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PROPOSAL FORACOUNCILDECISION
CONCERNING THECONCLUSION OFTHECONVENTION ONTHE
CONSERVATION OFANTARCTIC MARINELIVINGRESOURCES
(presented bytheCommission totheCouncil)
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
I. Background
On 12March 1979 ,the Council adopted adecision authorizing theCommission
tonegotiate ,onbehalf oftheCommunity ,fortheestablishment .ofa v
Convention ontheconservation ofAntarctic Marine Living Resources .
ACommunity representative participated ininformal consultations amongst
theconsultative Parties totheAntarctic Treaty of1959 which took place
inBerne inMarch 1979 and inWashington inJune 1979 .Thepurpose of
these consultations wastoprepare anewdraft convention .
Theinfluence oftheCommunity representative during these consultations
was limited /inasmuch as certain delegations insisted onclosely following
adraft which hadbpen drawn upataprevious meeting inWashington in
June 1978 ,inwhich the Community hadnotparticipated .Nonetheless ,the
Community representative ,supported byMember States which areConsultative v
Parties tothe1959 Antarctic Treaty (Belgium ,France andtheUnited
Ν -
Kingdom ),wasable tosecure theinclusion ofseveral draft articles
providing fortheparticipation ofregional economic integration organizations
inthenewConvention .Thedraft Convention prepared inWashington in
June 1979 became thebasis fornegotiations attheDiplomatic Conference
oftheConservation ofAntarctic Marine Living Resources which took place
inCanberra from 7to20May1980 .•TheConvention wasopened forsignature
on11th September ,1980 .
II. The new Convention
ACommunity ,representative with observer .status ,together with representatives
ofthethree Member States oftheCommunity which asreConsultative Parties
tothe1959 Antarctic Treaty andtheFederal Republic ofGermany ,participated
intheDiplomatic Conference .The Conference concluded with thesignature ,
ofaFinal Actapproving thetext ofanewConvention towhich theCommunity
hastheright toaccede upon itsentry into force ,r

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DespitetheLimitationoftheroleoftheCommunityrepresentative to
thatofanobserver,andthefactthattheconferenceworkedonatext
whosebasicelementshadbeendrawnupatmeetingsinwhichtheCommunity
hadnotparticipated,theCommunityrepresentative securedamendments
onseveralpointswhichwereofparticularrelevancetothestatusofthe
CommunityintheConference,notablyArticlesX(2),XX,andXXIV(2)(c).
III.Communityparticipation
TheCommunitywasnotabletopersuadecertainConsultative Partiesthat
itshouldhavetherighttoparticipate inthenewConventionasasignatory­
(Art.XXVI),butitdidsucceedinobtaininganunderstanding that,despite
thetermsofArticleXXIX,theCommunitywouldaccedetotheConvention
simplybydepositingitsActofAccessionwiththeDepositary (the
GovernmentofAustralia)andwithoutitsaccessionbeingsubjectto
consultation amongMembersoftheCommission.TheCommunitywas
obligedtoacceptthatthisunderstanding shouldberecordedonlyina
declarationbytheDepositaryP^Noobjectionwasraisedwhenthisdeclaration
wasmadeattheendoftheConference .
IV..TheCommissionestablished bytheConvention
TheCommunityrepresentative wasnotabletosecuretheadoptionofa,
textofArticleVII.whichwasdesignedtoassurethe.rightof.
theCommunitytobecomeamemberoftheCommissionunderthesamecondition%
asthepartiesreferredtoinparagraph2(a)ofthisArticle,i.e.without
beingsubmittedtotheprocedureforapprovalprovidedforinparagraph
2(d)ofthesamearticle. "-■'.■
TheConsultativePartieswhichopposedtheCommunity'sproposalonthis
subjectaccepted,however,thatitwouldparticipateintheCommission
fromthemomentofitsaccession .totheConvention.Thisunderstanding
wasalsorecordedintheformofadeclaration madebytheDepositary
duringtheConference,adeclarationagainstwhichnodelegations ,raised.... (1)objections.
(1)SeeAnnextoExplanatory Memorandum

V.Communityparticipation inCommissiondecisions
Therepresentatives oftheCommunityandoftheMemberStatesconcerned
pointedoutthattheCommissionmightneedtotakedecisionsonmatters
forwhichboththeCommunityandthoseofitsMemberStatesparticipating
intheConventionarecompetent.TheotherConsultative Partiesaccepted
thatitwouldbepossibleforboththeCommunityanditsMemberStatesto
participateinthediscussionofsuchquestionsprovidedthatthiswould
notleadtoanincreaseintheweightoftheCommunityand,itsMember
Statesinthedecision-making process.Inpracticethisimpliesthatone
MemberStateortheCommunitywould refrainfromparticipating
inthetakingofthedecisioninsuchacase.TheCommunityrepresentative
acceptedthisprinciplewhichisexpressedinparagraph'3ofArticleXII.
Giventhatdecisions .intheCommissionwillbetakenbyunanimity,the
onlycaseinwhichsuchasituationmightariseison^inwhichthe
Communityrepresentative andtherepresentatives ofalltheMemberStates
whoaremembersoftheCommission,exceptone,areinfavourofaparticular
decision.InthiscaseitwouldneedtobeagreedinCommunitycoordination
thattheMemberStatewithanopposingpositionshouldnotbetheoneto
refrainfromparticipating inthetakingofthedecisionundertheterms
ofArticleXII(3).
TheCommunityhadproposedwordingforArticleXIIC4)whichwouldgive
/
theCommunityaweightedvote,equivalenttothenumberofMemberStates
participating intheConvention.Butthisproposalreceivednosupport
andtheCommunityhadtoacceptthatitwoulddisposeofnomorethan
asinglevoteasintwootherConventionsinthefieldoftheconservation
andmanagementofmarinelivingresourceswhichprovideforCommunityparti­
cipation(NAFO,NEAFC).
TheCommunityrepresentative hadsoughttointroduceaprovisioninto
ArticleXIX(budget)whichwouldspecifythat,notwithstanding the
generalrulesetoutinArticleXII(3),theCommunityandeachofits
MemberStateswhicharemembersoftheCommission wouldbeentitledto
participate indecisionsonbudgetaryandfinancialmatters.
• / ■, ,'
ThisproposalwasnotacceptedbytheConference.

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VI. Amendments
t
Theoriginal text included aprovision which limited theright of ■
prooosinp amendments toContractina_Parties whichare also .Consultative
Parties totheAntarctic Treaty .TheCommunity succeeded ineliminating
this provision .
VII . Conclusion
The Commission considers that itisinthe interest ofthe Community
toparticipate actively ininternational cooperation toprotect living
resources when itislikely that Community vessels will fish inthewaters «
concerned.This condition applies tothewaters covered by .theconvention
inquestion . -
Furthermore theCommission considers that theCommunity should beaparty to
the Convention onthe same day asthose ofitsMember States which are signato­
ries totheConvention and,ifpossible ,from thedayofitsentry into force .
For these reasons the Commission invites the Council
- ,toadopt theattached decision concerning the
•Conclusion ofthe Convention ontheConservation '
ofAntarctic Marine Living resources ,and
-torecord inits minutes the draft declaration
annexed hereto

ANNEXTOEXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
\,
I
ExtractfromtheclosingspeechbytheLeaderoftheAustralian
Delegation totheConference ontheConservation ofAntarticMarine
LivingResources .
Thereisonematterofbusinesstowhichitmightbeappropriate for
metoreferinconclusion .Sincethereweresomediscussions regarding
theaccessionoftheEuropeanCommunitytotheConvention,andits
membership oftheCommission,Ishouldperhapsrecordtheunderstanding
oftheAustralian Government asDepositarythat,iftheCommunitywere
tolodgeaninstrumentofaccessiontotheConvention,itwouldbe
eligibletobecomeaMemberoftheCommission .TheAustralian Government
wouldactinaccordance withthatunderstanding .

CounciLecision
concerningtheconclusionoftheConvention onthe,
Conservation ofAntarcticMarineLivingResources
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
andinparticularArticle43thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
.(1)HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropeanParliament ,
WhereasthefragileecologicalbalanceoftheAntarcticOceanrequires
international regulationofthemanagement andconservation ofthemarine
livingresourcesthereof;
Whereas,^tothisend,aninternational ConventionontheConservationof
AntarcticMarineLivingResourceshasbeendrawnupbyadiplomaticconference
heldinCanberrainMay1980inwhichtheCommunityparticipated ;
WhereasthisConventionwillenterintoforceonthe30thdayafterthedate
whentheeigthinstrumentofratification isdeposited,andthatafterits
entryintoforce,theCommunitymayaccedetothisConvention;-
Whereas,inordertocontributetotheconservation oftheresourcesinthe■
areacoveredbythisconventionandinwhichCommunityFishermenconduct
theiractivities,itisnecessaryfortheCommunitytoaccedetotheConvention;
HASDECIDEDASFOLLOWS:
Article 1
TheConventionontheConservation ofAntarcticMarineLivingResourcesishereby
approvedonbehalfoftheEuropeanEconomicCommunity.Thetextoftheagreement
isannexedtothisDecision..
Article2
ThePresidentoftheCounciIshalldeposittheinstrumentofapprovalwiththe
.(2)AustralianGovernment,inconformitywithArticleXXVIIoftheConvention
(?)ThedateofentryintoforceofCommunityaccessiontotheConvention bepublishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunitiesthrough
GeneralSecretariatoftheCouncil.

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Article3
ThisDecisionshallbepublishedintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .
Doneat x For.theCouncil
ThePresident

Declaration toberecordedintheminutesof
theCouncilmeetingontheDecisionconcerning
theconclusion oftheConvention onthe
Conservation ofAntarcticMarineLivingResources
andtheaccessionoftheCommunitytotheConvention
ToensurethattheCommunityaccedestotheInternational Conventiononthe
Conservation ofAntarcticMarineLivingResourcesonthesamedateasthose
ofitsMemberStateswhicharesignatoriestotheConventionand,ifpossibl
assoonasitentersintoforce,theCouncilagreesthattheMemberStates
whicharesignatoriestotheConventionwilldeposittheirinstruments of
ratification simultaneously andnotbeforeatleast5othersignatoryStates
havedepositedtheirinstruments ofratification andtheCommunity
isinapositiontodeposititsinstrumentofaccession.

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CONFERENCE ONTHE CONSERVATION OF
ANTARCTIC MARINE LIVING RESOURCES
CANBERRA ,7-20 MAY 1980
FINAL ACT
,1
TheGovernments ofArgentina ,Australia ,Belgium ,Chile ,
TheFrench Republic ,German Democratic Republic ,Germany ,Federal
Republic of,Japan ,New Zealand ,Norway ,Poland ,The Republic of
South Africa ,TheUnion ofSoviet Socialist Republics ,TheUnited
Kingdom ofGreat Britain andNorthern Ireland ,and TheUnited
States ofAmerica ;
having accepted the invitation extended tothem bytheGovernment
ofAustralia toparticipate inaConference ontheConservation of
Antarctic Marine Living Resources ,appointed their representatives ,
advisers and observers who are listed below :
ARGENTINA
Representatives
HisExcellency ,Ambassador Angel Maria CLIVERI L0PE7-
Director-General ofAntarctica and Malvinas ,
Ministry ofForeign Affairs ,
Buenos Aires
Alternate Representative
HisExcellency ,Minister Ricardo Pedro QUADRI
Ministry ofForeign Affairs ,
Buenos Aires
Delegates
First Secretary ,Joaquin Daniel OTERO
Ministry ofForeign Affairs ,
Buenos Aires
Third Secretary ,Bernardo FERNANDEZ DASILVA
Ministry ofForeign Affairs ,
Buenos Aires
Advisers
Air General (R)Cesar Miguel COMES
National Director ofAntarctic ,
Ministry ofDefence ,
Buenos Aires
Rear Admiral (R)Alberto Oscar CASELLAS
Secretary ofMarine Affairs ,
Buenos Aires
Rear Admiral (R)Cesar A.CASTAGNA
Navy General Headquarters ,
Buenos Aires

Lieutenant Colrnel Julio V.FUSCALDO
Antarctic Department ,
Army General Headquarters ,
Buenos Aires
Vice-Commodore (R)Oscar CAMPOS
National Directorate ofAntarctic ,
Ministry ofDefence ,
Buenos Aires
DrEduardo Rcbustiano MARENCO
Ministry ofDefence ,
Buenos Aires
Secretary
Miss Celia Margarita CHACON
Ministry ofForeign Affairs
Buenos Aires
AUSTRALIA
Representative
MrJ.E. RYAN ,OBE
Deputy Secretary ,
Department ofForeign Affairs
and subsequently
HisExcellency MrK.G. BRENNAN ,AO
Australian Ambassador toSwitzerland
Alternate Representatives
MrG.A. BRENNAN
Assistant Legal Adviser ,
Department ofForeign Affairs
MrM.J. McKEOWN ,
International Légal Branch ,
Department ofForeign Affairs
MrJ.CARLSON
Oïl and Gas Division ,
Department ofNational Development andEnergy
MrC.G. McCUE
Acting Director ,
Antarctic Division ,
Department ofScience and the Environment
MrH.JITTS ,
Marine Science Branch ,
Department ofScience and the Environment
MrH.BURMESTER
Principal Legal Officer ,
Attorney-General 'sDepartment
DrK.R. KERRY
Antarctic Division ,
Department ofScience and theEnvironment

MrB.J. WALKER
Policy Division
Department ofScience and theEnvironment
MrM.STURMAN
Policy Branch
Fisheries Division
Department ofPrimary Industry
MrA.CATON
Acting Director
Resource Management Section
Department ofPrimary Industry
MrJ.BAILEY
Economic Division
Department ofForeign Affairs
DrG.BAINES
Australian National Parks &Wildlife Service
MrG.KAZS
Education and Science Branch
Department ofFinance
MrN.BRIDGER
Government and Légal Branch
Department ofthePrime Minister andCabinet
MrD.C. McEWAN
Policy Division
Department ofScience and theEnvironment
MrD.J. MASON
Legal and Treaties Division
Department ofForeign Affairs
Parliamentary Advisers
Senator J.KNIGHT
Senator K.W. SIBRAA
MrM.BAILLIEU ,MP
MrR.JACOBI ,MP
Advisers
MrA.J. HARRISON
Chairman oftheCommonwealth /States Standing Committee onFisheries
MrM.KENNEDY
Representative oftheAustralian Conservation
Foundation and Friends ofthe Earth
BELGIUM
Representative
Professor A.van der ESSEN
Minister .
Ministry ofForeign Affairs
Alternate Representative
MrM.J. COUVREUR
First Secretary ,
Belgian Embassy ,
Canberra

CHILE
Representative
HisExcellency SrNicolás NOVOA
Ambassador onSpecial Mission
Santiago
Alternate Representatives
His Excellency SrJorge VALDOVINOS
Ambassador ,
Embassy oftheRepublic ofChile ,
Canberra
Delegates
SrJuan FONTECILLA
Head oftheAntarctic Department ,
Directorate ofState Boundaries and Limits ,
Ministry ofForeign Relations ,
Santiago
SrCarlos CROHARE
Head ofAntarctic Division ,
Directorate ofSpecial Politics ,
Ministry ofForeign Relations ,
Santiago
SrCelso MORENO
Counsellor ,
Embassy oftheRepublic ofChile ,
Canberra
Advisers
SrRoberto CABEZAS
Director ,Institute ofFisheries Development#
Economic Ministry ,
Santiago
FRANCE
Representative
MrRemy TEISSIER duCROS
Minister Plenipotentiary
Delegation
MrDaniel HERY
Deputy Director ,
Maritime Fisheries ,
Ministry ofTransport
Miss Josiane COURATIER
Secretary ofForeign Affairs ,
Legal Affairs Division ,
Ministry ofForeign Affairs
MrGerard BOIVINEAU
Second Secretary ,
Embassy ofFrance ,
Canberra

Adviser
MrJeanPaulBLOCH
DirectorofResearch,
Secretariat ofStateofOverseas
Departments andTerritories
GERMANDEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
Representative
HisExcellency DrGerhardLINDNER
AmbassadorExtraordinary andPlenipotentiary of
GermanDemocraticRepublictoAustralia
AlternateRepresentatives
DrR.POSER
FirstSecretary ,
EmbassyoftheGermanDemocraticRepublic
Canberra
DrW.RANKE
MinistryofRegionallyAdministrated andFoodstuffIndustries
GERMANY,FEDERALREPUBLIC OF
Representative
DrHeinzW.DITTMANN
AmbassadorExtraordinary andPlenipotentiary of
theFederalRepublicofGermany
toChile
AlternateRepresentative
MrNorbertKLEESCHULTE
Counsellor ,
FederalMinistryofAgriculture andForestry,
Bonn
DrARNOLD
Counsellor ,
'FederalMinistryforResearchandTechnology ,
Bonn
MrIngoRADCKE
FirstSecretary,
EmbassyoftheFederalRepublicofGermany,
Canberra
MrsHubertine STEINHAUSEN
AssistantAttache,
EmbassyoftheFederalRepublicofGermany,.
Canberra

JAPAN
Representative
His Excellency MrMizuo KURODA
Ambassador Extraordinary andPlenipotentiary
ofJapan toAustralia
Alternate Representatives
MrChusei YAMADA
Deputy Director-General ,
Treaties Bureau ,
Ministry ofForeign Affairs
MrTakashi TAJIMA
Counsellor (Political )
Embassy ofJapan
MrFiji KUSANO
Counsellor (Agriculture ,Forestry andFisheries )
Embassy ofJapan
Advisers
MrTokuya KIKUCHI
Assistant Director ,
International Affairs Division ,
Oceanic Fishery Department ,
Fishery Agency
MrKeitaro SATO
First Secretary ,
Embassy ofJapan
MrJun YOKOTA
Deputy Director ,
International Conventions Division ,
Treaties Bureau ,
Ministry ofForeign Affairs
MrKunio SHIMIZU
Deputy Director ,
Fishery Division ,
Economic Affairs Bureau ,
Ministry ofForeign Affairs
MrSeigi HINATA
First Secretary
Embassy ofJapan

NEW ZEALAND
Representative
MrW.R. MANSFIELD
Head ,Legal Division ,
Ministry ofForeign Affairs ,
Wellington
Alternate Representatives
MrA.E. MATHESON
First Secretary ,
NewZealand High Commission
NORWAY
Representative
HisExcellency MrTorleiv ANDA
Ambassador
Alternate Representative
MrH.O. OESTGAARD
Head ofDivision ,
Department ofPolar Affairs ,
Ministry ofJustice andPolice
POLAND
Representative
HisExcellency MrRyszard FRACKIEWICZ
Ambassador Extraordinary andPlenipotentiary ofthe
Polish People 'sRepublic inAustralia .
Alternate Representative
MrJanusz MICKIEWICZ
Director oftheLegal andTreaties Department ,
Ministry forForeign Affairs ,
Warsaw
Delegates
MrJan PIECHURA Ph.D.
Deputy Director ,
SeaFisheries Institute ,
Gdynia
MrMarek ZELAZKO
Legal Adviser ,
Ministry forForeign Trade andMarine Economy ,
Warsaw

SOUTH AFRICA
Representative
MrP.F. THERON
Secretary forIndustries ,
Pretoria
Alternate Representatives
MrP.D. OELOFSEN
Senior Law Adviser ,
Department ofForeign Affairs andInformation ,
Pretoria
»
MrT.F. WHEELER
Under-Secretary ,
Department ofForeign Affairs andInformation
Pretoria
MrG.H. STANDER
Director ofSeafisheries
Department ofAgriculture andFisheries
Cape Town
MrH.F. VAN ZYL
Third Secretary ,
South African Embassy ,
Canberra
USSR
Représentative
DrY.M.RYBAKOV
Head ofTreaties and Legal Department ,
Ministry ofForeign Affairs
Alternate Representatives
1
DrV.V. GOLITSIN
Head ofDivision ofPublic International Law ,
Treaties andLegal Department ,
Ministry ofForeign Affairs
DrT.G. LUBIMOVA
AllUnion Scientific Institute onFishery
andOceanographic Research
Ministry ofFisheries
DrV.K. ZILANOV
Deputy Head ofForeign Relations Department ,
Ministry ofFisheries
Adviser
L.A. RAINA
Counsellor ,
Embassy oftheUSSR
Canberra
Secretary
Miss Ludmila P.PICHUGINA
Legal andTreaty Department ,
Ministry ofForeign Affairs

UNITED KINGDOM
Representative
Sir Donald LOGAN K.C.M.G.
Foreign andCommonwealth Office
London ■
Alternate Representatives
DrJohn A.HEAP
Head ,
Polar Regions Section ,
Foreign andCommonwealth Office ,
London
MrDavid EDWARDS
Legal Adviser ,
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
London
UNITED STATES
Représentative
Morris D.BUSBY
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Oceans and Fisheries Affairs ,
Department ofState
Alternate Representatives
R.TUCKER SCULLY
Acting Director ,
Office ofOceans and Polar Affairs ,
Department ofState
Carmen J.BLONDIN
Director ,
Office ofInternational Fisheries Affairs ,
National Marine Fisheries Service ,
National Oceanic andAtmospheric Administration
Department ofCommerce
David COLSON
Office oftheLegal Adviser .
Department ofState
Advisers
Joseph E.BENNETT
Division ofPolar Programs ,
National Science Foundation
Robert J.HOFMAN
Scientific Program Director ,
Marine Mammal Commission
Alan F.RYAN ,
Foreign Affairs Officer ,
Office ofInternational Fisheries Affairs ,
National Marine and Fisheries Service ,
National Oceanic andAtmospheric Administration
Department ofCommerce

Private Sector Advisers
James N.BARNES
Center forLawandSocial Policy ,
Washington ,D.C.
Katherine GREEN HAMMOND
Ecosystem Modeling andSimulation
ElPaso ,Texas
Thefollowing international organisations were invited by
theGovernment ofAustralia toparticipate asobservers inthe
Conference andappointed their delegations asfollows
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
Representatives
Mr M.MARCUSSEN
Head ofDivision
Commission oftheEuropean Communities
Professor J.H.J. BOURGEOIS
Legal Adviser
Commission ofthe European Communities
Advisers
Representatives ofthemembers oftheCouncil ofthe
European Communities
MrT.M. KASTEEL
Acting representative ofthePresidency ofthe
Council ofthe European Communities
Counsellor
Mr M.GORMSEN
First Secretary
General Secretariat ofthe Council ofthe European Communities
Professor Daniel VIGNES
Director ,Légal Service
MrErik STEIN
Principal Administrator
Directorate General ofExternal Relations
Mrs M.GILCT-KCEHLER
Secretarv
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANISATION
MrMichel SAVINI
Regional Fisheries Law Adviser
Fisheries Department
INTER-GOVERNMENTAL OCEANOGRAPHIC COMMISSION
MrR.C. GRIFFITHS
Assistant Secretary

INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR THE CONSERVATION OFNATURE AND
NATURAL RESOURCES
MrRobert BOOTE
Vice-President andRegional Councillor
DrD.F. McMICHAEL
Treasurer andRegional Councillor
INTERNATIONAL WHALING COMMISSION
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Professor J.D. OVINGTON
Australian Commissioner tothe I.W.C.
SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE ONANTARCTIC RESEARCH
DrDavid TRANTER
CSIRO
Division ofFisheries andOceanography
SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE ONOCEANIC RESEARCH
DrG.HUMPRHEY
University ofSydney
TheConference met atCanberra on7May 1980 under the
Chairmanship ofMrJ.E. Ryan ,Representative ,ofthedelegation of
Australia .TheSecretary-General wasMrR.H. Wyndham .
ADrafting Committee established under theRules of
Procedure ofthe Conference was constituted asfollows :
MrDavid EDWARDS ,United Kingdom ,(Chairman )
HisExcellency ,Minister Ricardo Pedro QUADRI ,Argentina
Senor Joaquin Daniel OTERO ,Argentina
MrJohn BAILEY ,Australia
Senor Juan FONTECILLA ,Chile
Senor Celso MORENO ,Chile
Miss Josiane COURATIER ,France
MrGerard BOIVINEAU ,France
MrJun YOKOTA ,Japan
MrP.D. OELOFSEN ,South Africa
DrV.V. GOLITSIN ,U.S.S.R.
MrDavid COLSON ,U.S.A.
TheFinal Session washeld on20May1980 .Asaresult
deliberations theConference hasestablished anddrawn
signature a"Convention ontheConservation ofAntarctic
Living Resources "thetext ofwhich isannexed hereto .ofîts
upfor
Marine

The Conference also decided toinclude inthe Final Act
the text ofthe following statement made bytheChairman on
19May 1980 regarding theapplication oftheConvention onthe
Conservation ofAntarctic Marine Living Resources tothe waters
adjacent toKerguelen andCrozet over which France has jurisdiction
and towaters adjacent toother islands within thearea towhich
this Convention applies over which the existence ofState
sovereignty isrecognized byallContracting Parties .
"1.Measures for the conservation ofAntarctic marine living
resources ofthewaters adjacent toKerguelen and Crozet ,
over which France has jurisdiction ,adopted byFrance
prior totheentry into force ofthe Convention ,would
remain inforce after the entry into force oftheConvention
until modified byFrance acting within the framework of
the Commission orotherwise .
2. After the Convention has come into force ,each time the
Commission should undertake examination ofthe conservation
needs ofthemarine living resources ofthe general area
inwhich thewaters adjacent toKerguelen and Crozet
are tobefound ,itwould beopen to .France either toagree
that thewaters inquestion should beincluded inthe area
ofapplication ofany specific conservation measure under
consideration ortoindicate that they should beexcluded .
Inthe latter event ,the Commission would not proceed to
theadoption ofthe specific conservation measure ina
form applicable tothewaters inquestion unless France
removed its objection toit.France could also adopt such
national measures asitmight deem appropriate for the
waters inquestion .
3. Accordingly ,when specific conservation measures are
considered within the framework ofthe Commission and
with theparticipation ofFrance ,then :
(a)Frahce would bebound byany conservation
measures adopted byconsensus with its
participation for the duration ofthose
measures .This would notprevent !France from
promulgating national measures that were more
strict than the Commission 'smeasures orwhich
dealt with other matters ;
(b)Inthe absence ofconsensus ,France could promulgate
any national measures which itmight deem appropriate .
4.Conservation measures ,whether national measures ormeasures
adopted bytheCommission ,inrespect ofthewaters adjacent
toKerguelen andCrozet ,would beenforced byFrance .The
system ofobservation andinspection foreseen bytheConvention
would notbeimplemented inthewaters adjacent toKerguelen
andCrozet except asagreed byFrance andinthemanner soagreed .
5. Theunderstandings ,setforth inparagraphs 1-4above ,
regarding theapplication oftheConvention towaters
adjacent totheIslands ofKerguelen andCrozet ,also
apply towaters adjacent tothe islands within the
area towhich this Convention applies over which the
existence ofState sovereignty isrecognized byall
Contracting Parties ."
objection tothestatement wasmade .

II
TheConference ontheConservation ofAntarctic Marine Living Resources ,
Noting that adefinitive regime for theconservation ofAntarctic
marine living resources hasbeen elaborated ,anddesiring tohave
that regime enter into force asquickly aspossible ;
Recognizing that harvesting ofAntarctic marine living resources is
presently taking place andunderlining theimportance ofthe
objectives oftheConvention ontheConservation ofAntarctic Marine
Living Resources ; ■ .'
Recognizing theneed toidentify ,emphasize and co-operate in
carrying out research activities that will facilitate the effective
operation oftheConvention ;
lDesiring further tofacilitate the implementation oftheConvention
byemphasizing and co-ordinating thecollection ofscientific
and fisheries data needed for the Scientific Committee tobe
constituted under the terms oftheConvention tobegin effective
work upon entry into force oftheConvention ;
Calls upon the Parties entitled tobecome Members oftheCommission
1. Totake allpossible steps tobring theConvention onthe
Conservation ofAntarctic Marine Living Resources into
force as .soon aspossible;'
2. Toshow thegreatest possible care and concern ,bearing
inmind theprinciples andobjectives ofArticle II
oftheConvention ,inanyharvesting ofAntarctic marine
living resources ,intheperiod prior .toentry into force
ofthe Convention and examination ofthe status of
stocks bytheScientific Committee tobeestablished by
the Convention onthe Conservation ofAntarctic Marine
Living Resources ;
3. Tothegreatest extent practicable and feasible toco-operate
broadly and comprehensively inthe continued development
ofthe scientific and fisheries data necessary for the
effective operation oftheConvention ontheConservation
ofAntarctic Marine Living Resources ,and tothis end :
(a)tointensify research related toAntarctic marine
living resources ; v
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(b)toidentify thespecific scientific andfisheries
data needed and how those data should becollected
and recorded tofacilitate the work ofthe
Scientific Committee tobeestablished bythe
Convention ;and
(c)tocompile scientific and fisheries data identified
pursuant tosub-paragraph (b)above inorder to
distribute those data totheContracting Parties upon
entry into force oftheConvention onthe
Conservation ofAntarctic Marine Living Resources .

III
The Conference onthe Convention for the Conservation ofAntarctic
Marine Living Resources ,
Having agreed onatext ofaConvention which
would establish aCommission and Scientific
Committee for the Conservation ofAntarctic
Marine Living Resources and anExecutive
Secretariat ,;
Recognising theneed toexamine working methods
for theExecutive Secretary and Secretariat so
that they -maybegin their work assoon aspossible
after entry into force oftheConvention ;
Takes note ofthe intention oftheDepositary toconvene ameeting
ofrepresentatives ofParties entitled tobecome Members of
theCommission within one year after expiration oftheperiod
during which theConvention isopen forsignature for the purpose
ofconsidering steps which might betaken tofacilitate theearly
operation oftheCommission ,Scientific Committee and Executive
Secretariat when these bodies are established .
IV
TheConference ontheConservation ofAntarctic Marine Living
Resources resolves ;
1.toexpress itsgratitude totheAustralian Government
foritsinitiative inconvening thepresent -Conference
and for itspreparation ;
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2.toexpress toitsChairman ,MrJ.E. Ryan ,itsdeep
appreciation fortheadmirable manner inwhich he
has guided the Conference ;
3. toexpress tothe officers and staff ofthe
Secretariat itsappreciation fortheir untiring
efforts incontributing totheattainment ofthe
objectives oftheConference .
V
The Conference onthe Conservation ofAntarctic
Marine Living Resources resolves :
That the Government ofAustralia beauthorised to
publish theFinal Act ofthis Conference and the
text ofthe Convention annexed hereto .

VI
The Conference onthe Conservation ofAntarctic
Marine Living Resources resolves :
Toexpress itsdeep appreciation totheAustralian
Government for itsoffer toprovide asite forthe
Headquarters oftheCommission tobeestablished
under the Convention .
Done atCanberra ,this Twentieth Day ofMay 1980 ,in
asingle original copy tobedeposited inthearchives of
the Government ofAustralia which will transit a
certified copy thereof toall theother Participants
inthe Conference .
Inwitness whereof ,thefollowing representatives have
signed this Final Act .

CONVENTION ONTHE CONSERVATION OF
ANTARCTIC MARINE LIVING RESOURCES
The Contracting Parties ,
RECOGNISING the importance ofsafeguarding theenvironment
andprotecting the integrity oftheecosystem ofthe seas
surrounding Antarctica ;
NOTING the concentration ofmarine living resources found
inAntarctic waters and the increased interest inthepossibilities
offered bythe utilization ofthese resources asasource of
protein ;
CONSCIOUS .ofthe urgency ofensuring the conservation of
Antarctic marine living resources ;
CONSIDERING that itisessential toincrease knowledge of
theAntarctic marine ecosystem and its components soastobeable to
base decisions onharvesting onsound scientific information ;
BELIEVING that the conservation ofAntarctic marine living
resources calls for international co-operation with due regard
for the provisions oftheAntarctic Treaty andwith the active
involvement ofall States engaged inresearch orharvesting activities
inAntarctic waters ;
RECOGNISING theprime responsibilities ofthe Antarctic Treaty
Consultative Parties for the protection and preservation ofthe
Antarctic environment and ,inparticular ,their responsibilities
under Article IX,paragraph 1(f )oftheAntarctic Treaty inrespect
ofthepreservation and conservation ofliving resources in
Antarctica ;,
RECALLING the action already taken bytheAntarctic Treaty
Consultative Parties including inparticular theAgreed Measures
for the Conservation ofAntarctic Fauna and Flora ,aswell asthe
provisions ofthe'Convention for theConservation ofAntarctic Seals ;
BEARING inmind the concern regarding the conservation of
Antarctic marine living resources expressed bytheConsultative
Parties atthe Ninth Consultative Meeting oftheAntarctic Treaty
and the importance oftheprovisions ofRecommendation IX-2 which
led totheestablishment ofthepresent Convention ;
BELIEVING that itisintheinterest ofallmankind topreserve
thewaters surrounding theAntarctic continent forpeaceful
purposes only andtoprevent their becoming thescene orobject of
international discord ;
RECOGNISING ,inthelight oftheforegoing ,that itis
desirable toestablish suitable machinery forrecommending ,
promoting ,deciding upon andco-ordinating themeasures and
scientific studies needed toensure the conservation of
Antarctic marine living organisms
HAVE AGREED asfollows :
ARTICLE 1
1.This Convention applies totheAntarctic marine living
resources ofthearea south of60°South latitude and tothe
Antarctic marine living resources ofthe area between that
latitude and theAntarctic Convergence which form part ofthe
Antarctic marine ecosystem .
2.Antarctic marine living resources means thepopulations of
fin fish ,molluscs ,crustaceans and allother species of
living organisms ,including birds ,found south oftheAntarctic

TheAntarctic marine ecosystem means thecomplex ofrelation­
ships ofAntarctic marine living resources with each other
andwith their physical environment .
TheAntarctic Convergence shall bedeemed tobealine joining
thefollowing points along parallels oflatitude andmeridians
oflongitude :
50°S ,C°;50°S ,30°E ;45°S ,30°E ;45°S ,80°E ;55°S ,80°E ;
55CS,150°E ;60°S ,150°E ;60°S ,50°W ;50°S f50°W ;50°S ,0°.
ARTICLE II
1.Theobjective ofthis Convention istheconservation of
Antarctic marine living resources .
2. LFor thepurposes ofthis Convention ,theterm "conservation "
includes rational use .
3.Anyharvesting andassociated activities inthearea towhich
this Convention applies shall beconducted inaccordance with
theprovisions ofthis Convention andwith thefollowing
principles ofconservation :
(a)prevention ofdecrease inthesize ofanyharvested
population tolevels below those which ensure its
stable recruitment .For this purpose its size should
not beallowed tofall below alevel close tothat
which ensures thegreatest net annual increment ;
(b)maintenance ofthe ecological relationships between
harvestfed ,dependent and related populations of
Antarctic marine living resources and therestoration
ofdepleted populations tothe levels 'defined in
sub-para graph (a)above ;
and
(c)prevention ofchanges orminimization oftherisk of
changes inthemarine ecosystem which are not
potentially reversible over twoorthree decades ,
taking into account thestate ofavailable knowledge
ofthedirect and indirect impact ofharvesting ,the
effect ofthe introduction ofalien species ,the
effects ofassociated activities onthe marine
ecosystem andoftheeffects ofenvironmental changes ,
with theaimofmaking possible thesustained
conservation ofAntarctic marine living resources .
ARTICLE III
TheContracting Parties ,whether ornot they are Parties to
theAntarctic Treaty ,agree that they will notengage inany
activities intheAntarctic Treaty area contrary tothe
principles andpurposes ofthat Treaty and that ,intheir
relations with each other ,they arebound bytheobligations
contained inArticles IandVofthe Antarctic Treaty .

ARTICLE IV
1.With respect totheAntarctic Treaty area ,allContracting
Parties ,whether ornot they are Parties totheAntarctic
Treaty ,arebound byArticles IVand VIoftheAntarctic
Treaty intheir relations with each other .
2.Nothing inthis Convention andnoacts oractivities taking
place while thepresent Convention isinforce shall :
(a)constitute abasis for asserting ,supporting or
denying aclaim toterritorial sovereignty inthe
Antarctic Treaty area orcreate any rights of
sovereignty intheAntarctic Treaty area ;
(b)beinterpreted asarenunciation ordiminution by
anyContracting Party of ,orasprejudicing ,any
right orclaim orbasis ofclaim toexercise
coastal state jurisdiction under international law
within the area towhich this Convention applies ;
(c)beinterpreted asprejudicing theposition ofany
Contracting Party asregards itsrecognition or
non-recognition ofany such right ,claim orbasis
ofclaim ;
(d)affect theprovision ofArticle IV,paragraph 2,ofthe
Antarctic Treaty that nonewclaim ,orenlargement of
anexisting claim ,toterritorial sovereignty in
Antarctica shall beasserted while the Antarctic
Treaty isinforce .
ARTICLE V
1. The Contracting Parties which are not Parties tothe
Antarctic Treaty acknowledge thespecial obligations and
responsibilities oftheAntarctic Treaty Consultative
Parties for the protection andpreservation ofthe
environment oftheAntarctic Treaty area .
2.TheContracting Parties which are not Parties tothe
Antarctic Treaty agree that ,intheir activities inthe
Antarctic Treaty area ,they will observe asandwhen
appropriate theAgreed Measures for theConservation of
Antarctic Fauna and Flora and such other measures ashave
been recommended bytheAntarctic Treaty Consultative
Parties infulfilment oftheir responsibility for the
protection oftheAntarctic environment from all forms of
harmful human interference .
3.For thepurposes ofthis Convention ,Antarctic Treaty
Consultative Parties "means theContracting Parties to
theAntarctic Treaty whose Representatives participate in
meetings under Article IXoftheAntarctic Treaty .
ARTICLE VI
Nothing inthis Convention shall derogate from therights and
obligations ofContracting Parties under the International
Convention for the Regulation ofWhaling and theConvention
for the Conservation ofAntarctic Seals .

ARTICLE VII
1.TheContracting Parties hereby establish andagree tomaintain
theCommission forthe Conservation ofAntarctic Marine Living
Resources (hereinafter referred toas "the Commission ").
2.Membership intheCommission shall beasfollows :
(a)each Contracting Party which participated inthe
meeting atwhich this Convention was adopted shall
beaMember ofthe Commission ;
(b)each State Party which hasacceded tothis Convention
pursuant toArticle XXIX shall beentitled tobea
Member ofthe Commission during such time asthat
acceding party isengaged inresearch orharvesting
activities inrelation tothe marine living resources
towhich this Convention applies ;
(c)each regional economic integration organization which
hasacceded tothis Convention pursuant toArticle XXIX
shall beentitled tobeaMember ofthe Commission during
such time asits States members are soentitled ;
(d)aContracting Party seeking toparticipate inthework
oftheCommission pursuant tosub-paragraphs (b)and
(c)above shall notify theDepositary ofthebasis
upon which itseeks tobecome aMember oftheCommission
and ofitswillingness toaccept conservation measures
inforce .TheDepositary shall communicate toeach
Member ofthe Commission such notification and
accompanying information .Within twomonths ofreceipt
ofsuch communication from theDepositary ,any Member
oftheCommission may request that aspecial meeting of
the Commission beheld toconsider the matter .Upon
receipt /ofsuch request ,theDepositary shall call such
ameeting .Ifthere isnorequest for ameeting ,the
Contracting Party submitting thenotification shall be
deemed tohave satisfied therequirements forCommission
Membership .
3.Each Member ofthe Commission shall berepresented byone
representative whomay beaccompanied byalternate representatives
and advisers .
ARTICLE VIII
TheCommission shall have legal personality and shall enjoy
inthe territory ofeach ofthe States Parties such legal
capacity asmay benecessary toperform itsfunction and
achieve thepurposes ofthis Convention .The privileges
and immunities tobeenjoyed bytheCommission and its
staff intheterritory ofaState Party shall bedetermined
byagreement between theCommission and the State Party
concerned .
ARTICLE IX
Thefunction oftheCommission shall betogive effect tothe
objective andprinciples setout inArticle IIofthis
Convention .Tothis end ,itshall :
(a)facilitate research into andcomprehensive studies of
Antarctic marine living resources andofthe
Antarctic marine ecosystem ;

(b)compile data onthestatus ofandchanges inpopulation
ofAntarctic marine living resources and onfactors
affecting thedistribution ,abundance andproductivity
ofharvested species anddependent orrelated species
orpopulations ;
(c)ensure theacquisition ofcatch andeffort statistics
onharvested populations ;
(d)analyse ,disseminate andpublish the information
referred toinsub-paragraphs (b)and (c)above and
the reports ofthe Scientific Committee ;
(e)identify conservation needs andanalyse the
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(f)formulate ,adopt and revise conservation measures on
the basis ofthe best scientific evidence available ,
subject totheprovisions ofparagraph 5ofthis
Article ;
(g)implement thesystem ofobservation and inspection
established under Article XXIV ofthis Convention ;
(h)carry out such other activities asar2necessary to
fulfil theobjective ofthis Convention .
Theconservation measures referred toinparagraph 1(f)above
include the following :
(a)thedesignation ofthequantity ofany species which may
beharvested inthearea towhich this Convention applies ;
(b)thedesignation ofregions and sub-regions based onthe
distribution ofpopulations ofAntarctic marine living
resources ;,-
(c)thedesignation ofthequantity which may beharvested
from thepopulations ofregions andsub (-regions ;
(d)thedesignation ofprotected species ;
(e)thedesignation ofthe size ,age and ,asappropriate ,sexof
species which may beharvested ;
(f)thedesignation ofopen andclosed seasons forharvesting ;
(g)thedesignation oftheopening andclosing ofareas ,regions
orsub-regions forpurposes ofscientific study or
conservation ,including special areas forprotection and
scientific study ;
(h)regulation oftheeffort employed andmethods ofharvesting ,
including fishing gear ,with aview ,inter alia ,toavoiding
undue concentration ofharvesting inany region orsub-region
(i)thetaking ofsuch other conservation measures asthe
Commission considers necessary for the fulfilment ofthe
objective ofthis Convention ,including measures
concerning the effects ofharvesting andassociated
activities oncomponents ofthemarine ecosystem other
than the harvested populations .
TheCommission shall publish andmaintain arecord ofall
conservation measures inforce .
Inexercising itsfunctions under paragraph 1above ,the
Commission shall take full account ofthe recommendations and
advice ofthe Scientific Committee .

5.TheCommission shall take full account ofanyrelevant measures
orregulations established orrecommended bytheConsultative
Meetings pursuant toArticle IXoftheAntarctic Treaty orby
existing fisheries commissions responsible forspecies which
may enter the area towhich this Convention applies ,inorder
that there shall benoinconsistency between therights and
obligations ofaContracting Party under such regulations or
measures andconservation measures which may beadopted bythe
Commission .
6.Conservation measures adopted bythe Commission inaccordance
with this Convention shall beimplemented byMembers ofthe
Commission inthe following manner :
(a)theCommission shall notify conservation measures to
all Members ofthe Commission ;
(b)conservation measures shall become binding upon all
Members oftheCommission 180days after such notification ,
except asprovided insub-paragraphs (c)and (d)below ;
(c)ifaMember oftheCommission ,within ninety days following
thenotification specified insub-paragraph (a),notifies
theCommission that itisunable toaccept the
conservation measure ,inwhole orinpart ,themeasure shall
not ,totheextent stated ,bebinding upon that Member of
the Commission ;
(d)intheevent that anyMember oftheCommission invokes the
procedure setforth insub-paragraph (c)above ,the
Commission shall meet attherequest ofanyMember ofthe
Commission toreview the conservation measure .Atthe time
ofsuch meeting andwithin thirty days following the
meeting ,anyMember oftheCommission shall have theright
todeclare that itisnolonger able toaccept the
conservation measure ,inwhich case the Member shall no
longer ijebound bysuch measure .
ARTICLE X »
1.TheCommission shall draw theattention ofanyState
which isnot aParty tothis Convention toanyactivity
undertaken byitsnationals orvessels which ,inthe
opinion oftheCommission ,affects theimplementation of
the objective ofthis Convention .
2.TheCommission shall draw theattention ofallContracting
Parties toany activity which ,intheopinion ofthe
Commission ,affects theimplementation byaContracting
Party oftheobjective ofthis Convention orthe
compliance bythat Contracting Party with itsobligations
under this Convention .
ARTICLE XI
TheCommission shall seek tocooperate with Contracting
Parties which mayexercise jurisdiction inmarine areas
adjacent tothearea towhich this Convention applies in
respect oftheconservation ofanystock orstocks of
associated species which occur both within those areas
and thearea towhich this Convention applies ,with a
view toharmonizing theconservation measures adopted in
respect ofsuch stocks .

ARTICLE XII
1. Decisions ofthe Commission onmatters ofsubstance shall
betaken byconsensus .The question ofwhether amatter
isone ofsubstance shall betreated asamatter of
substance .
2. Decisions onmatters other than those referred toin
paragraph 1above shall betaken byasimple majority
oftheMembers oftheCommission present andvoting .
3. InCommission consideration ofany item requiring a
decision ,itshall bemade clear whether aregional
economic integration organization will participate inthe
taking ofthedecision and ,ifso,whether anyofits
member States will also participate .The number of
Contracting Parties soparticipating shall not exceed the
number ofmember States ofthe regional economic
integration organization which areMembers ofthe
Commission .
4. Inthe taking ofdecisions pursuant tothis Article ,a
regional economic integration organization shall have only
one vote .
ARTICLE XIII
1.The headquarters ofthe Commission shall beestablished at
Hobart ,Tasmania ,Australia .
2.The Commission shall hold aregular annual meeting .
Other meetings ,shall also beheld attherequest ofone-
third ofitsmembers and asotherwise provided inthis
Convention .Thefirst meeting oftheCommission shall be
held within three months oftheentry into force ofthis
Convention ,provided that among theContracting Parties
there are atleast two States conducting harvesting
activities within the area towhich this Convention applies .
The first meeting shall ,inany event ,beheld within one
year ofthe entry into force ofthis Convention .The
Depositary shall consult with the signatory States regarding
the first Commission meeting ,taking into account that a
broad representation ofsuch States isnecessary for the
effective operation oftheCommission .
3.TheDepositary shall convene the first meeting ofthe
Commission atthe headquarters oftheCommission .
Thereafter ,meetings oftheCommission shall beheld atits
headquarters ,unless itdecides otherwise .
4.TheCommission shall elect from among itsmembers aChairman
and Vice-Chairman ,each ofwhom shall serve for aterm of
two years and shall beeligible forre-election forone
additional term .The first Chairman shall ,however ,be
elected for aninitial term ofthree years .The Chairman
andVice-Chairman shall not berepresentatives ofthe same
Contracting Party .
5.TheCommission shall adopt andamend asnecessary therules
ofprocedure for the conduct ofitsmeetings ,except with
respect tothe matters dealt with inArticle XII ofthis
Convention .
6.TheCommission may establish such subsidiary bodies asare
necessary for the performance ofits functions .

ARTICLE XIV
TheContracting Parties hereby establish theScientific •
Committee for theConservation ofAntarctic Marine
Living Resources (hereinafter referred toas"theScientific
Committee ")which shall beaconsultative body tothe
Commission .TheScientific Committee shall normally meet ■
attheheadquarters oftheCommission unless the
Scientific Committee decides otherwise .
Each Member oftheCommission shall beamember ofthe
Scientific Committee andshall appoint arepresentative
with suitable scientific qualifications whomaybe
accompanied byother experts andadvisers . <
TheScientific Committee mayseek theadvice ofother
scientists andexperts asmayberequired onanadhoc
basis .
ARTICLE XV
The Scientific Committee shall provide a-forum for
consultation andcooperation concerning thecollection ,
study andexchange ofinformation with respect tothe
marine living resources towhich this Convention applies .
Itshall encouraqe and promote cooperation inthe .field .
ofscientific research inorder toextend knowledge ofthe
marine living resources oftheAntarctic ;marine ecosystem .
The Scientific Committee -shall conduct such activities as
theCommissipn may direct inpursuance ofthe objective
ofthis Convention and shall : "
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(a)establish criteria and methods tobeused for
determinations concerning theconservation
measures referred toinArticle ixof'this Convention ;
(b)regularly assess thestatus andtrends ofthe
populations ofAntarctic marine living resources ;
(c)analyse data concerning thedirect andindirect
effects ofharvesting onthepopulations of
Antarctic marine living resources ;
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(d)assess -theeffects ofproposed changes inthe
methods orlevels ofharvesting and proposed
conservation measures ;
(e)transmit assessments ,analyses ,reports and
recommendations totheCommission asrequested or
onitsowninitiative regarding measures andresearch
toimplement theobjective ofthis Convention ;
(f)formulate proposals for "theronduct ofinternational
andnational programs ofresearch into Antarctic
marine living resources .
Incarrying outitsfunctions ,the Scientific Committee shall have
regard tothework ofother relevant technical and
scientific organizations andtothescientific activities
conducted within ,the framework oftheAntarctic Treaty .

ARTICLE XVI
1.The first meeting oftheScientific Committee shall
beheld within three months ofthe first meeting of
the Commission .The Scientific Committee shall meet
thereafter asoften asmay benecessary tofulfil its
functions .
2.The Scientific Committee shall adopt and amend asnecessary
itsrules ofprocedure .Therules and anyamendments
thereto shall beapproved bytheCommission .The rules
shall include procedures forthepresentation ofminority
reports .
3.The Scientific Committee may establish ,with theapproval
oftheCommission ,such subsidiary bodies asarenecessary
for theperformance ofitsfunctions .
ARTICLE XVII
1.TheCommission shall appoint anExecutive Secretary to
serve "theCommission andScientific Committee according
tosuch procedures andonsuch terms andconditions as
theCommission maydetermine .Histerm ofoffice shall
befor four -years and heshall beeligible for re­
appointment .
2. The Commission shall authorize such staff establishment
forthe Secretariat asmay benecessary andtheExecutive
Secretary shall appoint ,direct and supervise such staff
according tosuch rules andprocedures and onsuch terms
andconditions astheCommission maydetermine .
3.TheExecutive Secretary andSecretariat shall perform the
functions entrusted tothemby the -Commission .
ARTICLE XVIII
Theofficial languages oftheCommission andofthe
Scientific Committee shall beEnglish ,French ,Russian
and Spanish .
PJKTICLEXIX
1.Ateach annual meeting ,theCommission shall adopt by
consensus itsbudget andthebudget oftheScientific
Committee .
2.Adraft budget fortheCommission andtheScientific
Committee andanysubsidiary bodies shall beprepared by
theExecutive Secretary andsubmitted totheMembers of
theCommission atleast sixty days before theannual
meeting oftheCommission .

Each Member ofthe Commission shall contribute tothe
budget .Until theexpiration offive years after the
entry into force ofthis Convention ,the contribution
ofeach Member oftheCommission shall beequal .
Thereafter the contribution shall bedetermined in
accordance with two criteria :the amount harvested
and anequal sharing among allMembers oftheCommission .
TheCommission shall determine byconsensus the '
proportion inwhich these twocriteria shall apply .
Thefinancial activities oftheCommission andScientific
Committee shall beconducted inaccordance with financial
regulations adopted bytheCommission andshall besubject
toanannual audit byexternal auditors selected bytheCommission .
Each Member oftheCommission -shall meet itsownexpenses
arising from attendance atmeetings oftheCommission and
oftheScientific Committee .
AMember oftheCommission that fails topay .its
contributions fortwoconsecutive years shall not ,during
theperiod ofitsdefault ,have theright toparticipate
inthetaking ofdecisions intheCommission
ARTICLE XX
The Members oftheCommission shall ,tothegreatest
extent possible ,provide annually totheCommission
and totheScientific Committee such statistical ,biological and
other data and information asthe Commission and
Scientific Committee may require intheexercise oftheir
functions . !
TheMembers ofthe Commission shall provide ,inthe
manner andatsuch intervals asmaybeprescribed ,
information about their harvesting activities ,including
fishing areas and vessels ,soastoenable reliable
catch andeffort statistics tobecompiled .
The Members oftheCommission shall provide tothe
Commission atsuch intervals asmaybeprescribed
information onsteps taken toimplement theconservation
measures adopted bythe Commission .
TheMembers oftheCommission agree that inany oftheir
harvesting activities ,advantage shall betaken of
opportunities tocollect data needed toassess the
impact ofharvesting .
ARTICLE XXI
Each Contracting Party shall take appropriate measures
within itscompetence toensure compliance with the
provisions ofthis Convention andwith conservation
measures adopted bytheCommission towhich theParty
isbound inaccordance with Article IXofthis
Convention .
Each Contracting Party shall transmit tothe
Commission information onmeasures taken pursuant to
paragraph 1above ,including theimposition of
sanctions foranyviolation .

ARTICLE XXII
Each Contracting Party undertakes toexert appropriate
efforts ,consistent with theCharter oftheUnited
Nations ,totheendthat nooneengages inanyactivity
contrary totheobjective ofthis Convention .
Each Contracting Party shall notify theCommission of
anysuch activity which comes toitsattention .
ARTICLE XXIII
The Commission and the Scientific Committee shall
co-operate with theAntarctic Treaty Consultative
Parties onmatters falling within thecompetence of
the latter .
The Commission and the Scientific Committee shall
co-operate ,asappropriate ,with the Food andAgriculture
Organisation ofthe United Nations and with other
Specialised Agencies .
The Commission and the Scientific Committee shall seek
todevelop co-operative working relationships ,as
appropriate ,with inter-governmental and non-governmental
organizations which could contribute totheir work ,
including theScientific Committee onAntarctic Research ,
theScientific Committee onOceanic Research and
the International Whaling Commission .
The Commission mav enter into agreements with the
organizations referred tointhis Article and with other
organizations asmay beappropriate .The Commission and
the Scientific Committee may invite such organizations to
send observers totheir meetings and tomeetings oftheir
subsidiary bodies .
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ARTICLE XXIV
Inorder topromote the objective and ensure observance
oftheprovisions ofthis Convention ,theContracting
Parties agree that asystem ofobservation andinspection
shall beestablished .
The system ofobservation and inspection shall be
elaborated bytheCommission onthebasis ofthe
following principles :
(a)Contracting Parties shall cooperate with each
other toensure theeffective implementation of
.the system ofobservation andinspection ,taking
account oftheexisting international practice .
This system shall include ,inter alia ,procedures
forboarding and inspection byobservers and
inspectors designated bytheMembers oftheCommission
andprocedures forflag state prosecution andsanctions
onthebasis ofevidence resulting from such boarding
and inspections .Areport ofsuch prosecutions and
sanctions imposed shall beincluded intheinformation
referred toinArticle XXI ofthis Convention :

(b)inorder toverify compliance with measures adopted
under this Convention ,observation and inspection
shall becarried out onboard vessels engaged in
scientific research orharvesting ofmarine living
resources inthear4a towhich this Convention applies ,
through observers and inspectors designated bythe
Members oftheCommission andoperating under terms
and conditions tobeestablished bytheCommission ;
(c)designated observers and inspectors shall remain
subject tothe jurisdiction oftheContracting Party
ofwhich they are nationals .They shall report to
the Member ofthe Commission bywhich they have been
designated which inturn shall report totheCommission .
Pending theestablishment ofthe system ofobservation and
inspection ,theMembers oftheCommission shall seek to
establish interim arrangements todesignate observers and
inspectors and such designated observers and inspectors
shall beentitled tocarry out inspections inaccordance
with theprinciples setout inparagraph 2above .
ARTICLE XXV
Ifanydispute arises between two ormore ofthe
Contracting Parties concerning theinterpretation or
application ofthis Convention ,those Contracting
Parties shall consult among themselves with aview to
having thedispute resolved bynegotiation ,-inquiry ,
mediation ,conciliation ,arbitration ,judicial
settlement orother peaceful means oftheir own choice .
Anydispute ofthis character not soresolved shall ,with
the conserit ineach case ofallParties tothedispute ,
bereferred forsettlement totheInternational Court of
Justice ortoarbitration ;but failure "toreach agreement
onreference tothe International Court ortoarbitration
shall not absolve Parties tothe dispute from the
responsibility ofcontinuing toseek toresolve itbyany
ofthevarious peaceful means referred toinparagraph 1
above .
Incases where thedispute isreferred toarbitration ,
the -arbitral tribunal shall beconstituted asprovided rin
theAnnex tothis Convention .
ARTICLE XXVI
This Convention shall beopen forsignature atCanberra
from 1August to31December 1980 bytheStates
participating intheConference ontheConservation of
Antarctic Marine Living Resources held atCanberra
from 7to20May 1980 .
TheStates which sosign will betheoriginal signatory
States ofthe Convention . *

ARTICLE XXVII
This Convention issubject toratification ,acceptance
orapproval bysignatory States .
Instruments ofratification ,acceptance orapproval
shall bedeposited with theGovernment ofAustralia ,
hereby designated astheDepositary .
ARTICLE XXVIII
This Convention shall enter into force onthe
thirtieth day following thedate ofdeposit ofthe
eighth instrument ofratification ,acceptance or
approval byStates referred toinparagraph 1of
Article XXVI ofthis Convention .
With respect toeach State orregional economic
integration organization which subsequent tothedate
ofentry into force ofthis Convention deposits an
instrument ofratification ,acceptance ,approval or
accession ,theConvention shall enter into force on
the thirtieth day following such deposit .
ARTICLE XXIX
This Convention shall beopen foraccession byanyState
interested inresearch or.harvesting activities in
relation tothemarine living resources towhich this
Convention applies . 1
This Convention shall beopen foraccession byregional
economic integration organizations constituted by
sovereign States which include among their members one
ornore States Members oftheCommission andtowhich
theStates irembers oftheorganization have transferred ,
inwhole orinpart ,competences with regard tothe
matters covered bythis Convention .Theaccession of
such regional economic integration organizations shall
bethesubject ofconsultations among Members ofthe
Commission .
ARTICLE XXX
This Convention may beamended atany time .
Ifone-third ofthe Members oftheCommission request
ameeting todiscuss aproposed amendment theDepositary
shall call such ameeting .
Anamendment shall enter into force when theDepositary
has received instruments ofratification ,acceptance or
approval thereof from all the Members ofthe Commission .
Such amendment shall thereafter enter into force asto
anyother Contracting Party when notice ofratification ,
acceptance orapproval byithasbeen received bythe
Depositary .Any such Contracting Party from which nosuch
notice has been received within aperiod ofone year from
thedate ofentry into force oftheamendment in
accordance with paragraph 3above shall bedeemed tohave
withdrawn from this Convention .

ARTICLE XXXI
1.AnyContracting Party maywithdraw from this Convention
on30June ofanyyear ,bygiving written notice not
later than 1January ofthe .same year totheDepositary ,
which ,upon receipt ofsuch anotice ,shall communicate
itforthwith totheother Contracting Parties .
2.Anyother Contracting Party may ,within sixty days of
thereceipt ofacopy ofsuch anotice from the
Depositary ,give written notice ofwithdrawal tothe
Depositary inwhich case theConvention shall cease to
beinforce on30June ofthe same year with respect
totheContracting Party giving such notice .
3.Withdrawal from this Convention byanyMember ofthe
Commission shall notaffect itsfinancial obligations
under this Convention .
ARTICLE XXXII
TheDepositary shall notify allContracting Parties ofthe
following :
(a)signatures ofthis Convention andthedeposit of
instruments ofratification ,acceptance ,approval
oraccession ;
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(b)thedate ofentry into force ofthis Convention
andofanyamendment thereto .
ARTICLE XXXIII
1.ThisConvention ,ofwhich theEnglish ,French ,Russian
andSpanish texts areequally authentic ,shall f®
deposited with theGovernment ofAustralia which shall
transmit duly certified copies thereof toallsignatory
andacceding Parties .
2.ThisConvention shall beregistered bytheDepositary
pursuant toArticle 102oftheCharter oftheUnited
Nations .
Drawn upatCanberra thistwentieth dayofMay1980 .
INWITNESS WHEREOF theundersigned ,being dulyauthorize ,
have signed this Convention .

ANNEX FOR ANAPEITRAL TRIBUNAL
The arbitral tribunal referred toinparagraph 3ofArticle XXV
shall becomposed ofthree arbitrators who shall beappointed as
follows :
The Party commencing proceedings shall communicate the name ofan
arbitrator tothe other Party which ,inturn ,within aperiod of
forty days following such notification ,shall communicate the
name ofthe second arbitrator .The Parties shall ,within aperiod
ofsixty days following the appointment ofthe second arbitrator ,
appoint the third arbitrator ,who shall not beanational of
either Party and shall not beofthe same nationality aseither
ofthe first two arbitrators .The third arbitrator shall preside
over the tribunal .
Ifthe second arbitrator has not been appointed within the
prescribed period ,orifthe Parties have not reached agreemfent
within theprescribed period onthe appointment ofthe third
arbitrator ,that arbitrator shall beappointed ,attherequest
ofeither Party ,bytheSecretary-General ofthe Permanent Court
ofArbitration ,from among persons ofinternational standing not
having thenationality cfaState which isaParty tothis
Convention .
Thearbitral tribunal shall decide where itsheadquarters will be
located and shall adopt itsown rules ofprocedure .
The award ofthearbitral tribunal shall bemade byamajority of
itsmembers ,whomay not abstain from voting .
AnyContracting Party which isnot aParty tothedispute may
intervene intheproceedings with theconsent ofthearbitral
tribunal .
The award ofthe arbitral tribunal shall befinal and binding on
allParties tothedispute andonany Party whifch intervenes in
theproceedings and shall becomplied with without delay .The
arbitral tribunal shall interpret the award atthe request ofone
ofthe Parties tothedispute orofany intervening Party .
Unless the arbitral tribunal determines otherwise because ofthe
particular circumstances ofthecase ,the expenses ofthe tribunal ,
including the remuneration ofitsmembers ,shall beborne bythe
Parties tothedispute inequal shares . ,