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Date: 1982-02-22 00:00:00
Title: RECOMMENDATION FOR A COUNCIL DECISION concerning the conclusion of the Convention for the Conservation of Salmon in the North Atlantic Ocean (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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 ---pagebreak--- COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                      COM(82 ) 76 final
                                                      Brussels , 22 February 1982
                      RECOMMENDATION FOR A COUNCIL DECISION
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 concerning the conclusion of the Convention for the Conservation of Salmon
                           in the North Atlantic .Ocean
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                         EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1 . By its decision of . 21     Apnl 1980 the Council authorised the Commission
     to negotiate on behalf     of the Community for the establishment of an
      international convention for the conservation of salmon stocks in the
     North Atlantic Ocean .
2 . After several rounds of preliminary negotiations , the Government of
      Iceland convened a Diplomatic Conference in Reykjavik from 18-22
      January 1982 in order to negotiate and adopt such a Convention .       The
      Diplomatic Conference reached a successful conclusion on 22nd January
      1982 with the signature of a Final Act to which was annexed a Convention
      for the Conservation of Salmon in the North Atlantic Ocean .      The Final
      Act was signed by representati ves of the Community, Canada , Denmark in
      respect of the Fa«roe Islands , Iceland and Norway and the United States
     of America .
 3 . The Convention lays down certain basic rules for the conservation of
      salmon and establishes an Organisation known as the North Atlantic
      Salmon Conservation Organi sation , whose objective is to contribute
      through consultation and co-operation to the conservation , restoration ,
      enhancement and rational management of salnson stocks subject to the
      Convention , taking into account the best scientific evidence available
      to  it ,
 4 . The Convention takes into account the provisions on anadromous stocks
      of  fish in the Draft Convention of the third United Nations Conference
      on the Law of the Sea and establishes a balance between the interests
      of states   in whose rivers salnsor: originate and other states in whose
      areas of fishery jurisdiction salmon are caught .      This balance is , in
      the Commission 's opinion , satisfactory
5 . In the course of the negotiation ? with the other Parties to the future Coriven
     tion the arrangements outlined        in the Council 's neqctiatinq directives
     underwent certain r.iodifi cat ions .  These modifications were the subject
     of close coordination between representatives of the Community 's Member
     States during the negotiations and are in conformity with the major ob­
     jectives laid down in the r Counci I ' s negotiating directives .
 ---pagebreak--- The essential role played by the Community in the negotiations and in
the work of the future Convention is symbolised by the Convention 's
designation of the Council of the European Communities as Depositary .
The Commission considers that it is in the interests of the Community
to approve the Convention and therefore :
(i)    recommends that the Council , at its next meeting , authorize its
       President to designate the persons authorized to sign this Con­
       vention ,
( ii ) proposes that the Council approve the outcome of the negotiations
       by taking the decision , a recommendation for which is annexed hereto ,
       thereby approving the Convention .
 ---pagebreak---               Recommendation for a Council Decision .
concerning the conclusiont of the Convention for the Conservation
                of Salmon in the North Atlantic Ocean
THfc lO'wWXL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community
and in particular Article 43 thereof ,
Having regard to the recommendation from the Commission/
                                                           (1 )
 Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament
 Whereas international cooperation is essential to ensure the Con~
 serration , restoration,. enhancement and rational management of salmon
 stocks in the North Atlantic Ocean ;
 Whereas the Community participated in negotiations which culmin­
 ated in the adoption by a Diplomatic Conference held in Reykjavik
 frcri 18 to22 January 1982 of a Convention for the Conservation of
 Salmon in the North Atlantic Ocean ;
Whereas th is Convent 5 on takes into account the provisions on anac'romous
stocks of -fish in the Draft Convention of the Third United Net tors
Conference on the Law of tha Sea ;
whereas the Convention provides a useful framework for -international
cooperation to insure the conservation,- restoration ,. enhancement sod
r&tional manay?n>yp.t of salmon stocks in the North Atlantic Ocean;
                                                                        /
 (1 )
 ---pagebreak--- Whereas the Convention establishes a satisfactory balance between the
interests of States in whose rivers salmon originate and other States in
whose areas of fishery jurisdiction salmon are fished ,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :
                         Sole Article
The Convention for the Conservation of Salmon in the North Atlantic Ocean
is hereby approved on behalf of the European Economic Community .
The text of the Convention and the Final Act of the Diplomatic Conference
held in Reykjavik from 18 to 22 January 1982 is annexed to this Decision .
Done at                                       For the Counci I
                                               The President
 ---pagebreak---                        FINAL ACT OF THE ,
                DIPLOMATIC CONFERENCE ON THE
                   CONSERVATION OF SALMON
                IN THE   NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN *
              Reykjavik , 18 to 22 January 1982
         A Diplomatic Conference was held at Reykjavik from
 18 to ^2 January 1982 to elaborate the text of a Convention
 for the Conservation of Salmon in the North Atlantic Ocean .
          The Conference was convened at the invitation of the
 Government of Iceland .
          The following were represented at the Conference ;
 Canada , Denmark in respect of the Faroe Islands , the European
 Economic Community , Iceland , Norway , Sweden and the United
 States of America .
          The Conference elected as Chairman Mr. Gudmundur
 Eiriksson ( Iceland ) and as Vice-Chairmen Ambassador Janus
 A.W. Paluda.n ( Denmark ir. respect of the Faroe Islands ) and
 Mr. Larry L. Snead ( United States of America ).
         The Conference approved the credentials of particip­
 ating representatives .
         On the basis of its deliberations the Conference
 adopted a Convention for the Conservation of Salmon in the
 North Atlantic Ocean with the votes of the following : Canada ?
 Denmark in respect of the Faroe Islands , the European Economic
 Community , Iceland , Norway and the United States of America .
 The text of the Convention is annexed to this Final Act .
         The Conference agreed that the Convention does net
 apply to the Baltic Sea as defined in the Convention of
 13 December 1973 on Fishing ar>d Conservation of the Living
 Resources in the Baltic Srs» and the Belts .
         The Depositary shall prepare a French text of the
Convention for approval by the Parties participating in the
adoption of the Convention ,
         The Convention will be opened for signature in
Reykjavik from 2 March         to 31 August 1982 .
        The Conference expressed its deep appreciation to the
Government of Iceland for convenin-j the Conference , for pro­
viding facilities favouring the efficient conduct of the work
of the Conference and for extending generous hospitality .
 ---pagebreak---        IN WITNESS WHEREOF the representatives have signed
this Final Act .
       DONE at Reykjavik on 22 January 1982 in a single
copy in the English language .   The original shall be
deposited with the Council of the European Communities which
will send certified copies thereof to those represented at
the Conference .
                         CHAIRMAN
             FOR THE DELEGATION OF CANADA
             FOR THE DELEGATION OF DENMARK
            IN RESPECT OF THE FAROE ISLANDS
                   FOR THE DELEGATION OF
            THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY
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             FOR THE DELEGATION OF ICELAND
             FOR THE DELEGATION OF    NORWAY
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                   FOR THE DELEGATION OF
             THE UNITED STATES OF    AMERICA
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                     CONSERVATION OF SALMON
                IN THE        NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN
  THE PARTIES to fchia Convention ,
  RECOGNIZING that salmon originating in the rivers of different
  States intermingle in certain parts off the North Atlantic Ocean ,
                                                     I
 TAKING INTO ACCOUNT ^ international j.aw » the provisions on anadromou
 stocks of fish in the Draft Convention of the Third United Nations
 Conference on the Law of the Sea and other developments in inter­
 national f.6ta relating to anadromous stocks ,
 DESIRING to promote tha acquisition , analysis and dissemination of
 scientific information pertaining to salmon stocks in the North
 Atlantic Ocean ,
 DESIRING to promote the conservation , restoration , enhancement and
 rational management of salmon stocks in tho North Atlantic Ocean
 through international co-operation , , V*
 HAVE AGREED as follows ?                          '
                                ARTICLE î               V
     1.  Tnis Convention applies to the salmon stocks which migrate
 beyond areas of fisheries jurisdiction of coastal States of the
Atlantic Ocean north of 36°W latitude throughout their migratory
range .
     2 . nothing in this Convention shall affect the rights , claims
or views of any Party with regard to the limits or extent of juris­
diction over fisheries,' nor shall it prejudice the views or posi­
tions of any Party with respect to the law of the sea .
                                ARTICLE 2
    1.   Fishing of salmon is prohibited beyond areas of fisheries
jurisdiction of coastal States .
    2.   Within areas of fisheries jurisdiction of coastal States ,
fishing of salmon is prohibited beyond 12 nautical miles from tho
baselines from which tho broadth of the territorial sea is measured ,
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esrcepfc in tho following areas s
 ---pagebreak---               la ) m the West CrciM)l>tn«l Cunni : s » ton area f up t©,i4t>
 nav'tical irilcs from the baselines f and
              { b ) in the Korth-East Atlantic Commission area , within
 the area of fisheries jurisdiction of the Faroe Islands .
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      3 . The Parties shall invite the attention of any State not
 a Party to this Convention to any matter relating to the activities
 of : the vessels of that State which appears to affect adversely the
                               «
 conservation ,, restoration ,; enhancement or ration© ! management of
 salmon stocks subject to this Convention cr the implementation of
the Convention .
                        I        ARTICLE 3
                       I
     1.   There is hereby established an international organization
that shall be known as the Worth Atlantic Salmon Conservation
Organization , hereinafter referred to as the '"Organisation"' *
    2 . The objective ©f the Organization shall be to contribute
through consultation . and co-operation to the conservation ^ restora­
tion , enhancement and rational management p£ salmon stocks subject
to th^i Convention , taking into account the' best scientific evidence
available to it .
    3.    The Organization shall consist of ?
          ( a ) a Council ,
          Ch) three regional Commissions :
                   - a North American Commission ,
                   - a West Greenland Commission and
                   - a North-East Atlantic Commission , and
           ( c ) a Secretary .
     4.   The areas of the Commissions shall be as follows :
                                                         s
            ( a ) North American Commissions maritime waters within areas
of fisheries jurisdiction of coastal States off the east coast of
North America ;
             ( b ) V.'est Greenland Commissions maritime waters within the
 area of fisheries jurisdiction off the coast of West Greenland west
 of a line drawn along 4 4 °W longitude south to 59°N latitude , thence .
 due east to 42°W longitude and thence due south ? and
              ( c ) North-Fast Atlantic Commissions maritime waters east of
 the lino referred to in subparagraph ( b ) .                    •
       5.    The Organization shall have legal personality and shall enjoy
  in the territories of the Parties and in its relations with other
  international organizations such legal capacity as may be necessary
  to perform its functions and achieve its ends . The immunities and
  privileges which the Organization , its officers and staff and
 ---pagebreak---   ropruM.T.t.it iv.-u of the Parties uhall enjoy in the territory of a     •
 State shall be subject to agreement between the Organization and
 t}ie State concerned .
      6.  The official languages of the Organization shall be English
 and French .
      7 . The office of the Organization shall be . at Edinburgh or at
 such other place as the Council may decide .
                             ARTICLE 4
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     1.   The functions of the Council shall be :
           ( a) to provide a forum for the study , analysis and exchange
of information among the Parties on matters concerning the salmon
 stocks subject to this Convention , and on the achievement of the
objective of the Convention ,;
          ( b ) to provide a forum for consultation and co-operation
on matters concerning the salmon stocks in the North Atlantic Ocean
beyond Commission areas ;
          ( c ) to facilitate the co-ordination of the activities of the
Commissions and to co-ordinate the initiatives of th4 Parties under
article 2 , paragraph 3 ;                                 (■
          ( d ) to establish working arrangements with thg International
Council for the Exploration of the Sea and other appropriate
 fisheries and scientific organizations ;
          ( e ) to make recommendations to the Parties , the International
Council for the Exploration of the Sea or other appropriate fisheries
and scientific organizations concerning the undertaking of scientific
research ;
          ( f ) to supervise and co-ordinate the administrative , financial
and other internal affairs of the Organization , including the relations
among its constituent bodies ;
          ( a ) to co-ordinate the external relations of the Organization ;
and
          ( h ) to perform such other functions as are conferred on it by
this Convention .
     2 . The Council shall have the authority to make recommendations
to the Parties and the Commissions on matters concerning salmon
stocks subject to this Convention , including the enforcement of
laws and regulations , provided that no recommendation shall be made
concerning the management of salmon harvests within the area of
fisheries jurisdiction of a Party .
     3 . Notwithstanding paragraph 2 , upon the specific request of a
Coir.mis.sion , the Council shall have the authority to make recommenda­
tions to that Commission on regulatory measures which the Commission
niav propose pursuant to t M «-.          •. <:;i .
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                                 ARTICLE 5
      1 . Each Party shall be a member of the Council and may appoint
 to the Council not more than three representatives who may be
 accompanied at its meetings by experts and advisers .
     2.    The Council shall elect a President and Vice-President who
 shall serve for two years . They shall be eligible for re-elect.ion /
 provided that they not serve for more than four years in succession
 in each office .         The President and Vice-President shall not be re­
presentatives of the same Party .
    3.    The President of the Council shall be the principal repre­
sentative of the Organization .
          The President shall convene a regular annual meeting of the
Council and the Commissions at a time and place determined by the
Council .
    5 , Upon the request of a Party with the concurrence of another
Party the President shall call meetings of the Council other than
annual meetings at such time and place as the President may determine .
    6.    The Council shall submit to the Parties an annual report of
the activities of the Organization .
                                ARTICLE 6
    1.    The Council shall adopt its rules of procedure .
    2.    Each member of the Council shall have one vote in its
proceedings .
     3 . Except where otherwise provided , decisions of the Council
 shall be taken by a three-quarters majority of the votes of the
 members present and casting an affirmative or negative vote . No
 vote shall be taken unless two thirds of the members are present .
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                                 ARTICLE 7
      1.   The functions cf the North American Commission with regard
 to its area shall be :
            ( a ) to provide a forum for consultation and co-operation
  between the members :
                    ( i ) on matters related to minimizing catches in the
                          area of fisheries jurisdiction of one member of
                          salmon originating in the rivers of another Party ,
                          and
 ---pagebreak---                    ( ii ) in cases whore activities undertaken or proporod
                          by one member affect salmon originating in the
                          rivers of the other member because , for example ,
                          of biological interactions ;
             ( b ) to propose regulatory measures for salmon fisheries under
 the jurisdiction of a member which harvest amounts of salmon
 significant to the other member in whose rivers that salmon originate
 in order to minimize such harvests ;
            ( c ) to propose regulatory measures for salmon fisheries under
 the jurisdiction of a member which harvest amounts of salmon
 significant to another Party in whose rivers that salmon originates ;
 and .
            ( d ) to make recommendations to the Council concerning
 the undertaking of scientific research .
                        I
    2 . Each member shall , with respect to its vessels and the
 area under its fisheries jurisdiction , take the measures necessary
 to minimize by-catches of salmon originating in the rivers of the
other member .
    3.     Fishing patterns in salmon fisheries in the North American
Commission area shall not be altered in a manner which results in
the initiation of fishing or increase in catches of salmon
originating in the rivers of another Party , except with the consent
of the latter .
                                 ARTICLE 8
    The functions of the West Greenland Commission and the North-East
Atlantic Commission with regard to their respective areas shall be :
     ( a ) to provide a forum for consultation and co-operation among
the members concerning the conservation , restoration , enhancement
and rational management of salmon stocks subject to this Convention ;
     ( b ) to propose regulatory measures for fishing in the area of
fisheries jurisdiction of a member of salmon originating in the
rivers of other Parties ; and
    ( c ) to make recommendations to the Council concerning the under­
taking of scientific research .
                                 ARTICLE 9
    In exercising the functions set out in articles 7 and 8 , a Com­
mission shall take into account :
    ( a ) the best available information , including advice from the
International Council for the Exploration of the Sea and other
appropriate scientific organizations ;
    ( b ) measures taken and other factors , both inside and outside the
Commission area , that affect the salmon stocks concerned ;
 ---pagebreak---        jc ) the efforts of States of origin to implement and enforce           '
  measures for the conservation , restoration , enhancement and
  rational management of salmon stocks in their rivers and areas
 of fisheries jurisdiction , including measures referred to in
 article 15 , paragraph 5 ( b ) ;
       (d J the extent to which the salmon stocks concerned feed in
 the areas of fisheries jurisdiction of the respective Parties ?
      ( e ) the relative effects of harvesting salmon at different
 stages of their migration routes ;
      ( f ) the contribution of Parties other than States of origin
 to the conservation of salmon stocks which migrate into their
 areas of fisheries jurisdiction by limiting their catches of
 such stocks or by other measures ; and
     ( g ) the interests of communities which are particularly de­
pendent on salmon fisheries .
                               ARTICLE 10
     1.     The Parties shall be members of the Commissions as follows !
             ( a ) North American Commission : Canada and the United States
of America ;
             ( b ) West Greenland Commission : Canada , the European Economic
Community and the United States of America ;
            ( c ) North-Cast Atlantic Commission : Denmark in respect of tl.e
Faroe Islands , the European Economic Community , Icelan^, Norway and
Sweden .                                                         j
    2.      At its first meeting the Council shall review and may by unanimou.
vote modify the membership of the West Greenland Commission .
    3 . A Party not mentioned in paragraph 1 ( b ) may , at its request
and upon the unanimous decision of the Council , become a member of
the West Greenland Commission or the North-East Atlantic Commission
if it is a State of origin for significant quantities of salmon
occurring in the respective Commission area or if it exercises
fisheries jurisdiction in that area .                      I
     4.     Parties may participate as observers in the deliberations of
a Commission of which they are not members .
     5.      Each member may appoint to a Commission not more than three
 representatives who may be accompanied at its meetings by experts
 and advisers .
     6.       Each Commission shall elect a Chairman and Vice-chairman who
 shall serve for two years .         They shall be eligible for re -electior ,
 provided that they not serve for more than four years in succession
  in each office .        The Chairman and Vice -Chair man shall not be
  representat •> vs o r 'th ? "H e p--" 1 .
 ---pagebreak---     7 . Upon the request of n member of n Commission with the con -     '
curronco of another mumbOtf the Chairman shell call meetings of
the Commission other than annual meetings at such time and placo
as the Chairman may determine .
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    8.  Each Commission shall , on a timely basis , make a report of
its activities to the Council .
                          ARTICLE 11
    1.  Each Commission shall adopt its rules of procedure .
    2.  Each member of a Commission shall have one vote in its
proceedings .     In addition , in the case of the North American Com­
mission , the European Economic Community shall have the right to
submit and vote on proposals for regulatory measures concerning
salmon stocks originating in the territories referred to in
article 18 . In the case of the North-East Atlantic Commission ,
Canada and the United States of America shall each have the right
to submit and vote on proposals for regulatory measures concerning
salmon stocks originating in the rivers of Canada or the United
States of America , respectively , and occurring off East Greenland .
                                                         ?
    3.  Decisions of a Commission shall be taken by the unanimous
vote of those present and casting an affirmative or pegative
vote . No vote shall be taken unless two thirds of tfaose entitled
to vote on the matter concerned are present .
                          ARTICLE 12
    1 . The Council shall appoint a Secretary , who shall be the
chief administrative officer of the Organization .
    2.  The functions of the Secretary shall be :
         ( a ) to provide administrative services to the Organization ;
         ( b ) to compile and disseminate statistics and reports con­
cerning the salmon stocks subject to this Convention ; and
         ( c ) to perform such functions as follow from other provisions
of this Convention or as the Council may determine .
    3 . The Council shall determine the conditions of employment of
the Secretary and staff .
    4.  The Secretary shall appoint the staff in accordance with
 staffing requirements approved by the Council . The staff shall be
responsible to the Secretary , subject to the general supervision of
the Council .
 ---pagebreak---                          ARTICLE 13
     1 . The Secretary shall , without undue delay , notify the merbers
 of a Commission of any regulatory measure proposed by that Commission .
     2.  Subject to paragraph 3 , a regulatory measure proposed by a
Commission under article 7 , paragraph 1(b) or (c) , or article 8 , sub­
paragraph ( b ) , shall become binding on its members 60 days after
the date specified in the Secretary 's notification or , if a later
date is determined by the Commission , on such date .
    3.   Any tnember in whose area of fisheries jurisdiction a regulatory
measure would apply may , within 60 days of the date specified in the
Secretary 's notification , lodge an objection to it . In this case the
regulatory measure shall not become binding on any member . A member
which has lodged an objection may at any time withdraw it . Thirty
days after all objections are withdrawn the regulatory measure shall
become binding , subject to paragraph 2 .
    4 . After the expiration of one year from the date on which a
regulatory measure becomes binding , any member in whose area of
fisheries jurisdiction the regulatory measure applies may denounce
it by written notice to the Secretary . The Secretary shall immediate­
ly inform the other members of such denunciation . The regulatory
measure shall cease to be binding on all members 60 days after the
date of receipt by the Secretary of the notice of denunciation or ,
if a later date is indicated by the member , on such date .
    5 . A Commission may propose an emergency regulatory measure having
effect prior to the expiration of the 60-day period referred to in
paragraph 2 . The members shall make best efforts to implement the
measure , unless there is an objection by a member within 30 days
after the Commission has proposed it .
                         ARTICLE 14
    1 . Each Party shall ensure that such action is taken , including
the imposition of adequate penalties for violations , as may be
necessary to make effective the provisions of this Convention and
to implement regulatory measures which become binding on it under
article 13 .
    2 . Each Party shall transmit to the Council an annual statement
of the actions it has taken pursuant to paragraph 1 . Such statement
shall be sent to the Secretary not later than 60 days before the
annual meeting of the Council .
 ---pagebreak---                               ARTICLE 15
        1.  Each Party shall provide to the Council available catch
statistics for salmon stocks subject to this Convention taken in
its rivers and area of fisheries jurisdiction at such intervals as
the Council may determine .
       2 . Each Party shall compile and provide to the Council such other
statistics for salmon stocks subject to this Convention in its rivers
and area of fisheries jurisdiction as required by the Council . The
Council shall decide by unanimous vote the scope and form of such
statistics and the intervals at which they shall be provided .
       3.   Each Party shall provide the Council with any other available
scientific and statistical information which it requires for the
purposes of this Convention .
       4 . Upon the request of the Council each Party shall provide to
the Council copies of laws , regulations and programmes in force or ,
where appropriate , summaries thereof , relating to the conservation ,
restoration , enhancement and rational management of salmon stocks
subject to this Convention in its rivers and area of fisheries
jurisdiction .
       5.   Each year each Party shall notify the Council of :
            ( a ) the adoption or repeal since its last notification of laws
regulations and programmes relating to the conservation , restoration ,
enhancement and rational management of salmon stocks subject to this
Convention in its rivers and area of fisheries jurisdiction ;
       •    ( b ) any commitments by the responsible authorities concerning
the adoption or maintenance in force for specified periods of time
within its territory or area of fisheries jurisdiction of measures
relating to the conservation , restoration , enhancement and rational
management of salmon stocks subject to this Convention ; and
             ( c ) factors within its territory and area of fisheries juris­
diction which may significantly affect the abundance of salmon stocks
subject to this Convention .
        6 . The notifications referred to in paragraph 5 ( a ) shall be sent
 to the Secretary not later than 60 days before the annual meeting
 of the Council . The notifications referred to in paragraph 5 ( b ) and
  ( c ) shall be sent to the Secretary as soon as practicable .
                              ARTICLE 16
         1.  The Council shall adopt an annual budget for the Organization .
 The Secretary shall transmit a c!raft budget to the Parties , together
 with a schedule of contributions , not later than 60 days before the
 meeting of the Council :it which the budget i r. to be consider^-: .
 ---pagebreak---     2.  Ti.o Council shall determine the .innual contribution of each AO
Party according to the following formula :
         U ) 30% of the budget shall be divided equally among the
Parties ; and
         ( b ) 70% of the budget : shall be divided among the Parties in
proportion to their nominal catches of salmon subject to this Con­
vention in the calendar year ending not more than 18 months and not
less than 6 months before the beginning of the financial year .
    3 . The Secretary shall notify each Party of its contribution .
Contributions shall be paid not later than four months after the
date of such notification .
    4.  Contributions shall be payable in the currency of the State
in which the office of the Organization is located , unless the Council
decides otherwise .
  t
    5 . The contribution of a Party for which this Convention has
entered into force during the course of a financial year shall for
that year be a part of the annual contribution propprtional to the
number of complete months remaining in the year froiji the date of
entry into force for that Party .                         j
    6 . A Party which has not paid its contributions for two con­
secutive years shall not be entitled to vote under this Convention
until it has fulfilled its obligations , unless the Council decides
otherwise .
    7.  The financial affairs of the Organization shall be audited
annually by external auditors to be selected by the Council .
                          ARTICLE 17
    1.  This Convention shall bo open for signature at Reykjavik from
2 March to 31 August 1982 by Canada , Denmark in respect of the Faroe
Islands , the European Economic Community , Iceland , Norway , Sweden
and the United States of America .
    2.  This Convention shall be subject to ratification or approve 1 .
    3.  This Convention shall be open for accession by the parties
referred to in paragraph 1 and , subject to the approval of the Council ,
by any other State that exercises fisheries jurisdiction in the Ncrth
Atlantic Ocean or is a State of origin for salmon stocks subject to
this Convention .
    4.  Instruments of ratification , approval or accession shall bt
deposited with the Depositary .
 ---pagebreak---       5.  This Convention shall enter into force on the first day of     >j
   the month following the deposit of instruments of ratification ,
  approval or accession by four Parties , provided that among the
  four Parties are two members of each Commission and that at least
  one of the two members of each Commission exercises fisheries juris­
  diction in the Commission area .
      6 . For each Party ratifying , approving or acceding to this
  Convention after the deposit of the requisite instruments of
  ratification , approval or accession under paragraph 5 , it shall
  enter into force on the date of entry into force of the Convention
  or on the date of deposit of the instrument of ratification ,
  approval or   accession,      whichever is the later .
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      7 . The Depositary shall inform the signatories and acceding
  Parties of the deposit of all instruments of ratification , approval
( and accession and shall notify the signatories of the date and the
  Parties in respect of which this Convention enters into force .
      8 . The Depositary shall call the first meeting of the Council
  and the Commissions as, soon as practicable after the entry into
  force of this Convention .                               ■
                         ARTICLE 18
          This Convention shall apply , insofar as the European Economic
  Conunurity is concerned , to the territories in which the Treaty
  establishing the European Economic Community is applied and under
  the conditions laid down in . that Treaty .            !
                         ARTICLE 19
      1 . Any Party may propose amendments to this Convention to be
  considered by the Council . A proposed amendment shall be sent to
  the Secretary not later than 90 days before the meeting at which it
  is proposed to be considered . The Secretary shall immediately
  transmit the proposed amendment to the Parties .
      2.  The adoption of an amendment by the Council shall require
  the unanimous vote of the Parties present and casting an affirmative
  or negative vote .  The text of an amendment so adopted shall be
  transmitted by the Secretary to the Depositary which shall immediately
  notify the Parties thereof .
    •  3. An amendment shall enter into force for all Parties 30 days
  after the date specified in the notification by the Depositary of
  receipt from all Parties of instruments of ratification or approval .
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     4 . A Party which becomes bound by this Convention after an
amendment has entered into force in accordance with paragraph 3
 shall be considered as a Party to the Convention as amended .
    5 . The Depositary shall immediately notify all Parties of
the receipt of instruments of ratification or approval and the
entry into force of amendments .
                        ARTICLE 20
    1.   Any Party may denounce this Convention with effect from 31
December of any| year by giving notice to the Depositary on or before
the preceding 30 June . The Depositary shall immediately inform the
other Parties of such denunciation .
    2 . Any other Party may denounce this Convention with effect from
the same 31 December by giving notice to the Depositary within 30
days of the date on which the Depositary informed the Parties of a
denunciation under paragraph 1 .
                        ARTICLE 21
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    1 . The original of this Convention shall be deposited with the
Council of the European Communities , referred to in the Convention
as the " Depositary ", which shall transmit certified copies thereof
to all signatories and acceding Parties .
    2.   The Depositary shall register this Convention in accordance
with article 102 of the Charter of the United Nations .
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned , being duly authorized thereto ,
have signed this Convention .
OPENED FOR SIGNATURE at Reykjavik on 2 March 1982 , in a single original ,
in the English and French languages , both texts being equally
authoritative .