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ANTARKTİKA ANTLAŞMASI                                                                                                                  THE ANTARCTIC TREATY





       Article 1:                           harvested  population  to  levels  below  those   2. Nothing in this Convention and no acts or  have been recommended by the Antarctic Tre-
                                            which  ensure  its  stable  recruitment.  For  this   activities taking place while the present Con-  aty  Consultative  Parties  in  fulfilment  of  their
       1. This Convention applies to the Antarctic ma-  purpose its size should not be allowed to fall   vention is in force shall:  responsibility for the protection of the Antarctic
       rine living resources of the area south of 60°   below a level close to that which ensures the                           environment from all forms of harmful human
       South latitude and to the Antarctic marine li-  greatest net annual increment;          (a)  Constitute  a  basis  for  asserting,  sup-  interference.
       ving resources of the area between that latitu-                                         porting  or  denying  a  claim  to  territorial
       de and the Antarctic Convergence which form   (b) Maintenance of the ecological relationships   sovereignty in the Antarctic Treaty area or  3.  For  the  purposes  of  this  Convention,  “An-
       part of the Antarctic marine ecosystem.  between harvested, dependent and related po-   create any rights of sovereignty in the An-  tarctic Treaty Consultative Parties” means the
                                            pulations  of Antarctic  marine  living  resources   tarctic Treaty area;           Contracting  Parties  to  the  Antarctic  Treaty
       2. Antarctic marine living resources means the   and the restoration of depleted populations to                          whose Representatives participate in meetings
       populations  of  fin  fish,  molluscs,  crustaceans   the levels defined in sub-paragraph (a) above;   (b) Be interpreted as a renunciation or di-  under Article IX of the Antarctic Treaty.
       and all other species of living organisms, inclu-  and (c) prevention of changes or minimization   minution by any Contracting Party of, or as
       ding birds, found south of the Antarctic Conver-  of the risk of changes in the marine ecosystem   prejudicing, any right or claim or basis of   Article 6:
       gence.                               which are not potentially reversible over two or   claim to exercise coastal state jurisdiction
                                            three decades, taking into account the state of    under international law within the area to   Nothing in this Convention shall derogate from
       3. The Antarctic marine ecosystem means the   available knowledge of the direct and indirect   which this Convention applies;  the rights and obligations of Contracting Par-
       complex  of  relationships  of  Antarctic  marine   impact of harvesting, the effect of the introdu-                     ties under the International Convention for the
       living resources with each other and with their   ction of alien species, the effects of associated   (c) Be interpreted as prejudicing the positi-  Regulation of Whaling and the Convention for
       physical environment.                activities on the marine ecosystem and of the      on of any Contracting Party as regards its   the Conservation of Antarctic Seals.
                                            effects of environmental changes, with the aim     recognition or non-recognition of any such
       4. The Antarctic Convergence shall be deemed   of making possible the sustained conservation   right, claim or basis of claim;
       to be a line joining the following points along   of Antarctic marine living resources.                                  Article 7:
       parallels of latitude and meridians of longitude:                                       (d) Affect the provision of Article I V, parag-
       50°S, 0°; 50°S, 30°E; 45°S, 30°E; 45°S, 80°E;                                           raph 2, of the Antarctic Treaty that no new  1. The  Contracting  Parties  hereby  establish  and
       55°S, 80°E; 55°S, 150°E; 60°S, 150°E; 60°S,   Article 3:                                claim, or enlargement of an existing claim,  agree to maintain the Commission for the Conser-
       50°W; 50°S, 50°W; 50°S, 0°.                                                             to territorial sovereignty in Antarctica shall  vation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (herei-
                                            The  Contracting  Parties,  whether  or  not  they   be asserted while the Antarctic Treaty is in  nafter referred to as “the Commission”).
       Article 2:                           are Parties to the Antarctic Treaty, agree that    force.                           2. Membership in the Commission shall be as
                                            they will not engage in any activities in the An-
                                            tarctic  Treaty  area  contrary  to  the  principles   Article 5:                   follows:
       1. The objective of this Convention is the con-  and purposes of that Treaty and that, in their
       servation of Antarctic marine living resources.  relations  with  each  other,  they  are  bound  by                        (a) Each Contracting Party which participated
                                            the obligations contained in Articles I and V of   1. The Contracting Parties which are not Par-  in the meeting at which this Convention was
       2.    For  the  purposes  of  this  Convention,  the   the Antarctic Treaty.        ties  to  the  Antarctic  Treaty  acknowledge  the   adopted shall be a Member of the Commis-
       term “conservation” includes rational use.                                          special  obligations  and  responsibilities  of  the   sion;
                                                                                           Antarctic  Treaty  Consultative  Parties  for  the   (b) Each State Party which has acceded to
       3. Any harvesting and associated activities in   Article 4:                         protection and preservation of the environment   this Convention pursuant to Article XXIX
       the area to which this Convention applies shall                                     of the Antarctic Treaty area.           shall  be  entitled  to  be  a  Member  of  the
       be conducted in accordance with the provisions   1.  With  respect  to  the Antarctic Treaty  area,   2. The Contracting Parties which are not Par-  Commission during such time as that ac-
       of this Convention and with the following prin-  all  Contracting  Parties,  whether  or  not  they   ties to the Antarctic Treaty agree that, in their   ceding party is engaged in research or har-
       ciples of conservation:              are Parties to the Antarctic Treaty, are bound   activities in the Antarctic Treaty area, they will   vesting activities in relation to the marine
                                                                                           observe as and when appropriate the Agreed
                                            by Articles IV and VI of the Antarctic Treaty in                                       living resources to which this Convention
       (a)    Prevention  of  decrease  in the  size  of  any   their relations with each other.  Measures  for  the  Conservation  of  Antarctic   applies;
                                                                                           Fauna and Flora and such other measures as



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