A Conference of Plenipotentiaries on the Establishment of the International Organisation for the Development of Fisheries in Eastern and Central Europe, which was held in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 23 May 2000, adopted the Agreement establishing the International Organisation for the Development of Fisheries in Eastern and Central Europe (EUROFISH).
In accordance with paragraph 1(b) of Article l4, the Agreement was signed in Copenhagen on 23 May 2000 on behalf of Estonia, Hungary and Latvia and remained open for signature at the Headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in Rome. In accordance with paragraph 1 of Article 14 of the Agreement, the European States may become parties to the Agreement either by signature of the Agreement at a ministerial level, or by signature followed by the deposit of an instrument of ratification, or by the deposit of an instrument of accession.
Paragraph 6 of Article l4 provides that the Agreement shall enter into force with respect to all States or regional economic integration organisations that have signed it at a ministerial level, ratified it or acceded to it on the date when at least five European States or regional economic integration organisations have signed it at a ministerial level or have deposited an instrument of ratification or accession. In accordance with this provision, the Agreement entered into force on 12 October 2001. The Agreement was registered with the Secretariat of the United Nations on 15 May 2002 under No. 38415.
In accordance with paragraph 5 of Article 14 and subject to paragraph 2 of Article 6 of the Agreement, at any time after the entry into force of the Agreement, any State outside the Region may apply to the Director-General of FAO to become a member of EUROFISH. The Governing Council of EUROFISH shall then decide on the application.
Signatories and Parties to the Agreement
The following are the signatories and the parties that deposited their instruments on the corresponding date indicated:
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| Albania |
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17 November 2000 |
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| Bulgaria |
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20 June 2003 |
| Croatia | 18 July 2002 |
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5 September 2003 |
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| Denmark |
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18 July 2000 |
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| Estonia |
23 May 2000 |
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21 December 2006 |
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| Hungary |
23 May 2000 |
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| Italy |
8 January 2002 |
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24 May 2006 |
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| Latvia |
23 May 2000 |
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26 February 2001 |
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| Lithuania |
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21 July 2005 |
| Norway |
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26 February 2001 |
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| Poland | 12 January 2009 | |||
| Romania |
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12 October 2001 |
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| Spain |
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25 April 2006 |
| Turkey |
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5 March 2002 |
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