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ANTARKTİKA ANTLAŞMASI THE ANTARCTIC TREATY

Article 23: tion and inspection, taking account of the Article 25: 2. Instruments of ratification, acceptance or ap-
existing international practice. This system proval shall be deposited with the Government of
1. The Commission and the Scientific Commit- shall include, inter alia, procedures for bo- 1. If any dispute arises between two or more Australia, hereby designated as the Depositary.
tee shall co-operate with the Antarctic Treaty arding and inspection by observers and of the Contracting Parties concerning the in-
Consultative Parties on matters falling within inspectors designated by the Members of terpretation or application of this Convention,
the competence of the latter. the Commission and procedures for flag those Contracting Parties shall consult among Article 28:
state prosecution and sanctions on the themselves with a view to having the dispute
2. The Commission and the Scientific Committee basis of evidence resulting from such bo- resolved by negotiation, inquiry, mediation, 1. This Convention shall enter into force on the
shall co-operate, as appropriate, with the Food arding and inspections. A report of such conciliation, arbitration, judicial settlement or thirtieth day following the date of deposit of the
and Agriculture Organisation of the United Na- prosecutions and sanctions imposed shall other peaceful means of their own choice. eighth instrument of ratification, acceptance or
tions and with other Specialised Agencies. be included in the information referred to approval by States referred to in paragraph 1 of
3. The Commission and the Scientific Commit- in Article XXI of this Convention; 2. Any dispute of this character not so resolved Article XXVI of this Convention.
tee shall seek to develop co-operative working shall, with the consent in each case of all Parties
relationships, as appropriate, with inter-gover- (b) In order to verify compliance with mea- to the dispute, be referred for settlement to the 2. With respect to each State or regional econo-
nmental and non-governmental organizations sures adopted under this Convention, ob- International Court of Justice or to arbitration; mic integration organization which subsequent to
which could contribute to their work, including servation and inspection shall be carried but failure to reach agreement on reference to the date of entry into force of this Convention de-
the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research, out on board vessels engaged in scientific the International Court or to arbitration shall not posits an instrument of ratification, acceptance,
the Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research research or harvesting of marine living absolve Parties to the dispute from the respon- approval or accession, the Convention shall enter
and the International Whaling Commission. resources in the area to which this Con- sibility of continuing to seek to resolve it by any into force on the thirtieth day following such de-
vention applies, through observers and of the various peaceful means referred to in pa- posit.
4. The Commission may enter into agreements inspectors designated by the Members of ragraph 1 above.
with the organizations referred to in this Artic- the Commission and operating under ter- Article 29:
le and with other organizations as may be ap- ms and conditions to be established by the 3. In cases where the dispute is referred to arbit-
propriate. The Commission and the Scientific Commission; ration, the arbitral tribunal shall be constituted 1. This Convention shall be open for accession by
Committee may invite such organizations to as provided in the Annex to this Convention. any State interested in research or harvesting ac-
send observers to their meetings and to mee- (c) Designated observers and inspectors Article 26: tivities in relation to the marine living resources to
tings of their subsidiary bodies. shall remain subject to the jurisdiction of which this Convention applies.
the Contracting Party of which they are
nationals. They shall report to the Mem- 1. This Convention shall be open for signature
Article 24: ber of the Commission by which they have at Canberra from 1 August to 31 December 2. This Convention shall be open for accession
been designated which in turn shall report 1980 by the States participating in the Confe- by regional economic integration organizations
1. In order to promote the objective and ensure to the Commission. rence on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine constituted by sovereign States which include
observance of the provisions of this Conventi- Living Resources held at Canberra from 7 to 20 among their members one or more States Mem-
on, the Contracting Parties agree that a system 3. Pending the establishment of the system of May 1980. bers of the Commission and to which the States
of observation and inspection shall be establis- observation and inspection, the Members of members of the organization have transferred,
hed. the Commission shall seek to establish inte- 2. The States which so sign will be the original in whole or in part, competences with regard
rim arrangements to designate observers and signatory States of the Convention. to the matters covered by this Convention. The
2. The system of observation and inspection inspectors and such designated observers and accession of such regional economic integration
shall be elaborated by the Commission on the inspectors shall be entitled to carry out inspec- Article 27: organizations shall be the subject of consultati-
basis of the following principles: tions in accordance with the principles set out ons among Members of the Commission.
in paragraph 2 above.
(a) Contracting Parties shall cooperate 1. This Convention is subject to ratification, ac- Article 30:
with each other to ensure the effective ceptance or approval by signatory States.
implementation of the system of observa- 1. This Convention may be amended at any
time.

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