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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(82)76final
Brussels,22February1982
RECOMMENDATION FORACOUNCILDECISION
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concerning theconclusionoftheConventionfortheConservation ofSalmon
intheNorthAtlantic .Ocean
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(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1.Byitsdecisionof.21Apnl1980theCouncilauthorised theCommission
tonegotiate onbehalfoftheCommunityfortheestablishment ofan
international convention fortheconservation ofsalmonstocksinthe
NorthAtlantic Ocean.
2.Afterseveralroundsofpreliminary negotiations ,theGovernment of
Icelandconvened aDiplomatic Conference inReykjavikfrom18-22
January1982inordertonegotiate andadoptsuchaConvention.The
Diplomatic Conference reachedasuccessful conclusion on22ndJanuary
1982withthesignatureofaFinalActtowhichwasannexedaConvention
fortheConservation ofSalmonintheNorthAtlantic Ocean.TheFinal
Actwassignedbyrepresentati vesoftheCommunity,Canada,Denmarkin
respectoftheFa«roeIslands,IcelandandNorwayandtheUnitedStates
ofAmerica.
3.TheConvention laysdowncertainbasicrulesfortheconservation of
salmonandestablishes anOrganisation knownastheNorthAtlantic
SalmonConservation Organisation,whoseobjectiveistocontribute
throughconsultation andco-operation totheconservation ,restoration,
enhancement andrationalmanagement ofsalnsonstockssubjecttothe
Convention,takingintoaccountthebestscientific evidenceavailable
toit,
4.TheConvention takesintoaccounttheprovisions onanadromous stocks
offishintheDraftConvention ofthethirdUnitedNationsConference
ontheLawoftheSeaandestablishes abalancebetweentheinterests
ofstatesinwhoseriverssalnsor:originate andotherstatesinwhose
areasoffisheryjurisdiction salmonarecaught.Thisbalanceis,in
theCommission'sopinion,satisfactory
5.Inthecourseofthenegotiation ?withtheotherPartiestothefutureCoriven
tionthearrangements outlined intheCouncil'sneqctiatinq directives
underwentcertainr.iodifications.Thesemodifications werethesubject
ofclosecoordination betweenrepresentatives oftheCommunity'sMember
Statesduringthenegotiations andareinconformity withthemajorob­
jectiveslaiddownintherCounciI'snegotiating directives .

The essential role played bytheCommunity inthenegotiations and in
the work ofthefuture Convention issymbolised bytheConvention 's
designation ofthe Council ofthe European Communities asDepositary .
The Commission considers that itisinthe interests ofthe Community
toapprove theConvention andtherefore :
(i) recommends that the Council ,atitsnext meeting ,authorize its
President todesignate thepersons authorized tosign this Con­
vention ,
(ii)proposes that the Council approve theoutcome ofthenegotiations
bytaking thedecision ,arecommendation forwhich isannexed hereto ,
thereby approving theConvention .

Recommendation for aCouncil Decision .
concerning theconclusion oftheConvention fortheConservation
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ofSalmon inthe North Atlantic Ocean
THfc lO'wWXL OFTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community
and inparticular Article 43thereof ,
Having regard totherecommendation from theCommission /
(1)Having regard totheopinion oftheEuropean Parliament
Whereas international cooperation isessential toensure theCon~
serration ,restoration ,.enhancement andrational management ofsalmon
stocks inthe North Atlantic Ocean ;
Whereas theCommunity participated innegotiations which culmin­
ated intheadoption byaDiplomatic Conference held inReykjavik
frcri 18to22 January 1982 ofaConvention for theConservation of
Salmon intheNorth Atlantic Ocean ;
Whereas thisConvent 5ontakes into account theprovisions onanac'romous
stocks of -fish inthe Draft Convention ofthe Third United Nettors
Conference ontheLaw oftha Sea ;
whereas theConvention provides auseful framework for -international
cooperation toinsure theconservation ,-restoration ,.enhancement sod
r&tional manay?n>yp.t ofsalmon stocks intheNorth Atlantic Ocean ;
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Whereas theConvention establishes asatisfactory balance between the
interests ofStates inwhose rivers salmon originate andother States in
whose areas offishery jurisdiction salmon arefished ,
HAS DECIDED ASFOLLOWS :
Sole Article
The Convention for the Conservation ofSalmon inthe North Atlantic Ocean
ishereby approved onbehalf ofthe European Economic Community .
The text ofthe Convention and the Final Act ofthe Diplomatic Conference
held inReykjavik from 18to22January 1982 isannexed tothis Decision .
Done at For the Counci I
The President

FINAL ACT OFTHE ,
DIPLOMATIC CONFERENCE ONTHE
CONSERVATION OFSALMON
INTHE NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN *
Reykjavik ,18to22January 1982
ADiplomatic Conference was held atReykjavik from
18to^2January 1982toelaborate thetextofaConvention
for the Conservation ofSalmon inthe North Atlantic Ocean .
The Conference was convened atthe invitation ofthe
Government ofIceland .
The following were represented atthe Conference ;
Canada ,Denmark inrespect ofthe Faroe Islands ,the European
Economic Community ,Iceland ,Norway ,Sweden and the United
States ofAmerica .
The Conference elected asChairman Mr. Gudmundur
Eiriksson (Iceland )and asVice-Chairmen Ambassador Janus
A.W. Paluda.n (Denmark ir.respect ofthe Faroe Islands )and
Mr. Larry L.Snead (United States ofAmerica ).
The Conference approved thecredentials ofparticip­
ating representatives .
Onthe basis ofits deliberations the Conference
adopted aConvention for theConservation ofSalmon inthe
North Atlantic Ocean with the votes ofthe following :Canada ?
Denmark inrespect ofthe Faroe Islands ,the European Economic
Community ,Iceland ,Norway and theUnited States ofAmerica .
The text ofthe Convention isannexed tothis Final Act .
The Conference agreed that the Convention does net
apply tothe Baltic Sea asdefined inthe Convention of
13December 1973 onFishing ar>d Conservation ofthe Living
Resources inthe Baltic Srs »and the Belts .
The Depositary shall prepare aFrench text ofthe
Convention forapproval bytheParties participating inthe
adoption oftheConvention ,
The Convention will beopened for signature in
Reykjavik from 2March to31August 1982 .
The Conference expressed itsdeep appreciation tothe
Government ofIceland for convenin-j the Conference ,for pro­
viding facilities favouring theefficient conduct ofthework
oftheConference and forextending generous hospitality .

INWITNESS WHEREOF therepresentatives have signed
this Final Act .
DONE atReykjavik on22January 1982 inasingle
copy intheEnglish language .The original shall be
deposited with the Council ofthe European Communities which
will send certified copies thereof tothose represented at
the Conference .
CHAIRMAN
FOR THE DELEGATION OFCANADA
FOR THE DELEGATION OFDENMARK
INRESPECT OFTHE FAROE ISLANDS
FOR THE DELEGATION OF
THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY
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FOR THE DELEGATION OFICELAND
FOR THE DELEGATION OF NORWAY
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FOR THE DELEGATION OF
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CONSERVATION OFSALMON
INTHE NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN
THE PARTIES tofchia Convention ,
RECOGNIZING that salmon originating inthe rivers ofdifferent
States intermingle incertain parts offtheNorth Atlantic Ocean ,
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TAKING INTO ACCOUNT ^international j.aw »theprovisions onanadromou
stocks offish inthe Draft Convention ofthe Third United Nations
Conference ontheLawoftheSeaandother developments ininter­
national f.6ta relating toanadromous stocks ,
DESIRING topromote thaacquisition ,analysis and dissemination of
scientific information pertaining tosalmon stocks intheNorth
Atlantic Ocean ,
DESIRING topromote theconservation ,restoration ,enhancement and
rational management ofsalmon stocks inthoNorth Atlantic Ocean
through international co-operation , ,V*
HAVE AGREED asfollows ? '
ARTICLE î V
1.Tnis Convention applies tothe salmon stocks which migrate
beyond areas offisheries jurisdiction ofcoastal States ofthe
Atlantic Ocean north of36°W latitude throughout their migratory
range .
2.nothing inthis Convention shall affect the rights ,claims
orviews ofany Party with regard tothe limits orextent ofjuris­
diction over fisheries,' nor shall itprejudice theviews orposi­
tions ofany Party with respect tothelawofthe sea .
ARTICLE 2
1.Fishing ofsalmon isprohibited beyond areas offisheries
jurisdiction ofcoastal States .
2.Within areas offisheries jurisdiction ofcoastal States ,
fishing ofsalmon isprohibited beyond 12nautical miles from tho
baselines from which thobroadth ofthe territorial sea ismeasured ,
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esrcepfc intho following areas s

la)mthe West CrciM)l>tn«l Cunni :s»tonarea fupt©,i4t >
nav'tical irilcs from the baselines fand
{b)inthe Korth-East Atlantic Commission area ,within
the area offisheries jurisdiction ofthe Faroe Islands .
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3.The Parties shall invite the attention ofany State not
aParty tothis Convention toanymatter relating totheactivities
of :the vessels ofthat State which appears toaffect adversely the
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conservation ,,restoration ,;enhancement orration© !management of
salmon stocks subject tothis Convention crthe implementation of
the Convention .
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1.There ishereby established aninternational organization
that shall beknown asthe Worth Atlantic Salmon Conservation
Organization ,hereinafter referred toasthe '"Organisation"' *
2.Theobjective ©ftheOrganization shall betocontribute
through consultation .andco-operation totheconservation ^restora­
tion ,enhancement andrational management p£salmon stocks subject
toth^i Convention ,taking into account the'best scientific evidence
available toit.
3.The Organization shall consist of?
(a)aCouncil ,
Ch)three regional Commissions :
-aNorth American Commission ,
-aWest Greenland Commission and
-aNorth-East Atlantic Commission ,and
(c)aSecretary .
4.The areas ofthe Commissions shall beasfollows :
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(a)North American Commissions maritime waters within areas
offisheries jurisdiction ofcoastal States off theeast coast of
North America ;
(b)V.'est Greenland Commissions maritime waters within the
area offisheries jurisdiction off the coast ofWest Greenland west
ofaline drawn along 44°Wlongitude south to59°N latitude ,thence .
dueeast to42°W longitude andthence duesouth ?and
(c)North-Fast Atlantic Commissions maritime waters east of
the lino referred toinsubparagraph (b). •
5.TheOrganization shall have legal personality and shall enjoy
inthe territories ofthe Parties and inits relations with other
international organizations such legal capacity asmay benecessary
toperform its functions and achieve its ends .The immunities and
privileges which theOrganization ,itsofficers and staff and

ropruM.T.t.it iv.-u oftheParties uhall enjoy intheterritory ofa •
State shall besubject toagreement between theOrganization and
t}ieState concerned .
6.Theofficial languages oftheOrganization shall beEnglish
and French .
7.The office oftheOrganization shall be .atEdinburgh orat
such other place asthe Council may decide .
ARTICLE 4
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1.The functions ofthe Council shall be:
(a)toprovide aforum forthestudy ,analysis andexchange
ofinformation among the Parties onmatters concerning the salmon
stocks subject tothis Convention ,and onthe achievement ofthe
objective ofthe Convention ,;
(b)toprovide aforum forconsultation and co-operation
onmatters concerning the salmon stocks inthe North Atlantic Ocean
beyond Commission areas ;
(c)tofacilitate theco-ordination oftheactivities ofthe
Commissions andtoco-ordinate theinitiatives ofth4Parties under
article 2,paragraph 3; (■
(d)toestablish working arrangements with thg International
Council for theExploration ofthe Sea andother appropriate
fisheries and scientific organizations ;
(e)tomake recommendations tothe Parties ,the International
Council for theExploration ofthe Sea orother appropriate fisheries
and scientific organizations concerning theundertaking ofscientific
research ;
(f)tosupervise and co-ordinate the administrative ,financial
andother internal affairs oftheOrganization ,including the relations
among its constituent bodies ;
(a)toco-ordinate the external relations oftheOrganization ;
and
(h)toperform such other functions asare conferred onitby
this Convention .
2.The Council shall have the authority tomake recommendations
tothe Parties and the Commissions onmatters concerning salmon
stocks subject tothis Convention ,including theenforcement of
laws andregulations ,provided that norecommendation shall bemade
concerning the management ofsalmon harvests within the area of
fisheries jurisdiction ofaParty .
3.Notwithstanding paragraph 2,upon the specific request ofa
Coir.mis.sion ,the Council shall have theauthority tomake recommenda­
tions tothat Commission onregulatory measures which theCommission
niav propose pursuant to tM «-. •.<:;i .

(ί'-ARTICLE 5
1.Each Party shall beamember oftheCouncil andmayappoint
totheCouncil notmore than three representatives whomaybe
accompanied atitsmeetings byexperts and advisers .
2.The Council shall elect aPresident and Vice-President who
shall serve fortwoyears .They shall beeligible for re-elect.ion /
provided that they not serve formore than four years insuccession
ineach office .The President and Vice-President shall not bere­
presentatives ofthe same Party .
3.ThePresident oftheCouncil shall betheprincipal repre­
sentative ofthe Organization .
The President shall convene aregular annual meeting ofthe
Council and theCommissions atatime and place determined bythe
Council .
5,Upon the request ofaParty with the concurrence ofanother
Party the President shall call meetings ofthe Council other than
annual meetings atsuch time and place asthe President may determine .
6.The Council shall submit tothe Parties anannual report of
the activities ofthe Organization .
ARTICLE 6
1.The Council shall adopt its rules ofprocedure .
2.Each member ofthe Council shall have one vote inits
proceedings .
3.Except where otherwise provided ,decisions oftheCouncil
shall betaken byathree-quarters majority ofthevotes ofthe
members present andcasting anaffirmative ornegative vote .No
vote shall betaken unless two thirds ofthe members are present .
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ARTICLE 7
1.The functions cfthe North American Commission with regard
toits area shall be :
(a)toprovide aforum forconsultation andco-operation
between the members :
(i)onmatters related tominimizing catches inthe
area offisheries jurisdiction ofone member of
salmon originating inthe rivers ofanother Party ,
and

(ii)incases whore activities undertaken orproporod
byone member affect salmon originating inthe
rivers oftheother member because ,forexample ,
ofbiological interactions ;
(b)topropose regulatory measures for salmon fisheries under
the jurisdiction ofamember which harvest amounts ofsalmon
significant totheother member inwhose rivers that salmon originate
inorder tominimize such harvests ;
(c)topropose regulatory measures for salmon fisheries under
the jurisdiction ofamember which harvest amounts ofsalmon
significant toanother Party inwhose rivers that salmon originates ;
and .
(d)tomake recommendations totheCouncil concerning
the undertaking ofscientific research .
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2.Each member shall ,with respect toitsvessels and the
area under its fisheries jurisdiction ,take themeasures necessary
tominimize by-catches ofsalmon originating inthe rivers ofthe
other member .
3.Fishing patterns insalmon fisheries inthe North American
Commission area shall not bealtered inamanner which results in
the initiation offishing orincrease incatches ofsalmon
originating inthe rivers ofanother Party ,except with the consent
ofthe latter .
ARTICLE 8
The functions ofthe West Greenland Commission and the North-East
Atlantic Commission with regard totheir respective areas shall be:
(a)toprovide aforum forconsultation andco-operation among
the members concerning the conservation ,restoration ,enhancement
and rational management ofsalmon stocks subject tothis Convention ;
(b)topropose regulatory measures forfishing inthearea of
fisheries jurisdiction ofamember ofsalmon originating inthe
rivers ofother Parties ;and
(c)tomake recommendations tothe Council concerning the under­
taking ofscientific research .
ARTICLE 9
Inexercising the functions setout inarticles 7and 8,aCom­
mission shall take into account :
(a)the best available information ,including advice from the
International Council for the Exploration ofthe Sea and other
appropriate scientific organizations ;
(b)measures taken andother factors ,both inside andoutside the
Commission area ,that affect the salmon stocks concerned ;

jc)theefforts ofStates oforigin toimplement andenforce '
measures for the conservation ,restoration ,enhancement and
rational management ofsalmon stocks intheir rivers and areas
offisheries jurisdiction ,including measures referred toin
article 15,paragraph 5(b);
(dJthe extent towhich the salmon stocks concerned feed in
the areas offisheries jurisdiction ofthe respective Parties ?
(e)the relative effects ofharvesting salmon atdifferent
stages oftheir migration routes ;
(f)thecontribution ofParties other than States oforigin
tothe conservation ofsalmon stocks which migrate into their
areas offisheries jurisdiction bylimiting their catches of
such stocks orbyother measures ;and
(g)the interests ofcommunities which areparticularly de­
pendent onsalmon fisheries .
ARTICLE 10
1.The Parties shall bemembers ofthe Commissions asfollows !
(a)North American Commission :Canada and the United States
ofAmerica ;
(b)West Greenland Commission :Canada ,theEuropean Economic
Community and the United States ofAmerica ;
(c)North-Cast Atlantic Commission :Denmark inrespect oftl.e
Faroe Islands ,theEuropean Economic Community ,Icelan ^,Norway and
Sweden . j
2.Atits first meeting theCouncil shall review and may byunanimou .
vote modify themembership oftheWest Greenland Commission .
3.AParty notmentioned inparagraph 1(b)may ,atitsrequest
andupon theunanimous decision oftheCouncil ,become amember of
the West Greenland Commission orthe North-East Atlantic Commission
ifitisaState oforigin for significant quantities ofsalmon
occurring intherespective Commission area orifitexercises
fisheries jurisdiction inthat area . I
4.Parties mayparticipate asobservers inthedeliberations of
aCommission ofwhich they are not members .
5.Each member may appoint toaCommission notmore than three
representatives whomaybeaccompanied atitsmeetings byexperts
and advisers .
6.Each Commission shall elect aChairman andVice-chairman who
shall serve fortwoyears .They shall beeligible forre-electior ,
provided that they notserve formore than four years insuccession
ineach office .The Chairman and Vice -Chair man shall not be
representat •>vs or'th?"Hep--" 1 .

7.Upon therequest ofnmember ofnCommission with thecon- '
curronco ofanother mumbOtf theChairman shell call meetings of
theCommission other than annual meetings atsuch time andplaco
asthe Chairman may determine .
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8.Each Commission shall ,onatimely basis ,make areport of
its activities tothe Council .
ARTICLE 11
1.Each Commission shall adopt itsrules ofprocedure .
2.Each member ofaCommission shall have one vote inits
proceedings .Inaddition ,inthe case oftheNorth American Com­
mission ,the European Economic Community shall have the right to
submit and vote onproposals forregulatory measures concerning
salmon stocks originating inthe territories referred toin
article 18.Inthe case ofthe North-East Atlantic Commission ,
Canada and the United States ofAmerica shall each have the right
tosubmit and vote onproposals for regulatory measures concerning
salmon stocks originating inthe rivers ofCanada orthe United
States ofAmerica ,respectively ,andoccurring off East Greenland .
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3.Decisions ofaCommission shall betaken bythe unanimous
vote ofthose present andcasting anaffirmative orpegative
vote .Novote shall betaken unless two thirds oftfaose entitled
tovote onthe matter concerned are present .
ARTICLE 12
1.The Council shall appoint aSecretary ,who shall bethe
chief administrative officer oftheOrganization .
2.The functions ofthe Secretary shall be:
(a)toprovide administrative services totheOrganization ;
(b)tocompile and disseminate statistics and reports con­
cerning the salmon stocks subject tothis Convention ;and
(c)toperform such functions asfollow from other provisions
ofthis Convention orasthe Council may determine .
3.The Council shall determine the conditions ofemployment of
the Secretary and staff .
4.The Secretary shall appoint the staff inaccordance with
staffing requirements approved bytheCouncil .Thestaff shall be
responsible totheSecretary ,subject tothegeneral supervision of
the Council .

ARTICLE 13
1.TheSecretary shall ,without undue delay ,notify themerbers
ofaCommission ofanyregulatory measure proposed bythat Commission .
2.Subject toparagraph 3,aregulatory measure proposed bya
Commission under article 7,paragraph 1(b )or (c),orarticle 8,sub­
paragraph (b),shall become binding onitsmembers 60days after
thedate specified intheSecretary 'snotification or,ifalater
date isdetermined bythe Commission ,onsuch date .
3.Any tnember inwhose area offisheries jurisdiction aregulatory
measure would apply may ,within 60days ofthedate specified inthe
Secretary 'snotification ,lodge anobjection toit.Inthis case the
regulatory measure shall notbecome binding onanymember .Amember
which has lodged anobjection may atany time withdraw it.Thirty
days after allobjections arewithdrawn theregulatory measure shall
become binding ,subject toparagraph 2.
4.After theexpiration ofone year from the date onwhich a
regulatory measure becomes binding ,any member inwhose area of
fisheries jurisdiction theregulatory measure applies maydenounce
itbywritten notice tothe Secretary .The Secretary shall immediate­
lyinform the other members ofsuch denunciation .The regulatory
measure shall cease tobebinding onall members 60days after the
date ofreceipt bythe Secretary ofthe notice ofdenunciation or,
ifalater date isindicated bythe member ,onsuch date .
5.ACommission may propose anemergency regulatory measure having
effect prior tothe expiration ofthe 60-day period referred toin
paragraph 2.Themembers shall make best efforts toimplement the
measure ,unless there isanobjection byamember within 30days
after the Commission has proposed it.
ARTICLE 14
1.Each Party shall ensure that such action istaken ,including
the imposition ofadequate penalties forviolations ,asmay be
necessary tomake effective theprovisions ofthis Convention and
toimplement regulatory measures which become binding onitunder
article 13.
2.Each Party shall transmit totheCouncil anannual statement
oftheactions ithastaken pursuant toparagraph 1.Such statement
shall besent totheSecretary notlater than 60days before the
annual meeting oftheCouncil .

ARTICLE 15
1.Each Party shall provide totheCouncil available catch
statistics for salmon stocks subject tothis Convention taken in
itsrivers and area offisheries jurisdiction atsuch intervals as
the Council may determine .
2.Each Party shall compile and provide tothe Council such other
statistics for salmon stocks subject tothis Convention initsrivers
and area offisheries jurisdiction asrequired bythe Council .The
Council shall decide byunanimous vote the scope and form ofsuch
statistics and the intervals atwhich they shall beprovided .
3.Each Party shall provide theCouncil with anyother available
scientific and statistical information which itrequires for the
purposes ofthis Convention .
4.Upon the request ofthe Council each Party shall provide to
the Council copies oflaws ,regulations and programmes inforce or,
where appropriate ,summaries thereof ,relating tothe conservation ,
restoration ,enhancement and rational management ofsalmon stocks
subject tothis Convention inits rivers and area offisheries
jurisdiction .
5.Each year each Party shall notify the Council of:
(a)the adoption orrepeal since its last notification oflaws
regulations and programmes relating tothe conservation ,restoration ,
enhancement and rational management ofsalmon stocks subject tothis
Convention inits rivers and area offisheries jurisdiction ;
• (b)any commitments bythe responsible authorities concerning
the adoption ormaintenance inforce for specified periods oftime
within its territory orarea offisheries jurisdiction ofmeasures
relating totheconservation ,restoration ,enhancement andrational
management ofsalmon stocks subject tothis Convention ;and
(c)factors within its territory and area offisheries juris­
diction which may significantly affect theabundance ofsalmon stocks
subject tothis Convention .
6.The notifications referred toinparagraph 5(a)shall besent
tothe Secretary not later than 60days before the annual meeting
ofthe Council .The notifications referred toinparagraph 5 (b)and
(c)shall besent tothe Secretary assoon aspracticable .
ARTICLE 16
1.The Council shall adopt anannual budget for the Organization .
TheSecretary shall transmit ac!raft budget totheParties ,together
with aschedule ofcontributions ,not later than 60days before the
meeting oftheCouncil :itwhich thebudget ir.tobeconsider ^-: .

2.Ti.o Council shall determine the .innual contribution ofeach AO
Party according tothe following formula :
U)30%ofthebudget shall bedivided equally among the
Parties ;and
(b)70% ofthe budget :shall bedivided among theParties in
proportion totheir nominal catches ofsalmon subject tothis Con­
vention inthe calendar year ending not more than 18months and not
less than 6months before thebeginning ofthefinancial year .
3.The Secretary shall notify each Party ofitscontribution .
Contributions shall bepaid not later than four months after the
date ofsuch notification .
4.Contributions shall bepayable inthecurrency oftheState
inwhich the office ofthe Organization islocated ,unless the Council
decides otherwise .
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5.The contribution ofaParty forwhich this Convention has
entered into force during the course ofafinancial year shall for
that year beapart ofthe annual contribution propprtional tothe
number ofcomplete months remaining intheyear froiji thedate of
entry into force forthat Party . j
6.AParty which has not paid itscontributions for two con­
secutive years shall not beentitled tovote under this Convention
until ithas fulfilled itsobligations ,unless the Council decides
otherwise .
7.The financial affairs oftheOrganization shall beaudited
annually byexternal auditors tobeselected bytheCouncil .
ARTICLE 17
1.This Convention shall boopen for signature atReykjavik from
2March to31August 1982 byCanada ,Denmark inrespect oftheFaroe
Islands ,theEuropean Economic Community ,Iceland ,Norway ,Sweden
and the United States ofAmerica .
2.This Convention shall besubject toratification orapprove 1.
3.This Convention shall beopen foraccession bythe parties
referred toinparagraph 1and ,subject totheapproval oftheCouncil ,
byanyother State that exercises fisheries jurisdiction intheNcrth
Atlantic Ocean orisaState oforigin forsalmon stocks subject to
this Convention .
4.Instruments ofratification ,approval oraccession shall bt
deposited with the Depositary .

5.This Convention shall enter into force onthefirst dayof >j
themonth following thedeposit ofinstruments ofratification ,
approval oraccession byfour Parties ,provided that among the
four Parties are two members ofeach Commission and that atleast
one ofthe two members ofeach Commission exercises fisheries juris­
diction inthe Commission area .
6.For each Party ratifying ,approving oracceding tothis
Convention after the deposit ofthe requisite instruments of
ratification ,approval oraccession under paragraph 5,itshall
enter into force onthe date ofentry into force ofthe Convention
oronthe date ofdeposit ofthe instrument ofratification ,
approval oraccession , whichever isthe later .
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7.The Depositary shall inform the signatories and acceding
Parties ofthe deposit ofall instruments ofratification ,approval
(andaccession andshall notify thesignatories ofthedate andthe
Parties inrespect ofwhich this Convention enters into force .
8.The Depositary shall call the first meeting oftheCouncil
and the Commissions as ,soon aspracticable after theentry into
force ofthis Convention . ■
ARTICLE 18
This Convention shall apply ,insofar asthe European Economic
Conunurity isconcerned ,tothe territories inwhich theTreaty
establishing the European Economic Community isapplied and under
the conditions laid down in .that Treaty . !
ARTICLE 19
1.Any Party may propose amendments tothis Convention tobe
considered bythe Council .Aproposed amendment shall besent to
the Secretary not later than 90days before themeeting atwhich it
isproposed tobeconsidered .The Secretary shall immediately
transmit the proposed amendment tothe Parties .
2.The adoption ofanamendment bytheCouncil shall require
the unanimous vote ofthe Parties present and casting anaffirmative
ornegative vote .The text ofanamendment soadopted shall be
transmitted bythe Secretary totheDepositary which shall immediately
notify the Parties thereof .
•3.Anamendment shall enter into force for all Parties 30days
after the date specified inthenotification bythe Depositary of
receipt from allParties ofinstruments ofratification orapproval .

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4.AParty which becomes bound bythis Convention after an
amendment hasentered into force inaccordance with paragraph 3
shall beconsidered asaParty tothe Convention asamended .
5.The Depositary shall immediately notify all Parties of
thereceipt ofinstruments ofratification orapproval and the
entry into force ofamendments .
ARTICLE 20
1.Any Party may denounce this Convention with effect from 31
December ofany |year bygiving notice totheDepositary onorbefore
thepreceding 30June .The Depositary shall immediately inform the
other Parties ofsuch denunciation .
2.Any other Party may denounce this Convention with effect from
the same 31December bygiving notice tothe Depositary within 30
days ofthe date onwhich the Depositary informed the Parties ofa
denunciation under paragraph 1.
ARTICLE 21
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1.The original ofthis Convention shall bedeposited with the
Council ofthe European Communities ,referred tointhe Convention
asthe "Depositary ",which shall transmit certified copies thereof
toall signatories and acceding Parties .
2.The Depositary shall register this Convention inaccordance
with article 102 ofthe Charter ofthe United Nations .
INWITNESS WHEREOF theundersigned ,being duly authorized thereto ,
have signed this Convention .
OPENED FORSIGNATURE atReykjavik on2March 1982 ,inasingle original ,
intheEnglish andFrench languages ,both texts being equally
authoritative .