Paragraphs in "Agreement On The Conservation Of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds" coded as DEFN
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| Label | Provision |
|---|---|
| Art.1 | ARTICLE I |
| Art.1.1 | 1. The geographic scope of this Agreement is the area of the migration systems of African-Eurasian waterbirds, as defined in Annex 1 to this Agreement, hereafter referred to as the "Agreement Area". |
| Art.1.2 | 2. For the purpose of this Agreement: |
| Art.1.2.a | (a) "Convention" means the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals, 1979; |
| Art.1.2.b | (b) "Convention Secretariat" means the body established under Article IX of the Convention; |
| Art.1.2.c | (c) "Waterbirds" means those species of birds that are ecologically dependent on wetlands for at least part of their annual cycle, have a range which lies entirely or partly within the Agreement Area and are listed in Annex 2 to this Agreement; |
| Art.1.2.d | (d) "Agreement secretariat" means the body established under Article VI, paragraph 7, subparagraph (b), of this Agreement; |
| Art.1.2.e | (e) "Parties" means, unless the context otherwise indicates, Parties to this Agreement; and |
| Art.1.2.f | (f) "Parties present and voting" means the Parties present and casting an affirmative or negative vote; those abstaining from voting shall not be counted amongst the Parties present and voting. |
| Art.1.2.gx | In addition, the terms defined in Article I, subparagraphs 1(a) to (k), of the Convention shall have the same meaning, mutatis mutandis, in this Agreement. |
| Art.1.3 | 3. This Agreement is an AGREEMENT within the meaning of Article IV, paragraph 3, of the Convention. |
| Art.1.4 | 4. The annexes to this Agreement form an integral part thereof. Any reference to the Agreement includes a reference to its annexes. |