CELEX: 51983PC0191
Language: en
Date: 1983-04-13
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on the accession to the Convention on fishing and conservation of the living resources in the Baltic Sea and the Belts as amended by the Protocol of the Conference of the Representatives of the States Parties to the Convention signed in Warsaw on 11 November 1982 (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

ARCHIVES HISTORIQUES
DE LA COMMISSION
COLLECTION RELIEE DES
DOCUMENTS "COM"
COM (83) 191
Vol. 1983/0083
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 ---pagebreak---       COMMISSION OF THE E U R O P E A N COMMUNITIES
                                                                           COM(83) 191 f i n a l .
                                                                           B r u s s e l s , 13 A p r i l 1 9 8 3
                                                      Proposal         f o ra
                                                    COUNCIL DECISION
          on t h e a c c e s s i o n t o t h e C o n v e n t i o n     on f i s h i n g    and c o n s e r v a t i o n o f
         the  l i v i n g resources            i n the Baltic         Sea a n d t h e B e l t s a s amended b y
             the    P r o t o c o l o f t h e Conference o f t h e Representatives                         of the
                   States        P a r t i e s t o t h e Convention          signed        i n Warsaw o n
                                                    11 November 1 9 8 2
                             (submitted         t o t h e C o u n c i l by t h e Commission)
COM(83) 191 f i n a l .
 ---pagebreak---                                                               E X P L A N A T O R Y MEMORANDUM
1.      Background
                    In   t h e Hague R e s o l u t i o n s o f 3 November 1976                           the Council agreed             on   the
     withdrawal            in certain             circumstances               o f Member S t a t e s o f t h e Community                 from
      international              f i s h e r i e s o r g a n i z a t i o n s and t h e i r         replacement          by t h e    Community.
     Since then            t h e Community has                  taken       steps to accede             to several          international
     fisheries           conventions,               i n c l u d i n g the Convention               on    the  F i s h i n g and     Conservation
     of Living           Resources           i n the B a l t i c         Sea      and   the B e l t s ( t h e Gdansk           Convention).
                   The    Gdansk C o n v e n t i o n ,           s i g n e d on 1 3 / 9 / 1 9 7 3 , e n t e r e d    i n t o f o r c e on
     28/7/1974. A l l c o u n t r i e s b o r d e r i n g the B a l t i c                      Sea    a r e members of t h e           Convention,
     t h u s , o u t o f t h e EEC-Member S t a t e s , t h e Kingdom o f Denmark and                                        the   Federal
     Republic of             Germany.
                  In    S e p t e m b e r 1977         t h e C o m m u n i t y was       f o r the f i r s t     time       represented
    at     a conference              r e l a t e d t o the Gdansk C o n v e n t i o n ,               namely, i n a          ministerial
    meeting         i n W a r s a w c o n v e n e d by t h e P o l i s h G o v e r n m e n t i n i t s c a p a c i t y as
    D e p o s i t a r y , i n o r d e r t o d i s c u s s the consequences of Sweden's d e c i s i o n t o
    extend        i t s f i s h e r y zone.            The     l a t e V i c e - P r e s i d e n t Gundelach         who     represented
    the Community i n the conference                                 as an o b s e r v e r , made i t c l e a r t h a t            the
    Community w i s h e d t o accede                       to the         Convention.
                  Following a communication                           f r o m t h e C o m m i s s i o n t o t h e C o u n c i l on        17
    November 1977,                t h e two       EEC-Member S t a t e s w h i c h              are c o n t r a c t i n g p a r t i e s to    the
   Gdansk C o n v e n t i o n ,           sumitted to the P o l i s h Government, d e p o s i t a r y of                             the
    Convention,            proposals            f o r t h e amendment o f t h e                 latter      to permit         the   accession
   by t h e       Community.
                 The     P o l i s h G o v e r n m e n t o r g a n i z e d two          conferences          of the        Representatives
   of the S t a t e s P a r t i e s t o the Gdansk Convention                                   i n Warsaw t h e f i r s t         one
   from      22    t o 26 J u n e 1981             and      the second            one   from      9 t o 11 N o v e m b e r 1 9 8 2     in
   o r d e r t o d i s c u s s the p r o p o s a l s f o r amendments t o the C o n v e n t i o n ,                            inter     alia
   the said          Danish-German p r o p o s a l .
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2. The     protocol
                 The     second conference                concluded         t h e d i s c u s s i o n on       this      item    by
   s i g n i n g on      11    November 1982            the attached P r o t o c o l which provides                           for :
   a) a g e n e r a l amendment t o A r t i c l e                 XVII      opening         t h e Gdansk C o n v e n t i o n        to
         "any      intergovernmental                 economic       i n t e g r a t i o n o r g a n i z a t i o n " and,        in practice,
         to    t h e EEC        ;
   b) a s p e c i f i c         invitation          to the     EEC    t o a c c e d e t o t h e Gdansk C o n v e n t i o n             under
         t h e new       Article         XVII     i n the p l a c e of t h e Kingdom of                    Denmark and           the   Federal
         Republic          o f Germany whose m e m b e r s h i p w i l l                c e a s e a t t h e moment t h e             Convention
         enters        i n t o f o r c e f o r the        Community          ;
   c) o t h e r      amendments c o n c e r n i n g           Articles         I X , X,     X I I and      X I I I of the        Gdansk
         Convention.
                 The      Parties         furthermore         agreed      t o use        the     special       amendment          procedure
   laid      down i n A r t i c l e           XVI   of the      Convention.            A copy of the             P r o t o c o l has   been
   sent       t o a l l P a r t i e s , who         shall     inform the           Depositary          G o v e r n m e n t as t o     their
   acceptance             of    r e j e c t i o n o f t h e amendments as                s o o n as p o s s i b l e a f t e r      the
   r e c e i p t of the            communication.
   The     amendments e n t e r               into   f o r c e 90 d a y s a f t e r        the    receipt        of the        notifications
   of acceptance                by    a l l Parties.
3. Community            participation
                  F o l l o w i n g the e n t r y i n t o f o r c e of these                 amendments, t h e             Community
   should deposit                 i t s instruments           of a c c e s s i o n w i t h the          Depositary           Government.
   Then, i n accordance with A r t i c l e                       XVIII para            2,    the    Convention           will    enter    into
   f o r c e f o r the          Community on           the t h i r t i e t h     day     following         the date          of   deposit
   of such          i n s t r u m e n t s . One     should normally              expect        that t h i s       procedure        could   be
    finalized           before        the next        annual     s e s s i o n which         i s scheduled           for
    S e p t e m b e r 1983.         From t h a t moment o n ,            the     C o m m u n i t y , by    t a k i n g over      a l l rights
    and     o b l i g a t i o n s of a C o n t r a c t i n g S t a t e , w i l l         be    considered          as     a coastal state
    w i t h one       fishing         zone, w i l l      have one        vote       and    will     h a v e t o c o n t r i b u t e one    of
    the equal           shares        to the t o t a l       amount o f t h e           budget.
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4.   ConeLusion
               The     Commission            c o n s i d e r s t h a t , s i n c e the Community possesses              the
    competence n e c e s s a r y t o honour                   aLL t h e o b l i g a t i o n s w h i c h    Contracting Parties
   undertake         t o the Gdansk C o n v e n t i o n , i t i s i n the i n t e r e s t of the                     Community
   t o t a k e o v e r as soon as p o s s i b l e a l l r i g h t s and o b l i g a t i o n s of a C o n t r a c t i n g
   S t a t e a s s t i p u l a t e d by t h e          Convention.
               T h e r e f o r e , the Commission                i n v i t e s the Council to adopt, after               consultation
   of the European               P a r l i a m e n t , the attached d e c i s i o n concerning the accession of
   the European            Economic         Community t o t h e C o n v e n t i o n on            F i s h i n g and Conservation
   of Living         Resources           i n the B a l t i c      Sea and t h e B e l t s as amended by t h e a t t a c h e d
   Protocol       of the Conference of the r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s of the States Parties                              to
   that     Convention.
 ---pagebreak---                                              PROPOSAL FOR A
                                           COUNCIL DECISION
on    the accession to              the Convention             on f i s h i n g   and c o n s e r v a t i o n o f
the      Living     resources       i n the B a l t i c       Sea a n d t h e B e l t s a s amended               by
the P r o t o c o l of the Conference of the R e p r e s e n t a t i v e s                     of the States
P a r t i e s t o the Convention              signed       i n Warsaw on 11 November                   1982
THE      COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard           to the Treaty              establishing        t h e European Economic Community,
 and     in particular Article                43 t h e r e o f .
 Having regard           t o the proposal              from the Commission ( 1 ) ,
 Having regard           t o the o p i n i o n of the European Parliament ( 2 ) ,
 Whereas t h e management and c o n s e r v a t i o n o f t h e l i v i n g                     resources           of the B a l t i c
 Sea     and t h e B e l t s r e q u i r e s i n t e r n a t i o n a l  regulation ;
 Whereas, t o t h i s           end, a Convention              on f i s h i n g   and c o n s e r v a t i o n o f t h e      living
  resources        i n the B a l t i c     Sea a n d t h e B e l t s , h e r e i n a f t e r r e f e r r e d t o a s
  " t h e Gdansk C o n v e n t i o n " ,     was s i g n e d     i n Gdansk on 13 S e p t e m b e r 1 9 7 3 a n d
  entered      i n t o f o r c e on 28 J u l y 1974 ;
 Whereas t h e Community e x c l u s i v e l y                i s competent t o take              c o n s e r v a t i o n measures
  for the l i v i n g       resources        o f t h e Sea n o t o n l y        i n an a u t o n o m o u s manner b u t
  a l s o by c o n t r a c t u a l u n d e r t a k i n g s  with t h i r d    c o u n t r i e s and w i t h i n t h e framework
 of     international          organizations >
  Whereas t h e two Member S t a t e s w h i c h a r e c o n t r a c t i n g p a r t i e s t o t h e Gdansk
  Convention,         n a m e l y t h e K i n g d o m o f Denmark         and t h e F e d e r a l       Republicuof         Germany,
  submitted        i n 1977 t o t h e P o l i s h          Government, d e p o s i t a r y of t h e               Convention,
  proposals        f o r t h e amendment o f t h e l a t t e r            to      permit       t h e a c c e s s i o n by t h e
  Community        ;
   (1) O J n'
   (2) O J n'
 ---pagebreak--- Whereas t h e S t a t e s P a r t i e s t o t h e Gdansk C o n v e n t i o n                     s i g n e d on 11 November
1982       a Protocol containing proposals                             f o r amendments t o t h e               Convention
i n t e r a l i a the s a i d Danish-German proposal                              ;
Whereas t h e s e amendments w i l l e n t e r i n t o f o r c e n i n e t y days a f t e r the                              Depositary
G o v e r n m e n t has        r e c e i v e d n o t i f i c a t i o n s of acceptance             o f t h e amendments f r o m
a l l P a r t i e s ; w h e r e a s a f t e r t h i s e n t r y i n t o f o r c e t h e Community may                     accede
t o the Gdansk C o n v e n t i o n               ;
Whereas i n o r d e r t o c o n t r i b u t e t o the c o n s e r v a t i o n of the l i v i n g                       resources
in the area covered                      by t h e G d a n s k C o n v e n t i o n     and   i n w h i c h Community         fishermen
c a r r y on t h e i r a c t i v i t i e s , i t i s n e c e s s a r y            f o r t h e Community t o accede t o the
Convent i o n ,
HAS      DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :
                                                              Article 1
 The     a c c e s s i o n o f the European Economic Community t o the Convention                                        on   fishing
and c o n s e r v a t i o n o f t h e l i v i n g r e s o u r c e s            i n t h e B a l t i c Sea and t h e B e l t s as
amended by t h e P r o t o c o l o f t h e C o n f e r e n c e o f t h e R e p r e s e n t a t i v e s o f t h e                States
 P a r t i e s to the Convention                   s i g n e d i n Warsaw on 11 November 1982                       i s hereby
approved.
 The     texts of the Convention                     and t h e P r o t o c o l a r e a n n e x e d t o t h i s        Decision.
                                                              Article        2
 The     P r e s i d e n t of the C o u n c i l s h a l l deposit the instrument                             of   accession
 w i t h the Government of the P o l i s h People's                               Republic i n accordance with
 A r t i c l e X V I I I of the Convention                     (1).
  ( 1 ) The d a t e o f e n t r y i n t o f o r c e o f t h e C o n v e n t i o n w i t h r e s p e c t t o t h e
          C o m m u n i t y w i l l be p u b l i s h e d i n t h e O f f i c i a l J o u r n a l o f t h e E u r o p e a n
          C o m m u n i t i e s by t h e G e n e r a l S e c r e t a r i a t o f t h e C o u n c i l .
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T h i s D e c i s i o n s h a l l be p u b l i s h e d i n t h e O f f i c i a l J o u r n a l o f t h e E u r o p e a n
Communities.
Done a t B r u s s e l s ,                                                         For t h e C o u n c i l
                                                                                   The      President
 ---pagebreak---                                                         CONVENTION
  ON F I S H I N G AND CONSERVATION OF THE L I V I N G RESOURCES I N THE B A L T I C SEA AND
                                                        THE BELTS
  The     States Parties to this                       Convention
  - b e a r i n g i n m i n d t h a t maximum a n d s t a b l e p r o d u c t i v i t y o f t h e l i v i n g                  resources
     of t h e B a l t i c Sea and t h e B e l t s i s o f g r e a t importance                          to the States of the
     B a l t i c Sea b a s i n ,
 - recognizing t h e i r j o i n t r e s p o n s i b i l i t y f o r the conservation of the l i v i n g
      resources and t h e i r r a t i o n a l              exploitation,
 - being convinced that the conservation of the l i v i n g resources of the B a l t i c
     Sea a n d t h e B e l t s c a l l s f o r c l o s e r a n d more e x p a n d e d c o - o p e r a t i o n i n t h i s
     region,
 Have a g r e e d         as f o l l o w s :
                                                       Article I
 The     Contracting States shall :
- co-operate               c l o s e l y w i t h a view t o p r e s e r v i n g and i n c r e a s i n g t h e l i v i n g
     r e s o u r c e s o f t h e B a l t i c Sea and t h e B e l t s and o b t a i n i n g t h e optimum y i e l d
    and,       i n p a r t i c u l a r t o expanding         and c o - o r d i n a t i n g s t u d i e s towards these ends,
- prepare             a n d p u t i n t o e f f e c t o r g a n i z a t i o n a l a n d t e c h n i c a l p r o j e c t s on c o n s e r ­
    v a t i o n and growth o f t h e l i v i n g r e s o u r c e s , i n c l u d i n g measures o f a r t i f i c i a l
    r e p r o d u c t i o n o f v a l u a b l e f i s h s p e c i e s and/or c o n t r i b u t e f i n a n c i a l l y t o such
    m e a s u r e s , on a j u s t and e q u i t a b l e b a s i s , as w e l l as t a k e o t h e r s t e p s towards
    r a t i o n a l and e f f e c t i v e e x p l o i t a t i o n of t h e l i v i n g         resources.
                                                       Article II
1.             The a r e a t o w h i c h        t h i s Convention        a p p l i e s , h e r e i n a f t e r r e f e r r e d t o as
"The       Convention           a r e a " , s h a l l be a l l w a t e r s o f t h e B a l t i c S e a a n d t h e B e l t s ,
e x c l u d i n g i n t e r n a l w a t e r s , b o u n d e d i n t h e w e s t by a l i n e a s f r o m              Hasenore
Head t o G n i b e n P o i n t , f r o m K o r s h a g e t o S p o d s b i e r g          a n d f r o m G i l b i e r g Head
to the Kullen.
2.            This Convention               s h a l l apply t o a l l f i s h s p e c i e s and other                  living
marine resources i n the Convention                             Area.
 ---pagebreak---                                             Article III
W e t p f ^ 4 B r s - - C Q n v e n f w r s h a t l ^ b e - deemed t o a f f e c t t h e r i g h t s , claims-^
 views o f any C o n t r a c t i n g    State in regard t o t h e Limits o f t e r r i t o r i a l
                                                                                  1
iraters-and to the extend-of jurisdiction over J ish^i ies^^ccgrdin^-tQ-mter--
n a t i o n a l Law.
                                            Article IV
 For the purpose of this Convention the term "vessel" means any vessel or
boat employed in catching or treating fish or other Living marine organisms
and which is registered or owned in the territory of, or which flies the flag
of any Contracting State.
                                             Article V
 1. An International Baltic Sea Fishery Commission hereinafter referred to as
 "the Commission" is hereby established for the purposes of this Convention.
 2. Each Contracting State may appoint not more than two representatives as
 memembers of the Commission and such experts and advisers to assist them as
 that State may determine.
 3. The Commission shall elect a Chairman and a Vice-chairman from amongst
 its members who shall serve for a period of four years and who shall be eligible
 for re-election, but not for two consecutive terms of office. The Chairman
 and the Vice-chairman shall be elected from the representatives of different
 Contracting States.
 4. A member of the Commission elected as its Chairman shall forthwith cease
 to act as a representative of a State and shall not vote. The State concerned
 shall have the right to appoint another representative to serve in the Chair­
 man's place.
                                              Article VI
  1. The Office of the Commission shall be in Warsaw.
  2. The Commission shall appoint its Secretary and as it may require appropriate
  staff to assist him.
  3. The Commission shall adopt its rules of procedure and other provisions
  which the Commission shall consider necessary for i t s work.
 ---pagebreak---                                                        Article__VII
  T. The Commission shal I ^dbp^itj_jf i_nancla_L iruies.:
  2. The Commission s h a l l adopt a two years budget of proposed expenditures and
  budget estimates for the f i s c a l period following thereafter.
-3. The tot-al amount of the budget including any supplementary budget shall be
-contributed by the Contractlnc^jtate i n equal parts.
 4. Each Contracting State s h a l l pay the expenses related to the p a r t i c i p a t i o n
  in the Commission of i t s representatives, experts and advisers.
                                                       A r t i c l e VIII
 1. E x c e p t w h e r e t h e C o m m i s s i o n d e c i d e s           otherwise,         i t s h a l l hold i t s sessions
 every       two y e a r s        i n Warsaw a t s u c h t i m e as i t s h a l l deem s u i t a b l e . Upon t h e
 request         of a r e p r e s e n t a t i v e of a C o n t r a c t i n g State i n the Commission, provided
 i t i s e n d o r s e d by a r e p r e s e n t a t i v e o f a n o t h e r C o n t r a c t i n g S t a t e , t h e              Chairman
 o f t h e C o m m i s s i o n s h a l l , as s o o n as p o s s i b l e , summon an e x t r a o r d i n a r y                    session
 a t s u c h t i m e a n d p l a c e as he d e t e r m i n e s ,                however not          l a t e r t h a n t h r e e months
 from the date of the submission                             of the           request.
 2. The        f i r s t s e s s i o n o f t h e C o m m i s s i o n s h a l l be c a l l e d by t h e                 Depositary
G o v e r n m e n t o f t h i s C o n v e n t i o n and s h a l l t a k e p l a c e w i t h i n a p e r i o d o f                 ninety
days from the d a t e f o l l o w i n g the e n t r y i n t o f o r c e of t h i s                               Convention.
3.             E a c h C o n t r a c t i n g S t a t e s h a l l h a v e one v o t e i n t h e C o m m i s s i o n .             Decisions
and      r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s o f t h e C o m m i s s i o n s h a l l be t a k e n by a t w o t h i r d s              majority
of votes of the C o n t r a c t i n g S t a t e s , present                           and v o t i n g a t t h e       meeting.
4. E n g l i s h s h a l l be t h e w o r k i n g l a n g u a g e o f t h e C o m m i s s i o n . The                    languages of
the Signatory                States are the o f f i c i a l               languages of            the Commission. Only
r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s , d e c i s i o n s and      r e s o l u t i o n s o f t h e C o m m i s s i o n s h a l be made i n
these        l a n g u a g e s . At m e e t i n g s o f t h e C o m m i s s i o n any           C o n t r a c t i n g S t a t e has  the
r i g h t t o have a l l the proceedings                         t r a n s l a t e d i n t o i t s own         language. A l l the
c o s t s r e l a t e d t o s u c h t r a n s l a t i o n s s h a l l be b o r n e by t h a t                  State.
                                                      Article          IX
1. I t s h a l l be t h e d u t y o f t h e C o m m i s s i o n :
a) t o k e e p u n d e r r e v i e w          the l i v i n g resources                and t h e f i s h e r i e s     i n the    Convention
      a r e a by c o l l e c t i n g ,      aggregating,             a n a l y s i n g and d i s s e m i n a t i n g      statistical
      d a t a , f o r example concerning                     catch, fishing effort                    and o t h e r       information,
 ---pagebreak--- b) t o w o r k o u t p r o p o s a l s        w i t h regard to c o - o r d i n a t i o n of s c i e n t i f i c              research
     i n the Convention                area,
c) t o p r e p a r e      and s u b m i t r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s b a s e d a s f a r a s p r a c t i c a b l e on r e s u l t s
     of the s c i e n t i f i c r e s e a r c h       and      concerning          measures r e f e r r e d to i n A r t i c l e X
     f o r c o n s i d e r a t i o n of the C o n t r a c t i n g         States.
2. I n i m p l e m e n t i n g i t s f u n c t i o n s , t h e C o m m i s s i o n s h a l l , when a p p r o p r i a t e ,               seek
t h e s e r v i c e s o f t h e I n t e r n a t i o n a l C o u n c i l f o r t h e E x p l o r a t i o n o f t h e Sea                 (ICES)
and o f o t h e r i n t e r n a t i o n a l t e c h n i c a l and          s c i e n t i f i c o r g a n i z a t i o n s and     s h a l l make
use of i n f o r m a t i o n p r o v i d e d        by t h e o f f i c i a l b o d i e s       of the C o n t r a c t i n g       States.
3. To p e r f o r m       i t s f u n c t i o n s t h e C o m m i s s i o n may        s e t up w o r k i n g g r o u p s o r         other
subsidiary bodies                and d e t e r m i n e t h e i r c o m p o s i t i o n        and  terms of            reference.
                                                     Article X
Measures r e l a t i n g to the pruposes of t h i s Convention which the                                              Commission
may     c o n s i d e r and    i n r e g a r d o f w h i c h i t may           make r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s t o       the
Contracting States are                     :
a) any m e a s u r e s f o r t h e r e g u l a t i o n o f f i s h i n g g e a r , a p p l i a n c e s                and   catching
     methods,
b) any m e a s u r e s r e g u l a t i n g t h e s i z e l i m i t s o f f i s h t h a t may                    be r e t a i n e d    on
     board v e s s e l s or landed, exposed or                            offered for sale,
c ) any m e a s u r e s e s t a b l i s h i n g c l o s e d         seasons,
d) any m e a s u r e s e s t a b l i s h i n g c l o s e d          areas,
e) any m e a s u r e s i m p r o v i n g         and   i n c r e a s i n g the l i v i n g        marine resources,                 including
     a r t i f i c i a l reproduction              and t r a n s p l a n t a t i o n o f f i s h and o t h e r            organisms,
f ) any m e a s u r e s r e g u l a t i n g a n d / o r a l l o c a t i n g b e t w e e n t h e C o n t r a c t i n g           States
     t h e amount o f t o t a l c a t c h o r t h e amount o f f i s h i n g e f f o r t a c c o r d i n g                          to objects,
      k i n d s , r e g i o n s and     fishing         periods,
g) any m e a s u r e s o f c o n t r o l o v e r t h e i m p l e m e n t a t i o n             of recommendations                  binding
     on thf. C o n t r a c t i n g       States,
h) any o t h e r m e a s u r e s r e l a t e d t o t h e c o n s e r v a t i o n              and   rational exploitation
      of the l i v i n g marine               resources.
 ---pagebreak---                                                    Article XI
 1. S u b j e c t     t o the p r o v i s i o n s of t h i s A r t i c l e , the Contracting States undertake
 t o g i v e e f f e c t t o a n y r e c o m m e n d a t i o n made by t h e C o m m i s s i o n u n d e r A r t i c l e X-
 o f t h i s C o n v e n t i o n f r o m t h e d a t e d e t e r m i n e d by t h e C o m m i s s i o n , w h i c h s h a l l n o t
 be b e f o r e t h e p e r i o d f o r o b j e c t i o n p r o v i d e d f o r i n t h i s A r t i c l e h a s e l a p s e d .
 2. A n y C o n t r a c t i n g S t a t e may w i t h i n n i n e t y d a y s f r o m t h e d a t e o f n o t i f i c a t i o n
 o f a r e c o m m e n d a t i o n o b j e c t t o i t a n d i n t h a t e v e n t s h a l l n o t be u n d e r o b l i g a t i o n
 to g i v e e f f e c t t o that          recommendation.
 A C o n t r a c t i n g S t a t e may a l s o a t a n y t i m e w h i t h d r a w i t s o b j e c t i o n a n d g i v e
 e f f e c t t o a recommendation.
 I n t h e e v e n t o f a n o b j e c t i o n b e i n g made w i t h i n t h e n i n e t y - d a y s        p e r i o d , any
o t h e r C o n t r a c t i n g S t a t e may s i m i l a r l y o b j e c t a t a n y t i m e w i t h i n a f u r t e r p e r i o d
of s i x t y days.
3. I f o b j e c t i o n s t o a r e c o m m e n d a t i o n a r e made b y t h r e e o r more C o n t r a c t i n g
S t a t e s , t h e o t h e r C o n t r a c t i n g S t a t e s s h a l l be r e l i e v e d f o r t h w i t h o f any o b l i g a ­
tion t o give effect t o that                      recommendation.
4. The C o m m i s s i o n s h a l l n o t i f y e a c h C o n t r a c t i n g S t a t e i m m e d i a t e l y upon r e c e i p t
of each o b j e c t i o n o r w i t h d r a w a l .
                                                   Article XII
1. E a c h C o n t r a c t i n g S t a t e s h a l l t a k e i n r e g a r d t o i t s n a t i o n a l s a n d i t s v e s s e l s
a p p r o p r i a t e measures t o ensure t h e a p p l i c a t i o n of t h e p r o v i s i o n s of t h i s
C o n v e n t i o n a n d o f t h e r e c o m e m n d a t i o n s o f t h e C o m m i s s i o n w h i c h h a v e become
b i n d i n g f o r t h e C o n t r a c t i n g S t a t e and i n case o f t h e i r infringement                      shall   take
appropriate action.
2. W i t h o u t p r e j u d i c e t o t h e s o v e r e i g n r i g h t s o f t h e C o n t r a c t i n g S t a t e s i n
regard t o t h e i r t e r r i t o r i a l        sea and t o t h e r i g h t s i n t h e i r f i s h i n g zones, each
C o n t r a c t i n g S t a t e s h a l l implement recommendations o f t h e Commission b i n d i n g
on t h a t S t a t e t h r o u g h i t s n a t i j o n a l a u t h o r i t i e s w i t h i n i t s t e r r i t o r i a l s e a
and i n t h e w a t e r s under i t s f i s h e r i e s           jurisdiction.
3. E a c h C o n t r a c t i n g S t a t e s h a l l f u r n i s h t o t h e C o m m i s s i o n a t s u c h t i m e a n d i n
s u c h f o r m a s may be r e q u i r e d by t h e C o m m i s s i o n , t h e a v a i l a b l e s t a t i s t i c a l        data
and i n f o r m a t i o n r e f e r r e d t o i n A r t i c l e IX p a r a g r a p h 1 ( a ) , as w e l l as i n f o r m a ­
t i o n on a l l a c t i o n s t a k e n by i t i n a c c o r d a n c e w i t h p a r a g r a p h s 1 and 2 o f t h i s
Article.
 ---pagebreak---                                                    Article XIII
The      Commission s h a l l draw t h e a t t e n t i o n o f any S t a t e w h i c h i s n o t a p a r t y
to t h i s Convention t o such f i s h i n g o p e r a t i o n s               u n d e r t a k e n by i t s n a t i o n a l s o r
v e s s e l s i n t h e Convention a r e a , which might a f f e c t n e g a t i v e l y t h e a c t i v i t i e s
of t h e Commission o r t h e implementation                            of the purposes of t h i s                     Convention.
                                                   Article XIV
The p r o v i s i o n s o f t h i s C o n v e n t i o n s h a l l n o t a p p l y t o o p e r a t i o n s            conducted
s o l e l y f o r t h e p u r p o s e o f s c i e n t i f i c i n v e s t i g a t i o n s by v e s s e l s         authorized
by a C o n t r a c t i n g S t a t e f o r t h a t p r u p o s e , o r t o f i s h a n d o t h e r m a r i n e o r g a n i s m s
taken        i n the course         of such o e p r a t i o n s .       Catch   so taken          s h a l l n o t be s o l d ,
exposed o r o f f e r e d f o r s a l e .
                                                   A r t i c l e XV
1. The C o m m i s s i o n s h a l l c o - o p e r a t e        with other      international organizations
having         related objectives.
2. The C o m m i s s i o n may e x t e n d          an i n v i t a t i o n t o any i n t e r n a t i o n a l o r g a n i z a t i o n
c o n c e r n e d o r t o t h e Government o f any S t a t e , n o t a p a r t y t o t h i s C o n v e n t i o n t o
p a r t i c i p a t e a s an o b s e r v e r    i n t h e sessions of t h e Commission o r meetings
of i t s s u b s i d i a r y      bodies.
                                                   A r t i c l e XVI
 1. E a c h C o n t r a c t i n g S t a t e may p r o p o s e a m e n d m e n t s t o t h i s C o n v e n t i o n .          Any s u c h
 p r o p o s e d amendment s h a l l be s u b m i t t e d            t o the Depositary              G o v e r n m e n t a n d commu­
 n i c a t e d by i t t o a l l C o n t r a c t i n g S t a t e s , w h i c h s h a l l i n f o r m t h e D e p o s i t a r y
 G o v e r n m e n t a b o u t e i t h e r t h e i r a c c e p t a n c e o r r e j e c t i o n o f t h e amendment a s s o o n
 a s p o s s i b l e a f t e r t h e r e c e i p t o f t h e c o m m u n i c a t i o n . T h e amendment s h a l l               enter
 i n t o f o r e ? n i n e t y days a f t e r t h e Depositary                Government has r e c e i v e d                notifica­
 tions of rcceptance                 o f t h a t amendment f r o m a l l C o n t r a c t i n g              States.
 2. E a c h S ^ a t e w h i c h s h a l l become a p a r t y t o t h i s C o n v e n t i o n a f t e r t h e e n t r y
  i n t o f o r c e o f a n amendment i n a c c o r d a n c e w i t h t h e p r o v i s i o n s o f p a r a g r a p h 1
 o f t h i s A r t i c l e , i s o b l i g e d t o a p p l y t h e C o n v e n t i o n as amended.
 ---pagebreak---                                                          Article XVII
   1. T h i s C o n v e n t i o n       s h a l l be s u b j e c t t o r a t i f i c a t i o n o r a p p r o v a l by t h e
   Signatory States. Instruments                           of r a t i f i c a t i o n or instruments             of approval
   s h a l l be d e p o s i t e d w i t h t h e G o v e r n m e n t o f t h e P o l i s h P e o p l e ' s          Republic         which
  s h a l l perform         the f u n c t i o n s of the Depositary                     Government.
  2. T h i s C o n v e n t i o n       s h a l l be o p e n f o r a c c e s s i o n t o a n y S t a t e i n t e r e s t e d i n
  p r e s e r v a t i o n and r a t i o n a l e x p l o i t a t i o n of l i v i n g r e s o u r c e s       i n t h e B a l t i c Sea
  a n d t h e B e l t s , p r o v i d e d t h a t t h i s S t a t e i s i n v i t e d by t h e C o n t r a c t i n g S t a t e s .
  Instruments            o f a c c e s s i o n s h a l l be d e p o s i t e d w i t h t h e D e p o s i t a r y        Government.
                                                        Article         XVIII
  1. T h i s C o n v e n t i o n      s h a l l e n t e r i n t o f o r c e on t h e n i n e t i e t h d a y f o l l o w i n g
  the date of the d e p o s i t of the f o u r t h instrument                              of r a t i f i c a t i o n or approval.
  2. A f t e r e n t r y i n t o f o r c e o f t h i s C o n v e n t i o n            i n accordance with paragraph                    1
 of t h i s A r t i c l e , the Convention                    s h a l l e n t e r i n t o f o r c e f o r any o t h e r          State,
 t h e G o v e r n m e n t o f w h i c h h a s d e p o s i t e d an i n s t r u m e n t         of r a t i f i c a t i o n ,      approval
 o r a c c e s s i o k n , on t h e t h i r t i e t h d a y f o l l o w i n g t h e d a t e o f d e p o s i t o f s u c h
 instrument            with the Depositary                   Government.
                                                       A r t i c l e XIX
 At a n y t i m e a f t e r t h e e x p i r a t i o n o f f i v e y e a r s f r o m t h e d a t e o f e n t r y i n t o
 force of t h i s Convention                     a n y C o n t r a c t i n g S t a t e may, by g i v i n g w r i t t e n n o t i c e
 to the D e p o s i t a r y Government, withdraw from t h i s                               Convention.
 The w i t h d r a w a l     s h a l l t a k e e f f e c t f o r s u c h C o n t r a c t i n g S t a t e on t h e t h i r t y f i r s t o f
 December o f t h e y e a r w h i c h f o l l o w s t h e y e a r i n w h i c h t h e D e p o s i t a r y                      Government
was n o t i f i e d o f t h e w i t h d r a w a l .
                                                      A r t i c l e XX
1. The D e p o s i t a r y G o v e r n m e n t s h a l l i n f o r m a l l S i g n a t o r y a n d A c c e d i n g             States :
a) o f s i g n a t u r e s o f t h i s C o n v e n t i o n           and d e p o s i t o f each i n s t r u m e n t        of r a t i f i ­
       c a t i o n , a p p r o v a l o r a c c e s s i o n , as w e l l as o f s u b m i t t e d d e c l a r a t i o n s ,
b) o f t h e d a t e o f e n t r y i n t o f o r c e o f t h i s                  Convention,
c) o f p r o p o s a l s      r e l a t i n g t o amendments t o t h e C o n v e n t i o n ,             n o t i f i c a t i o n s of
      acceptance           and of t h e e n t r y i n t o f o r c e of such                amendments,
d) o f n o t i f i c a t i o n s o f            withdrawal.
 ---pagebreak--- 2. The o r i g i n a l o f t h i s C o n v e n t i o n     s h a l l be d e p o s i t e d w i t h t h e G o v e r n m e n t
of t h e P o l i s h People's          Republic which            shall transmit c e r t i f i e d copies
t h e r e o f t o t h e Government o f a l l S i g n a t o r y S t a t e s and o f a l l S t a t e s               which
accede t o t h i s            Convention.
3- The D e p o s i t a r y G o v e r n m e n t s h a l l r e g i s t e r t h i s C o n v e n t i o n with the
Secretariat of the United                   Nations.
I N WITNESS WHEREOF t h e u n d e r s i g n e d            P l e n i p o t e n t i a r i e s , being duly
a u t h o r i z e d t h e r e t o , have s i g n e d t h i s     Convention.
DONE a t G d a n s k t h i s t h i r t e e n t h d a y o f S e p t e m b e r , o n e t h o u s a n d   nine hundred
and s e v e n t y t h r e e , i n a s i n g l e c o p y d r a w n up i n t h e D a n i s h , F i n n i s h , G e r m a n ,
P o l i s h , Russian Swedish and E n g l i s h languages,                         each t e x t being e q u a l l y
authent i c.
 ---pagebreak---                                                           PROTOCOL
                      OF THE CONFERENCE OF THE                          REPRESENTATIVES
                      OF THE STATES PARTIES TO THE                                  CONVENTION
              ON FISHING AND CONSERVATION OF LIVING                                         RESOURCES
                               IN THE BALTIC SEA AND THE                              BELTS
                                    T.I - — — - - -
              u
  K         t~      i n v i t r + f v n of the Gcvcr".::.t                                  relish       People's
      Republic a Conference                         o f the Representatives o f the States
      P a r t i e s to the Convention                       on F i s h i n g and Conservation of
      L i v i n g Resource* i n the B a l t i c Sea and the B o l t s was h e l d
      i n Warsaw from 9 to 11 November 1982.
  2. The f o l l o w i n g States were represented a t the Conference:
            the Kingdom o f Denmark
            the Republic o f F i n l a n d
            the German Democratic Republic
           the F e d e r a l Republic o f Germany
           the P o l i s h People's                  Republic
           the Kingdom o f Sweden
           the Union o f the S o v i e t S o c i a l i s t                        Republics.
 3. The European Economic Community, i n v i t e d as. an Observer,
                       £           —           _.      - JL._.  »~    w   M i t V A  t_wwJV  ^ U l L. J_i,l L11C
     debates.
A
  -  Mr Marian           F i l a , Head c f the P c l i e h D e l e g a t i o n , was e l e c t e d
     Chairman o f the Conference.
     Mr B e r t i l Roth, Head o f the Swedish D e l e g a t i o n , was e l e c t e d
    Vice-chairman                o f the Conference.
    The     S e c r e t a r y o f the Conference                   was Dr. Zdzislaw Russek,
    S e c r e t a r y o f the I n t e r n a t i o n a l B a l t i c Sea F i s h e r y
    Commission.
 ---pagebreak--- 5. The Conference based i t s d e l i b e r a t i o n s on the F i n a l
   Report from the Meeting o f the R e p r e s e n t a t i v e s                        o f the
   States P a r t i e s to the Convention on F i s h i n g and Conser­
   v a t i o n o f L i v i n g Resources i n the B a l t i c Sea and the
   B e l t s h e l d i n Warsaw from 22 to 26 June, 1981.
6. As a r e s u l t o f i t s d e l i b e r a t i o n s , the Conference agreed
   to make the f o l l o w i n g amendments to the Convention:
   a/ the Preamble i s completed with a new i n t r o d u c t o r y
         note:
          "- n o t i n g t h a t the States o f the B a l t i c Sea b a s i n have
                extended t h e i r      j u r i s d i c t i o n over the l i v i n g            resources
                to waters beyond and adjacent                      to t h e i r       territorial
                sea,"
    b/ A r t i c l e V I I I paragraph 3 i s reworded as f o l l o w s :
          "Each C o n t r a c t i n g State s h a l l have one vote                       i n the
          Commission. D e c i s i o n s and recommendations o f the
          Commission s h a l l be taken by a two-thirds                               majority of
          votes o f the C o n t r a c t i n g S t a t e s , present                 and v o t i n g at
           the meeting, p r o v i d e d , however, t h a t any recommendation
           relating         t o areas    under the f i s h e r i e s          j u r i s d i c t i o n of
           one    o r more C o n t r a c t i n g S t a t e s s h a l l e n t e r i n t o f o r c e
           f o r these States only i n case they have given a f ­
           f i r m a t i v e vote     thereto".
     c/- A r t i c l e IX, paragraph 1, l i t . a/ and b/ are reworded
           and     lit.      d/ i s added as f o l l o w s :
            "a/ to c o o r d i n a t e the management o f the l i v i n g                         resources
                   i n the Convention area by c o l l e c t i n g ,                     aggregating,
                   a n a l y z i n g and d i s s e m i n a t i n g s t a t i s t i c a l data, f o r
                   example concerning               catch, f i s h i n g       e f f o r t and other
                    information,
 ---pagebreak---    b/ to promote c o o r d i n a t i o n , as a p p r o p r i a t e , of            scientific
         r e s e a r c h and, when d e s i r a b l e , of j o i n t programmes of
         such research i n the Convention area,
   d/ to examine i n f o r m a t i o n submitted               by the        Contracting
         S t a t e s i n accordance with            the A r t i c l e XII paragraph 3 " .
d/ A r t i c l e X,      l i t . f / i s reworded as f o l l o w s :
   " f / any measures e s t a b l i s h i n g t o t a l allowable catch or
           f i s h i n g e f f o r t according to s p e c i e s , stocks,              areas
           and     f i s h i n g periods i n c l u d i n g t o t a l allowable          catches
           f o r areas under the f i s h e r i e s         j u r i s d i c t i o n of   Con-
           tracting          States".                                                >
   lit.      g/ i s d e l e t e d .
   Present         lit.      h/ i s enumerated as g/.             "
e/ A r t i c l e XI - a new            paragraph 4 i s introduced and                  the
   p r e s e n t paragraph 4 i s reworded as a new                       paragraph 5
   as f o l l o w s :
   "4.a/       A f t e r the date o f entry i n t o f o r c e of a recommenda­
               t i o n adopted by the Commission any                      Contracting
               S t a t e may     n o t i f y the Commission of the                termination
               o f i t s acceptance o f the recommendation and, i f
               that n o t i f i c a t i o n   i s not withdrawn, the recommenda-
               t i o n s h a l l cease to be b i n d i n g on that Contracting
               State a t the end of one year from the date of                              noti­
               fication.
         b/ A recommendation which has                    ceased to be binding
               on a C o n t r a c t i n g State s h a l l cease to be binding
               on any other C o n t r a c t i n g State t h i r t y days a f t e r
               the date on which the l a t t e r n o t i f i e s               t^e Commission
               o f the t e r m i n a t i o n of i t s acceptance of the recom­
               mendation.
 ---pagebreak---    5.      The Commission s h a l l n o t i f y the C o n t r a c t i n g
           States of any n o t i f i c a t i o n             under t h i s     Article
           immediately upon the r e c e i p t t h e r e o f " .
f/ the f o l l o w i n g wording i s added a t the end o f A r t i c l e XII
   paragraph 3 :
    " i n c l u d i n g i n f o r m a t i o n on c o n t r o l measures taken to
    ensure the a p p l i c a t i o n o f the recommendations of the
    Commission".
g/ A r t i c l e XIII i s reworded as f o l l o w s :
    "Each C o n t r a c t i n g State s h a l l inform the Commission o f
    i t s l e g i s l a t i v e measures and o f any agreements which i t
    may have concluded,                    i n so f a r as those measures               and
    agreements r e l a t e to the c o n s e r v a t i o n and u t i l i z a t i o n
    of f i s h e r y resources               i n the Convention              area".
 h/ A r t i c l e XVII i s reworded as f o l l o w s :
     "1. T h i s Convention s h a l l be s u b j e c t to r a t i f i c a t i o n
             or approval by the S i g n a t o r y                S t a t e s . Instruments
              of r a t i f i c a t i o n o r instruments             o f approval       shall
              be d e p o s i t e d with the Government                   o f the P o l i s h
              People's Republic which s h a l l perform the f u n c t i o n s
              of the D e p o s i t a r y         Government.
        2. T h i s Convention s h a l l be open f o r a c c e s s i o n to any
              State i n t e r e s t e d i n the p r e s e r v a t i o n and r a t i o n a l
              e x p l o i t a t i o n o f l i v i n g resources           i n the B a l t i c Sea
              and the B e l t s o r to any intergovernmental                          economic
               i n t e g r a t i o n o r g a n i z a t i o n to which the competence
               i n the matters r e g u l a t e d by t h i s Convention has
               been t r a n s f e r r e d by i t s Member S t a t e s ,           provided
               t h a t t h i s s t a t e or o r g a n i z a t i o n i s i n v i t e d by the
               Contracting            States.
 ---pagebreak---              3. Any        r e f e r e n c e to "Contracting S t a t e " i n t h i s Con­
                   v e n t i o n s h a l l apply mutatis                  mutandis to the
                   o r g a n i z a t i o n s mentioned under the previous                      paragraph
                   and which have become P a r t i e s to t h i s Convention.
             4.    In case o f c o n f l i c t between the o b l i g a t i o n s of an
                   o r g a n i z a t i o n mentioned i n paragraph 2 under t h i s
                   Convention and              i t s o b l i g a t i o n s a r i s i n g under the
                   terms o f the agreement e s t a b l i s h i n g such an
                   o r g a n i z a t i o n or any        acts r e l a t i n g to i t , the
                   o b l i g a t i o n s under t h i s Convention s h a l l               prevail".
7. As-a     f u r t h e r r e s u l t of i t s d e l i b e r a t i o n s the Conference
    agreed'upon the f o l l o w i n g p r o v i s i o n s which c o n s t i t u t e an
   Appendix to A r t i c l e XVII concerning                             the accession of the
   EEC    to the Convention:
   a/ At the request of the Kingdom o f Denmark and                                       the
        F e d e r a l Republic o f Germany, the European Economic
        Community /EEC/                  i s i n v i t e d by a l l C o n t r a c t i n g  States
        to    accede to the Convention i n the place of the Kingdom
       o f Denmark and                 the F e d e r a l Republic of Germany; by                     way
       of derogation                 to A r t i c l e XIX of the Convention the
       membership o f those two                        C o n t r a c t i n g States i n the Con­
       v e n t i o n s h a l l cease at the moment when the Convention
       e n t e r s i n t o f o r c e f o r the              EEC.
   b/ From the time of i t s a c c e s s i o n , the EEC                          shall    take
       over a l l r i g h t s and o b l i g a t i o n s of a C o n t r a c t i n g State
       as s t i p u l a t e d by the Convention i n c l u d i n g , i n t e r                   alia,
       the r i g h t o f one              vote and         the o b l i g a t i o n to c o n t r i b u t e
       one      o f the equal shares                  to the t o t a l amount of x.he
       Budget and             s h a l l ensure the s t r i c t a p p l i c a t i o n of a l l
       o b l i g a t i o n s d e r i v i n g from t h i s Convention.
 ---pagebreak---    c/ P a r t i c i p a t i o n o f the EEC i n t h i s Convention                     shall
         not be deemed to a f f e c t r i g h t s , c l a i m s o r views o f
         C o n t r a c t i n g States i n r e g a r d t o the d e l i m i t a t i o n o f
         the F i s h e r y Zones and t o the e x t e n t o f j u r i s d i c t i o n
       .over       f i s h e r i e s , a c c o r d i n g to i n t e r n a t i o n a l law.
   d/ The withdrawal                   o f the Kingdom o f Denmark and the
         F e d e r a l Republic o f Germany w i l l not a f f e c t the
         e s t a b l i s h e d o f f i c i a l languages o f the Commission.
   e/ Instruments                o f the a c c e s s i o n o f the EEC t o 'he
         Convention            s h a l l be d e p o s i t e d w i t h the D e p o s i t a r y
         Government.
8. The R e p r e s e n t a t i v e s o f the EEC made a statement                        which
   i s annexed t o t h i s P r o t o c o l .
9. The t e x t o f t h i s P r o t o c o l , b e i n g a s i n g l e             original
    i n the E n g l i s h language, s h a l l be d e p o s i t e d w i t h the
   Government o f the P o l i s h People's                       Republic.
   The Government o f the P o l i s h People's                           Republic       shall
    send a c e r t i f i e d copy o f t h i s P r o t o c o l t o each of the
    States whose R e p r e s e n t a t i v e s           took p a r t i n the Conference
    f o r acceptance              o f the amendments c o n t a i n e d i n the
    P r o t o c o l , a c c o r d i n g to the procedure               provided f o r i n
    A r t i c l e XVI o f the Convention.
 ---pagebreak---   DONE i n Warsaw t h i s e l e v e n t h day o f November, 1982.
 For the D e l e g a t i o n o f the Kingdom o f Denmark
 For the D e l e g a t i o n o f the Republic o f F i n l a n d
 For the D e l e g a t i o n o f the German Democratic Republic
For the D e l e g a t i o n o f the F e d e r a l Republic o f Germany
For the D e l e g a t i o n eft the P o l i s h People's Republic
For the D e l e g a t i o n o f the Kingdom o f Sweden
For the D e l e g a t i o n o f the Union o f the S o v i e t S o c i a l i s t
Republics
 ---pagebreak---                                         A N N E X
Statement by the R e p r e s e n t a t i v e s                o f the European Economic
Community:
I n s o f a r as A r t i c l e XVII, paragraph 4 i s concerned,                               the
Representatives                 o f the EEC want to u n d e r l i n e              the     following
points:
1. The        a c c e s s i o n of the EEC          to t h i s Convention does not
      c r e a t e any       c o n f l i c t between the o b l i g a t i o n s of            the
      Community under the Treaty which e s t a b l i s h e d i t and
      the o b l i g a t i o n s i n h e r e n t     in this         Convention.
2. S i m i l a r l y ,      no c o n f l i c t i s c r e a t e d between            existing
      Community lav; and                  the o b l i g a t i o n s a r i s i n g  from     the
      Convention. Moreover, any                       hypothetical c o n f l i c t i s
      excluded s i n c e the a c c e s s i o n o f the EEC                      to   this
      Convention w i l l have to be approved by the C o u n c i l o f
      M i n i s t e r s o f the European Communities. By                           t h i s act of
      approval          any     potentially         c o n f l i c t i n g previous         legal
      a c t w i l l be         overruled.
3. As       f a r as f u t u r e Community law                  i s concerned,            the
     Community w i l l be bound, l i k e any                          other      Contracting
     Party,         to r e s p a c t the o b l i g a t i o n s under the               Convention.
 ---pagebreak---                                                                                                      14.03.1983
    l. BUDGET LINS C0NCHW5D 8         2987/
    S. ACTION i     Proposal for Council decision concerning the accession to the Convention on fishing in the
                    Baltic Sea and the Belts
    3. LEGAL BASIS s
                           Article 43
   4. OBJECTIVES t      Accession by the Community to the abovementioned Convention.
   5. FINANCIAL C0N5ECJJLHCE                  POR THE MARKETI NO TSAR CUflREff | | j f A J » K A L TEAR   TOILCWIKO muactu. TEA*
   5.0 EXrZT.'DITUHE
         -CHARGED TO TUB EC BUDGET
           (REKUH1J6/IHTEHVENTI OHS )                                 Chapter 100                            13 000 EUA
        -CHARGED TO NATIONAL ADMXBISTR.                               (10 000 EUA)
        -CHARGED TO OTHER NATIOFfAL GROUPS
  5.1 RECEIPTS
        -CVN RESOURCIS OP TIE EC
          (LEV1E3/CU3T0K3 DUTIES)
        -RATIONAL
                                              TEAR   >1>98Si                   3986
                                                                                                                 mi.
  5.0,1 ?LURIANNUAL PATTERS OP EXPENDITURE       14 300
                                                                      23     15 700
                                                                                                          TEAR
                                                                                                               17 300
  5.1.1 PLURIANNUAL PATTERN OP RECEIPT3
  5.2 JCETiiOD OP CALCULATION
     Budget contribution determined annually by the International Baltic Sea Fishery Commission, under
      Article VII of the Convention.
 6.0 FINANCING POSSIBLE WITH CREDITS INSCRIBED IN RELEVANT CHAPTER OP CURRENT BUDGET ?
                                                                                                                      I/KO
6.1   FINANCING POSSIBLE tit TRANGt'ER BETKEEM CHAPTERS OF CURRENT BUDGET ? (Chapter 100)
                                                                                                                   TES/I
6.2 NECiSSITT FCH A SUPPLKS.TART BUDGET ?
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6.3 CRJJIT3 TO BE WRITTEN INTO FUTURE BUDG2TS ?                                                                    TEG/
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