Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00429:section:24:p5
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00429
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 24 (pt 5/17)
Character Range: 40594–43540

(c) above shall notify the Depositary of the basis upon which it seeks to become a Member of the Commission and of its willingness to accept conservation measures in force. The Depositary shall communicate to each Member of the Commission such notification and accompanying information. Within two months of receipt of such communication from the Depositary, any Member of the Commission may request that a special meeting of the Commission be held to consider the matter. Upon receipt of such request, the Depositary shall call such a meeting. If there is no request for a meeting, the Contracting Party submitting the notification shall be deemed to have satisfied the requirements for Commission Membership.
   3. Each Member of the Commission shall be represented by one representative who may be accompanied by alternate representatives and advisers.

ARTICLE VIII
The Commission shall have legal personality and shall enjoy in the territory of each of the States Parties such legal capacity as may be necessary to perform its function and achieve the purposes of this Convention. The privileges and immunities to be enjoyed by the Commission and its staff in the territory of a State Party shall be determined by agreement between the Commission and the State Party concerned.

ARTICLE IX
   1. The function of the Commission shall be to give effect to the objective and principles set out in Article II of this Convention. To this end, it shall:
     (a) facilitate research into and comprehensive studies of Antarctic marine living resources and of the Antarctic marine ecosystem;
     (b)  compile data on the status of and changes in population of Antarctic marine living resources and on factors affecting the distribution, abundance and productivity of harvested species and dependent or related species or populations;
     (c) ensure the acquisition of catch and effort statistics on harvested populations;
     (d) analyse, disseminate and publish the information referred to in sub‑paragraphs (b) and (c) above and the reports of the Scientific Committee;
     (e) identify conservation needs and analyse the effectiveness of conservation measures;
     (f) formulate, adopt and revise conservation measures on the basis of the best scientific evidence available, subject to the provisions of paragraph 5 of this Article;
     (g) implement the system of observation and inspection established under Article XXIV of this Convention;
     (h) carry out such other activities as are necessary to fulfil the objective of this Convention.
   2. The conservation measures referred to in paragraph 1(f) above include the following:
     (a) the designation of the quantity of any species which may be harvested in the area to which this Convention applies;
     (b) the designation of regions and sub‑regions based on the distribution of populations of Antarctic marine living resources;
     (c) the designation of the quantity which