CELEX: 52020PC0434
Language: en
Date: 2020-08-28
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION approving amendments to the Agreement for co-operation in dealing with pollution of the North Sea by oil and other harmful substances (Bonn Agreement) with regard to the extension of its material and geographical scope of application

EUROPEAN COMMISSION
            Brussels, 28.8.2020
            COM(2020) 434 final
            2020/0205(NLE)
            Proposal for a
            COUNCIL DECISION
            approving amendments to the Agreement for co-operation in dealing with pollution of the North Sea by oil and other harmful substances (Bonn Agreement) with regard to the extension of its material and geographical scope of application
            
               
         
         
            
               EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
            
            
               1.CONTEXT OF THE PROPOSAL
            
            
               •Reasons for and objectives of the proposal
            
            
               The present proposal concerns the decision authorising the Union negotiator (in this case: the Commission) to conclude, on the Union's behalf, the amendments to the Agreement for Co-operation in Dealing with Pollution of the North Sea by Oil and Other Harmful Substances (Bonn Agreement)
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                 with regard to the extension of its material and geographical scope of application, with a view to improving cooperation on surveillance in respect of the requirements of Annex VI to the MARPOL Convention (‘MARPOL amendment’) and in light of the accession of the Kingdom of Spain to the Agreement (‘Spain amendment’).
            
            
               1.1The Agreement for Co-operation in Dealing with Pollution of the North Sea by Oil and Other Harmful Substances (the ‘Bonn Agreement’)
            
            
               The Bonn Agreement aims to combat pollution in the North Sea Area and safeguard coastal areas from maritime disasters and chronic pollution from ships and offshore installations. The European Union (then ‘European Economic Community’) is a Contracting Party to the Agreement. North Sea States of the European Union together with Norway are also Contracting Parties to the Agreement. 
            
            
               The Agreement seeks to promote active cooperation and mutual assistance among coastal States and the European Union in combating pollution of the North Sea by oil and other harmful substances in order to protect the marine environment and the interests of coastal States. To that effect, the Agreement provides that Contracting Parties carry out surveillance as an aid to detecting and combating pollution and to preventing violations of anti-pollution regulations. The North Sea is divided into different zones where the responsibility for the surveillance and assessment of incidents is assigned to Contracting Parties. Contracting Parties are required to inform any other Contracting Party concerned of their becoming aware of the presence of oil or other harmful substances likely to constitute a serious threat  to the coast or related interests of any other Contracting Party. Contracting Parties may require assistance to deal with pollution at sea or on their coasts, in which case the Contracting Parties called upon for help are required to use their best endeavours to bring such assistance as is within their power.
            
            
               The Bonn Agreement was concluded by the European Economic Community by Council Decision 84/358/EEC
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               . The Bonn Agreement was amended in 1989. Those amendments entered into force on 1 April 1994. The European Economic Community approved those amendments by Council Decision 93/540/EEC
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               .
            
            
               Pursuant to Article 16 of the Bonn Agreement, a proposal by a Contracting Party for the amendment of the Bonn Agreement or its Annex is to be considered at a meeting of the Contracting Parties. Following adoption of the proposal by unanimous vote, the amendment is to be communicated by the Depositary Government to the Contracting Parties. Such amendments are to enter into force on the first day of the second month following the date on which the Depositary Government receives notifications of approval from all Contracting Parties.
            
            
               The Depositary of the Bonn Agreement is the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany (Article 18(3) Bonn Agreement).
            
            
               Pursuant to Article 20 of the Bonn Agreement, the Contracting Parties to the Bonn Agreement may unanimously invite any other coastal State of the North East Atlantic area to accede to the Bonn Agreement. In such a case, Article 2 of the Bonn Agreement and its Annex are to be amended as necessary and the amendment will take effect upon the entry into force of this Agreement for the acceding State.
            
            
               On 7 October 2019, the Council adopted a Decision authorising the Commission to negotiate, on behalf of the Union, an amendment under Article 16 of the Bonn Agreement to extend the scope of application of the Agreement to improve cooperation on surveillance in respect of the requirements of Annex VI to the MARPOL Convention, as well as the extension under Article 20 of the Agreement to the Kingdom of Spain.
            
            
               The Contracting Parties to the Bonn Agreement, during their thirty-first meeting from 9 to 11 October 2019, have agreed to these amendments by unanimity. The amendments are now submitted for conclusion by the Union. Further, the Kingdom of Spain will need to ratify the extension under Article 20 of the Agreement of the Bonn Agreement to its zone of responsibility.
            
            
               1.2The amendments to the Bonn Agreement
            
            
               1.2.1
                     The ‘MARPOL amendment’ – amending the substantive scope of the Agreement
            
            
               This amendment aims at improving cooperation and coordination between the Contracting Parties in combating unlawful air emissions caused by shipping in order to limit the negative consequences of the combustion of marine fuels with high sulphur or nitrogen content for human health, biodiversity and the entire marine environment. The Contracting Parties envisage to achieve the above through amending various provisions of the Bonn Agreement (Articles 1, 5, 6 and 15 thereof, as well as the title of the Agreement and the preamble thereto) so as to extend its scope of application to air pollution from ships as regulated under Annex VI to the MARPOL Convention. 
            
            
               1.2.2
                     The ‘Spain amendment’ – amending the geographical scope of the Agreement
            
            
               The Contracting Parties have also invited the Kingdom of Spain to accede to the Agreement, by amending Article 2 and by specifying the Atlantic boundary of the North Sea area relevant for the purpose of the Agreement and the Annex thereto, while revising the boundaries of various zones of surveillance for the purpose of Article 6 of the Agreement. More specifically, a new definition of the revised area covered by the Agreement has been determined. France has accepted the introduction of a new zone of responsibility of France that is directly contiguous with the zone of joint responsibility of France and the United Kingdom. It covers the area between the zone of joint responsibility of France and the United Kingdom and the new zone of responsibility of Spain in order to close any gaps between the old boundary of the Bonn Agreement and the new zone of responsibility of Spain. 
            
            
         
         
            
               2.LEGAL BASIS, SUBSIDIARITY AND PROPORTIONALITY
            
            
               •Legal basis
            
            
               Procedural legal basis
            
            
               Principles
            
            
               Article 218(6) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) provides that “the Council, on a proposal by the negotiator, shall adopt a decision concluding the agreement”. Further, this article also provides that, except where agreements relate exclusively to the common foreign and security policy, the Council adopts the decision concluding the agreement after obtaining the consent of the European Parliament in case where agreements cover fields to which either the ordinary legislative procedure applies, or the special legislative procedure where consent by the European Parliament is required.
            
            
               Application to the present case
            
            
               As the Contracting Parties have agreed to amend the geographical and material scope of the Bonn Agreement, it is appropriate for the Union to conclude these amendments. 
            
            
               Therefore, the procedural legal basis for the proposed decision is Article 218(6) TFEU.
            
            
               Substantive legal basis
            
            
               Principles
            
            
               The substantive legal basis for a decision under Article 218(6) TFEU depends primarily on the objective and content of the envisaged act in respect of which a position is taken on the Union's behalf. If the envisaged act pursues two aims or has two components and if one of those aims or components is identifiable as the main one, whereas the other is merely incidental, the decision under Article 218(6) TFEU must be founded on a single substantive legal basis, namely that required by the main or predominant aim or component.
            
            
               Application to the present case
            
            
               With regard to an envisaged material amendment concerning the extension of the material scope (‘the MARPOL amendment’) of the Bonn Agreement, it simultaneously pursues a number of objectives in the areas of civil protection and environment, covered by Articles 196 and 191 TFEU, respectively, which are inseparably linked without one being incidental to the other. Therefore, the substantive legal basis of a decision under Article 218(6) TFEU will have to include, exceptionally, the various corresponding substantive legal bases.
            
            
               Conclusion 
            
            
               The legal basis of the proposed decision should be Article 191 TFEU and Article 196 TFEU in conjunction with Article 218(6) TFEU. 
            
            
               3.RESULTS OF EX-POST EVALUATIONS, STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATIONS AND IMPACT ASSESSMENTS
            
            
               •Ex-post evaluations/fitness checks of existing legislation
            
            
               NA
            
            
               •Stakeholder consultations
            
            
               The amendments are non-contentious and all Contracting Parties, including all the individual Member States that are parties to the Agreement, support them.
            
         
         
            
               •Collection and use of expertise
            
            
               NA
            
            
               •Impact assessment
            
            
               The formal impact assessment process had been waived due to the political imperative to move ahead quickly in order for the EU, as a Contracting Party to the Bonn Agreement, to be able to negotiate and vote on the amendments to the Bonn Agreement at the Contracting Parties’ meeting on 9-11 October 2019 as well as to endorse them at the Ministerial Meeting on 11 October 2019. This proportionate approach is also justified because it is expected that the amendments to the Bonn Agreement will only have positive economic, social and environmental impacts.
            
            
               •Regulatory fitness and simplification
            
            
               NA
            
            
               •Fundamental rights
            
            
               The proposal is consistent with the EU Treaties and the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. 
            
            
               4.BUDGETARY IMPLICATIONS
            
            
               
                  The amendments to the Bonn Agreement will have no negative impact on the budget of the Union. 
               
            
            
               5.OTHER ELEMENTS
            
            
               •Implementation plans and monitoring, evaluation and reporting arrangements
            
            
               NA
            
            
               •Explanatory documents (for directives)
            
            
               NA. See section below.
            
            
               •Detailed explanation of the specific provisions of the proposal
            
            
               The sole substantive article of the proposal provides for the Council’s authorisation for the Commission to conclude, on behalf of the Union, the envisaged amendments to the Bonn Agreement concerning the material extension of the scope of the Agreement in relation to Annex VI of the MARPOL Convention and the Accession of the Kingdom of Spain to the Agreement. 
            
            
               The latest version of the envisaged ammendments is presented in the Annexes to the Decision and can be summarised as follows:
            
            
               The ‘MARPOL amendment’
            
            
               The Contracting Parties to the Bonn Agreement seek to take advantage of the routines and systems for aerial monitoring of oil pollution established under the Agreement to expand those to include surveillance related to compliance monitoring of emissions from ships. By so doing, the Contracting Parties will be able to make the most out of the resources already used for aerial monitoring and surveillance for oil spills and form the basis for a holistic system for environmental monitoring of the North Sea and its approaches. 
            
         
         
            
               The adoption of the decision to conclude the amendment on the extension of the mandate of the Bonn Agreement in relation to Annex VI to the MARPOL Convention would improve joint surveillance, monitoring and reporting of ship emissions in the North Sea area. Such coordinated activity within the Agreement would contribute to lower the risks to the marine environment and the interests of coastal States and of the Union.
            
            
               The ‘Spain amendment’
            
            
               This amendment extends the geographical scope of the Agreement to cover the area between the zone of joint responsibility of France and the United Kingdom and the new zone of responsibility of Spain in order to close any gaps between the old boundary of the Bonn Agreement and the new zone of responsibility of Spain. France has accepted the introduction of a new zone of responsibility of France. By including the Bay of Biscay into the area covered by the Bonn Agreement, the Contracting Parties make sure that the main traffic route in Europe connecting the North Sea and the Mediterranean Sea is covered by a commonly coordinated preparedness and response management system.
            
            
            
               2020/0205 (NLE)
            
            
               Proposal for a
            
            
               COUNCIL DECISION
            
            
               approving amendments to the Agreement for co-operation in dealing with pollution of the North Sea by oil and other harmful substances (Bonn Agreement) with regard to the extension of its material and geographical scope of application
            
            
               THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
            
            
               Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 191(4) and Article 196(1)(c), in conjunction with Article 218(6)(a) thereof,
            
            
               Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
            
            
               Having obtained consent from the European Parliament,
            
            
               Whereas:
            
            
               (1) The Agreement for co-operation in dealing with pollution of the North Sea by oil and other harmful substances (‘the Bonn Agreement’)
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                 was concluded by the European Economic Community by Council Decision 84/358/EEC
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                and entered into force on 1 September 1989. The Bonn Agreement was amended in 1989. Those amendments were approved by Council Decision 93/540/EEC
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                and entered into force on 1 April 1994.
            
            
               (2) On 7 October 2019, the Council authorised the Commission to conduct negotiations on behalf of the Union with regard to amendments to the material and geographical scope of the Bonn Agreement.
            
            
               (3) In accordance with Article 16(1) of the Bonn Agreement, the Contracting Parties considered a proposal for an amendment to extend the scope of application of the Bonn Agreement to improve cooperation on surveillance in respect of the requirements of Annex VI to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (‛the MARPOL Convention’)
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                . In addition, the Contracting Parties also considered the amendments to the Bonn Agreement and its Annex due to the accession of Spain to this Agreement in accordance with Article 20 thereof. 
            
            
               (4) The Commission has, in accordance with the Council Decision, negotiated those amendments to the Bonn Agreement, which have been adopted by unanimous vote by two decisions at the thirty-first meeting of the Contracting Parties to the Bonn Agreement held in Bonn from 9 to 11 October 2019.
            
            
               (5) Those amendments to the Bonn Agreement should be approved on behalf of the European Union,
                     
            
            
            
               HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: 
            
         
         
            
               Article 1
            
            
               The amendments to the Agreement for co-operation in dealing with pollution of the North Sea by oil and other harmful substances (Bonn Agreement) with regard to the extension of its material and geographical scope of application, which were adopted by the Contracting Parties at their thirty-first meeting held in Bonn from 9 to 11 October 2019, are hereby approved on behalf of the Union.
            
            
            
               The text of the amendments is set out in the two Decisions adopted by the Contracting Parties, attached to this Decision.
            
            
               Article 2
            
            
               The European Commission is authorised to proceed, on behalf of the European Union, to the deposit of the instrument of approval provided for in Article 16 of the Agreement, in order to express the consent of the European Union to be bound by those amendments. 
            
            
               Article 3
            
            
               This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption
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               Done at Brussels,
            
            
               
                     For the Council
               
               
                     The President
               
            
         
         
            
                  
                     (1)
                  
                        OJ L 188, 16.7.1984
               
               
                  
                     (2)
                  
                        Council Decision 84/358/EEC of 28 June 1984 concerning the conclusion of the Agreement for Co-operation in Dealing with Pollution of the North Sea by Oil and other Harmful Substances (OJ L 188, 16.7.1984, p.7)
               
               
                  
                     (3)
                  
                        Council Decision 93/540/EEC of 18 October 1993 approving certain amendments to the Agreement for cooperation in dealing with pollution of the North Sea by oil and other harmful substances (OJ L 263, 22.10.1993, p.51).
               
               
                  
                     (4)
                  
                        Agreement for cooperation in dealing with pollution of the North Sea by oil and other harmful substances (Bonn Agreement) (OJ L 188, 16.7.1984, p. 9).
               
               
                  
                     (5)
                  
                        Council Decision 84/358/EEC of 28 June 1984 concerning the conclusion of the Agreement for cooperation in dealing with pollution of the North Sea by oil and other harmful substances (OJ L 188, 16.7.1984, p. 7).
               
               
                  
                     (6)
                  
                        Council Decision 93/540/EEC of 18 October 1993 approving certain amendments to the Agreement for cooperation in dealing with pollution of the North Sea by oil and other harmful substances (Bonn Agreement) (OJ L 263, 22.10.1993, p. 51).
               
               
                  
                     (7)
                  
                        International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, signed in London on 2 November 1973, as supplemented by the Protocol of 17 February 1978.
               
               
                  
                     (8)
                  
                        The date of entry into force of the amendments will be published in the Official Journal of the European Union by the General Secretariat of the Council.
               
            
      
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               EUROPEAN COMMISSION
            Brussels, 28.8.2020
            COM(2020) 434 final
            ANNEX
            to the
            Proposal for a Council Decision
            approving the conclusion, by the European Union, of the amendments to the Agreement for Co-operation in Dealing with Pollution of the North Sea by Oil and Other Harmful Substances (Bonn Agreement) with regard to the extension of its material and geographical scope of application 
            
               
         
         
            
               Decision of the Contracting Parties to the Agreement for Cooperation in dealing with Pollution of the North Sea by Oil and Other Harmful Substances on the extension of the scope of application of the Agreement with a view to cooperation on surveillance in respect of the requirements of Annex VI to the MARPOL Convention
            
            
               The Contracting Parties to the Agreement for Cooperation in Dealing with Pollution of the North Sea by Oil and Other Harmful Substances (“the Agreement”),
            
            
               Recalling Article 16 of the Agreement, which provides that one or more Contracting Parties may propose amendments to the Agreement and that these may be adopted by unanimous vote at a meeting of the Contracting Parties,
            
            
               With the intention of ensuring that the Depository Government receives notifications of approval from all Contracting Parties as quickly as possible to permit the swift entry into force of such amendments as set out in Article 16(2) of the Agreement,
            
            
               Aiming to improve cooperation and coordination between the Contracting States in combating unlawful air emissions caused by shipping in order to limit the negative consequences of the combustion of marine fuels with high sulphur or nitrogen content for human health, biodiversity and the entire marine environment,
            
            
               adopt the following decision by unanimous vote:
            
            
               Paragraph 1 – Amendment of the title of the Agreement
            
            
               The title of the Agreement shall be amended to read as follows:
            
            
               “Agreement for Cooperation in Dealing with Pollution of the North Sea Area by Oil and Other Harmful Substances including Air Pollution Caused by Shipping”
            
            
               Paragraph 2 – Amendment of the preamble of the Agreement
            
            
               The preamble of the Agreement shall be amended as follows:
            
            
               the word “Ireland, ” is inserted before the words “the Kingdom of the Netherlands”.
            
            
               Preambular paragraphs 2 to 6 shall be amended to read as follows: 
            
            
               “Recognising that pollution of the sea by oil and other harmful substances as well as air pollution caused by shipping in the North Sea area may threaten the marine environment, biodiversity, human health and the corresponding interests of coastal States, 
            
            
               Noting that such types of pollution have many sources and that casualties and other incidents at sea are of great concern, 
            
            
               Convinced that an ability to combat such types of pollution as well as active co-operation and mutual assistance among States are necessary for the protection of their coasts and related interests, 
            
            
               Welcoming the progress that has already been achieved within the framework of the Agreement for Co-operation in Dealing with Pollution of the North Sea by Oil, signed at Bonn on 9 June 1969, 
            
            
               Wishing to develop further mutual assistance and co-operation in monitoring and combating the different types of pollution, “
            
            
               Paragraph 3 – Amendment of Article 1
            
         
         
            
               Article 1 shall be amended to read as follows:
            
            
               “Article 1
            
            
                This Agreement shall apply within the North Sea area, as defined in Article 2: 
            
            
               (1)
                     whenever the presence or the prospective presence of oil or other harmful substances polluting or threatening to pollute the sea presents a grave and imminent danger to the coast or related interests of one or more Contracting Parties; or
            
            
               (2)
                     whenever the presence or the prospective presence of emissions caused by shipping within the meaning of Annex VI to the MARPOL Convention polluting or threatening to pollute the marine environment contributes to the eutrophication of the sea and threatens the health of people who live on the coast or of living things in the sea; and
            
            
               (3)
                     to surveillance conducted as an aid to detecting and combating pollution as set out in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article and to preventing violations of anti-pollution regulations.”
            
            
               Paragraph 4 – Amendment of Article 5
            
            
               Article 5 shall be amended to read as follows:
            
            
               “Article 5
            
            
               (1)
                     Whenever a Contracting Party is aware of a casualty or the presence of oil or other harmful substances including ship emissions in the North Sea area likely to constitute a serious threat to the coast or related interests of any other Contracting Party, it shall inform that Party without delay through its competent authority. 
            
            
               (2)
                     The Contracting Parties undertake to request the masters of all ships flying their flags and pilots of aircraft registered in their countries to report without delay through the channels which may be most practicable and adequate in the circumstances: 
            
            
               (a)
                     all casualties causing or likely to cause pollution of the marine environment; 
            
            
               (b)
                     the presence, nature and extent of oil or other harmful substances likely to constitute a serious threat to the coast or related interests of one or more Contracting Parties.  
            
            
               (3)
                     The Contracting Parties shall make use of a standard form for the reporting of pollution as required under paragraph 1 of this Article.”
            
            
               Paragraph 5 – Amendment of Article 6
            
            
               Article 6 shall be amended to read as follows: 
            
            
               “Article 6
            
            
               (1)
                     For the sole purpose of this Agreement the North Sea area is divided into the zones described in the Annex to this Agreement. 
            
            
               (2)
                     The Contracting Party within whose zone a situation of the kind described in Article 1 paragraph 1 of this Agreement occurs, shall make the necessary assessments of the nature and extent of any casualty or, as the case may be, of the type and approximate quantity of oil or other harmful substances and the direction and speed of movement thereof. 
            
            
               (3)
                     The Contracting Party concerned shall immediately inform all the other Contracting Parties through their competent authorities of its assessments and of any action which it has taken to deal with the oil or other harmful substances and shall keep these substances under observation as long as they are present in its zone. 
            
         
         
            
               (4)
                     The obligations of the Contracting Parties under the provisions of this Article with respect to the zones of joint responsibility shall be the subject of special technical arrangements to be concluded between the Parties concerned. These arrangements shall be communicated to the other Contracting Parties.” 
            
            
               Paragraph 6 – Amendment of Article 15
            
            
               Article 15 shall be amended to read as follows: 
            
            
               “Article 15
            
            
               (1)
                     The Contracting Parties shall make provision for the performance of secretariat duties in relation to this Agreement, taking into account existing arrangements in the framework of other international agreements on the prevention of pollution of the marine environment and air pollution in force for the same region as this Agreement. 
            
            
               (2)
                     Each Contracting Party shall contribute 2.5 % towards the annual expenditure of the Agreement. The balance of the Agreement's expenditure shall be divided among Contracting Parties other than the European Economic Community in proportion to their gross national product in accordance with the scale of assessment adopted regularly by the United Nations General Assembly. In no case shall the contribution of a Contracting Party to this balance exceed 20 % of the balance.”
            
            
               Paragraph 7 – Entry into force 
            
            
               This decision shall enter into force on the first day of the second month following the date on which the Depository Government has received notifications of approval from all Contracting Parties. 
                     
            
            
            
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               EUROPEAN COMMISSION
            Brussels, 28.8.2020
            COM(2020) 434 final
            ANNEX
            to the
            Proposal for a Council Decision 
            approving amendments to the Agreement for co-operation in dealing with pollution of the North Sea by oil and other harmful substances (Bonn Agreement) with regard to the extension of its material and geographical scope of application
            
               
         
         
            
               Decision by the Contracting Parties to the Agreement for Co-operation in Dealing with Pollution of the North Sea by Oil and Other Harmful Substances on the Accession of the Kingdom of Spain to the Agreement
            
            
               The Contracting Parties to the Agreement for Co‑operation in Dealing with Pollution of the North Sea by Oil and Other Harmful Substances (“the Agreement”),
            
            
               RECALLING Article 20 of the Agreement, which provides that the Contracting Parties may unanimously invite any other coastal State of the North East Atlantic area to accede to the Agreement, and that in such a case Article 2 of the Agreement and its Annex shall be amended as necessary,
            
            
               HAVING EXPRESSED their unanimous intention to invite Spain to accede to the Agreement,
            
            
               WELCOMING the wish of Spain to accede to the Agreement,
            
            
               Decide by unanimous vote that
            
            
            
               Paragraph 1 - Amendment of the preamble of the Agreement
            
            
               The preamble of the Agreement shall be amended as follows: the words “the Kingdom of Spain,” are inserted before the words “the Kingdom of Sweden”.
            
            
               Paragraph 2 - Invitation to Spain in accordance with Article 20
            
            
               In accordance with Article 20, the Contracting Parties unanimously invite Spain to accede to the Bonn Agreement. With regard to this invitation, the following amendments to Article 2 and the Annex to this Agreement are adopted.
            
            
            
               Paragraph 3 - Amendment of Article 2
            
            
               Article 2 of the Agreement shall be amended so that it reads as follows:
            
            
               “Article 2
            
            
               For the purpose of this Agreement, the North Sea area means the area of sea comprising:
            
            
               (a)
                     the North Sea proper, southwards of latitude 61°0'00.00" N,
            
            
               (b)
                     the Skagerrak, the southern limit of which is determined east of the Skaw by the latitude 57°44'43.00" N,
            
            
               (c)
                     the Bay of Biscay, bounded on the south and west by the line defined in Part I of the Annex to this Agreement, 
            
         
         
            
               (d)
                     the other waters, comprising the Irish Sea, the Celtic Sea, the Malin Sea, the Great Minch, the Little Minch, part of the Norwegian Sea, and parts of the North East Atlantic, bounded on the west and north by the line defined in Part II of the Annex to this Agreement.”
            
            
            
               Paragraph 4  - Amendment of the Annex to the Agreement 
            
            
               The Annex to the Agreement shall be amended so that it reads as set out in the appendix to this decision.
            
            
            
               Paragraph 5 - Entry into force
            
            
               The amendments contained in this decision shall enter into force on the first day of the second month following the date of deposit by Spain of its instrument of accession to the Agreement.
            
            
            
            
               Appendix
            
            
            
               “ANNEX TO THE AGREEMENT FOR COOPERATION IN DEALING WITH
            
            
               POLLUTION OF THE NORTH SEA BY OIL AND OTHER HARMFUL SUBSTANCES,
            
            
               1983
            
            
            
               Description of the Atlantic boundary of the North Sea area and of the zones referred to in Article 6 of this Agreement 
            
            
            
               The Atlantic boundary of the North Sea area
            
            
               Part I: The line bounding the North Sea Area to the south and southwest
            
            
               The line bounding the English Channel and its approaches to the southwest and the Bay of Biscay to the south and west shall be a line which:
            
         
         
            
               (i)commences at the western point of the coast of Spain 42° 30' 04.25" N 8° 52' 18.22" W;
            
            
               (ii)from that point, then follows the loxodromic line until the point 42° 30' 04.32" N 10° 24' 55.16" W;
            
            
               (iii)from that point, then follows the loxodromic line until the point 46° 00' 04.07" N 10° 24' 54.86" W; 
            
            
               (iv)from that point, then follows the loxodromic line until the point 46° 00' 04.06" N 9° 59' 54.88" W;
            
            
               (v)from that point, then follows the line until the intersection between the parallel of latitude 48° 27' 00.00" N and the line (hereafter referred to as "the 1983 Bonn Agreement line") drawn 50 nautical miles west of a line joining the isle of Ushant and the Isles of Scilly;
            
            
               (vi)(vi)from that point of intersection, then follows the 1983 Bonn Agreement line northwards as far as its intersection with the line marking the boundary of the continental shelf between France and the United Kingdom, as defined in the arbitration decision of 30 June 1977;
            
            
               (vii)(vii)from that point of intersection, then follows the line of that boundary westwards as far as the point 48° 10' 00.00" N 9° 22' 15.91" W; and
            
            
               (viii)(viii)from that point, then follows the parallel of latitude 48° 10' 00.00" N westwards as far as the point 48° 10' 00.00" N 10° 0' 00.00" W.
            
            
            
               Part II: The line bounding to the west and north of the other waters covered by the Agreement
            
            
               The line bounding to the west and north of the other waters covered by the Agreement, comprising the Irish Sea, the Celtic Sea, the Malin Sea, the Great Minch, the Little Minch, part of the Norwegian sea and parts of the North East Atlantic, shall be a line which
            
            
               (i)
                     commences at the point 48° 10' 00.00" N 0° 00' 00.00" W;
            
            
               (ii)
                     from that point, then follows the western boundary of the Irish Sea pollution responsibility zone (that is, a line which is at every point 200 nautical miles distant from the nearest point on the baselines established for the purposes of the Maritime Jurisdiction Acts, 1959 to 1988, of Ireland) as far as the point 56° 42' 00.00” N 14° 00' 00.00" W;
            
            
               (iii)
                     from that point, then follows the western boundary of the zone established by the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution) (Limits) Regulations 1996 of the United Kingdom, as amended by the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution) (Limits) Regulations 1997 (that is, the lines joining the points listed in Table 1 below in the order in which they are listed) as far as the point 63°38'10.68" N  0°30'00.00" W; and
            
            
               (iv)
                     from that point follows the parallel of latitude 63°38'10.68" N eastwards to the coast of Norway.
            
            
            
               Table 1: Points and lines of the Western Boundary of the Zone established by The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution) (Limits) Regulations 1996 of the United Kingdom, as amended
            
            
            
                     
                        Points as referred to in the United Kingdom Regulations, as amended, and their coordinates
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Line segment between these points
                     
                  
               
                     
                        27.
                              56° 42' 00.00" N 
                              14° 0' 00.00" W
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        27-28 Meridian of Longitude
                     
                  
               
                     
                        28.
                              56° 49' 00.00" N
                              14° 0' 00.00" W
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        28-29 Parallel of Latitude
                     
                  
               
                     
                        29.
                              56° 49' 00.00" N
                              14° 30' 34.00" W
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        29-30 Arc measured 200 nautical miles from the relevant basepoints on St. Kilda from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured
                     
                  
               
                     
                        30.
                              57° 52' 22.00" N
                              14° 53' 22.00" W
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        30-31 Arc measured 200 nautical miles from the relevant basepoints on St. Kilda from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured
                     
                  
               
                     
                        31.
                              58°30' 00.00" N
                              14° 48' 58.00" W
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        31-32 Arc measured 200 nautical miles from the relevant basepoints on St. Kilda from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured
                     
                  
               
                     
                        32.
                              59° 0' 00.00" N
                              14° 35' 07.00" W
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        32-33 Arc measured 200 nautical miles from the relevant basepoints on St. Kilda from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured
                     
                  
               
                     
                        33.
                              59° 40' 54.00" N
                              13° 58' 10.00" W
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        33-34 Arc measured 200 nautical miles from the relevant basepoints on St. Kilda from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured
                     
                  
               
                     
                        34.
                              59° 50' 00.00" N
                              13° 46' 24.00" W
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        34-35 Parallel of Latitude
                     
                  
               
                     
                        35.
                              59° 50' 00.00" N
                              5° 0' 00.00" W
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        35-36 Meridian of Longitude
                     
                  
               
                     
                        36.
                              60° 10' 00.00" N
                              5° 0' 00.00" W
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        36-37 Parallel of Latitude
                     
                  
               
                     
                        37.
                              60° 10' 00.00" N
                              4° 48' 00.00" W
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        37-38 Meridian of Longitude
                     
                  
               
                     
                        38.
                              60° 20' 00.00" N
                              4° 48' 00.00" W
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        38-39 Parallel of Latitude
                     
                  
               
                     
                        39.
                              60° 20' 00.00" N
                              4° 24' 00.00" W
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        39-40 Meridian of Longitude
                     
                  
               
                     
                        40.
                              60° 40' 00.00" N
                              4° 24' 00.00" W
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        40-41 Parallel of Latitude
                     
                  
               
                     
                        41.
                              60° 40' 00.00" N
                              4° 0' 00.00" W
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        41-42 Meridian of Longitude
                     
                  
               
                     
                        42.
                              61° 0' 00.00" N
                              4° 0' 00.00" W
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        42-43 Parallel of Latitude
                     
                  
               
                     
                        43.
                              61° 0' 00.00" N
                              3° 36' 00.00" W
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        43-44 Meridian of Longitude
                     
                  
               
                     
                        44.
                              61° 30' 00.00" N
                              3° 36' 00.00" W
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        44-45 Parallel of Latitude
                     
                  
               
                     
                        45.
                              61° 30' 00.00" N
                              3° 0' 00.00" W
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        45-46 Meridian of Longitude
                     
                  
               
                     
                        46.
                              61° 45' 00.00" N
                              3° 0' 00.00" W
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        46-47 Parallel of Latitude
                     
                  
               
                     
                        47.
                              61° 45' 00.00" N
                              2° 48' 00.00" W
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        47-48 Meridian of Longitude
                     
                  
               
                     
                        48.
                              62° 0' 00.00" N
                              2° 48' 00.00" W
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        48-49 Parallel of Latitude
                     
                  
               
                     
                        49.
                              62° 0' 00.00" N
                              2° 0' 00.00" W
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        49-50 Meridian of Longitude
                     
                  
               
                     
                        50.
                              62° 30' 00.00" N
                              2° 0' 00.00" W
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        50-51 Parallel of Latitude
                     
                  
               
                     
                        51.
                              62° 30' 00.00" N
                              1° 36' 00.00" W
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        51-52 Meridian of Longitude
                     
                  
               
                     
                        52.
                              62° 40' 00.00" N
                              1° 36' 00.00" W
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        52-53 Parallel of Latitude
                     
                  
               
                     
                        53.
                              62° 40' 00.00" N
                              1° 0' 00.00" W
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        53-54 Meridian of Longitude
                     
                  
               
                     
                        54.
                              63° 20' 00.00" N
                              1° 0' 00.00" W
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        54-55 Parallel of Latitude 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        55.
                              63° 20' 00.00" N
                              0° 30' 00.00" W
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        55-56 Meridian of Longitude
                     
                  
               
                     
                        56.
                              63° 38' 10.68" N
                              0° 30' 00.00" W
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
         
         
            
            
               Boundaries of Zones of Responsibility referred to in Article 6 of this Agreement
            
            
               Part III:
                     Boundaries of the Zones of National Responsibility
            
            
               (1)
                     General: 
                     Where the limits of a zone of responsibility are specified by a series of lines joining the points in a list, the nature of those lines shall be the nature specified against each point as the nature of the line joining it to the following point.
            
            
            
               (2)
                     Denmark: The zone of national responsibility of Denmark shall be limited by the following series of lines:
            
            
               (a)
                     a line which begins at the intersection of the boundary of the zone of joint responsibility of Denmark and Germany as described in Part IV below with a line between the point 55° 10' 03.40" N 7° 33' 09.60" E and the first point DE1/DK1 and follows this line until the point DE1/DK1;
            
            
               (b)
                     a series of lines joining the following points in the order in which they are listed:
            
            
            
                     
                        Points defining the boundary of the zone
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Nature of the line joining a point to the following point
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Other points with the same coordinates
                     
                  
               
                     
                        DK1
                              55° 30' 40.30" N
                              5° 45' 00.00" E
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Geodesic
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        DE1
                     
                  
               
                     
                        DK2
                              55° 15' 00.00" N
                              5° 24' 12.00" E
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Geodesic
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        DE2
                     
                  
               
                     
                        DK3
                              55° 15' 00.00" N
                              5° 9' 00.00" E
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Geodesic
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        DE3
                     
                  
               
                     
                        DK4
                              55° 24' 15.00" N
                              4° 45' 00.00" E
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Geodesic
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        DE4
                     
                  
               
                     
                        DK5
                              55° 46' 21.80" N
                              4° 15' 00.00" E
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Geodesic
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        DE5
                     
                  
               
                     
                        DK6
                              55° 55' 09.40" N
                              3° 21' 00.00" E
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Arc of Great Circle
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        DE6
                     
                  
               
                     
                        DK7
                              56° 5' 12.00" N
                              3° 15' 00.00" E
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Arc of Great Circle
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        UK23, NO23
                     
                  
               
                     
                        DK8
                              56° 35' 30.00" N
                              5° 2' 00.00" E
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Arc of Great Circle
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        NO24
                     
                  
               
                     
                        DK9
                              57° 10' 30.00" N
                              6° 56' 12.00" E
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Arc of Great Circle
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        NO25
                     
                  
               
                     
                        DK10
                              57° 29' 54.00" N
                              7° 59' 00.00" E
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Arc of Great Circle
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        NO26
                     
                  
               
                     
                        DK11
                              57° 37' 06.00" N
                              8° 27' 30.00" E
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Arc of Great Circle
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        NO27
                     
                  
               
                     
                        DK12
                              57° 41' 48.00" N
                              8° 53' 18.00" E
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Arc of Great Circle
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        NO28
                     
                  
               
                     
                        DK13
                              57° 59' 18.00" N
                              9° 23' 00.00" E
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Arc of Great Circle
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        NO29
                     
                  
               
                     
                        DK14
                              58° 15' 41.20" N
                              10° 1' 48.10" E
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Arc of Great Circle
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        NO30, SE4
                     
                  
               
                     
                        DK15
                              58° 8' 00.10" N
                              10° 32' 32.80" E
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Geodesic
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        SE3
                     
                  
               
                     
                        DK16
                              57° 49' 00.60" N
                              11° 2' 55.60" E
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Geodesic
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        SE2
                     
                  
               
                     
                        DK17
                              57° 44' 43.00" N
                              11° 7' 04.00" E
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        SE1
                     
                  
               
            
               (3)
                     Germany: The zone of national responsibility of Germany shall be limited by the following series of lines:
            
            
               (a)
                     a line which begins at the intersection of the boundary of the zone of joint responsibility of Denmark and Germany as described in Part IV below with a line between the point 55° 10' 03.40" N 7° 33' 09.60" E and the first point DE1/DK1 and follows this line until the point DE1/DK1;
            
            
               (b)
                     a series of lines joining the following points in the order in which they are listed:
            
            
            
                     
                        Points defining the boundary of the zone
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Nature of the line joining a point to the following point
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Other points with the same coordinates
                     
                  
               
                     
                        DE1
                              55° 30' 40.30" N
                              5° 45' 00.00" E
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Geodesic
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        DK1
                     
                  
               
                     
                        DE2
                              55° 15' 00.00" N
                              5° 24' 12.00" E
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Geodesic
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        DK2
                     
                  
               
                     
                        DE3
                              55° 15' 00.00" N
                              5° 9' 00.00" E
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Geodesic
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        DK3
                     
                  
               
                     
                        DE4
                              55° 24' 15.00" N
                              4° 45' 00.00" E
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Geodesic
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        DK4
                     
                  
               
                     
                        DE5
                              55° 46' 21.80" N
                              4° 15' 00.00" E
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Geodesic
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        DK5
                     
                  
               
                     
                        DE6
                              55° 55' 09.40" N
                              3° 21' 00.00" E
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Arc of Great Circle
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        DK6
                     
                  
               
                     
                        DE7
                              55° 50' 06.00" N
                              3° 24' 00.00" E
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Arc of Great Circle
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        UK24
                     
                  
               
                     
                        DE8
                              55° 45' 54.00" N
                              3° 22' 13.00" E
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Arc of Great Circle
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        NL19
                     
                  
               
                     
                        DE9
                              55° 20' 00.00" N
                              4° 20' 00.00" E
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Arc of Great Circle
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        NL20
                     
                  
               
                     
                        DE10
                              55° 0' 00.00" N
                              5° 0' 00.00" E
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Arc of Great Circle
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        NL21
                     
                  
               
                     
                        DE11
                              54° 37' 12.00" N
                              5° 0' 00.00" E
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Arc of Great Circle
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        NL22
                     
                  
               
                     
                        DE12
                              54° 11' 12.00" N
                              6° 0' 00.00" E
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Arc of Great Circle
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        NL23
                     
                  
               
                     
                        DE13
                              53° 59' 56.80" N
                              6° 6' 28.20" E
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        NL24
                     
                  
               
            
               (c)
                     landwards from point DE12, a line from that point towards point DE13 (that is the next agreed delimitation point 53° 59' 56.80" N 6° 6' 28.20" E) as far as the intersection of that line with the boundary of the zone of joint responsibility between the Netherlands and Germany described in Part IV below.
            
            
               (4)
                     Ireland: The zone of national responsibility of Ireland shall be limited by the following series of lines:
            
            
               (a)
                     to the north, a series of lines joining the points listed in Table 3 in the order in which they are listed;
            
         
         
            
               (b)
                     to the west, the western boundary of the North Sea area;
            
            
               (c)
                     to the east and to the south, a series of lines joining the points listed in Table 2 in the order in which they are listed.
            
            
            
               (5)
                     The Netherlands: The zone of national responsibility of the Netherlands shall be limited to the south by the parallel of latitude 51°51' 52.1267" N, and to the north of this parallel of latitude by the following series of lines:
            
            
               (a)
                     a series of lines joining the following points in the order in which they are listed:
            
            
            
                     
                        Points defining the boundary of the zone
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Nature of the line joining a point to the following point
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Other points with the same coordinates
                     
                  
               
                     
                        NL1
                              
                              51° 51' 52.1267" N
                              2° 31' 48.0975" E
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Arc of Great Circle
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        UK42
                     
                  
               
                     
                        NL2
                              
                              51° 59' 00.00" N
                              2° 37' 36.00" E
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Arc of Great Circle
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        UK41
                     
                  
               
                     
                        NL3
                              
                              52° 1' 00.00" N
                              2° 39' 30.00" E
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Arc of Great Circle
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        UK40
                     
                  
               
                     
                        NL4
                              
                              52° 5' 18.00" N
                              2° 42' 12.00" E
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Arc of Great Circle
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        UK39
                     
                  
               
                     
                        NL5
                              
                              52° 6' 00.00" N
                              2° 42' 54.00" E
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Arc of Great Circle
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        UK38
                     
                  
               
                     
                        NL6
                              
                              52° 12’ 24.00" N
                              2° 50' 24.00" E
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Arc of Great Circle
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        UK37
                     
                  
               
                     
                        NL7
                              
                              52° 17' 24.00" N
                              2° 56' 00.00" E
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Arc of Great Circle
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        UK36
                     
                  
               
                     
                        NL8
                              
                              52° 25' 00.00" N
                              3° 3' 30.00" E
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Arc of Great Circle
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        UK35
                     
                  
               
                     
                        NL9
                              
                              52° 37' 18.00" N
                              3° 11' 00.00" E
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Arc of Great Circle
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        UK34
                     
                  
               
                     
                        NL10
                              
                              52° 47' 00.00" N
                              3° 12' 18.00" E
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Arc of Great Circle
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        UK33
                     
                  
               
                     
                        NL11
                              
                              52° 53' 00.00" N
                              3° 10' 30.00" E
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Arc of Great Circle
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        UK32
                     
                  
               
                     
                        NL12
                              
                              53° 18' 06.00" N
                              3° 3' 24.00" E
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Arc of Great Circle
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        UK31
                     
                  
               
                     
                        NL13
                              
                              53° 28' 12.00" N
                              3° 1' 00.00" E
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Arc of Great Circle
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        UK30
                     
                  
               
                     
                        NL14
                              
                              53° 35' 06.00" N
                              2° 59' 18.00" E
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Arc of Great Circle
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        UK29
                     
                  
               
                     
                        NL15
                              
                              53° 40' 06.00" N
                              2° 57' 24.00" E
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Arc of Great Circle
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        UK28
                     
                  
               
                     
                        NL16
                              
                              53° 57' 48.00" N
                              2° 52' 00.00" E
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Arc of Great Circle
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        UK27
                     
                  
               
                     
                        NL17
                              
                              54° 22' 48.00" N
                              2° 45' 48.00" E
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Arc of Great Circle
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        UK26
                     
                  
               
                     
                        NL18
                              
                              54° 37' 18.00" N
                              2° 53' 54.00" E
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Arc of Great Circle
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        UK25
                     
                  
               
                     
                        NL19
                              
                              55° 45' 54.00" N
                              3° 22' 13.00" E
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Arc of Great Circle
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        DE8
                     
                  
               
                     
                        NL20
                              
                              55° 20' 00.00" N
                              4° 20' 00.00" E
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Arc of Great Circle
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        DE9
                     
                  
               
                     
                        NL21
                              
                              55° 0' 00.00" N
                              5° 0' 00.00" E
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Arc of Great Circle
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        DE10
                     
                  
               
                     
                        NL22
                              
                              54° 37' 12.00" N
                              5° 0' 00.00" E
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Arc of Great Circle
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        DE11
                     
                  
               
                     
                        NL23
                              
                              54° 11' 12.00" N
                              6° 0' 00.00" E
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Arc of Great Circle
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        DE12
                     
                  
               
                     
                        NL24
                              
                              53° 59' 56.80" N
                              6° 6' 28.20" E
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        DE13
                     
                  
               
            
               (b)
                     landwards from point NL23, a line from that point towards point NL24 (that is the next agreed delimitation point 53° 59' 56.80" N 6° 6' 28.20" E) as far as the intersection of that line with the boundary of the zone of joint responsibility between the Netherlands and Germany described in Part IV below.   
            
            
               (6)
                     Norway: The zone of national responsibility of Norway shall be limited to the north by the parallel of latitude 63° 38' 10.68" N and to the west, south and east by the following series of lines:
            
            
               (a)
                     a series of lines joining the points listed in Table 4 in the order in which they are listed;
            
            
               (b)
                     southwards from the last point mentioned in that table, a series of lines which join the following points in the order in which they are listed:
            
            
            
                     
                        Points defining the boundary of the zone
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Nature of the line joining a point to the following point
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Other points with the same coordinates
                     
                  
               
                     
                        NO23
                              56° 5' 12.00" N
                              3° 15' 00.00" E
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Arc of Great Circle
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        UK23, DK7
                     
                  
               
                     
                        NO24
                              56° 35' 30.00" N
                              5° 2' 00.00" E
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Arc of Great Circle
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        DK8
                     
                  
               
                     
                        NO25
                              57° 10' 30.00" N
                              6° 56' 12.00" E
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Arc of Great Circle
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        DK9
                     
                  
               
                     
                        NO26
                              57° 29' 54.00" N
                              7° 59' 00.00" E
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Arc of Great Circle
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        DK10
                     
                  
               
                     
                        NO27
                              57° 37' 06.00" N
                              8° 27' 30.00" E
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Arc of Great Circle
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        DK11
                     
                  
               
                     
                        NO28
                              57° 41' 48.00" N
                              8° 53' 18.00" E
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Arc of Great Circle
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        DK12
                     
                  
               
                     
                        NO29
                              57° 59' 18.00" N
                              9° 23' 00.00" E
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Arc of Great Circle
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        DK13
                     
                  
               
                     
                        NO30
                              58° 15' 41.20" N
                              10° 1' 48.10" E (point A)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Arc of Great Circle
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        SE4, DK14
                     
                  
               
                     
                        NO31
                              58° 30' 41.20" N
                              10° 8' 46.90" E (point B)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Arc of Great Circle
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        SE5
                     
                  
               
                     
                        NO32
                              58° 45' 41.30" N
                              10° 35' 40.00" E (point C)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Loxodrome
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        SE6
                     
                  
               
                     
                        NO33
                              58° 53' 34.00" N
                              10° 38' 25.00" E (point D)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        SE7
                     
                  
               
            
               (c)
                     then a line following the Norwegian-Swedish border.
            
            
            
               (7)
                     Sweden: The zone of national responsibility of Sweden shall be limited to the south by the parallel of latitude 57° 44' 43.00" N, and to the north of this parallel of latitude by a series of lines
            
            
               (a) joining the following points in the order in which they are listed:
            
            
         
         
            
                     
                        Points defining the boundary of the zone
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Nature of the line joining a point to the following point
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Other points with the same coordinates
                     
                  
               
                     
                        SE1
                              57° 44' 43.00" N
                              11° 7' 04.00" E
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Geodesic
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        DK17
                     
                  
               
                     
                        SE2
                              57° 49' 00.60" N
                              11° 2' 55.60" E
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Geodesic
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        DK16
                     
                  
               
                     
                        SE3
                              58° 8' 00.10" N
                              10° 32' 32.80" E
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Geodesic
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        DK15
                     
                  
               
                     
                        SE4
                              58° 15' 41.20" N
                              10° 1' 48.10" E (point A)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Arc of Great Circle
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        DK14, NO30
                     
                  
               
                     
                        SE5
                              58° 30' 41.20" N
                              10° 8' 46.90" E (point B)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Arc of Great Circle
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        NO31
                     
                  
               
                     
                        SE6
                              58° 45' 41.30" N
                              10° 35' 40.00" E (point C)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Loxodrome
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        NO32
                     
                  
               
                     
                        SE7
                              58° 53' 34.00" N
                              10° 38' 25.00" E (point D)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        NO33
                     
                  
               
            
               (b)
                     then a line following the Swedish-Norwegian border.
            
            
            
               (8)
                     United Kingdom:  The zone of national responsibility of the United Kingdom shall be limited 
            
            
               (a)
                     to the east, by a series of lines comprising:
            
            
               (i)
                     a series of lines joining the points listed in Table 4 in the order in which they are listed;
            
            
               (ii)
                     a series of lines joining the following points in the order in which they are listed:
            
            
            
                     
                        Points defining the boundary of the zone
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Nature of the line joining a point to the following point
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Other points with the same coordinates
                     
                  
               
                     
                        UK23
                              56° 5' 12.00" N
                              3° 15' 00.00" E
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Arc of Great Circle
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        NO23, DK7
                     
                  
               
                     
                        UK24
                              55° 50' 06.00" N
                              3° 24' 00.00" E
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Arc of Great Circle
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        DE7
                     
                  
               
                     
                        UK25
                              54° 37' 18.00" N
                              2° 53' 54.00" E
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Arc of Great Circle
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        NL18
                     
                  
               
                     
                        UK26
                              54° 22' 48.00" N
                              2° 45' 48.00" E
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Arc of Great Circle
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        NL17
                     
                  
               
                     
                        UK27
                              53° 57' 48.00" N
                              2° 52' 00.00" E
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Arc of Great Circle
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        NL16
                     
                  
               
                     
                        UK28
                              53° 40' 06.00" N
                              2° 57' 24.00" E
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Arc of Great Circle
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        NL15
                     
                  
               
                     
                        UK29
                              53° 35' 06.00" N
                              2° 59' 18.00" E
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Arc of Great Circle
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        NL14
                     
                  
               
                     
                        UK30
                              53° 28' 12.00" N
                              3° 1' 00.00" E
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Arc of Great Circle
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        NL13
                     
                  
               
                     
                        UK31
                              53° 18' 06.00" N
                              3° 3' 24.00" E
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Arc of Great Circle
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        NL12
                     
                  
               
                     
                        UK32
                              52° 53' 00.00" N
                              3° 10' 30.00" E
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Arc of Great Circle
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        NL11
                     
                  
               
                     
                        UK33
                              52° 47' 00.00" N
                              3° 12' 18.00" E
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Arc of Great Circle
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        NL10
                     
                  
               
                     
                        UK34
                              52° 37' 18.00" N
                              3° 11' 00.00" E
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Arc of Great Circle
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        NL9
                     
                  
               
                     
                        UK35
                              52° 25' 00.00" N
                              3° 3' 30.00" E
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Arc of Great Circle
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        NL8
                     
                  
               
                     
                        UK36
                              52° 17' 24.00" N
                              2° 56' 00.00" E
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Arc of Great Circle
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        NL7
                     
                  
               
                     
                        UK37
                              52° 12' 24.00" N
                              2° 50' 24.00" E
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Arc of Great Circle
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        NL6
                     
                  
               
                     
                        UK38
                              52° 6' 00.00" N
                              2° 42' 54.00" E
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Arc of Great Circle
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        NL5
                     
                  
               
                     
                        UK39
                              52° 5' 18.00" N
                              2° 42' 12.00" E
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Arc of Great Circle
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        NL4
                     
                  
               
                     
                        UK40
                              52° 1' 00.00" N
                              2° 39' 30.00" E
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Arc of Great Circle
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        NL3
                     
                  
               
                     
                        UK41
                              51° 59' 00.00" N
                              2° 37' 36.00" E
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Arc of Great Circle
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        NL2
                     
                  
               
                     
                        UK42
                              51° 51' 52.1267" N
                              2° 31' 48.0975" E
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Arc of Great Circle
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        NL1
                     
                  
               
               (b)
                     to the south and west, by the following series of lines:
            
            
               (i)
                     a line commencing at the westernmost point of the Isles of Scilly, and joining that point to the point 49° 52' 00.00" N 7° 44' 00.00" W;
            
            
               (ii)
                     from that point, a line following the 1983 Bonn Agreement line (as defined in Part I above) southwards to its intersection with the boundary of the continental shelf between France and the United Kingdom as defined in the arbitration decision of 30 June 1977;
            
            
               (iii)
                     from that point of intersection, the line of that boundary westwards as far as the point 48° 10' 00.00" N 9° 22' 15.91" W; and
            
            
               (iv)
                     from that point, a series of lines joining the points listed in Table 2 in the order in which they are listed to the outer limit of the territorial sea adjacent to Northern Ireland at the point 54° 0' 00.00" N 05° 36' 20.00" W;
            
            
               (c)
                     to the west and north, by the following series of lines:
            
            
               (i)
                     a line joining the point in the territorial sea adjacent to Northern Ireland nearest to the point 55° 31' 13.36" N 6° 45' 00.00" W with that point;
            
            
               (ii)
                     from that point, a series of lines joining the points listed in Table 3 in the order in which they are listed as far as the point 56° 42' 00.00” N 14° 00' 00.00" W;
            
            
               (iii)
                     from that point, a line which follows the western and northern boundaries of the North Sea area as far as the point 63° 38' 10.68” N 0° 30' 00.00" W.
            
            
         
         
            
               Table 2: Points and Lines of the Boundary between the Responsibility Zones of Ireland and the United Kingdom – East and South
            
            
            
                     
                        Points defining the boundary of the zones
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Nature of the line joining a point to the following point
                     
                  
               
                     
                        IR1/UK50
                              48° 10' 00.00" N
                              10° 0' 00.00" W
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Meridian of Longitude 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        IR2/UK51
                              48° 20' 00.00" N
                              10° 0' 00.00" W
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Parallel of Latitude 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        IR3/UK52
                              48° 20' 00.00" N
                              9° 48' 00.00" W
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Meridian of Longitude 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        IR4/UK53
                              48° 30' 00.00" N
                              9° 48' 00.00" W
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Parallel of Latitude 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        IR5/UK54
                              48° 30' 00.00" N
                              9° 36' 00.00" W
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Meridian of Longitude 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        IR6/UK55
                              48° 50' 00.00" N
                              9° 36' 00.00" W
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Parallel of Latitude 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        IR7/UK56
                              48° 50' 00.00" N
                              9° 24' 00.00" W
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Meridian of Longitude 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        IR8/UK57
                              49° 0' 00.00" N
                              9° 24' 00.00" W
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Parallel of Latitude 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        IR9/UK58
                              49° 0' 00.00" N
                              9° 17' 00.00" W
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Meridian of Longitude 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        IR10/UK59
                              49° 10' 00.00" N
                              9° 17' 00.00" W
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Parallel of Latitude 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        IR11/UK60
                              49° 10' 00.00" N
                              9° 12' 00.00" W
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Meridian of Longitude 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        IR12/UK61
                              49° 20' 00.00" N
                              9° 12' 00.00" W
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Parallel of Latitude 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        IR13/UK62
                              49° 20' 00.00" N
                              9° 3' 00.00" W
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Meridian of Longitude 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        IR14/UK63
                              49° 30' 00.00" N
                              9° 3' 00.00" W
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Parallel of Latitude 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        IR15/UK64
                              49° 30' 00.00" N
                              8° 54' 00.00" W
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Meridian of Longitude 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        IR16/UK65
                              49° 40' 00.00" N
                              8° 54' 00.00" W
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Parallel of Latitude 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        IR17/UK66
                              49° 40' 00.00" N
                              8° 45' 00.00" W
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Meridian of Longitude 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        IR18/UK67
                              49° 50' 00.00" N
                              8° 45' 00.00" W
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Parallel of Latitude 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        IR19/UK68
                              49° 50' 00.00" N
                              8° 36' 00.00" W
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Meridian of Longitude 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        IR20/UK69
                              50° 0' 00.00" N
                              8° 36' 00.00" W
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Parallel of Latitude 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        IR21/UK70
                              50° 0' 00.00" N
                              8° 24' 00.00" W
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Meridian of Longitude 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        IR22/UK71
                              50° 10' 00.00" N
                              8° 24' 00.00" W
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Parallel of Latitude 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        IR23/UK72
                              50° 10' 00.00" N
                              8° 12' 00.00" W
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Meridian of Longitude 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        IR24/UK73
                              50° 20' 00.00" N
                              8° 12' 00.00" W
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Parallel of Latitude 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        IR25/UK74
                              50° 20' 00.00" N
                              8° 0' 00.00" W
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Meridian of Longitude 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        IR26/UK75
                              50° 30' 00.00" N
                              8° 0' 00.00" W
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Parallel of Latitude 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        IR27/UK76
                              50° 30' 00.00" N
                              7° 36' 00.00" W 
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Meridian of Longitude 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        IR28/UK77
                              50° 40' 00.00" N
                              7° 36' 00.00" W 
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Parallel of Latitude 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        IR29/UK78
                              50° 40' 00.00" N
                              7° 12' 00.00" W
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Meridian of Longitude 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        IR30/UK79
                              50° 50' 00.00" N
                              7° 12' 00.00" W
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Parallel of Latitude 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        IR31/UK80
                              50° 50' 00.00" N
                              7° 3' 00.00" W
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Meridian of Longitude 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        IR32/UK81
                              51° 0' 00.00" N
                              7° 3' 00.00" W
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Parallel of Latitude 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        IR33/UK82
                              51° 0' 00.00" N
                              6° 48' 00.00" W 
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Meridian of Longitude 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        IR34/UK83
                              51° 10' 00.00" N
                              6° 48' 00.00" W 
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Parallel of Latitude 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        IR35/UK84
                              51° 10' 00.00" N
                              6° 42' 00.00" W 
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Meridian of Longitude 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        IR36/UK85
                              51° 20' 00.00" N
                              6° 42' 00.00" W 
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Parallel of Latitude 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        IR37/UK86
                              51° 20' 00.00" N
                              6° 33' 00.00" W 
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Meridian of Longitude 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        IR38/UK87
                              51° 30' 00.00" N
                              6° 33' 00.00" W 
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Parallel of Latitude 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        IR39/UK88
                              51° 30' 00.00" N
                              6° 18' 00.00" W 
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Meridian of Longitude 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        IR40/UK89
                              51° 40' 00.00" N
                              6° 18' 00.00" W 
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Parallel of Latitude 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        IR41/UK90
                              51° 40' 00.00" N
                              6° 6' 00.00" W 
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Meridian of Longitude 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        IR42/UK91
                              51° 50' 00.00" N
                              6° 6' 00.00" W 
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Parallel of Latitude 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        IR43/UK92
                              51° 50' 00.00" N
                              6° 0' 00.00" W
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Meridian of Longitude 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        IR44/UK93
                              51° 54' 00.00" N
                              6° 0' 00.00" W
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Parallel of Latitude 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        IR45/UK94
                              51° 54' 00.00" N
                              5° 57' 00.00" W 
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Meridian of Longitude 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        IR46/UK95
                              51° 58' 00.00" N
                              5° 57' 00.00" W 
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Parallel of Latitude 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        IR47/UK96
                              51° 58' 00.00" N
                              5° 54' 00.00" W 
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Meridian of Longitude 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        IR48/UK97
                              52° 0' 00.00" N
                              5° 54' 00.00" W 
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Parallel of Latitude 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        IR49/UK98
                              52° 0' 00.00" N
                              5° 50' 00.00" W 
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Meridian of Longitude 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        IR50/UK99
                              52° 4' 00.00" N
                              5° 50' 00.00" W 
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Parallel of Latitude 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        IR51/UK100
                              52° 4' 00.00" N
                              5° 46' 00.00" W 
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Meridian of Longitude 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        IR52/UK101
                              52° 8' 00.00" N
                              5° 46' 00.00" W 
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Parallel of Latitude 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        IR53/UK102
                              52° 8' 00.00" N
                              5° 42' 00.00" W 
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Meridian of Longitude 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        IR54/UK103
                              52° 12' 00.00" N
                              5° 42' 00.00" W 
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Parallel of Latitude 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        IR55/UK104
                              52° 12' 00.00" N
                              5° 39' 00.00" W 
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Meridian of Longitude 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        IR56/UK105
                              52° 16' 00.00" N
                              5° 39' 00.00" W 
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Parallel of Latitude 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        IR57/UK106
                              52° 16' 00.00" N
                              5° 35' 00.00" W 
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Meridian of Longitude 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        IR58/UK107
                              52° 24' 00.00" N
                              5° 35' 00.00" W 
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Parallel of Latitude 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        IR59/UK108
                              52° 24' 00.00" N
                              5° 22' 48.00" W 
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Meridian of Longitude 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        IR60/UK109
                              52° 32' 00.00" N
                              5° 22' 48.00" W 
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Parallel of Latitude 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        IR61/UK110
                              52° 32' 00.00" N
                              5° 28' 00.00" W 
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Meridian of Longitude 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        IR62/UK111
                              52° 44' 00.00" N
                              5° 28' 00.00" W 
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Parallel of Latitude 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        IR63/UK112
                              52° 44' 00.00" N
                              5° 24' 30.00" W 
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Meridian of Longitude 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        IR64/UK113
                              52° 52' 00.00" N
                              5° 24' 30.00" W 
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Parallel of Latitude 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        IR65/UK114
                              52° 52' 00.00" N
                              5° 22' 30.00" W 
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Meridian of Longitude 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        IR66/UK115
                              52° 59' 00.00" N
                              5° 22' 30.00" W 
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Parallel of Latitude 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        IR67/UK116
                              52° 59' 00.00" N
                              5° 19' 00.00" W 
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Meridian of Longitude 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        IR68/UK117
                              53° 9' 00.00" N
                              5° 19' 00.00" W 
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Parallel of Latitude 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        IR69/UK118
                              53° 9' 00.00" N
                              5° 20' 00.00" W 
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Meridian of Longitude 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        IR70/UK119
                              53° 26' 00.00" N
                              5° 20' 00.00" W 
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Parallel of Latitude 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        IR71/UK120
                              53° 26' 00.00" N
                              5° 19' 00.00" W 
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Meridian of Longitude 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        IR72/UK121
                              53° 32' 00.00" N
                              5° 19' 00.00" W 
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Parallel of Latitude 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        IR73/UK122
                              53° 32' 00.00" N
                              5° 17' 00.00" W 
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Meridian of Longitude 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        IR74/UK123
                              53° 39' 00.00" N
                              5° 17' 00.00" W 
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Parallel of Latitude 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        IR75/UK124
                              53° 39' 00.00" N
                              5° 16' 20.40" W 
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Meridian of Longitude 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        IR76/UK125
                              53° 42' 08.40" N
                              5° 16' 20.40" W 
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Parallel of Latitude 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        IR77/UK126
                              53° 42' 08.40" N
                              5° 17' 51.00" W 
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Meridian of Longitude 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        IR78/UK127
                              53° 44' 24.00" N
                              5° 17' 51.00" W 
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Parallel of Latitude 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        IR79/UK128
                              53° 44' 24.00" N
                              5° 19' 19.80" W 
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Meridian of Longitude 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        IR80/UK129
                              53° 45' 48.00" N
                              5° 19' 19.80" W 
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Parallel of Latitude 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        IR81/UK130
                              53° 45' 48.00" N
                              5° 22' 00.00" W 
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Meridian of Longitude 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        IR82/UK131
                              53° 46' 00.00" N
                              5° 22' 00.00" W 
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Parallel of Latitude 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        IR83/UK132
                              53° 46' 00.00" N
                              5° 19' 00.00" W 
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Meridian of Longitude 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        IR84/UK133
                              53° 59' 56.95" N
                              5° 19' 00.00" W 
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
            
               Table 3: Points and Lines of the Boundary between the Responsibility Zones of Ireland and the United Kingdom – North
            
            
            
                     
                        Points defining the boundary of the zones
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Nature of the line joining a point to the following point
                     
                  
               
                     
                        IR85/UK134
                              55° 31' 13.36" N
                              6° 45' 00.00" W
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Meridian of Longitude
                     
                  
               
                     
                        IR86/UK135
                              55° 28' 00.00" N
                              6° 45' 00.00" W
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Parallel of Latitude 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        IR87/UK136
                              55° 28' 00.00" N
                              6° 48' 00.00" W
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Meridian of Longitude 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        IR88/UK137
                              55° 30' 00.00" N
                              6° 48' 00.00" W
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Parallel of Latitude 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        IR89/UK138
                              55° 30' 00.00" N
                              6° 51' 00.00" W
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Meridian of Longitude 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        IR90/UK139
                              55° 35' 00.00" N
                              6° 51' 00.00" W
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Parallel of Latitude 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        IR91/UK140
                              55° 35' 00.00" N
                              6° 57' 00.00" W
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Meridian of Longitude 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        IR92/UK141
                              55° 40' 00.00" N
                              6° 57' 00.00" W
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Parallel of Latitude 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        IR93/UK142
                              55° 40' 00.00" N
                              7° 2' 00.00" W
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Meridian of Longitude 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        IR94/UK143
                              55° 45' 00.00" N
                              7° 2' 00.00" W
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Parallel of Latitude 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        IR95/UK144
                              55° 45' 00.00" N
                              7° 8' 00.00" W
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Meridian of Longitude 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        IR96/UK145
                              55° 50' 00.00" N
                              7° 8' 00.00" W
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Parallel of Latitude 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        IR97/UK146
                              55° 50' 00.00" N
                              7° 15' 00.00" W
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Meridian of Longitude 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        IR98/UK147
                              55° 55' 00.00" N
                              7° 15' 00.00" W
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Parallel of Latitude 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        IR99/UK148
                              55° 55' 00.00" N
                              7° 23' 00.00" W
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Meridian of Longitude 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        IR100/UK149
                              56° 0' 00.00" N
                              7° 23' 00.00" W
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Parallel of Latitude 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        IR101/UK150
                              56° 0' 00.00" N
                              8° 13' 00.00" W
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Meridian of Longitude 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        IR102/UK151
                              56° 5' 00.00" N
                              8° 13' 00.00" W
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Parallel of Latitude 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        IR103/UK152
                              56° 5' 00.00" N
                              8° 39' 30.00" W
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Meridian of Longitude 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        IR104/UK153
                              56° 10' 00.00" N
                              8° 39' 30.00" W
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Parallel of Latitude 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        IR105/UK154
                              56° 10' 00.00" N
                              9° 7' 00.00" W
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Meridian of Longitude 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        IR106/UK155
                              56° 21' 30.00" N
                              9° 7' 00.00" W
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Parallel of Latitude 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        IR107/UK156
                              56° 21' 30.00" N
                              10° 30' 00.00" W
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Meridian of Longitude 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        IR108/UK157
                              56° 32' 30.00" N
                              10° 30' 00.00" W
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Parallel of Latitude 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        IR109/UK158
                              56° 32' 30.00" N
                              12° 12' 00.00" W
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Meridian of Longitude 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        IR110/UK159
                              56° 42' 00.00" N
                              12° 12' 00.00" W
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Parallel of Latitude 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        IR111/UK160
                              56° 42' 00.00" N
                              14° 0' 00.00" W
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
            
               Table 4: Points and Lines of the Boundary between the Responsibility Zones of Norway and the United Kingdom
            
            
            
                     
                        Points defining the boundary of the zones
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Nature of the line joining a point to the following point
                     
                  
               
                     
                        NO1/UK1
                              63° 38' 10.68" N
                              0° 10' 59.31" W
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Geodesic
                     
                  
               
                     
                        NO2/UK2
                              63° 03' 20.71" N
                              0° 28' 12.51" E
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Geodesic 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        NO3/UK3
                              62° 58' 21.06" N
                              0° 33' 31.01" E
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Geodesic 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        NO4/UK4
                              62° 53' 29.49" N
                              0° 38' 27.91" E
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Geodesic 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        NO5/UK5
                              62° 44' 16.31" N
                              0° 47' 27.69" E
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Geodesic 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        NO6/UK6
                              62° 39' 57.99" N
                              0° 51' 29.48" E
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Geodesic 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        NO7/UK7
                              62° 36' 20.75" N
                              0° 54' 44.78" E
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Geodesic 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        NO8/UK8
                              62° 32' 47.29" N
                              0° 57' 48.32" E
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Geodesic 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        NO9/UK9
                              62° 30' 09.83" N
                              1° 0' 05.92" E
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Geodesic 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        NO10/UK10
                              62° 27' 32.82" N
                              1° 2' 17.70" E
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Geodesic 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        NO11/UK11
                              62° 24' 56.68" N
                              1° 4' 25.86" E
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Geodesic 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        NO12/UK12
                              62° 22' 21.00" N
                              1° 6' 28.21" E 
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Geodesic 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        NO13/UK13
                              62° 19' 40.72" N
                              1° 8' 30.96" E
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Geodesic 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        NO14/UK14
                              62° 16' 43.93" N
                              1° 10' 40.66" E 
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Geodesic 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        NO15/UK15
                              61° 44' 12.00" N
                              1° 33' 13.44" E 
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Geodesic 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        NO16/UK16
                              61° 44' 12.00" N
                              1° 33' 36.00" E 
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Arc of Great Circle 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        NO17/UK17
                              61° 21' 24.00" N
                              1° 47' 24.00" E 
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Arc of Great Circle 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        NO18/UK18
                              59° 53' 48.00" N
                              2° 4' 36.00" E
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Arc of Great Circle
                     
                  
               
                     
                        NO19/UK19
                              59° 17' 24.00" N
                              1° 42' 42.00" E
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Arc of Great Circle
                     
                  
               
                     
                        NO20/UK20
                              58° 25' 48.00" N
                              1° 29' 00.00" E
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Arc of Great Circle
                     
                  
               
                     
                        NO21/UK21
                              57° 54' 18.00" N
                              1° 57' 54.00" E
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Arc of Great Circle
                     
                  
               
                     
                        NO22/UK22
                              56° 35' 42.00" N
                              2° 36' 48.00" E
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Arc of Great Circle
                     
                  
               
                     
                        NO23/UK23
                              56° 5' 12.00" N
                              
                              3° 15' 00.00" E
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
            
               
            
            
               (9)
                     France: The zone of national responsibility of France shall be limited, from north to south, by a series of lines joining the following points in the order in which they are listed:
            
            
                     
                        Points defining the boundary of the zone
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Nature of the line joining a point to the following point
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Other points with the same coordinates
                     
                  
               
                     
                        FR01
                              48° 19' 56.52" N
                              4° 46' 23.67" W
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Loxodrome
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                        FR02
                              48° 27' 00.00" N
                              5° 08' 23.63" W
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Parallel of Latitude
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                        FR03
                              48° 27' 00.00" N
                              6° 34' 40.90" W
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Loxodrome
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                        FR04
                              46° 00' 04.06" N
                              9° 59' 54.88" W
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Loxodrome
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        SP4
                     
                  
               
                     
                        FR05
                              45° 00' 04.04" N
                              7° 59' 55.08" W
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Loxodrome
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        SP5
                     
                  
               
                     
                        FR06
                              44° 20' 03.93" N
                              3° 59' 55.37" W
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Loxodrome
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        SP6
                     
                  
               
                     
                        FR07
                              43° 23' 20.71" N
                              1° 46' 13.58" W
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Loxodrome
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        SP7
                     
                  
               
                     
                        FR08
                              43° 22' 50.11" N
                              1° 47' 11.18" W
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        SP8
                     
                  
               
            
               (10)
                     Spain: The zone of national responsibility of Spain shall be limited, by a series of lines joining the following points in the order in which they are listed:
            
            
            
                     
                        Points defining the boundary of the zone
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Nature of the line joining a point to the following point
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Other points with the same coordinates
                     
                  
               
                     
                        SP1
                              42º 30’ 04.25”N
                              008° 52’ 18.22” W
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Loxodrome
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                        SP2
                              42º 30’ 04.32” N
                              010° 24’ 55.16” W
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Loxodrome
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                        SP3
                              46º 00’ 04.07” N
                              010° 24’ 54.86” W
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Loxodrome
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                        SP4
                              46º 00’ 04.06” N
                              009° 59’ 54.88” W
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Loxodrome
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        FR4
                     
                  
               
                     
                        SP5
                              45° 00' 04.04" N
                              007° 59' 55.08" W
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Loxodrome
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        FR5
                     
                  
               
                     
                        SP6
                              44° 20' 03.93" N
                              003° 59' 55.37" W
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Loxodrome
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        FR6
                     
                  
               
                     
                        SP7
                              43° 23' 20.71" N
                              001° 46' 13.58" W
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Loxodrome
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        FR7
                     
                  
               
                     
                        SP8
                              43° 22' 50.11" N
                              001° 47' 11.18" W
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        FR8
                     
                  
               
         
            
            
               Part IV:
                      Boundaries of the Zones of Joint Responsibility
            
            
            
               The zones of joint responsibility shall be as follows:
            
            
               1.
                     Zone of Joint Responsibility of Belgium, France, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom
            
            
               The sea area between the parallels of latitude 51°51' 52.1267" N and 51° 6' 00.00"N.
            
            
               2.
                     Zone of Joint Responsibility of France and the United Kingdom
            
            
               The English Channel south-west of the parallel of latitude 51° 32' 00.00" N to a line which:
            
            
               (a)
                     commences at the westernmost point of the Isles of Scilly, and joins that point with the point 49°52'00.00"N 7° 44' 00.00" W;
            
            
               (b)
                     from that point, follows a line drawn 50 nautical miles west of a line joining  the Isles of Scilly and the isle of Ushant southwards to its intersection with the parallel of latitude 48° 27' 00.00" N, and;
            
            
               (c)
                     follows that parallel of latitude eastwards to the southernmost point of the isle of Ushant.
            
            
               3.
                     Zone of Joint Responsibility of Denmark and Germany
            
            
               The sea area bounded by:
            
            
               (a)
                     to the south, the parallel of latitude 54° 30' 00.00" N westwards from the coast of Germany;
            
            
               (b)
                     to the west, the meridian of longitude 6° 30' 00.00" E;
            
            
               (c)
                     to the north, the parallel of latitude 55° 50' 00.00" N westwards from the coast of Denmark; and
            
            
               (d)
                     to the east, the low water line (based on Chart Datum Lowest Astronomical Tide (LAT)) , including the Wadden sea area.
            
            
               4.
                     Zone of Joint Responsibility of Germany and the Netherlands
            
            
               The sea area bounded by:
            
            
               (a)
                     to the west, the meridian of longitude 6° 0' 00.00" E (ED50) northwards from the coast of the Netherlands;
            
         
         
            
               (b)
                     to the north, the parallel of latitude 54° 0' 00.00" N (ED50);
            
            
               (c)
                     to the east, the meridian of longitude 7° 15' 00.00" E (ED50), northwards from the coast of Germany; and
            
            
               (d)
                     to the south, the low water line (based on Chart Datum Lowest Astronomical Tide (LAT)), including the Wadden sea area.
            
            
            
               Part V: Interpretation
            
            
               The positions of the points referred to in this Annex shall be determined according to the European Geodesic System (1950 version).”
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
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