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Timestamp: 2019-08-21 09:48:45
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Paragraphs in "Agreement For The Establishment Of The Regional Commission For Fisheries" coded as
Art.1 Article I: The Commission
Art.1.1 1. The Contracting Parties hereby establish within the framework of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (hereinafter referred to as "the Organization") a Commission to be known as "The Regional Commission for Fisheries (RECOFI)" (hereinafter referred to as "RECOFI" or "the Commission"), for the purpose of exercising the functions and discharging the responsibilities set forth in Article III below.
Art.1.2 2. Membership in RECOFI shall be open to Members and Associate Members of the Organization and such non-member States of the Organization as are Members of the United Nations, or any of its Specialized Agencies or the International Atomic Energy Agency that are coastal States or Associate Members which territories are situated wholly or partly within the Area defined in Article IV, that accept this Agreement in accordance with the provisions of Article XIII.
Art.1.3 3. As regards Associate Members, this Agreement shall, in accordance with the provisions of Article XIV-5 of the FAO Constitution and Rule XXI-3 of the General Rules of the Organization, be submitted by the Organization to the authority having responsibility for the international relations of such Associate Members.
Art.3 Article III: Functions
Art.3.1.a (a) to keep under review the state of these resources, including their abundance and the level of their exploitation, as well as the state of the fisheries based thereon;
Art.3.1.b (b) to formulate and recommend, in accordance with the provisions of Article V, appropriate measures:
Art.3.1.c (c) to keep under review the economic and social aspects of the fishing industry and recommend any measures aimed at its development;
Art.3.1.d (d) to encourage, recommend, coordinate and, as appropriate, undertake training and extension activities in all aspects of fisheries;
Art.3.1.e (e) to encourage, recommend, coordinate and, as appropriate, undertake research and development activities, including cooperative projects in the areas of fisheries and the protection of living marine resources;
Art.3.1.f (f) to assemble, publish or disseminate information regarding exploitable living marine resources and fisheries based on these resources;
Art.3.2 2. When formulating and recommending measures under paragraph 1b) above, the Commission shall apply the precautionary approach to conservation and management decisions, and take into account also the best scientific evidence available and the need to promote the development and proper utilisation of the marine living resources.
Art.4 Article IV: Area
Art.5 Article V: Recommendations on Management Measures
Art.6 Article VI: Reports
Art.6.1x The Commission shall transmit, after each session, to the Director-General of the Organization, a report embodying its views, recommendations and decisions, and make such other reports to the Director-General of the Organization as it may deem necessary or desirable. Reports of the committees and working groups of the Commission provided for in Article VII of the Agreement shall be transmitted to the Director-General of the Organization through the Commission.
Art.8 Article VIII: Cooperation with International Organizations
Art.12.1x The Commission may amend this Agreement by a two-thirds majority of its Members. Amendments to this Agreement shall be reported to the Council of the Organization, which shall have the power to disallow them if it finds that such amendments are inconsistent with the objectives and purposes of the Organization or the provisions of the Constitution of the Organization. If the Council considers it desirable, it may refer these amendments to the Conference of the Organization, which shall have the same power. However, any amendment involving new obligations for Members shall come into force with respect to each Member only on formal acceptance of it by that Member, through an instrument of acceptance deposited with the Director-General of the Organization, after two-thirds of the contracting Parties have accepted the amendment concerned. The Director-General shall inform all the Members of the Commission, all Members and Associate Members of FAO, as well as the Secretary-General of the United Nations, of the receipt of instruments of acceptance and of the entry into force of such amendments. The rights and obligations of any Member of the Commission that has not accepted an amendment involving additional obligations shall continue to be governed by the provisions of this Agreement as they stood prior to the amendment.
Art.13.1 1. In accordance with Article I.2, this Agreement shall be open to acceptance by Members and Associate Members of the Organization as well as by non-member States of the Organization that are coastal States or Associate Members whose territories are situated wholly or partly within the Area defined in Article IV.
Art.13.2 2. Acceptance of this Agreement by any Member or Associate Member of the Organization that is a coastal State or Associate member whose territories are situated wholly or partly within the Area defined in Article IV, shall be effected by the deposit of an instrument of acceptance with the Director-General of the Organization, the depositary of this Agreement, and shall take effect on receipt of such instrument by the Director-General.
Art.13.3 3. The Director-General of the Organization shall immediately inform all Members of the Commission, all Members and Associate Members of the Organization and the Secretary-General of the United Nations of all acceptances that have become effective.
Art.13.4 4. Acceptance of this Agreement may be made subject to reservations in accordance with the general rules of public international law as reflected in the provisions of Part II, Section 2 of the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties of 1969.
Art.14 Article XIV: Entry into force
Art.14.1x This Agreement shall enter into force as from the date of receipt by the Director-General of the third instrument of acceptance.
Art.15 Article XV: Withdrawal
Art.15.1 1. Any Member may withdraw from this Agreement at any time after the expiration of two years from the date upon which the Agreement entered into force with respect to that Member, by giving written notice of such withdrawal to the Director-General of the Organization who shall immediately inform all the Members of the Commission and the Members of the Organization of such withdrawal. Notice of withdrawal shall become effective three months from the date of its receipt by the Director-General of the Organization.
Art.15.2 2. Any Member of the Commission that gives notice of withdrawal from the Organization shall be deemed to have simultaneously withdrawn from the Commission.
Art.16 Article XVI: Interpretation and Settlement of Disputes
Art.16.1x Any dispute regarding the interpretation or application of this Agreement, if not settled by the Commission, shall be referred to a committee composed of one member appointed by each of the parties to the dispute, and in addition an independent chairperson chosen by the members of the committee. The recommendations of such a committee, while not binding in character, shall become the basis for renewed consideration by the parties concerned of the matter out of which the disagreement arose. If, as the result of this procedure, the dispute is not settled, it shall be referred to the International Court of Justice in accordance with the Statute of the Court, unless the parties to the dispute agree to another method of settlement.
P Article XVIII: Certification and Registration
Art.18.1x Two copies in the Arabic, English, French and Spanish languages of this Agreement and of any amendments to this Agreement shall be certified by the Chairman of the Commission and by the Director-General of the Organization. One of these copies shall be deposited in the archives of the Organization. The other copy shall be transmitted to the Secretary-General of the United Nations for registration. In addition, the Director-General shall certify copies of this Agreement and transmit one copy to each Member and Associate Member of the Organization.