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II 
(Forberedende retsakter) 
KOMMISSIONEN 
Forslag til Rådets afgørelse om indgåelse på Fællesskabets vegne af Konventionen om beskyt­
telse, forvaltning og udnyttelse af havmiljøet og kystområderne i regionen Østafrika, samt af de 
to vedføjede protokoller 
KOM(86) 344 endelig udg. 
(Forelagt Rådet af Kommissionen den 11. juni 1986) 
(86/C 253/02) 
RÅDET FOR DE EUROPÆISKE FÆLLESSKABER HAR — 
under henvisning til traktaten om oprettelse af Det euro­
pæiske økonomiske Fællesskab, særlig artikel 43 og 235, 
under henvisning til forslag fra Kommissionen, 
under henvisning til udtalelse fra Europa-Parlamentet, 
og 
ud fra følgende betragtninger: 
En konference mellem befuldmægtigede vedrørende be­
skyttelse, forvaltning og udnyttelse af havmiljøet og kyst­
områderne i regionen Østafrika, hvori Fællesskabet del­
tog, afholdtes i Nairobi fra den 17. til den 21. juni 1985; 
på denne konference vedtoges bl.a. følgende instrumen­
ter: 
— en konvention om beskyttelse, forvaltning og udnyt­
telse af havmiljøet og kystområderne i regionen Øst­
afrika, 
— en protokol vedrørende de beskyttede områder samt 
den vilde fauna og flora i regionen Østafrika, 
— en protokol vedrørende samarbejde med hensyn til 
bekæmpelse af havforurening i tilfælde af en nødsitua­
tion i regionen Østafrika; 
disse instrumenter dækker en række områder, hvor Fæl­
lesskabet har en vis kompetence i og med, at fællesskabs­
retten finder anvendelse på det franske oversøiske depar­
tement Reunion; denne kompetence hidrører dels fra 
vedtagelsen af fællesskabsbestemmelser vedrørende mil­
jøbeskyttelse i medfør af traktatens artikel 235, dels fra 
den fælles fiskeripolitik; 
det er i Fællesskabets interesse at indgå de pågældende 
instrumenter; i De europæiske Fællesskabers tre handlingsprogrammer 
på miljøområdet, som er vedtaget siden 1973 (x), under­
streges den betydning, som både på fællesskabsplan og 
på internationalt plan tillægges beskyttelsen af havene og 
af havmiljøet, og deres sikring mod de forskellige for­
ureningskilder, som påvirker dem, er en højt prioriteret 
opgave, både når det drejer sig om dækning af de øko­
nomiske og sociale behov og opretholdelse af den vitale 
økologiske ligevægt; 
desuden har Rådet med sin resolution af 7. februar 1983 
om videreførelse og gennemførelse af det tredje hand­
lingsprogram for De europæiske Fællesskaber på miljø­
området insisteret på, at miljøhensynene integreres i poli­
tikken på andre områder, bl.a. i politikken for samar­
bejde med udviklingslandene, som følge af, at miljøres­
sourcerne ikke blot udgør grundlaget, men også græn­
serne for udviklingen; 
denne forbindelse mellem miljø og udvikling er igen ble­
vet bekræftet af Rådet i dets resolution af 3. oktober 
1984, hvori det udtales, at miljøbeskyttelse bør betragtes 
som en integrerende del af fællesskabspolitikken vedrø­
rende udviklingssamarbejde (2); 
det samarbejde med udviklingslandene, der er etableret 
med den tredje Lomé-konvention (1984), rummer et af­
snit vedrørende regionalt samarbejde med hensyn til be­
varelse og forbedring af miljøet, bl.a. ved programmer til 
bekæmpelse af havforurening, erosion og kystnedbryd­
ning (3); 
(') EFT nr. C 112 af 20. 12. 1973, EFT nr. C 139 af 13. 6. 1977 
og EFT nr. C 46 af 17. 2. 1983. 
(2) Resolution vedtaget af Rådet og repræsentanterne for rege­
ringerne for De europæiske Fællesskabers medlemsstater, 
forsamlet i Rådet den 3. oktober 1984 om forbindelsen mel­
lem miljø og udvikling (EFT nr. C 272 af 22. 10. 1984). 
(3) Lomé-konventionen (1984), afsnit VII, artikel 113. 
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desuden bør der tages hensyn til den interesse, den fælles 
fiskeripolitik har i beskyttelsen af fiskebankerne, bevarel­
sen af havets ressourcer og disses afbalancerede udnyt­
telse på varigt grundlag og på hensigtsmæssige økonomi­
ske og sociale vilkår, samt til et internationalt og regio­
nalt samarbejde på dette område; 
Fællesskabet har med visse af de stater, der undertegnede 
slutdokumentet fra Nairobi-konferencen, indgået fiskeri­
aftaler, som bidrager til rationel udforskning, udnyttelse, 
bevarelse og forvaltning af fiskeressourcerne, og Fælles­
skabet har endvidere inden for rammerne af Lomé-kon-
ventionen etableret et samarbejde med staterne i re­
gionen om udvikling af fiskeriet, bevarelse af fiskeres­
sourcerne og forbedring af miljøkontrollen; 
konventionen og de to protokoller har ligget til under­
tegnelse i Nairobi siden den 21. juni 1985 og bliver lig­
gende indtil den 20. juni 1986 — 
VEDTAGET FØLGENDE AFGØRELSE: 
Artikel 1 
Følgende aftaler, der er vedtaget i Nairobi den 21. juni 
1985, godkendes på Det europæiske økonomiske Fælles­
skabs vegne: — konventionen om beskyttelse, forvaltning og udnyt­
telse af havmiljøet og kystområderne i regionen Øst­
afrika, 
— protokollen vedrørende de beskyttede områder samt 
den vilde fauna og flora i bemeldte region, 
— protokollen vedrørende samarbejde med hensyn til 
havforureningsbekæmpelse i tilfælde af en nødsitua­
tion i bemeldte region. 
Teksterne til de i første stykke omhandlede retsakter er 
vedlagte som bilag. 
Artikel 2 
Fællesskabet er repræsenteret ved Kommissionen, der bi­
stås af medlemsstaternes repræsentanter, inden for de in­
stitutioner, der er oprettet i medfør af konventionen og 
protokollerne. 
Artikel 3 
Formanden for Rådet for De europæiske Fællesskaber 
deponerer på Det europæiske økonomiske Fællesskabs 
vegne akterne hos republikken Kenyas regering i hen­
hold til konventionens artikel 27. 
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ANNEX 
FINAL ACT OF THE CONFERENCE OF PLENIPOTENTIARIES ON THE PROTECTION, 
MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE MARINE AND COASTAL ENVIRONMENT OF 
THE EASTERN AFRICAN REGION 
1. The conference of plenipotentiaries on the protection, management and development of the marine 
and coastal environment of the Eastern African region was convened by the executive director of the 
United Nations Environment Programme pursuant to decision 8/13 C adopted on 29 April 1980 by the 
Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Programme. 
2. The conference met at the headquarters of the United Nations Environment Programme from 17 to 
21 June 1985. 
3. The States and regional intergovernmental integration organizations invited to participate in the 
conference were: Comoros, France, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, Seychelles, 
Somalia, United Republic of Tanzania, the European Economic Community, the Preferential Tråde 
Area for Eastern and South African States, and the Southern African development coordination 
conference. 
4. The following States and regional intergovernmental integration organizations accepted the invitation 
and participated in the conference: France, Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique, Seychelles, Somalia, 
United Republic of Tanzania, and the European Economic Community. 
5. Representatives of the following United Nations specialized agencies and non-governmental organi-
zation also attended the conference: 
Specialized agencies 
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations 
World Bank 
International Maritime Organization 
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission 
Non-governmental organization 
International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources 
6. The conference was opened, on behalf of the executive director, by Mr Genady Golubev, assistant 
executive director of the United Nations Environment Programme. 
7. The conference revised the draft rules of procedure proposed by the secretariat (UNEP/IG.60/3) and 
adopted the revised rules. 
8. The conference elected Mr James Simani, head of the delegation of Kenya, as president of the 
conference. 
9. The conference also elected the following officers 
Vice-president: 
Vice-president: 
Rapporteur: 
Chairman of the Drafting Committee: 
10. The conference adopted its agenda as follows: 
1. Opening of the conference. 
2. Organization of the conference: 
(a) adoption of the rules of procedure; 
(b) election of the president; 
(c) election of two vice-presidents, a rapporteur and a chairman of the Drafting Committee; 
(d) adoption of the agenda; 
(e) appointment of the Credentials Committee; 
(f) appointment of the Drafting Committee; 
(g) organization of the work of the conference. Mr James Ferrari (Seychelles) 
Mr Manjit S. Iqbal (Somalia) 
Mr Barthelemi Vaohita (Madagascar) 
Mr Philippe Pouzoulet (France). 
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3. Report of the executive director on preparatory activities leading to the adoption of an action plan 
for the protection, management and development of the marine and coastal environment of the 
Eastern African region. 
4. Review of the draft action plan for the protection and development of the marine and coastal 
environment of the Eastern African region. 
5. Review of the draft convention for the protection, management and development of the marine 
and coastal environment of the Eastern African .region. 
6. Review of the draft protocol concerning protected areas and wild fauna and flora in the Eastern 
African region. 
7. Review of the draft protocol concerning cooperation in combating marine pollution in cases of 
emergency in the Eastern African region. 
8. Review of the institutional and financial arrangements required for the implementation of the 
action plan and the regional legal agreements. 
9. Consideration of the report of the Credentials Committee. 
10. Adoption of the action plan, convention, protocols and conference resolutions. 
11. Adoption of the Final Aet of the conference. 
12. Signature of the Final Aet. 
13. Closing of the conference. 
11. In conformity with the rules of procedure, the conference established the following committees: 
General Committee 
Chairman: President of the conference 
Members: Vice-presidents of the conference, rapporteur, chairman of the 
Drafting Committee; 
Committee I 
Chairman: Mr James Ferrari (Seychelles) 
Vice-chairman: Mr Barthelemi Vaohita (Madagascar) 
Rapporteur: Ms Mireille Jardin (France) 
Committee II 
Chairman: Mr Manjit S. Iqbal (Somalia) 
Vice-chairman: Mr Bernardo P. Ferraz (Mozambique) 
Rapporteur: Mr Philippe Pouzoulet (France) 
Credentials Committee 
Chairman: President of the conference 
Members: Vice-presidents of the conference, rapporteur, chairman of the 
Drafting Committee; 
Drafting Committee 
Chairman: Mr Philippe Pouzoulet (France) 
Members: Ms Roselyn Amadi (Kenya) 
Mr Bernardo P. Ferraz (Mozambique) 
Mr Joseph Athansius (Seychelles) 
Mr Manjit S. Iqbal (Somalia) 
12. The report of the workshop on the protection and development of the marine and coastal environment 
of the East African region (UNEP/WG.77/4), the report of the second meeting of experts on a draft 
convention and protocols for the Eastern African region (UNEP/WG. 117/5) and the document 
concerning options for institutional and financial arrangements required for the implementation of the 
action plan, convention and protocols for the Eastern African region (UNEP/IG.60/5) served as the 
basis for the deliberations of the conference. The reports contained, in particular, the texts of: 
Draft action plan for the protection and development of the marine and coastal environment 
of the East African region; 
Draft convention for the protection, management and development of the marine and coastal 
environment of the Eastern African region; 
Draft Protocol concerning protected areas and wild fauna and flora in the Eastern African 
region; 
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Draft Protocol concerning cooperation in combating marine pollution in cases of emergency in 
the Eastern African region. 
13. In addition, the conference had before it a number of other documents that were made available to it 
by the secretariat. 
14. In conformity with rule 4 of the rules of procedure, the Credentials Committee examined the cre-
dentials of representatives and submitted its report to the conference. The conference approved the 
recommendations of its Credentials Committee that the credentials of the representatives of six parti-
cipating States should be recognized as being in order. 
15. As a result of its deliberations, the following action plan and legal agreements were adopted by the 
conference: 
Action plan for the protection, management and development of the marine and coastal 
environment of the Eastern African region; 
Convention for the protection, management and development of the marine and coastal 
environment of the Eastern African region; 
Protocol concerning protected areas and wild fauna and flora in the Eastern African region; 
Protocol concerning cooperation in combating marine pollution in cases of emergency in the 
Eastern African region. 
16. The Convention and Protocols, which are annexed to this Final Aet, will be open for signature at 
Nairobi from 21 June 1985 to 20 June 1986 by States invited to participate in the conference and by 
any regional intergovernmental integration organization exercising competence in fieids covered by the 
Convention and Protocols and having at least one member State which belongs to the Eastern African 
region, provided that such regional organization has been invited to participate in the conference. 
17. The conference also adopted four resolutions, the texts of which are appended to this Final Aet. 
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned have affixed their signature to this Final Aet. 
DONE AT NAIROBI this twenty-first day of June one thousand nine hundred and eighty-five in a single 
copy in the English and French languages, the two texts being equally authentic. The original texts of the 
Final Aet shall be deposited with the Government of the Republic of Kenya. 
ACTION PLAN FOR THE PROTECTION, MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE 
MARINE AND COASTAL ENVIRONMENT OF THE EASTERN AFRICAN REGION 
Introduction 
1. The Eastern African region has been designated by the Governing Council of the United Nations 
Environment Programme (UNEP) (') as a region in which UNEP, in close collaboration with the 
relevant components of the United Nations system, should assist the governments in formulating and 
implementing a programme for proper management and conservation of the resources of the region. 
2. The following specific preparatory work contributed to the development of this action plan: 
(a) The joint UNEP/UN/UNIDO/FAO/UNESCO/WHO/IMCO/IUCN exploratory mission to the 
East African region (October to December 1981); 
(b) The workshop on the protection and development of the marine and coastal environment of the 
East African region (Mahe, 27 to 30 September 1982). 
3. For the purposes of this action plan, the Eastern African region is defined as including the waters of 
the Indian Ocean within the jurisdiction of the following States, Comoros, France, Kenya, Mada-
gascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, Seychelles, Somalia and the United Republic of Tanzania. The region 
also includes coastal areas, the specific geographical limits of which will be determined by the 
governments concerned on an ad hoc basis, taking into account the particular activity to be carried out. 
C) Decision 8/13 C, 29. 4. 1980.