The FAO Conference at its Twenty-seventh Session (November 1993), through Resolution 15/93, approved the Agreement to Promote Compliance with International Conservation and Management Measures by Fishing Vessels on the High Seas for submission to Governments for acceptance.
Pursuant to Article X.1, the Agreement is open to acceptance by any Member or Associate Member of FAO, and to any non-member State that is a member of the United Nations, or of any of the specialized agencies of the United Nations or of the International Atomic Energy Agency. Acceptance of this Agreement shall be effected by the deposit of an instrument of acceptance with the Director-General of FAO.
In accordance with Article XI.1, the Agreement entered into force on 24 April 2003, date of receipt by the Director-General of the twenty-fifth instrument of acceptance. The Agreement will be registered with the Secretariat of the United Nations.
Parties to the Agreement
The following participants deposited their instruments of acceptance on the corresponding date indicated:
| Participant |
Acceptance |
| Albania |
8 Nov 2005 |
| Angola |
7 Mar 2006 |
| Argentina |
24 Jun 1996 |
| Australia |
19 Aug 2004 |
| Barbados |
26 Oct 2000 |
| Belize |
19 Jul 2005 |
| Benin |
4 Jan 1999 |
| Canada |
20 May 1994 |
| Cape Verde |
27 Jan 2006 |
| Chile |
23 Jan 2004 |
| Cook Islands |
30 Oct 2006 |
| Cyprus |
19 Jul 2000 |
| Egypt |
14 Aug 2001 |
| European Community |
6 Aug 1996 |
| Georgia |
7 Sep 1994 |
| Ghana | 12 May 2003 |
| Japan |
20 Jun 2000 |
| Madagascar |
26 Oct 1994 |
| Mauritius |
27 Mar 2003 |
| Mexico |
11 Mar 1999 |
| Morocco |
30 Jan 2001 |
| Myanmar |
8 Sep 1994 |
| Namibia |
7 Aug 1998 |
| New Zealand |
14 July 2005 |
| Norway |
28 Dec 1994 |
| Oman |
1st July 2008 |
| Peru |
23 Feb 2001 |
| Republic of Korea |
24 Apr 2003 |
| St. Kitts & Nevis |
24 Jun 1994 |
| St. Lucia | 23 Oct 2002 |
| Seychelles |
7 Apr 2000 |
| Sweden |
25 Oct 1994 |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 13 Nov 2002 |
| Tanzania |
17 Feb 1999 |
| United States of America |
19 Dec 1995 |
| Uruguay |
11 Nov 1999 |
Declarations and Reservations
Reservation by the Syrian Arab Republic contained in the instrument of acceptance (original in Arabic):
“Acceptance by the Syrian Arabic Republic of the Agreement should not in
any way be construed to mean the recognition of Israel and should not lead to
entry of Syria in any dealings with Israel as may be regulated by the provisions
of this Agreement.”