CELEX: 51986PC0344
Language: da
Date: 1986-06-10
Title: FORSLAG TIL RAADETS AFGOERELSE OM INDGAAELSE PAA FAELLESSKABETS VEGNE AF KONVENTIONEN OM BESKYTTELSE, FORVALTNING OG UDNYTTELSE AF HAVMILJOEET OG KYSTOMRAADERNE I REGIONEN OESTAFRIKA, SAMT AF DE TO VEDFOEJEDE PROTOKOLLER

Nr. C 253/2                                   De Europæiske Fællesskabers Tidende                                          10.10.86
                                                                II
                                                      (Forberedende retsakter)
                                               KOMMISSIONEN
               Forslag til Rådets afgørelse om indgåelse på Fællesskabets vegne af Konventionen om beskyt-
               telse, forvaltning og udnyttelse af havmiljøet og kystområderne i regionen Østafrika, samt af de
                                                     to vedføjede protokoller
                                                    KOM(86) 344 endelig udg.
                                       (Forelagt Rådet af Kommissionen den 11. juni 1986)
                                                          (86/C 253/02)
RÅDET FOR DE EUROPÆISKE FÆLLESSKABER HAR —                          i De europæiske Fællesskabers tre handlingsprogrammer
                                                                    på miljøområdet, som er vedtaget siden 1973 (x), under-
under henvisning til traktaten om oprettelse af Det euro-           streges den betydning, som både på fællesskabsplan og
pæiske økonomiske Fællesskab, særlig artikel 43 og 235,             på internationalt plan tillægges beskyttelsen af havene og
                                                                    af havmiljøet, og deres sikring mod de forskellige for-
                                                                    ureningskilder, som påvirker dem, er en højt prioriteret
under henvisning til forslag fra Kommissionen,                      opgave, både når det drejer sig om dækning af de øko-
                                                                    nomiske og sociale behov og opretholdelse af den vitale
under henvisning til udtalelse fra Europa-Parlamentet,              økologiske ligevægt;
og
ud fra følgende betragtninger:                                      desuden har Rådet med sin resolution af 7. februar 1983
                                                                    om videreførelse og gennemførelse af det tredje hand-
                                                                    lingsprogram for De europæiske Fællesskaber på miljø-
En konference mellem befuldmægtigede vedrørende be-                 området insisteret på, at miljøhensynene integreres i poli-
skyttelse, forvaltning og udnyttelse af havmiljøet og kyst-         tikken på andre områder, bl.a. i politikken for samar-
områderne i regionen Østafrika, hvori Fællesskabet del-             bejde med udviklingslandene, som følge af, at miljøres-
tog, afholdtes i Nairobi fra den 17. til den 21. juni 1985;         sourcerne ikke blot udgør grundlaget, men også græn-
                                                                    serne for udviklingen;
på denne konference vedtoges bl.a. følgende instrumen-
ter:
                                                                    denne forbindelse mellem miljø og udvikling er igen ble-
— en konvention om beskyttelse, forvaltning og udnyt-               vet bekræftet af Rådet i dets resolution af 3. oktober
     telse af havmiljøet og kystområderne i regionen Øst-            1984, hvori det udtales, at miljøbeskyttelse bør betragtes
     afrika,                                                        som en integrerende del af fællesskabspolitikken vedrø-
                                                                    rende udviklingssamarbejde ( 2 );
— en protokol vedrørende de beskyttede områder samt
     den vilde fauna og flora i regionen Østafrika,
                                                                     det samarbejde med udviklingslandene, der er etableret
— en protokol vedrørende samarbejde med hensyn til                   med den tredje Lomé-konvention (1984), rummer et af-
     bekæmpelse af havforurening i tilfælde af en nødsitua-          snit vedrørende regionalt samarbejde med hensyn til be-
     tion i regionen Østafrika;                                     varelse og forbedring af miljøet, bl.a. ved programmer til
                                                                     bekæmpelse af havforurening, erosion og kystnedbryd-
                                                                     ning ( 3 );
disse instrumenter dækker en række områder, hvor Fæl-
lesskabet har en vis kompetence i og med, at fællesskabs-
retten finder anvendelse på det franske oversøiske depar-
tement Reunion; denne kompetence hidrører dels fra
vedtagelsen af fællesskabsbestemmelser vedrørende mil-               (') EFT nr. C 112 af 20. 12. 1973, EFT nr. C 139 af 13. 6. 1977
jøbeskyttelse i medfør af traktatens artikel 235, dels fra               og EFT nr. C 46 af 17. 2. 1983.
den fælles fiskeripolitik;                                           (2) Resolution vedtaget af Rådet og repræsentanterne for rege-
                                                                         ringerne for De europæiske Fællesskabers medlemsstater,
                                                                         forsamlet i Rådet den 3. oktober 1984 om forbindelsen mel-
det er i Fællesskabets interesse at indgå de pågældende                  lem miljø og udvikling (EFT nr. C 272 af 22. 10. 1984).
instrumenter;                                                        (3) Lomé-konventionen (1984), afsnit VII, artikel 113.
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desuden bør der tages hensyn til den interesse, den fælles       — konventionen om beskyttelse, forvaltning og udnyt-
fiskeripolitik har i beskyttelsen af fiskebankerne, bevarel-          telse af havmiljøet og kystområderne i regionen Øst-
sen af havets ressourcer og disses afbalancerede udnyt-               afrika,
telse på varigt grundlag og på hensigtsmæssige økonomi-
ske og sociale vilkår, samt til et internationalt og regio-      — protokollen vedrørende de beskyttede områder samt
nalt samarbejde på dette område;                                      den vilde fauna og flora i bemeldte region,
Fællesskabet har med visse af de stater, der undertegnede        — protokollen vedrørende samarbejde med hensyn til
slutdokumentet fra Nairobi-konferencen, indgået fiskeri-              havforureningsbekæmpelse i tilfælde af en nødsitua-
aftaler, som bidrager til rationel udforskning, udnyttelse,          tion i bemeldte region.
bevarelse og forvaltning af fiskeressourcerne, og Fælles-
skabet har endvidere inden for rammerne af Lomé-kon-             Teksterne til de i første stykke omhandlede retsakter er
ventionen etableret et samarbejde med staterne i re-             vedlagte som bilag.
gionen om udvikling af fiskeriet, bevarelse af fiskeres-
sourcerne og forbedring af miljøkontrollen;                                                Artikel 2
konventionen og de to protokoller har ligget til under-          Fællesskabet er repræsenteret ved Kommissionen, der bi-
tegnelse i Nairobi siden den 21. juni 1985 og bliver lig-        stås af medlemsstaternes repræsentanter, inden for de in-
gende indtil den 20. juni 1986 —                                 stitutioner, der er oprettet i medfør af konventionen og
                                                                 protokollerne.
VEDTAGET FØLGENDE AFGØRELSE:
                                                                                           Artikel 3
                          Artikel 1
                                                                 Formanden for Rådet for De europæiske Fællesskaber
Følgende aftaler, der er vedtaget i Nairobi den 21. juni         deponerer på Det europæiske økonomiske Fællesskabs
1985, godkendes på Det europæiske økonomiske Fælles-             vegne akterne hos republikken Kenyas regering i hen-
skabs vegne:                                                     hold til konventionens artikel 27.
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                                                                     ANNEX
            FINAL ACT OF T H E CONFERENCE O F PLENIPOTENTIARIES O N T H E PROTECTION,
            MANAGEMENT A N D DEVELOPMENT O F T H E MARINE A N D COASTAL ENVIRONMENT O F
                                               T H E EASTERN AFRICAN REGION
             1. The conference of plenipotentiaries on the protection, management and development of the marine
                and coastal environment of the Eastern African region was convened by the executive director of the
                United Nations Environment Programme pursuant to decision 8/13 C adopted on 29 April 1980 by the
                Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Programme.
             2. The conference met at the headquarters of the United Nations Environment Programme from 17 to
                21 June 1985.
             3. The States and regional intergovernmental integration organizations invited to participate in the
                conference were: Comoros, France, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, Seychelles,
                Somalia, United Republic of Tanzania, the European Economic Community, the Preferential Tråde
                Area for Eastern and South African States, and the Southern African development coordination
                conference.
             4. The following States and regional intergovernmental integration organizations accepted the invitation
                and participated in the conference: France, Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique, Seychelles, Somalia,
                United Republic of Tanzania, and the European Economic Community.
             5. Representatives of the following United Nations specialized agencies and non-governmental organi-
                zation also attended the conference:
                Specialized agencies
                      Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
                      World Bank
                      International Maritime Organization
                      Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission
                Non-governmental organization
                      International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
             6. The conference was opened, on behalf of the executive director, by Mr Genady Golubev, assistant
                executive director of the United Nations Environment Programme.
             7. The conference revised the draft rules of procedure proposed by the secretariat (UNEP/IG.60/3) and
                adopted the revised rules.
             8. The conference elected Mr James Simani, head of the delegation of Kenya, as president of the
                conference.
             9. The conference also elected the following officers
                      Vice-president:                                      Mr James Ferrari (Seychelles)
                      Vice-president:                                      Mr Manjit S. Iqbal (Somalia)
                      Rapporteur:                                          Mr Barthelemi Vaohita (Madagascar)
                      Chairman of the Drafting Committee:                  Mr Philippe Pouzoulet (France).
            10. The conference adopted its agenda as follows:
                 1. Opening of the conference.
                 2. Organization of the conference:
                     (a) adoption of the rules of procedure;
                     (b) election of the president;
                    (c) election of two vice-presidents, a rapporteur and a chairman of the Drafting Committee;
                    (d) adoption of the agenda;
                    (e) appointment of the Credentials Committee;
                    (f) appointment of the Drafting Committee;
                    (g) organization of the work of the conference.
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                 3. Report of the executive director on preparatory activities leading to the adoption of an action plan
                    for the protection, management and development of the marine and coastal environment of the
                    Eastern African region.
                4. Review of the draft action plan for the protection and development of the marine and coastal
                    environment of the Eastern African region.
                 5. Review of the draft convention for the protection, management and development of the marine
                    and coastal environment of the Eastern African .region.
                6. Review of the draft protocol concerning protected areas and wild fauna and flora in the Eastern
                    African region.
                7. Review of the draft protocol concerning cooperation in combating marine pollution in cases of
                    emergency in the Eastern African region.
                 8. Review of the institutional and financial arrangements required for the implementation of the
                    action plan and the regional legal agreements.
                9. Consideration of the report of the Credentials Committee.
               10. Adoption of the action plan, convention, protocols and conference resolutions.
               11. Adoption of the Final Aet of the conference.
               12. Signature of the Final Aet.
               13. Closing of the conference.
           11. In conformity with the rules of procedure, the conference established the following committees:
               General Committee
                        Chairman:                 President of the conference
                        Members:                  Vice-presidents of the conference, rapporteur, chairman of the
                                                  Drafting Committee;
               Committee I
                        Chairman:                 Mr James Ferrari (Seychelles)
                        Vice-chairman:            Mr Barthelemi Vaohita (Madagascar)
                        Rapporteur:               Ms Mireille Jardin (France)
               Committee II
                        Chairman:                 Mr Manjit S. Iqbal (Somalia)
                        Vice-chairman:            Mr Bernardo P. Ferraz (Mozambique)
                        Rapporteur:               Mr Philippe Pouzoulet (France)
               Credentials Committee
                        Chairman:                 President of the conference
                        Members:                  Vice-presidents of the conference, rapporteur, chairman of the
                                                  Drafting Committee;
               Drafting Committee
                         Chairman:                Mr Philippe Pouzoulet (France)
                         Members:                 Ms    Roselyn Amadi (Kenya)
                                                  Mr    Bernardo P. Ferraz (Mozambique)
                                                  Mr    Joseph Athansius (Seychelles)
                                                  Mr    Manjit S. Iqbal (Somalia)
           12. The report of the workshop on the protection and development of the marine and coastal environment
               of the East African region (UNEP/WG.77/4), the report of the second meeting of experts on a draft
               convention and protocols for the Eastern African region (UNEP/WG. 117/5) and the document
               concerning options for institutional and financial arrangements required for the implementation of the
               action plan, convention and protocols for the Eastern African region (UNEP/IG.60/5) served as the
               basis for the deliberations of the conference. The reports contained, in particular, the texts of:
                        Draft action plan for the protection and development of the marine and coastal environment
                        of the East African region;
                        Draft convention for the protection, management and development of the marine and coastal
                        environment of the Eastern African region;
                        Draft Protocol concerning protected areas and wild fauna and flora in the Eastern African
                        region;
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                           Draft Protocol concerning cooperation in combating marine pollution in cases of emergency in
                           the Eastern African region.
             13. In addition, the conference had before it a number of other documents that were made available to it
                  by the secretariat.
             14. In conformity with rule 4 of the rules of procedure, the Credentials Committee examined the cre-
                  dentials of representatives and submitted its report to the conference. The conference approved the
                  recommendations of its Credentials Committee that the credentials of the representatives of six parti-
                  cipating States should be recognized as being in order.
             15. As a result of its deliberations, the following action plan and legal agreements were adopted by the
                  conference:
                       Action plan for the protection, management and development of the marine and coastal
                       environment of the Eastern African region;
                       Convention for the protection, management and development of the marine and coastal
                       environment of the Eastern African region;
                       Protocol concerning protected areas and wild fauna and flora in the Eastern African region;
                       Protocol concerning cooperation in combating marine pollution in cases of emergency in the
                       Eastern African region.
             16. The Convention and Protocols, which are annexed to this Final Aet, will be open for signature at
                  Nairobi from 21 June 1985 to 20 June 1986 by States invited to participate in the conference and by
                  any regional intergovernmental integration organization exercising competence in fieids covered by the
                  Convention and Protocols and having at least one member State which belongs to the Eastern African
                 region, provided that such regional organization has been invited to participate in the conference.
            17. The conference also adopted four resolutions, the texts of which are appended to this Final Aet.
            IN WITNESS W H E R E O F the undersigned have affixed their signature to this Final Aet.
            D O N E AT NAIROBI this twenty-first day of June one thousand nine hundred and eighty-five in a single
            copy in the English and French languages, the two texts being equally authentic. The original texts of the
            Final Aet shall be deposited with the Government of the Republic of Kenya.
            ACTION PLAN FOR T H E PROTECTION, MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT O F T H E
                     MARINE AND COASTAL ENVIRONMENT OF T H E EASTERN AFRICAN REGION
            Introduction
              1. The Eastern African region has been designated by the Governing Council of the United Nations
                 Environment Programme (UNEP) (') as a region in which UNEP, in close collaboration with the
                 relevant components of the United Nations system, should assist the governments in formulating and
                 implementing a programme for proper management and conservation of the resources of the region.
              2. The following specific preparatory work contributed to the development of this action plan:
                 (a) The joint U N E P / U N / U N I D O / F A O / U N E S C O / W H O / I M C O / I U C N exploratory mission to the
                      East African region (October to December 1981);
                 (b) The workshop on the protection and development of the marine and coastal environment of the
                      East African region (Mahe, 27 to 30 September 1982).
              3. For the purposes of this action plan, the Eastern African region is defined as including the waters of
                 the Indian Ocean within the jurisdiction of the following States, Comoros, France, Kenya, Mada-
                 gascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, Seychelles, Somalia and the United Republic of Tanzania. The region
                 also includes coastal areas, the specific geographical limits of which will be determined by the
                 governments concerned on an ad hoc basis, taking into account the particular activity to be carried out.
            C) Decision 8/13 C, 29. 4. 1980.