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ANTARKTİKA ANTLAŞMASI                                                                                                                  THE ANTARCTIC TREATY





           (c) Each regional economic integration or-  on and its staff in the territory of a State Party   XXIV of this Convention;  necessary for the fulfilment of the objecti-
           ganization which has acceded to this Con-  shall be determined by agreement between the                                 ve of this Convention, including measures
           vention pursuant to Article XXIX shall be  Commission and the State Party concerned.  (h) Carry out  such  other activities  as are   concerning  the  effects  of  harvesting  and
           entitled to be a Member of the Commissi-                                            necessary to fulfil the objective of this Conven-  associated activities on components of the
           on during such time as its States members   Article 9:                              tion.                               marine ecosystem other than the harves-
           are so entitled;                                                                                                        ted populations.
                                                                                           2. The conservation measures referred to in parag-
           (d) A Contracting Party seeking to partici-  1. The function of the Commission shall be to   raph 1(f) above include the following:  3. The Commission shall publish and maintain
           pate in the work of the Commission pur-  give effect to the objective and principles set                             a record of all conservation measures in force.
           suant to sub-paragraphs (b) and (c) above   out in Article II of this Convention. To this end,   (a) The designation of the quantity of any spe-
           shall  notify  the  Depositary  of  the  basis   it shall:                          cies which may be harvested in the area to whi-  4. In exercising its functions under paragraph 1
           upon  which  it  seeks  to  become  a  Mem-                                         ch this Convention applies;      above, the Commission shall take full account
           ber of the Commission and of its willing-  (a)  Facilitate  research  into  and  compre-                             of the recommendations and advice of the Scien-
           ness  to  accept  conservation  measures  in   hensive studies of Antarctic marine living   (b) The designation of regions and sub-regions  tific Committee.
           force. The  Depositary  shall  communicate   resources  and  of  the  Antarctic  marine   based on the distribution of populations of An-
           to each member of the Commission such   ecosystem;                                  tarctic marine living resources;  5. The Commission shall take full account of any
           notification and accompanying informati-                                                                             relevant  measures  or  regulations  established
           on. Within two months of receipt of such   (b)  Compile  data  on  the  status  of  and   (c) The designation of the quantity which may  or  recommended  by  the  Consultative  Meetings
           communication from the Depositary, any   changes in population of Antarctic marine   be harvested from the populations of regions  pursuant to Article IX of the Antarctic Treaty or
           Member  of  the  Commission  may  request   living  resources  and  on  factors  affecting   and sub-regions;        by existing fisheries commissions responsible for
           that a special meeting of the Commission   the distribution, abundance and producti-                                 species which may enter the area to which this
           be held to consider the matter. Upon rece-  vity of harvested species and dependent or   (d) The designation of protected species;  Convention applies, in order that there shall be no
           ipt  of  such  request,  the  Depositary  shall   related species or populations;                                    inconsistency between the rights and obligations
           call such a meeting. If there is no request                                         (e) The designation of the size, age and, as ap-  of a Contracting Party under such regulations or
           for a meeting, the Contracting Party sub-  (c) Ensure the acquisition of catch and ef-  propriate, sex of species which may be harves-  measures and conservation measures which may
           mitting the notification shall be deemed to   fort statistics on harvested populations;  ted;                        be adopted by the Commission.
           have satisfied the requirements for Com-
           mission Membership.                 (d)  Analyse,  disseminate  and  publish  the   (f) The designation of open and closed seasons  6. Conservation measures adopted by the Com-
                                               information referred to in sub-paragraphs       for harvesting;                  mission in accordance with this
                                               (b)  and  (c)  above  and  the  reports  of  the
       3.  Each  Member  of  the  Commission  shall  be                                                                         Convention shall be implemented by Members of
       represented by one representative       Scientific Committee;                           (g) The designation of the opening and closing  the Commission in the following manner:
       who may be accompanied by alternate repre-                                              of areas, regions or sub-regions for purposes of
       sentatives and advisers.                (e) Identify conservation needs and analy-      scientific study or conservation, including spe-  (a)  The  Commission  shall  notify  conservation
                                               se the effectiveness of conservation mea-       cial areas for protection and scientific study;  measures to all Members of the Commission;
                                               sures;
       Article 8:                                                                              (h) Regulation of the effort employed and  (b)  Conservation  measures  shall  become  bin-

                                               (f)  Formulate,  adopt  and  revise  conser-    methods  of  harvesting,  including  fishing  ding upon all Members of the Commission 180
       The  Commission  shall  have  legal  personality   vation measures on the basis of the best   gear,  with  a  view,  inter  alia,  to  avoiding  days after such notification, except as provided
       and shall enjoy in the territory of each of the   scientific evidence available, subject to the   undue concentration of harvesting in any  in sub-paragraphs (c) and (d) below;
       States  Parties  such  legal  capacity  as  may  be   provisions of paragraph 5 of this Article;  region or sub-region;
       necessary to perform its function and achieve                                                                            (c) If a Member of the Commission, within ni-
       the purposes of this Convention. The privileges   (g)  Implement  the  system  of  observation   (i) The  taking  of  such  other  conservation  nety  days  following  the  notification  specified
       and immunities to be enjoyed by the Commissi-  and  inspection  established  under  Article   measures  as  the  Commission  considers  in sub-paragraph (a), notifies the Commission




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