT TO THE CONVENTION 

ON FUTURE MULTILATERAL COOPERATION 

IN THE NORTHWEST ATLANTIC FISHERIES 

AMENDEMENT A LA CONVENTION 

SUR LA FUTURE COOPERATION MULTILATERALE 

DANSLESPECHESDEVATLANTIQUEDUNORD-OUEST 

Adopted by the General Council 

of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization 

Adopre par Ie Conseil general 

de l'Organisation des peches de l'Atlantique du Nord-Ouest 
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AMENDMENT TO THE CONVENTION 

ON FUTURE MULTILATERAL COOPERATION 

IN THE NORTHWEST ATLANTIC FISHERIES 

The Contracting Parties to the Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in 

the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries (hereinafter "Convention") have agreed as follows: 

ARTICLE 1 

The title of the Convention shall be amended to read as follows: 

"Convention on Cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries" 

ARTICLE 2 

The Preamble of the Convention shall be deleted and replaced by the following 

new Preamble: 

"The Contracting Parties, 

NOTING that the coastal States of the Northwest,Atlantic have 

established exclusive economic zones consistent with the United Nations 

Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 and customary 

international law, within which they exercise sovereign rights for the 

purpose of exploring and exploiting, conserving and managing living 

resources; 

RECALLING the relevant provisions of the United Nations 

Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982, the Agreement 

for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations 

Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 relating to the 

Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly 

Migratory Fish Stocks of 4 August 1995, and the FAO Agreement to 

Promote Compliance with International Conservation and Management 

Measures by Fishing Vessels on the High Seas of24 November 1993; 
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TAKING INTO ACCOUNT the Code of Conduct for Responsible 

Fisheries adopted by the 28th Session of the Conference of the Food and 

Agriculture Organization of the United Nations on 31 October 1995 and 

related instruments adopted by the Food and Agriculture Organization of 

the United Nations; 

RECOGNIZING the economic and social benefits deriving from the 

sustainable use of fishery resources; 

DESlRlNG to promote the long term conservation and sustainable 

use of the fishery resources of the Northwest Atlantic; 

CONSCIOUS of the need for international cooperation and 

consultation with respect to those fishery resources; 

MINDFUL that effective conservation and management of these 

fishery resources should be based on the best available scientific advice 

and the precautionary approach; 

COMMITTED to apply an ecosystem approach to fisheries 

management i1,l the Northwest Atlantic that includes safeguarding the 

marine environment, conserving its marine biodiversity, minimizing the 

risk of long term or irreversible adverse effects of fishing activities, and 

taking account of the relationship between all components of the 

ecosystem; 

FURTHER COMMITIED to conduct responsible fishing activities 

and to prevent, deter and eliminate IUU fishing; 

HAVE AGREED as follows:" 

ARTICLE 3 

Articles I - XXI shall be deleted and replaced by the following new Articles: 

"ARTICLE I 

Use of Terms 

1. For the purpose of this Convention: 

(a) "1982 Convention" means the United Nations Convention on 

the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982; 
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(b) "1995 Agreement" means the Agreement for the 

Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations 

Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 

relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish 

Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks of 4 August 1995; 

(c) "coastal State" means a Contracting Party having an exclusive 

economic zone within the Convention Area; 

(d) "Contracting Party" means 

(i) any State or regional economic integration organization 

which has consented to be bound by this Convention, and for 

which the Convention is in force; and 

(ii) this Convention applies mutatis mutandis to any entity 

referred to in Article 305, paragraph 1 c), d) and e) of the 

1982 Convention, which is situated in the North Atlantic, and 

which becomes a Party to this Convention, and to that extent 

"Contracting Party" refers to such entities. 

(e) "Convention Area", means the area to which this Convention 

applies, as described in Article IV paragraph 1; 

(f) "fishery resources" means all fish, molluscs and crustaceans 

within the Convention Area excluding: 

(i) sedentary species over which coastal States may exercise 

sovereign rights consistent with Article 77 of the 1982 

Convention; and 

(ii) in so far as they are managed under other international 

treaties, anadromous and catadromous stocks and highly 

migratory species listed in Annex I of the 1982 Convention; 

(g) "fishing activities" means harvesting or processing fishery 

resources, or transhipping of fishery resources or products 

derived from fishery resources, or any other activity in 

preparation for, in support of, or related to the harvesting of 

fishery resources, including: 

(i) the actual or attempted searching for, catching or taking of 

fishery resources; 

(ii) any activity that can reasonably be expected to result in 

locating, catching, taking, or harvesting of fishery resources 

for any purpose; and 

(iii)any operation at sea in support of, or in preparation for, any 

activity described in this definition; but does not include any 

operation related to emergencies involving the health and 

safety of crew members or the safety of a vessel; 

(h) "fishing vessel" means any vessel that is or has been engaged in 

fishing activities, and includes fish processing vessels and 

vessels engaged in transhipment or any other activity in 

preparation for or related to fishing activities, or in experimental 

or exploratory fishing activities; 
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(i) "flag State" means: 

(i) a State or entity whose vessels are entitled to fly its flag; or 

(ii) a regional economic integration organization in which 

vessels are entitled to fly the flag of a member State of that 

regional economic integration organization; 

G) "IUU fiShing" refers to the activities described in the 

International Plan of Action to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate 

Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing adopted by the 

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations on 

2 March 2001; 

(k) "living resources" means all living components of marine 

ecosystems; 

(1) "marine biological diversity" means the variability among living 

marine organisms and the ecological complexes of which they 

are part; this includes diversity within species, between species 

and of ecosystems; 

(m) "nationals" includes both natural and legal persons; 

(n) ''port State" means any State receiving fishing vessels in its 

ports, offshore terminals or other installations for, inter alia, 

landing, transhipping, refuelling or re-supplying; 

(0) ''regional economic integration organization" means a regional 

economic integration organization to which its member States 

have transferred competence over matters covered by this 

Convention, including the authority to make decisions binding 

on its member States in respect of those matters; and 

(P) "Regulatory Area" means that part of the Convention Area 

beyond areas under national jurisdiction. 

ARTICLE II 

Objective 

The objective of this Convention is to ensure the long term 

conservation and sustainable use of the fishery resources in the 

Convention Area and, in so doing, to safeguard the marine ecosystems in 

which these resources are found. 
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ARTICLEllI 

General Principles 

In giving effect to the objective of this Convention, Contracting 

Parties individually or collectively, as appropriate, shall: 

(a) promote the optimum utilization and long-term sustainability of 

fishery resources; 

(b) adopt measures based on the best scientific advice available to 

ensure that fishery resources are maintained at or restored to 

levels capable of producing maximum sustainable yield; 

(c) apply the precautionary approach in accordance with Article 6 

of the 1995 Agreement; 

(d) take due account of the impact of fishing activities on other 

species and marine ecosystems and in doing so, adopt measures 

to minimize harmful impact on living resources and marine 

ecosystems; 

( e) take due account of the need to preserve marine biological 

diversity; 

(f) prevent or eliminate overfishing and excess fishing capacity, 

and ensure that levels of fishing effort do not exceed those 

commensurate with the sustainable use of the fishery resources; 

(g) ensure that complete and accurate data concerning fishing activities 

within the Convention Area are collected and shared among them in a 

timely manner; 

(h) ensure effective compliance with management measures and 

that sanctions for any infringements are adequate in severity; 

and 

(i) take due account of the need to minimize pollution and waste 

originating from fishing vessels as well as minimize discards, 

catch by lost or abandoned gear, catch of species not subject to a 

directed fishery and impacts on associated or dependent species, 

in particular endangered species. 

ARTICLE IV 

Area of Application 

1. This Convention applies to the waters of the Northwest Atlantic 

Ocean north of 35°00' N and west of a line extending due north from 

35°00' N and 42°00' W to 59°00' N, thence due west to 44°00' W, and 

thence due north to the coast of Greenland, and the waters of the Gulf of 

St. Lawrence, Davis Strait and Baffin Bay south of78°10' N . 

. 2. The Convention Area shall be divided into scientific and statistical 

subareas, divisions and subdivisions, the boundaries ofwbich shall be as 

defined in Annex I to this Convention. 
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ARTICLE V 

The Organization 

1. Contracting Parties hereby agree to establish, maintain and 

strengthen the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization, hereinafter "the 

Organization" that shall carry out the functions set out in this Convention 

in order to achieve the objective of this Convention. 

2. The Organization shall consist of: 

(a) a Commission; 

(b) a Scientific Council; and 

( c) a Secretariat. 

3. The Organization shall have legal personality and shall enjoy in its 

relations with other international organizations and in the territories of the 

Contracting Parties such legal capacity as may be necessary to perform its 

functions and achieve its objective. The privileges and immunities which 

the Organization and its officers shall enjoy m the territory of a 

Contracting Party shall be subject to agreement between the Organization 

and the Contracting Party including, in particular, a headquarters 

agreement between the Organization and the host Contracting Party. 

4. The Chairperson of the Commission shall serve as the President 

and principal representative of the Organization. 

5. The President shall convene the annual meeting of the 

Organization at such time and place as the Commission may determine. 

6. The headquarters of the Organization shall be in the Halifax 

Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada, or at such other place as 

may be decided by the Commission. 

ARTlCLEVI 

The Commission 

1. Each Contracting Party shall be a member of the Commission and 

shall appoint one representative to the Commission who may be 

accompanied by a1temative representatives, experts and advisers. 

2. The Commission shall elect a Chairperson and a Vice-Chairperson 

for a term of two years. Each shall be eligible for re-election but shall not 

serve for more than four years in succession in the same capacity. The 

Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson shall not be representatives of the same 

Contracting Party. 

3. Any Contracting party may request a special meeting of the 

Commission. The Chairperson of the Commission shall thereupon 

convene such meeting at such time and place as the Chairperson may 

determine. 

4. Unless otherwise provided, measures adopted by the Commission 

shall apply to the Regulatory Area. 
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5. The Commission shall: 

(a) adopt and may amend the rules for the conduct of its meetings 

and for the exercise of its functions, including rules of 

procedure, financial regulations and other regulations; 

(b) establish such subsidiary bodies as it considers desirable for the 

exercise of its functions and direct their activities; 

(c) supervise the organizational, administrative, fmancial and other 

internal affairs of the Organization, including relations among 

its constituent bodies; 

(d) appoint an Executive Secretary on such terms and conditions as 

it may determine; 

(e) direct the external relations of the Organization; 

(f) approve the budget of the Organization; 

(g) adopt rules to provide for the participation of representatives of 

inter-governmental organizations, non-Contracting Parties and 

non-governmental organizations as observers at its meetings, as 

appropriate. Such rules shall not be unduly restrictive and shall 

provide for timely access to reports and records of the 

Commission; 

(h) exercise such other functions and carry out such other activities 

consistent with this Convention as it may decide; 

(i) guide the Scientific Council in identifYing tasks and priorities 

for its work; and 

G) develop appropriate procedures in accordance with international 

law to assess the performance by Contracting Parties of their 

obligations pursuant to Articles X and XI. 

6. The Commission shall, in collaboration with the Scientific 

Council: 

( a) regularly review the status of fish stocks and identifY actions 

required for their conservation and management; 

(b) collect, analyze and disseminate relevant information; 

(c) assess the impact of fishing activities and other human activities 

on living resources and their ecosystems; 

(d) develop guidelines for the conduct of fishing activities for 

scientific purposes; and 

(e) develop guidelines for the collection, submission, verification, 

access to and use of data. 

7. The Commission may refer to the Scientific Council any question 

pertaining to the scientific basis for the decisions it may need to take 

concerning fishery resources, the impact of fishing activities on living 

resources, and the safeguarding of the ecosystem in which these resources 

are found. 
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8. In applying the principles set out in Article III, the Commission 

shall, in relation to the Regulatory Area adopt: 

(a) conservation and management measures to achieve the objective 

of this Convention; 

(b) conservation and management measures to minimize the impact 

of fishing activities on living resources and their ecosystems; 

(c) total allowable catches and/or levels of fishing effort and 

determine the nature and extent of participation in fishing; 

(d) measures for the conduct of fishing for scientific purposes as 

referred to in subparagraph 6( d); 

( e) measures for the collection, submission, verification, access to 

and use of data as referred to in subparagraph 6(e), and 

(f) measures to ensure adequate flag State performance. 

9. The Commission shall adopt measures for appropriate cooperative 

mechanisms for effective monitoring, control, surveillance and 

enforcement of the conservation and management measures adopted by 

the Commission including: 

(a) reciprocal rights of boarding and inspection by Contracting 

Parties within the Regulatory Area and flag State prosecution 

and sanctions on the basis of evidence resulting from such 

boardings and inspections; 

(b) minimum standards for inspection of fishing vessels by 

Contracting Parties in ports where fishery resources or products 

derived from fishery resources originating in the Regulatory 

Area are landed; 

(c) follow-up actions as provided for in Articles X, Xl or XII on the 

basis of evidence resulting from such inspections; and 

(d) without prejudice to any measures a Contracting Party may 

itself take in this regard, measures for the prevention, deterrence 

and elimination ofIUU fishing. 

10. The Commission may adopt measures on matters set out in paragraphs 8 

and 9 concerning an area under national jurisdiction ofa Contracting Party, 

provided that the coastal State in question so requests and the measure receives its 

affirmative vote. 

11. (a) In exercising its functions pursuant to paragraph 8, the 

Commission shall seek to ensure consistency between: 

(i) any measure that applies to a stock or group of stocks 

found both within the Regulatory Area and within an area 

under national jurisdiction of a coastal State, or any 

measure that would have an effect through species 

interrelationships on a stock or group of stocks found in 

whole or in part within an area under national jurisdiction 

of a coastal State; and 
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(ii) any actions taken by a coastal State for the management 

and conservation of that stock or group of stocks with 

respect to fishing activities conducted within the area under 

its national jurisdiction. 

(b) The Commission and the appropriate coastal State shall 

accordingly promote the coordination of their respective 

measures and actions. Each coastal State shall keep the 

Commission informed of its actions for the purpose of this 

Article. 

12. Measures adopted by the Commission for the allocation of 

fishing opportunities in the Regulatory Area shall take into account the 

interests of Contracting Parties whose vessels have traditionally fished 

within that area and the interests of the relevant coastal States. In the 

allocation of fishing opportunities from the Grand Bank and Flemish Cap, 

the Commission shall give special consideration to the Contracting Party 

whose coastal communities are primarily dependent on fishing activities 

for stocks related to these fishing banks and which has undertaken 

extensive efforts to ensure the conservation of such stocks through 

international action, in particular, by providing surveillance and inspection 

of international fishing activities on these banks under an international 

scheme of joint enforcement. 

13. The Commission may develop procedures that allow for actions, 

including non-<iiscriminatory trade-related measures, to be taken by 

Contracting Parties against any flag State or fishing entity whose fishing 

vessels engage in fishing activities that undermine the effectiveness of the 

conservation and management measures adopted by the Commission. 

Implementation by a Contracting Party of trade-related measures shall be 

consistent with its international obligations. 

ARTICLE VII 

The Scientific Council 

1. Each Contracting Party shall be a member of the Scientific 

Council and may appoint representatives who may be accompanied at any 

of its meetings by alternates, experts and advisers. 

2. The Scientific Council shall elect a Chairperson and a ViceChairperson for a term of two years. Each shall be eligible for re-election 

but shall not serve for more than four years in succession in the same 

capacity. 

3. Any special meeting of the Scientific Council may be called by 

the Chairperson at his or her own initiative, upon the request of a coastal 

State, or upon the request of a Contracting Party with the concurrence of 

another Contracting Party at such time and place as the Chairperson may 

determine. 

4. The Scientific Council shall adopt, and amend as occasion may 

require, rules for the conduct of its meetings and for the exercise of its 

functions, including rules of procedure. 

S. The Scientific Council may establish such subsidiary bodies as it 

may consider necessary for the exercise of its functions. 
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6. Election of officers, adoption or amendment of rules or other 

matters pertaining to the organization of work shall be by a majority of the 

votes of all Contracting Parties present and casting affirmative or negative 

votes. Each Contracting Party shall have one vote. No vote shall be taken 

in the absence of a quorum of at least two-thirds of the Contracting 

Parties. 

7. The Scientific Council shall adopt rules to provide for the 

participation of representatives of intergovernmental organizations, non 

Contracting Parties and non-governmental organizations as observers to its 

meetings, as appropriate. Such rules shall not be unduly restrictive and 

shall provide for timely access to reports and records of the Scientific 

Council. 

8. The Scientific Council shall consistent with the objective and 

principles of the Convention: 

(a) provide a forum for consultation and cooperation among the 

Contracting Parties to study and exchange scientific information 

and views on fishing activities and the ecosystems in which they 

occur, and to study and appraise the current and future status of 

fishery resources including environmental and ecological 

factors affecting them; 

(b) promote cooperation in scientific research among Contracting 

Parties to fill gaps in scientific knowledge; 

( c) compile and maintain statistics and records; 

(d) publish or disseminate reports, information and materials 

pertaining to the fishing activities in the Convention Area and 

their ecosystems; and 

(e) provide scientific advice to the Commission as required by the 

Commission. 

9. The Scientific Council may: 

(a) on its own initiative provide such advice as may assist the 

Commission in the exercise of its functions; 

(b) cooperate with any public or private organization sharing 

similar objectives; and 

( c) request Contracting Parties to provide such statistical or 

scientific information as it may require for the exercise of its 

functions. 

10. The Scientific Council shall provide scientific advice in response 

to any question referred to it by: 

(a) the Commission pertaining to the scientific basis for the 

conservation and management of fishery resources and their 

ecosystems within the Regulatory Area, taking into account the 

terms of reference specified by the Commission in respect of 

that question; or 

(b) a coastal State pertaining to the scientific basis for the 

conservation and management of fishery resources and their 

ecosystems within areas under the jurisdiction of that coastal 

State in the Convention Area. 
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11. The coastal State shall, in consultation with the Scientific 

Council, specifY terms of reference for the consideration of any question it 

may refer to the Scientific Council. Such terms of reference shall include, 

inter alia: 

(a) description of the fishing activities and area to be considered; 

(b) where scientific estimates or predictions are sought, description 

of any relevant factors or assumptions to be taken into account; 

and 

(c) where applicable, description of any objectives the coastal State 

is seeking to attain and an indication of whether specific advice 

or a range of options should be provided. 

12. As a general rule, the Scientific Council shall provide its advice 

by consensus. Where consensus cannot be achieved, the Scientific Council 

shall set out in its report all views of its members. 

13. All reports provided by the Scientific Council shall be published 

by the Secretariat. 

ARTICLE VIII 

The Secretariat 

1. The Secretariat shall provide services to the Commission, the 

Scientific Council and their subsidiary bodies to facilitate the exercise of 

their functions. 

2. The chief administrative officer of the Secretariat shall be the 

Executive Secretary. 

3. The employees of the Secretariat shall be appointed by the 

Executive Secretary in accordance with such rules and procedures as the 

Commission may adopt in consultation with the Scientific Council, as 

appropriate. 

4. Subject to the general supervision of the Commission, the 

E~ecutive Secretary shall have full authority over managing employees 

and employee-related issues of the Secretariat and shall perform such 

other duties and functions as the Commission may prescribe. 

ARTICLE IX 

Budget 

1. Each Contracting Party shall pay the expenses of its own 

delegation to any meetings held pursuant to this Convention. 

2. The Commission shall establish the amount of the annual 

contributions due from each Contracting Party pursuant to the annual 

budget on the following basis: 

(a) 10"10 of the budget shall be divided among the coastal States in 

proportion to their nominal catches in the Convention Area in 

the year ending two years before the beginning of the budget 

year; 

(b) 30% of the budget shall be divided equally among all the 

Contracting Parties; 
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(c) 60% of the budget shall be divided among all Contracting 

Parties in proportion to their nominal catches in the Convention 

Area in the year ending two years before the beginning of the 

budget year; and 

(d) the annual contribution of any Contracting Party which has a 

population ofless than 300,000 inhabitants shall be limited to a 

maximum of 12% of the total budget. When this contribution is 

so limited, the remaining part of the budget shall be divided 

among the other Contracting Parties in accordance with 

subparagraphs (a), (b) and (c). The nominal catches referred to 

above shall be the reported catches of the fishery resources 

specified in the financial regulations adopted by the 

Commission pursuant to subparagraph 5 (a) of Article VI. 

3. The Executive Secretary shall notify each Contracting Party ofthe 

amount of its contribution due as calculated pursuant to paragraph 2, and 

as soon as possible thereafter, each Contracting Party shall pay its 

contribution to the Organization. 

4. Contributions shall be payable in the currency of the country in 

which the headquarters of the Organization is located. 

5. No later than sixty days before the annual meeting, the Executive 

Secretary shall submit the draft annual budget to each Contracting Party 

together with the schedule of contributions. . 

6. A Contracting Party acceding to this Convention shall contribute 

in respect of the year it accedes an amount proportional to the number of 

complete months remaining in the year calculated from the day of its 

accession. 

7. Unless the Commission decides otherwise, a Contracting Party 

that has not fully paid its contributions for two consecutive years shall 

have its right of casting votes and presenting objections suspended until 

such time as it has discharged its financial obligations to the Organization. 

8. The fmancial affairs of the Organization shall be audited ~ually 

by external auditors to be selected by the Commission. 

ARTICLE X 

Contracting Party Duties 

1. Each Contracting Party shall: 

(a) implement this Convention and any conservation and 

management measures or other obligations binding on it and 

regularly submit to the Commission a description of the steps it 

has taken to implement and comply with such measures or 

obligations including outcomes of proceedings referred to in 

Article Xl, subparagraph 2 (e); 

(b) co-operate in furthering the objective of this Convention; 

(c) take all necessary actions to ensure the effectiveness of and to 

enforce the conservation and management measures adopted by 

the Commission; 
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(d) collect and exchange scientific, technical, and statistical data 

and knowledge pertaining to living resources and their 

ecosystems in the Convention Area including complete and 

detailed information on commercial catches and fishing effort 

and take appropriate actions to verify the accuracy of such data; 

(e) perfonn biological sampling on commercial catches; 

(f) make such information as may be required by the Commission 

or Scientific Council available in a timely manner; 

(g) without prejudice to the jurisdiction of the flag State, to the 

greatest extent possible, take actions or cooperate with other 

Contracting Parties, to ensure that its nationals and fishing 

vessels owned or operated by its nationals conducting fishing 

activities comply with the provisions of this Convention and 

with the conservation and management measures adopted by the 

Commission; and 

(h) without prejudice to the jurisdiction of the flag State, to the 

greatest extent possible, when provided with the relevant 

information, investigate immediately and fully and report 

promptly on actions it has taken in response to any alleged 

serious infringement by its nationals, or foreign flagged fishing 

vessels owned or operated by its nationals, of this Convention or 

any conservation and management measure adopted by the . 

Commission. 

2. Each coastal State Contracting Party shall regularly submit to the 

Commission a description of the actions, including enforcement actions, it has 

taken for the conservation and management of straddling stocks found in waters 

under its jurisdiction within the Convention Area. 

ARnCLEXI 

Flag State Duties 

1. Each Contracting Party shall ensure that fishing vessels entitled to 

fly its flag: 

(a) comply with the provisions ofthls Convention and with the 

conservation and management measures adopted by the 

Commission and that such vessels do not engage in any activity 

that undermines the effectiveness of such measures; 

(b) do not conduct unauthorized fishing activities within areas 

under national jurisdiction in the Convention Area; and 

( c) do not engage in fishing activities in the Regulatory Area unless 

they have been authorized to do so by that Contracting Party. 
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2. Each Contracting Party shall: 

(a) refrain from authorizing fishing vessels entitled to fly its flag to 

engage in fishing activities in the Regulatory Area unless it is 

able to exercise effectively its responsibilities in respect of such 

vessels pursuant to this Convention and consistent with 

international law; 

(b) maintain a record of fishing vessels entitled to fly its flag it has 

authorized to fish for fishery resources in the Regulatory Area 

and ensure that such infonnation as may be specified by the 

Commission is recorded therein; 

(c) exchange the infonnation contained in the record referred to in 

subparagraph (b) in accordance with such procedures as may be 

specified by the Commission; 

(d) in accordance with procedures adopted by the Commission, 

investigate immediately and fully and report promptly on 

actions it has taken in response to an alleged infringement by a 

vessel entitled to fly its flag of measures adopted by the 

Commission; and _ 

(e) in respect of an alleged infringement referred to in 

subparagraph (d) ensure that appropriate enforcement actions 

are taken without delay and that administrative or judicial 

proceedings are initiated in accordance with its laws. 

3. Enforcement actions taken or sanctions applied pursuant to 

subparagraph 2 (e) shall be adequate in severity to be effective in securing 

compliance, discouraging further infringements and depriving offenders of 

the benefits accruing from their illegal activities. 

ARTICLE XII 

Port State Duties 

1. Actions taken by a port State Contracting Party pursuant to this 

Convention shall take full account of its rights and duties under 

international law to promote the effectiveness of conservation and 

management measures adopted by the Commission. 

2. Each port State Contracting Party shall implement the measures 

concerning inspections in port adopted by the Commission. 

3. Nothing in this Article shall affect the sovereignty of a 

Contracting Party over ports in its territory. 
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ARTICLE XIII 

Decision Making of the Commission 

1. As a general rule, decision-making within the Commission shall 

be by consensus. For the purposes of this Article, "consensus" means the 

absence of any fonnal objection made at the time the decision was taken. 

2. If the Chairperson considers that all efforts to reach consensus 

have been exhausted, decisions of the Commission shall, except where 

otherwise provided, be taken by two-thirds majority of the votes of all 

Contracting Parties present and casting affinnative or negative votes, 

provided that no vote shall be taken unless there is a quorum of at least 

two-thirds of the Contracting Parties. Bach Contracting Party shall have 

one vote. 

ARTICLE XIV 

Implementation of Commission Decisions 

1. Each measure adopted by the Commission pursuant to Article VI, 

paragraphs 8 and 9 shall become binding on each Contracting Party in the 

following manner: 

(a) the Executive Secretary shall within five working days of 

adoption transmit the measure to each Contracting Party 

specifYing the date of transmittal for the purposes of 

paragraph 2; and 

(b) subject to paragraph 2, unless otherwise specified in the 

measure, it shall become binding on each Contracting Party 

sixty days following the date of transmittal. 

2. Where any Contracting Party presents an objection to a measure 

by delivering it to the Executive Secretary within sixty days ofth"e date of 

transmittal specified pursuant to subparagraph 1 (a), any other Contracting 

Party may similarly present an objection prior to the expiration of an 

additional twenty day period, or within fifteen days after the date of 

transmittal specified in the notification to the Contracting Parties of any 

objection presented within that additional twenty day period, whichever 

shall be later. The measure shall then become binding on each Contracting 

Party, except any that has presented an objection. If, however, at the end 

of such extended period or periods, objections have been presented and 

maintained by a majority of Contracting Parties, the measure shall not 

become binding, unless any or all of the Contracting Parties nevertheless 

agree as among themselves to be bound by it on an agreed date. 

3. Any Contracting Party that has presented an objection may 

withdraw it at any time and the measure shall then become binding on it. 
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4. (a) Any time after the expiration of one year from the date on which a 

measure enters into force, any Contracting Party may notify the 

Executive Secretary of its intention not to be bound by the measure 

and, if that notification is not withdrawn, the measure shall cease to be 

binding on it at the end of one year from the date of receipt of such 

notification by the Executive Secretary. 

(b) Any time after a measure has ceased to be binding on a 

Contracting Party pursuant to subparagraph (a), the measure 

shall cease to be binding on any other Contracting Party on the 

date the Executive Secretary receives notification of its 

intention not to be bound. 

S. Any Contrac:ting Party that has presented an objection to a 

measure pursuant to paragraph 2 or given notification of its intention not 

to be bound by a measure pursuant to paragraph 4 shall at the same time 

provide an explanation for its reasons for taking this action. This 

explanation shall specify whether it considers that the measure is 

inconsistent with the provisions of this Convention, or that the measure 

unjustifiably discriminates in form or fact against it. The explanation shall 

also include a declaration of the actions it intends to take following the 

objection or -notification, including a description of the alternative 

measures it intends to take or has taken for conservation and management 

of the relevant fishery resources consistent with the objective of this 

Convention. 

of: 

6. The Executive Secretary shall immediately notify each Contracting Party 

( a) the receipt or withdrawal of any objection pursuant to 

paragraph 2 or 3; 

(b) the date on which any measure becomes binding pursuant to 

paragraph 1; 

(c) the receipt of any notification pursuant to paragraph 4; and 

(d) each explanation and description of alternative measures 

received pursuant to paragraph 5. 

7. Any Contracting Party that invokes the procedure set out in 

paragraphs 2. 4 or 5, may at the same time submit the matter to ad hoc 

panel proceedings. Annex II shall apply mutatis mutandis. 

8. Where a Contractitlg Party does not submit the matter to ad hoc 

panel proceedings pursuant to paragraph 7, the Commission shall decide 

by simple majority mail vote, whether to submit that Contracting Party's 

explanation made pursuant to paragraph 5 to such proceedings. Where the 

Commission decides to submit the matter to such proceedings, Annex II 

shall apply mutatis mutandis. 

9. Where, pursuant to paragraph 8, the Commission decides not to 

submit the matter to ad hoc panel proceedings, any cOntracting Party may 

request a meeting of the Commission to review the measure adopted by 

the Commission and the explanation made pursuant to paragraph 5. 
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10. An ad hoc panel constituted pursuant to paragraph 7 or 8 shall 

review the explanation made pursuant to paragraph 5 and the measure to 

which it relates and make recommendations to the Commission on: 

(a) whether the explanation provided by the Contracting Party 

pursuant to paragraph 5 is well founded, and if so, whether the 

measure should accordingly be modified or rescinded, or where 

it finds that the explanation is not well founded, whether the 

measure should be maintained; and 

(b) whether the alternative measures set out in the explanation made 

by the Contracting Party pursuant to paragraph 5 are consistent 

with the objective of this Convention and preserve the 

respective rights of all Contracting Parties. 

11. No later than thirty days following the termination of the ad hoc 

panel proceedings pursuant to this Article. the Commission shall meet to 

consider the recommendations of the ad hoc panel. 

12. Where the procedures set out in paragraphs 7 to 11 have been 

concluded. any Contracting party may invoke the dispute settlement 

procedures set out in Article XV. 

ARTICLEXV . 

Settlement of Disputes 

1. Contracting Parties shall co-operate in order to prevent disputes. 

2. Where a dispute arises between two or more Contracting Parties 

concerning the interpretation or application of this Convention, including 

the explanation referred to in Article XIV, paragraph 5, any actions taken 

by a Contracting Party following an objection presented pursuant to 

Article XIV, paragraph 2, or any notification made pursuant of 

Article XIV, paragraph 4, those Contracting Parties, hereinafter referred to 

as "Contracting Parties to the dispute", shall seek to resolve their dispute 

by negotiation, inquiry, mediation, conciliation, arbitration, judicial 

settlement, ad hoc panel proceedings or other peaceful means of their 

choice. 

3. Where a dispute concerns the interpretation or application of a 

measure adopted by the Commission pursuant to Article VI, paragraph 8 

and 9, or matters related thereto, including the explanation referred to in 

Article XIV, paragraph 5, any actions taken by a Contracting Party to the 

dispute following an objection presented pursuant to Article XIV, 

paragraph 2, or notification made pursuant to Article XIV, paragraph 4, 

the Contracting Parties to the dispute may submit the dispute to non 

binding ad hoc panel proceedings pursuant to Annex II. 

4. Where a dispute has been submitted to ad hoc panel proceedings, 

the ad hoc panel shall at the earliest opportunity confer with the 

Contracting Parties to the dispute with a view to resolving the dispute 

expeditiously. The ad hoc panel shall present a report to the Contracting 

Parties to the dispute and through the Executive Secretary to the other 

Contracting Parties. The report shalJ include any recommendations that the 

ad hoc panel considers appropriate to resolve the dispute. 
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5. Where the Contracting Parties to the dispute accept the 

recommendations of the ad hoc panel, they shall within fourteen days of 

receipt of the report of the ad hoc panel notity all other Contracting 

Parties, through the Executive Secretary, of the actions they intend to take 

with a view to implementing the recommendations. Thereupon, the 

recommendations of the ad hoc panel may be referred for consideration by 

the Commission in accordance with its appropriate procedures. 

6. Where no settlement has been reached following the 

recommendations of the ad hoc panel, any of the Contracting Parties to the 

dispute may submit the dispute to compulsory proceedings entailing 

binding decisions pursuant to Section 2 of Part XV of the 1982 

Convention or Part VIII of the 1995 Agreement. 

7. Where the Contracting Parties to a dispute have agreed to submit 

the dispute to ad hoc panel proceedings, they may at the same time agree 

to apply provisionally the relevant measure adopted by the Commission 

until the report of the ad hoc panel is presented unless they have settled 

the dispute by other means. 

8. Where the Contracting Parties to a dispute are unable to agree on 

any peaceful means referred to in paragraph 2 to resolve their dispute or 

are unable to otherwise reach a settlement, the dispute shall at the request 

of one of them, be submitted to compulsory proceedings entailing a 

binding decision pursuant to Part XV, Section 2, ofthe 1982 Convention 

or Part VIII of the 1995 Agreement. 

9. Where recourse is made to compulsory proceedings entailing 

binding decisions, the Contracting Parties to the dispute shall, unless they 

agree otherwise, provisionally apply any recommendation made by the ad 

hoc panel pursuant to paragraph 4 or, where applicable, pursuant to 

Article XIV, paragraph 10. They shall continue to apply such provisional 

measures or any arrangements of equivalent effect agreed between them 

until a court or tribunal having jurisdiction over the dispute prescribes 

provisional measures or renders a decision, or, until the expiration of the 

measure in question. 

10. The notification provisions of paragraph 5 shall apply mutatis 

mutandis with respect to provisional measures applied pursuant to 

paragraph 7 or prescribed pursuant to paragraph 9 or to any decision of a 

court or tribunal to which the dispute has been submitted. 

11. A court, tribunal or ad hoc panel to which a dispute has been 

submitted pursuant to this Article shall apply the relevant provisions of 

this Convention, the 1982 Convention, the 1995 Agreement, generally 

accepted standards for the conservation and management of living 

resources and other rules of international law not incompatible with this 

Convention with a view to attaining the objective of this Convention. 

12. Nothing in this Convention shall be argued or construed to 

prevent a Contracting Party to a dispute, as State Party to the 1982 

Convention, from submitting the dispute to compUlsory procedures 

entailing binding decisions against another State Party pursuant to 

Section 2 ofPart XV of the 1982 Convention, or as State Party to the 1995 

Agreement from submitting the dispute to compulsory procedures 

entailing binding decisions against another State Party pursuant to 

Article 30 of the 1995 Agreement. 
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ARTICLE XVI 

Co-operation with non-Contracting Parties 

1. Where a vessel entitled to fly the flag of a non-Contracting Party 

engages in fishing activities in the Regulatory Area, the Commission shall 

request the flag State to cooperate fully with the Organization either by 

becoming a Contracting Party or by agreeing to apply the conservation 

and management measures adopted by the Commission. 

2. Contracting Parties shall: 

(a) exchange information on fishing activities in the Regulatory Area by 

vessels entitled to fly the flag of any non-Contracting Party and on any 

action they have taken in response to sucb fishing activities; 

(b) take measures consistent with this Convention and international 

law to deter fishing activities of vessels entitled to fly the flag of 

any non-Contracting Party that undermine the effectiveness of 

the conservation and management measures adopted by the 

Commission; 

(c) advise any non-Contracting Party to this Convention of any 

fishing activity by its nationals or vessels entitled to fly its flag 

that undermine the effectiveness of the conservation and 

management measures adopted by the Commission; and 

(d) seek co-operation with any non-Contracting Party that bas been 

identified as importing, exporting or re-exporting fishery 

products derived from fishing activities in the Convention Area. 

ARTICLE XVII 

Co-operation with Other Organizations 

The Organization shall: 

( a) cooperate, as appropriate, on matters of mutual interest, with the 

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, with 

other specialized agencies of the United Nations and with other 

relevant organizations; 

(b) seek to develop cooperative working relationships and may 

enter into agreements for this purpose with intergovemmental 

organizations that can contribute to its work and have 

competence for ensuring the long-term conservation and 

sustainable use ofliving resources and their ecosystems. It may 

invite such organizatious to send observers to its meetings or 

those of any of its subsidiary bodies; it may also seek to 

participate in meetings of sucb organizations as appropriate; and 

(c) cooperate with other relevant regional fisheries management 

organizations taking note of their conservation and management 

measures. 
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ARTICLE XVIII 

Review 

The Commission shall periodically initiate reviews and assessments 

of the adequacy of provisions of this Convention and, if necessary, 

propose means for strengthening their substance and methods of 

implementation in order to address any problems in attaining the objective 

of this Convention. 

ARTICLEXlX 

Annexes 

The Annexes shall form an integral part of this Convention and 

unless expressly provided otherwise. reference to this Convention includes 

reference to the Annexes. 

ARnCLEXX 

Good Faith and Abuse of Rights 

Contracting Parties shall fulfil in good faith the obligations assumed 

under this Convention and shall exercise the rights recognized in this 

Convention in a manner which would not coustitute an abuse of right. 

ARTICLE XX1 

Relation to Other Agreements 

1. This Convention shall not alter the rights and obligations of 

Contracting Parties that arise from other Agreements compatible with this 

Convention and that do not affect the enjoyment by other Contracting 

Parties of their rights or the performance of their obligations under this 

Convention. 

2. Nothing in this Convention shall prejudice the rights, jurisdiction 

and duties of Contracting Parties under the 1982 Convention or the 1995 

Agreement. This Convention shall be interpreted and applied in the 

context of and in a manner cousistent with the 1982 Convention and the 

1995 Agreement. 

ARTICLE XXII 

Amendments to the Convention 

1. Any Contracting Party may propose amendments to this 

Convention to be considered and acted upon by the Commission at its 

annual meeting or at a special meeting. Any such proposal shall be sent to 

the Executive Secretary at least ninety days prior to the meeting at which 

it is proposed to be acted upon, and the Executive Secretary shall 

immediately transmit the proposal to each Contracting Party. 
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2. Adoption of a proposed amendment shall require a three-fourths majority 

of the votes of all Contracting Parties. The text of any amendment so adopted 

shall be transmitted by the Depositary to each Contracting Party. 

3. An amendment shall take effect for all Contracting Parties one 

hundred and twenty days following the date of transmittal specified in the 

notification by the Depositary of receipt of written notification of approval 

by three-fourths of all Contracting Parties unless within ninety days of the 

date of transmittal specified in the notification by the Depositary of such 

receipt, any other Contracting Party notifies the Depositary that it objects 

to the amendment, in which case the amendment shall not take effect for 

any Contracting Party. Any Contracting Party that bas objected to an 

amendment may at any time withdraw that objection. If all objections to 

an amendment that has been approved by three-fourths of all Contracting 

Parties are withdrawn. the amendment shall take effect for all Contracting 

Parties one hundred and twenty days following the date of transmittal 

specified in the notification by the Depositary, of receipt of the last 

withdrawal. 

4. Any party that becomes a Contracting Party to the Convention 

after an amendment bas been adopted in accordance with paragraph 2 

shall be deemed to have approved that amendment. 

S. The Depositary shall promptly notify all Contracting Parties of the 

receipt of notifications of approval of amendments, the receipt of 

notifications of objection or withdrawal of objections, and the entry into 

force of amendments. 

6. Notwithstanding paragraphs 1 through S, the Commission may by 

a two-thirds majority vote of all Contracting Parties: 

(a) taking into account the advice of the Scientific Council, if it 

considers it necessary for management purposes, divide the 

Regulatory Area into scientific and statistical subareas, 

regulatory divisions and subdivisions, as appropriate. The 

boundaries of any such subareas, divisions and subdivisions 

shall be set out in Annex I; 

(b) at the request of the Scientific Council, if it considers it 

necessary for management, scientific or statistical purposes, 

modify the boundaries of the scientific and statistical subareas, 

divisions and subdivisions set out in Annex I, provided that each 

coastal State affected concurs in such action." 

ARTICLE 4 

Article XXII shall be renumbered as Article XXIII. 

ARTICLES 

Article XXIII shall be deleted. 
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ARTICLE 6 

Articles XXIV and XXV shall be deleted and replaced by the following new 

Articles: 

"ARTICLE XXIV 

Denunciation 

1. A Contracting Party may denotmce this Convention by written 

notification to the Depositary on or before 30 Jtme of any year. The 

dentmciation shall take effect on 31 December of that same year. The 

Depositary shall without delay notify all other Contracting Parties. 

2. Any other Contracting Party may thereupon by written 

notification to the Depositary no later than thirty days following . 

notification pursuant to paragraph 1 also denotmce the Convention with 

effect on 31 December of that year. The Depositary shall without delay 

notify all other Contracting Parties. 

ARTIcLE XXV 

Registration 

1. The original of the present Convention shall be deposited with the 

Government of Canada, which shall communicate certified copies thereof 

to all the Signatories and to all the Contracting Parties. 

2. The Depositary shall register the present Convention and any 

amendment thereof with the Secretariat of the United Nations." 

ARTICLEi 

Annexes I - II shall be deleted: 

ARTICLES 

Annex III shall be deleted and replaced by the following two Annexes: 
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"ANNEX I TO THE CONVENTION 

Scientific and statistical subareas, divisions and subdivisions 

The scientific and statistical subareas, divisions and subdivisions provided 

for by Article IV ofthls Convention shall be as follows: 

1 (a) Subarea 0 

That portion of the Convention Area bounded on the south by a line extending due 

east from a point at 61 ° 00' N 65° 00' W to a point at 61 ° 00' N 59° 00' W; thence in 

a southeasterly direction along a rhumb line to a point at 60° 12' N 57° 13' W; 

thence bounded on the east by a series of geodetic lines joining the following 

points: 

Point Latitude Longitude Point Latitude Longitode Point Latitude Longitode 

No. No. No. 

1 60°12.0' 57°13.0' 40 67"28.3' 57°55.3' 79 71°31.8' 62°32.0' 

2 61°00.0' 57°13.1' 41 67"29.1' 57°56.1' SO 71°32.9' 62°33.5' 

3 62°00.5' 57"21.1' 42 67°30.7' 57°57.S' SI 71°44.7' 62°49.6' 

4 62°02.3' 57"21.8' 43 67"35.3' 58°02.2' 82 71°47.3' 62°53.1' 

5 62°03.5' 57"22.2' 44 67"39.7' 58°06.2' 83 71°52.9' 63°03.9' 

6 62°11.5' 57"25.4' 45 67°44.2' 58°09.9' 84 72·01.7' 63"21.1' 

7 62°47.2' 57°41.0' 46 67°56.9' 58°19.8' 85 72°06.4' 63"30.9' 

8 63"22.8' 57°57.4' 47 68°01.8' 58"23.3' 86 72°11.0' 63°41.0' 

9 63°28.6' 57·59.7' 48 68°04.3' 58"25.0' 87 72"24.8' 64°13.2' 

10 63°35.0' 58°02.0' 49 68°06.8' 58"26.7' 88 72°30S 64"26.1' 

11 63°37.2' 58°01.2' 50 68°07.5' 58°27.2' 89 72°36.3' 64°38.S' 

12 63°44.1' 57°58.8' 51 68°16.1' 58°34.1' 90 72°43.7' 64°54.3' 

13 63·50.1' 57°57.2' 52 68°21.7' 58°39.0' 91 72°45.7' 64°58.4' 

14 63°52.6' 57°56.6' 53 68°25.3' 58°42.4' 92 72°47.7' 65°00.9' 

15 63°57.4' 57°53.5' 54 68°32.9' 59°0l.S' 93 72°50.S' 65°07.6' 

16 64°04.3' 57°49.1' 55 68"34.0' 59°04.6' 94 73°18.5' 66°08.3' 

17 64°12.2' 57°48.2' 56 68°37.9' 59°14.3' 95 73"25.9' 66°25.3' 

18 65°06.0' 57°44.1' 57 68°38.0' 59°14.6' 96 73°31.1' 67°15.1' 

19 65°08.9' 57°43.9' 58 68°56.S' 60°02.4' 97 73"36.5' 6S005.5' 

20 65°11.6' 57°44.4' 59 69°00.8' 60°09.0' 98 73"37.9' 68°12.3' 

21 65°14.5' 57°45.1' 60 69006.8' 60°18.5' 99 73°41.7' 68"29.4' 

22 65°1S.1' 57°45.8' 61 69°10.3' 60023.S' 100 73°46.1' 68°48.5' 

23 65°23.3' 57°44.9' 62 69°12.8' 60"27.5' 101 73°46.7' 68°51.1' 

24 65°34.S' 57°42.3' 63 69"29.4' 60°51.6' 102 73°52.3' 69°11.3' 

25 65°37.7' 57°41.9' 64 69°49.S' 600 S8.2' 103 73°57.6' 69°31.5' 

26 65°50.9' 57°40.7' 65 69°55.3' 600 S9.6' 104 74°02.2' 69°S0.3' 

27 6S051.7' 57°40.6' 66 69°55.8' 61°00.0' 105 74°02.6' 69°52.0' 

28 65°57.6' 57°40.1' 67 70°01.6' 61°04.2' 106 74°06.1' 70°06.6' 

29 66°03.5' 57°39.6' 68 70°07.5' 61°08.1' 107 74°07.5' 70°12.5' 

30 66°12.9' 57°38.2' 69 70·08.8' 61°08.8' 108 74°10.0' 70°23.1' 

31 66°18.8' 57°37.8' 70 70·13.4' 61°10.6' 109 74°12.5' 70°33.7' 
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33 

34 

35 

36 

37 

38 

39 

66"24.6' 57°37.8' 71 70°33.1' 61°17.4' 110 74"24.0' 71"25.7' 

66°30.3' 57°38.3' 72 70°35.6' 61"20.6' III 74"28.6' 71°45.8' 

66°36.1' 57°39.2' 73 70°48.2' 61°37.9' 112 74°44.2' 72°53.0' 

66°37.9' 57°39.6' 74 70°51.8' 61°42.7' 113 74°50.6' 73°02.8' 

66°41.8' 57°40.6' 75 71°12.1' 62°09.1' 114 75°00.0' 73°16.3' 

66°49.5' 57°43.0' 76 71°18.9' 62°17.5' 115 75°05' 73"30' 

67°21.6' 57°52.7' 77 71"25.9' 62"25.5' 

67"27.3' 57°54.9' 78 71°29.4' 62"29.3' 

and thence due north to the parallel of 78° 10' N; and bounded on 

the west by a line beginning at 610 00' N 6So 00' W and 

extending in a northwesterly direction along a rhumb line to the 

coast of Baffin Island at East Bluff(610 5S'N 66° 20' W); and 

thence in a northerly direction along the coast ofBaffm Island, 

Bylot Island, Devon Island and Ellesmere Island and following 

the meridian of 80° W in the waters between those islands to 78° 

10'N;and bounded on the north bytheparallelof78° 10'N. 

1 (b) Subarea 0 is composed of two divisions: 

Division O-A 

That portion of the subarea lying to the north of the parallel of 

66° lS'N; 

Division O-B 

That portion of the subarea lying to the south of the parallel of 

66° IS'N. 

2 (a) Subarea 1 

That portion of the Convention Area lying to the east of subarea 

o and to the north and east of a rhumb line joining a point at 60° 

12'N and 57° 13' W with a point at 52° lS'N and 42° 00' W. 

2 (b) Subarea 1 is composed of six divisions: 

Division lA 

That portion of the subarea lying north of the parallel of 68° 50' 

N (Qasigiannguit); 

Division 1B 

That portion of the subarea lying between the parallel of 66° IS' 

N (approximately S nautical miles north ofUmanarsugssuak) and 

the parallel of 68° 50' N (Qasigiannguit); 

Division IC 

That portion of the subarea lying between the parallel of 64° 15' 

N (approximately 4 nautical miles north ofNuuk) and the 

parallel of 66° 15' N (approximately 5 nautical miles north of 

Umanarsugssuak); 
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UIVISion lU 

That portion of the subarea lying between the parallel of 62° 30' 

N (paamiut Glacier) and the parallel of 64° 15' N (approximately 

4 nautical miles north ofNuuk), 

Division IE 

That portion of the subarea lying between the parallel of 60° 45' 

N (Cape Desolation) and the parallel of 62° 30' N (paamiut 

Glacier); 

Division 1FT 

That portion of the subarea lying south of the parallel of 60° 45' 

N (Cape Desolation). 

3 (a) Subarea 2 

That portion of the Convention Area lying to the east of the 

meridian of 64° 30' W in the area of Hudson Strait, to the south 

of subarea 0, to the south and west of subarea 1 and to the north 

of the parallel of 52° 15' N. 

3 (b) Subarea 2 is composed of three divisions: 

Division2G 

That portion of the subarea lying north of the parallel of 57° 40' 

N (Cape Mugford); 

Division2H 

That portion of the subarea lying between the parallel of 55° 20' 

N (Hopedale) and the parallel of 57° 40' N (Cape Mugford); 

Division2J 

That portion of the subarea lying south of the parallel of 55° 20' 

N (Hopedale). 

4 (a) Subarea 3 

That portion of the Convention Area lying south of the parallel of 

52° IS' N, and to the east of a line extending due north from 

Cape Bauld on the north coast of Newfoundland to 52° 15' N; to 

the north of the parallel of 39° 00' N; and to the east and north of 

a rhumb line commencing at 39° 00' N 50° 00' Wand extending 

in a northwesterly direction to pass through a point at 43° 30' N 

55° 00' W in the direction of a point at 47° 50' N 60° 00' W until 

it intersects a straight line connecting Cape Ray, 47° 37.0' N 59° 

18.0' W on the coast of Newfoundland, with Cape North, 47° 

02.0' N 60° 25.0' W on Cape Breton Island; thence in a 

northeasterly direction along said line to Cape Ray, 47° 37.0' N 

59° 18.0'W. 
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4 (b) Subarea 3 is composed of six divisions: 

Division3K 

That portion of the subarea lying north of the parallel of 49° 15' 

N (Cape Freels, Newfoundland); 

Division 3L 

That portion of the subarea lying between the Newfoundland 

coast from Cape Freels to Cape St. Mary and a line described as 

follows: begiuning at Cape Freels, thence due east to the 

meridian of 46° 30' W, thence due south to the parallel of 46° 00' 

N, thence due west to the meridian of 54° 30' W, thence along a 

rhumb line to Cape St. Mary, Newfoundland. 

Division 3M 

That portion of the subarea lying south of the parallel of 49° 15' 

N and east of the meridian of 46° 30' W; 

Division3N 

That portion of the subarea lying south of the parallel of 46° 00' 

N and between the meridian of 46° 30' W and the meridian of 

51°00'W; 

Division 30 

That portion of the subarea lying south of the parallel of 46° 00' 

N and between the meridian of 51 <> 00' W and the meridian of 

54°30'W; 

Division3P 

That portion of the subarea lying south of the Newfoundland 

coast and west of a line from Cape St. Mary, Newfoundland to a 

point at 46° 00' N 54° 30' W, thence due south to a limit of the 

subarea; 

Division 3P is divided into two subdivisions: 

3Pn - Northwestem subdivision -That portion of division 3P 

lying northwest of a line extending from 47° 30.7' N 57° 43.2' W 

Newfoundland, approximately southwest to a point at 46" 50.7' 

Nand 58° 49.0' W; 

3Ps - Southeastern subdivision - That portion of division 3P 

lying southeast of the line defmed for Subdivision 3Pn. 

5 (a) Subarea 4 

That portion of the Convention Area lying north of the parallel of 

39° 00' N, to the west of subarea 3, and to the east of a line 

described as follows: 

beginning at the terminus of the intemational boundary 

between the United States of America and Canada in Grand 

Manan Channel, at a point at 44° 46' 35.346" N 66° 54' 

11.253" W; thence due south to the parallel of 43° 50' N; 

thence due west to the meridian of 67° 24' 27.24" W; thence 

along a geodetic line in a southwesterly direction to a point at 

42° 53' 14" N 67° 44' 35" W; thence along a geodetic line in a 

southeasterly direction to a point at 42° 31' 08" N 67° 28' 05" 

W; thence along a geodetic line to a point at 42° 20' N 67° 18' 

13.15"W; 
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thence due east to a point in 66° 00' W; thence along a rhumb 

line in a southeasterly direction to a point at 42° 00' N 65° 40' 

Wand thence due south to the parallel of 39° 00' N. 

5 (b) Subarea 4 is composed of six divisions: 

Division4R 

That portion of the subarea lying between the coast of 

Newfoundland from Cape Bauld to Cape Ray and a line 

described as follows: beginning at Cape Bauld, thence due north 

to the parallel of 52° 15' N, thence due west to the Labrador 

coast, thence along the Labrador coast to the terminus of the 

Labrador-Quebec boundary, thence along a rhumb line in a 

southwesterly direction to a point at 49° 25' N 60° 00' W, thence 

due south to a point at 47° 50' N 60° 00' W, thence along a 

rhumb line in a southeasterly direction to the point at which the 

boundary of subarea 3 intersects the straight line joining Cape 

North, Nova Scotia with Cape Ray, Newfoundland, thence to 

Cape Ray, Newfoundland; 

Division4S 

That portion of the subarea lying between the south coast of 

Quebec from the terminus of the Labrador Quebec boundary to 

Pte. des Monts and a line described as follows: beginning at Pte. 

des Monts, thence due east to a point at 49° 25' N 64° 40' W, 

thence along a rhumb line in an east-southeasterly direction to a 

point at 47° 50' N 60° 00' W, thence due north to a point at 49° 

25' N 60° 00' W, thence along a rhumb line in a northeasterly 

direction to the terminus of the Labrador-Quebec boundary; 

Division4T 

That portion of the subarea lying between the coasts of Nova 

Scotia, New Brunswick and Quebec from Cape North to Pte. des 

Monts and a line described as follows: beginning at Pte. des 

Monts, thence due east to a point at 49° 25' N 64° 40' W, thence 

along a rhumb line in a southeasterly direction to a point at 47° 

50' N 60° 00' W, thence along a rhumb line in a southerly 

direction to Cape North, Nova Scotia; 

Division4V 

That portion of the subarea lying between the coast of Nova 

Scotia between Cape North and Fourchu and a line described as 

follows: beginning at Fourchu, thence along a rhumb line in an 

easterly direction to a point at 45° 40' N 60° 00' W, thence due 

south along the meridian of 60° 00' W to the parallel of 44° 10' 

N, thence due east to the meridian of 59° 00' W, thence due south 

to the parallel of 390 00' N, thence due east to a point where the 

boundary between subareas 3 and 4 meets the parallel of39° 00' 

N, thence along the boundary between subareas 3 and 4 and a 

line continuing in a northwesterly direction to a point at 47° 50' 

N 60° 00' W, and thence along a rhumb line in a southerly 

direction to Cape North, Nova Scotia; 
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Division 4V is divided into two subdivisions: 

4Vn - Northern subdivision - That portion of division 4V lying 

north of the parallel of 45° 40' N; 

4V s - Southern subdivision - That portion of division 4V lying 

south of the parallel of 45° 40' N. 

Division4W 

That portion of the subarea lying between the coast of Nova 

Scotia from Halifax to Fourchu and a line described as follows: 

beginning at Fourchu, thence along a rhumb line in an easterly 

direction to a point at 45° 40' N 60° 00' W, thence due south 

along the meridian of 60° 00' Wto the parallel of 44° 10'N, 

thence due east to the meridian of 59°00' W. thence due south to 

the parallel of 39° 00' N, thence due west to the meridian of 63° 

20' W, thence due north to a point on that meridian at 44° 20' N, 

thence along a rhumb line in a northwesterly direction to Halifax, 

Nova Scotia; 

Division4X 

That portion of the subarea lying between the western boundary 

of subarea 4 and the coasts of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia 

from the terminus of the boundary between New Brunswick and 

Maine to Halifax, and a line described as follows: beginning at 

Halifax, thence along a rhumb line in a southeasterly direction to 

a point at 44° 20' N 63° 20' W, thence due south to the parallel of 

39° 00' N, and thence due west to the meridian of 65° 40' W. 

6 (a) Subarea 5 

That portion of the Convention Area lying to the west of the 

westem boundary of subarea 4, to the north of the parallel of39° 

00' N, and to the east of the meridian of7l ° 40' W. 

6 (b) Subarea 5 is composed of two divisions: 

Division5Y 

That portion of the subarea lying between the coasts of Maine, 

New Hampshire and Massachusetts from the border between 

Maine and New Brunswick to 70° 00' Won Cape Cod (at 

approximately 42° N) and a line described as follows: begiuning 

at a point on Cape Cod at 70° W (at approximately 42° N), 

thence due north to 42° 20' N, thence due east to 6JO 18' 13.15" 

W at the boundary of subareas 4 and 5, and thence along that 

boundary to the boundary of Canada and the United States; 

Division5Z 

That portion of the subarea lying to the south and east of division 

5Y. 

Division 5Z is divided into two subdivisions: an eastern subdivision and a 

western subdivision defined as follows: 

5Ze - Eastern subdivision - That portion of division 5Z lying 

east of the meridian of 70° 00' W; 

5Zw - Western subdivision - That portion of division 5Z lying 

west of the meridian of 70° 00' W. 
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7 (a) Subarea 6 

That part of the Convention Area bounded by a line beginning at 

a point on the coast of Rhode Island at 71 ° 40' W, thence due 

south to 39° 00' N. thence due east to 42° 00' W, thence due 

south to 35° 00' N. thence due west to the coast of North 

America, thence northwards along the coast of North America to 

the point on Rhode Island at 71 ° 40' W. 

7 (b) Subarea 6 is composed of eight divisions: 

Division6A 

That portion of the subarea lying to the north of the parallel of 

39° 00' N and to the west of subarea 5; 

Division6B 

That portion of the subarea tying to the west of 70° 00' W. to the 

south of the parallel of 39° 00' N, and to the north and west of a 

line running westward along the parallel of 37° 00' N to 76° 00' 

W and thence due south to Cape Henry. Virginia; 

Division6C 

That portion of the subarea lying to the west of 70° 00' W and to 

the south of subdivision 6B; 

Division6D 

That portion of the subarea lying to the east of divisions 6B and 

6C and to the west of 65° 00' W; 

Division6E 

That portion of the subarea lying to the east of division 6D and to 

the west of 60° 00' W; 

Division6F 

That portion of the subarea lying to the east of division 6E and to 

the west of 55° 00' W; 

Division6G 

That portion of the subarea lying to the east of division 6F and to 

the west of 50° 00' W; 

Division6H 

That portion of the subarea lying to the east of division 6G and to 

the west of 42° 00' W. 
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ANNEX II TO THE CONVENTION 

Rules concerning the ad hoc panel procedure pursuant to Article XV 

1. The Executive Secretary shall establish and maintain a list of 

experts who are willing and able to serve as panellists. Each Contracting 

Party shall be entitled to nominate up to five experts whose competence in 

the legal, scientific or technical aspects of fisheries covered by the 

Convention is established. The nominating Contracting Party shall provide 

information on relevant qualifications and experience of each of its 

nominees. 

2. The Contracting Parties to the dispute shall notifY the Executive 

Secretary of their intention to submit a dispute to an ad hoc panel. The 

notification shall be accompanied by a full description of the subject 

matter of the dispute as well as the grounds invoked by each Party. The 

Executive Secretary shall promptly transmit a copy of the notification to 

all Contracting Parties. 

3. Where another Contracting Party wishes to become Party to a 

dispute, it may join the process of constituting a ad hoc panel, unless the 

original Parties to the dispute disagree. The Contracting Party wishing to 

become a party to the dispute should notifY this intention within 15 days 

after having received the notification referred to in paragraph 2. 

4. No sooner than 30 days and no later than 45 days after the 

notification referred to in paragraph 2, the Contracting Parties to the 

dispute shall notifY the Executive Secretary of the constitution of the ad 

hoc panel, including the names of the panellists and the time schedule for 

its work. Unless the Parties agree otherwise, the following shall apply: 

(a) the ad hoc panel shall consist of three members; 

(b) the Contracting Parties to the dispute shall each select one 

panellist and agree on the third panellist; 

(c) the third panellist shall chair the ad hoc panel; 

(d) the third panellist shall not be a national of either Contracting 

Party to the dispute and shall not be of the same nationality as 

either of the first two panellists; and 

(e) in case of a dispute between more than two Contracting Parties, 

Contracting Parties to the dispute which are of the same interest 

shall select one panellist jointly. If the Parties to the dispute can 

not agree on the nomination of the third panellist, the President 

of the International Tribunal of the Law of the Sea shall make 

the appointment, unless the Contracting Parties to the dispute 

agree that the appointment be made by another person or a third 

state. 

The Executive Secretary shall promptly transmit a copy of the 

notification to all Contracting Parties. 

5. Any Contracting Party, which is not a Party to the dispute, may 

attend all hearings of the ad hoc panel, make written and oral submissions 

to the ad hoc panel and receive the submissions of each Party to the 

dispute. 

6. At the request of a Contracting Party to the dispute, or on its own 

initiative, the ad hoc panel may seek information and technical advice 

from any person or body that it deems appropriate, provided that the 

Parties to the dispute so agree. 
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7. Unless the Contracting Parties to the dispute otherwise agree, the 

ad hoc panel shall, within 90 days from the constitution of the ad hoc 

panel. make its report and recommendations referred to in Article XV 

paragraph 4 of the Convention. The report and recommendations shall be 

confIned to the subject matter of the dispute and state the reasons on 

which they are based. The report and recommendations shall be 

communicated promptly, through the Executive Secretary. to all 

Contracting Parties. 

8. The ad hoc panel shall aim at reaching a consensus in its 

conclusions. If this is not possible the ad hoc panel shall reach its 

conclusions by a majority ofits members, who may not abstain from 

voting. 

9. The ad hoc panel may adopt any rules of procedure, which it 

deems necessary to accelerate the proceedings. 

10. Costs of the ad hoc panel shall be borne by the Contracting 

Parties to the dispute in equal parts. 

11. In relation to the ad hoc panel established pursuant to 

Article XIV paragraphs 7 and 8, the Parties shall be deemed to be the 

Commission and the objecting Contracting Party and the provisions of this 

Annex shall apply. with the exceptions of paragraphs 3 and 4 (e)." 
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AMENDEMENT A LA CONVENTION 

SUR LA FUTURE COOPERATION MULTILATERALE 

DANS LES PECHES DE L' ATLANTIQUE DU NORD-OUEST 

Les parties Ii. la Convention sur la future cooperation multilaterale dans les 

peches de I 'Atlantique du Nord-Ouest (ci-apres designee « Convention») conviennent de 

ce qui suit: 

ARTICLE PREMIER 

Le titre de Ia Convention est remplace par Ie titre suivant : 

« Convention sur Ia cooperation dans les peches de l' Atlantique du NordOuest» 

ARTICLE 2 

Le preambule de Ia Convention est supprime et remplace par Ie preambule 

suivant: 

« Les Parties contractantes, 

NOTANT que les Etats cotiers de I' Atlantique du Nord-Ouest ont 

etabli des zones economiques exclusives confonnes avec Ia Convention 

des Nations Urnes sur Ie droit de Ia mer du 10 decembre 1982 et avec Ie 

droit international coutumier, dans Iesquelles ils exercent des droits 

souverains aux fins de I'exploration, de l'exploitation, de Ia conservation 

et de la gestion des ressources biologiques; 

RAPPELANT les dispositions pertinentes de Ia Convention des 

Nations Urnes sur Ie droit de Ia mer du 10 decembre 1982, de l'Accord 

aux fins de I'application des dispositions de Ia Convention des Nations 

Unies sur Ie droit de Ia mer du 10 decembre 1982 relatives Ii. la 

conservation et Ii. Ia gestion des stocks de poissons dont les deplacements 

s'effectuent tant it l'interieur qu'au-delit de zones economiques exclusives 

(stocks chevauchants) et des stocks de poissons grands migrateurs du 4 

aolit 1995 et de I' Accord de Ia F AO visant Ii. favoriser Ie respect des 

mesures intemationales de conservation et de gestion par les navires de 

p8che en haute mer du 24 novembre 1993; 
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PRENANT EN CONSIDERATION Ie Code de conduite pour une 

peche responsable adopte par la 28e session de la Conference de 

I'Organisation des Nations Urnes pour l'alimentation et l'agriculture Ie 31 

octobre 1995 et les instruments connexes adoptes par I'Organisation des 

Nations Unies pour l'alimentation et l'agriculture; 

RECONNAISSANT les avantages economiques et sociaux 

decoulant de I'exploitation durable des ressources balieutiques; 

DESIRANT promouvoir la conservation a long terme et 

l' exploitation durable des ressources halieutiques de r Atlantique du NordOuest; 

CONSCIENTES de la necessite de la cooperation et la consultation 

intemationales a regard desdites ressources; 

CONSIDERANT que la conservation et la gestion efficaces de ces 

ressources balieutiques devraient etre fondees sur les meiUeurs avis 

scientifiques disponibles et sur I'approche de precaution; 

RESOLUES a appliquer une approche ecosystemique Ii la gestion 

des peches dans l' Atlantique du Nord-Ouest, qui inclut notamment Ia 

protection du milieu marin, la preservation de la biodiversit6 marine, la 

reduction au minimum du risque d'impacts negatifs a long terme ou 

irreversibles des activites de peche et la prise en compte des relations entre 

toutes les composantes de l'ecosysteme; 

RESOLUES EN OUTRE a pratiquer des activit6s de peche 

responsables ainsi qu'a prevenir, a contrecarrer et a eliminer la peche INN; 

SONT CONVENUES de ce qui suit: » 

ARTICLE 3 

Les articles I - XXI sont supprimes et remplaces par les articles suivants : 

« ARTICLE PREMIER 

Definitions 

1. Aux fins de la presente Convention, on entend par : 

a) « Convention de 1982 » Ia Convention des Nations Unies sur Ie 

droit de la mer du 10 decembre 1982; 
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b) « Accord de 1995 » I' Accord aux fIDs de I'application des 

dispositions de Ia Convention des Nations Unies sur Ie droit de 

Ia mer du 10 decembre 1982 relatives a la conservation et a la 

gestion des stocks de poissons dont les deplacementa 

s'effectuent tant a l'interieur qu'au-dela de zones econorniques 

exclusives (stocks chevauchants) et des stocks de poissons 

grands migrateurs du 4 aout 1995; 

c) «Eta! c(\tier » nne Partie eontractante ayant nne zone 

econornique exclusive dans la zone de la Convention; 

d) «Partie contractante » : 

i) tout Etat ou toute organisation d'integration 

economique regionale qui a consenti a etre lie par la 

presente Convention et it I' egard duquel eelle-ci est en 

vigueur; 

Ii) La presente Convention s'applique mutatis mutandis it toute 

entite visee a l'article 305, paragraphe 1, lettres c). d) et e) de 

la Convention de 1982, qni est sitnee dans l'Atlantique Nord 

et qui devient partie a la presente Convention et, dans cette 

mesure, I' expression ({ Partie contractante » s'entend de ces 

entites. 

e) « zone de la Convention» la zone a laquelle la presente 

Convention s'applique come indique it I' article IV, 

paragraphe 1; 

f) « ressources halieutiques » tout Ie poisson, tous les mollusques 

et tous les crustaces evoluant dans la zone de la Convention, it 

I'exclusion: 

i) des especes sooentaires sur lesquels les Etata e(\tiers exereent 

des droits souverains en vertn de l' article 77 de la 

Convention de 1982; 

ii) dans la mesure OU its sont geres en vertn d'autres traites 

intemationaux, les stocks de poissons anadromes et 

catadromes et les espi:ces hautement rnigratoires figurant it 

l'annexe I de la Convention de 1982; 

g) « activites de peche » la reeolte ou la transformation des 

ressources halieutiques, ou Ie transbordement de ressources 

halieutiques ou de produits derives provenant des ressources 

halieutiques ou toute autre activitc preparatoire, servant ou 

relice a Ia recolte de ressources halieutiques, notanuuent : 

i) la recherche, la capture ou la prise de ressources halieutiques 

ou toute tentative effectnee it ces fms; 

ii) la pratique de toute activite dont on peut raisonnablement 

s'attendre a ee qU'elle resulte dans la localisation, la captnre, 

Ia prise ou la recolte de ressourees halieutiques, quel qu'en 

soitle but; 

iii) toute operation en mer effectnee pour assister ou preparer 

toute activite decrite dans Ia presente definition, it I'exclusion 

des operations d'urgence ou la sante et la securite des 

membres d'equipage ou la securite d'nn navire sont enjeu. 

h) « navire de peche» tout navire qui se livre ou qui s'est livre it des activites de 

peche, y compris un navire employe au traitement du poisson ou nn navire se 

livrant au transbordement ou it toute autre activite preparatoire ou reliee aux 

activites de peche, ou it des activites de peche experimentales ou 

expJoratoires; 
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i) « Emt du pavilIon» : 

i) tout Emt ou entite dont les navires sont autorises a battre Ie 

pavillon;ou 

ii) toute organisation d'integration economique regionale au 

sein de laqueUe les navires sont autorises a battre Ie pavillon 

d'un Etat faisant partie de cette organisation d'integration 

economique regionale; 

j) « peche INN » les activites visees par le Plan d'action 

international visant it prevenir, a contrecarrer et if. eliminer Ia 

peche illicite, non declaree et non reglementee adopte par 

l'Organisation des Nations Urnes pour l'alimentation et 

l'agriculture Ie 2 mars 2001; 

k) {( ressources biologiques}) I'ensemble des etres vivants 

composant les ecosystemes marins; 

1) « diversite biologique marine» Ia variabilite des organismes 

marins vivants et des complexes ecologiques dont Us font partie; 

cela comprend Ia diversite au sein des especes, entre especes 

ainsi que celles des ecosystemes; 

m) «ressortissants» aussi bien les personnes physiques que les 

personnes morales; 

n) «Etat du port» l'Etat qui accueille des navires de peche dans 

ses ports, y compris des terminaux portuaires ou autres 

installations au large! des fins, notamment, de debarquement, 

de transbordement, de ravitaillement en carburant ou de 

reapprovisionnement; 

0) « organisation d'integration economique regionale » une 

organisation d'integration economique regionale dont tous les 

pays membres lui ont transfcre competence pour des matieres 

relevant de Ia presente Convention, y compris Ie pouvoir de 

prendre des decisions contraignantes pour ses Etats membres en 

ce qui conceme ces matieres; 

p) «zone de regiementation » Ia partie de Ia zone de Ia Convention 

au-deJa des zones relevant de Ia juridiction nationale. 

ARTICLE II 

Objectif 

La presente Convention a pour objectif d'assurer Ia conservation a. 

long terme et I'exploitation durable des ressources halieutiques de Ia zone 

de Ia Convention et, ce faisant, de proteger les ecosystt':mes marins dans 

lesquels se trouvent ces ressources. 
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ARTICLE III 

Principes generaux 

Afin de realiser l'objectif de la presente Convention, les Parties 

contractantes, indi'viduellement ou collectivement, seion Ie cas, s' engagent 

a: 

a) . favoriser l'utilisation optimale et la conservation a long terme 

des ressourccs halieutiques; 

b) adopter des mesures fondees sur les avis scientifiques 

disponibles les plus fiables afin de faire en sorte que les 

Iessources halieutiques soient maintenues ou retablies a de~ 

niveaux qui assurent Ie rendement constant maximum; 

c) appliquer l'approche de precaution conformement a l'article 6 

de I'Accordde 1995; 

d) tenir dfunent compte de l'impact des activites de peche sur 

d'autIes especes et ecosystemes marins et, de ce fait, adopter 

des mesures pour reduire au minimum les effets nnisibies sur les 

ressources biologiques et les ecosystemes marins; 

e) tenir dfunent compte de la necessite de preserver 1a diversite 

hiologique marine; 

f) empecher ou faire cesser la surexploitation et la surcapacite et 

faire ensorte que I'effort de peche n'atteigne pas un niveau 

incompatible avec l' exploitation durable des ressources 

halieutiques; 

g) veiller it ce que des donnees completes et exactes sur les activites de 

peche dans Ia zone de la Convention soient recueillies et mises en 

commun en temps opportun; 

h) veiller a l'observation efficace des mesures de gestion et a ce 

que les sanctions en cas d'infraction soient suffisamment 

rigoureuses; 

i) tenir dfunent compte de Ia necessite de reduire au minimum la 

pollution et les dechets provenant de navires de peche ainsi que 

les rejets, les captures par des engins perdus ou abandonnes, les 

captures d' especes non visecs par une ptlche ciblee et !'impact 

sur les es.peccs associees ou dependantes, en particulier les 

especes menacees d'extinction. 

ARTICLE IV 

Zone d'application 

1. La presente Convention s'appIique aux eaux de l'ocean Atlantique 

du Nord-Ouest situees au nord du 35"00' N et Ii. rouest d'une ligne 

s'etendant plein nord du 35"00'N et du 42°00' ° jusqu'au 59"00' N, puis 

plein ouest jusqu'au 44"00' 0, et de la plein nord jusqu'a la cote du 

Groenland, ainsi que les eaux du golfe du Saint-Laurent, du detroit de 

Davis et de la baie de Baffin au sud du 78°10' N. 

2. La zone de la Convention est divisee en sous-zones, divisions et 

subdivisions scientifiques et statistiques, dont les Iimites sont ceUes 

definies a l'annexe I de la presente Convention. 
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ARTICLE V 

L'Organisation 

1. Les Parties contractantes conviennent par la presente de creer, 

d'administrer et de renforcer l'Organisation des peches de l' Atlantique du 

Nord~Ouest ci-apres denommee« Organisation », qui s'acquitte des 

fonctions enoncees dans la presente Convention afin de realiser l'objectif 

de cette demiere. 

2. L'Organisation se compose: 

a) d'une commission; 

b) d'un conseil scientifique; 

c) d'un secretariat 

3. L 'Organisation a une personnalite juridique et jouit, dans ses 

relations avec d'autres organisations internationales et sur les territoires 

des Parties contractantes, de la capacite juridique necessaire it l' execution 

de ses fonctions et it la realisation de son objectif. Les privileges et 

immunites dont l'Organisation et ses representants jouissent sur Ie 

territoire d'une Partie contractante sont determines par une entente entre 

I'Organisation et la Partie cpntractante, notamment, en particulier, par un 

accord de siege entre I'Organisation et Ia Partie contractante hOte. 

4. Le president de la commission est Ie president et Ie principal 

representant de I'Organisation. 

5. Le president convoque Ia reunion annuelle de l'Organisation an 

moment et it l'endroit choisis par la commission. 

6. L'Organisation a son siege dans la municipalite regionale de 

Halifax, en Nouvelle-Ecosse (Canada), ou it tout autre endroit dont peut 

decider la commission. 

ARTICLE VI 

La commission 

1. Chaque Partie contractante est membre de la commission et y 

nomrne un representant, qui peut etre accompagne de suppleants, de 

specialistes et de conseillers. 

2. La commission elit un president et un vice-president, qui 

remplissent chacun un mandat de deux ans et sont reeligibIes, mais ne 

peuvent conserver leur poste plus de quatre annees consecutives. Le 

president et Ie vice-president sont des representants de differentes Parties 

contractantes. 

3. Une Partie contractante peut demander la tenue d'une seance 

extraordinaire de la commission. Le president de la commission convoque 

alors une telle seance au moment et it l'endroit de son choix. 

4. Sauf disposition contraire, les mesures adoptees par la commission 

s'appliquent it fa zone de reglementation. 
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5. La commission: 

a) adopte et peut modifier Ie reglement applicable au deroulement 

de ses seances et l'exercice de ses fonctions, notamment ses 

regles de procedure, ses reglements financiers et tout autre 

reglement; 

b) met sur pied les organes subsidiaires dont elle considere avoir 

besoin pour s'acquitter de ses fonctions et conduit leurs 

activites; 

c) supervise les affaires structurelles, administratives et financieres 

et les autres affaires internes de l'Organisation, y compris les 

relations entre Ses parties constitutives; 

d) nomme un secretaire executif selon les modalites et conditions 

definies par elle; 

e) dirige les relations ext€rieures de I'Organisation; 

f) approuve Ie budget de l'Organisation; 

g) adopte des regles prevoyant la participation it ses seances de 

representants d'organisations intergouvernementaies, de Parties 

non contractantes et d' organisations non gouvernementales en 

qualite d' observateurs, selon ce qui convient. Ces regles ne 

doivent pas etre trop restrictives et doivent permettre l'acces en 

temps opportun aux dossiers et rapports de la commission; 

h) exerce les autres fonctions et activites en conformite avec la 

Convention selon ce qU'elle decide; 

i) guide Ie comite scientifique dans la definition de ses taches et 

des priorites de ses travaux; 

j) elabore des procedures adequates en conformite avec Ie droit 

international pour evaluer l'execution, par les Parties 

contractantes, des obligations qui leur incombent conformement 

aux articles X et XI. 

6. pn collaboration avec Ie conseil scientifique, la commission: 

a) surveille periodiquement l'etat des stocks de poissons et 

identifie les actions a prendre pour assurer leur conservation et 

leur gestion; 

b) recueille, analyse et diffuse toutes Ies informations pertinentes; 

c) evalue I'impact des activites de peche et d'autres activites 

humaines sur les ressources biologiques et les ecosystemes 

marins; 

d) elabore des !ignes directrices applicables a la pratique de la 

peche a des fins scientifiques; 

e) elabore des !ignes directrices applicables a la collecte, la 

presentation, la verification, Ia consultation et I'utilisation de 

donnees. 

7. La commission peut soumettre au conseil scientifique toute 

question se rapportant au fondement scientifique des decisions qu' eJle 

peut devoir prendre concernant les ressources halieutiques, l'impact des 

activites de peche sur les ressources biologiques et la protection de 

l'ecosysteme dans lequel se trouvent ces ressoutces. 
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8. En appliquant les principes enonces a l'article III, la commission 

adopte, a l'egard de Ia zone de regiementation; 

a) des mesures de conservation et de gestion visant a realiser 

l' objectif de la presente Convention; 

b) des mesures de conservation et de gestion visant a reduire au 

minimum l'impact des activites de peche sur les ressources 

biologiques et leurs ecosystemes; 

c) les totaux des captures admissibles etlou les niveaux d' effort de 

peche et definit la nature et l'etendue de la participation aux 

activites de peche; 

d) des mesures concernant la pratique de la peche a des fins 

scientifiques rnentionnees au paragraphe 6, alin6a d); 

e) des rnesures concernant la collecte, la presentation, la 

verification, la consultation et l'utilisation de donnees 

mentionnees au paragraphe 6, alinea e); 

f) des mesures pour assurer un rendement approprie des Iitats du 

pavillon. 

9. La commission adopte des mesures de mise en place de 

mecanismes de cooperation adequats en matiere d'observation. de 

controle, de surveillance et de mise en application des rnesures de 

conservation et de gestion qu' elle a adoptees. Ces mecarusmes 

comprennent : 

a) la reconnaissance de droits reciproques d'arraisonnement et 

d'inspection par les Parties contractantes dans la zone de 

reglementation ainsi que la poursuite de ItEtat du pavillon et 

l'exercice de sanctions contre lui sur la base de la preuve 

decoulant de teis arraisonnernents et inspectionS; 

b) des normes minimales d'inspection pour les navires de peche 

par les Parties contractantes dans des ports ou des ressources 

halieutiques ou des produits derives de celles-ci provenant de la 

zone de reglementation sont debarques; 

c) des actions de suivi prevues aux articles X, Xl ou XII sur ia 

base de la preuve decoulant de telles inspections; 

d) sans prejudice des mesures qu'une Partie contractante peut 

prendre a cet egard, des mesures visant a prevenir, a 

contrecarrer et a 6liminer la peche INN. 

10. La commission peut adopter des mesures sur des mat!(:res 

enoncees aux paragraphes 8 et 9 concernant une zone relevant de la 

juridiction nationale d'une Partie contractante, pourvu que l'Etat cotier en 

question Ie demande et que la mesure fasse l'objet d'un vote affirmatif de 

sa part. 

11. a) Dans l' exercice des fonctions prevues au paragraphe 8, la 

commission s'assure qu'il existe une concordance entre : 

i) une mesure s'appliquant it. un stock ou groupe de stocks de 

poisson evoluant aussi bien dans la zone de regiernentation 

que dans une zone relevant de la juridictionnationale d'un 

Etat cotier, ou une rnesure qui, du fait de l'interdependance 

des especes, aurait une incidence sur un stock ou groupe de 

Stocks de poisson evoluant en totalite ou en partie dans une 

zone relevant de la juridiction nationale d'un Etat cotier, et 
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ii) les actions prises par l'Etat cotier relativement a la gestion 

et Ii la conservation dudit stock ou groupe de stocks de 

poisson Ii l'egard des activites de peche pratiquees dans la 

zone relevant de sa juridiction nationale. 

b) En consequence, la commission et l'Etat cotier en question 

facilitent la coordination de leurs mesures et actions 

respectives. Chaque Etat cotier inforrne la commission des 

actions qu'il a prises aux fins du present article. 

12. Les mesures adoptees par la commission concernant Ia repartition des 

possibilites de peche dans la zone de reglementation doivent teme compte des 

interets des Parties contractantes dont les navires ont traditionnellement peche 

dans cette zone et des interets des Etats cOtiers pertinents. En ce qui concerne la 

repartition des possibilites de peche dans les zones du Grand Banc et du Bonnet 

f1amand, la commission accorde une attention particuliere a la Partie contractante 

dont les collectivites riveraines dependent au premier chef d'activites de p&he 

visant les stocks associes Ii ces pecheries et qui a deploye des efforts 

considerables pour assurer la conservation de ces stocks par des mesures 

intemationales, en organisant notamment Ia surveillance et l'inspection des peches 

intemationales pratiquees dans ces zones dans Ie cadre d'un programme 

international d'inspection mutuelle. 

13. La commission peut etablir des procedures perrnettant aux 

Parties contractantes de prendre des mesures, y compris des mesures non 

discriminatoires liees au commerce, contre tout Etat du pavilIon ou entite 

de p&he dont les navires de peche se livrent Ii des activites de peche qui 

compromettent l' efficacite des mesures de conservation et de gestion 

adoptees par la commission. La mise en reuvre de mesures liees au 

commerce par une Partie contractante doit etre conforrne aux obligations 

internationales de celle-ci. 

ARTICLE VII 

Le conseil scientifique 

1. Chaque Partie contractante est membre du conseil scientifique et 

peut y nommer ses propres representants, qui peuvent, Ii toute seance du 

conseil, etre accompagnes de suppleants, de spCcialistes et de conseillers. 

2. Le conseil scientifique elit un president et un vice--president pour 

un mandat de deux ans. Chacun d'eux est reeligible, mais ne peut 

conserver son poste plus de quatre annees consecutives. 

3. A l'iuitiative du president ou Ii la demande d'un Etat cotier ou 

d'une Partie contractante appuyee par une autre Partie contractante, Ie 

president peut convoquer au moment et Ii l'endroit de son choix une seance 

extrnordinaire du conseil scientifique. 

4. Le conseil scientifique adopte et modifie au besoin Ie reglement 

applicable au deroulement de ses seances et Ii. r exercice de ses fonctions, 

incluant ses regles de procedure. 

5. Le conseiI scientifique peut mettre sur pied les organes 

subsidiaires dont iI estime avoir besoin pour s'acquitter de Ses fonctions. 
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6. L'election des cadres, I'adoption et la modification du reglement et 

les autres questions relatives a l'organisation du travail sont decidees a la 

majorite des voix de toutes les Parties contractantes presentes et votant par 

l'affirmative ou par la negative, chacune d'entre eIles disposant d'une voix. 

Aucune mise aux voix ne peut avoir lieu sans un quorum des deux tiers 

des Parties contractantes. 

7. Le conseil scientifique adopte des regles prevoyant la 

participation, a ses seances, de representants d'organisations 

intergouvemementales, de Parties non contractantes et d'organisations non 

gouvemementales en qualite d'observateurs, selon ce qui convient Ces 

procedures ne doivent pas etre trop restrictives et doivent permettre I'acces 

dans des delais raisonnables aux dossiers et rapports du conseil 

scientifique. 

8. Conformement aux objectifs et aux principes de la Convention, Ie 

conseil scientifique : 

a) sert de forum de consultation et de cooperation entre les Parties 

contractantes pour 6tudier et echanger des donnees scientifiques 

et points de vue sur les activites de peche et des ecosystemes 

dans lesquels elles sont pratiquees et pour etudier et evaluer 

l'etat actuel des ressources halieutiques ainsi que des previsions 

sur leur etat futur, y compris des facteurs environnementaux et 

ecologiques les affectant; 

b) promeut la cooperation des Parties contractantes Ii la'recherche 

scientifique destinee Ii combler les lacunes des connaissances; 

c) collecte et entretient des releves et statistiques; 

d) publie ou diffuse des rapports, des renseignements et de Ia 

documentation se rapportant aux activites de peche dans la zone 

de la Convention et Ii leurs ecosystemes; 

e) fournit des avis scientifiques a la commission si celle-ci en fait 

lademande. 

9. Le conseil scientifique peut : 

a) fournir, de son propre chef: des avis susceptibles d'aider la 

commission dans l' exercice de ses fonctions; 

b) collaborer avec d'autres organismes publics ou prives ayant des 

objectifs similaires; 

c) demander aux Parties contractantes de lui fournir toutes les 

donnees statistiques et scientifiques dont il Peut avoir besoin 

pour l'exercicede ses fonctions. 

10. Le conseil scientifique fournit des avis scientifiques en r6ponse a 

toute question que lui soumet : 

a) la commission concernant Ie fondement scientifique de la 

gestion et de la conservation des ressources halieutiques et de 

leurs ecosystemes dans Ia zone de reglementation en tenant 

compte des criteres de reference determines par la commission a 

l'egard de cette question; 

b) un Etat cotier concernant Ie fondement scientifique de Ia gestion 

et de la conservation des ressources halieutiques et de leurs 

ecosystemes dans les zones relevant de la juridiction nationale 

de cet Etat cOtier dans la zone de Ia Convention. 
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11. VEtat cOtler detennine, en consultation avec Ie conseil 

scientifique, les criteres de reference appIicables Ii l'examen de toute 

question qu'il peut soumettre au conseil scientifique. Ces criwres de 

reference comprennent, entre autres : 

a) une description des activites de peche et de la zone a etudier; 

b) dans les cas ou I'on demande des evaluations ou des previsions 

scientifiques, une description de tout facteur ou de toute 

hypothese a prendre en consideration; 

c) Ie cas echeant, une description de tout objectif poursuivi par 

rEtat cotier et une indication quant au genre d'opinion 

recherchee, soit un avis precis, soit un eventail d'options. 

12. En regIe generale, les avis scientifiques presentes par Ie conseil 

scientifique sont etablis par consensus. Lorsque Ie consensus ne peut ~tre 

atteint, Ie conseil expose. dans son rapport, toutes les opinions exprimees 

par ses membres. 

13. Tous les rapports produits par Ie conseil scientifique sont publies 

par Ie secretariat. 

ARTICLEVllI 

I.e Secretariat 

1. Le secretariat pourvoit aux services de la commission, du conseil 

scientifique et de leurs organes subsidiaires de maniere ii faciliter 

l'exercice de leurs fonctions. 

2. Vadrninistrateur en chef du secretariat est Ie secretaire executif. 

3. Les employes du secretariat sont nornrnes par Ie secretaire executif 

conforrnement au reglement et aux modalites que la commission peut 

6tablir en consultation avec Ie conseil scientifique, si necessaire. 

4. Sous la supervision generale de la cornrnission, Ie secretaire 

executif a plein pouvoir sur la gestion des employes du secretariat et a 

l'egard des questions reliees ii ces employes et s'acquitte des autres 

fonctions et obligations que la cornrnission lui assigne. 

ARTICLE IX 

Budget 

1. Chaque Partie contractante assume les frais de sa propre 

deJegation ii toute reunion convoquee en vertu de la presente Convention. 

2. La commission etablit Ie montant de Ia cotisation de chaque Partie 

contractante au budget annuel selon la forrnule suivante ; 

a) 10 % du budget est divise entre les Etats cOtiers au prorata de 

leurs prises norninales dans la zone de la Convention au cours 

de l'annee se terrninant deux ans avant Ie debut de I'annee 

budgetaire; 

b) 30 % du budget est divise egalement entre toutes les Parties 

contractantes; 
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c) 60 % du budget est divise entre les Parties contractantes au 

prorata de leurs prises nominales dans la zone de la Convention 

au cours de l'annee se tenninant deux ans avant Ie debut de 

l'annee budgetaire; 

d) la contribution annuelle de toute Partie contractante ayant une 

population de moins de 300 000 habitants est limitee it 12 % au 

maximum du budget total. En cas d'une telle limitation de la 

contribution, la partie restante du budget est divisee entre les 

autres Parties contractantes confonnement aux dispositions des 

alineas a), b) et c). Les prises nominales visees ci-dessus 

s'entendent des prises declarees de ressources halieutiques 

precisees dans Ie reglement financier pris par la commission en 

vertu du paragraphe 5 alinea a) de Particle VI. 

3. Le seeretaire eXCcutif notifie it chaque Partie contractante Ie 

montant de sa cotisation calcule aux tennes du paragraphe 2, et la Partie 

contractante verse sa contribution it l'Organisation aussitOt que possible 

apres cette notification. 

4. Les cotisations sont payables en devises du pays OU l'Organisation 

a son siege. 

5. Au plus tard soixante jours avant la reunion annuelle, Ie secretaire 

eXCcutif soumet it l'attention de chaque Partie contractante 1e projet de 

budget annuel, accompagne d'un tableau des cotisations. 

6. Une Partie contractante qui adhere a la presente Convention verse 

pour l'annee de son adhesion un montant proportionnel au nombre de 

mois complets qui restent dans I'annee, calcuJe it partir de la date de son 

adhesion. 

7. A moins que la commission n'en decide autrement, une Partie 

contractaute qui n'a pas verse l'integralite de sa cotisation pendant deux 

annees consecutives se voit privee du droit de voter et de presenter des 

objections aux termes de la presente Conventionjusqu'a ce qu'eHe se soit 

acquittee de ses obligations financieres envers I'Organisation, a moins que 

la commission en decide autrement. 

8. Les operations financieres de j'Organisation sont examinees 

annuellement par des verlficateurs comptables extemes II l'Organisation et 

choisis par la commission. 

ARTICLE X 

Obligations des Parties contractantes 

1. Chaque Partie contractante : 

a) met en reuvre 1a presente Convention ainsi que toute mesure de 

conservation et de gestion ou autre obligation par Iaquelle eUe 

est liee et soumet reguJierement it la commission une description 

des etapes prises pour mettre en reuvre et respecter ces mesures 

ou obligations, y compris la suite donnee aux procedures visees 

au paragraphe 2, alinea e) de l'article XI; 

b) coopere aux fins de la realisation de l' objectif de la presente 

Convention; 

c) prend toutes les actions necessaires po~ assurer I'efficacite et Ie 

respect des mesures de conservation et de gestion adoptees par 

la commission; 
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d) recueilie et echange des donnees et connaissances scientifiques, 

techniques et statistiques se rapportant aux ressources 

biologiques et a leurs ecosymemes dans Ia zone de Ia 

Convention, y compris des renseignements complets et detailles 

au sujet des captures commercialisees et de l'effort de peche, et 

prend des actions adequates pour verifier I'exactitude de ces 

donnees; 

e) realise un echantillonnage biologique des captures 

commercialisees; 

f) rend rapidement disponible ces renseignements pouvant etre 

demandes par Ia commission ou Ie conseil scientifique; 

g) sans pr~udice de lajuridiction de l'Etat du pavillon, prend des 

actions ou coopere, dans Ia plus large mesure possible, avec 

d'autres Parties contractantes pour s'assurer que ses 

ressortissants et les navires de peche appartenant a ses 

ressortissants ou exp!oites par ses ressortissants exeryant des 

activites de peche se conforment aux dispositions de la presente 

Convention et aux mesures de conservation et de gestion 

adoptees par la commission; 

h) sans prejudice de Ia juridiction de I'Etat du pavillon, dans Ia 

plus large mesure possible, sur reception des renseignements 

pertinents, mene immediatement une enquete approfondie et fait 

rapport sans retard sur les actions prises en r6ponse a toute 

infraction grave presumee aux dispositions de Ia presente 

Convention ou a toute mesure de conservation et de gestion 

adoptee par Ia commission, commise par ses ressortissants ou 

par des names de peche battant paVilion etrartger appartenant a ses ressortissants ou exploites par ses ressortissants. 

2. Chaque Partie contractante qui est un Etat cOtier soumet 

regulierement a la commission une description des actions, notamment des 

actions de controle, qu' elle a prises pour Ia conservation et Ia gestion des 

stocks chevauchants qui se trouvent dans les eaux relevant de sa 

juridiction dans Ia zone de Ia Convention. 

ARTlCLEXI 

Obligations des Etats du paviUon 

1. Chaque Partie contractante s'assure que les names autorises Ii 

battre son pavillon : 

a) se conforment aux dispositions de Ia presente Convention et aux 

mesures de conservation et de gestion adoptees par fa 

commission et que ces navires ne menent aucune activite qui 

compromette l'efficacite de ces mesures; 

b) ne pratiquent pas des activites de peche sans autorisatlon dans 

les zones relevant de Ia juridiction nationale dans Ia zone de Ia 

Convention; 

c) ne se livrent pas a des activites de pache dans 1a zone de 

reglementation it moins d'y avoir ete autorises par Ia Partie 

contractante. 
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2. Chaque Partie contractante : 

a) s'abstient d'autoriser les navires autorises it battre son pavillon it 

se livrer it des activites de peche dans la zone de reglementation sauf si elle peut s' acquitter efficacement des responsabilites qui 

lui incombent en vertu de la presente Convention et 

conformement au droit international en ce qui concerne ces 

navires; 

b) tient un regime des navires de p&he autorises it battre son 

pavillon qU'elle a autorises it p&her des ressources halieutiques 

dans la zone de reglementation et veille it ce que les 

renseignements precises par la commission soient inserits it ee 

registre; 

e) echange les renseignements mentionnes aI' alinea b) 

conformement aux procedures precisees par la commission; 

d) mene sans delai une enquete complete et dresse rapidement un 

rapport, conformement aux procedures adoptees par Ia 

commission. des mesures prises en reponse it une infraction 

presumee a une mesure adoptee par la commission. commise 

par un navire autorise a battre son pavillon; 

e) en ce qui concerne une infraction presumee visee a l'alinea d), 

veille a ce que soient prises sans delai les actions d'application 

appropriees, y compris I'institution de procedures 

administratives ou judiciaires, conformernent a ses lois. 

3. Les actions d'application prises ou les sanctions iufligees aux 

terrnes du paragraphe 2. alinea e) doivent etre suffisamment rigoureuses 

pour garantir Ie respect des mesures de conservation et de gestion, 

d6courager la repetition des infractions et priver les auteurs des infractions 

des profits decoulant de leurs activires ilIegales. 

ARTICLE XII 

Obligations des Etats du port 

1. Les actions prises conformement a la presente Convention par une 

Partie contractante qui est un Etat du port tiennent pleinement compte des 

droits et des obligations qui incombent aux Etats du port en droit 

international de promouvoir I'efficacite des mesures de conservation et de 

gestion adoptees par la commission. 

2. Chaque Partie contractante qui est un Etat du port met en reuvre 

les mesures adoptees par la commission au sujet des inspections dans ses 

ports. 

3. Aucune disposition du present article ne porte atteinte a la 

souverainete d'une Partie contractante sur les ports de son territoire. 
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ARTICLE XIII 

Prise des decisions de la commission 

1. En regIe generale, les decisions de la commission sont prises par 

consensus. Aux fins du present article, on entend par « consensus» 

I'absence de toute objection formelle presentee au moment OU la decision 

est prise. 

2. Si Ie president estime que tous les efforts en vue d'aboutir a un 

consensus quant a Ia decision Ii prendre ont ete epuises, les decisions de la 

commission sont prises, sauf indication contraire, a la majorite des deux 

tiers des voix de toutes les Parties contractantes presentes et votant par 

l'affirmative ou par la negative, etant entendu qu'aucune mise aux voix ne 

peut avoir lieu sans un quorum des deux tiers des Parties contractantes. 

Chaque Partie contractante dispose d'une voix. 

ARncLE XIV 

Mise en reuvre des decisions de la commission 

1. Chaque mesure adoptee par la commission en vertu de l'artic1e VI, 

paragraphes 8 et 9 deviendra executoire pour chacune des Parties 

contractantes de Ia maniere suivante : 

a) Ie secretaire executiftransmet la mesure a chacune des Parties 

contractantes dans les cinqjours ouvrables suivant son adoption, 

en specifiant la date de transmission aux fins du paragraphe 2; 

b) sous reserve du paragraphe 2,la mesure deviendra executoire 

pour chacune des Parties contractantes soixante jours suivant la 

date de sa transmission, sauf indication contraire figurant dans 

lamesure. 

2. Lorsqu'une Partie contractante presente au secretaire executifune 

objection a une mesure dans les soixante jours suivant la date de 

transmission specifiee au paragraphe I, alinea a), une autre Partie 

contractante peut de la meme maniere presenter une objection avant 

l'expiration d'une periode suppIementaire de vingtjours ou dans les 

quinze jours suivant la date de transmission specifiee dans la notification 

aux Parties contractantes de toute objection presentee pendant ladite 

periode suppIementaire de vingt jours, selon l'expiration la plus tardive. La 

mesure devient alors une mesure executoire pour chacune des Parties 

contractantes, saufpour celles qui ont presente une objection. Cependant, 

si au terme de cette ou de ces periodes prorogees, des objections ont ete 

presentees et maintenues par une majorite des Parties contractantes, la 

mesure ne devient pas une mesure executoire, a moins que certaines ou 

I'ensemble des Parties contractantes ne decident entre elles d'etre li6es par 

ladite mesure a une date convenue. 

3. Une Partie contractante qui a presente une objection peut la retirer 

a tout moment; la mesure devient alors executoire pour cette Partie 

contractante. 
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4. a) Un an apres la date d'entree en vigueur d'une mesure, toute Partie 

contractante peut a tout moment notifier au secretaire executif son 

intention de ne pas etre liee par ladite mesure; si cette notification 

n'est pas retiree, ladite mesure cesse de lier la Partie en question un an 

apres la date de reception de fa notification par le secretaire executif. 

b) A tout moment apres qu'une mesure a cesse de lier une Partie 

contractante conformement a l'alinea a), elle cesse de lier 

toute autre Partie contractante sur reception par Ie secretaire 

executif d'une notification par Iadite Partie de son intention de 

ne pas etre liee. 

5. Toute Partie contractante qui a presente une objection a une 

mesure conformement au paragraphe 2 ou qui a notifie son intention de ne 

pas etre liee par une mesure conformement au paragraphe 4 doit fournir en 

meme temps une explication des motifs pour lesquels elle agit ainsi. Cette 

explication doit preciser si la Partie contractante agit ainsi parce qu' eUe 

estime que la mesure est incompatible avec les dispositions de la presente 

Convention, ou que la mesute opere, a son encontre, une diserimination 

injustifiee de forme ou de fait. L'explication doit aussi comporter une 

declaration des mesures que la Partie en question entend prendre a la suite 

de l'objection ou de la notification, notamment une description des actions 

de rechange qu'elle en tend prendre ou qu'eUe a prises aux fins de la 

conservation et de la gestion des ressources halieutiques en cause qui 

respectent l' objectif de Ia presente Convention. 

6. Le secretaire executif notifie immediatement a chaque Partie 

contractante : 

a) la reception ou Ie retrait de toute objection conformement aux 

paragraphes 2 et 3; 

b) la date a Iaquelle toute mesure devient executoire conformement 

au paragraphe 1; 

c) la reception de chaque notification conformement au 

paragraphe 4; 

d) chaque explication et description de mesures de rechange reyues 

conformement au paragraphe 5. 

7. La Partie contractante qui invoque la procedure prevue aux 

paragraphes 2, 4 et 5 peut en meme temps saisir un groupe d' experts ad 

hoc. L'annexe IT s'applique mutatis mutandis. 

8. Si une Partie contractante ne saisit pas un groupe d'experts ad hoc 

conformement au paragraphe 7, la commission decide, par vote postal it 

majorite simple, s'il y a lieu de saisir un groupe d'experts ad hoc de 

l' explication fournie par cette Partie contractante conformement au 

paragraphe 5. Si la commission decide de saisir un groupe d'experts ad 

hoc de cette question, l'annexe II s'applique mutatis mutandis. 

9. Lorsque, conformement au paragraphe 8, la commission decide de 

ne pas saisir un groupe d'experts ad hoc, toute Partie contractante peut 

demander la convocation d'une seance de la commission pour examiner Ia 

mesure de la commission et I'explication fournie conformement au 

paragraphe 5. 
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10. Tout groupe d'experts ad hoc institue en vertu des paragraphes 7 

ou 8 examine l'explication fournie conformement au paragraphe 5 et la 

mesure a laquelle eUe se rapporte, et formule des recommandations ala 

commission a savoir : 

a) si I'explication fournie par la Partie contractante conformement 

au paragraphe 5 est bien fondee, et, Ie cas echeant, si, par 

consequent, la mesure devrait etre modifiee ou annulee, ou s'il 

conclut que l'explication n'est pas bien fondee, si la mesure 

devrait etre maintenue; et 

b) si les mesures de rechange enoncees dans Ia declaration faite par 

la Partie contractante conformement au paragraphe 5 

s' accordent avec I' objectif de Ia presente Convention et 

preservent les droits respectifs de toutes les Parties 

contractantes. 

11. Au plus tard trente jours apres la conclusion de la procedure du 

groupe d'experts ad hoc engagee conformement au present article, la 

commission se reunit pour etudier les recommandations du groupe 

d'experts ad hoc. 

12. Une fois conclue la procedure prevue aux paragraphes 7 a II, 

toute Partie contractante peut invoquer la procedure de reglement des 

differends prevue a l' article XV. 

ARTICLE XV 

Reglement des differends 

1. Les Parties contractantes cooperent en vue de prevenir les 

differends. 

2. Si un differend surgit entre deux ou plusieurs Parties contractantes 

a propos de I'intetpretation ou de l'application de la presente Convention; 

y compris a propos de I'explication mentionnee au paragraphe 5 de 

I'article XIV ou de toute mesure prise par une Partie contractante a la suite 

d'une objection presentee en application du paragraphe 2 de l'article XIV 

ou de toute notification faite conformement au paragraphe 4 de l'article 

XIV, ces Parties contractantes, ci apres appelees « les Parties au 

differend », cherchent a regler leur differend par voie de negociation, 

d'enquete, de mediation, de conciliation, d'arbitrage, de regiement 

judiciaire, de procedure devant un groupe d'experts ad hoc ou par d'autres 

moyens pacifiques de leur choix. 

3. Lorsqu'un differend conceme l'interpretation ou l'application 

d'une mesure adoptee par la commission en vertu de I'article VI, 

paragraphes 7 et 8, ou des questions connexes, y compris l' explication 

mentionnee au paragraphe 5 de l'artic1e XIV ou toute action prise par une 

Partie au differend a la suite d'une objection presentee en vertu du 

paragraphe 2 de l' article XIV, ou toute notification faite en vertu du 

paragraphe 4 de l'artic1e XIV, les Parties au differend peuv.ent saisir, a 

titre consultatif, un groupe d'experts ad hoc conformement a l'annexe II. 

4. Lorsqu'un groupe d'experts ad hoc est saisi du differend, il 

s'entretient avec les Parties au differend des que possible et s'efforce de 

regler rapidement Ie differend. Le groupe d' experts ad hoc presente un 

rapport aux Parties au differend, qu'il transmet aussi aux autres Parties 

contractantes par l' entrernise du secretaire executif. Le rapport expose 

toute recommandation que Ie groupe d'experts ad hoc estime indiquee 

pour regler Ie differend. 
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5. Si les Parties au differend acceptent les recommandations du 

groupe d'experts ad hoc, elies notifient aux autres Parties contractantes, 

par l' entremise du secretaire executif, dans les quatorze jours suivant la 

reception des recommandations du groupe d' experts ad hoc, les actions 

qu'elles entendent prendre pour mettre en reuvre ces recommandations. 

Les recommandations peuvent alors etre soumises Ii l' examen de la 

commission, conformement aux procedures applicables .. 

6. Lorsqu'un differend n'est pas regIe Ii la suite des 

recommandations du groupe d'experts ad hoc, toute Partie au differend 

peut Ie soumettre Ii des procedures obligatoires aboutissant Ii des decisions 

obligatoires prevues Ii la section 2 de la partie XV de la Convention de 

1982 ou Ii fa partie VIII de l' Accord de 1995. 

7. Lorsque les Parties Ii un differend conviennent de saisir un groupe 

d'experts ad hoc du differend, eUes peuvent convenir en meme temps 

d'appliquer provisoirement la mesure en cause adoptee par la commission 

jusqu'li ce que Ie groupe d'experts ad hoc presente son rapport, Ii moins 

que les Parties n'aient regie Ie differend entre-temps par d'autres moyens. 

8. Si les Parties au differend ne s' entendent sur aucun autre moyen 

pacifique mentionne au paragraphe 2 pour regler leur differend, ou si eUes 

sont incapables d'en arriver autrement it un reglement, Ie differend est 

soumis, Ii la demande d'une des Parties au differend, aux procedures 

obligatoires aboutissant a des decisions obligatoires prevues Ii la section 2 

de la partie XV de la Convention de 1982 ou Ii la partie VIII de l' Accord 

de 1995. 

9. Si eUes font appel aux procedures obligatoires aboutissant Ii des 

decisions obligatoires, les Parties au differend, a moins qu'elles en 

conviennent autrement, appliquent provisoirement toute recommandation 

faite par Ie groupe d'experts ad hoc conformement au paragraphe 4, ou, Ie 

cas echeant, conformement au paragraphe 10 de Particle XIV. Elles 

continuent d'appliquer ces mesures provisoires ou tout arrangement ayant 

un effet equivalent sur lesquels eUes se sont entendues jusqu'a ce qu'une 

cour ou un tribunal competent salsi du differend dicte des mesures 

provisoires ou rende une decision, oujusqu'a l'expiration de la mesure 

adoptee par la commission. 

10. Les dispositions sur la notification prevues au paragraphe 5 

s'appliquent mutatis mutandis aux mesures provisoires appliquees 

conformement au paragraphe 7 ou dictees conformement au paragraphe 9, 

ou it tOUte decision rendue par une cour ou un tribunal saisi du differend. 

11. La cour, Ie tribunal ou Ie groupe d' experts ad hoc saisi d'un 

differend en vertu du present article applique les dispositions de la 

presente Convention, celles de la Convention de 1982, celles de l' Accord 

de 1995, les normes generalemel).t acceptees en matiere de conservation et 

de gestion des ressources biologiques ainsi que les autres regles de droit 

international qui ne sont pas incompatibles avec la presente Convention, 

en vue d'assurer la realisation de I' objectif de la Convention. 

12. Aucune disposition de la presente Convention ne peut etre 

invoquee ni interpretec de maniere a empecher une Partie Ii un differend, 

en tant qu'Etat Partie it la Convention de 1982, de soumettre Ie differend it 

des procedures obligatoires abOutissant it des decisions contraignantes a 

l' encontre d'un autre Etat Partie Ii cette Convention conformement a la 

section 2, de Ia partie XV de la Convention de 1982, ou, en tant qu'Etat 

Partie it I' Accord de 1995, de soumettre Ie differend Ii des procedures 

obligatoires aboutissant a des decisions obligatoires it l' encontre d'un 

autre Etat Partie conformement Ii I'article 30 de l' Accord dc 1995. 
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ARTICLE XVI 

Cooperation avec des Parties non contractantes 

1. Lorsqu'un navire autorise a battre Ie pavillon d'une Partie non 

contractante se livre a des activites de p&he dans la zone de 

reglementation, la conunission demande a l'Etat du pavilion de coo¢rer 

pleinement avec l'Organisation, soit en adherant a la Convention, soit en 

acceptant d'appliquer les mesures de conservation et de gestion adoptees 

par la conunission. 

2. Les Parties contractantes : 

a) ecbangent des informations sur les activites de p&he des 

navires de peche hattant Ie pavilion de Parties non contractantes 

et sur toute mesure prise en reponse aces activites de p&he; 

b) prennent des mesures conformement a Ia presente Convention et 

au droit international en vue de dissuader les navires autorises a 

battre Ie pavilIon d'une Partie non contractante de se livrer a des 

activites de p&he qui cornprornettent l'efficacite des mesures de 

conservation et de gestion adoptt!es par la commission. 

c) portent it l'attention des Parties non contractantes ala presente 

Convention les activites de peche auxquelles se livrent leurs 

ressortissants ou des navires autorises a battre leur pavilIon et 

qui compromettent l'efficacite des mesures de conservation et 

de gestion ado'ptt!es par la commission. 

d) cherchent a ohtemr la cooperation de toute Partie non 

contractante qui irnporte, exporte ou reexporte des produits de la 

peche provenant d'activites de peche dans la zone de la 

Convention. 

ARTICLE XVII 

Cooperation avec d'autres organisations 

L'Organisation : 

a) coopere, s'll y a lieu, avec l'Organisation des Nations unies pour 

l'alirnentation et l'agriculture ainsi qu'avec d'autres agences et 

organisations specialist!es, sur les questions d'interet commun; 

b) s'attache a etahlir des relations de travail et peut conclure des 

accords a cet ef'fet avec d'autres organisations 

intergouvemementales qui peuvent contrihuer a ses travaux et 

qui ont des competences en matiere de conservation a long 

terme et de l'exploitation durable des ressources biologiques et 

leurs ecosystemes. Ene peut inviter ces organisations a deleguer 

des observateurs a ses reunions ou a celles de ses organes 

suhsidiaires; eUe peut egalement demander de participer aux 

reunions de ces organisations; 

c) coopere avec d'autres organisations regionales de gestion de la 

peche concemt!es et prend en consideration leurs mesures de 

conservation et de gestion. 
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ARTICLE XVIII 

Examen 

La commission entreprend periodiquement d'exammer et d' evaluer 

dans queUe mesure les dispositions de la presente Convention sont bien 

adaprees et propose, Ie cas ecMant, les moyens d' en renforcer Ie contenu 

et les methodes d'application afin de mieux s'attaquer aux prob!emes qui 

nuisent a la realisation de l'objectif de la presente Convention. 

ARTICLE XIX 

Annexes 

Les annexes font partie integrante 4e la presente Convention et, sauf 

disposition contraire expresse, une reference a la Convention renvoie 

egalement a ses annexes. 

ARTICLE XX 

Bonne foi et abus de droit 

Les Parties contractantes doivent remplir de bonne foi les obligations 

qu'elles ont assumees aux termes de la presente Convention et exercer les 

droits reconnns dans la presente Convention d'une maniere qui ne 

constitue pas un abns de droil 

ARTICLE XXi 

Relation avee d'autres conventions et accords internationaux 

1. La presente Convention ne moclifie en rien les droits et obligations 

des Parties contractantes qui decoulent d'autres accords compatibles avec 

eHe, et qui ne portent atteinte ni ala jouissance par les autres Parties 

contractantes des droits qu'eUes tiennent de la presente Convention, ni a 

l'execution de leurs obligations decoulant de celle-ci. 

2. Aucune disposition de la presente Convention ne porte atteinte 

aux droits, a la juridiction et aux obligations des Parties contractantes en 

vertu de la Convention de 1982 ou de I' Accord de 1995. La pn:sente 

Convention est interpretee et appliquee dans Ie contexte de et d'une 

maniere compatible avec les dispositions de Ia Convention de 1982 et de 

l' Accord de 1995. 

ARTICLE XXII 

Amendements it 1a Convention 

1. Toute Partie contractante peut proposer des amendements a la 

presente Convention. La commission les tltudieet leur donne suite lors 

d'une reunion annuelle ou d'une seance extraordinaire. Tout projet 

d'amendement est envoye au secretaire executif au moins quatre vingt-dix 

jours avant la seance Oll ron compte y donner suite, et ce derruer Ie 

transmet inuntldiatement a toutes les Parties contractantes. 
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2. Les pro jets d'amendement sont adoptes par une majorite des trois 

quarts de toutes les Parties contractantes. Le texte des amendements ainsi 

adopte est transmis par Ie depositaire it. chacune des Parties contractantes 

3. Un amendement entre en vigueur pour toutes les Parties 

contractantes cent vingt jours apres la date de transmission specifiee dans 

la notification par laquelle Ie depositaire accuse reception d'un avis ecrit 

de I'approbation de l'amendement par les trois quarts de toutes les Parties 

contractantes, it. moins qu'une autre Partie contractante ne notifie au 

depositaire son objection it. l'amendement dans les quatre-vingt-dixjours 

suivant la date de transmission specifiee dans I'accuse de reception du 

depositaire, auquel cas l'amendement n'entre en vigueur pour aucune 

Partie contractante. Toute Partie contractante ayant presente une objection 

it un amendement peut la retirer en tout temps. Si toutes les objections 

concernant un amendement qui a re9u I'approbation des trois quarts de 

toutes les Parties contractantes sont retirees, l'amendement entre en 

vigueur pour toutes les Parties contractantes cent vingt jours apres la date 

de transmission specifiee dans la notification par IaqueHe Ie depositaire 

accuse reception du dernier retrait. 

4. Toute Partie qui adhere Ii la presente Convention apres l'adoption 

d'un amendement conformement au paragraphe 2 est reputee avoir 

approuve cet amendement. 

S. Le depositaire notifie sans delai it. toutes les Parties contractantes 

la reception des notifications d'approbation des amendements, des 

notifications d'objection ou de retrait d'objection, ainsi que de l'entree en 

vigueur des amendements. 

6. Malgre les dispositions des paragraphes 1 it. 5, la commission peut 

par un vote des deux tiers de toutes les Parties contractantes : 

a) en tenant compte de l'avis du conseil scientifique, si eUe Ie juge 

necessaire it. des fms admiuistratives, diviser la zone de 

reglementation en sous-zones scientifiques et statistiques, en 

divisions et subdivisions de regiementation, suivant Ie cas. Les 

limites de ces sous-zones divisions et subdivisions sont defiuies 

it. l'armexe I; 

b) it. la demande du conseil scientifique. si eUe Ie juge necessaire Ii 

des fins admiuistratives, scientifiques ou statistiques. modifier 

les limites des sous-zones, des divisions et subdivisions 

scientifiques et statistiques defmies it. l'armexe I, pourvu qu'elle 

ait l'accord de chaque Stat cOtier touche. » . 

ARTICLE 4 

L'article XXII est renumerote et devient Particle XXIII. 

ARTICLES 

L'article XXIII est supprime. 
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ARTICLE 6 

Les articles XXN et XXV sont supprimes et remplaces par les articles suivants : 

« ARTICLE XXIV 

Denonciation 

1. Toute Partie contractante peut denoncer Ia presente Convention par 

une notification ecnte adressee au depositaire au plus tard Ie 30 juin de 

l'annee. La denonciation prend effet Ie 31 decembre de Ia meme annee. Le 

depositaire avise sans delai toutes les autres Parties contractantes. 

2. Touie autre Partie contractante peut des lors. par notification ecnte 

adressee au depositaire au plus tard trente jours apres cette notification, 

denoncer eUe aussi In Convention avec eft'et Ie 31 decembre de Ia meme 

annee. Le d6positaire avise sans delai toutes les autres Parties 

contractantes, conformement au paragraphe 1. 

ARTICLE :xxv 

Enregistrement 

1. L'onginal de In presente Convention sera depose aupres du 

gouvemement du Canada, qui en transmet des copies ~nformes a tous les 

signataires et a toutes les Parties contractantes. . 

2. Le depositaire enregistre Ia presente Convention et tout 

amendement a celle-ci aupres du Secretariat des Nations Unies. » 

ARTICLE 7 

Les annexes I et II sont supprim6es. 

ARTICLE 8 

L'annexe III est suppriroee et rempiacee par les deux annexes suivantes : 
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« ANNEXE I DE LA CONVENTION 

Sous-zones, divisions et subdivisions scientifiques et statistiques 

Les Sous-zones, divisions et subdivisions scientifiques et statistiques 

prevues iI l' article IV de cette Convention sont les suivantes. 

1 a) Sous-zone 0 

La partie de Ia zone de la Convention limitee au sud par une 

Jigne courant plein est depuis Ie point situe par 610 00' N., 65° 

00' O. jusqu'au point situe par 61 ° 00' N., 59° 00' 0.; de Iii dans 

la direction du sud-est Ie long d'une loxodromie jusqu'au point 

situe par 60° 12' N., 57° 13' 0.; de Iii, limitee iI Pest par une 

succession de lignes geodesiques joignant les points ci-apres. 

N"du Latitude Longitude N°du Latitude Longitude N"du Latitude Longitude 

point point point 

I 60°12,0' 57°13,0' 40 67°28,3' 57°55,3' 79 71°31,8' 62°32,0' 

2 61°00,0' 57°13,1' 41 67°29,1' 57°56,1' 80 71°32,9' 62°33,5' 

3 62°00,5' 57"21,1' 42 67°30,7' 57°57,8' 81 71°44,7' 62°49,6' 

4 62°02,3' 57"21,8' 43 67°35,3' 58°02,2' 82 71°47,3' 62°53,1' 

5 62°03,5' 57"22,2' 44 67°39,7' 58°06,2' 83 71°52,9' 63°03,9' 

6 62°11,5' 57°25,4' 45 67°44,2' 58°09,9' 84 72°01,7' 63"21,1' 

7 62°47,2' 57°41,0' 46 67°56,9' 58°19,8' 85 72°06,4' 63°30,9' 

8 63"22,8' 57°57,4' 47 68°01,8' 58"23,3' 86 72°11,0' 63°41,0' 

9 63"28,6' 57°59,T 48 68°04,3' 5S"25,O' 87 72°24,S' 64°13,2' 

10 63"35,0' 58002,0' 49 68°06,8' 58"26,T 88 72°30,5' 64°26,1' 

11 63°37,2' 58°01,2' 50 68°07,5' 5s027,2' 89 72°36,3' 64°38,S' 

12 63°44,1' 57°58,S' 51 68°16,1' 58°34,1' 90 72°43,7' 64°54,3' 

13 63°50,1' 57°57,2' 52 68"21,7' 58°39,0' 91 72°45,7' 64°58,4' 

14 63°52,6' 57°56,6' 53 68"25,3' 58°42,4' 92 72°47,7' 65°00,9' 

15 63°57,4' 57°53,5' 54 68°32,9' 59°01,8' 93 72°50,8' 65°07,6' 

16 64°04,3' 57°49,1' 55 6s034,0' 59°04,6' 94 73°18,5' 66°08,3' 

17 64°12,2' 57°48,2' 56 68°37,9' 59°14,3' 95 73"25,9' 66°25,3' 

18 65°06,0' 57°44,1' 57 68°38,0' 59°14,6' 96 73°31,1' 67°15,1' 

19 65008,9' . 57°43,9' 58 68°56,S' 60°02,4' 97 73"36,5' 68°05,5' 

20 65°11,6' 57°44,4' 59 69°00,8' 60°09,0' 98 73°37,9' 68°12,3' 

21 65°14,5' 57°45,1' 60 69°06,8' 60°18,5' 99 73°41,T 68"29,4' 

22 65°18,1' 57°45,8' 61 69°10,3' 60"23,8' 100 73°46,1' 68°48,5' 

23 65"23,3' 57°44,9' 62 69°12,8' 60"27,5' 101 73°46,7' 68°51,1' 

24 65°34,8' 57°42,3' 63 69"29,4' 60°51,6' 102 73°52,3' 69°11,3' 

25 65°37,7' 57°41,9' 64 69°49,8' 60°58,2' 103 73°57,6' 69°31,5' 

26 65°50,9' 57°40,7' 65 69°55,3' 60°59,6' 104 74°02,2' 69°50,3' 

27 65°51,7' 57°40,6' 66 69°55,8' 61°00,0' 105 74°02,6' 69°52,0' 

28 65°57,6' 57°40,1' 67 70°01,6' 61°04,2' 106 74°06,1' 70°06,6' 

29 66°03,5' 57°39,6' 68 70°07,5' 61°08,1' 107 74°07,5' 70°12,5' 

30 66°12,9' 57°38,2' 69 70°08,8' 61°08,S' lOS 74°10,0' 70°23,1' 

31 66°18,8' 57°37.8' 70 70°13,4' 61°10,6' 109 74°12,5' 70°33,7' 
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32 

33 

34 

35 

36 

37 

38 

39 

66"24,6' 57°37.S' 71 70"33,1' 61°17,4' 110 74"24,0' 71"25,7' 

66°30.3' 57°38.3' 72 70"35,6' 61"20,6' 111 74"28,6' 71°45,8' 

66°36,1' 57°39.2' 73 70°48,2' 61"37,9' 112 74°44,2' 72°53,0' 

66°37,9' 57°39.6" 74 700

51,S' 61°42,7' 113 74°50,6' 73°02,8' 

66°41,8' 57°40.6' 75 71 °12,1' 62°09,1' 114 7S·00,O' 73°16,3' 

66°49,5' 57°43.0' 76 71°18,9' 62°17,5' 115 7S·0S' 73°30' 

67"21,6' 57·52.7' 77 71"25,9' 62"25,5' 

67"27,3' 57°54.9' 78 71"29,4' 62"29,3' 

et de laplein nordjusqu'au parallele par 78° 10' N.; et Iimitee a 

I' ouest par une ligne commenyant au point situe par 61 0 00' N., 

65° 00' O. et se prolongeant dans la direction du nord~ouest Ie 

long d'une loxodromie jnsqu' a la cOte de l'ile de Baffin au 

promontoire East (61 ° 55' N., 66° 20' 0.); et de la en direction du 

nord Ie long de la c6te de l'ile de Baffin, de l'ile Bylot, de l'ile 

Devon et de l'ile d'Ellesmere en suivant Ie meridien par 80° O. 

dans les etendues d'eau entre ces ile jusqu'a 78° 10' N.; et limitee 

au nord par Ie parallele par 78° 10' N. 

1 b) La sous-zone 0 se compose de deux divisions: 

Division O-A 

La partie de la sons-zone gisaut au nord du parallele par 66° 15' 

N.; 

Division O-B 

La partie de la sons-zone gisant au sud du paralU:le par 66° 15' N. 

2 a) Sous-zone 1 

La partie de la zone de Ia Convention gisant a I'est· de la sonszone 0 et au nord et a l'est d'nne loxodrornie joignant Ie point 

situe par 60° 12' N., 57° 13' O. au point situe par 52° 15' N., 420 

00'0. 

2 b ) La sons-zone 1 se compose de six divisions: 

Division IA 

La partie de Ia sons-zone gisant au nord du parallele par 68° 50' 

N. (Qasigiannguit); 

Division 1B 

La partie de la sons-zone gisant entre Ie paralleie par 66° IS' N. 

(approximativement a 5 milles marins au nord 

d'Umanarsugssuak) et Ie paralU:le par 68° 50' N. 

(Qasigiannguit); 

Division IC 

La partie de la sous-zone gisant entre Ie parallele par 64° 15' N. 

(approximativement a 4 rnilles marins au nord de Nuuk) et Ie 

parallele par 66° 15' N. (approximativement as milles marins au 

nord d'Umanarsugssuak); 
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Division lD 

La partie de la sous-zone gisant entre Ie parallele par 62° 30' N. 

(glacier Paarniut) et Ie parallele par 64° IS' N. 

(approximativement a 4 milles marins au nord de Nuuk), 

Division IE 

La partie de Ia sous-zone gisant entre Ie parallele par 60° 45' N. 

(cap Desolation) et Ie parallele par 62° 30' N. (glacier Paarniut); 

Division 1FT 

La partie de la sous-zone gisant au sud du parallele par 60° 45' N. 

(cap Desolation). 

3 a) Sous-zone 2 

La partie de la zone de la Convention gisant a l' est du meridien par 

64° 30' O. dans la region du detroit d'Hudson, au sud de la souszone 0, au sud et a I'ouest de la sous-zone 1 et au nord du paraUele 

par 52° IS' N. 

3 b) La sous-zone 2 se compose de trois divisions: 

Division2G 

La partie de la sous-zone gisant au nord du parallele par 57° 40' 

N. (cap Mugford); 

Division2H 

La partie de Ia sous-zone gisant entre Ie parallele par 55° 20' N. 

(Hopedale) et Ie parallele par 57° 40' N. (cap Mugford); 

Division 2J 

La partie de Ia sous-zone gisant au sud du parallele par 55° 20' N. 

(Hopedale). 

4 a) Sous-zone 3 

La partie de la zone de la Convention gisant au sud du parallele 

par 52° IS' N. et a l'est d'une ligne courant plein nord depuis Ie 

cap Bauld sur la cote nord de Terre-Neuve jusque par 52° IS' N.; 

au nord du parallele par 39° 00' N.; et a I'est et au nord d'une 

Ioxodromie commens:ant au point situe par 39° 00' N., 50° 00' O. 

et se proiongeant dans la direction du nord-ouest pour passer par 

Ie point situe par 43° 30' N., 55° 00' O. dans la direction du point 

situe par 47° 50' N., 60° 00' 0., jusqu'fl son intersection avec une 

ligne droite reliant Ie cap Ray, 47° 37,0' N., 59° 18,0' O. sur Ia 

cote de Terre-Neuve au cap North, 47° 02,0' N., 60° 25,0' O. sur 

I'lIe du Cap-Breton; de la, dans la direction du nord-est Ie long 

de ladite ligne jusqu'au cap Ray, 47° 37.0' N. 59° 18.0' O. 
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4 b) La sous-zone 3 se compose de six divisions: 

Division3K 

La partie de 1a sous-zone gisant au nord du parallele par 49" 15' 

N. (cap Freels, Terre-Neuve); 

Division3L 

La partie de la sous-zone gisant entre la cote de Terre-Neuve, 

depuis Ie cap Freels jusqu'au cap St. Mary, et une ligne decrite 

comme suit: commen9lll1t au cap Freels, de Iii, plein estjusqu'au 

meridien par 46" 30' 0., de 1:\ plein sud jusqu'au parallele par 46" 

00' N., de Ii plein ouest jusqu'au meridien par 54" 30' 0., de Ii 

suivant une loxodromie jusqu'au cap St. Mary i Terre-Neuve. 

Division 3M 

La partie de la sous-zone gisant au sud du paralIeIe par 49" IS' N. 

et it I'est du meridien par 46° 30' O. 

Division3N 

La partie de la sous-zone gisant au sud du parallele par 46" 00' N. 

et entre Ie meridien par 46° 30'0. et Ie mendien par 51 0 00' 0.; 

Division 30 

La partie de la sous-zone gisant au sud du parallele par 46" 00' N. et 

entre Ie meridien par 51 ° 00'0. et Ie meridien par 54° 30' 0.; 

Division3P 

La partie de la sous-zone gisant au sud de lacote de Terre-Neuve 

et i l' ouest d'une ligne reliant Ie cap St. Mary, it Terre-Neuve, au 

point situe par 46° 00' N., 54° 30' 0., de III plein sudjusqu'a une 

limite de la sous-zone; 

La division 3P est divisee en deux subdivisions : 

3Pn - Subdivision nord-ouest - La partie de la division 3P gisant 

au nord-ouest d'une ligne courant du point situe par 47" 30,7' N., 

57° 43,2' O. a Terre-Neuve, approximativement en direction du 

sud-ouestjusqu'au point situe par 46° 50,7' N., 580 49,0' 0.; 

3Ps - Subdivision sud-est - La partie de la division 3P gisant au 

sud-est de la ligne definie pour la subdivision 3Pn. 

5 a) Sous-zone 4 

La partie de la zone de la Convention gisant au nord du parallele 

par 39" 00' N., it l'ouest de 1a sous-zone 3, et it l'est d'une ligne 

decrite comme suit: 

commenyant it l'extremite de la frontiere intemationaIe entre 

les Etats-Unis d'Amerique et Ie Canada dans Ie chenaI GrandManan, en un point situe par 440 46' 35,346" N., 66" 54' 

11,253" 0.; de lit courant plein sudjusqu'au paraIlele par 430 

50' N.; de 1:\ plein ouest jusqu 'au mendien par 67" 24' 27,24 n 

0.; de Ia suivant une ligne geodesique dans la direction du 

sud-ouestjusqu'au point situe par 42° 53' 14" N., 67" 44' 35" 

0.; de hi suivant une ligne geodesique dans la direction du 

sud-estjusqu'au point situe par 42" 31' OS"N., 67° 2S' 05" 

0.; de 1:\ suivant une ligne geodesique jusqu'au point situe 

par 42" 20' N., 67" IS' 13,15" 0.; 
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de III plein estjusqu'au point situe par 66° 00' 0.; de III 

suivant une loxodromie dans la direction du sud-est jusqu'au 

point situe par 42° 00' N., 65° 40' O. et de Ii plein sud 

jusqu'au parallele par 39° 00' N. 

5 b) La sous-zone 4 se compose de six divisions: 

Division4R 

La partie de la sous-zone gisant entre la cote de Terre-Neuve 

depuis Ie cap Bauld jusqu'au cap Ray et une ligne decrite comme 

suit: commenyant au cap Bauld, de Ii\. plein nord jusqu'au 

paralh~le par 52° IS' N., de III plein ouestjusqu'i\.Ia cote du 

Labrador, de III Ie long de la cOte du Labrador jusqu'i\.I'extremite 

de la limite entre Ie Labrador et Ie Quebec, de Ii\. Ie long d'une 

loxodromie en direction du sud-ouest jusqu'au point situe par 

49° 25' N., 60° 00' 0., de III plein sudjusqu'an point situe par 47° 

50' N., 60° 00' 0., de Ii\. Ie long d'une loxodromie en direction du 

sud-est jusqu'au point ou la limite de la sous-zone 3 rejoint une 

ligne droite tracee entre Ie cap North, en Nouvelle-Ecosse, et Ie 

cap Ray, i\. Terre-Neuve, et de Ii\.jusqu'au cap Ray, II TerreNeuve; 

Division4S 

La partie de la sous-zone gisant entre la cote sud du Quebec, 

depuis l'extremite de la limite entre Ie Labrador et Ie Quebec 

jusqu'ii Pointe-des-Monts, et une ligne decrite comme suit: 

commenyant i\. Pointe-des-Monts, de Ii\. plein est jusqu'au point 

situe par 49° 25' N., 64° 40' 0., de Iii suivant une loxodromie 

dans la direction de l'est-sud-estjusqu'au point situe par 47° 50' 

N., 60° 00' 0., de III plein nordjusqu'au point situe par 49° 25' 

N., 60° 00' 0., de Iii suivant une loxodromie dans la direction du 

nord-estjusqu'ii l'extremite de la limite entre Ie Labrador et Ie 

Quebec; 

Division4T 

La partie de la sous-zone gisant entre les cotes de la Nouvelle-Ecosse, du 

Nouveau-Brunswick et du Quebec, depuis Ie cap Northjusqn'a Pointedes-Monts, et une ligne decrite comme suit : commen~ant i\. Pointe-desMonts, de Iii plein est jusqu'au point situe par 49° 25' N., 64° 40' 0., de 

Iii suivant une loxodromie dans la direction du sud-estjusqu'an point 

situe par 47° 50' N., 60° 00' 0., de Ii\. suivant une Ioxodromie dans la 

direction du sudjusqu'au cap North en Nouvelle-Ecosse; 

Division4V 

La partie de la sous-zone gisant entre la cote de Ia NouvelleEcosse, entre Ie cap North et Fourchu, et une ligne decrite 

comme suit : commen~ant ii Fourchu, de III suivant une 

loxodromie dans la direction de l' est jusqu' au point situe par 45° 

40' N., 60° 00' 0., de Iii plein sud Ie long du meridien par 60° 00' 

O. jusqu'au parallele par 44° 10' N., de Ii\. plein est jusqu 'au 

meridien par 59° 00' 0., de til plein sud jusqu'au parallele par 39° 

00' N., de Ii\. plein estjusqu'au point au la limite entre les souszones 3 et 4 intersecte Ie paralIele par 39° 00' N., de III Ie long de 

la limite entre les souszones 3 et 4 et d'une ligne se prolongeant 

dans la direction du nord-ouest jusqu'au point situe par 47° 50' 

N., 60° 00' 0., et de III Ie long d'une loxodromie dans Ia direction 

du sud jusqu'au cap North en Nouvelle-Ecosse; 
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La division 4V est divisee en deux subdivisions : 

4Vn - Subdivision nord - La partie de la division 4V gisant au 

nord du paralli:le par 45° 40' N.; 

4Vs - Subdivision sud - La partie de la division 4V gisant au sud 

du parallele par 45° 40' N. 

Division4W 

La partie de la sous-zone gisant entre la cote de la NouvelleEcosse, entre Halifax et Fourchu, et une ligne decrite comme suit 

: commenyant Ii Fourchu, de la Ie long d'une loxodromie dans la 

direction de l'estjusqu'au point situe par 45° 40' N., 60° 00' 0., 

de Iii plein sud Ie long du meridien par 60° 00' O. jusqu'au 

parallele par 44° 10' N., de Iii plein estjusqu'au meridien par 

59°00' 0., de Iii plein sudjusqu'au parallele par 39° 00' N., de lit 

plein ouestjusqu'au meridien par 63° 20' 0., de Iii plein nord 

jusqu'au point Ie long de ce meridien situe par 44° 20' N., de la Ie 

long d'une loxodromie dans la direction du nord-ouestjusqu'a 

Halifux en Nouvelle-Ecosse; 

Division4X 

La partie de la sous-zone gisant entre la limite ouest de la souszone 4 et les c5tes du Nouveau-Brunswick et de la NouvelleEcosse, depuis I'extremite de la frontiere entre Ie NouveauBrunswick et Ie Maine et Halifax, et une ligne decrite comme 

suit : commen~ant it Halifax, de la Ie long d'une loxodromie dans 

la direction du sud-estjusqu'au point situe par 44° 20' N., 63° 20' 

0., de Ia plein sudjusqu'au parallele par 39° 00' N., et de la plein 

ouest jusqu'au meridien par 65° 40' O. 

6 a) Sous-zone S 

La partie de la zone de Ia Convention gisant a l'ouest de la limite 

ouest de la sous-zone 4, au nord du parallele par 39° 00' N., et a 

l'est du meridien par 71 ° 40' O. 

6 b) La sous-zone 5 se compose de deux divisions: 

DivisionSY 

La partie de la sous-zone gisant entre les cotes du Maine, du New 

Hampshire et du Massachusetts, depuis la frontiCre entre Ie 

Maine et Ie Nouveau-Brunswickjusqu'li 70° 00' O. au cap Cod 

(par approximativement 42° N.), et une ligne decrite comme suit 

: commenyant en un point au cap Cod par 70° O. (par 

approximativement 42° N.), de Ia plein nordjusqu'a 42° 20' N., 

de Ia plein estjusqu'a 67° 18' 13,IS" 0., a la limite des souszones 4 et S, et de la Ie long de cette limite jusqu'a la frontiere 

entre Ie Canada et les Etats-Unis; 

Division5Z 

La partie de la sous-zone gisant au sud et aI' est de la division 

SY. 

La division 5Z est divisee en deux subdivisions: une subdivision est 

et une subdivision ouest defmies comme suit: 

5Ze -Subdivision est- La partie de la division 5Z gisant a I' est 

du meridien par 70° 00' 0.; 

SZw - Subdivision ouest - La partie de la division 5Z gisant a 

l' ouest du meridien par 70° ~O' O. 
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7 a) Sous-zone 6 

La partie de la zone de la Convention limit6e par une ligne 

commen~t en un point sur Ia cOte du Rhode Island situe par 

71° 40' 0., de Ia plein sudjusqu'a 39° OO'N., de Ia plein est 

jusqu'a 42° 00' 0., de lit plein sudjusqu'a 35° 00' N., de til plein 

ouestjusqu'a la cote de l' Amerique du Nord, de Ia vers Ie nord Ie 

long de la cote de r Amerique du Nord jusqu'au point au Rhode 

Island situe par 71 ° 40' O. 

7 b) La sous-zone 6 se compose de huit divisions: 

Division6A 

La partie de la sous-zone gisant au nord du parallele par 39° 00' 

N. et a l'ouest de la sous-zone 5; 

Division6B 

La partie de la sous-zone gisant a I'ouest de 70° 00' 0., au sud du 

parallele par 39° 00' N., et au nord et a l'ouest d'une ligne 

courant vers rouest Ie long du parallele par 37° 00' N. jusqu'a 

76° 00' O. et de la plein sud jusqu'au cap Henry en Virginie; 

Division6C 

La partie de la sous-zone gisant it l' ouest de 70° 00' O. et au sud 

de la subdivision 6B; 

Division 60 

La partie de la sous-zone gisant a I'est des divisions 6B et 6C et a 

l'ouest de 65° 00' 0.; 

Division6E 

La partie de la sous-zone gisant Ii rest de la division 60 et a 

I'ouest de 60° 00' 0.; 

Division6F 

La partie de la sous-zone gisant a I'est de la division 6E et a 

I'ouest de 55° 00' 0.; 

Oivision6G 

La partie de la sous-zone gisant a r est de la division 6F et a 

I'ouest de 50° 00' 0.; 

Oivision6H 

La partie de la sous-zone gisant al'est de la division 6G et a 

rouest de 42° 00' O. 
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ANNEXE II DE LA CONVENTION 

Regles de procedure des groupes d'experts ad hoc vises it l'article xv 

1. Le secretaire executif etablit et tient unc liste d'experts qui sont 

disposes et aptes it agir conune membres de groupes d'experts ad hoc. 

Chaque Partie contractante peut nonuner jusqu'it cinq experts dont les 

competences sont etablies quant aux aspects juridiques, scientifiques ou 

techniques des peches visees par la Convention. La Partie contractante qui 

procede a une nomination fournit des renseignements sur les competences 

et I'experience pertinentes de chacune des personnes qU'elle nonune. 

2. Les parties it un differend notifient au secretaire executif leur 

intention de soumettre un differend it un groupe d'experts ad hoc. Cette 

notification est accompagnee d'une description complete de I'objet du 

differend ainsi que des motifs invoques par chaque partie.· Le secretaire 

executiftransmet dans les plus brefs delais une copie de la notification a 

toutes les Parties contractantes. 

3. Lorsqu'une autre Partie contractante souhaite devenir partie au 

differend, elle peut se joindre au processus d'institution du groupe 

d'experts ad hoc, a moins que les parties initiales au differend ne s'y 

opposent. La Partie contractante qui souhaite devenir partie au differend 

devrait en douner notification dans les 15 jours snivant la date it laquelle 

elle reyait la notification visee au paragraphe 2. 

4. Au plus tOt 30 jours apres la notification visee au paragraphe 2 et 

au plus tsrd 45 jours apres celle-d, les parties au differend notifient au 

secretaire executifl'institution du groupe d'experts ad hoc, y compris les 

noms des membres du groupe d'experts ad hoc et Ie calendrier des travaux 

de ee demier. A moius que les parties n'en conviennent autrement, les 

dispositions suivantes s'appliquent : 

a) Ie groupe d'experts ad hoc est compose de trois membres; 

b) les parties au differend choisissent chacnne un membre et 

choisissent Ie troisieme d'un conunnn accord; 

c) Ie troisieme membre preside Ie groupe d'experts ad hoc; 

d) Ie troisieme membre ne peut pas etre nn ressortissant d'ancune 

des parties au differend et ne peut pas posseder la meme 

nationalite que les deux autres membres; 

e) dans Ie cas d'un diff6rend entre plus de deux Parties 

contractantes, les parties au differend qui ont les memes interets 

choisissent ensemble un membre. Si les parties au differend ne 

parviennent pas it s' entendre sur la nomination du troisieme 

membre du groupe d'experts ad hoc, Ie president du Tribunal 

international du droit de la mer effectue la nomination, it moins 

que les parties au differend ne conviennent que la nomination 

soit effectuee par une autre personne ou par un Etat tiers. 

10 secretaire executiftransmet dans les plus brefs delais une copie 

de la notification it toutes les Parties contractautes. 

5. Toute Partie contractante qui n'est pas partie au differend peut 

assister it toutes les audiences du groupe d'experts ad hoc, soumettre des 

observations verbales et ecrites au groupe d' experts ad hoc et recevoir les 

observations de chaque partie au differend. 

6. A la demande d'une partie au differend, ou de sa propre initiative, 

Ie groupe d' experts ad hoc peut demander des renseignernents et des avis 

techniques de toute personne ou de tout organisme qu'il estime approprie, 

a condition que les parties au differend y consentent. 
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1. A moins que les parties au differend n'en conviennent autrement, 

Ie groupe d'experts ad hoc presente son rapport et ses recommandatioIis 

vises au paragraphe 4 de l'article XV de la Convention dans les 90 jours 

suivant son institution. Le rapport et.les recommandations s'en tiennent a 

l'objet du differend et exposent les motifs sur lesquels lis se fondent Le 

rapport et les recommandations sont communiques dans les plus brefs 

delais, par l'entremise du secretaire executif, a toutes les Parties 

contractantes. 

8. Le groupe d'experts ad hoc s'efforce d'en arriver it des 

conclusions par consensus. Si cela s'avere impossible, les conclusions du 

groupe d'experts ad hoc sont adoptees a la majorite de ses membres, qui 

ne peuvent s'abstenir de voter. 

9. Le groupe d'experts ad hoc peut adopter toute regIe de procedure 

qu'it juge necessaire pour accelerer l'instance. 

10. Les parties au differend assument it parts egales les couts lies au 

groupe d'experts ad hoc. 

11. Dans Ie cas d'un groupe d'experts ad hoc institue en vertu des 

paragraphes 1 et 8 de Particle XN, les parties sont reputees etre la 

commission et la partie contractante qui a presente une objection. et les 

dispositions de la presente annexe s'appliquent, a I'exception du 

paragraphe 3 et du paragraphe 4. alinea e). » 
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Department of Foreign Affairs 

and International Trade 

CANADA 

I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT the foregoing 

text is a true copy of the Amendment to the 

Convention on Future Multilateral 

Cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic 

Fisheries. adopted by the General Council of 

the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries 

Organization, the original of which is 

deposited with the Department of Foreign 

Affairs and International Trade of Canada. 

Done at Ottawa, 18 December 2008 

The Legal Adviser 

Department of Foreign Affairs 

and International Trade 

o 

Ministere des Affaires etrangeres 

et du Commerce international 

JE CERTIFIE que Ie texte qui precede est une 

copie confonne de l'Amendement sur fa 

future cooperation multilaterale dans les 

peches de ['Atlantique du Nord-Ouest, adopte 

par Ie Conseil general de I'Organisation des 

peches de l'Atlantique du Nord-Ouest dont 

I'original se trouve depose aupres du 

ministere des Affaires etrangeres et du 

Commerce international du Canada. 

Fait a ottawa, Ie 18 decembre 2008 

Le Jurisconsulte 

Miuistere des Affaires etrangeres 

et du Commerce international