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| To secure for the people of the States Parts of CPPS food supplies and provide the means of developing their economy through the sustainable exploitation of marine resources. |
| Main Function | | |
The functions of the Commission are, inter alia:- To promote the conservation of fishing resources or any type of products and richness of common interest existing in the waters under jurisdiction of States Parts of CPPS and beyond;
- To coordinate, when appropriated, common maritime policies of the States Parts of CPPS, in order to adopt common postures;
- To promote joint actions to obtain technical-financial assistance on oceanic, climatic, biological and ecological issues for the optimal use of the maritime zone and coastal areas of the States Parts of CPPS;
- To promote the assessment of resources and fisheries in the Southeast Pacific to carry out a sustainable exploitation, taking advantage of the installed capacities of the States Parts of CPPS;
- To foster the collaboration between States Parts of CPPS in order to implement policies and economic cooperation mechanisms for the exploitation of the marine resources;
- To encourage the scientific, technical and market studies on fishing products and provide of technical and financial assistance to the States Parts of CPPS, as far as possible;
- To compile fishing statistics of the marine resources exploited in the States Parts of CPPS.
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| Geographical Coverage | | |
The Agreement refers to the 200nm of national jurisdiction of CPPS member countries from the Pacific coast, including around islands.
| In 2000, the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of States Parts of CPPS reaffirmed the right of the States to take the appropriated measures to explore, exploit and manage living resources existing in their 200 miles zones, according to the instruments and practices globally accepted, with special reference to the United Nations Law of the Sea. Additionally, States reiterated their legitimate interest in the conservation and optimum utilization of the marine resources beyond their 200 miles zones, when these resources are part of the same populations of species existing in their 200 miles zones, or populations of species associated with them. |
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| Legal Framework | | |
Established by the Convention on the Organization of the Permanent Commission of the Conference on the Use and Conservation of the Marine Resources of the South Pacific, signed by Chile, Ecuador and Peru at the First Conference on the Use and Conservation of the Marine Resources of the South Pacific, held in Santiago, Chile, on 18 August 1952. Colombia joined the CPPS on 9 August, 1979.
The legal framework of CPPS include also fifteen Agreements and Protocols on fishing management and research as well as one Declaration of the Presidents of the States Parts of CPPS and seven Ministerial Declarations. CPPS is also the Executive Secretariat of the Plan of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment and Coastal Areas of the Southeast Pacific (Lima Convention, 1981).
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