council decis june conclus agreement cooper deal pollut north sea oil harm substanc eec council european commun regard treati establish european econom commun articl thereof regard propos commiss regard opinion european parliament action programm european commun environ emphas import commun deal pollut sea gener make provis inter alia commun measur deal pollut caus transport ship task protect sea water constitut matter prioriti view maintain vital ecolog balanc commun action programm environ council european commun repres govern member state meet council approv gener guidelin februari recogn polici coordin environment problem north sea decis council author commiss negoti access european econom commun agreement june cooper deal pollut north sea oil virtu council decis septemb agreement cooper deal pollut north sea oil harm substanc sign septemb commun approv agreement order part inform exchang common research achiev object alongsid member state prejudic role hitherto plai framework agreement june futur commun act prejud agreement septemb exchang inform common research cooper sea natur constitut common rule affect agreement member state conclud area oj oj oj oj oj decid articl agreement cooper deal pollut north sea oil harm substanc approv behalf european econom commun text agreement attach decis articl presid council deposit instrument provid articl agreement luxembourg june council presid bouchardeau agreement cooper deal pollut north sea oil harm substanc bonn agreement govern kingdom belgium kingdom denmark french republ feder republ germani kingdom netherland kingdom norwai kingdom sweden unit kingdom great britain northern ireland european econom commun recogn pollut sea oil harm substanc north sea area threaten marin environ interest coastal state note pollut sourc casualti incid sea great concern convinc abil combat pollut activ cooper mutual assist state protect coast relat interest welcom progress achiev framework agreement cooper deal pollut north sea oil sign bonn june wish develop mutual assist cooper combat pollut agre articl agreement appli presenc prospect presenc oil harm substanc pollut threaten pollut sea north sea area defin articl agreement present grave immin danger coast relat interest contract parti articl purpos agreement north sea area mean north sea proper southward latitud skagerrak southern limit determin east skaw latitud quot english channel approach eastward line drawn nautic mile west line join scilli isl ushant articl contract parti protect pollut kind refer articl agreement matter call activ cooper contract parti jointli develop establish guidelin practic oper technic aspect joint action articl contract parti undertak inform contract parti nation organ deal pollut kind refer articl agreement compet author respons receiv dispatch report pollut deal question measur mutual assist contract parti nation mean avoid deal pollut made intern assist wai pollut avoid effect measur deal major pollut incid kind dealt articl contract parti awar casualti presenc oil harm substanc north sea area constitut threat coast relat interest contract parti inform parti delai compet author contract parti undertak request master ship fly flag pilot aircraft regist countri report delai channel practic adequ circumst casualti caus pollut sea presenc natur extent oil harm substanc constitut threat coast relat interest contract parti contract parti establish standard form report pollut requir paragraph articl articl sole purpos agreement north sea area divid zone annex agreement contract parti zone situat kind articl agreement occur make assess natur extent casualti case type approxim quantiti oil harm substanc direct speed movement thereof contract parti concern immedi inform contract parti compet author assess action deal oil harm substanc substanc observ long present zone oblig contract parti provis articl respect zone joint respons subject special technic arrang conclud parti concern arrang commun contract parti articl contract parti requir assist deal pollut prospect presenc pollut sea coast call contract parti contract parti request assist kind assist requir contract parti call accord articl endeavour bring assist power take account case pollut harm substanc oil technolog mean articl provis agreement interpret prejud right oblig contract parti intern law field prevent combat marin pollut case divis zone refer articl agreement invok preced argument matter sovereignti jurisdict articl absenc agreement financi arrang govern action contract parti deal pollut conclud bilater multilater basi occas joint combat oper contract parti bear cost respect action deal pollut accord subparagraph action contract parti express request contract parti contract parti request assist reimburs assist contract parti cost action action contract parti initi contract parti bear cost action contract parti request assist cancel request time case bear cost incur commit assist contract parti articl agre cost action contract parti request contract parti calcul law current practic assist countri reimburs cost person entiti liabl articl articl agreement interpret prejud right contract parti recov parti cost action deal pollut threat pollut applic provis rule nation intern law articl meet contract parti held regular interv time due special circumst decid accord rule procedur contract parti meet draw rule procedur financi rule adopt unanim vote depositari govern conven meet contract parti entri forc agreement articl area compet european econom commun entitl number vote equal number member state contract parti present agreement european econom commun exercis vote case member state exercis convers articl duti meet contract parti exercis supervis implement agreement review effect measur agreement carri function term agreement articl contract parti make provis perform secretariat duti relat agreement take account exist arrang framework intern agreement prevent marin pollut forc region agreement contract parti contribut annual expenditur agreement ballanc agreement expenditur divid contract parti european econom commun proport gross nation product accord scale assess adopt regularli unit nation gener assembl case contribut contract parti balanc exce balanc articl prejudic articl agreement propos contract parti amend agreement annex consid meet contract parti adopt propos unanim vote amend commun depositari govern contract parti amend enter forc dai month date depositari govern receiv notif approv contract parti articl contract parti modifi common boundari zone annex agreement modif enter forc contract parti dai sixth month date commun depositari govern period month commun contract parti express object request consult matter articl agreement open signatur govern state invit particip confer agreement cooper deal pollut north sea oil harm substanc held bonn septemb european econom commun state european econom commun parti agreement signatur reserv ratif accept approv signatur subject ratif accept approv ratif accept approv instrument ratif accept approv deposit govern feder republ germani articl agreement enter forc dai month date govern state mention articl agreement european econom commun sign agreement reserv ratif accept approv entri forc agreement agreement cooper deal pollut north sea oil bonn june ceas forc articl contract parti unanim invit coastal state north east atlant area acced agreement case articl agreement annex amend amend adopt unanim vote meet contract parti effect entri forc agreement acced state articl state acced agreement agreement enter forc dai month date deposit state instrument access instrument access deposit govern feder republ germani articl agreement forc year denounc contract parti denunci effect notif write address depositari govern notifi contract parti denunci receiv date receipt denunci effect year receipt depositari govern articl depositari govern inform contract parti refer articl agreement signatur agreement deposit instrument ratif accept approv access receipt notic denunci date entri forc agreement receipt notif approv relat amend agreement annex date entri forc amend articl origin agreement english french german text equal authent deposit govern feder republ germani send certifi copi thereof contract parti transmit certifi copi secretari gener unit nation registr public accord articl charter unit nation wit whereof undersign duli author thereto respect govern sign agreement bonn dai septemb für die regierung de königreich belgien govern kingdom belgium pour le gouvern du royaum de belgiqu vorbehaltlich der ratifik subject ratif sou réserv de ratif für die regierung de königreich dänemark govern kingdom denmark pour le gouvern du royaum de danemark vorbehaltlich der genehmigung subject approv sou réserv approb für die regierung der französischen republik govern french republ pour le gouvern de la républiqu francais für die regierung der bundesrepublik deutschland govern feder republ germani pour le gouvern de la républiqu français für die regierung de königreich der niederland govern kingdom netherland pour le gouvern du royaum de pai ba vorbehaltlich der annahm subject accept sou réserv accept für die regierung de königreich norwegen govern kingdom norwai pour le gouvern du royaum de norvèg vorbehaltlich der ratifik subject ratif sou réserv de ratif für die regierung de königreich schweden govern kingdom sweden pour le gouvern du royaum de suèd für die regierung de vereinigten königreich grossbritannien und nordirland govern unit kingdom great britain northern ireland pour le gouvern du royaum uni de grand bretagn irland du nord vorbehaltlich der ratifik subject ratif sou réserv de ratif für die europäisch wirtschaftsgemeinschaft european econom commun pour la communauté économiqu européenn vorbehaltlich der annahm subject accept sou réserv accept annex descript zone refer articl agreement zone except zone joint respons limit line join point gt pic file quot quot gt zone joint respons belgium franc unit kingdom sea area parallel franc unit kingdom english channel south west parallel line drawn point denmark sweden sea area line skagerrak join point gt pic file quot quot gt