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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(80)668 final
Brussels,4November 1980
Proposal fora
COUNCIL DECISION
ontheconclusion !oftheConvention onFuture
Multilateral Cooperation intheNorth-East
Atlantic Fisheries
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(submitted totheCouncilbytheCommission )
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1.On3November 1976theCouncilagreedthattheCommunity shouldparticipate
ininternational cooperation .fortheconservation andmanagement ofresources
withininternational fisheries organisations ,including specifically the
NorthEastAtlantic Fisheries Organisation "...providedthattheappropriate
amendments aremadetothe-provisions governing theirpresentmethodof
operation,inorder:
-toensuretheparticipation oftheCommunity assuch,inaccdancewith
theprocedures laiddownbytheTreaty ,fortheexercise ofitspowersand
inparticular thosearising fromthecommonfisheries policy; ;
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-tolimitand/oramendtheresponsibilities oftheinternational organisations
inordertoensurethatitisinconformity withandcompatible withthe
responsibilities entrusted tothecoastalstateinrespectofthemanagement
ofitsownresources ."<1)
2.Inlate1976theCommission andtheCouncil,moreover *agreedthatacontinuation
ofthemembership oftheNorth-East Atlantic Fisheries Convention of1959
(NEAFC)ofMemberStatesoftheCommunity wasincompatible withthedevelopment
ofacommonfisheries policy,andtheMemberStatesconcerned ,therefore,gave
noticeoftheirwithdrawal fromtheNEAFCConvention witheffectfrom
1January 1978, ' •
3.Asaconsequence oftheestablishment of200milesfisheryzonesbythecoastal
StatesoftheNorthAtlantic,theNorth-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission
decided,inNovember 1976,tobegindiscussions todevelop anewConvention *
Following aseriesofpreparatory meetingsorganised bytheNEAFCCommission,
aDiplomatic Conference onFutureMultilateral Cooperation intheNorth-East
Atlantic Fisheries,in whichtheCommunity participated,washeldinLondon
duringtheperiod2QthFebruaryto3rdMarch1978forthepurposeoffinalising
thetextofthenewConvention .TheConference failed,however,becauseof
someparties'opposition totheinclusion ofprovisions intheConvention
allowingtheEECtobecomeasignatory andthusaContracting Party.
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Inpursuanceofaresolution bytheNorth-EastAtlanticFisheriesCommission
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inNovember1979aWorkingGroupofinterestedparties,includingthe
Community,wasestablished toconsiderissuesremainingunresolvedinthetext
ofthedraftConvention whichresultedfromtheDiplomatic Conference inLondon
1978.ThisWorkingGroupmetinLisbonduringtheperiod26to29February1980,
andarrivedatagreementonthetextofanewConvention.Followingthismeeting
theGovernmentoftheUnitedKingdomdecided,inAugust1980,toseektheapproval
ofthe PartiesreferredtoinArticle20,paragraphe 1,forthe
attachedtextofanewConvention .Havingreceivedconfirmation ofthistextfrom
alltheParties theUKGovernmentwiltopentheproposedConvention
forsignaturebetweenthe17November1980and.the28February1981.Thenew
Conventionwillcomeintoforceonthedatewhen7signatories,ofwhichatleast
3exercisefisheriesjurisdiction inpartsoftheConvention area,havedeposited
theirinstrumentofratification orapproval.
3.ThenewConvention constitutes anappropriate framework ,foramultilateral coope­
rationfortheconservation ofthefisheriesresourcesofthewatersofthe
North-EastAtlanticOceanlayingbeyondtheareasundercoastalStatejurisdiction .
TheCommunityhas,forobviousgeographical reasons,aclearinterestinpromoting
andparticipating insuchcooperation .
ThetextofthenewConventionis,intheCommission'sopinion,
satisfactory anditmeetsinparticular thetwospecificobjectives setbythe
Councilinitsnegotiating directives totheCommission .Ontheonehand,the
CommunityisentitledtobeaContracting PartytotheConvention asoneofthe
partiesmentionedinArticle20;ontheotherhand,theareainwhichthe
Fisheries Commission established undertheConventionwillexerciseresponsibility
:*forthemanagementoffisheryresourcesisconfinedtothatpartoftheConvention
Areawhichliesbeyondtheareasunderfisheriesjurisdiction ofthecoastal
States(Article5)..
4.Forthereasonsgivenabove,theCommissionproposesthattheCouncilapprove
thedraftConvention,andsetinmotiontheprocedureforsignature and
conclusionoftheConvention bytheCommunity,thatis:
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-that,atitsnextsession,theCouncil
-decidetoproceed,subjecttoconclusion ,tosignature ofthe
Convention ,
-authorise itsPresident todesignate thepersons empowered to
signtheConvention ; -
-thattheCounciltakesteps,inconformity withitsnormalpractice,
toconsulttheEuropean Parliament ;
-thattheCouncildecide,attheappropriate time,toadopt
theattacheddraftdecision approving theConvention .

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Proposalfora
CouncilDecision
ontheconclusionoftheConvention onFutureMultilateral Cooperation
intheNorth-East AtlanticFisheries
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
andinparticularArticle43thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropeanParliament (1),
Whereasinternational cooperation andconsultation areindispensable for
theconservation andoptimumuseoftheNorth-EastAtlanticFisheryresources
inwatersoutsidethezonesunderthejurisdiction ofthecoastalStates;
Whereas,tothisendandwithaviewtoreplacingtheNorth-EastAtlantic
FisheriesConventionof24January1959,anewmultilateral convention on
theNorth-EastAtlanticfisheries wasnegotiated,andwhereastheCommunity
tookpartinthesenegotiations ;
Whereas,followingthenegotiations ,theUnitedKingdomGovernment,as,
depositary,openedthenewConvention ,forsignaturefrom17November1980
to28February1981;whereas,bytheendofthatperiod,theConvention had
beensignedbyofthepartiesspecifiedinArticle20thereof,
ofwhichexercisejurisdiction overfisheriesinpartsoftheConvention
zone,includingtheCommunity;
WhereasCommunityfishermenworkinpartsoftheConvention zoneoutside
thezonesunder'thejurisdiction ofthecoastalStates/andwhereas,therefore,
itisintheCommunity'sinteresttojoinintheinternational cooperation
onconservation anduseoftheresourcesinquestionbyaccedingtothe
newConvention;
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HAS DECIDEf .ASFOLLOWS :
Art 1cLe 1
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TheConvention onFuture Multilateral Cooperation inthe North-East
Atlantic Fisheries ishereby approved onbehalf ofthe European Economic
Community .The text ofthe Convention isannexed tothis Decision .
Article 2
ThePresident ofthe Council shall deposit the instrument ofapproval with
theGovernment oftheUnited Kingdom ofGreat Britain andNorthern Ireland *
inaccordance with Article 20ofthe Convention (2).
Done at For the Council
The President
<2)The General Secretariat ofthe Council will ensure that the date on
which theCommunity 'saccession totheConvention enters into force
ispublished intheOfficial Journal ofthe European Communities .

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COIxV ERTICI *OìlFUTILE mL'SZUkWZRM COOPERATIGLI Jìa
N0B7H-EA3T ATLANTIC FISHERIES
THE CONTRACTING PARTIES r
WOTIMG that th© coastal states ofthis Horth-Sast Atlantic
have ,inaccordance ivith relevant principles ofinternational
law ,extended their Jurisdiction over theliving resources of
their adjacent waters tolimits ofuptotwohundred nautical
niles from the byalines from which thebreadth ofthe
territorial seainmeasured ,andexercise within these areas
sovereign rights forthepurpose ofexploring andexploiting ,
conserving andmanaging these resources ;
TAKING into account the work ofthe Third United Nations
Conference ontheLaw oftheSea in .the field offisheries ;
DESIRING topromote theconservation and optimum utilisation
ofthe fishery resources oftheWorth-East Atlantic area within
3framework appropriate tothe regime ofextended coastal state
jurisdiction over fisheries ,andaccordingly toencourage
international cooperation andconsultation with respect tothese
resources ;
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CONSIDERING that «heNorth^Eas tAtlantic Fisheries
Convention of2^January 1959 should accordingly bereplaced ,
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ARTICLE 1
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1.Thearea towhich this Convention applies ,hereinafter
referred toas"theConvention Area ",shall bethe'waters
(a)within those parts oZtheAtlantic andArctic
Oceans and their dependent seas which lie north
-of36°north latitude andbetween "42°west longitude
and51°east longitude ,butexcluding
(i)theBaltic Se"^.andBelts lying tothesouth
and east oflines drawn from Hasenore Head
toGniben Point ,from Korshagc toSpodsbierg
and .from Gilbierg Head tothe Kullen ,and
(ii)theMediterranean Seaand itsdependent seas
asfar asthe point ofintersection ofthe
parallel of36°latitude andthemeridian
of5°36' west longitude ;
(b)within that part oftheAtlantic Ocean north of
59°north latitude andbetween 44°west longitude
and42°west longitude . "
2®This Convention applies toallfishery resources of
theConvention Area with the exception ofseamammals ,sedentary
species ,i.e*organisms which ,attheharvest able stage ,either
ar&icmobile onorunder theseabed orareunable tomove except
inconstant physical contact with theseabed orthesubsoil
and ,insofar asthey aredealt with byother international
agreements ,highly migratory species andonadromous stocks .
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ARTICLE 2
Nothing /Athis Convention shall bedeemed toaffect the
rights ,cl'/ins ,orviews ofenyContracting Party withregard
tothe1.-flitsorextent ofjurisdiction over fisheries ..
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ARTICLE 3
1.Forthepurposes ofthis Convention theContracting
Parties agree toestablish andmaintain aNorth-East Atlantic
Fisheries Commission ,hereinafter referred toas"theCommission ".
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2.TheCommission shall have legal personality andshall
enjoy initsrelations with other international organisations
and intheterritories ofthe vContracting Parties such legal
capacity asmay benecessary -toperform itsfunctions and
achieve its ends . . .
3.Each Contracting Party shall appoint totheCommission
not more than tworepresentatives who may beaccompanied atany
ofitsmeetings byexperts and advisers .
4.TheCommission shall elect its own President andnot
more than two Vice-Presidents .
5.The Office ofthe Commission shall beinLondon ,
6»Except when the Commission determines otherwise ,it
shall meet once ayear inLondon atsuch time asitdecides ;
provided ,however ,that upon therequest ofaContracting Party
and subject totheconcurrence ofthree other Contracting Parties *
the President shall ,a3soon aspracticable ,convene ameeting
atsuch time and place ashemay determine .
7» •TheCommission shall appoint its ownSecretary arid
such other staff asitmay require .
8. 1TheCommission may setupsuch Committees and other
subsidiary bodies asitconsiders desirable fortheexercise of
its duties and functions *
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90•EachContracting Perfcyshallhav©onevots±uth®
Commission oDecisions ofthe-Coisalssion shallbetakaa'oj
asimplemajority j,ovj?ifthisOorrF^iitien sp^aifie&Xlj
requires aqualified majority *hjatwQ^thirds majorityof
thevotesofallContesting Pitiespresent aridcasting •
affirmative ornegative votes -,provide!that -novotsshall "be
taken -unlessthereiaaquoruaaof•fewo^thirds ofthe
Contracting Parties *'Ifthe:?©isaaarmdivisionofvotes
onenysetterwhichissubjectto&simplemajoritydecision ^
theproposalshallheregarded as.rsj^ctedo
I0oSubjecttotheprovisions ofthisArticle ,the
Commission shalladoptitsownRulesofProcedure ,including
provisions fortheelection ofthePresident andVice-Presidents
andtheirternsofoffice.
11»Reportsoftheproceedings oftheCommissi onshall
betransmitted assoonaspossible totheContracting Parties
inEnglish andFrench,
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ARTICLE 4
1.The Commission shall perform its functions inthe
interests ofthe conservation and optimum utilisation ofthe
fishery resources oftheConvention Area and shall take into
account the best scientific evidence available toit,
2.TheCommission shall provide aforum forconsultation
andexchange ofinformation onthestate ofthefishery resources
intheConvention Area andonmanagement policies ,including
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examination oftheoverall effect ofsuch policies onthefishery
resources .
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ARTICLE 5
1.TheCommission shall,asappropriate ,make
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recommendations concerning fisheries conducted beyondthe
areasunderfisheries jurisdiction ofContracting Parties *
Suchrecommendations *shallbeadoptedbyaqualified
majority .
2.TheCommission intheexercise ofitsfunctions under
paragraph 1shallseektaensureconsistency between
(a)anyrecoirniendation -thatappliestoastockorgroup
ofstocksoccurring bothwithin ,'imareaunderthe
fisheries jurisdiction ofaContracting Partyand
beyond,oranyrecommendation thatwouldhavean
effectthroughspeciesinter-relationships ona
stockorgroupofstocksoccurring inwholeorin
partwithinanareaunderthefisheries jurisdiction
r>faContracting Party,and
(b)anymeasures anddecisions takenbysuchContracting
Partyforthemanagement andconservation ofthat
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stockorgroupofstockswithrespecttofxsherxes
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conducted withintheareaunderitsfisheries
jurisdiction .
Theappropriate Contracting PartyandtheCommission shall
accordingly promotethecoordination ofsuchrecommendations ,
measures anddecisions#
-3.Forthepurposeofparagraph 2eachContracting Party
shallkeeptheCommission informed ofitsmeasures anddecisions

ARTICLE 6
1eTheCommission may-make recorr/neudations concerninr
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fisheries conducted withinanareaunderfisheries jixrisdicti on
ofaContracting Party,provided thattheContracting Party
inquestion sorequests andtherecommendation -receivesits
affirmative vote» »
,2.TheCommission maygiveadviceconcerning fisheries
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referred toinparagraph 1iftheContracting Partyin
question sorequests .
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Inthe exercise ofits functions ,asset outinArticles
5anf' 6,theCommission may consider inter alia measures for
(a)theregulation offishing gear andappliances ,
including the size ofmesh offishing nets ,
(b)theregulation ofthe size limits offish that
may beretained onboard vessels ,orlanded or
exposed oroffered for sale ,
(c)theestablishment "ofclosed seasons andofclosed
areas ,
(d)theimprovement andincrease offishery resources ,
v/hich may include artificial propagation ,the
transplantation oforganisms and thetransplantation
ofyoung ,
(e)the establishment oftotal allov /able catches and
their allocation toContracting Parties ,
(f)the -regulation oftheamount offishing effort and
itsallocation toContracting Parties ,
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ARTICLE 8
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1.TheCommission maybyaqualified majority make
recommendations concerning measures ofcontrolrelating tofisheri
conducted beyondareasunderthefisheries jurisdiction of
Contracting Partiesforthepurpose ofensuring theapplication
ofthisConvention andanyrecommendations adoptedthereunder <,
2.TheCommission mayalsomakerecommendations concerning
* • *measures ofcontrolrelating to-fisheries conducted within
anareaunderthefisheries jurisdiction ofaContracting Party,
providedthattheContracting Partyinauer.+icnnorequests and
therecommendation receivesitsaffirmative vote.
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Recommendations adoptedunderthisArticle mayinclude
•provisions fortermination different fromthoseprovided forin
Article 13.*
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ARTICLE' 9
1.TheCommission may ?"byaqualified majority *
make reoo.aiendat iony providing for the collection ofstatistical
information relating tofisheries conducted beyond areas under
the fisheries jurisdiction ofContracting Parties ,
2.The Conxuisci onmay also make recommendations providing
0for the collection ofstatistical information relating to
fisheries conducted within an -area under the fisheries
jurisdiction ofaContracting Party ,provided that the
recommendation receives theaffirmative vote ofthat Contracting
Party .
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Whenadopting recon:.T.endationu thuCc.auiionch:il\
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determine whether,andunder ;whichconditions ,those
recommendations shallapplytofishingoperations conducted solely
forthepurposeofscientific investigation carriedoutaccording
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torelevant principles andrulesofinternational law, "/
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1.The Co;nni ssionyhall swithout undue delay ,notify the
Contracting Parties oftherecommendations adopted bythe
Commission under this Convention .
2.The Commission may publish orotherwise disseminate
reports ofitsactivities and other information relating to
the fisheries inthe Convention Area .
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1.Arecommendation shall become binding onthe
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Contracting Parties subject totheprovisions ofthi3 Article
anduhall enter into force onadate determined bythe
Commission ,which shall notbebefore 30days after the
expiration oftheperiod orperiods ofobjection provided for
inthis Article . -
2.(a)AnyContracting Party may ,within 50days ofthedate
ofnotification ofarecommendation adopted under paragraph .1of
Article 5,under paragraph 1oj?Article 8orunder paragraph 1of
Article 9,object .thereto .Inthewent ofsuch anobjection ,any
other Contracting Party nay similarly object within 40days after
receiving notification ofthat objection .Ifanyobjection
ismade within this further period of40days ,other
Contracting Parties areallowed afinal period of40days
after receiving notification ofthat ,objection inwhich to
(b)Arecommendation shall notbecome binding ona
Contracting Party which has objected thereto .
r(c)Ifthree ormore Contracting Parties have oujscted
toarecommendation itshall not become binding onany
Contracting Party .
(d)Except when arecommendation isnotbinding on
ar.yContracting Party according totheprovisions ofsub­
paragraph (c),aContracting Party which has'objected toa
recommendation may atanytime withdraw that objection and
shall then bebound bytherecommendation within 70days ,or
asfrom thedate ,determined bytheCommission under paragraph
whichever isthe later .
(e)Ifarecoasmendation isnotbinding onany
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atanylime agree among themselves togive effect thereto ,in *
which event they shall immediately notify theCommi-ssion
accordingly .
3» thecase ofarecommendation adopted under paragraph 1
ofArticle 69under paragraph 2ofA.rticle 8/orunder paragraph 2
ofArticle 9,only theContracting Party exercising fisheries
jurisdiction inthearea inqtiestion nsay swithin 60days ofthe
date ofnotification oftherecommendation ,object thereto ,in
which case therecommendation shall notbecome binding onany
Contracting Party .
4.TheCommission shall notify theContracting Parties
ofanyobjection andwithdrawal immediately upon thereceipt
thereof ,andofthe entry into force ofanyrecommendation and
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oftheentry into effect ofanyagreement made .pursuant to
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1.(a )After theexpiration ofoneyear from thedate of
entry into force ofarecommendation adopted under paragraph 1
ofArticle 5,paragraph 1ofArticle 8orparagraph 1of
Article 9,anyContracting Party maynotify ,theCommission
ofthetermination ofitsacceptance oftherecommendation arid ,
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.ifthat notification isnot withdrawn ,the recommendation
shall cease tobebinding on'that Contracting Party atthe end
ofoneyear from the date ofnotification ,
(b)Arccormendation which hoticeased tobebinding on
.aContracting Party shall cease tobebinding onany other
Contracting Party 3$days after the date onwhich the latter .
notifies theCommission ofthetermination ofitsacceptance
oftha recommendation ,,
2.Inthe case of,recommendations adopted under paragraph
ofAxticle 6,paragraph 2ofArticle 8orparagraph 2of
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Article 9,only .thsContracting Party exercising fisheries
jurisdiction intha area inquestion maynotify thecommission
oftermination ofitsacceptance ofthe recommendation ,inv<;.*
.event itshall cease tobebinding onany Contracting Party at
the endof90daiys frora "'"he datvi ofthenotification .
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3»The Cojjimiission sshrCLX nci^ify the Contracting Parties
ofanynotification under this Artic?,e immediately v:pcn the
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1.Intheinterest oftheoptimalperformance ofthe
functions setoutinArticles 4,5and6,theCommission shall
seekinformation andadvicefromtheInternational Councilfor
theExploration oftheSea.Suchinformation andadviceshall
besoughtonmattersrelatedtotheCommission 'sactivities and
fallingwithinthecompetence oftheCouncil ,including
information andadviceonthpbiology andpopulation dynamics
ofthefishspeciesconcerned ,thestateofthefishstocks,the .
effectoffishing -onthosestocks ^andmeasuresfortheir
conservation andmanagement .
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2.Inordertofacilitate thetasksoftheInternational
• * •Councilfor'theExploration oftheSeainproviding information
andadvicetotheCommission ,theCommissi onshallseekto
establish ,incooperation withtheCouncil ,arrangements to
ensurethatresearch .studiesforthispurpose ,including joint
*• ?."
studies,areencouraged andconducted efficiently andwithout
unduedelay. "v >
3»TheCommission mayestablish working arrangements
withanyotherinternational organisation whichhasrelated
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AHTICIE 15
1.Withoutprejudica totherightsofContracting
Partiesinregardtowatersundertheirfisheries jurisdiction ,
theContracting Partiesshalltakesuchaction,including 'the
imposition ofadequate sanctions forinfractions ,asmayha
necessary to-makeeffective theprovisions ofthisConvention
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andtoimplement anyrecommendation whichbecomesbindingunder
•.Article 12, ."•-
2.EachContracting Partyshalltransmit tothe
Commission anannualstatement ofthaactionsithastaken
pursuant toparagraph 1,
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1.EachContracting PartyshallinformtheCommission
ofitslegislative measures andofanyagreements which -it
mayhaveconcluded ,insofarasthosemeasures andagreements
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relatetotheconservation ancxutilisation offisheryresources
intheConvention Area. !
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2.EachContracting Party ,shall ,furnish ontherequest
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oftheCommission anyavailable 'scientific and.statistical
information neededforthepurposes ofthisConvention and
suchadditional information .as-mayberequired under "
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Article 9.
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ARTICLE 17
1.EachContracting Part^shallpaytheexpenses ofit
owndelegation toallmeetings heldunderthisConvention .
2oAtitsfirstmeetingtheCommission challadopta
budgetforitsfirstfinancial year*'Atthismeetingthe
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Commission mayalso,asappropriate ,adoptabudgetforthe
secondfinancial year* • k
3,At-eachannualsessiontheCommission shalladepti
budgetforthefollowing financial yearanda"budgetestimate
forthefinancial yearfollowing thereafter® Adraftbudget
ariddraftbudgetestimateshallbesubmitted bythePresident
oftheCommission tothe'-Contracting Partiesnotlessthan
* '· ■ .
40daysbeforethemeetingofthsCoasaissioh atwhichthey
aretobeconsidered . ;
4,■TheCommission shalldetermine thecontributions
duefromeachContracting Partyundertheannualbudgets
according tothefollowing formula :
(a)one-third ofthebudgetshallbedivided
equally amongtheContracting Parties ,
(b).two-thirds ofthebudgetshallbedividedamong
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theContracting Partiesinproportion totheir
nominalcatchesintheConvention Area,onthe
basisoftheInternational Council forthe
Exploration ,of,theSeadefinitive /
catchstatistics forthecalendar yearending
notmorethan24andnotlessthan18months
beforethebeginning ofthebudgetyear.'
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•.jhov/evcr,thetumualcontribution ofunyContractinglar-y
whichhasapopulationot'lwthanJ00.000inhabitantsshall
'belimitedtoamaximumor^orthetotalbudget.Whenthis
contribution issolimited,theremainingpartorthebudget
shallbedivided,amongtheotherContracting Partiesinaccordance
withsub-paragraphs (a)'and<b).This'ruleshallbeelective
fortherirstfivebudgetyearsortheCommission andthereafter .
itshallbesubjectto'annual .reviewbytheCommission which
maychange'itbyadecision'adoptedbyathree-fourths majority
ofallContracting Parties.V .
5*TheCommission shall*notifyeachContracting Partyof
thecontribution duefromthatPartyasdetermined underparagraph 4/
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aaidofthedate.asdetermined bytheCommission bywhichtnis
contribution shallbepaid.
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6.Thecontribution ofaContracting Partywhichhas
ac?edcdtothisConvention duringthecourseofafinancial
yearshall,inrespectofthatyear,beapartproportional
tothenumberof.corapOLete monthsremaining intheyearofthe
.anualcontribution calculated inaccordance withparagraph 4.
7.Contributions shallbepayableinthecurrency of
thecountryinwhichtheOfficeoftheCommission islocated. -
8.AContracting Partywhichhasnobpaidbythedate
determined bytheCommission itscontributions fortwoyears
shallnotenjoythe.rightofcastingvotesandofmaking '
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.objections underthisConvention untilithasfulfilled i"ts
obligations ,unless,attherequestoftheContracting Party
concerncd rtheCommission decides ©therv/is.e0
9a-TheCommission shalladoptru3csfor"theconduct •
ofitsfinancialaffairo. •••/•'
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ABTICLB 1.8
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j Byaqualified majority theCommission maysub-divide
theConvention Areaintoregions anditsayaltertheboundarie
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andvarythenumberof.regionsprovided thatthedecision
receives theaffirmative votaofeachContracting Party
exercising fisheries jurisdiction inanypartofthearea
affected .

ARTICLE 19
1.AnyContracting Partymaypropose amendments to
thisConvention .Anysuchproposed amendment shallbesent
totheSecretary atleast90dayspriortothemeetingat
whichtheContracting Partyproposesittobeactedupon.
TheSecretary shalltransmit theproposal immediately tothe.
Contracting Parties ,
3,Theadoption ofaproposed amendment Requires ,a
three-fourths majority ofallContracting Parties,The ■
tfcxfcofanyproposed iJiien&mrnt .soadoptedshallbe
transmitted bytheCommission totheDepositary whichshall
forthwith forwardittotheContracting Parties.
3'.Anamendment shalltakeeffectfortheContracting
Parties 120day3following thedateofthenotification bythe
Depositary ofreceiptofwrittennotification ofapproval by
three-fourths of.allContracting Parties ,unlessanyother
Contracting Partynotifies theDepositary ,within90daysofthe
dateofthenotification bytheDepositary ofsuchreceipt ,that
itobjectstothe'amendment ,inwhichcasetheamendment shallnot
\
takeeffectforanyContracting Party.AContracting Partywhich
hasobjected toanamendment nayatanytimewithdrawits
objection .Ifallobjections toanamendment arewithdrawn ,the
••
ajRiencLTient shalltakeeffectfortheConi;racting Parties 120days
.following thedateofthenotification bytlieDepositary of
» ,
receiptofthelastwithdrawal ,,''
4oAPartywhich'ratifies ^accepts/approves oraccedes
tothisConvention afteranamendment hasbeenadoptedin
accordance with'paragraph £shallbedeemedtohave .approved
thesaidamendment® ' ?.
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Depositary shall promptly notify theContracting
Parties ofthe receipt ofnotifications ofapproval ofamendment
the receipt ofnotification ofobjection orwithdrawal of
objections ,and theentry into forca ofamendment ??.
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ARÎlCLE 20/
1.ThisConvention shallbeoponforsignature from17
i»ovci:;lov 19^0to2<3February 1961bytiiafollowing parties:Bulgaria .
1
Cuba,Earmarkinrer.pectoftheFaroeIslands,theEuropean Economic
Comisunity ,Finland,theGermanDemocratic Kepublic,Iceland ,Norway,
Poland,'jrorfcu^al ,Spain,SwedenandtheIlniouofSovietSocialist
Kcpublic ;;.Itshallb«ratified ,accepted or^approvad nssoonas
•ponsibTf *andtheinnti'urtents ofi^atification ,acceptance orapprova ?.
shallbedeposited withtheGovernment cftheUnitedKingdomof
GroatBritainandNorthern Ii-elpnd,referredtointhisConvention
«;•;"t'-iou-jpor.itavy ",; ;
2.ThisConvention shalltmterintoforceuponthedepositof
instruments ofratification ,acceptance orapproval bynotless
thansevonSignatories ,provided thattheseincludeatleastthroe
Signatories exorcising fisheries jurisdiction withintheConvention
Ar:;f.If,howe/or,thisConvention hasnotenteredintoforceone
yearjfcrotathedateon\:hichthisConvention isopenedforsignature ,
butnotlessth^nfiveSignatories havedeposited instruments of
ratification ,acceptance orapproval ,including ;atleastthree
Signatories exercising fisheries jurisdiction withintheConvention
Aren,theseSignatories mayagreeamongthemselves byspecial
protocol onthodatoon.vhichthisConvention s'^allenterintoforoe
in C3:«thisConvention shallenterintoforcewithrespect
tob.v*partythatratifies ,acceptsorapprovesthereafter onthe
dateofdeposit ,ofitsinstrument ofratification ,acceptance or
approval . - .
Anyofthepartiesreferredtoinparagraph 1whichhas"•
not:viv-nedthisConvention mayaccedet^e^fttoatanytixueafterithas
enterodintoforteinaccordance withparagraph 2. '
4.AnyStatenotreferred'.toinparagraph 1,exceptaMember
.ofthoilnropoan Economic Conurtlmity.»ist$yaccedetothis
Cor.vnih'nn atroytinoaftvrithawontnredintoforcein
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accordance with paragraph 2,provided that anapplication for '
accession ofthat Stats 1meets with theapproval ofthree-four't 4i~
ofall theContracting Parties' .
. * > •,
Anapplication foraccession shall beaddressed inwriting to
'V • •.."i *
theDepositary which shall notify allContracting Parties
thereof .The application isapproved ifwithin .90 .days from
the date of,such notification three-fourths *ofall the Parties
inrespect ofwhich this Convention has already entered into
force bythat date have notified theDepositary oftheir
approval ofthe application .
TheDepositary shall notify tho Stuta applying for
accession andallContracting Parties ,ofthe result ofthe
application .
5«Accession shall beeffected bythe deposit ofan
instrument ofaccession with -the'Depositary and shall take effect
\
onthe date ofits receipt .As .from that date anyParty which
"this
accedes toxifa Convention shall bebound Ijy.the recommendations
which are ,atthe time ,ofits accession ,binding onall the
other Contracting Parties aswell asbyanyother
recommendations which are ,a-tthat tiae ,.binding onone ormore .
* . . . »
ofthe Contracting Parties and are not specifically excluded
bytheacceding Party initsinstrument ofaccession ..
6.TheDepositary shall inform all Signatories andall
acceding Parties ofallinstruments ofratification ,acceptance ,
approval oraccession deposited ,and shall notify Signatories
¥
ofthedate ajid theParties inrespect ofwhich thisConvention
enters into force ,r
7.TheDepositary shall ,call thefirst meeting ofthe
Commission assoon aspracticable after theentry into force
ofthis Convention andshall coranunicate theprovisional
a^snda toeach Contracting' Party .
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Atany time after twoyears from thedate onwhich this
Convention has entered into force with respect -to a
Contracting Party ,that Party may denounce theConvention
bymeans ofanotification inwriting addressed tothe
Depositary .Anysuch denunciation shall *take effect twelve
months after the date ofits receipt ,and shall benotified
totheContracting Parties bythe Depositary .
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ARTICLE -22
This Convention ,ofwhich the English and French texts
are equally authentic ,shall bedeposited with theGovernment
oftheUnited Kingdom ofGreat Britain and Northern Ireland .
TheDepositary shall transmit duly certified copies tothe
Signatories and acceding Parties ,and shall register the
Convention inaccordance wi'th Article 102 ofthe Charter of
thfcUnited Nations . / 1
INV/ITM2SS Y«JI£R'20 ?theundersigned ,being duly authorised
thereto ,have signed this Convention .
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DONE ATLONDON this .......... day of••>»•••••• •OneThousand
Nine Hundred andEighty .
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'yOlU'TMG C-ir-lT?'CMTHEFUTURE OFNEAFC
> Lisbon :FEBRUARY X9BO
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Itisagreed that the v/ording ofArticle 20(4 )does not
preclude theaccession ofaMember State of.thoEEConbehalf
ofanyterritory towhich theConvention does notapply by
virtue ofthe ISSC's .mrtic.i.pation .intheConvention .
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