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| PREAMBLE |
PREAMBLE |
| The Contracting Governments having a mutual interest in the development and proper utilization of the resources of the Mediterranean and contiguous waters, and desiring to further the attainment of their objectives through international cooperation which would be furthered by the establishment of a General Fisheries Council for the Mediterranean, agree as follows: | Line
3. Between first "the" and "resources", insert "living marine" Line 4. Delete "contiguous waters" and replace with "the Black Sea and connecting waters," |
| ARTICLE I | ARTICLE I |
| The Council | The Council |
| 1. The Contracting Governments hereby establish within the framework of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (hereinafter referred to as "the Organization") a Council to be known as the General Fisheries Council for the
Mediterranean, (hereinafter referred to as "the Council"), for the purpose of exercising the functions and discharging the responsibilities set forth in Article IV below. | 1. Line 10. Replace "IV" by "III" |
| 2. The Members of the Council shall be such Member Nations and Associate
Members of the Organization and such non-member Nations of the Organization that are members of the United Nations, which accept this Agreement in accordance with the provisions of Article IX below, it being understood that these provisions shall not affect the member- ship status in the Council of such natio'ns that are not members of the United Nations as may have become parties to this Agreement prior to 22 May 1963. (Rest of the text without change). | 2. Lines 3-5. Delete "Nations of the Organization that are members of the United Nations," and replace with "States as are members of the United Nations, any of its Specialized Agencies or the International Atomic Energy Agency " Line 7. Replace "IX" by "XI" Line 9. Replace "nations" by "States" Lines 10, 11. Between "Nations" and "as" insert ", any of its Specialized Agencies or the International Atomic Energy Agency" |
| ARTICLE II | ARTICLE II |
| Organization | Organization |
| 7. The Council may, by a two-thirds majority of its membership, adopt and amend its own Rules of Procedure which shall be consistent with the General Rules of the Organization. The Rules of the Council and any amendments thereto shall come into force as from the date of approval by the Director-General of the Organization subject to confirmation by the Council of the Organization. | 7. Lines 9, 10. Delete "subject to confirmation by the Council of the Organization." |
| ARTICLE III | See ARTICLE VII |
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Committees, Working Parties |
(Text without change) |
| ARTICLE IV | ARTICLE III |
| Functions | Functions (new text) |
| The Council shall have the following functions and responsibilities: | The purpose of the Council shall be to promote the development, conservation, rational management and best utilization of living marine resources, and to these ends it shall have the following functions and responsibilities: |
| a) to formulate all oceanographical and technical aspects of the problems of development and proper utilization of aquatic resources; |
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; |
| b) to encourage and coordinate research and the application of improved methods employed in fishery and allied industries with a view to the utilization of aquatic resources; |
b) to formulate and recommend, in accordance with the provisions of Article V, appropriate measures: i) for the conservation and rational management of living marine resources, including measures: regulating fishing methods and fishing gear, prescribing minimum sizes for individuals of specified species, establishing open and closed fishing seasons and areas, regulating the amount of total catch and fishing effort and their allocation among Members, ii) for the implementation of these recommendations; |
| c) to assemble, publish, or disseminate all oceanographical and technical information relating to aquatic resources; | c) to keep under review the economic and social aspects of the fishing industry and recommend any measures aimed at its development; |
| d) to recommend to Members such national and international research and development projects as may appear necessary or desirable to fill gaps in such knowledge; | d) to encourage, recommend, coordinate and, as appropriate, undertake training and extension activities in all aspects of fisheries; |
| e) to undertake, where appropriate, cooperative research and develop- ment projects directed to this end; | e) to encourage, recommend, coordinate and, as appropriate, undertake research and development activities, including cooperative projects in the area of fisheries and the protection of living marine resources; |
| f) to propose, and where necessary to adopt, measures to bring about the standardization of scientific equipment, techniques and nomenclature ; | f) to assemble, publish or disseminate information regarding exploitable living marine resources and fisheries based on these resources; |
| g) to make comparative studies of fishery legislation with a view to making recommendations to its Members respecting the greatest possible coordination; | g) to carry out such other activities as may be necessary for the Council to achieve its purpose as defined above. |
| h) to encourage research into the hygiene and prevention of occupational diseases of fishermen; | |
| i) to extend its good offices in assisting Members to secure essential materials and equipment; | |
| j) to report upon such questions relating to all oceanographical and technical problems as may be recommended to it by Members or by the Organization and, if it thinks proper to do so, by other international, national or private organizations with related interests; | |
| k) to transmit, every two years, 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 may seem to it necessary or desirable. Reports of the committees and working parties of the Council provided for in Article III of this Agreement shall be transmitted to the Director-General of the Organization through the Council. | |
| ARTICLE V | ARTICLE V |
| Region | Region |
| The Council shall carry out the functions and responsibilities set forth in Article IV in the region as referred to in the Preamble. | Line 3. Replace "IV" by "III" |
| ARTICLE V | |
| Recommendations on management measures (new text) | |
| 1. The recommendations referred to in Article III, paragraph b), shall be adopted by a two-thirds majority of Members of
the Council present and voting. The text of such recommendations shall be communicated by
the Chairman of the Council to each Member.
2. Subject to the provisions of this Article, 3. Any Member of the Council may, within 4. If objections to a recommendation are 5. The Chairman of the Council shall notify each Member immediately upon receipt of each objection or withdrawal of objection | |
| ARTICLE VI | |
| Reports (Text based on present Article IV, k) | |
| The Council shall transmit, after each session, to the Director-General of the Organ- ization, a report embodying its views, recom- mendations and decisions, and make such other reports to the Director-General of the Organ- ization as may seem to it necessary or desir- able. Reports of the committees and working parties of the Council provided for in Article VII of the Agreement shall be transmitted to the Director-General of the Organization through the Council. | |
| ARTICLE VII | |
| Committees, Working Parties and Specialists (Text of present Article II without change) | |
| ARTICLE VI | ARTICLE VIII |
| Cooperation with International Organizations | Cooperation with International Organizations |
| (Text without change) | (Text without change) |
| ARTICLE VII | ARTICLE IX |
| Expenses | Expenses |
| 1. The expenses of delegates and their alternates, experts and advisers occasioned by attendance at sessions of the Council and the expenses of representatives sent to committees or working parties established in accordance with Article III of this Agreement shall be determined and paid by their respective governments. | 1. Line 6. Replace "III" by "VII"
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| 4. The expenses incurred in connection with cooperative research or development projects undertaken in accordance with the provisions of Article IV, paragraphs d) and e) unless otherwise available shall be determined and paid by the Members in the form and proportion to which they shall mutually agree. (Rest of the text without change) | 4. Lines 4, 5. Replace "IV, paragraphs d) and e)" by "III, paragraph e)" |
| ARTICLE VIII | ARTICLE X |
| Amendments | Amendments |
| (Text without change) | (Text without change) |
| ARTICLE IX | ARTICLE XI |
| Acceptance | Acceptance |
| 2. The Council may, by a two-thirds majority of its membership, admit to member- ship such other nations that are members of the United Nations as have submitted an application for membership and a declaration made in a formal instrument that they accept this Agreement as in force at the time of admission. | 2. Line 3. Delete "nations" and replace with "States" Line 4. Between "Nations" and "as" insert"., any of its Specialized Agencies or the International Atomic Energy Agency" |
| ARTICLE X | ARTICLE XII |
| Entry into force | Entry into force |
| (Text without change) | (Text without change) |
| ARTICLE XI | ARTICLE XIII |
| Territorial Application | Territorial Application |
| The Members of the Council shall, when accepting this Agreement, state explicitly to which territories their participation shall expend. In the absence of such a declaration, participation shall be deemed to apply to all the territories for the international relations of which the Member is responsible. Subject to the provisions of Article XII below, the scope of the territorial application may be modified by a subsequent declaration. | Line 9. Replace "XII" by "XIV" |
| ARTICLE XII | ARTICLE XIV |
| Withdrawal | Withdrawal |
| (Text without change) | (Text without change) |
| ARTICLE XIII | ARTICLE XV |
| Interpretation and Settlement of Disputes | Interpretation and Settlement of Disputes |
| (Text without change) | (Text without change) |
| ARTICLE XIV | ARTICLE XVI |
| Termination | Termination |
| (Text without change) | (Text without change) |
| ARTICLE XV | ARTICLE XVII |
| Certification and Registration | Certification and Registration |
| The text of this Agreement was originally formulated at Rome on the 24th day of September one thousand nine hundred and forty-nine in the French language. Two copies in the English, French and Spanish languages of this Agreement as amended on the 22nd day of May one thousand nine hundred and sixty-three by the First Special Session of the General Fisheries Council for the Mediterranean, shall after approval by the Council or Conference of the Organization, as appropriate, be certified by the Chair- man of the Conference or Council of the Organization and by the Director-General of the Organization. (Rest of the text without change) | Line 8. Between "Session" and "of" insert "and on the 1st day of July one thousand nine hundred and seventy-six by the Thirteenth Session" |
