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COMMISSION OFTHEEUHC^EAN COMMUNITI
COM(77)582final
Brussels,18November1977
Communication fromtheCommission totheCouncil
Communityparticipation intheInternational BaltioSea
FisheryConvention
COM(77)582final

Communication from-theCcmissiontotheCounoil
SubjeotiCommunityparticipation intheInternational BalticSea
FisheryConvention
Initscommunication totheCounoilof23September1977»the
Commission madecertainproposalsontheCommunity'sparticipation ininter­
nationalfisheriesorganizations *TheCounoildeoidedon3November1316to
followthelineofactiondesoribedinthisproposal#
InaccordancewiththispolioytheCommunityhastakenstepsto
accedetointernational fisheryconventionsfortheNorthAtlantic*
AsregardstheInternational fisherycooperationintheBalticSea,
theCommunityhasrecentlyparticipated inaMinisterial Conferenceconvened
bythePolishGovernment,initscapacityasDepositaryfortheBalticFishery
Convention,andsubsequently inthelastAnnualSessionoftheInternational
BaltioSeaFisheryCommission *TheCommunityhasalsobeenrepresented in
certainmeetingsscheduledtodiscussarevisionoftheBaltioFisheryConven­
tion*TheCommunityhas,however,whenparticipating intheCommission's
work,thestatusofanobserverwhichdoesnotpermitafullparticipation in
theCommission'sdecisions *
InordertoensuretheCommunity'seffectivecooperation onfishery
conservation measuresintheBalticSea,amatterofgreatimportanceto
Communityfishermen,itisnecessarythattheCommunitybecomeaContracting
PartytothisConvention,ortoasuccessororganization totheexistingcon­
vention*
TheCommissionproposesthatthisaccessionbeeffeotedbyanamend­
mentoftheConventioninaooordancewiththeprocedureprovidedforunderits
Artiole16*Thisprovisionrequiresthatanamendmentproposalbeintroduced
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byaContractingStatetotheDepositary Gov6x-nment »TheCommissionproposes
thattheGovernmentscftheMemberStateswhiohareContracting Pax-ties,i«e0
DenmarkandtheFederalRepublicofGermany,introduceaproposalforamend­
mentsoftheConvention aasetoutinAnnexIhereto0
Insodoing,theseMemberStatesshouldinformtheotherContracting
States±hatthey,asMemberStatesoftheCommunity,cannotremainpartiesto
theConventionbeyond alimitedtransitional periodandthattheaccessionof
theCommunity,therefore,isnecessaryforacontinuedcooperation onfishery
conservation intheConvention Area«
TheConventioninitspresentformprovidesthatnopartycanwith­
drawbeforeJuly1979andthatsuchwithdrawalcannottakeeffectbefore
31December1980#
TheCommissionfindsthatstepsshouldbetakensothattheCommunity
canreplaoetheMemberStatesintheBalticConvention fromanearlierdatee
TothiseffecttheproposedamendmentalsoincludesanamendmentofArticleXIXo
Ontheassumptionthattheproposedamendmentsareadoptedin1978
andthatthetwoMemberStatesconcernedintroducetheirwithdrawalnotifica­
tionbefore31December1978»theCommunitycouldaccedetotheconvention
from1JanuaryI98O0
InviewofthefaotthatamendmentsoftheConventionrequireunani­
mousapprovalofallContractingStatesitwillbenecessarythattheGovern­
mentsofthetwoMemberStateswhioharepartiestotheConventionuseall
existinglegalpossibilities tofacilitatetheCommunity'saccessions
Theamendmentproposalattachedonlydealswiththequestionofthe
Community'saccessions Thisdoesnotmean,however,thattheCommunitydis­
regardstheneedforamendmentstotakeintoaccountSweden'sdecisiontoex­
tenditsfisheryzoneintheConvention Area®
ThetwoMemberStatesshouldmakethisclearwhensubmittingthe
amendmentproposal*Theyshouldalsopointoutthat;theamendmentsrelatedto
theextensionoffisheryzonesandthoserelatedtotheCommunity'saccession
shouldbediscussedinparallelandadoptedatthesametime©
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The Comraiaaion proposes that theGovernments ofDeniia k -vrdthe
Federal Republic ofGermany "both submit simultaneously theamendment proposal
attached accompanied "byidentical letters ->ftransmission ,adraft ofwhich
islikewise attached hereto •

DraftletterfromtheGovernmentofDenmarkandtheGovernmentofthe
FederalRepublicofGermanytotheDepositaryGovernmentforthe
BalticConvention.
Excellency ,
IhavethehonourtosubmittoyourGovernment ,initscapacity
asDepositaryoftheConvention onPishingandConservation ofliving
resourcesintheBalticSeaandtheBelts,aproposalforoertainamendments
totheConventioninaccordancewithitsArticleXVI,1*
Theamendmentsproposed,attachedtothisletter,havethepurpose
ofmakingpossibletheaccessionoftheEuropeanEconomicCommunitytothe
Convention#
Thereasonforthisproposalisthat/Denmark//theFederalRepublic
ofGerman^asaMemberStateoftheEuropeanEconomicCommunityhasdelegated
totheCommunityitscompetencesinrespectofthematterswhichfellwithin
thescopeoftheConvention ,andthatmycountrythereforecannotremaina
partytotheConvention "beyondalimitedperiodduringwhichtheprocedures
fortheaccessionoftheCommunitycouldbeaccomplished® Itfollowsthatif
theConventionistocontinuetoperformitsimportantfunctionsitis.
necessarythattheEuropeanEconomicCommunityreplacesmycountryasa
ContractingPartytotheConventionwithintheshortestpossibledelay#
Iwouldlikeyoutobeawarethatthe/Danish^Government/ofthe
FederalRepublicofGerman^findsitnecessarythattheamendmentsproposed
herebybeconsideredinconnectionwiththeamendmentsproposedbytheSwedish
Government •
Itwould,therefore,beusefulifateohnicalexaminationofmy
Government'sproposalcouldtakeplacebeforetheMinisterial meetingwhich
yourGovernmentintendstoconvenewithaviewtodiscussingtheamendment
proposalsubmittedbytheSwedishGovernment# Iwouldappreciateifyouwould
makearrangements forconveningameetingofexpertstoundertakesuchan
examinationbeforetheministerial meeting*
Pleaseaooept,Excellenoy ,theassuranceofmyhighestconsideration .

Theamendmentsproposedareasfollows:
-anamendmenttoArticleXVII,paragraph2,toenablethe
EuropeanEconomicCommunitytoaccedetotheConvention;
-amendmentstoArticlesIV,VIH,XII,XVIIIandXIX;and
-changestoreferto"ContractingParty"or"Parties"inthe
text.
A.ArticleXVTI,paragraph 2
*Tobeamendedtoread-s
"ThisConventionshall"beopenforaccessionto;fa)the
EuropeanEconomicCommmitY:andfb)anyStateinterestedin
preservation andrationalexploitation oflivingresources
intheBalticSeaandtheBelts,providedthatthisStateis
invited "bytheContractingParties.Instruments ofaccession
shall "bedepositedwiththeDepositary Government."
B.ArticleIV
To"beamendedtoread:
"ForthepurposesofthisConventiontheterm"vessel"means
anyvesselorboatemployedincatchingortreatingfishor
otherlivingmarineorganismsandwhichisregisteredor
ownedintheterritoryof,orwhichfliestheflagof,any
ContractingPartyorofaMemberStateoftheEuropean
EconomicCommunity."
ArticleVIII.paragraph4
Tobeamendedtoread:
Changesunderlined.

"Englishshall "betheworkinglanguageoftheCommission.
Theofficiallan,?uafresoftheCommissionshall'beDanish.
Finnish.German.Polish,Russianand.Swedish.Only
recommendations ,decisionsandresolutions oftheCommission
shallbemadeinthoselanguages.
AtmeetingsoftheCommissionanyContractingPartyhasthe
righttohavealltheproceedingstranslatedintoitsown
language.Allthecostsrelatedtosuchtranslations shall
bebornebythatParty."
ArticleXII
Paragraph1tobeamendedtoread:
"EachContractingPartyshalltakeinregardtoitsnationals
anditsvesselsappropriate measurestoensuretheapplication
oftheprovisionsofthisConvention andoftherecommend­
ationsoftheCommissionwhichhavebecomebindingforthe
ContractingPartyandincaseoftheirinfringement shall
takeappropriate action.Inthisconnectiontheexpressions
"nationals"and"vessels"shall,inrespectoftheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,meannationalsandvesselsofthe
MemberStatesoftheCommunity."
Paragraph2tobeamendedtoread:
"Withoutprejudicetothesovereignrightsofthecoastal
StatesintheConventionareainregardtotheirterritorial
seaandtotherightsintheirfishingzone,eachContracting
Partyshallimplementrecommendations oftheCommission
bindingonthatPartythroughitsauthorities ,inthe
watersunderitsfisheriesjurisdiction ."
ArticleXVIII.paragraph 2
Tobeamendedtoread:
"AfterentryintoforceoftheConventioninaccordancewith
paragraph1ofthisArticle,theConventionshallenterinto
forceforanyotherPartywhichhasdepositedaninstrument
ofratification ,approvaloraocession,onthethirtieth
dayfollowingthedateofdepositofsuchinstrumentwith
theDepositary Government

Article XIX
To "beamended toreads
"AnyContracting Partymay ,Toygiving written notice tothe
Depositary Government ,withdraw from this Convention .
Thewithdrawal shall take effect forsuch Contracting Party
onthethirty-first ofDecember oftheyear which follows
theyear inwhich theDepositary Government wasnotified of
the withdrawal ."
Changes torefer to"Contracting Party **,"Contracting Parties ","Party "
or"Parties 1,asappropriate ,should bemade inthefollowing provisions :
Preamble ,line 1.* *
Article I,line 1.
Article III ,line 2.
Article 7,paragraph 2,lines 1and2;paragraph 3,line 5»and
paragraph 4»line 2.
Article VII ,paragraph 3,line 2:andparagraph 4*line 1.
Article VIII ,paragraph 1,lines 3and4?andparagraph 3,
lines 1and 3*
Article IX,paragraph le),line 3}andparagraph 2,line 4*
Article X,line 3(Article Xwould also besubject tothe
amendments proposed bySweden ,inaform tobe
agreed upon )•
Article XI,paragraph 1,line 1$paragraph 2,lines 1,4and7î
paragraph 3»line 2:andparagraph 4»line 1.
Article XII ,paragraph 3,line 1-

ArticleXIV.line3.
ArticleXVI,paragraph .1,lines1,2and8;andparagraph2,
line1.
ArticleXX,paragraph1,line1;andparagraph2.line3.