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TREATY DOC. 

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CONVENTION ON THE CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF HIGH SEAS FISHERIES RESOURCES IN 

THE NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN 

MESSAGE 

FROM

THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES 

TRANSMITTING

CONVENTION ON THE CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF 

HIGH SEAS FISHERIES RESOURCES IN THE NORTH PACIFIC 

OCEAN, DONE AT TOKYO ON FEBRUARY 24, 2012, AND SIGNED 

BY THE UNITED STATES ON MAY 2, 2012 

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 Convention on the Conservation and Management of High Seas Fisheries Resources in the 

North Pacific Ocean, done at Tokyo on February 24, 2012, and 

signed by the United States on May 2, 2012 (the ‘‘Convention’’). I 

also transmit, for the information of the Senate, the report of the 

Secretary of State on the Convention that includes an article-by-article analysis. 

The Convention establishes a regional fisheries management organization through which Parties will cooperate to ensure the longterm conservation and sustainable use of the fisheries resources in 

the high seas of the North Pacific Ocean while protecting the marine ecosystems in which these resources occur. 

The Convention will require implementing legislation, which is 

being drafted and will be submitted separately to the Congress for 

its consideration. 

Cooperation under the Convention will address fisheries resources not covered under preexisting international fisheries management instruments and will help to prevent destructive fishing 

practices on the high seas that may have impacts on fisheries resources in areas subject to U.S. jurisdiction. Ratification by the 

United States would also ensure that future U.S. fisheries interests 

in the region subject to the Convention will be factored into allocation decisions. I therefore recommend that the Senate give favorable consideration 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 15, 2012. 

The PRESIDENT, 

The White House. 

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

to its transmittal to the Senate for advice and consent to ratification, the Convention on the Conservation and Management of High 

Seas Fisheries Resources in the North Pacific Ocean, concluded in 

Tokyo on February 24, 2012 (the ‘‘Convention’’). The Convention 

was signed by the United States on May 2, 2012. Also enclosed is 

an Overview of the Convention, which includes a detailed articleby-article analysis. 

The Convention establishes a Regional Fisheries Management 

Organization (RFMO) through which Parties will cooperate to ensure the long-term conservation and sustainable use of fisheries resources in the Convention Area of the North Pacific Ocean. Cooperation under the Convention will address fisheries resources not 

covered under pre-existing international fisheries management instruments and will help to prevent destructive fishing practices on 

the high seas that may have impacts on fisheries resources in 

areas subject to U.S. jurisdiction. U.S. ratification would also ensure that future U.S. fisheries interests in the region subject to the 

Convention will be factored into allocation decisions. 

The Department of State led the U.S. delegation to the Convention negotiations and coordinated with the National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration and the U.S. Coast Guard. A broad 

range of U.S. stakeholders, including representatives of the U.S. 

fishing industry and environmental community, as well as the 

States of Alaska and Washington, also participated on the U.S. delegation. Over the course of the final three negotiating sessions, an 

official of the United States chaired the negotiations. 

The United States has worked for many years with other nations 

to improve the management of fisheries at the international level 

and to protect vulnerable marine ecosystems from the effects of certain fishing practices on the high seas. As such, the United States 

took a leadership role in the negotiation and promotion of this Convention and the Department of State joins the agencies noted above 

in recommending that the Convention be submitted to the Senate 

at an early date for its advice and consent to ratification. The Convention will require implementing legislation, which is being drafted and can be submitted to the Congress for its consideration when 

appropriate. 

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I recommend, therefore, that you transmit the Convention to the 

Senate for its advice and consent to ratification at the earliest possible date. 

Respectfully submitted, 

HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON. Enclosures: As stated. 

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Executive Summary 

Convention on the Conservation and Management of High Seas Fisheries 

Resources in the North Pacific Ocean 

The United States supports the development of regional fisheries 

management organizations (RFMOs) to manage shared fishery resources and to 

provide a mechanism to protect vulnerable marine ecosystems from significant 

adverse impacts of certain fishing practices. Since 2006, the United States has 

taken a leading role in negotiations to develop a legally binding instrument that 

establishes a new RFMO for the high seas of the North Pacific Ocean. As a result 

of these negotiations, the Convention on the Conservation and Management of 

High Seas Fisheries Resources in the North Pacific Ocean was concluded on 

February 24,2012. The United States signed the Convention on May 2, 2012. 

Upon entry into force, the Convention will establish a new RFMO - the 

North Pacific Fisheries Commission with the mandate to adopt and implement 

conservation and management measures for currently unregulated fish stocks in the 

high seas of the North Pacific Ocean. The Convention calls for a science-based 

and precautionary approach to the management of fisheries resources, as well as 

for a strong monitoring, control, and surveillance regime. The Convention also 

allows for the meaningful participation of Taiwan as a fishing entity in the new 

RFMO. 

The convention advances U.S. interests in the effective management of high 

seas fisheries. Adherence to the Convention will also help ensure that measures 

adopted for fisheries on the high seas of the North Pacific Ocean will be 

compatible with measures adopted by the United States with respect to fisheries in 

adjacent waters under the fisheries jurisdiction of the United States. In addition, 

adherence will ensure that future U.S. fishing interests subject to the Convention 

;an be factored into allocation decisions. 
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Convention on the Conservation and Management of High Seas Fisheries 

Resources of the North Pacific Ocean 

Overview 

Introduction 

The Convention establishes an RFMO through which Parties will give effect 

to their duty under customary international law, as reflected in the United Nations 

Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), to cooperate in ensuring the longterm conservation and sustainable use of the fisheries resources in the Convention 

area of the North Pacific Ocean while protecting the marine ecosystems in which 

these resoun;es occur. 

Starting in 2004, the United Nations General Assembly and other 

international fora called upon States to address gaps in international fisheries 

management by taking urgent action to regulate bottom fisheries and the impacts 

of fishing on vulnerable marine ecosystems. In 2006, Japan initiated consultations 

with other interested States to address such a gap in the Northwestern Pacific 

Ocean. As a result, in August 2006, the Government of Japan hosted the first 

international meeting to discuss the establishment of a new mechanism for 

management of high seas bottom trawling in the Northwest Pacific Ocean. Based 

on a U.S. proposal, at a subsequent meeting in October 2008, the participants 

agreed to pursue the development of a legally binding agreement to establish an 

RFMO with an expanded geographical scope to include the Northeast Pacific 

Ocean and an expanded species coverage to include other fisheries resources not 

already covered by pre-existing international fisheries management instruments. 

Ten negotiation sessions took place from 2006 to 2011 to develop the text of 

the agreement. The States and entities that participated in the negotiations 

included: Canada, China, Japan, the Republic of Korea, the Russian Federation, 

Taiwan, and the United States of America. 

Article-by-Article Analysis 

Article 1 (Use of Terms) defines certain terms used in the Convention, and 

Article 2 (Objective) sets forth the objective of the Convention, which is to ensure 

the long-term conservation and sustainable use of the fisheries resources in the 
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Convention Area while protecting the marine ecosystems of the North Pacific 

Ocean in which these resources occur. 

Article 3 ('General Principles) sets forth a number of actions that Parties are 

required to take individually or collectively as appropriate in order to give effect to 

the objective of the Convention. Examples of these actions include ensuring the 

long-term sustainability of fisheries resources; adopting and implementing 

measures in accordance with the precautionary approach and an ecosystem 

approach to fisheries; assessing the impacts of fishing activities on species 

belonging to the same ecosystem and protecting biodiversity in the marine 

environment; ensuring that complete and accurate fishing data are collected and 

shared; ensuring that any expansion of fishing effort does not proceed without 

prior assessment ofthe impacts of those fishing activities; ensuring compatible 

conservation and management measures for fish stocks straddling high seas areas 

and areas under national jurisdiction; and minimizing pollution and waste 

originating from fishing vessels. 

Article 4 ('Area of Applicatiorl) defines the waters of the Pacific Ocean to 

which the Convention applies and provides that nothing in the Convention or any 

act or activity carried out in pursuance of the Convention constitutes recognition of 

the claims or positions of any Contracting Party concerning the legal status and 

extent of waters and zones claimed by that Contracting Party (see attached 

illustrative map). The Convention applies to the waters of the high seas area of the 

North Pacific Ocean, excluding the high seas areas of the Bering Sea and other 

high seas areas that are surrounded by the exclusive economic zone of a single 

State. 

Article 5 ('Establishment of the Commissiorl) establishes the North Pacific 

Fisheries Commission (the Commission) to which each Party is a member. The 

Commission is authorized to establish a permanent Secretariat. All meetings of the 

Commission and subsidiary bodies are required to be open to participation by 

accredited observers in accordance with the Rules of Procedure adopted by the 

Commission. 

Article 6 ('Subsidiary Bodies) establishes a Scientific Committee and a 

Technical Compliance Committee. The Commission by consensus may establish 

any other subsidiary bodies from time to time to assist in meeting the objective of 

the Convention. 
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Article 7 ('Functions of the Commissiorl) establishes the specific functions of 

the Commission, such as adopting conservation and management measures for 

fishing resources and of species belonging to the same ecosystem, ensuring levels 

of total allowable catch and fishing effort are in accordance with recommendations 

of the Science Committee, preventing significant adverse impacts on vulnerable 

marine ecosystem, and determining the nature and extent of participation in 

fisheries. The Commission is required, among other things, to ensure effective 

monitoring, surveillance, compliance and enforcement, including developing an 

Observer Program; developing standards, specifications and procedures for the use 

of satellite position-fixing transmitters; establishing boarding and inspection 

procedures; and adopting measures for preventing illegal, unreported, and 

unregulated (IUU) fishing within the Convention area. The Commission is also 

authorized to perform other functions as necessary to promote the objective ofthe 

Convention. 

Articles 8 (Decision-making) and 9 ('Implementation of Commission 

Decisions) of the Convention outline how the Parties may make decisions. As a 

general rule, decisions will be made by consensus. However, if all efforts to reach 

consensus have failed, a decision may be taken by a three-quarters majority (for a 

matter of substance) or by a simple majority (for procedural matters) unless the 

Convention expressly provides otherwise. A Commission decision becomes 

binding 90 days after it is notified to the members, unless otherwise specified. A 

member may object to the decision solely on the ground that it is inconsistent with 

the Convention and certain international agreements or discriminates unjustifiably 

against the member. The objecting member must also propose alternative measures 

that accomplish the objective ofthe decision. lfthe Commission finds the 

objection without merit and the alternative presented inadequate, the objecting 

member may avail itself of the Convention's dispute resolution mechanisms in 

Article 19 or the Annex. Similar qualified majority voting structures exist in a 

number of other multilateral treaties to which the United States is a party, 

including the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Convention (WCPFC). 

Articles 10 (Scientific Committee) and II ('Technical and Compliance 

Committee) of the Convention establish the specific functions, roles and 

responsibilities of its subsidiary bodies and committees. The functions of the 

Science Committee include recommending a research plan to the Commission, 

assessing the status of fish stocks, assessing impacts of fishing on fisheries 

resources, and establishing standards to determine if bottom fishing activities are 

likely to produce significant adverse impacts on vulnerable marine ecosystems. 

The Technical and Compliance Committee monitors and reviews compliance with 
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and implementation of conservation and management measures adopted by the 

Commission. It also reviews the implementation of cooperative measures for 

monitoring, control, surveillance and enforcement. 

Article 12 (Budget) provides that the budget is to be divided among 

members of the Commission in accordance with a formula to be adopted by 

consensus, by the Commission. If the United States ratifies the Convention, it 

would be obligated to pay an assessed contribution in accordance with an agreed 

formula for such contributions. Under Article 12, all decisions on the formula for 

contributions and the annual budget must be made by consensus. 

Articles 13 {'Flag State Duties) and 14 ('Port State Duties) of the Convention 

prescribe the obligations of Parties as a flag State and/or a port State. Parties are to 

take necessary measures to ensure that vessels entitled to fly their flag comply with 

the provisions of the Convention (and measures adopted pursuant to the 

Convention) and do not undermine the effectiveness of such measures. In 

addition, Parties are obligated to ensure that fishing vessels flying their flag are 

only authorized to conduct fishing activities in the Convention Area by an 

appropriate authority and only when the Party is effectively able to exercise its 

responsibilities in respect of those vessels. In regards to Port State duties, Parties 

have the right and duty to take measures in relation to the entry and use of its ports 

by fishing vessels that have engaged in fishing activities in the Convention Area to 

promote compliance with provisions of the Convention and conservation and 

management measures adopted by the Commission. 

Article 15 (Duties of Fishing Entities) applies the relevant duties of port and 

flag States to Fishing Entities (i.e., Taiwan) that have expressed a commitment to 

abide by the terms of this Convention. The term"fishing entitieS'is commonly used 

in international fisheries management agreements to refer to Taiwan as a non-State 

participant. There are no other entities understood to be''Fishing Entities'under this 

Convention. The Annex to the Convention addresses the ability of fishing entities, 

by written instrument, to express a firm commitment to abide by the terms of the 

Convention and comply with any conservation and management measures adopted 

:mrsuant to it. Any Fishing Entity expressing such a commitment must abide by 

:he obligations of members of the Commission and may participate in the work, 

.ncluding decision-making, of the Commission. ''Fishing Entities'is not 

;ynonymous with"Contracting Parties;'and Taiwan would not be able to exercise all 

Jowers of a Contracting Party (e.g., chairing the Commission or adopting 

lmendments to the Convention). 
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Article 16 ('Data Collection, Compilation and Exchange) establishes 

standards, rules and procedures for data collection, compilation, and exchange 

among Commission members. The Commission, subject to confidentiality rules 

that it develops, is required to ensure that various types of data are available to the 

public, including: the number of fishing vessels operating in the Convention Area, 

the status of fisheries resources managed under the Convention, research programs, 

and cooperative initiatives with other organizations. 

Article 17 (Compliance and Enforcement) requires, inter alia, that each 

member of the Commission enforce the provisions of the Convention and relevant 

decisions, including conservation and management measures, of the Commission. 

Each member of the Commission is obligated to cooperate to ensure compliance 

with the Convention and promptly investigate alleged violations by its nationals 

and vessels. When it is established that a vessel entitled to fly the flag of a 

Commission Member has seriously violated provisions of the Convention or any 

adopted conservation and management measures, that vessel is to be required to 

cease fishing activity in the Convention area immediately. Sanctions in relation to 

violations are required to be adequate in severity to be effective in securing 

compliance and to discourage violations. If the Commission cannot agree on the 

development of boarding and inspection procedures, the relevant articles of the 

1995 Agreement will be applied as if they were part of the Convention. 

Article 18 (Transparency) requires the Commission to promote transparency 

in its decision-making processes and affords representatives from 

intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations the opportunity to 

participate in the meetings of the Commission, as members of the Commission 

deem appropriate. 

Article 19 ('Settlement of Disputes) provides that the provisions relating to 

the settlement of disputes set out in Part VIII of the 1995 Agreement is to apply to 

any dispute between Parties, whether or not they are Parties to the 1995 

Agreement. These provisions include the possibility of compulsory, binding 

dispute settlement by one of several procedures. The United States is party to the 

1995 Agreement and the WCPFC, both of which include a similar dispute 

settlement procedure. 

Article 20 (Cooperation with Non-Contracting Parties) describes 

Commission obligations related to non-Contracting Parties. Article 20(1) requires 

members of the Commission to exchange information on the activities of fishing 

vessels in the Convention Area entitled to fly the flags of non-Contracting Parties. 
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Under Articles 20(2) and 20(3), the Commission is required to draw the attention 

of any non-Contracting Party to activity undertaken by its nationals or fishing 

vessels entitled to fly its flag which, in the opinion of the Commission, affects the 

attainment of the objective of the Convention and request that non-Contracting 

Party to cooperate fully with the Commission either by becoming a Contracting 

Party or by agreeing to apply the conservation and management measures adopted 

by the Commission. Articles 20(4) and (5) require members of the Commission to 

take measures to deter the activities of fishing vessels entitled to fly the flags of 

non-Contracting Parties that undermine conservation and management measures 

adopted by the Commission and to take appropriate measures, in accordance with 

its laws, aimed at preventing vessels entitled to fly its flag from transferring their 

registration to non-Contracting Parties to this Convention for the purpose of 

avoiding compliance with the provisions of this Convention. 

Article 21 ('Cooperation with Other Organizations or Arrangements) requires 

the Commission to cooperate, as appropriate, on matters of mutual interest with 

relevant United Nations agencies and regional organizations. Under Article 21(2) 

the Commission is required to take into account the conservation and management 

measures or recommendations adopted by regional fisheries management 

organizations and arrangements and other relevant intergovernmental organizations 

that have competence in relation to areas adjacent to the Convention Area or in 

respect of fisheries resources not covered by this Convention, species belonging to 

the same ecosystem or dependent upon or associated with the target stocks, and 

that have objectives that are consistent with and supportive of the objective of this 

Convention. Articles 21(3) and 21(4) require the Commission to seek cooperative 

working relationships with intergovernmental organizations and arrangements for 

consultation, cooperation and collaboration with other regional fisheries 

management organizations or arrangements to achieve the objective of the 

Convention. 

Article 22 (Review) mandates that the Commission i~ to organize regular 

public reviews of the effectiveness of its adopted conservation and management 

measures and the compliance therewith in achieving the goals of the Convention. 

These reviews are to, inter alia, include independent experts. 

Article 23 ('Signature, Ratification, Acceptance and Approval) provides that 

any State that participated in the Multilateral Meetings on the Management of High 

Seas Fisheries in the North Pacific Ocean is eligible to sign the Convention, which 

is subject to ratification, acceptance, or approval by the Signatories. The 
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Convention was open for signature at Seoul on April I, 2012 and will remain open 

for twelve months. 

Article 24 ('Accessiorl) contemplates the accession of others to the 

Convention who have received a consensus invitation from the Contracting Parties 

and are I) other States or regional economic integration organizations (e.g., the 

European Union) whose vessels wish to conduct fishing activities for fisheries 

resources in the Convention Area, or 2) other coastal States of the Convention 

Area. 

Article 25 (Entry into Force) provides that the Convention is to enter into 

force one hundred and eighty days from the date ofreceipt by the Depositary of the 

fourth instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession. For 

Contracting Parties that have deposited an instrument of ratification, acceptance, 

approval or accession after the requirements for entry into force have been met but 

prior to the date of entry into force, the ratification, acceptance, approval or 

accession is to take effect on the date of entry into force of this Convention or 

thirty days after the date of deposit of the instrument, whichever is the later date. 

For Contracting Parties that have deposited an instrument ofratification, 

acceptance, approval or accession after the date on which the Convention entered 

into force, the Convention becomes effective thirty days after the date of deposit of 

the instrument. 

Article 26 (Reservations and Exceptions) provides that no reservations or 

exceptions to the Convention may be made. 

Article 27 ('DecIarations and StatementS) addresses declarations and 

statements upon signature, ratification, acceptance, approval or accession to the 

Convention. A State or regional economic integration organization may make a 

declaration or statement with a view, inter alia, to the harmonization of its laws 

and regulations with the Convention provided that the declarations or statements 

'tlo not purport to exclude or to modifY the legal effect of the provisions of this 

Convention in their application to that State or regional economic integration 

organization:' 

Article 28 (Relation to Other Agreements) outlines the rights and obligations 

of Contracting Parties and interpretation of the Convention in relation to certain 

other agreements. Article 28(1) provides that the Convention does not alter the 

rights and obligations of Contracting Parties under other agreements that are 

compatible with the Convention and that do not affect the enjoyment by other 
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Contracting Parties of their rights or the performance of their obligations under the 

Convention. Article 28(2) provides that nothing in the Convention''shall prejudice 

the rights, jurisdiction and duties of Contracting Parties under the 1982 Convention 

or the 1995 Agreement'and that the Convention''shall be interpreted and applied in 

the context of and in a manner consistent with the 1982 Convention and the 1995 

Agreement:' 

Article 29 ('Amendments) describes the amendment process under the 

Convention. Amendments must be adopted by consensus of the Contracting 

Parties and take effect for aU Contracting Parties one hundred and twenty days 

after the date of transmittal. Proposals for amendment must be sent in writing to 

the Chairperson of the Commission at least ninety days prior to the meeting at 

which the amendment is proposed to be considered. The Chairperson then must 

promptly transmit the proposal to members of the Commission. Amendments are 

considered at regular meetings ofthe Convention unless a majority of members 

request, with at least ninety days notice, a special meeting to consider the 

amendment. 

Article 30 ('Annex) provides that the Annex, as described in Article 15, is an 

integral part of the Convention. 

Article 31 {Withdrawal) outlines processes for a Contracting Party's 

withdrawal from the Convention. A Contracting Party may withdraw on 

December 31 of any year after giving notice to the Depositary on or before the 

preceding June 30. Any other Contracting Party may withdraw on that same 

December 31 by giving notice to the Depositary within one month of receiving the 

notice of withdrawal described above. 
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CONVENTION ON THE CONSERVATION AND 

MANAGEMENT 

OF HIGH SEAS FISHERIES RESOURCES 

IN THE NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN 
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CONVENTION ON THE CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT 

OF HIGH SEAS FISHERIES RESOURCES 

IN THE NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN 

The CONTRACTING PARTIES, 

Committed to ensuring the long-tenn conservation and sustainable use of fisheries 

resources in the North Pacific Ocean and in so doing safeguarding the marine ecosystems 

in which these resources occur; 

Recalling relevant international law as reflected in 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 1 0 December 1982 

relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly 

Migratory Fish Stocks of 4 December 1995 and the Agreement to Promote Compliance 

with International Conservation and Management Measures by Fishing Vessels on the 

High Seas of24 November 1993 and taking into account the Code of Conduct for 

Responsible Fisheries adopted by the Conference of the Food and Agric,ulture 

Organization of the United Nations ("FAO") at its 28th session on 31 October 1995 as 

well as the International Guidelines for the Management of Deep-Sea Fisheries in the 

High Seas adopted by FAO on 29 August 2008; 

Noting the call from the United Nations General Assembly in its resolutions 61/105 and 

64172 to take steps to protect vulnerable marine ecosystems and associated species from 

significant adverse impacts of destructive fishing practices and its resolution 60/31 

encouraging States, as appropriate, to recognize that the general principles of the 

Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on 

the Law of the Sea of 1 0 December 1982 relating to the Conservation and Management 

of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks of 4 December 1995 should 

also apply to discrete fish stocks in the high seas; 

Recognizing the necessity to collect scientific data in order to understand the marine 

biodiversity and ecology in the region and to assess the impacts of fisheries on marine 

species and vulnerable marine ecosystems; 

Conscious of the need to avoid adverse impacts on the marine environment, to preserve 

biodiversity, to maintain the integrity of marine ecosystems, and to minimize the risk of 

long-tenn or irreversible effects of fishing operations; 

Concerned about possible adverseimpacts of unregulated bottom fishing activities on 

marine species and vulnerable marine ecosystems on the high seas of the North Pacific 

Ocean; 

Further committed to conducting responsible fishing activities and to cooperating 

effectively to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing 
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("IUU fishing") activities and the adverse impacts that they have on the state of the 

world's fisheries resources and the ecosystems in which they occur; 

HAVE AGREED as follows: 

For the purposes of this Convention: 

Article 1 

Use a/Terms 

(a) "1982 Convention" means the United Nations Convention on the Law o/the Sea 

of 10 December 1982; 

(b) "1995 Agreement" means the Agreement/or the Implementation a/the Provisions 

0/ the United Nations Convention on the Law 0/ the Sea 0/10 December 1982 

relating to the Conservation and Management a/Straddling Fish Stocks and 

Highly Migratory Fish Stocks of 4 December 1995; 

(c) "Bottom fishing" means fishing activities where the fishing gear is likely to 

contact the seafloor during the normal course of fishing operations; 

(d) "Consensus" means the absence of any formal objection made at the time the 

decision is taken; 

(e) "Contracting Party" means any State or regional economic integration 

organization that has consented to be bound by this Convention and for which the 

Convention is in force; 

(f) "Convention Area" means the area to which tlris Convention applies, as 

prescribed in Article 4, paragraph 1; 

(g) "F AO International Guidelines" means the International Guidelines/or the 

Management 0/ Deep-Sea Fisheries in the High Seas adopted by F AO on 29 

August 2008, as may be modified from time to time; 

(h) "Fisheries resources" means all fish, mollusks, crustaceans and other marine 

species caught by fishing vessels within the Convention Area, excluding: 

(i) sedentary species insofar as they are subject to the sovereign rights of 

coastal States consistent with Article 77, paragraph 4 of the 1982 

Convention and indicator species of vulnerable marine ecosystems as 

listed in, or adopted pursuant to, Article 13, paragraph 5 of this 

Convention; 

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(iii) marine mammals, marine reptiles and seabirds; and 

(iv) other marine species already covered by pre-existing international 

fisheries management instruments within the area of competence of such 

instruments; 

(i) "Fishing activities" means: 

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

fisheries resources; 

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

locating, catching, taking or harvesting of these resources for any purpose; 

(iii) the processing of these resources at sea and the transshipping of these 

resources at sea or in port; and 

(iv) any operation at sea in direct support of, or in preparation for, any activity 

described in subparagraphs (i) to (iii) above, except for any operation 

related to emergencies involving the health and safety of crew members or 

the safety of fishing vessels; 

(j) "Fishing vessel" means any vessel used or intended for use for the purpose of 

engaging in fishing activities, including fish processing vessels, support ships, 

carrier vessels and any other vessel directly engaged in such fishing activities; 

(k) "IUU fishing" refers to the activities as set out in pan,tgraph 3 of the 2001 FAO 

International Plan of Action to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Rlegal, Unreported 

and Unregulated Fishing, and other activities as may be decided by the 

Commission; 

(I) "Precautionary approach" means the precautionary approach as specified in 

Article 6 of the 1995 Agreement; 

(m)"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 

(n) "Transshipment" means the unloading of any fisheries resources or products of 

fisheries resources taken in the Convention Area from one fishing vessel to 

another fishing vessel either at sea or in port. 

Article 2 

Objective 
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The objective of this Convention is to ensure the long-tenn conservation and sustainable 

use of the fisheries resources in the Convention Area while protecting the marine 

ecosystems ofthe North Pacific Ocean in which these resources occur. 

Article 3 

General Principles 

In giving effect to the objective of this Convention, the following actions shall be taken 

individually or collectively as appropriate: 

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

fisheries resources; 

(b) adopting measures, based on the best scientific information available, to ensure 

that fisheries resources are maintained at or restored to levels capable of 

producing maximum sustainable yield, taking into account fishing patterns, the 

interdependence of stocks and any generally recommended international 

minimum standards, whether subregional, regional or global; 

(c) adopting and implementing measures in accordance with the precautionary 

approach and an ecosystem approach to fisheries, and in accordance with the 

relevant rules of international law, in particular as reflected in the 1982 

Convention, the 1995 Agreement and other relevant international instruments; 

(d) assessing the impacts of fishing activities on species belonging to the same 

ecosystem or dependent upon or associated with the target stocks and adopting, 

where necessary, conservation and management measures for such species with a 

view to maintaining or restoring the populations of such species above levels at 

which their reproduction may become seriously threatened; 

(e) protecting biodiversity in the marine environment, including by preventing 

significant adverse impacts on vulnerable marine ecosystems, taking into account 

any relevant international standards or guidelines including the FAO International 

Guidelines; 

(f) preventing or eliminating overfishing and excess fishing capacity, and ensuring 

that levels of fishing effort or harvest levels are based on the best scientific 

infonnation available and do not exceed those commensurate with the sustainable 

use of the fisheries resources; 

(g) ensuring that complete and accurate data concerning fishing activities, including 

with respect to all target and non-target species within the Convention Area, are 

collected and shared in a timely and appropriate marmer; 

(h) ensuring that any expansion of fishing effort, development of new or exploratory 

fisheries, or change in the gear used for existing fisheries, does not proceed 
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without prior assessment of the impacts of those fishing activities on the longterm sustainability of fisheries resources and a determination that those activities 

would not have significant adverse impacts on vulnerable marine ecosystems, or 

ensuring that those activities are managed to prevent those impacts or are not 

authorized to proceed; 

(i) ensuring, in accordance with Article 7 of the 1995 Agreement, that conservation 

and management measures established for straddling fish stocks on the high seas 

and those adopted for areas under national jurisdiction are compatible in order to 

ensure conservation and management of these fisheries resources in their entirety; 

G) ensuring compliance with conservation and management measures and that 

sanctions applicable in respect of violations are adequate in severity to be 

effective in securing compliance, to discourage violations wherever they occur 

and to deprive offenders of the benefits accruing from their illegal activities; 

(k) minimizing pollution and waste originating from fishing vessels, discards, catch 

by lost or abandoned gear, and impacts on other species and marine ecosystems 

through measures including, to the extent practicable, the development and use of 

selective, environmentally safe, and cost-effective fishing gear and techniques; 

and 

(I) applying this Convention in a fair, transparent and non-discriminatory manner, 

consistent with international law. 

Article 4 

Area of Application 

1. This Convention applies to the waters of the high seas area of the North Pacific 

Ocean, excluding the high seas areas of the Bering Sea and other high seas areas that 

are surrounded by the exclusive economic zone of a single State. The area of 

application is bounded to the south by a continuous line beginning at the seaward 

limit of waters under the jurisdiction of the United States of America around the 

Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands at twenty (20) degrees North latitude, 

then proceeding East and connecting the following coordinates: 

• 200

00'00''N, 180000'00''ElW; 

• lOoOO'OO''N, 1800 00'OO''EIW; 

• lOoOO'OO''N, 1400

00'OO''W; 

• 20 0

00'OO''N, 140000'OO''W; and 

• Thence East to the seaward limit of waters under the fisheries jurisdiction 

of Mexico. 

2. Nothing in this Convention, nor any act or activity carried out in pursuance of this 

Convention, shall constitute recognition of the claims or positions of any Contracting 

Party concerning the legal status and extent of waters and zones claimed by any such 
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Article 5 

Establishment o/the Commission 

1. The North Pacific Fisheries Commission ("Commission") is hereby established. The 

Commission shall function in accordance with the provisions of this Convention. 

Each Contracting Party shall be a member of the Commission. 

2. A fishlng entity referred to in the Convention may participate in the work of the 

Commission in accordance with the Annex. The participation of a fishing entity in 

the work of the Commission shall not constitute a deviation from accepted application 

of international law, including the 1982 Convention. 

3. The Commission shall hold a regular meeting at least once every two years at a time 

and location to be decided by the Commission and may hold such other meetings as 

may be necessary to carry out its functions under this Convention. 

4. Any member of the Commission may request a meeting ofthe Commission, which 

shall be convened with the consent of a majority of the members of the Commission. 

The Chairperson shall then convene such a meeting in a timely fashion at such time 

and place as the Chairperson may determine in consultation with the members of the 

Commission. 

5. The Commission shall elect a Chairperson and a vice-Chairperson from among the 

representatives of Contracting Parties, who shall each be from a different Contracting 

Party. They shall be elected for a period oftwo years and shall be eligible for 

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

capacity. The Chairperson and the vice~Chairperson shall remain in office until the 

election of their successors. 

6. The Commission shall apply the principle of cost-effectiveness to the frequency, 

duration and scheduling of meetings of the Commission and its subsidiary bodies. 

7. The Commission shall have international legal personality and such legal capacity as 

may be necessary to perform its functions and achleve its objectives. The privileges 

and immunities that the Commission and its officers shall enjoy in the territory of a 

Contracting Party shall be determined by agreement between the Commission and the 

Contracting Party concerned. 

8. All meetings ofthe Commission and subsidiary bodies shall be open to partiCipation 

by accredited observers in accordance with RuIes of Procedure that the Commission 

shall adopt. Related documents shall be made publicly available in accordance with 

such Rules of Procedure. 

9. The Commission may establish a permanent Secretariat consisting of an Executive 
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Secretary and other such staff as the Commission may require and/or enter into 

contractual arrangements with the Secretariat of an existing organization for the 

provision of services. Any Executive Secretary shall be appointed with the approval 

of the Contracting Parties. 

Article 6 

Subsidiary Bodies 

1. A Scientific Committee and a Technical and Compliance Committee are hereby 

established. The Commission may establish by consensus any other subsidiary bodies 

from time to time to assist in meeting the objective of this Convention. 

2. Each subsidiary body shall, after each meeting, provide a report on its work to the 

Commission that includes, where appropriate, advice and recommendations to the 

Commission. 

3. Subsidiary bodies may establish working groups and may seek external advice in 

accordance with any guidance provided by the Commission. 

4. Subsidiary bodies shall be responsible to the Commission and shall operate under the 

Rules of Procedure of the Commission, unless the Commission decides otherwise. 

Article 7 

Functions of the Commission 

1. The Commission shall, in accordance with the principles set out inArticle 3 and 

based on the best scientific information available and the advice of the Scientific 

Committee: 

(a) adopt conservation and management measures to ensure the long-term 

sustainability of the fisheries resources within the Convention Area, including the 

total allowable catch or total allowable level of fishing effort for those fisheries 

resources as the Commission may decide; 

(b) ensure that levels of total allowable catch or total allowable level of fishing effort 

are in accordance with the advice and recommendations of the Scientific 

Committee; 

(c) adopt, where necessary, conservation and management measures for species 

belonging to the same ecosystem or dependent upon or associated with the target 

stocks; 

(d) adopt, where necessary, management strategies for any fisheries resources and for 

species belonging to the same ecosystem or dependent upon or associated with the 

target stocks, as may be necessary to achieve the objective of this Convention; 
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(e) adopt conservation and management measures to prevent significant adverse 

impacts on vulnerable marine ecosystems in the Convention Area, including but 

not limited to: 

(i) measures for conducting and reviewing impact assessments to determine if 

fishing activities would produce such impacts on such ecosystems in a 

given area; 

(ii) measures to address unexpected encounters with vulnerable marine 

ecosystems in the course of normal bottom fishing activities; and 

(iii) as appropriate, measures that specify locations in which fishing activities 

shall not occur; 

(f) determine the nature and extent of participation in existing fisheries, including 

through the allocation of fishing opportunities; 

(g) establish by consensus the terms and conditions for any new fisheries in the 

Convention Area and the nature and extent of participation in such fisheries, 

including through the allocation of fishing opportunities; and 

(h) agree on means by which the fishing interests of new Contracting Parties may be 

accommodated in a manner consistent with the need to ensure the long-term 

sustainability of the fisheries resources covered by this Convention. 

2. The Commission shall adopt measures to ensure effective monitoring, control and 

surveillance, as well as compliance with and enforcement of the provisions of this 

Convention and measures adopted pursuant to this Convention. To this end, the 

Commission shall: 

(a) establish procedures for the regulation and monitoring of transshipment of 

fisheries resources and products of fISheries resources taken in the Convention 

Area, including notification to the Commission of the location and quantity of any 

transshipment; 

(b) develop and implement a North Pacific Ocean Fisheries Observer Program 

("Observer Program"), taking into account relevant international standards and 

guidelines; 

(c) establish procedures for the boarding and inspection of fishing vessels in the 

Convention Area; 

(d) establish- appropriate cooperative mechanisms for effective monitoring, control 

and surveillance to ensure enforcement of the conservation and management 

measures adopted by the Commission including mechanisms to prevent, deter and 

eliminate IUU fishing; 
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(e) develop standards, specifications and procedures for members of the Commission 

to report movements and activities using real-time satellite position-fixing 

transmitters for vessels engaged in fishing activities in the Convention Area and, 

in accordance with those procedures, coordinate timely dissemination of data 

collected from members' satellite vessel monitoring systems; 

(f) establish procedures by which entry into and exit from the Convention Area of 

fishing vessels catching or planning to catch fisheries resources in the Convention 

Area are notified to the Commission in a timely manner; 

(g) establish, where appropriate, non-discriminatory market-related measures 

consistent with international law to prevent, deter and eliminate IUU fishing; and 

(h) establish procedures for reviewing compliance with the provisions of this 

Convention and measures adopted pursuant to this Convention. 

3. The Commission shall: 

(a) adopt and/or amend as necessary, by consensus, 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) adopt a plan of work and terms of reference for the Scientific Committee, for the 

Technical and Compliance Committee and, as necessary, for other subsidiary 

bodies; 

(c) refer to the Scientific Committee any question pertaining to the scientific basis for 

the decisions the Commission may need to take concerning conserving and 

managing fisheries resources and species belonging to the same ecosystem or 

dependent upon or associated with the target stocks and assessing and addressing 

the impacts of fishing activities on vulnerable marine ecosystems; 

(d) establish the terms and conditions for any experimental, scientific, and 

exploratory fishing activities in the Convention Area and determine the scope of 

any cooperative scientific research on fisheries resources, vulnerable marine 

ecosystems, and species belonging to the same ecosystem or dependent upon or 

associated with the target stocks; 

(e) adopt and amend from time to time a list of indicator species for vulnerable 

marine ecosystems for which directed fishing shall be prohibited; 

(f) direct the external relations of the Commission; and 

(g) perform such other functions and carry out such other activities as may be 

necessary to promote the objective of this Convention. 
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Article 8 

Decision-Making 

1. As a general rule, the Commission shall make its decisions by consensus. 

2. Except where this Convention expressly provides that a decision shall be taken by 

consensus, if the Chairperson considers that all efforts to reach consensus have been 

exhausted: 

(a) decisions of the Commission on questions of procedure shall be taken by a 

majority of members of the Commission casting affimlative or negative votes; 

and 

(b) decisions on questions of substance shall be taken by a three-quarters majority of 

members of the Commission casting affirmative or negative votes. 

3. When the issue arises as to whether a question is one of substance or not, that 

question shall be treated as one of substance. 

4. No decisions shall be taken unless there is a quorum of two-thirds of the members of 

the Commission present at the time the decision is to be taken. 

Article 9 

Implementation a/Commission Decisions 

1. Binding decisions by the Commission shall take effect in the following manner: 

(a) the Chairperson of the Commission shall notify promptly in writing all members 

of the Commission of such a decision following its adoption by the Commission; 

(b) the decision shall become binding upon all members of the Commission ninety 

(90) days after the date of transmittal specified in the Chairperson's notification of 

the adoption of the decision by the Commission, pursuant to subparagraph (a) 

above, unless otherwise specified in the decision; 

(c) a member of the Commission may object to a decision solely on the grounds that 

the decision is inconsistent with the provisions of this Convention, the 1982 

Convention or the 1995 Agreement, or that the decision unjustifiably 

discriminates in form or in fact against the objecting member; 

(d) if a member of the Commission presents an objection, it shall so notify the 

Chairperson of the Commission in writing at least two weeks in advance of the 

date that the decision becomes binding in accordance with subparagraph (b) 

above; in this case, the decision shall not, to the extent stated, be binding upon 

that member; however, the decision shall remain binding on all other members 

unless the Commission decides otherwise; 
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(e) any member of the Commission that makes a notification under subparagraph (d) 

above shall specify whether the decision is inconsistent with the provisions of this 

Convention, the 1982 Convention or the 1995 Agreement, or unjustifiably 

discriminates in form or in fact against that member and, at the same time, 

provide a written explanation of the grounds for its position. The member must 

also adopt and implement alternative measures that are equivalent in effect to the 

decision to which it has objected and that have the same date of application; 

(f) the Chairperson shall promptly circulate to all members of the Commission 

details of any notification and explanation received in accordance with 

subparagraphs (d) and (e) above; 

(g) in the event that any member of the Commission invokes the procedure set out in 

subparagraphs (d) and (e) above, a Commission meeting shall take place at the 

request of any other member to review the decision to which the objection has 

been presented. The Commission shall, at its expense, invite to that meeting two 

or more experts who are nationals of non-members of the Commission and who 

have sufficient knowledge of international law related to fisheries and of the 

operation of regional fisheries management organizations to provide advice to the 

Commission on the matter in question. The selection and activities of these 

experts shall be in accordance with procedures to be adopted by the Commission; 

(h) the Commission meeting shall consider whether the grounds specified for the 

objection presented by the member of the Commission are justified and whether 

the alternative measures adopted are equivalent in effect to the decision to which 

the objection has been presented; 

(i) if the Commission finds that the decision to which objection has been presented 

does not discriminate in form or fact against the objecting member of the 

Commission and is not inconsistent with this Convention, the 1982 Convention or 

the 1995 Agreement, but that the alternative measures are equivalent in effect to 

the decision by the Commission and should be accepted as such by the 

Commission, the alternative "measures shall be binding on the objecting member 

in substitution for the decision to which the objection has been presented; and 

(j) if the Commission finds that the decision to which objection has been presented 

does not discriminate in form or in fact against the objecting member and is not 

inconsistent with this Convention, the 1982 Convention or the 1995 Agreement, 

but that the alternative measures are not equivalent in effect to the decision to 

which it has objected, the objecting member may: 

(i) present different alternative measures to be considered by the 

Commission; 

(ii) within forty-five (45) days implement the original decision to which it had 

presented an objection; or 
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(iii) institute dispute settlement proceedings pursuant to Article 19 or 

paragraph 4 of the Annex. 

2. Any member of the Commission that invokes the right of objection set out in 

paragraph 1 may at any time withdraw its notification of objection and become bound 

by the decision immediately if it is already in effect or at such time as it may come 

into effect under this Article. 

Article 10 

Scientific Committee 

1. The Scientific Committee shall provide scientific advice and recommendations in 

accordance with the terms of reference for the Committee to be adopted at the first 

regular meeting of the Commission and as may be amended from time to time. 

2. The Scientific Committee shall meet, unless the Commission otherwise decides, at 

least once every two years, and prior to the regular meeting of the Commission. 

3. The Scientific Committee shall make every effort to adopt its reports by consensus. 

If every effort to achieve consensus has failed, the report shall indicate the majority 

and minority views and may include the differing views of the representatives of the 

members on all or any part of the report. 

4. The functions of the Scientific Committee shall be to: 

(a) recommend to the Commission a research plan, including specific issues and 

items to be addressed by the scientific experts or by other organizations or 

individuals, as appropriate, and identifY data needs and coordinate activities that 

meet those needs; 

(b) regularly plan, conduct and review the scientific assessments of the status of 

fisheries resources in the Convention Area, identifY actions required for their 

conservation and management, and provide advice and recommendations to the 

Commission; 

(c) colle~t, analyze and disseminate relevant information; 

(d) assess the impacts of fishing activities on fisheries resources and species 

belonging to the same ecosystem or dependent upon or associated with the target 

stocks; 

(e) deVelop a process to identifY ~nerable marine ecosystems, including relevant 

criteria for doing so, and identifY, based on the best scientific information 

available, areas or features where these ecosystems are known to occur, or are 

likely to occur, and the location of bottom fisheries in relation to these areas or 

features, taking due account of the need to protect confidential information; 
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(1) identifY and advise the Commission on additional indicator species for vulnerable 

marine ecosystems for which directed fishing shall be prohibited; 

(g) establish science-based standards and criteria to determine if bottom fishing 

activities are likely to produce significant adverse impacts on vulnerable marine 

ecosystems or marine species in a given area based on international standards 

such as the FAO International Guidelines and make recommendation for measures 

to avoid such impacts; 

(h) review any assessments, determinations and management measures and make any 

necessary recommendation in order to attain the objective of this Convention; 

(i) develop rules and standards, for adoption by the Commission, for the collection, 

verification, reporting, and the security of, exchange of, access to and 

dissemination of data on fisheries resources, species belonging to the same 

ecosystem, or dependent upon or associated with the target stocks and fishing 

activities in the Convention Area; 

G) to the extent practicable, provide analysis to the Commission of alternative 

conservation and management measures that estimates the extent to which each 

alternative would achieve the objectives of any management strategy adopted or 

under consideration by the Commission; and 

(k) provide such other scientific advice to the Commission as it considers appropriate 

or as may be required by the Commission. 

5. The Scientific Committee may exchange information on matters of mutual interest 

with other relevant scientific organizations or arrangements in accordance with the 

rules and standards adopted by the Commission pursuant to subparagraph 4(i) above 

and Article 21. 

6. The Scientific Committee shall not duplicate the activities of other scientific 

organizations and arrangements that cover the Convention Area. 

Article 11 

Technical and Compliance Committee 

1. The functions of the Technical and Compliance Committee shall be to: 

(a) monitor and review compliance with conservation and management measures 

adopted by the Commission and make recommendations to the Commission as 

may be necessary; and 

(b) review the implementation of cooperative measures for monitoring, control, 

surveillance and enforcement adopted by the Commission and make 

recommendations to the Commission as may be necessary. 
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2. The Commission shall decide when the Technical and Compliance Committee shall 

hold its initial meeting. Thereafter, the Technical and Compliance Committee shall 

meet, unless the Commission otherwise decides, at least once every two years, and 

prior to thc regular meeting of the Commission. 

3. The Technical and Compliance Committee shall make every effort to adopt its reports 

by consensus. If every effort to achieve consensus has failed, the report shall indicate 

the majority and minority views and may include the differing views of the 

representatives of the members on all or any part of the report. 

4. In carrying out its functions, the Technical and Compliance Committee shall: 

(a) provide a forum for exchange ofinformation concerning the means by which 

members of the Commission are implementing the conservation and management 

measures adopted by the Commission in the Convention Area and complementary 

measures in adjacent waters as appropriate; 

(b) provide a forum for the exchange of information on enforcement, including 

enforcement efforts, strategies and plans; 

(c) receive reports from each member of the Commission relating to measures that 

the member has taken to monitor, investigate and penalize violations of provisions 

of this Convention and measures adopted pursuant to this Convention; 

. (d) report to the Commission its findings or conclusions on the extent of compliance 

with conservation and management measures; 

(e) make recommendations to the Commission on matters relating to monitoring, 

control, surveillance and enforcement; 

(f) develop rules and procedures governing the use of data and other information for 

monitoring, control and surveillance purposes; and 

(g) consider and/or investigate any other matters as may be referred to it by the 

Commission. 

5. The Technical and Compliance Committee shall exercise its functions in accordance 

with the procedures and guidelines as the Commission may adopt from time to time. 

Article 12 

Budget 

1. Each member of the Commission shall meet its own expenses arising from attendance 

at meetings of the Commission and of its subsidiary bodies. 

2. At each regular meeting, the Commission shall, by consensus, adopt an annual budget 
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for each ofthe next two years. The Executive Secretary shall transmit draft budgets 

for each of those years to the members together with a schedule of contributions not 

later than sixty (60) days before the regular meeting of the Commission at which 

those budgets are to be considered. In the event that the Commission cannot reach 

consensus on the adoption of an annual budget for any given year, the Commission 

budgct for thc previous year shall carry forward for that year. 

3. The budget shall be divided among members of the Commission in accordance with a 

formula to be adopted, by consensus, by the Commission. A member of the 

Commission that has become a member during the course of a financial year shall 

contribute to the budget an amount proportional to the number of complete months 

remaining in the year calculated from the day it became a member. 

4. The Executive Secretary shall notify eaeh member of the Commission ofthe amount 

of its contribution. Contributions shall be paid not later than four months after the 

date of this notification, in the currency of the State in which the Secretariat of the 

Conimission is located. A member of the Commission that cannot meet the deadline 

shall explain to the Commission the reason it is unable to do so. 

5. A member of the Commission that has not paid its contributions in full for two 

consecutive years shall not be entitled to participate in the making of decisions by the 

Commission, nor may it present objections to any decisions taken by the Commission 

until it has discharged its financial obligations to the Commission. 

6. The financial affairs of the Commission shall be audited annually by external auditors 

to be selected by the Commission 

Article 13 

Flag State Duties 

1. Each Contracting Party shall take such measures as may be necessary to ensure that 

fishing vessels entitled to fly its flag: 

(a) operating in the Convention Area comply with the provisions of this Convention 

and measures adopted pursuant to this Convention and that such vessels do not 

engage in any activities that undermine the effectiveness of such measures; and 

(b) do not conduct unauthorized fishing activities within areas under the national 

jurisdiction of another State adjacent to the ConventionArea. 

2. No Contracting Party shall allow any fishing vessel entitled to fly its flag to be used 

for fishing activities in the Convention Area unless it has been authorized to do so by 

the appropriate authority or authorities of that Contracting Party. Each Contracting 

Party shall authorize the use of vessels entitled to fly its flag for fishing activities in 

the Convention Area only where it is able to exercise effectively its responsibilities in 

respect of those vessels under this Convention, the 1982 Convention and the 1995 
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Agreement. 

3. Each Contracting Party shall ensure that fishing activities by fishing vessels entitled 

to fly its flag undertaken in violation of the provisions of this Convention, as well as 

measures adopted pursuant to this Convention and the authorization in paragraph 2, 

constitute a violation under its legal framework. 

4. Each Contracting Party shall require fishing vessels that are entitled to fly its flag and 

that are engaged in fishing activities in the Convention Area: 

(a) to use real-time satellite position-fixing transmitters while in the Convention Area 

in accordance with procedures developed pursuant to Article 7, subparagraph 

2(e); 

(b) to notifY the Commission of their intention to enter and exit the Convention Area 

in accordance with procedures developed pursuant to Article 7, subparagraph 2(t); 

and 

(c) to notifY the Commission of the location of any transshipment of fisheries 

resources and products of fisheries resources taken in the Convention Area, 

pending the adoption by the Commission of procedures for the,regulation and 

monitoring of transshipments pursuant to Article 7, subparagraph 2(a). 

5. Each Contracting Party shall prohibit vessels entitled to fly its flag from engaging in 

directed fishing on the following orders: Alcyonacea, Antipatharia, Gorgonacea, and 

Scleractinia, as well as any other indicator species for vulnerable marine ecosystems 

as may be identified from time to time by the Scientific Committee and adopted by 

the Commission. 

6. Each Contracting Party shall place observers on board fishing vessels entitled to fly 

its flag operating in the Convention Area in accordance with the Observer Program 

which shall be established in accordance with Article 7, subparagraph 2(b). Fishing 

vessels engaged in bottom fishing in the Convention Area shall have one hundred 

(100) percent coverage under the Observer Program. Fishing vessels engaged in 

other types of fishing activities in the Convention Area shall have a level of observer 

coverage as the Commission may decide. 

7. Each Contacting Party shall ensure that fishing vessels entitled to fly its flag accept 

boarding by duly authorized inspectors in accordance with procedures for the 

boarding and inspection of fishing vessels in the Convention Area adopted by the 

Commission pursuant to Article 7, subparagraph 2(c). Duly authorized inspectors 

shall comply with these procedures. 

8. For the purpose of the effective implementation of this Convention, each Contracting 

Party shall: 
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(a) maintain a record of fishing vessels entitled to fly its flag and authorized to be 

used for fishing activities in the Convention Area in accordance with the 

information requirements, rules, standards, and procedures adopted by the 

Commission; 

(b) provide annually to the Commission, in accordance with the procedures which 

shall be established by the Commission, information, as decided by the 

Commission, with respect to each fishing vessel entered in the record required to 

be maintained under this paragraph and shall promptly notifY the Commission of 

any modifications to this information; and 

(c) provide to the Commission, as part of the annual report required pursuant to 

Article 16, the names of the fishing vessels entered in the record that conducted 

fishing activities during the previous calendar year. 

9. Each Contracting Party shall also promptly inform the Commission of: 

(a) any additions to the record; and 

(b) any deletions from the record, specifYing which of the following reasons is 

applicable: 

(i) the voluntary relinquishment of the fishing authorization by the fishing 

vessel owner or operator; 

(ii) the withdrawal or non-renewal of the fishing authorization issued in 

respect of the fishing vessel under paragraph 2; 

(iii) the fact that the fishing vessel concerned is no longer entitled to fly its 

flag; 

(iv) the scrapping, decommissioning or loss of the fIShing vessel concerned; or 

(v) any other grounds, with a specific explanation provided. 

10. The Commission shall maintain its own record of fishing vessels, based on the 

information provided to it pursuant to paragraphs 8 and 9. The Commission shall 

make this record publicly available through agreed means, taking due account of the 

need to protect the confidentiality of personal information, consistent with the 

domestic practice of each Contracting Party. The Commission shall also provide to 

any Contracting Party, upon request, information about any vessel entered on the 

Commission record that is not otherwise publicly available. 

II. Any Contracting Party that does not submit the data and information required under 

. Article 16, paragraph 3 in respect of any year in which fishing occurred in the 

Convention Area by fishing vessels entitled to fly its flag shall not participate in the 
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relevant fisheries until that data and information have been provided. The Rules of 

Procedure to be adopted by the Commission shall further guide the implementation of 

this paragraph. 

Article 14 

Port State Duties 

1. A Contracting Party has the right and duty to take measures, in accordance with 

international law, to promote the effectiveness of subregional, regional and global 

conservation and management measures. 

2. Each Contracting Party shall: 

(a) give effeet to port State measures adopted by the Commission in relation to the 

entry and use of its ports by fishing vessels that have engaged in fishing activities 

in the Convention Area including, inter alia, with respect to landing and 

transshipment of fisheries resources, inspection of fishing vessels, documents, 

catch and gear on board, and use of port services; and 

(b) provide assistance to flag States, as reasonably practicable and in accordance with 

its national law and international law, when a fishing vessel is voluntarily in its 

ports and the flag State of the vessel requests the ContraCting Party to provide 

assistance in ensuring compliance with the provisions of this Convention and with 

the conservation and management measures adopted by the Commission. 

3. In the event that a Contracting Party considers that a fishing vessel making use of its 

ports has violated a provision of this Convention or a conservation and management 

measure adopted by the Commission, it shall notifY the flag State concerned, the 

Commission and other relevant States and appropriate international organizations. 

The Contracting Party shall provide the flag State and, as appropriate, the 

Commission with full documentation on the matter, including any record of 

inspection. 

4. Nothing in this Article shall be construed to affect the exercise by Contracting Parties 

of their sovereignty over ports in their territory in accordance with international law, 

including their right to deny entry to ports in their territory as well as to adopt more 

stringent port State measures than those. adopted by the Commission pursuant to this 

Convention. 

Article 15 

Duties of Fishing Entities 

Article 13 and Article 14, paragraphs 2 and 3 apply mutatis mutandis to any fishing entity 

that has expressed its firm commitment in accordance with the Annex. 

Article 16 
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Data Collection, Compilation and Exchange 

1. The COmmission shall, taking full account of Annex I of the 1995 Agreement as well 

as relevant provisions of Articles 10 and I J, develop standards, rules and procedures 

for, inter alia: 

(a) the collection, verification and timely reporting to the Commission of all relevant 

data by members of the Commission; 

(b) the compilation and management by the Commission of accurate and complete 

data to facilitate effective stock assessment for ensuring that the provision of the 

best scientific advice is enabled; 

(c) the exchange of data among members of the Commission, and with other regional 

fisheries management organizations and arrangements, and other relevant 

organizations including data concerning vessels engaged in IUU fishing and, as 

appropriate, concerning the beneficial ownership of those vessels, with a view to 

consolidating that information into a centralized format for dissemination as 

appropriate; 

(d) the facilitation of coordinated documentation and data-sharing between regional 

fisheries management organizations and arrangements, including procedures to 

exchange data on vessel registers, and market-related measures where applicable; 

and 

(e) regular audits of Commission member compliance with data collection and 

exchange requirements, and for addressing any non-compliance identified in such 

audits. 

2. The Commission shall ensure that data are publicly available concerning the number 

of fishing vessels operating in the Convention Area, the status of fisheries resources 

managed under this Convention, fisheries resources assessments, research programs 

in the Convention Area, and cooperative initiatives with regional and global 

organizations. 

3. The Commission shall establish the format of an annual report to be submitted by 

each member of the Commission. Each member of the Commission shall submit 

without delay to the Commission its annual report in accordance with this format. 

The annual report shall include a description of how the member of the Commission 

has implemented the conservation and management measures and monitoring, control 

and surveillance and enforcement procedures adopted by the Commission, including 

the outcome of any actions the member has taken in respect of Article 17, as well as 

information on any additional topics as the Commission may decide. 

4. The Commission shall establish rules to ensure the security of, access to and 

dissemination of data, including data reported via real-time satellite position-fixing 

transmitters, while maintaining confidentiality where appropriate and taking due 

account of the domestic practices of members of the Commission. 
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Article 17 

Compliance and Enforcement 

1. Each member ofthe Commission shall enforce the provisions ofthis Convention and 

any relevant decisions ofthe Commission. 

2. Each member of the Commission shall, either on its own initiative or at the request of 

any other member of the Commission and when provided with the relevant 

information, investigate fully any allegation that fishing vessels entitled to fly its flag 

have violated any of the provisions of this Convention or any conservation and 

management measure adopted by the Commission. 

3. Where sufficient information is available in respect of an alleged violation of the 

provisions of this Convention or of measures adopted pursuant to this Convention by 

a fishing vessel entitled to fly its flag: 

(a) the member of the Commission shall be notified promptly of the alleged violation; 

and 

(b) the member of the Commission shall take appropriate actions in accordance with 

its laws and regulations, including instituting proceedings without delay and, 

where appropriate, detain the vessel concerned. 

4. Where it has been established, in accordance with the laws of a member of the 

Commission, that a fishing vessel entitled to fly the flag of that member has been 

involved in the commission of a serious violation ofthe provisions of this Convention 

or of any conservation and management measures adopted by the Commission, that 

member of the Commission shall order the fishing vessel to cease operations and, in 

appropriate cases, shall order the fishing vessel to leave the Convention Area 

immediately. The member of the Commission shall ensure that the vessel concerned 

does not engage in fishing activities in the Convention Area for fisheries resources 

until such time as all outstanding sanctions imposed by that member in respect of the 

violation have been complied with. 

5. For the purposes of this Article, a serious violation shall include any ofthe violations 

specified in Article 21, subparagraphs 11 (a) to (h) of the 1995 Agreement and such 

other violations as may be determined by the Commission. 

6. If, within three (3) years of the entry into force ofthis Convention, the Commission is 

not able to agree on procedures for boarding and inspection of fishing vessels in the 

Convention Area, Articles 2 I and 22 of the 1995 Agreement shall be applied as if they 

were part of this Convention. Boarding and inspection of fishing vessels in the 

Convention Area, as well as any subsequent enforcement action, shall be conducted in 

accordance with the procedures set out in those Articles and any such additional 

practical procedures decided by the Commission. 
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7. Without prejudice to the primacy of the responsibility of the flag State, each member 

of the Commission, in accordance with its laws, shall: 

(a) to the greatest extent possible, take measures and cooperate to ensure compliance 

by its nationals, and fishing vessels owned, operated or controlled by its nationals, 

with the provisions of this Convention and any conservation and management 

measures adopted by the Commission; and 

(b) either on its own initiative or at the request of any other member of the 

Commission and when provided with the relevant information, promptly 

investigate any alleged violation by its nationals, or fishing vessels owned, 

operated or controlled by its nationals, of the provisions of this Convention or any 

conservation and management measures adopted by the Commission. 

8. All investigations and judicial proceedings shall bc carried out expeditiously. 

Sanctions provided for in the relevant laws and regulations of the members of the 

Commission shall be adequate in severity to be effective in securing compliance and 

to discourage violations wherever they occur, and shall deprive offenders of the 

benefits accruing {rom their illegal activities. 

9. A report on the progress of any investigation conducted pursuant to paragraphs 2, 3, 4· 

or 7, including details of any action taken or proposed to be taken in relation to the 

alleged violation, shall be provided to the member of the Commission making the 

requestand to the Commission as soon as practicable and in any case within two 

months of the request. A report on the outcome of the investigation shall be provided 

to the member of the Commission making the request and to the Commission when 

the investigation is completed. 

10. The provisions of this Article are without prejudice to: 

(a) the rights of any of the members of the Commission in accordance with their laws 

and regulations relating to fisheries; and . 

(b) the rights of any of the Contracting Parties in relation to any provision relating to 

compliance and enforcement contained in any relevant bilateral or multilateral 

agreement not inconsistent with the provisions of this Convention, the 1982 

Convention or the 1995 Agreement. 

Article 18 

Transparency 

The Commission shall promote transparency in its decision-making processes and other 

activities. Representatives from intergovernmental organizations and non-governmental 

organizations concerned with matters relevant to the implementation of this Convention 

shall be afforded the opportunity to participate in the meetings of the Commission and its 

subsidiary bodies as observers or otherwise as members of the Commission deem 
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appropriate and as provided for in the Rules of Procedure that the Commission shall 

adopt. The procedures shall not be unduly restrictive in this respect. The 

intergovernmental organizations and non-governmental organizations shall be given 

timely access to pertinent information subject to the rules and procedures that the 

Commission may adopt. Any conservation, management and other measures or matters 

that are decided by the Commission or subsidiary bodies shall be made publicly available 

unless otherwise decided by the Commission. 

Article 19 

Settlement of Disputes 

The provisions relating to the settlement of disputes set out in Part VIII of the 1995 

Agreement apply, mutatis mutandis, to any dispute between Contracting Parties, whether 

or not they are also Parties to the 1995 Agreement. 

Article 20 

Cooperation with Non-Contracting Parties 

1. The members of the Commission shall exchange information on the activities of 

fishing vessels in the Convention Area entitled to fly the flags of non-Contracting 

Parties to this Convention. 

2. The Commission shall draw the attention of any non-Contracting Party to this 

Convention to any activity undertaken by its nationals or fishing vessels entitled to fly 

its flag which, in the opinion of the Commission, affects the attainment of the 

objective of this Convention. 

3. The Commission shall request the non-Contracting Party identified in paragraph 2 to 

cooperate fully with the Commission either by becoming a Contracting Party or by 

agreeing to apply the conservation and management measures adopted by the 

Commission. Subject to such terms and conditions as the Commission may establish, 

such a cooperating non-Contracting Party to this Convention may enjoy benefits from 

participation in the fisheries commensurate with, inter alia, its commitment to 

comply with and its record of compliance with conservation and management 

measures in respect of the relevant fisheries resources and any fmancial contribution 

it makes to the Commission. 

4. Each member of the Commission shall take measures consistent with this Convention, 

the 1982 Convention, the 1995 Agreement and other relevant international law to 

deter the activities of fishing vessels entitled to fly the flags of non-Contracting 

Parties to this Convention that undermine the effectiveness of conservation and 

management measures adopted by the Commission. 

5. Each member of the Commission shall take appropriate measures, in accordance with 

its laws, aimed at preventing vessels entitled to fly its flag from transferring their 

registration to non-Contracting Parties to this Convention for the purpose of avoiding 
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compliance with the provisions of this Convention. 

Article 21 

Cooperation with Other Organizations or Arrangements 

1. The Commission shall cooperate, as appropriate, on matters of mutual interest with 

FAD, with other specialized agencies ofthe United Nations and with relevant regional 

organizations or arrangements, especially with those regional fisheries management 

organizations or arrangements with responsibility for fisheries in marine areas near or 

adjacent to the Convention Area. 

2. The Commission shall take into account the conservation and management measures 

or recommendations adopted by regional fisheries management organizations and 

arrangements and other relevant intergovernmental organizations that have 

competence in relation to areas adjacent to the Convention Area or in respect of 

fisheries resources not covered by this Convention, species belonging to the same 

ecosystem or dependent upon or associated with the target stocks, and that have 

objectives that are consistent with and supportive of the objective of this Convention. 

3. The Commission shall seek to develop cooperative working relationships and may 

enter into agreements for this purpose with intergovernmental organizations that can 

contribute to its work and have competence for ensuring the long-term conservation 

and sustainable use of living resources and their ecosystems. It may invite these 

organizations to send observers to its meetings or those of any of its subsidiary bodies. 

It may also seek to participate in meetings of these organizations as appropriate. 

4. The Commission shall seek to make snitable arrangements for consultation, 

cooperation and collaboration with other regional fisheries management organizations 

or arrangements in order to utilize, to the maximum extent possible, existing 

institutions to achieve the objective of this Convention. In this regard, the 

Commission shall seek to establish cooperation on enforcement activities with those 

organizations and arrangements carrying out these activities in the Convention Area 

Article 22 

Review 

1. The Commission shall organize regular reviews of the effectiveness of its adopted 

conservation and management measures and compliance therewith in meeting the 

objective of this Convention. These reviews may include examination of the 

effectiveness of the provisions of the Convention itself. 

2. The Commission shall determine the terms of reference and methodology of these 

reviews which shall: 

(a) take into account the practice of other regional fisheries management 

organizations in conducting performance reviews; 
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(b) include contributions from the subsidiary bodies as appropriate; and 

(c) include the participation of a person or persons of recognized competence who 

shall be independent of the members of the Commission. 

3. The Commission shall take account of the recommendations arising from any such 

review and take actions, as appropriate, including the appropriate amendment of its 

conservation and management measures and the mechanisms for their 

implementation. Any proposals for amendment to the provisions of this Convention 

arising from any such review shall be dealt with in accordance with Article 29. 

4. The results of any such review and subsequent assessment by the Commission shall 

be made publicly available as soon as possible following their submission to the 

Commission. 

Article 23 

Signature, Ratification, Acceptance and Approval 

1. This Convention shall be open for signature at Seoul on 1 April 20 12 by the States 

that participated in the Multilateral Meetings on the Management of High Seas 

Fisheries in the North Pacific Ocean and shall remain open for signature for twelve 

(12) months. 

2. This Convention shall be subject to ratification, acceptance or approval by the 

Signatories. Instruments of ratification, acceptance or approval shall be deposited 

with the Government of the Republic of Korea, which shall be the Depositary. The 

Depositary shall inform all Signatories and all Contracting Parties of all ratifications, 

acceptances or approvals deposited and perform such other functions as are provided 

for in the 1969 Vienna Convention on the Law o/Treaties and customary international 

law. 

Article 24 

Accession 

1. This Convention shall be open for accession by the States referred to inArticle 23, 

paragraph 1. 

2. After the entry into force of this Convention, the Contracting Parties may, by 

consensus, invite to accede to this Convention: 

(a) other States or regional economic integration organizations whose fishing vessels 

wish to conduct fishing activities for fisheries resources in the Convention Area; 

and 

(b) other coastal States of the Convention Area. 
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3. Any Contracting Party that does not join the consensus in relation to paragraph 2 shall 

present to the Commission in writing its reasons for not doing so. 

4. Instruments of accession shall be deposited with the Depositary. The Depositary shall 

inform all Signatories and all Contracting Parties of all accessions. 

Article 25 

Entry into Force 

1. This Convention shall enter into force one hundred and eighty (180) days from the 

date of receipt by the Depositary of the fourth instrument of ratification, acceptance, 

approval or accession. 

2. For Contracting Parties that have deposited an instrument of ratification, acceptancc, 

approval or accession in respect of this Convention after the requirements for entry 

into force have been met but prior to the date of entry into force, the ratification, 

acceptance, approval or accession shall take effect on the date of entry into force of 

this Convention or thirty (30) days after the date of deposit of the instrument, 

whichever is the later date. 

3. For Contracting Parties that have deposited an instrument of ratification, acceptance, 

approval or accession after the date on which this Convention entered into force, this 

Convention shall become effective thirty (30) days after the date of deposit of the 

instrument. 

Article 26 

Reservations and Exceptions 

No reservations or exceptions may be made to this Convention. 

Article 27 

Declarations and Statements 

Article 26 does not preclude a State or regional economic integration organization, when 

signing, ratifying, accepting, approving or acceding to this Convention, from making 

declarations or statements, however phrased or named, with a view, inter alia, to the 

harmonization of its laws and regulations with the provisions of this Convention, 

provided that such declarations or statements do not purport to exclude or to modify the 

legal effect of the provisions of this Convention in their application to that State or 

regional economic integration organization. 

Article 28 

Relation to Other Agreements 
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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 shaH be interpreted and applied in the context of and in a manner 

consistent with the 1982 Convention and the 1995 Agreement. 

Article 29 

Amendments 

1. Any proposal to amend this Convention shall be sent in writing to the Chairperson of 

, the Commission at least ninety (90) days prior to the meeting at which it is proposed 

to be considered, and the Chairperson of the Commission shall promptly transmit the 

proposal to all members ofthe Commission. Proposed amendments to this ' 

Convention shall be considered at the regular meeting of the Commission, unless a 

majority of the members of the Commission requests a special meeting to discuss the 

proposed amendment. A special meeting may be convened with not less than ninety 

(90) days notice. 

2. Amendments to this Convention by the Commission shall be adopted by the 

Contracting Parties by consensus. The text of any amendments so adopted shall be 

transmitted by the Depositary to all Contracting Parties. 

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

(120) days after the date of transmittal specified in the notification by the Depositary 

of receipt of written notification of approval by all Contracting Parties. 

4. Any State or regional economic integration organization that becomes a Contracting 

Party to this Convention after an amendment has been adopted in accordance with 

paragraph 2 shall be deemed to have approved that amendment. 

Article 30 

Annex 

The Annex shall form an integral part of this Convention and, unless expressly provided 

otherwise, a reference to this Convention includes a reference to the Annex. 

Article 31 

Withdrawal 

1. Any Contracting Party may withdraw from the Convention on 3 I December of any 

year by giving notice on or before the preceding 30 June to the Depositary, which 

shall communicate copies of such notice to other Contracting Parties. 
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2. Any other Contracting Party may then withdraw from the Convention on the same 31 

December by giving notice to the Depositary within one month of receipt of a copy of 

a notice of withdrawal given pursuant to paragraph 1. 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned, being duly authorized by their respective 

Governments, have signed this Convention. 

DONE at 1bkyo, on this twenty-fourth day of February 2012, in the English and French 

languages, each text being equally authentic. 
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Annex 

Fishing Entities 

1. After the entry into force of this Convention, any fishing entity whose vessels have 

fished or intend to fish for fisheries resources may, by a written instrument delivered 

to the Depositary, express its firm commitment to abide by the terms of this 

Convention and comply with any conservation and management measures adopted 

pursuant to this Convention. Such commitment sball become effective thirty (30) 

days from the date ofreceipt of the instrument Any such fishing entity may 

withdraw such commitment on December 31 of any year by written notification on or 

before the preceding June 30 to the Depositary. 

2. Any fishing entity referred to in paragraph 1 may, by a written instrument delivered to 

the Depositary, express its firm commitment to abide by the terms of this Convention 

as it may be amended pursuant to Article 29, paragraph 3. This commitment shall be 

effective from the dates referred to in Article 29. paragraph 3 or on the date of receipt 

of the written communication referred to in this paragraph, whichever is later. 

3. A fishing entity that has expressed its firm commitment to abide by the terms of this 

Convention and comply with conservation and management measures adopted 

pursuant to this Convention in accordance with paragraph 1 must abide by the 

obligations of members of the Commission and may participate in the work, 

including decision-making, of the Commission in accordance with the provisions of 

this Convention. For the purposes of this Convention, references to the Commission 

or members of the Commission include such fishing entity. 

4. If a dispute involves a fishing entity that bas expressed its commitment to be bound 

by the tenns of this Convention in accordance with this Annex and cannot be settled 

by amicable means, the dispute shall, at the request of any party to the dispute. be 

submitted to final and binding arbitration in accordance with the relevant rules of the 

Permanent Court of Arbitration. 

5. The provisions of this Annex relating to the participation of a fishing entity are only 

for the purposes of this Convention. 
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CONVENTION SUR LA CONSERVATION ET LA GESTION 

DES RESSOURCES HALIEUTIQUES EN HAUTE MER 

DANS LE PACIFIQUE NORD 
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CONVENTION SUR LA CONSERVATION ET LA GESTION 

DES RESSOURCES HALIEUTIQUES EN HAUTE MER 

DANS LE PACIFIQUE NORD 

LES PARTIES CONTRACTANTES, 

Resolues it assurer la conservation it long terme et I'exploitation durable des ressources 

halieutiques dans Ie Pacifique Nord et it sauvegarder ainsi les ecosystemes marins dans 

lesquels se trouvent ces ressources; 

Rappelant Ie droit international applicable prevu par la Convention des Nations Unies sur 

Ie droit de la mer du 10 decembre 1982, I 'Accord auxfins de l'application des 

dispositions de la Convention des Nations Unies sur Ie droit de fa mer du 

10 decembre 1982 relatives a la conservation et a la gestion des stocks de poissons don! 

les de placements s 'effectuent tant a I'inflfrieur qu 'au-dela de zones economiques 

exclusives (stocks chevauchants) et des stocks de poissons grands migrateurs du 

4 decembre 1995 et I'Accord visant a favoriser Ie respect par les navires de peche en 

haute mer des mesures internationales de conservation et de gestion du 

24 novembre 1993, et tenant compte du Code de conduite pour une peche responsable 

adopte Ie 31 octobre 1995 par la Conference de I'Organisation des Nations Unies pour 

l'alimentation et l'agriculture (Ia « FAO ») lors de sa 28" session, ainsi que des Directives 

internationales sur la gestion de la peche profonde en haute mer adoptees par la FAO Ie 

29 aout 2008; , 

Notant l'appellance par l' AssembIee generale des Nations Unies dans ses 

resolutions 6111 05 et 64/72 en faveur de la prise de mesures visant it proteger les 

ecosystemes marins vulnerables et les especes associees contre les effets nefastes 

notables des pratiques de peche destructrices, et dans sa resolution 60/31 qui encourage 

les Etats it reconnaitre, s'il ya lieu, que les principes generaux de l'Accord auxfins de 

l'application des dispositions de la Convention des Nations Unies sur Ie droit de fa mer 

du 10 decembre 1982 relatives a la conservation et a fa gestion des stocks de poissons 

dont les deplacements s 'effectuent tant a l'interieur qu 'au-dela de zones economiques 

exclusives (stocks chevauchants) et des stocks de poissons grands migrateurs du 

4 decembre 1995 devraient egalement s'appIiquer it des stocks distincts de poissons 

hauturiers; 

Reconnaissant la necessite de recueiIIir des donnees scientifiques afm de comprendre la 

diversite bioIogique et I'ecologie marines dans la region et d'evaluer I'impact de la peche 

sur les especes marines et les ecosystemes marins vulnerables; 

Conscientes de la necessite d'eviter les effets nefastes sur Ie milieu marin, de preserver la 

diversite biologique, de maintenir l'integrite des ecosystemes marins et de reduire au 

minimum Ie risque d'effets it long terme ou irreversibles des operations de peche; 
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Preoccup~es par les efIets nefastes possibles de la peche non reglementee dans les fonds 

marins sur les especes marines et sur les ecosystemes marins vulnerables en haute mer 

dans Ie Pacifique Nord; 

Resolues en outre a pratiquer des activites de peche responsables et a cooperer de 

maniere efficace afin de prevenir, de contrecarrer et d'eliminer la peche illicite, non 

dec1aree et non reglementee (la « peche INN ») et les effets nefastes qU'elle a sur l'etat 

des ressources halieutiques mondiales et les ecosystemes dans lesquels se trouvent ces 

ressources, 

SONT CONVENUES de ce qui suit: 

Article premier 

'Empfoi des termes 

Aux fins de la presente Convention, on entend par: 

a) « Convention de 1982 }) : la Convention des Nations Unies sur fe droit de 

fa mer du 10 decembre 1982; 

b) « Accord de 1995» : l'Accord auxfins de I'application des dispositions de 

fa Convention des Nations Unies sur fe droit de fa mer du 

10 decembre 1982 relatives ii la conservation et a fa gestion des stocks de 

poissons dont les depfacements s' efJectuent tant a l'interieur qu 'au-defa 

de zones economiques exclusives (stocks chevauchants) et des stocks de 

poissons grands migrateurs du 4 decembre 1995; 

c) « peche de fond»: les activites de peche au cours desquelles l'engin de 

peche est susceptible d'entrer en contact avec Ie fond marin pendant Ie 

deroulement normal des operations de peche; 

d) « consensus}) : l'absence de toute objection formelle formuIee au moment 

oit la decision est prise; 

e) « partie contractante }): tout Etat ou toute organisation regionale 

d'integration economique ayant consenti a etre lie par la presente 

Convention et it l'egard duquel celle-ci est en vigueur; 

f) « zone de la Convention}) ; la zone it laquelle s'applique la presente 

Convention conformement au paragraphe 1 de I 'article 4; 

g) « Directives intemationales de la FAO » : les Directives internationales 

sur La gestion de fa peche profonde en haute mer adoptees par Ia FAO Ie 

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h) « ressources halieutiques » : tous les poissons, mollusques, crustaces et 

autres especes marines captures par des navires de peche dans la zone de 

la Convention, a I'exclusion: 

i) 

ii) 

iii) 

iv) 

des especes sedentaires dans la mesure ou elles sont assujetties aux 

droits souverains des Etats cotiers en vertu du paragraphe 4 de 

l'article 77 de la Convention de 1982, et des especes 

representatives des ecosystemes marins vulnerables enumerees au 

paragraphe 5 de l'article 13 de la presente Convention, ou adoptees 

en vertu de celui-ci, 

des especes catadromes, 

des mammiferes marins, des reptiles marins et des oiseaux de mer, 

de toute autre espece marine deja couverte par des instruments 

internationaux preexistants concernant la gestion de la peche dans 

la zone relevant du champ d'application de ces instruments; 

i) « activites de peche »: les activites suivantes : 

i) la recherche, la capture, la prise ou la recoltede ressources 

halieutiques, ou toute tentative effectuee it ces fins, 

ii) la pratique de toute activite dont on peut raisonnablement 

s'attendre it ce qu'elle entraine la localisation, la capture, la prise 

ou la recolte de ces ressources, it quelque fin que ce so it, 

iii) Ie traitement de ces ressources en mer et leur transbordement en 

mer ou au port, 

iv) toute operation en mer directement destinee it faciliter ou a 

preparer l'une des activites decrites aux alineas i) it iii) ci-dessus, it 

l'exclusion des operations d'urgence ou la sante et la securite des 

membres d'un equipage ou la securite d'un navire sont enjeu; 

j) « navire de peche » : tout navire utilise ou con9u pour les fins des activites 

de peche, y compris les navires employes au traitement du poisson, les 

batiments de soutien, les navires transporteurs et tout autre navire 

participant directement aux activites de peche; 

k) « peche INN» : les activites visees au paragraphe 3 duPlan d'action 

international visant it prevenir, a contrecarrer et it eliminer fa peche 

illicite, non deciaree et non reglementee adopte par la FAO en 2001, et 

toute autre activite determinee par laCommission; 
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1) « approche de precaution» : l'approche de precaution prevue it l'article 6 

de l' Accord de 1995; 

m) « organisation regionale d'integration economique » : une organisation 

regionale d'integration economique it laqueHe ses Btats membres ont 

transfere leurs compelences dans les matieres couvertes par Ia presente 

Convention, y compris Ie pouvoir de prendre des decisions contraignantes 

pour ses Btats membres en ce qui concerne ces matieres; 

n) « transbordement » : Ie dechargement de toutes ressources halieutiques 

capturees dans la zone de la Convention ou de produits issus de ces 

ressources qui se trouvent it bord d'un navire de peche dans un autre 

navire de peche, soit en mer, soit au port. 

Article 2 

Objectif 

La presente Convention a pour objectif d'assurer la conservation it long terme et. 

l'exploitation durable des ressources halieutiques de la zone de la Convention tout en 

protegeant les ecosystemes marins du Pacifique Nord dans lesquels se trouvent ces 

ressources. 

Article 3 

Principes generaux 

Afin d'atteindre !'objectif de la presente Convention, les mesures qui suivent sont prises 

individuellement ou collectivement, seIon qu'i! convient : 

a) favoriser l'utilisation optimale et assurer la durabilite it long terme des 

ressources halieutiques; 

b) adopter des mesures, fondees sur les donnees scientifiques les plus fiables 

disponibles, qui soient de nature it maintenir au it retablir les ressources 

halieutiques it des niveaux qui assurent Ie rendement constant maximum, 

compte tenu des methodes en matiere de peche, de !'interdependance des 

stocks et de toutes normes minimales internationales generalement 

recommandees aux plans sous-regional, regional ou mondial; 

c) adopter et mettre en reuvre des mesures conformes it l'approche de 

precaution et it une approche ecosystemique it l'egard des peches ainsi 

qu'aux regles appliCables du droit international, en particulier celles que 

prevoient la Convention de 1982, l' Accord de 1995 et les autres 

instruments internationaux applicables; 

d) evaluer l'impact des activites de peche sur les especes qui appartiennent 

au meme ecosysteme que les ressources halieutiques visees au qui leur 
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sont associees ou en dependent, et adopter, Ie cas echeant, des mesures de 

conservation et de gestion de ces especes en vue de maintenir ou de 

retablir leurs stocks it un niveau tel que leur reproduction ne risque pas 

d'etre serieusement compromise; 

e) proteger la diversite biologique dans Ie milieu marin, notamment en 

prevenant les effets nefastes notables sur les ecosystemes marins 

vulnerables, compte tenu de to utes les normes ou directives internationales 

applicables, y compris les Directives intemationales de la FAO; 

f) empecher ou faire cesser la surexploitation et la surcapacite de peche et 

faire en sorte que l'effort de peche ou la recolte se fonde sur les donnees 

scientifiques les plus fiables disponibles et n'atteigne pas un niveau 

incompatible avec I 'exploitation durable des ressources halieutiques; 

g) veiller it ce que des donnees completes et exactes sur les activites de peche, 

y compris sur to utes les especes visees et non vi sees dans la zone de la 

Convention, soient recueillies et mises en commun en temps opportun et 

de maniere adequate; 

h) veiller it ce qu'aucune expansion de l'effort de peche, aucun 

developpement' de nouvelles pecheries ou de pecheries exploratoires ni 

aucun changement dans les engins utilises pour la peche actuelle ne soient 

entrepris sans que soient evalues au prealable les effets de ces activites de 

peche sur la durabilite it long terme des ressources halieutiques et sans 

qu'il soit conclu que ces activites n'auraient pas d'effets nefastes notables 

sur les ecosystemes marins vulnerables, ou veiller it ce que ces activites 

soient gerees de maniere it prevenir ces effets ou it ce qu'elles ne reyoivent 

pas l'autorisation necessaire; 

i) veiller, conformement it l'article 7 de l'Accord de 1995, it ce que les 

mesures de conservation et de gestion instituees pour les stocks de 

poissons chevauchants en haute mer et celles adopt6es pour les zones 

relevant de la juridiction nationale soient compatibles afin d'assurer la 

conservation et la gestion de l'ensemble de ces ressources haIieutiques; 

j) veiller au respect des mesures de conservation et de gestion, et it ce que les 

sanctions encourues pour les infractions soient suffisamment rigoureuses 

pour garantir ce respect, d6courager les infractions en quelque lieu que ce 

soit et priver les auteurs des infractions des profits d6coulant de leurs 

activites illegaIes; 

k) reduire au minimum la pollution et les d6chets provenant de navires de 

peche ainsi que les rejets, les captures par des enginsperdus ou 

abandonn6s et l'impact sur les autres especes et ecosystemes marins, grace 

it des mesures incluant, autant que possible, la mise au point et l'utilisation 
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d'engins et de tcchniques de peche sciectifs, sans danger pour 

I'environnement et d'un bon rapport cout-efficacitc; 

I) appliquer ia presente Convention d'une maniere equitable, transparente et 

non discriminatoire, confonnement au droit international. 

Article 4 

Zone d'application 

1. La pn!sente Convention s'applique aux eaux de la zone de haute mer du Pacifique 

Nord, excluant lcs zones de haute mer de la mer de Bering et les autres zones de 

haute mer qui sont entourees par la zone economique exclusive d'un seul Etat. La 

zone d'application est deIimitee au sud par une Iigne continue s'etendant depuis I, 

limite vers Ie large des eaux sous la juridiction des Etats-Unis d' Amerique autour 

du Commonwealth des Marianncs du Nord a vingt (20) degres de latitude nord, 

puis vers l'est et reliant les points suivants : 

• 20000'00'N, IS0000'00"E/O; 

• lOoOO'OO'N, ISooOO'OO"E/O; 

• lOoOO'00'N,140000'00"0; 

• 20000'00'N, 140°00'00"0; 

• de la vers l'estjusqu'a la limite vers Ie large des eaux sous lajuridiction 

de peche du Mexique. 

2. Aucune disposition de la presente Convention et aucun acte ou activite exerce au 

, titre de celle-ci ne constitue une reconnaissance des revendications ou positions 

d'une partie contractante concernant Ie statutjuridique et l'etendue des eaux et 

des zones revendiquees par cette partie contractante. 

Article 5 

Creation de fa Commission 

1. II est cree, en vertu dc Ia presente Convention, Ia Commission des peches du 

Pacifique Nord (la ({ Commission »). La Commission s'acquitte de ses fonctions 

confonnement aux dispositions de la presente Convention. Chaque partie 

contractante est membre de la Commission. 

2. Une entite de peche visee par la presente Convention peut participer aux travaux 

de la Commission confonnement ai' Annexe. La participation d 'une entite de 

peche aux travaux de la Commission ne constitue pas une derogation a 

l'application acceptee du droit international, y compris de la Convention de 1982. 

3. La Commission tient une reunion ordinaire au moins tous les deux ans, a la date et 

a I'endroit qu'elle determine. Elle peut tenir autant de reunions que l'exige 

l'exercicede ses fonctions au titre de la presente Convention. 
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4. Tout membre de la Commission peut demander la tenue d'une reunion de la 

CommissiolL Si la majorite des membres de la Commission y consentent, Ie 

president convoque la reunion en temps opportun, it la date et it l'endroit qu'i! 

determine en consultation avec les membres de la Commission. 

5. La Commission clit, parmi les representants des parties contractantes, un 

president et un vice-president qui repnesentent des parties contractantes differentes. 

Le president et Ie vice-president sont elus pour un mandat de deux ans et peuvent 

etre rMlus, sans toutefois pouvoir exerccr les memes fonctions pendant plus de 

quatre annees consecutives. Le president et Ie vice-president restent en fonction 

jusqu'it I'election de leurs successeurs. 

6. La Commission applique Ie principe du rapport cofit-efficacite pour determiner la 

frequence, la duree et Ie calendrier des reunions de la Commission et de ses 

organes subsidiaires. 

7. La Commission est dotee de la personnalite juridique internationale et jouit de la 

capacite juridique necessaire it I'execution de ses fonctions et it Ia realisation de 

ses objectifs. Les privileges et immunites dont Ia Commission et ses agents 

jouissent sur Ie territoire d'une partie contractante sont determines par voie 

d'accord entre la Commission et Ia partie contractante concernee. 

8. Toutes les reunions de la Commi.ssion et de ses organes subsidiaires sont ouvertes 

it la participation d'observateurs accredites conformement aux Regles de 

procedure que Ia Commission adopte. Les documents connexes sont rendus 

publics conformement aux Regles de procedure en question. 

9. La Commission peut constituer un secretariat permanent compose d'un secretaire 

executif et de tout autre personnel dont la Commission peut avoir besoin, etlou 

conclure des arrangements contractueis de prestation de services avec Ie 

secretariat d'une organisation existante. La nomination du secretaire executif est 

assujettie it l'approbation des parties contractantes. 

Article 6 

Or ganes subsidiaires 

1. II est cree, en vertu de Ia presente Convention, Ie Comite scientifique et Ie Comite 

teclmique et de controle. La Commission peut, de temps it autre, creer par 

consensus tout autre organe subsidiaire pour aider it Ia realisation de l'objectif de 

Ia presente Convention. 

2. Apres chacune de ses reunions, chaque organe subsidiaire fournit it la 

Commission un rapport de ses travaux faisant notamment etat, Ie cas ecMant, de 

ses couseils et recommandations it l'intention de celle-ci. 

3. Les organes subsidiaires peuvent instituer des groupes de travail et demander des 
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avis externes conforrnement aux orientations donnees par fa Commission. 

4. Les organes subsidiaires rendent compte a fa Commission et exercent leurs 

activites conforrnement aux Regles de procedure de la Commission, sauf decision 

contraire de la Commission. 

Article 7 

Fonctions de la Commission 

1. La Commission exerce les fonctions enurnerees ci-dessous conformement aux 

principes enonces a l'article 3 et en se fondant sur les donnees scientifiques les 

. plus fiables dont e1le dispose et sur les conseils du Comite scientifique : 

a) adopter des mesures de conservation et de gestion pour assurer la 

durabilite a long terrne des ressources halieutiques dans la zone de la 

. Convention, y compris Ie total admissible des captures ou Ie niveau total 

d'effort de peche admissible pour ces ressources, seIon ce que decide la 

Commission; 

b) veiller it ce que Ie total admissible des captures ou Ie niveau total d'effort 

de peche admissible soit conforme aux conseils et aux recommandations 

du Comite scientifique; 

c) adopter, au besom, des mesures de conservation et de gestion pour les 

especes qui appartiennent au meme ecosysteme que les stocks vises ou qui 

leur sont associees ou en dependent; 

d) adopter, au besoiu. des strategies en matiere de gestion pour toutes les 

ressources haJieutiques et pour les especes qui appartiennent au meme 

ecosysteme que les stocks vises ou qui leur sont associees ou en dependent, 

dans la mesure ou cela est necessaire a la realisation de I' objectif de la 

presente Convention; 

e) adopter des mesures de conservation et de gestion pour prevenir les effets 

nefastes notables sur les ecosystemes marins vulnerables dans la zone de 

la Convention, incluant, sans s'y limiter: 

i) des mesures pour mener et examiner les evaluations des effets des 

activites de peche afin de determiner si celles-ci auraient de tels 

effets nefastes sur ces ecosystemes dans une zone donnee, 

ii) des mesures pour faire face aux decouvertes inopinees 

d'ecosystemes marins vulnerables survenues dans Ie cadre 

d'activites normales de peche de fond, 
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iii) s'i1 y a lieu, des mesures qui precisent les endroits ou les activites 

de peche ne doivent pas etre entreprises; 

f) determiner la nature et l'etendue de la participation aux peches existantes, 

y compris en procedant a la repartition des possibilites de peche; 

g) etablir, par consensus, les conditions des nouvelles peches dans la zone de 

la Convention ainsi que la nature et l'etendue de la participation a de telles 

peches, y compris en procedant a la repartition des possibilites de peche; 

h) convenir des moyens permettant de prendre en compte les interets en 

matiere de peche des nouvelles parties contractantes d'une maniere qui 

reponde a la necessite d'assurer la durabilite a long terme des ressources 

halieutiques couvertes par la presente Convention. 

2. La Commission adopte des mesures pour instaurer des systemes d'observation, de 

contr61e et de surveillance effieaees et pour assurer Ie respect et la mise en 

application des dispositions de la presente Convention et des mesures adoptees 

eonformement a celIe-ci. A cette fm, la Commission exerce les fonetions 

suivantes: 

a) etablir des procedures relatives a la reglementation et aux systemes 

d'observation du transbordement des ressources halieutiques capturees 

dans la zone de Ia Convention et des produits issus de ces ressources, Y 

compris aviser Ia Commission de l'endroit et de la quantite de tout 

transbordement; 

b) elaborer et mettre en reuvre un programme des observateurs des peches 

dans Ie Pacifique Nord (le« Programme des observateurs »), en tenant 

compte des normes et des directives internationales applicables; 

c) etablir des procedures d'arraisonnement et d'inspection des navires de 

peche dans Ia zone de la Convention; 

d) etablir des m~canismes de cooperation adequats pour instaurer des 

systemes d' observation, de controle et de surveillance efficaces afin 

d'assurer la mise en application des mesures de conservation et de gestion 

adoptees par la Commission, y compris des mecanismcs visant a prevenir, 

a contrecarrer et a eliminer la peche INN; 

e) elaborer des normes, des specifications et des procedures a I'intention des 

membres de la Commission concernant la notification des mouvements et 

des activites des navires qui se livrent a des activites de peche dans la zone 

de la Convention au moyen d'emetteurs de localisation par satellite en 

temps reel et, conformement a ces procedures, coordonner la diffusion 

rapide des donnees recueiIlies par les systemes utilises par les membres 
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pour la surveillance des navires par satellite; 

1) etablir des procedures pour faire en sorte que les entrees dans la zone de la 

Convention et les sorties de celle-ci par des navires de peche capturant ou 

prevoyant de capturer des ressources halieutiques dans la zone de la 

Convention soient communiquees a la Commission en temps opportun; 

g) etablir, au besoin, des mesures non discriminatoires Iiees au matche 

conformes au droit international afin de prevenir, de contrecarrer et 

d'eliminer Ia peche INN; 

h) etablir des procedures pour examiner Ie respect des dispositions de la 

pn!sente Convention et des mesures adoptees conformement a celle-ci. 

3. La Commission se charge des activites suivantes : 

a) adopter etlou modifier au besoin, par consensus, les regles concernant la 

tenue de ses reunions et I'exercice de ses fonctions, y compris les Regles 

de procedure,les Reglements financiers et d'autres reglements; 

b) adopter un plan de travail et Ie mandat du Comite scientifique, du Comite 

technique et de contrale et, s'il y a lieu, des autres organes subsidiaires; 

c) renvoyer au Comite scientifique toute question relative au fondement 

scientifique des decisions que la Commission peut etre appelee a prendre 

concernant la conservation et la gestion des ressources halieutiques et des 

especes qui appartiennent au meme ecosysteme que les stocks vises ou qui 

leur sont associees ou en dependent, et evaluer I' impact des activites de 

peche sur les ecosystemes marins vulnerables et prendre des mesures pour 

y faire face; 

d) definir les conditions applicables aux activites de peche menees a des fins 

experimentales, scientifiques et exploratoires dans la zone de la 

Convention, et determiner la portee des recherches scientifiques 

coop~ratives sur les ressources halieutiques, les ecosystemes marins 

vulnerables et les especes qui appartiennent au meme ecosysteme que les 

stocks vises ou qui leur sont associees ou en dependent; 

e) adopter et modifier de temps it autre une liste des especes indicatrices 

d'ecosystemes marins vulnerables dont la peche dirigee doit etre interdite; 

1) diriger les relations exterieures de la Commission; 

g) s'acquitter de toute autre fonction et exercer toute autre activite necessaire 

pour promouvoir l'objectif de la presente Convention. 
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Article 8 

Prise de decisions 

1. En regIe generaIe, Ia Commission prend ses decisions par consensus. 

2. A moins que Ia presente Convention prevoie expressement qu'une decision doit 

etre prise par consensus; si Ie president estime que tous les efforts en vue de 

parvenir a un consensus ont 6ehoue : 

a) les decisions de Ia Commission sur les questions de procedure sont prises 

a Ia majorite des membres de la Commission exprimant un vote affinnatif 

ounegatif; 

b) les dccisions sur les questions de fond sont prises a la majorite des 

trois quarts des membres de la Commission exprimant un vote affinnatif 

ou negatif. 

3. Lorsque Ie point de savoir si une question est ou non une question de fond est 

soul eve, cette question est traitee comme une question de fond. 

4. Aucune decision ne peut etre prise a moins qu'un quorum de deux tiers des 

membres de la Commission ne soit atteint au moment de la prise de decision. 

Article 9 

Mise en <xmv,re des decisions de la Commission 

1. Les decisions contraignantes de la Commission prennent effet de la maniere 

suivante: 

a) Ie president de la Commission notifie la decision par ccrit a tous les 

membres de la Commission dans les plus brefs delais suivant son adoption 

par la Commission; 

b) a moins qu'il n'en soit dispose autrement dans Ia decision, celle-ci devient 

contraignante a l'egard de tous les membres de la Commission 

quatre-vingt-dix (90) jours apres la date d' envoi indiquee dans la 

notification d'adoption de la decision par la Commission transmise par Ie 

president confonnement au sous-paragraphe a) ci-dessus; 

c) un membre de la Commission peut fonnuler une objection a une decision 

uniquement pour Ie motif que celle-ci est incompatible avec les 

dispositions de la presente Convention, de la Convention de 1982 ou de 

l'Accord de 1995, ou qu'eIle opere une discrimination injustifiee de forme 

ou de fait a l'egard du membre de la Commission qui fonnule I 'objection; 

d) Ie membre de la Commission qui fonnule une objection notifie celle-ci par 
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ecrit au president de la Commission au moins deux: semaines avant la date 

it laquelle Ia decision devient contraignante conformement au 

sous-paragraphe b) ci-dessus; dans un tel cas, la decision n'est pas, dans la 

mesure precisee, contraignante it l'egard de ce membre, mais eIle Ie 

demeure it l'egard de tous les autres membres, it moins que la Commission 

n' en decide autrement; 

e) tout membre de Ia Commission qui a procede it la notification d'une 

objection conformement au sous-paragraphe d) ci-dessus precise si la 

decision est incompatible avec les dispositions de la presente Convention, 

de la Convention de 1982 ou de I'Accord de 1995, ou si elIe opere une 

discrimination injustifiee de forme ou de fait it son egard, et il presente en 

meme temps une explication ecrite des motifs de sa position. Le membre 

en question doit egaIement adopter et mettre en reuvre des mesures de 

remplacement dont i'effet est equivalent it celui de Ia decision it laquelle il 

a formule une objection et dont la date de prise d'effet est la meme; 

f) Ie president fait parvenir dans les plus brefs delais it tous les membres de 

la Commission des precisions sur toute notification et explication qu'il 

reyoit conformement aux: sous-paragraphes d) et e) ci-dessus; 

g) dans Ie cas ou un de ses membres invoque la procedure prevue aux: 

sous-paragraphes d) et e) ci-dessus, la Commission tient une reunion it la 

demande de tout autre membre afin d'examiner la decision faisant l'objet 

de I'objection. La Commission invite it cette reunion, it ses frais, au moins 

deux: experts qui sont desressortissants de pays non membres de la 

Commission et qui ont une connaissance suffisante du droit international 

en matiere de peches et du fonctionnement des organisations regionales de 

gestion des pecheries, afin qu'ils fournissent it la Commission des conseils 

sur la question consideree. La selection et les activites de ces experts se 

deroulent conformement it la procedure adoptee par Ia Commission; 

h) lors de sa reunion, la Commission examine la question de savoir si les 

. motifs invoques it I'appui de I'objection du membre de la Commission 

sontjustifies et si les mesures de remplacement adoptees ont un effet 

equivalent it ceIui de la decision faisant I'objet de I'objection; 

i) si la Commission conclut, d'une part, que Ia decision faisant I'objet de 

I'objection n'opere pas de discrimination de forme ou de fait it l'egard du 

membre de la Commission qui aformule l'objection et qu'elle n'est pas 

incompatible avec la presente Convention, la Convention de 1982 ou 

l'Accord de 1995, et qU'elle conclut, d'autre part, que les mesures de 

remplacement ont un effet equivalent it celui de Ia decision de la 

Commission et qU'elles devraient etre acceptees it ce titre par celle-ci, ces 

mesures de remplacement sont contraignantes it I'egard du membre qui a 

formule l'objection au lieu de la decision faisant l'objet de I'objection; 
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j) si Ia Commission conclut, d'une part, que la decision faisant I'objet de 

I 'objection n'opere pas de discrimination de fonne ou de fait a l'egard du 

membre qui a fonnuIcl'objection et qu'elle n'est pas incompatible avec i< 

prcsente Convention, la Convention de 1982 ou I' Accord de 1995, mais 

qu'elle conclut, d'autre part, que les mesures de remplacement n'ont pas 

un effet equivalent it celui de la decision faisant I 'objet de l'objection, Ie 

membre qui a fonnule I'objection peut, selon Ie cas: 

i) proposer it l'examen de Ia Commission d'autres mesures de 

remplacement, 

ii) mettre en reuvre la decision initiale c~ntre laquelle iI a fonnulc 

l'objection dans un delai de quarante-cinq (45) jours, 

iii) instituer une procedure de regiement des differends confonnement 

it I' article 19 ou au paragraphe 4 de I' Annexe. 

2. Tout membre de la Commission qui invoque Ie droit d'objection enonce au 

paragraphe 1 peut en tout temps retirer sa notification d'objection et devenir lie 

par Ia decision, soit immediatement si celle-ci a deja pris effet, soit it Ia date de sa 

prise d'effet en vertu du present article. 

Article 10 

Le Camite scientifique 

I. Le Comite scientifique fonnule des conseiIs et des recommandations scientifiques 

confonnement a son mandat, tel qu'il est adopte lors de la premiere reunion 

ordinaire de la Commission et modifie de temps a autre. 

2. A moins que la Commission en decide autrement, Ie Comite scientifique se reunit 

au moins tollS les deux aus, avant la tenue de la reunion ordinaire de la 

Commission. 

3. Le Comite scientifique s'efforce d'adopter ses rapports par consensus. Dans les 

cas Oil ces efforts echouent, Ie rapport fait etat des opinions majoritaires et 

minoritaires et peut faire etat des divergences de vues entre les representants des 

membres sur l'ensemble ou une partie du rapport. 

t Le Comite scientifique exerce les fonctions qui suivent : 

a) recommander it Ia Commission un plan de recherche, y compris des 

questions et des sujets particuliers a soumettre aux experts scientifiques ou 

a d'autres organisations ou particuliers, seion Ie cas, et detenniner les 

besoins en matiere d'information et coordonner les activites necessaires 

pour y repondre; 
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b) prevoir, mener et examiner regulierement les evaluations scientifiques de 

l'etat des ressources halieutiques dans la zone de la Convention, 

determiner les mesures requises pour leur conservation et leur gestion, et 

formuler des conseils et des recommandations a l'intention de la 

Commission; 

c) recueillir, analyser et diffuser les informations pertinentes; 

d) evaluer l'impact des activites de peche sur les ressources halieutiques et 

sur les especes qui appartiennent au meme ecosysteme que les stocks vises 

ou qui leur sont associees ou en dependent; 

e) elaborer un processus en vue de designer les ecosystemes marins 

vulnerables, y compris defmir les criteres pertinents pour y arriver, et 

determiner, selon les donnees scientifiques les plus fiables dont il dispose, 

, les regions ou reliefs ou ces ecosystemes sont presents ou susceptibles de 

l' etre, ainsi que l' emplacement des pSches de fond par rapport aces 

regions ou reliefs, en tenant dfunent compte de la necessite de proteger les 

renseignements confidentiels; 

1) designer, afin de conseiller la Commission a cet egard, d'autres especes 

indicatrices d'ecosystemes marins vulnerables dont la pSche dirigee doit 

etre interdite; 

g) etablir des normes et des criteres fondes sur des donnees scientifiques pour 

determiner si les activites de peche de fond sont susceptibles d'avoir des 

effets nefastes notables sur les ecosystemes marins vulnerables ou sur les 

especes marines dans une zone donnee selon les normes internationales 

telles que les Directives internationales de la FAO, et formuler des 

recommandations sur les mesures a prendre pour eviter de tels effets; 

h) examiner les evaluations, les conclusions et les mesures de gestion, et 

formuler les recommandations necessaires afin d'atteindre l'objectif de la 

presente Convention; 

i) elaborer, aux fins d'adoption par la Commission, des regles et des normes 

concernant la collecte, la verification, la communication, l'echange et la 

diffusion de donnees sur les ressources halieutiques, sur les especes qui 

appartiennent au meme ecosysteme que les stocks vises ou qui y sont 

associees ou en dependent et sur les activites de peche dans la zone de Ia 

Convention, ainsi que des regles et des normes concernant Ia securite de 

telles donnees et l'acces a celles-ci; 

j) autant que possible, fournir a la Commission une analyse des mesures de 

remplacement en matiere de conservation et de gestion qui contienne une 

estimation de la capacite de chaque mesure de remplacement d'atteindre 
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les objectifs de toute strategie de gestion adoptee ou examinee par la 

Commission; 

k) foumir it la Commission tout autre conseil scientifique qu'il juge appropric 

ou qui est sollicitc par la Commission. 

5. Le Comite scientifique peut echanger des renseignements sur des questions 

d'inten!t commun avec d 'autres organisations ou arrangements scientifiques 

competents conformement aux regles et aux normes adoptees par la Commission 

en vertu du sous-paragraphe 4 i) ci-dessus et de l'article 21. 

6. Les travaux du Comite scientifique ne font pas double emploi avec les activites 

d'autres organisations ou arrangements scientifiques dans la zone de la 

Convention. 

Article II 

Le Comite technique et de contr6le 

1. Le Comite technique et de contrale exerce les fonctions qui suivent : 

a) effectuer un suivi et un contrale du respect des mesures de conservation et 

de gestion adoptees par Ia Commission et formuler des recommandations a 

I'intention de celle-ci, au besoin; 

b) examiner la mise en reuvre des mesures de cooperation adoptees par Ia 

Commission en matiere d'observation, de contrale, de surveillance et de 

mise en application, et forrnuler des recommandations a I'intention de Ia 

. Commission, au besoin. 

2. La Commission decide de la date de la premiere reunion du Comite technique et 

de contrOle. Par la suite, it moins que la Commission en decide autrement, Ie 

Comite technique et de contrOle se reunit au moins tous les deux ans, avant la 

tcnue de la reunion ordinaire de la Commission. 

3. Le Comite technique et de contra Ie s'efforce d'adopter ses rapports par consensus. 

Dans les cas ou ces efforts echouent, Ie rapport fait etat des opinions majoritaires 

et minoritaires et peut faire etat des divergences de vues entre les representants 

des membres sur I'ensemble ou une partie du rapport. 

4. Dans l'exercice de ses fonctions, Ie Comite technique et de contrale : 

a) sert de tribune pour l'echange de renseignements sur les moyens mis en 

reuvre par les membres de la Commission pour appliquer les mesures de 

conservation et de gestion adoptees par la Commission dans la zone de la 

Convention ainsi que les mesures complementaires dans les eaux 

adjacentes, s'il y a lieu; 
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b) sert de tribune pour l'echange de renseignements sur les activites de mise 

en application, y compris sur les efforts, les strategies et les plans qui se 

rapportent it ces activites; 

c) reyoit de chacun des membres de la Conunission des rapports sur les 

mesures que celui-ci a prises pour detecter les infractions aux dispositions 

de la presente Convention et aux mesures adoptees conformement a 

ceIIe-ci, pour enqueter sur ces infractions et pour les sanctionner; 

d) communique a la Commission ses constatations ou conclusions concernant 

Ie respect des mesures de conservation et de gestion; 

e) formule des recommandations it l'intention de la Commission en matiere 

d'observation, de controle, de surveillance et de mise en application; 

f) elabore des regles et des procedures regissant l'utilisation des donnees et 

autres renseignements it des fins d'observation, de contrOle et de 

surveillance; 

g) procede it un examen etlou it une enquete concernant toute autre question 

que la Commission lui soumet. 

5. Le Comite teclmique et de contrOle exerce ses fonctions conformement aux 

procedures et aux !ignes directrices que la Commission peut adopter de temps it 

autre. 

Article 12 

Budget 

1. Chaque membre de la Commission assume les frais de participation de sa propre 

delegation aux reunions de la Commission et de ses organes subsidiaires. 

2. A chacune de ses reunions ordinaires, la Commission adopte, par consensus, un 

budget annuel pour chacune des deux annees suivantes. Le secretaire executif 

transmet aux membres, au plus tard soixante (60) jours avant la reunion ordinaire 

de la Commission au cours de laquelle ces budgets doivent etre examines, un 

projet de budget pour chacune de ces annees ainsi qu'un calendrier de versement 

des cotisations. Si la Commission ne parvient pas it un consensus sur l'adoption 

d'un budget annuel pour une annee donnee, Ie budget de la Commission pour 

l'annee precedente est reconduit pour l'annee en question. 

3. Le budget est divise entre les membres de la Commission suivant la formule 

adoptee, par consensus, par la Commission. Un membre de la Commission qui est 

devenu membre pendant un exercice fmancier verse pour l'annee de son adhesion 

un montant proportionnel au nombre de mois complets qui restent dans l'annee, 

calcule it partir de la date de son adhesion. 
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4. Lc secretaire executif avise chaque membre de la Commission du montant dc sa 

cotisation. Les cotisations sont versees au plus tard quatre mois apres la date de 

cet avis, dans la devise du pays OU Ie secretariat de la Commission est situe. Un 

membre de la Commission qui ne peut pas respecter Ie delai prescrit expJique it Ia 

Commission les raisons de son incapacite it Ie faire. 

5. Un mcmbre de la Commission qui n'a pas verse l'integralite de ses cotisations 

pendant deux annees consecutives ne peut pas participer it Ia prise de decisions 

par Ia Commission et ne peut pas formuIer d'objections aux decisions prises par 

celle-ci tant qu'iI ne s'est pas acquitte de ses obligations financieres envers la 

Commission. 

6. Les operations financieres de la Commission font l'objet d'une verification 

annuellc par des verificateurs externes dCsignes par la Commission. 

Article 13 

Obligations de nf:tat du pavillon 

1. Chaque partie contractante prend toutes les mesures necessaires pour faire en 

sorte que les navires de peche autorises it battre son pavillon : 

a) 

b) 

lorsqu'ils operent dans la zone de la Convention, se conforment aux 

dispositions de la presente Convention et aux mesures adoptees 

conformement it ceIle·.cj et ne menent aucune activite qui compromette 

l'efficacite de ces mesures; 

n'exercent pas d'activites de peche non autorisees dans les zones sous la 

juridiction nationale d'un autre Etat voisin de la zone de la Convention. 

2. Aucune partie contractante ne permet qu'un navire de peche autorise it battre son 

pavillon soit utilise pour des activites de peche dans la zone de la Convention it 

moins que l'autorite ou les autorites competentes de cette partie contractante ne 

lui en aient donne l'autorisation. Chaque partie contractante autorise l'utilisation 

d'un navire autorise it battre son pavillon pour des activites de peche dans la zone 

de la Convention uniquement si eUe ala capacite de s'acquitter effcctivement des 

responsabilites qui lui incombent it l'egard du navire en question en vertu de la 

presenteConvention, de la Convention de 1982 et de l'Accord de 1995;. 

3. Chaque partie contractante fait en sorte que les activites de peche des navires de 

peche autorises it battre son pavilIon qui sont pratiquCes en infraction aux 

dispositions de la presente Convention, aux mesures adoptees conformement it la 

presente Convention et it l'autorisation mentionnee au paragraphe 2 constituent 

une infraction au sens de son cadre juridique; 

4. Chaque partie contractante exige des navires de peche qui sont autorises it battre 

son pavilion et qui se livrent it des activites de peche dans la zone de la 

Convention: 
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a) qu'its utilisent des emetteurs de localisation par satellite en temps reel 

lorsqu'ils se trouvent dans la zone de la Convention, conformement aux 

procedures elaborees en vertu du sous-paragraphe 2 e) de l'article 7; 

b) qu' ils avisent la Commission de leur intention d' entrer dans la zone de la 

Convention et d'en sortir, conformement aux procedures elaborees en vertu 

du sous-paragraphe 2 f) de l'article 7; 

c) qu'iIs avisent la Commission de l'endroit de tout transbordement de 

ressources halieutiques capturees dans la zone de la Convention et de 

produits issus de ces ressources, en attendant l'adoption par la Commission 

de procedures relatives a la reglementation et aux systemes d'observation 

des transbordements en vertu du sous-paragraphe 2 a) de l'article 7. 

5. Chaque partie contractante interdit aux navires autorises it battre son pavilIon de 

se livrer it la peche dirigee des especes appartenant aux ordres suivants : 

Alcyonacea, Antipatharia, Gorgonacea et Scleractinia, ainsi que de toute autre 

espece indicatrice d'ecosystemes marins vulnerables designee de temps a autre 

par Ie Comite scientifique et adoptee par la Commission. 

6. Dans Ie cadre du Programme des observateurs cree en application du 

sous-paragraphe 2 b) de I'article 7, chaque partie contractante place des 

observateurs it bord des navires de peche autorises it battre son pavillon qui 

operent dans la zone de la Convention. Les navires de peche qui se livrent it Ia 

peche de fond dans la zone de la Convention reyoivent nne couverture de cent 

(100) pour cent dans Ie cadre du Programme des observateurs. La Commission 

determine Ie niveau de couverture par des observateurs qui s'appJique aux navires 

de peche se livrant it d'autres types d'activites de peche dans la zone de la 

Convention. 

7. Chaque partie contractante fait en sorte que les navires de peche autorises it battre 

son pavillon se soumettent it l'arraisonnement par des inspecteurs dOment 

habilites, conformement aux procedures relatives it l'arraisormement et it 

l'inspection des navires de peche dans la zone de la Convention adoptees par la 

Commission en vertu du sous-paragraphe 2 c) de I' article 7. Les inspecteurs 

dOment habilites se conforment it ces procedures. 

8. Pour assurer une mise en reuvre efficace de la presente Convention, chaque partie 

contractante : 

a) tient un registre des navires de peche autorises it battre son paVilIon et it 

pratiquer des activites de peche dans la zone de la Convention 

conformement aux exigences, regles, normes et procedures en matiere 

d'information adoptees par la Commission; 
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b) fournit chaque annee a Ia Commission, confonnement aux procedures 

etablies par celle-ci, les renseignements detennines par la Commission 

concernant chaque navire de peche inscrit dans Ie registre vise au present 

paragraphe, et avise sans delai Ia Commission de toute modification 

apportee aces renseignements; 

c) fournit ala Commission, dans Ie rapport annuel prevu al'article 16, les 

noms des navires de peche inscrits au registre qui se sont Iivres a des 

activites de peche pendant I'annee civile precedente. 

9. Chaque partie contractante infonne egalement Ia Commission, dans les plus brefs 

delais: 

a) d'une part, de toute nouvelle inscription au registre; 

b) d' autre part, de toute radiation du registre, en precisant laquelle des 

raisons suivantes Iajustifie:, 

i) I'abandon voiontaire de l'autorisation de peche par Ie proprietaire 

ou exploitant du navire de peche concerne, 

ii) Ie retrait ou Ie non-renouvellement de l'autorisation de peche 

delivree reIativement au navire de peche concerne en vertu du 

paragraphe 2, 

iii) Ie fait que Ie navire de peche concerne ne soit plus autorise a battre 

pavillon de cette partie contractante, 

iv) Ia destruction, Ia mise hors service ou la perte du navire de peehe 

concerne, 

v) tout autre motif, avec explication precise al'appui. 

10. La Commission tient son propre registre des navires de peehe, lequel est base sur 

les renseignements qui lui sont fournis conforrrtement aux paragraphes 8 et 9. La 

Commission met ce registre a Ia disposition du public par les moyens convenus, 

en tenant dfiment compte de la necessite de proteger la confidentiaIite des 

renseignements personnels, confonnement a la pratique nationale de chacune des 

parties contractantes. La Commission fournit egalement a toute partie contractante, 

sur demande, les renseignements sur tout navire inscrit au registre de la 

Commission qui n'ont pas ete rendus publics par d'autres moyens. 

11. Une partie contractante qui omet de soumettre les donnees et les renseignements 

requis en vertu du paragraphe 3 de Particle 16 a I'egard d'une annee ou des 

navires de peche auto rises a battre son pavilion se sont livres a des activites de 

peche dans la zone de la Convention ne peut pa11iciper aux activites de peche 
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concernees tant que ces donnees et renseignements ne sont pas fournis. La mise 

en reuvre du present paragraphe s'ef'fectue conformement aux Regles de 

procedure adoptees par la Commission. 

Article 14 

Obligations de I 'Etat du port 

1. Une partie contractante a Ie droit et I'obligation de prendre des mesures, 

conformement au droit international, pour garantir l'efficacite des mesures 

sous-regionales, regionales et mondiales de conservation et de gestion. 

2. Chaque partie contractante : 

a) met en reuvre les mesures de l'Etat du port adoptees par la Commission en 

ce qui concerne I'entree dans ses ports et l'utilisation de ces derniers par 

les navires de peche qui se sont livres it des activites de peche dans la zone 

de la Convention, et notamment en ce qui concerne Ie dcbarquement et Ie 

transbordement des ressources halieutiques, I'inspection des navires de 

peche et des documents, captures et engins it bord des navires, et 

l'utilisation des services portuaires; 

b) prete assistance aux Etats du pavillon, dans la mesure du possible et 

conformement it son droit interne et au droit international, lorsqu'un 

navire de peche se presente de son plein gre dans ses ports et que l'Etat du 

pavillon du navire lui demande assistance afin d'assurer Ie respect des 

dispositions de la presente Convention et des mesures de conservation et 

de gestion adoptees par la Commission. 

3. Si une partie contractante considere qu'un navire de peche utilisant ses ports a 

enfreint une disposition de la presente Convention ou une mesure de conservation 

et de gestion adoptee par la Commission, elle en avise I'Etat du paVilion concerne, 

la Commission, les autres Etats concemes et les organisations intemationales 

competentes. La partie contractante fournit it l'Etat du pavilion et, au besoin, Ii la 

Commission une documentation complete sur la question, y compris tout rapport 

d'inspection. 

4. Aucune disposition du present article ne porte atteinte it l'exercice par les parties 

contractantes de leur souverainete sur les ports de leur territoire conformcment au 

droit international, y compris it !'exercice de leur droit de refuser I'entree dans les 

ports de leur territoire et d'adopter des mesures du ressort de I 'Etat du port plus 

rigoureuses que celles adoptees par la Commission conformement it la presente 

Convention. 

Article 15 

Obligations des entites de peche 
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L'articte 13 et les paragraphes 2 et 3 de I'articte 14 s'appliquent mutatis mutandis it toute 

entite de peche qui a exprime son engagement ferme conformement it I' Annexe. 

Article 16 

Col/ecte, compilation et echange des donnees 

I. La Commission, en tenant dCtment compte de I' Annexe I de 'I' Accord de 1995 

ainsi que des dispositions pertinentes des artictes 10 et 11, elabore des normes, 

des regles et des procedures concernant notamment : 

a) la coIIecte, la verification et la communication en temps utile it la 

Commission de toutes les donnees pertinentes par les membres de la 

Commission; 

b) la compilation et la gestion par la Commission de donnees exactes et 

completes pour faciliter une evaluation effective des stocks dans Ie but de 

permettre la prestation des meilleurs avis sdentifiques possibles; 

c) l'echange de donnees entre les membres de la Commission et avec 

d'autres organisations et arrangements regionaux de gestion des pecheries 

et d'autres organisations competentes, y compris de donnees concernant 

les navires pratiquant la peche INN et, Ie cas echeant, Ia propriete effective 

de ces navires, en vue de regrouper ces renseignements dans un format 

centralise pour diffusion, au besoin; 

d) la facilitation de la coordination des activites de collecte de documents et 

d'echange de donnees entre les organisations et arrangements regionaux 

de gestion des pecheries, y compris des procedures d'echange de donnees 

sur les registres des navires et des mesures liees au marche, Ie cas echeant; 

e) des verifications regulieres du respect des exigences relatives it la collecte 

et it l'echange de donnees par les membres de la Commission, et les 

moyens de donner suite aux cas de non-respect constates lors de ces 

verifications. 

2. La Commission veille it la dilfusion publique des donnees sur Ie nombre de 

navires de peche operant dans la zone de Ia Convention, I'etat des ressources 

halieutiques gerees en vertu de la presente Convention, les evaluations des 

ressources halieutiques, les programmes de recherche dans la zone de la 

Convention et les initiatives en matiere de cooperation avec les organisations 

regionales et mondiales. 

3. La Commission determine Ie format du rapport aunuel que chacun de ses 

membres doit lui soumettre. Chaque membre de la Commission soumet it celie-d, 

sans delai, son rapport aunuel dans ce format. Le rapport aunuel contient une 

description de la fayon dont Ie membre de Ia Commission a mis en reuvre les 

mesures de conservation et de gestion et les procedures en matiere d'observation, 

de controle, de surveillance et de mise en application adopt6es par la Commission, 

y compris les resultats de to utes les mesures prises par Ie membre au titre de 
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l'article 17, ainsi que des renseignements sur tout autre sujet determine par la 

Commission, Ie cas echeant. 

4. La Commission etablit des fegles pour assurer Ia securite des donnees, y compris 

celles qui sont transmises au moyen d'emetteurs de localisation par satellite en 

temps reel, l'acces it celles-ci ainsi que leur diffusion, tout en prcservant leur 

caractere cQnfidentiel, Ie cas echeant, et en tenant dCiment compte des pratiques 

nationales des membres de la Commission. 

Article 17 

Controle du respect et mise en application 

1. Chaque membre de la Commission met en application les dispositions de la 

presente Convention et toute decision pertinente de Ia Commission. 

2. Chaque membre de la Commission mime, de sa propre initiative ou it la demande 

d'un autre membre de Ia Commission et apres avoir reyU les informations 

pertinentes, une enquete approfondie sur toute allegation d'infraction aux 

dispositions de Ia presente Convention ou it une mesure de conservation et de 

gestion adoptee par la Commission imputee it des navires de peche autorises it 

battre son pavillon. 

3. Lorsqu'iI existe des informations suffisantes concernant une infraction aUeguee 

d'un navire de peche autorise it battre pavilIon d'un membre de la Commission 

aux dispositions de la presente Convention ou aux mesures adoptees 

conformement it ceIle-ci, Ie membre en question: 

a) d'une part, est avise rapidement de l'infraction alleguee; 

b) d' autre part, prend les mesures appropriees conformement it ses lois et 

reglements, y compris en engageant sans delai des poursuites et, s'il y a 

lieu, en immobilisant Ie navire en cause. 

4. Lorsqu'il a ete etabli, conformement aux lois d'un membre de la Commission, 

qu'un navire de peche autorise it battre son pavillon a ete impJique dans Ia 

perpetration d'une infraction grave aux dispositions de la presente Convention ou 

it une mesure de conservation et de gestion adoptee par la Commission, ce 

membre de la Commission ordonne au navire de peche en question de cesser ses 

operations et, s'il ya lieu, de quitter immediatement la zone de la Convention. Le 

membre de Ia Commission fait en sorte que Ie navire en cause s'abstienne 

d'entreprendre des activites de peche en vue de capturer des ressources 

halieutiques dans la zone de la Convention tant que toutes les sanctions imposees 

par ce membre pour cette infraction n'ont pas ete executees. 
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5. Aux fins du present article, I'expression« infraction grave» englobe to ute 

infraction visee aux sous-paragraphes 11 a) a h) de Particle 21 de I'Accord 

de 1995 et toute autre infraction qualifiee comme tellc par la Commission. 

6. Si, dans les trois (3) ans qui suivent I'entree cn vigueur de la presente Convention, 

la Commission ne parvient pas Ii s'entendre sur les procedures d'arraisonnement 

et d'inspection des navires de peche dans la wne de la Convention, les articles 21 

et 22 de I'Accord de 1995 s'appliquent comme s'ils faisaient partie de la ptescnte 

Convention. L'arraisonnement et l'inspection des navires de peche dans la zone 

de la Convention et Ia prise de toute mesure de mise en application ulterieure 

s'effectuent conformement aux procedures prevues dans ces articles et Ii toute 

modalite pratique complementaire arretee par la Commission. 

7. Sans prejudice de Ia primaute de la responsabilite de l'Etat du pavillon et 

conformement a scs propres lois, chaque membre de Ia Commission: 

a) prend des mesures et coopere, dans la plus large mesure possible, pour 

faire en sorte que ses ressortissants et les navires de peche possedes, 

cxploites ou controles par ceux-ci respectent les dispositions de la presente 

Convention et toute mesure de conservation et de gestion adoptee par la 

Commission; 

b) mene sans delai, de sa propre initiative ou Ii la demande d'nn autre 

membre de la Commission et apres avoir reyu les informations pertinentes, 

nne enquete sur toute allegation d'infraction aux dispositions de la 

presente Convention ou it nne mesure de conservation et de gestion 

adoptee par la Commission imputee it ses ressortissants ou it des navires de 

peche possedes, exploites ou controIes par ceux-ci. 

8. Toutes les enquetes et procedures judiciaires sont menees dans les plus brefs 

delais. Les sanctions prevues par les lois et reglements applicables des membres 

de la Commission doivent etre suffisamment rigoureuses pour garantir Ie respect 

des mesures de conservation et de gestion et decourager les infractions en quelque 

lieu que ce soit, et eIles doivent priver les auteurs des infractions des profits 

decoulant de leurs activites i1Iegales. 

9. Un rapport sur l'avancement de toute enquete menee conforrnement aux 

paragraphes 2, 3, 4 ou 7, exposant en detail toute mesure prise ou envisagee it 

l'egard de l'infraction alIeguee, est presente au membre de la Commission qui en 

fait la demande et it la Commission deS que possible et, dans tous les cas, dans les 

deux mois qui suivent la presentation de Ia demande. A l'issue de I'enquete, nn 

rapport sur les resultats de celle-ci est fourni au membre de la Commission qui en 

fait la demande et it Ia Commission. 

10. Les dispositions du present article sont sans prejudice: 
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a) des droits dont les membres de la Commissionjouissent en vertu de leurs 

lois et reglements respectifs sur les peches; 

b) des droits des parties contractantes decouIant des dispositions relatives au 

controle du respect et it la mise en application contenues dans un accord 

bilateral ou multilateral qui nc sont pas incompatibles avec lesdisposition 

de la prcsente Convention, de la Convention de 1982 ou de I' Accord 

de 1995. 

Article 18 

Transparence 

La Commission promeut Ia transparence dans ses processus decisionnels et dans ses 

autres activites. Les representants des organisations intergouvemementales et non 

gouvemementales concemees par les questions touchant it Ia mise en reuvre de la 

presente Convention se voient offi:ir la possibilite de participer aux reunions de Ia 

Commission et de ses organes subsidiaires en qualite d'observateurs ou en toute autre 

qualite, seion ce que les membres de la Commission jugent approprie et conformement 

aux Regles de procedure adoptees par Ia Commission. Les procedures ne doivent pas etre 

excessivement restrictives it cet egard. Les organisations intergouvemementales et non 

gouvemementales se voient accorder I'acces en temps utile aux informations pertinentes 

sous reserve des regles et procedures adoptees par Ia Commission, Ie cas echeant. Toute 

mesure de conservation, de gestion et autre mesure ou decision prise par la Commission 

ou par ses organes subsidiaires est rendue publique, it moins que Ia Commission n'en 

decide autrement. 

Article 19 

Reglement des differends 

Les dispositions relatives au regiement des differends enoncees dans Ia partie VIII de 

l'Accord de 1995 s'appliquent mutatis mutandis it tout differend entre les parties 

contractantes, que celles-ci soient ou non parties it I' Accord de 1995. 

Article 20 

Cooperation avec des parties non contractantes 

1. Les membres de Ia Commission echangent des renseignements sur les activites 

des navires de peche autorises it battre pavilion de parties non contractantes it Ia 

presente Convention dans Ia zone de Ia Convention. 

2. La Commission porte it l'attention de toute partie non contractante it Ia presente 

Convention toute activite it Iaquelle se Iivrent ses ressortissants ou des navires 

autorises a battre son pavilIon et qui, de I'avis de Ia Commission, a un effet sur Ia 

realisation de I'objectif de Ia presente Convention. 

3. La Commission demande it Ia partie non contractante visee au paragraphe 2 de 
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cooperer pleinement avcc elIe, so it en devenant une partie contractante, soit en 

acceptant d'appliquer les mesures de conservation et de gestion adoptees par Ia 

Commission. Sous reserve des conditions que la Commission peut etablir, la 

partie non contractante a Ia presente Convention qui apporte sa cooperation peut 

tirer de sa participation a Ia peche des avantages proportionnels, entre autres, it la 

portee de son engagement de respecter les mesures de conservation et de gcstion 

visant les ressources halieutiques concemees et a ses antecedents en matiere de 

respect de ces mesures, ainsi qu'aux contributions financieres qu'elle verse a la 

Commission, Ie cas ecMant. 

4. Chaque membre de la Commission prend des mesures conformes a la presente 

Convention, a la Convention de 1982, it l' Accord de 1995 et aux autres 

dispositions applicables du droit international pour dissuader les navires de peche 

autorises a battre pavilIon de parties non contractantes a la presente Convention 

de se livrer it des activites quicompromettent I'efficacite des mesures de 

conservation et de gestion adoptees par la Commission. 

5. Chaque membre de la Commission prend, conformement a ses lois, les mesures 

appropriees visant it empecher les navires autorises it battre son pavilion de 

transferer leurs inscriptions de son registre aux registres de parties non 

contractantes a la presente Convention dans Ie but de se soustraire aux 

dispositions de la presente Convention. 

Article 21 

Cooperation avec d'autres organisations ou arrangements 

1. La Commission coopere, s'i1 y a lieu, sur les questions d'interet commun avec la 

FAO, d'autres agences speeialisees des Nations Unies et d'autres organisations ou 

arrangements regionaux competents, et en particulier avec les organisations ou 

arrangements regionaux de gestion des pecheries charges de la peche dans les 

zones marines situees pres de la zone de la Convention ou adjacentes it celIe-d. 

2. La Commission tient compte des mesures de conservation et de gestion ou des 

recommandations adoptees par les organisations et arrangements regionaux de 

gestion des pecheries et d'autres organisations intergouvemementales concemees 

qui ont competence sur les zones adjacentes it la zone de la Convention ou sur les 

ressources halieutiques non couvertes par la presente Convention, les especes qui 

appartiennent au meme ecosysteme que les stocks vises ou qui leur sont associees 

ou en dependent, et qui poursuivent des objectifs conformes a I' objectif de Ia 

presente Convention et complementaires de celui-ci. 

3. La Commission s'efforce d'etablir des relations de travail cooperatives et peut 

conclure des accords it cette fin avec des organisations intergouvemementales qui 

peuvent contribuer it ses travaux et qui ont competence pour veiller it la 

conservation it long terme et a l'exploitation durable des ressources biologiques et 

de leurs ecosystemes. Elle peut inviter ces organisations it deleguer des 
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observateurs it ses reunions ou it celles de ses organes subsidiaires. Elle peut 

egalement demander de participer aux reunions de ces organisations, s'i1 ya lieu. 

4. La Commission s'efforce de prendre des dispositions adequates pour prevoir des 

moyens de consultation, de cooperation et de collaboration avec d'autres 

organisations ou arrangements regionaux de gestion des pCcheries dans Ie but 

d'utiliser, dans toute la mesure du possible, les institutions existantes pour 

atteindre I' objectif de la presente Convention. A cet egard, la Commission 

s'efforce d'etablir une cooperation en matiere d'activites de mise en application 

avec les organisations ou arrangemcnts qui se livrent it de telles activites dans la 

zone de la Convention. 

Article 22 

Examen 

1. La Commission organise des examens periodiques de I'efficacite des mesures de 

conservation et de gestion qu'eUe a adoptees et du respect de celles-ci dans 

l'atteinte de I'objectif de la presente Convention. Ces examens peuvent 

comprendre celui de l'efficacite des dispositions de la Convention eUe-meme. 

2. La Commission determine les parametres et la methodologie de ces examens, 

lesquels: . 

a) tiennent compte de la pratique d'autres organisations regionales de gestion 

des pecheries en matiere d'evaluation du rendement; 

b) prevoient, au besoin, des contributions d'organes subsidiaires; 

c) prevoient la participation d'une ou de plusieurs personnes qui possooent 

une competence reconnue et qui sont independantes des membres de la 

Commission. 

3. La Commission tient compte des recommandations formulees it ['issue de ces 

examens et prend, s'il ya lieu, des dispositions telles que la modification 

appropriee de ses mesures de conservation et de gestion et des mecanismes 

destines it assurer leur mise en reuvre. Toute proposition d'amendement des 

dispositions de Ia presente Convention formulee it I'issue d'un tel examen est 

traitee conformement it l'article 29. 

4. Les resultats de ces examens et de toute evaluation ulterieure effectuee par Ia 

Commission sont rendus publics aussitOt que possible apres leur presentation it la 

Commission. 

Article 23 

Signature, ratification, acceptation et approbation 
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1. La presente Convention est ouverte it la signature it Seoul, Ie ler avril 2012, par 

les Etats qui ont pris part aux reunions multilaterales sur Ia gestion des ressources 

halieutiques en haute mer dans Ie Pacifique Nord. Elle reste ouverte it Ia signature 

pendant une periode de douze (12) mois it partir de cette date. 

2. La presente Convention cst soumisc 11 Ia ratification, it I'acceptation ou it 

I'approbation des signataires. Les instruments de ratification, d'acceptation ou 

d'approbation sont deposes aupres du Gouvernernent de Ia RcptibJique de Coree, 

qui assume Ies fonctions de dcpositaire. Le depositaire informe tous Ies 

signataires et toutes Ies parties contractantes de toutes les ratifications, 

acceptations ou approbations deposees, et il s'acquitte de toute autre fonction qui 

lui incombe en vertu de Ia Convention de Vienne sur Ie droit des traites de 1969 et 

du droit international coutumier. 

Article 24 

Adhesion 

1. La presente Convention est ouverte a I'adhesion des Btats vises au paragraphe 1 

de I' article 23. 

2. Apn?:s I'entree en vigueur de Ia presente Convention, les parties contractantes 

agissant par consensus peuvent inviter a adherer a la presente Convention: 

a) les autres Etats ou organisations regionales d'integration economique dont 

Ies navires de peche souhaitent pratiquer des activites de peche de 

ressources halieutiques dans la zone de la Convention; 

b) les autres Etats cotiers de Ia zone de la Convention. 

3. Toute partie contractante qui decide de ne pas s'associer au consensus mentionne 

au paragraphe 2 presente a la Commission les motifs ecrits de sa decision. 

4. Les instruments d'adhesion sont deposes aupres du depositaire. Le depositaire 

informe tous les signataires et parties contractantes de toutes les adhesions. 

Article 25 

Entree en vigueur 

1; La presente Convention entre en vigueur cent quatre-vingts (180) jours apres Ia 

date de reception par Ie depositaire du quatrieme instrument de ratification, 

d'acceptation, d'approbation ou d'adhesion. 

2. Pour Ies parties contractantes qui ont depose un instrument de ratification, 

d'acceptation, d'approbation ou d'adhesion it I'egard de Ia'presente Convention 

apres que Ies exigences d'entree en vigueur ont ete remplies, mais avant Ia date 

d'entree en vigueur de Ia Convention, Ia ratification, I'acceptation, I'approbation 
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ou l'adhesion prend effet a la date d'entree en vigueur de Ia presente Convention 

ou trente (30) jours apres Ia date de depot de l'instrument conceme, la date la plus 

tardive etant retenue. 

3. Pour les parties contractantes qui ont depose un instrument de ratification, 

d'acceptation, d'approbation ou d'adhesion apres la date d'entree en vigueur de la 

presente Convention, celle-ci prend effet trente (30) jours apres la date de depot 

de I'instrument. 

Article 26 

Reserves et exceptions 

La presente Convention n'admet ni reserves ni exceptions. 

Article 27 

Declarations 

L'articIe 26 n'a pas pour effet d'empecher un Etat ou une organisation regionale 

d'integration economique, au moment ou il signe, ratifie, accepte ou approuve la presente 

Convention ou adhere 11 celIe-ci, de faire des declarations, quel qu'en soit Ie Iibelle ou la 

denomination, en vue, entre autres, d'harmoniser ses lois et reglements avec les 

dispositions de la presente Convention, 11 la condition que ces declarations ne visent pas 11 

excIure ou 11 modifier l'effet juridiquedes dispositions de la presente Convention dans 

leur application 11 cet Etat ou 11 cette organisation regionale d'integration economique. 

Article 28 

Relation avec d'autres accords 

1. La presente Convention ne modifie en rien les droits et obligations des parties 

eontractantes qui decoulent d'autres accords compatibles avec elle et qui ne 

portent atteinte ni 11 lajouissance par d'autres parties contractantes des droits 

qU'eIles tiennent de la presente Convention, ni a l'execution de leurs obligations 

au titre de celle-ci. 

2. Aucune disposition de la presente Convention ne porte atteinte aux droits, 11 la 

juridiction et aux obligations des parties contractantes en vertu de la Convention 

de 1982 ou de I'Accord de 1995. La presente Convention est interpretee et 

appliquee dans Ie contexte de la Convention de 1982 et de I' Accord de 1995 et 

d'une maniere conforme 11 ceux-ci. 

Article 29 

Amendement 

1. Le texte de tout amendement propose a la presente Convention est communique 

par ecrit au president de la Commission au moins quatre-vingt-dix (90) jours 

avant la reunion de la Commission 11 laquelle il doit etre examine. Le president de 
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la Commission trans met rapidement I'amendement propose a tous les membres de 

Ia Commission. Les amendements proposes a Ia presente Convention sont 

examines aux reunions ordinaires de la Commission, sauf si la majorite des 

membres de celle-ci demandent la tenue d'une reunion extraordinaire pour en 

discuter. Une reunion extraordinaire peut etre convoquee avec un preavis d'au 

moins quatre-vingt-dix (90) jours. 

2. Les amendements apportes a la presente Convention par la Commission sont 

adoptes par les parties contractantes par consensus. Le depositaire trans met a 

toutes les parties contractantes Ie texte de tout amendement ainsi adopte. 

3. L'amendement prend effet a !'egard de toutes les parties contractantes 

cent vingt (120)jours apres Ia date de transmission indiquee dans I'avis par Iequel 

Ie depositaire accuse reception de Ia notification eerite de I'approbation de 

l'amendement par toutes les parties contractantes. 

4. Tout Etat ou organisation regionale d'integration eeonomique qui devient partie 

contractante a la presente Convention apres qu'un amendement a ete adopte 

conformement au paragraphe 2 est considere comme ayant approuve cet 

amendement. 

Article 30 

Annexe 

L' Annexe fait partie integrante de la presente Convention et, sauf disposition contraire 

expresse, une reference a la presente Convention renvoie egalement a I' Annexe. 

Article 31 

Retrait 

1. Toute partie contractante peut se retirer de la presente Convention Ie 31 deeembre 

d'une annee donnee, au moyen d'un avis adresse au depositaire au plus tard Ie 

30 juin de l'annee concernee. Le depositaire transmet copie de l'avis en question 

aux autres parties contractantes. 

2. Toute autre partie contractante peut des lors, au moyen d'un avis adresse au 

depositaire au plus tard un mois apres qu'elle a revu copie de l'avis donne 

conformement au paragraphe 1, se retirer eUe aussi de la Convention avec effet Ie 

31 decembre de la meme armee. 

EN FOI DE QUOI, les soussignes, dument autorises a cet effet par leur gouvernement 

respectif, ont signe la presente Convention. 

FAIT a Tokyo, ce vingt-quatrieme jour de fevrier 2012, en langues franvaise et anglaise, 

chaque version faisant egaiement foi. 
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Annexe 

Entites de peche 

l. Apres !'entree en vigueur de la presente Convention, toute entite de peche dont les 

navires ont peche ou prevoient de pecher des ressources halieutiques peut, au 

moyen d'un instrument ecrit remis au depositaire, exprimer son engagement 

ferme de respecter les conditions de la presente Convention et de se conformer it 

toute mesure de conservation et de gestion adoptee en vertu de celle-ci. Cet 

engagement prend eifct trente (30) jours apres la date de reception de I'instrument. 

L'entite consideree peut se Iiberer de son engagement Ie 31 decembre d'une annee 

donnee au moyen d 'un avis ecrit adresse au depositaire au plus tard Ie 30 juin de 

l'annee en question. 

2. Toute entite de peche visee au paragraphe 1 ci-dessus peut, au moyen d'un 

instrument ecrit remis au depositaire, exprimer son engagement ferme de 

respecter les conditions de la presente Convention, telle qu'elle peut etre amendee 

conformement au paragraphe 3 de I'article 29. Cet engagement prend eifet it 

compter des dates visees au paragraphe 3 de l'article 29 ou it Ia date de reception 

de l'instrurnent ecrit vise au present paragraphe, la date la plus tardive etant 

retenue. 

3. Vne entite de pSche qui a exprime son engagement ferme de respecter les 

conditions de la presente Convention et de se conformer aux mesures de 

conservation et de gestion adoptees en vertu de celle-ci conformement au 

paragraphe 1 doit respecter les obligations des membres de Ia Commission et peut 

participer aux travaux, y compris it la prise de decisions, de la Commission 

conformement aux dispositions de la presente Convention. Aux fms de la presente 

Convention, les references faites it la Commission ou aux membres de la 

CommissionincIuent une telle entite de peche. 

4. Lorsqu'un diiferend impliquant une entite de peche qui a exprime son 

engagement it etre liee par les conditions de la presente Convention 

conformement it la presente Annexe ne peut etre regIe it l' amiable, ce diiferend est 

soumis, it la demande d'une des parties au differend, it un arbitrage definitif et 

obligato ire conformement aux regles applicables de la Cour permanente 

d' arbitrage. 

5. Les dispositions de la presente Annexe relatives it la participation des entites de 

peche ne s'appliquent qu'aux fins de la presente Convention. 
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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE 

REPUBLIC OF KOREA 

Seoul, March 22, 2012 

I hereby certify that the foregoing text is a true copy of the 

Convention on the Conservation and Management of High Seas Fisheries 

Resources in the North Pacific Ocean, done at Tokyo on Februaty 24, 

2012. 

~ 

~I 

Shin Maeng-ho 

'> 

Director-General for International Legal Affairs 

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of 

the Republic of Korea 
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