Université Laval
International Environmental
Agreements (IEA) Database Project

Paragraphs from ALL CODED IEAs that contain at least one paragraph coded as DEFN

Displaying 1 - 500 of 1911
Id Agreement Name Label Provision
2597 Convention Respecting Measures For The Preservation And Protection Of The Fur Seals In The North Pacific Ocean Art.9 Article 9
2597 Convention Respecting Measures For The Preservation And Protection Of The Fur Seals In The North Pacific Ocean Art.9.1x The term pelagic sealing is hereby defined for the purposes of this Convention as meaning the killing, capturing or pursuing in any manner whatsoever of fur seals at sea.
2609 Convention Relative To The Preservation Of Fauna And Flora In Their Natural State Art.1 Article 1
2609 Convention Relative To The Preservation Of Fauna And Flora In Their Natural State Art.1.1 1. Save as regards the territories mentioned in paragraph 3 (i) of the present article, any Contracting Government shall be at liberty in accordance with the provisions of article 13, to assume, in respect of any of its territories (including metropolitan territories, colonies, overseas territories, or territories under suzerainty, protection, or mandate), only those obligations of the present Convention which are set out in article 9, paragraph 3, 8 and 9. The term "in part" in the present Convention shall be deemed to refer to those obligations.
2609 Convention Relative To The Preservation Of Fauna And Flora In Their Natural State Art.1.2 2. The expression "territory" or "territories" in relation to any Contracting Government shall, for the purposes of articles 2-12 of the present Convention denote the territory or territories of that government to which the Convention is applicable in full; and, subject to the provisions of the preceding paragraph and of article 13, the obligations arising under articles 2-12 shall relate only to such territories.
2609 Convention Relative To The Preservation Of Fauna And Flora In Their Natural State Art.1.3 3. The present Convention shall apply and shall be applicable in full to
2609 Convention Relative To The Preservation Of Fauna And Flora In Their Natural State Art.1.3.i (i) all the territories (i. e. , metropolitan territories, colonies, overseas territories, or territories under suzerainty, protection, or mandate) of any Contracting Government which are situated in the continent of Africa, including Madagascar and Zanzibar;
2609 Convention Relative To The Preservation Of Fauna And Flora In Their Natural State Art.1.3.ii (ii) any other territory in respect of which a Contracting Government shall have assumed all the obligations of the present Convention in accordance with the provisions of article 13.
2609 Convention Relative To The Preservation Of Fauna And Flora In Their Natural State Art.1.4 4. For the purposes of the present Convention the British High Commission Territories in South Africa shall be regarded as territory.
2609 Convention Relative To The Preservation Of Fauna And Flora In Their Natural State Art.1.5 5. The present Convention shall not have any application, either in full or in part, to any metropolitan territory not situated in the continent of Africa, except where and to the extent to which a declaration effecting such application is made under article 13.
2609 Convention Relative To The Preservation Of Fauna And Flora In Their Natural State Art.2 Article 2
2609 Convention Relative To The Preservation Of Fauna And Flora In Their Natural State Art.2.0x For the purposes of the present Convention
2609 Convention Relative To The Preservation Of Fauna And Flora In Their Natural State Art.2.1 1. The expression "national park" shall denote an area (a) placed under public control, the boundaries of which shall not be altered or any portion be capable of alienation except by the competent legislative authority, (b) set aside for the propagation, protection and preservation of wild animal life and wild vegetation, and for the preservation of objects of aesthetic, geological, prehistoric, historical, archaeological, or other scientific interest for the benefit, advantage, and enjoyment of the general public, (c) in which the hunting, killing or capturing of fauna and the destruction or collection of flora is prohibited except by or under the direction or control of the park authorities. In accordance with the above provisions facilities shall, so far as possible, be given to the general public for observing the fauna and flora in national parks.
2609 Convention Relative To The Preservation Of Fauna And Flora In Their Natural State Art.2.2 2. The term "strict natural reserve" shall denote an area placed under public control, throughout which any form of hunting or fishing, any undertakings connected with forestry, agriculture, or mining, any excavations or prospecting, drilling, levelling of the ground, or construction, any work involving the alteration of the configuration of the soil or the character of the vegetation, any act likely to harm or disturb the fauna and flora, and the introduction of any species of fauna and flora whether indigenous or imported, wild or domesticated, shall be strictly forbidden; which it shall be forbidden to enter, traverse, or camp in without a special written permit from the competent authorities; and in which scientific investigations may only be undertaken by permission of those authorities.
2609 Convention Relative To The Preservation Of Fauna And Flora In Their Natural State Art.2.3 3. The expression "animal" or "species" shall denote all vertebrates and invertebrates (including non-edible fish, but not including edible fish except in a national park or strict natural reserve), their nests, eggs, egg-shells, skins, and plumage.
2609 Convention Relative To The Preservation Of Fauna And Flora In Their Natural State Art.9 Article 9
2609 Convention Relative To The Preservation Of Fauna And Flora In Their Natural State Art.9.1 1. Each Contracting Government shall take the necessary measures to control and regulate in each of its territories the internal, and the import and export, traffic in, and the manufacture of articles from, trophies as defined in paragraph 8 of the present article, with a view to preventing the import or export of, or any dealing in trophies other than such as have been originally killed, captured or collected in accordance with the laws and regulations of the territory concerned.
2609 Convention Relative To The Preservation Of Fauna And Flora In Their Natural State Art.9.2 2. The export of trophies to any destination whatsoever shall be prohibited unless the exporter has been granted a certificate permitting export and issued by a competent authority. Such certificate shall only be issued where the trophies have been lawfully imported or lawfully obtained. In the event of an attempted export without any certificate having been granted, the authorities of the territory where this attempt takes place shall apply such penalties as they may think necessary.
2609 Convention Relative To The Preservation Of Fauna And Flora In Their Natural State Art.9.3 3. The import of trophies which have been exported from any territory to which the present Convention is applicable in full, whether a territory of another Contracting Government or not, shall be prohibited except on production of a certificate or lawful export. failing which the trophy shall be confiscated, but without prejudice to the application of the penalties mentioned in the preceding paragraph.
2609 Convention Relative To The Preservation Of Fauna And Flora In Their Natural State Art.9.4 4. The import and export of trophies, except at places where there is a customs station, shall be prohibited.
2609 Convention Relative To The Preservation Of Fauna And Flora In Their Natural State Art.9.5.a 5. (a) Every trophy consisting of ivory and rhinoceros horn exported in accordance with the provisions of the present article shall be identified by marks which, together with the weight of the trophy shall be recorded in the certificate of lawful export.
2609 Convention Relative To The Preservation Of Fauna And Flora In Their Natural State Art.9.5.b (b) Every other trophy shall, if possible, be similarly marked and recorded, but shall in any event be described in the certificate so as to identify it with as much certainty as possible.
2609 Convention Relative To The Preservation Of Fauna And Flora In Their Natural State Art.9.5.c (c) The Contracting Governments shall take such measures as may be possible by the preparation and circulation of appropriate illustrations or otherwise to instruct their customs officers in the methods of identifying the species mentioned in the annex to the present Convention and the trophies derived therefrom.
2609 Convention Relative To The Preservation Of Fauna And Flora In Their Natural State Art.9.6 6. The measures contemplated in paragraph 1 of the present article shall include provisions that found ivory, rhinoceros horn and all trophies of animals found dead, or accidentally killed, or killed in defence of any persons, shall, in principle, be the property of the Government of the territory concerned, and shall be disposed of according to regulations introduced by that Government, due regard being had to the native rights and customs reserved in the succeeding paragraph.
2609 Convention Relative To The Preservation Of Fauna And Flora In Their Natural State Art.9.7 7. No rights of the kind specified in paragraph 2 of article 8 are to be considered as being prejudiced by the provisions of the preceding paragraphs.
2609 Convention Relative To The Preservation Of Fauna And Flora In Their Natural State Art.9.8 8. For the purposes of the present article the expression "trophy" shall denote any animal, dead or alive, mentioned in the annex to the Convention, or anything part of or produced from any such animal when dead, or the eggs, eggshells, nests or plumage of any bird so mentioned. The expression "trophy" shall not, however, include any trophy or part of a trophy which by a process of bona fide manufacture, as contemplated in paragraph 1 of the present article, has lost its original identity.
2609 Convention Relative To The Preservation Of Fauna And Flora In Their Natural State Art.9.9 9. Each Contracting Government shall furnish to the Government of the United Kingdom information as to the measures taken in order to carry out the obligations of the present article or any part of them. The Government of the United Kingdom will communicate any information so received to all the Governments mentioned in article 5, paragraph 2.
2612 International Agreement For The Regulation Of Whaling Art.18 Article 18
2612 International Agreement For The Regulation Of Whaling Art.18.1x In the present Agreement the following expressions have the meanings respectively assigned to them, that is to say:
2612 International Agreement For The Regulation Of Whaling Art.18.2x.ax "factory ship" means a ship in which or on which whales are treated whether wholly or in part;
2612 International Agreement For The Regulation Of Whaling Art.18.2x.bx "whale catcher" means a ship used for the purpose of hunting, taking, towing, holding on to, or scouting for whales;
2612 International Agreement For The Regulation Of Whaling Art.18.2x.cx "land station" means a factory on the land, or in the territorial waters adjacent thereto, in which or at which whales are treated whether wholly or in part;
2612 International Agreement For The Regulation Of Whaling Art.18.2x.dx "baleen whale" means any whale other than a toothed whale;
2612 International Agreement For The Regulation Of Whaling Art.18.2x.ex "blue whale" means any whale known by the name of blue whale, Sibbald's rorqual or sulphur bottom;
2612 International Agreement For The Regulation Of Whaling Art.18.2x.fx "fin whale" means any whale known by the name of common finback, common finner, common rorqual, finback, fin whale, herring whale, razorback, or true fin whale;
2612 International Agreement For The Regulation Of Whaling Art.18.2x.gx "grey whale" means any whale known by the name of grey whale, California grey, devil fish, hard head, mussel digger, grey back, rip sack;
2612 International Agreement For The Regulation Of Whaling Art.18.2x.hx "humpback whale" means any whale known by the name of bunch, humpback, humpback whale, humpbacked whale, hump whale or hunchbacked whale;
2612 International Agreement For The Regulation Of Whaling Art.18.2x.ix "right whale" means any whale known by the name of Atlantic right whale, Arctic right whale, Biscayan right whale, bowhead, great polar whale, Greenland right whale, Greenland whale, Nordkaper, North Atlantic right whale, North Cape whale, Pacific right whale, pigmy right whale, Southern pigmy right whale or Southern right whale;
2612 International Agreement For The Regulation Of Whaling Art.18.2x.jx "sperm whale" means an whale known by the name of sperm whale, spermacet whale, cachalot or pot whale;
2612 International Agreement For The Regulation Of Whaling Art.18.2x.kx "length" in relation to any whale means the distance measured on the level in a straight line between the tip of the upper jaw and the notch between the flukes of the tail.
2615 Convention On Nature Protection And Wildlife Preservation In The Western Hemisphere Art.1 Article I
2615 Convention On Nature Protection And Wildlife Preservation In The Western Hemisphere Art.1.1 1. The expression national parks shall denote:
2615 Convention On Nature Protection And Wildlife Preservation In The Western Hemisphere Art.1.1.ax Areas established for the protection and preservation of superlative scenery, flora and fauna of national significance which the general public may enjoy and from which it may benefit when placed under public control.
2615 Convention On Nature Protection And Wildlife Preservation In The Western Hemisphere Art.1.2 2. The expression national reserves shall denote:
2615 Convention On Nature Protection And Wildlife Preservation In The Western Hemisphere Art.1.2.ax Regions established for conservation and utilization of natural resources under government control, on which protection of animal and plant life will be afforded in so far as this may be consistent with the primary purpose of such reserves.
2615 Convention On Nature Protection And Wildlife Preservation In The Western Hemisphere Art.1.3 3. The expression nature monuments shall denote:
2615 Convention On Nature Protection And Wildlife Preservation In The Western Hemisphere Art.1.3.ax Regions, objects, or living species of flora and fauna of aesthetic, historic or scientific interest to which strict protection is given. The purpose of nature monuments is the protection of a specific object, or a species of flora or fauna, by setting aside an area, an object, or a single species, as an inviolate nature monument, except for duly authorized scientific investigations or government Inspection.
2615 Convention On Nature Protection And Wildlife Preservation In The Western Hemisphere Art.1.4 4. The expression strict wilderness reserves shall denote:
2615 Convention On Nature Protection And Wildlife Preservation In The Western Hemisphere Art.1.ax A region under public control characterized by primitive conditions of flora, fauna, transportation and habitation wherein there is no provision for the passage of motorized transportation and all commercial developments are excluded.
2615 Convention On Nature Protection And Wildlife Preservation In The Western Hemisphere Art.1.5 5. The expression migratory birds shall denote:
2615 Convention On Nature Protection And Wildlife Preservation In The Western Hemisphere Art.1.5.ax Birds of those species, all or some of whose individual members, may at any season cross any of the boundaries between the American countries. Some of the species of the following families are examples of birds characterized as migratory: Charadriidae, Scolopacidae, Caprimulgidae, Hirundinidae.
2617 Constitution Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations Art.1 Article I Functions of the Organization
2617 Constitution Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations Art.1.1 1. The Organization shall collect, analyze, interpret and disseminate information relating to nutrition, food and agriculture. In this Constitution, the term "agriculture" and its derivatives include fisheries, marine products, forestry and primary forestry products.
2617 Constitution Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations Art.1.2 2. The Organization shall promote and, where appropriate, shall recommend national and international action with respect to: scientific, technological, social and economic research relating to nutrition, food and agriculture; the improvement of education and administration relating to nutrition, food and agriculture, and the spread of public knowledge of nutritional and agricultural science and practice; the conservation of natural resources and the adoption of improved methods of agricultural production; the improvement of the processing, marketing and distribution of food and agricultural products; the adoption of policies for the provision of adequate agricultural credit, national and international; the adoption of international policies with respect to agricultural commodity arrangements.
2617 Constitution Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations Art.1.3 3. It shall also be the function of the Organization: to furnish such technical assistance as governments may request; to organize, in cooperation with the governments concerned, such missions as may be needed to assist them to fulfill the obligation arising from their acceptance of the recommendations of the United Nations Conference on Food and Agriculture and of this Constitution; and generally to take all necessary and appropriate action to implement the purposes of the Organization as set forth in the Preamble.
2619 Convention For The Regulation Of The Meshes Of Fishing Nets And The Size Limits Of Fish Art.13 Article 13
2619 Convention For The Regulation Of The Meshes Of Fishing Nets And The Size Limits Of Fish Art.13.1 (1) For the purposes of this Convention the expression "vessel" means:
2619 Convention For The Regulation Of The Meshes Of Fishing Nets And The Size Limits Of Fish Art.13.1.a (a) any vessel or boat employed in fishing for sea fish or in the treatment of sea fish; or
2619 Convention For The Regulation Of The Meshes Of Fishing Nets And The Size Limits Of Fish Art.13.1.b (b) any vessel or boat used partly or wholly for the purposes of the transport of sea fish registered or owned in the territories of any Contracting Government.
2619 Convention For The Regulation Of The Meshes Of Fishing Nets And The Size Limits Of Fish Art.13.2 (2) The expression " territories" denotes in relation to any Contracting Government:
2619 Convention For The Regulation Of The Meshes Of Fishing Nets And The Size Limits Of Fish Art.13.2.a (a) its metropolitan territory;
2619 Convention For The Regulation Of The Meshes Of Fishing Nets And The Size Limits Of Fish Art.13.2.b (b) any territory in respect of which action has been taken by the Contracting Government under Article 16; and the waters where the Contracting Government has exclusive jurisdiction over fisheries.
2621 International Convention For The Regulation Of Whaling Art.2 Article II
2621 International Convention For The Regulation Of Whaling Art.2.0x As used in this Convention:-
2621 International Convention For The Regulation Of Whaling Art.2.1 1. "Factory ship" means a ship in which or on which whales are treated either wholly or in part;
2621 International Convention For The Regulation Of Whaling Art.2.2 2. "Land station" means a factory on the land at which whales are treated whether wholly or in part;
2621 International Convention For The Regulation Of Whaling Art.2.3 3. "Whale catcher" means a ship used for the purpose of hunting, taking, towing, holding on to, or scouting for whales;
2621 International Convention For The Regulation Of Whaling Art.2.4 4. "Contracting Government" means any Government which has deposited an instrument of ratification or has given notice of adherence to this Convention.
2639 International Convention For The High Seas Fisheries Of The North Pacific Ocean Art.1 Article I
2639 International Convention For The High Seas Fisheries Of The North Pacific Ocean Art.1.1 1. The area to which this Convention applies, hereinafter referred to as "the Convention area," shall be all waters, other than territorial waters, of the North Pacific Ocean which for the purposes hereof shall include the adjacent seas.
2639 International Convention For The High Seas Fisheries Of The North Pacific Ocean Art.1.2 2. Nothing in this Convention shall be deemed to affect adversely (prejudice) the claims of any Contracting Party in regard to the limits of territorial waters or to the jurisdiction of a coastal state over fisheries.
2639 International Convention For The High Seas Fisheries Of The North Pacific Ocean Art.1.3 3. For the purposes of this Convention the term "fishing vessel" shall mean any vessel engaged in catching fish or processing or transporting fish loaded on the high seas, or any vessel outfitted for such activities.
2663 Plant Protection Agreement For The Asia And Pacific Region Art.1 Article I
2663 Plant Protection Agreement For The Asia And Pacific Region Art.1.1x In this Agreement and in the appendices hereto, the following terms shall have the meaning hereby assigned to them, save as otherwise provided:
2663 Plant Protection Agreement For The Asia And Pacific Region Art.1.1x.a (a) The South East Asia and Pacific Region, hereinafter called "the Region", comprises the territories in South East Asia east of the western boarder of Pakistan and south of the Himalayas, the southern border of China and the northern border of the Philippines, and all those territories in the Pacific Ocean, the South China Sea and the Indian Ocean situated wholly or partly in the area bounded by longitudes 100deg. East and 165deg. West and latitudes 15deg. North and 20deg. South, but excluding Australia;
2663 Plant Protection Agreement For The Asia And Pacific Region Art.1.1x.b (b) "plant" or "plants" means all species of plants or parts thereof, whether living or dead (including stems, branches, tubers, bulbs, corms, stocks, budwood, cuttings, layers, slips, suckers, roots, leaves, flowers, fruits, seeds and any other parts of plants);
2663 Plant Protection Agreement For The Asia And Pacific Region Art.1.1x.c (c) "territory" means a State or Territory within the Region defined in (a) above;
2663 Plant Protection Agreement For The Asia And Pacific Region Art.1.1x.d (d) "the Organization" means the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations;
2663 Plant Protection Agreement For The Asia And Pacific Region Art.1.1x.e (e) "the Committee" means the Plant Protection Committee for the South East Asia and Pacific Region established in pursuance of Article II of this Agreement.
2668 Interim Convention On Conservation Of North Pacific Fur Seals Art.1 Article I
2668 Interim Convention On Conservation Of North Pacific Fur Seals Art.1.1 1. The term "pelagic sealing" is hereby defined for the purposes of this Convention as meaning the killing, taking, or hunting in any manner whatsoever of fur seals at sea.
2668 Interim Convention On Conservation Of North Pacific Fur Seals Art.1.2 2. The words "each year", "annual" and "annually" as used hereinafter refer to the Convention year, that is, the year beginning on the date of entry into force of the Convention.
2668 Interim Convention On Conservation Of North Pacific Fur Seals Art.1.3 3. Nothing in this Convention shall be deemed to affect in any way the position of the Parties in regard to the limits of territorial waters or to the jurisdiction over fisheries.
2672 Convention On The Continental Shelf Art.1 Article 1
2672 Convention On The Continental Shelf Art.1.1x For the purpose of these Articles, the term "continental shelf" is used as referring
2672 Convention On The Continental Shelf Art.1.1x.a (a) to the seabed and subsoil of the submarine areas adjacent to the coast but outside the area of the territorial sea, to a depth of 200 metres or, beyond that limit, to where the depth of the superjacent waters admits of the exploitation of the natural resources of the said area;
2672 Convention On The Continental Shelf Art.1.1x.b (b) to the seabed and subsoil of similar submarine areas adjacent to the coasts of islands.
2672 Convention On The Continental Shelf Art.2 Article 2
2672 Convention On The Continental Shelf Art.2.1 1. The coastal State exercises over the continental shelf sovereign rights for the purpose of exploring it and exploiting its natural resources.
2672 Convention On The Continental Shelf Art.2.2 2. The rights referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article are exclusive in the sense that if the coastal State does not explore the continental shelf or exploit its natural resources, no one may undertake these activities, or make a claim to the continental shelf, without the express consent of the coastal State.
2672 Convention On The Continental Shelf Art.2.3 3. The rights of the coastal State over the continental shelf do not depend on occupation, effective or notional, or on any express proclamation.
2672 Convention On The Continental Shelf Art.2.4 4. The natural resources referred to in these Articles consist of the mineral and other non-living resources of the sea-bed and subsoil together with living organisms belonging to sedentary species that is to say, organisms which, at the harvestable stage, either are immobile on or under the seabed or are unable to move except in constant physical contact with the seabed or the subsoil.
2675 Convention On Fishing And Conservation Of The Living Resources Of The High Seas Art.2 Article 2
2675 Convention On Fishing And Conservation Of The Living Resources Of The High Seas Art.2.1x As employed in this Convention, the expression "conservation of the living resources of the high seas" means the aggregate of the measures rendering possible the optimum sustainable yield from those resources so as to secure a maximum supply of food and other marine products. Conservation programs should be formulated with a view to securing in the first place a supply of food for human consumption.
2675 Convention On Fishing And Conservation Of The Living Resources Of The High Seas Art.13 Article 13
2675 Convention On Fishing And Conservation Of The Living Resources Of The High Seas Art.13.1 1. The regulation of fisheries conducted by means of equipment embedded in the floor of the sea in areas of the high seas adjacent to the territorial sea of a State may be undertaken by that State where such fisheries have long been maintained and conducted by its nationals, provided that non-nationals are permitted to participate in such activities on an equal footing with nationals except in areas where such fisheries have by long usage been exclusively enjoyed by such nationals. Such regulations will not, however, affect the general status of the areas as high seas.
2675 Convention On Fishing And Conservation Of The Living Resources Of The High Seas Art.13.2 2. In this Article, the expression "fisheries conducted by means of equipment embedded in the floor of the sea" means those fisheries using gear with supporting members embedded in the sea floor, constructed on a site and left there to operate permanently or, if removed, restored each season on the same site.
2675 Convention On Fishing And Conservation Of The Living Resources Of The High Seas Art.14 Article 14
2675 Convention On Fishing And Conservation Of The Living Resources Of The High Seas Art.14.1x In Articles 1, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 8, the term "nationals" means fishing boats or craft of any size having the nationality of the State concerned, according to the law of that State, irrespective of the nationality of the members of their crews.
2680 Northeast Atlantic Fisheries Convention Art.1 Article 1
2680 Northeast Atlantic Fisheries Convention Art.1.1 1. The area to which this Convention applies (hereinafter referred to as "the Convention area") shall be all waters which are situated:
2680 Northeast Atlantic Fisheries Convention Art.1.1.a a) within those parts of the Atlantic and Arctic Oceans and their dependent seas which lie north of 36o north latitude and between 42o west longitude and 51o east longitude, but excluding
2680 Northeast Atlantic Fisheries Convention Art.1.1.a.i (i) the Baltic Sea and Belts lying to the south and east of lines drawn from Hasenere Head to Gniben Point, from Korshage to Spodsbierg and from Gilbierg Head to the Kullen, and
2680 Northeast Atlantic Fisheries Convention Art.1.1.a.ii (ii) the Mediterranean Sea and its dependent seas as far as the point of intersection of the parallel of 36o latitude and the meridian of 5o 36' west longitude.
2680 Northeast Atlantic Fisheries Convention Art.1.1.b b) within that part of the Atlantic Ocean north of 59o north latitude and between 44o west longitude and 42o west longitude.
2680 Northeast Atlantic Fisheries Convention Art.1.2 2. The Convention area shall be divided into regions, the boundaries of which shall be those defined in the Annex to this Convention. The regions shall be subject to such alterations as may be made in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (4) of Article 5 of this Convention.
2680 Northeast Atlantic Fisheries Convention Art.1.3 3. For the purposes of this Convention
2680 Northeast Atlantic Fisheries Convention Art.1.3.a a) the expression "vessel" means any vessel or boat employed in fishing for sea fish or in the treatment of sea fish which is registered or owned in the territories of, or which flies the flag of, any Contracting States and;
2680 Northeast Atlantic Fisheries Convention Art.1.3.b b) the expression "territories" in relation to any Contracting State, extends to
2680 Northeast Atlantic Fisheries Convention Art.1.3.b.i (i) any territory within or adjacent to the Convention area for whose international relations the Contracting State is responsible;
2680 Northeast Atlantic Fisheries Convention Art.1.3.b.ii (ii) any other territory, not situated within the Convention area or adjacent to it, for whose international relations the Contracting State is responsible and for which such State shall have made known, by written declaration to the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (hereinafter referred to as the Government of the United Kingdom), either at the time of signature, of ratification, or of adherence, or subsequently, that this Convention shall apply to it;
2680 Northeast Atlantic Fisheries Convention Art.1.3.b.iii (iii) the waters within the Convention area where the Contracting State has exclusive jurisdiction over fisheries
2721 Convention On Civil Liability For Nuclear Damage Art.1 Article I
2721 Convention On Civil Liability For Nuclear Damage Art.1.A A. For the purposes of this Convention -
2721 Convention On Civil Liability For Nuclear Damage Art.1.A.a a. "Person" means any individual, partnership, any private or public body whether corporate or not, any international organization enjoying legal personality under the law of the Installation State, and any State or any of its constituent sub-divisions.
2721 Convention On Civil Liability For Nuclear Damage Art.1.A.b b. "National of a Contracting Party" includes a Contracting Party or any of its constituent sub-divisions, a partnership, or any private or public body whether corporate or not established within the territory of a Contracting Party.
2721 Convention On Civil Liability For Nuclear Damage Art.1.A.c c. "Operator", in relation to a nuclear installation, means the person designated or recognized by the Installation State as the operator of that installation.
2721 Convention On Civil Liability For Nuclear Damage Art.1.A.d d. "Installation State", in relation to a nuclear installation, means the Contracting Party within whose territory that installation is situated or, if it is not situated within the territory of any State, the Contracting Party by which or under the authority of which the nuclear installation is operated.
2721 Convention On Civil Liability For Nuclear Damage Art.1.A.e e. "Law of the competent court" means the law of the court having jurisdiction under this Convention, including any rules of such law relating to conflict of laws.
2721 Convention On Civil Liability For Nuclear Damage Art.1.A.f f. "Nuclear fuel" means any material which is capable of producing energy by a self-sustaining chain process of nuclear fission.
2721 Convention On Civil Liability For Nuclear Damage Art.1.A.g g. "Radioactive products or waste" means any radioactive material produced in, or any material made radioactive by exposure to the radiation incidental to, the production or utilization of nuclear fuel, but does not include radioisotopes which have reached the final stage of fabrication so as to be usable for any scientific, medical, agricultural, commercial or industrial purpose.
2721 Convention On Civil Liability For Nuclear Damage Art.1.A.h h. "Nuclear material" means -
2721 Convention On Civil Liability For Nuclear Damage Art.1.A.h.1 1. nuclear fuel, other than natural uranium and depleted uranium, capable of producing energy by a self-sustaining chain process of nuclear fission outside a nuclear reactor, either alone or in combination with some other material; and
2721 Convention On Civil Liability For Nuclear Damage Art.1.A.h.2 2. radioactive products or waste.
2721 Convention On Civil Liability For Nuclear Damage Art.1.A.i i. "Nuclear reactor" means any structure containing nuclear fuel in such an arrangement that a self-sustaining chain process of nuclear fission can occur therein without an additional source of neutrons.
2721 Convention On Civil Liability For Nuclear Damage Art.1.A.j j. "Nuclear installation" means -
2721 Convention On Civil Liability For Nuclear Damage Art.1.A.j.1 1. any nuclear reactor other than one with which a means of sea or air transport is equipped for use as a source of power, whether for propulsion thereof or for any other purpose;
2721 Convention On Civil Liability For Nuclear Damage Art.1.A.j.2 2. any factory using nuclear fuel for the production of nuclear material, or any factory for the processing of nuclear material, including any factory for the re-processing of irradiated nuclear fuel; and
2721 Convention On Civil Liability For Nuclear Damage Art.1.A.j.3 3. any facility where nuclear material is stored, other than storage incidental to the carriage of such material; provided that the Installation State may determine that several nuclear installations of one operator which are located at the same site shall be considered as a single nuclear installation.
2721 Convention On Civil Liability For Nuclear Damage Art.1.A.k k. "Nuclear damage" means -
2721 Convention On Civil Liability For Nuclear Damage Art.1.A.k.1 1. loss of life, any personal injury or any loss of, or damage to, property which arises out of or results from the radioactive properties or a combination of radioactive properties with toxic, explosive or other hazardous properties of nuclear fuel or radioactive products or waste in, or of nuclear material coming from, originating in, or sent to, a nuclear installation;
2721 Convention On Civil Liability For Nuclear Damage Art.1.A.k.2 2. any other loss or damage so arising or resulting if and to the extent that the law of the competent court so provides; and
2721 Convention On Civil Liability For Nuclear Damage Art.1.A.k.3x if the law of the Installation State so provides, loss of life, any personal injury or any loss of, or damage to, property which arises out of or results from other ionizing radiation emitted by any other source of radiation inside a nuclear installation.
2721 Convention On Civil Liability For Nuclear Damage Art.1.A.l l. "Nuclear incident" means any occurrence or series of occurrences having the same origin which causes nuclear damage.
2721 Convention On Civil Liability For Nuclear Damage Art.1.B B. An Installation State may, if the small extent of the risks involved so warrants, exclude any small quantities of nuclear material from the application of this Convention, provided that -
2721 Convention On Civil Liability For Nuclear Damage Art.1.B.a a. maximum limits for the exclusion of such quantities have been established by the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency; and
2721 Convention On Civil Liability For Nuclear Damage Art.1.B.b b. any exclusion by an Installation State is within such established limits.
2721 Convention On Civil Liability For Nuclear Damage Art.1.Cx The maximum limits shall be reviewed periodically by the Board of Governors.
2729 Act Regarding Navigation And Economic Cooperation Between The States Of The Niger Basin Art.2 Article 2
2729 Act Regarding Navigation And Economic Cooperation Between The States Of The Niger Basin Art.2.1x The utilisation of the River Niger, its tributaries and sub-tributaries, is open to each riparian State in respect of the portion of the River Niger basin lying in its territory and without prejudice to its sovereign rights in accordance with the principles defined in the present Act and in the manner that may be set forth in subsequent special agreements.
2729 Act Regarding Navigation And Economic Cooperation Between The States Of The Niger Basin Art.2.2x The utilisation of the said River, its tributaries and sub-tributaries, shall be taken in a wide sense, to refer in particular to navigation, agricultural and industrial uses, and collection of the products of its fauna and flora.
2758 Convention On The Conduct Of Fishing Operations In The North Atlantic Art.1 Article 1
2758 Convention On The Conduct Of Fishing Operations In The North Atlantic Art.1.1 (1) The present Convention applies to the waters of the Atlantic and Arctic Oceans and their dependent seas which are more specifically defined in Annex I to this Convention.
2758 Convention On The Conduct Of Fishing Operations In The North Atlantic Art.1.2 (2) In this Convention
2758 Convention On The Conduct Of Fishing Operations In The North Atlantic Art.1.2.ax "fishing vessel" means any vessel engaged in the business of catching fish;
2758 Convention On The Conduct Of Fishing Operations In The North Atlantic Art.1.2.bx "vessel" means any fishing vessel and any vessel engaged in the business of processing fish or providing supplies or services to fishing vessels.
2758 Convention On The Conduct Of Fishing Operations In The North Atlantic Art.9 Article 9
2758 Convention On The Conduct Of Fishing Operations In The North Atlantic Art.9.1 (1) To facilitate the implementation of the provisions of the Convention the arrangements set out in this Article and in Annex VI to this Convention shall apply outside national fishery limits.
2758 Convention On The Conduct Of Fishing Operations In The North Atlantic Art.9.2 (2) Authorised officers means officers who may be appointed by the Contracting Parties for the purpose of these arrangements.
2758 Convention On The Conduct Of Fishing Operations In The North Atlantic Art.9.3 (3) Any Contracting Party shall, upon the request of another Contracting Party, notify the latter of the names of the authorised officers who have been appointed or of the ships in which such officers are carried.
2758 Convention On The Conduct Of Fishing Operations In The North Atlantic Art.9.4 (4) Authorised officers shall observe whether the provisions of the Convention are being carried out, enquire and report on infringements of the provisions of the Convention, seek information in cases of damage, where desirable draw the attention of vessels of Contracting Parties to the provisions of the Convention, and shall co-operate for these purposes with the authorised officers of other Contracting Parties.
2758 Convention On The Conduct Of Fishing Operations In The North Atlantic Art.9.5 (5) If an authorised officer has reason to believe that a vessel of any Contracting Party is not complying with the provisions of the Convention, he may identify the vessel, seek to obtain the necessary information from the vessel and report. If the matter is sufficiently serious, he may order the vessel to stop and, if it is necessary in order to verify the facts of the case, he may board the vessel for enquiry and report.
2758 Convention On The Conduct Of Fishing Operations In The North Atlantic Art.9.6 (6) If an authorised officer has reason to believe that a vessel or its gear has caused damage to a vessel or fishing gear and that this may be due to a breach of the Convention, he may, under the same conditions as in the preceding paragraph, order any vessel concerned to stop and board it for enquiry and report.
2758 Convention On The Conduct Of Fishing Operations In The North Atlantic Art.9.7 (7) An authorised officer shall not order a fishing vessel to stop while it is actually fishing or engaged in shooting or hauling gear except in an emergency to avoid damage to vessels or gear.
2758 Convention On The Conduct Of Fishing Operations In The North Atlantic Art.9.8 (8) An authorised officer shall not pursue his enquiries further than is necessary to satisfy him either that there has been no breach of the Convention, or, where it appears to him that a breach has occurred, to secure information about the relevant facts, always acting in such a manner that vessels suffer the minimum interference and inconvenience.
2758 Convention On The Conduct Of Fishing Operations In The North Atlantic Art.9.9 (9) An authorised officer may, in case of damage to a vessel or fishing gear, offer to conciliate at sea, and if the parties concerned agree to this, assist them in reaching a settlement. At the request of the parties concerned the authorised officer shall draw up a protocol recording the settlement reached.
2758 Convention On The Conduct Of Fishing Operations In The North Atlantic Art.9.10 (10) Resistance by a vessel to the directions of an authorised officer shall be deemed as resistance to the authority of the flag State of that vessel.
2758 Convention On The Conduct Of Fishing Operations In The North Atlantic Art.9.11 (11) The Contracting Parties shall consider and act on reports of foreign authorised officers under these arrangements on the same basis as reports or national officers. The provisions of this paragraph shall not impose any obligation on a Contracting Party to give the report of a foreign authorised officer a higher evidential value than it would possess in the authorised officer's own country. Contracting Parties shall collaborate in order to facilitate judicial or other proceedings arising from a report of an authorised officer under this Convention.
2758 Convention On The Conduct Of Fishing Operations In The North Atlantic Art.9.12 (12) An authorised officer shall not exercise his powers to board a vessel of another Contracting Party if an authorised officer of that Contracting Party is available and in a position to do so himself.
2769 African Convention On The Conservation Of Nature And Natural Resources Art.3 Article III Definitions
2769 African Convention On The Conservation Of Nature And Natural Resources Art.3.1x For the purposes of the present Convention, the meaning of the following expressions shall be as defined below:
2769 African Convention On The Conservation Of Nature And Natural Resources Art.3.1x.a (a) "Natural Resources" means renewable resources, that is soil, water, flora and fauna;
2769 African Convention On The Conservation Of Nature And Natural Resources Art.3.1x.b (b) "Specimen" means an individual example of a species of wild animal or wild plant or part of a wild plant;
2769 African Convention On The Conservation Of Nature And Natural Resources Art.3.1x.c (c) "Trophy" means any dead animal specimen or part thereof whether included in a manufactured or processed object or otherwise dealt with, unless it has lost its original identity; also nests, eggs and eggshells;
2769 African Convention On The Conservation Of Nature And Natural Resources Art.3.1x.d (d) "Conservation area" means any protected natural resource area, whether it be a strict natural reserve, a national park or a special reserve.
2769 African Convention On The Conservation Of Nature And Natural Resources Art.3.1x.d.1 (1) "Strict nature reserve" means an area:
2769 African Convention On The Conservation Of Nature And Natural Resources Art.3.1x.d.1.i (i) under State control and the boundaries of which may not be altered nor any portion alienated except by the competent legislative authority;
2769 African Convention On The Conservation Of Nature And Natural Resources Art.3.1x.d.1.ii (ii) throughout which any form of hunting or fishing, any undertaking connected with forestry, agriculture or mining, any grazing, any excavation or prospecting, drilling, leveling of the ground or construction, any work tending to alter the configuration of the soil or the character of the vegetation, any water pollution and, generally, any act likely to harm or disturb the fauna of flora, including introduction of zoological or botanical species, whether indigenous or imported, wild or domesticated, are strictly forbidden;
2769 African Convention On The Conservation Of Nature And Natural Resources Art.3.1x.d.1.iii (iii) where it shall be forbidden to reside, enter, traverse or camp, and where it shall be forbidden to fly over at low altitude, without a special written permit from the competent authority, and in which scientific investigations (including removal of animals and plants in order to maintain an ecosystem) may only be undertaken by permission of the competent authority.
2769 African Convention On The Conservation Of Nature And Natural Resources Art.3.1x.d.2 (2) "national park" means an area:
2769 African Convention On The Conservation Of Nature And Natural Resources Art.3.1x.d.2.i (i) under State control and the boundaries of which may not be altered or any portion alienated except by the competent legislative authority;
2769 African Convention On The Conservation Of Nature And Natural Resources Art.3.1x.d.2.ii (ii) exclusively set aside for the propagation, protection, conservation and management of vegetation and wild animals as well as for the protection of sites, land-spaces or geological formations of particular scientific or aesthetic value, for the benefit and enjoyment of the general public; and
2769 African Convention On The Conservation Of Nature And Natural Resources Art.3.1x.d.2.iii (iii) in which the killing, hunting and capture of animals and the destruction or collection of plants are prohibited except for scientific and management purposes and on the condition that such measures are taken under the direction or control of the competent authority;
2769 African Convention On The Conservation Of Nature And Natural Resources Art.3.1x.d.2.iv (iv) covering any aquatic environment to which all of the provisions of section (b) (1-3) above are applicable.
2769 African Convention On The Conservation Of Nature And Natural Resources Art.3.1x.d.2.vx The activities prohibited in strict nature reserve under the provisions of section (a) (2) of paragraph (4) of this article are equally prohibited in national parks except in so far as they are necessary to enable the park authorities to implement the provisions of section (2) of this paragraph, by applying, for example, appropriate management practices, and to enable the public to visit these parks; however, sport fishing may be practiced with the authorization and under the control of the competent authority;
2769 African Convention On The Conservation Of Nature And Natural Resources Art.3.1x.d.3 (3) "special reserve" means other protected areas such as:
2769 African Convention On The Conservation Of Nature And Natural Resources Art.3.1x.d.3.i (i) "game reserve" which shall denote an area
2769 African Convention On The Conservation Of Nature And Natural Resources Art.3.1x.d.3.i.a (a) set aside for the conservation, management and propagation of wild animal life and the protection and management of its habitat;
2769 African Convention On The Conservation Of Nature And Natural Resources Art.3.1x.d.3.i.b (b) within which the hunting, killing or capture of fauna shall be prohibited except by or under the direction or control of the reserve authorities;
2769 African Convention On The Conservation Of Nature And Natural Resources Art.3.1x.d.3.i.c (c) where settlement and other human activities shall be controlled or prohibited.
2769 African Convention On The Conservation Of Nature And Natural Resources Art.3.1x.d.3.ii (ii) "partial reserve" or "sanctuary" which shall denote an area
2769 African Convention On The Conservation Of Nature And Natural Resources Art.3.1x.d.3.ii.a (a) set aside to protect characteristic wildlife and especially bird communities, or to protect particularly threatened animal or plant species and especially those listed in the Annex to this Convention, together with the biotopes essential for their survival;
2769 African Convention On The Conservation Of Nature And Natural Resources Art.3.1x.d.3.ii.b (b) in which all other interests and activities shall be subordinated to this end.
2769 African Convention On The Conservation Of Nature And Natural Resources Art.3.1x.d.3.iii (iii) "soil" "water" or "forest" reserve shall denote areas set aside to protect such resources.
2772 Agreement On Administrative Arrangements For The Prek Thnot (Cambodia) Power And Irrigation Development Project Art.1 Article I
2772 Agreement On Administrative Arrangements For The Prek Thnot (Cambodia) Power And Irrigation Development Project Art.1.0x Except where the context otherwise requires, the following terms have the following meanings wherever used in this Agreement:
2772 Agreement On Administrative Arrangements For The Prek Thnot (Cambodia) Power And Irrigation Development Project Art.1.1 (1) "The Project" means the Prek Thnot (Cambodia) Power and Irrigation Development Project as defined in the Annex.
2772 Agreement On Administrative Arrangements For The Prek Thnot (Cambodia) Power And Irrigation Development Project Art.1.2 (2) "Coordinator" means the individual to be appointed, at the request of the Parties, by the Secretary-General of the United Nations.
2772 Agreement On Administrative Arrangements For The Prek Thnot (Cambodia) Power And Irrigation Development Project Art.1.3 (3) "Cooperating Members" means the Governments of Australia, Canada, the Federal Republic of Germany, India, Italy, Japan, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Pakistan, the Philippines and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and any Government, or intergovernmental organisation which may join this agreement at a later date in accordance with Article 10 of the Agreement.
2772 Agreement On Administrative Arrangements For The Prek Thnot (Cambodia) Power And Irrigation Development Project Art.1.4 (4) "The Government" means the Government of Cambodia.
2772 Agreement On Administrative Arrangements For The Prek Thnot (Cambodia) Power And Irrigation Development Project Art.1.5 (5) "The Corporation" means the Société Nationale des Grands Barrages established under Cambodian Law No. 323 of 28 May 1965, to take charge of construction and operation of the Project.
2772 Agreement On Administrative Arrangements For The Prek Thnot (Cambodia) Power And Irrigation Development Project Art.1.6 (6) "The Bank" means the National Bank of Cambodia.
2772 Agreement On Administrative Arrangements For The Prek Thnot (Cambodia) Power And Irrigation Development Project Art.1.7 (7) "Bilateral Agreements" means the individual agreements between the Government and each Cooperating Member relating to the latter's assistance in the financing of the Project.
2772 Agreement On Administrative Arrangements For The Prek Thnot (Cambodia) Power And Irrigation Development Project Art.1.8 (8) "Parties" means the Cooperating Members and the Government of Cambodia.
2773 European Convention For The Protection Of Animals During International Transport Art.1 Article 1
2773 European Convention For The Protection Of Animals During International Transport Art.1.1 1. Each Contracting Party shall apply the provisions governing the international transport of animals contained in this Convention.
2773 European Convention For The Protection Of Animals During International Transport Art.1.2 2. For the purpose of this Convention international transport is understood to be any movement which involves the crossing of a frontier. Frontier traffic shall, however, be excluded.
2773 European Convention For The Protection Of Animals During International Transport Art.1.3 3. The competent authorities of the country of dispatch shall decide whether the transport is in conformity with the provisions of this Convention. Nevertheless the country of destination or intermediate countries may dispute whether any particular transport conforms with the provisions of this Convention. Such a consignment shall, however, be detained only when it is strictly necessary for the welfare of the animals.
2773 European Convention For The Protection Of Animals During International Transport Art.1.4 4. Each Contracting Party shall take the necessary measures to avoid or reduce to a minimum the suffering of animals in cases when strikes or other unforeseeable circumstances in its territory impede the strict application of the provisions of this Convention. It will be guided for this purpose by the principles set out in this Convention.
2776 Agreement For Cooperation In Dealing With Pollution Of The North Sea By Oil Art.2 Article 2
2776 Agreement For Cooperation In Dealing With Pollution Of The North Sea By Oil Art.2.1x For the purposes of this Agreement the North Sea area means the North Sea proper southwards of latitude 61 deg N together with:
2776 Agreement For Cooperation In Dealing With Pollution Of The North Sea By Oil Art.2.1x.a a) the Stagerrak, the southern limit of which is determined by a line joining Skagen and Pater Noster Shaaren,
2776 Agreement For Cooperation In Dealing With Pollution Of The North Sea By Oil Art.2.1x.b b) the English Channnel and its approaches eastwards of a line drawn fifty nautical miles to the west of a line joining the Scilly Isles and Ushant.
2784 International Convention Relating To Intervention On The High Seas In Cases Of Oil Pollution Casualties Art.2 Article II
2784 International Convention Relating To Intervention On The High Seas In Cases Of Oil Pollution Casualties Art.2.0x For the purposes of the present Convention:
2784 International Convention Relating To Intervention On The High Seas In Cases Of Oil Pollution Casualties Art.2.1 1. "maritime casualty" means a collision of ships, stranding or other incident of navigation, or other occurrence on board a ship or external to it resulting in material damage or imminent threat of material damage to a ship or cargo;
2784 International Convention Relating To Intervention On The High Seas In Cases Of Oil Pollution Casualties Art.2.2 2. "ship" means:
2784 International Convention Relating To Intervention On The High Seas In Cases Of Oil Pollution Casualties Art.2.2.a (a) any sea-going vessel of any type whatsoever, and
2784 International Convention Relating To Intervention On The High Seas In Cases Of Oil Pollution Casualties Art.2.2.b (b) any floating craft, with the exception of an installation or device engaged in the exploration and exploitation of the resources of the sea-bed and the ocean floor and the subsoil thereof;
2784 International Convention Relating To Intervention On The High Seas In Cases Of Oil Pollution Casualties Art.2.3 3. "oil" means crude oil, fuel oil, diesel oil and lubricating oil;
2784 International Convention Relating To Intervention On The High Seas In Cases Of Oil Pollution Casualties Art.2.4 4. "related interests" means the interests of a coastal State directly affected or threatened by the maritime casualty, such as:
2784 International Convention Relating To Intervention On The High Seas In Cases Of Oil Pollution Casualties Art.2.4.a (a) maritime coastal, port or estuarine activities, including fisheries activities, constituting an essential means of livelihood of the persons concerned;
2784 International Convention Relating To Intervention On The High Seas In Cases Of Oil Pollution Casualties Art.2.4.b (b) tourist attractions of the area concerned;
2784 International Convention Relating To Intervention On The High Seas In Cases Of Oil Pollution Casualties Art.2.4.c (c) the health of the coastal population and the well-being of the area concerned, including conservation of living marine resources and of wildlife;
2784 International Convention Relating To Intervention On The High Seas In Cases Of Oil Pollution Casualties Art.2.5 5. "Organization" means the Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization.
2785 International Convention On Civil Liability For Oil Pollution Damage Art.1 Article I
2785 International Convention On Civil Liability For Oil Pollution Damage Art.1.0x For the purposes of this Convention:
2785 International Convention On Civil Liability For Oil Pollution Damage Art.1.1 1. "Ships" means any sea-going vessel and any seaborn craft of any type whatsoever, actually carrying oil in bulk as cargo.
2785 International Convention On Civil Liability For Oil Pollution Damage Art.1.2 2. "Person" means any individual or partnership or any public or private body, whether corporate or not, including a State or any of its constituent subdivisions.
2785 International Convention On Civil Liability For Oil Pollution Damage Art.1.3 3. "Owner" means the person or persons registered as the owner of the ship or, in the absence of registration, the person or persons owning the ship. However in the case of a ship owned by a State and operated by a company which in that State is registered as the ship's operator, "owner" shall mean such company.
2785 International Convention On Civil Liability For Oil Pollution Damage Art.1.4 4. "State of the ship's registry" means in relation to registered ships the State of registration of the ship, and in relation to unregistered ships the State whose flag the ship is flying.
2785 International Convention On Civil Liability For Oil Pollution Damage Art.1.5 5. "Oil" means any persistent oil such as crude oil, fuel oil, heavy diesel oil, lubricating oil and whale oil, whether carried on board a ship as cargo or in the bunkers of such a ship.
2785 International Convention On Civil Liability For Oil Pollution Damage Art.1.6 6. "Pollution damage" means loss or damage caused outside the ship carrying oil by contamination resulting from the escape or discharge of oil from the ship, wherever such escape or discharge may occur, and includes the costs of preventive measures and further loss or damage caused by preventive measures.
2785 International Convention On Civil Liability For Oil Pollution Damage Art.1.7 7. "Preventive measures" means any reasonable measures taken by any person after an incident has occurred to prevent or minimize pollution damage.
2785 International Convention On Civil Liability For Oil Pollution Damage Art.1.8 8. "Incident" means any occurrence, or series of occurrences having the same origin, which causes pollution damage.
2785 International Convention On Civil Liability For Oil Pollution Damage Art.1.9 9. "Organization" means the Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization.
2785 International Convention On Civil Liability For Oil Pollution Damage Art.5 Article V
2785 International Convention On Civil Liability For Oil Pollution Damage Art.5.1 1. The owner of a ship shall be entitled to limit his liability under this Convention in respect of any one incident to an aggregate amount of 2,000 francs for each ton of the ship's tonnage. However, this aggregate amount shall not in any event exceed 210 million francs.
2785 International Convention On Civil Liability For Oil Pollution Damage Art.5.2 2. If the incident occurred as a result of the actual fault or privity of the owner, he shall not be entitled to avail himself of the limitation provided in paragraph 1 of this Article.
2785 International Convention On Civil Liability For Oil Pollution Damage Art.5.3 3. For the purpose of availing himself of the benefit of limitation provided for in paragraph 1 of this Article the owner shall constitute a fund for the total sum representing the limit of his liability with the Court or other competent authority of any one of the Contracting States in which action is brought under Article IX. The fund can be constituted either by depositing the sum or by producing a bank guarantee or other guarantee, acceptable under the legislation of the Contracting State where the fund is constituted, and considered to be adequate by the Court or another competent authority.
2785 International Convention On Civil Liability For Oil Pollution Damage Art.5.4 4. The fund shall be distributed among the claimants in proportion to the amounts of their established claims.
2785 International Convention On Civil Liability For Oil Pollution Damage Art.5.5 5. If before the fund is distributed the owner or any of his servants or agents or any person providing him insurance or other financial security has as a result of the incident in question, paid compensation for pollution damage, such person shall, up to the amount he has paid, acquire by subrogation the rights which the person so compensated would have enjoyed under this Convention.
2785 International Convention On Civil Liability For Oil Pollution Damage Art.5.6 6. The right of subrogation provided for in paragraph 5 of this Article may also be exercised by a person other than those mentioned therein in respect of any amount of compensation for pollution damage which he may have paid by only to the extent that such subrogation is permitted under the applicable national law.
2785 International Convention On Civil Liability For Oil Pollution Damage Art.5.7 7. Where the owner or any other person establishes that he may be compelled to pay at a later date in whole or in part any such amount of compensation, with regard to which such person would have enjoyed a right of subrogation under paragraphs 5 or 6 of this Article, had the compensation been paid before the fund was distributed, the Court or other competent authority of the State where the fund has been constituted may order that a sufficient sum shall be provisionally set aside to enable such person at such later date to enforce his claim against the fund.
2785 International Convention On Civil Liability For Oil Pollution Damage Art.5.8 8. Claims in respect of expenses reasonably incurred or sacrifices reasonably made by the owner voluntarily to prevent or minimize pollution damage shall rank equally with other claims against the fund.
2785 International Convention On Civil Liability For Oil Pollution Damage Art.5.9 9. The franc mentioned in this Article shall be a unit consisting of sixty-five and a half milligrams of gold of millesimal fineness nine hundred. The amount mentioned in paragraph 1 of this Article shall be converted into the national currency of the State in which the fund is being constituted on the basis of the official value of that currency by reference to the unit defined above on the date of the constitution of the fund.
2785 International Convention On Civil Liability For Oil Pollution Damage Art.5.10 10. For the purpose of this Article the ship's tonnage shall be the net tonnage of the ship with the addition of the amount deducted from the gross tonnage on account of engine room space for the purpose of ascertaining the net tonnage. In the case of a ship which cannot be measured in accordance with the normal rules of tonnage measurement, the ship's tonnage shall be deemed to be 40 per cent of the weight in tons (of 2240 lbs) of oil which the ship is capable of carrying.
2785 International Convention On Civil Liability For Oil Pollution Damage Art.5.11 11. the insurer or other person providing financial security shall be entitled to constitute a fund in accordance with this Article on the same conditions and having the same effect as if it were constituted by the owner. Such a fund may be constituted even in the event of the actual fault or privity of the owner but its constitution shall in that case not prejudice the rights of any claimant against the owner.
2787 Benelux Convention On The Hunting And Protection Of Birds Art.1 Article 1
2787 Benelux Convention On The Hunting And Protection Of Birds Art.1.1 1. Each of the three Governments undertakes to classify game in its national laws according to the following categories: large game, small game, wild fowl and other game.
2787 Benelux Convention On The Hunting And Protection Of Birds Art.1.2 2. For the purposes of this Convention, these terms shall have the following meaning:
2787 Benelux Convention On The Hunting And Protection Of Birds Art.1.2.a a) large game: European red deer (Cervus elaphus), roe deer (roebuck) (Capreolus capreolus), fallow deer (Dama dama) Sardinian and Corsican mouflon (Ovis musimon) European wild boar (Sus scrofa);
2787 Benelux Convention On The Hunting And Protection Of Birds Art.1.2.b b) small game: common hare (Lepus europaeus), pheasant (Phasianus colchicus), black grouse (Lyryrys tetrix), Hungarian (European) partridge (Perdix perdix), European woodcock (Scolopax rusticola);
2787 Benelux Convention On The Hunting And Protection Of Birds Art.1.2.c c) wild fowl, all species of goose and duck (Anatidae), Eurasian golden plover (Pluvialis) appricarius), common snipe (Gallinago gallinago) great snipe (Gallinago media), jacksnipe (Lymnocryptes minimus), European coot (Fulica atra);
2787 Benelux Convention On The Hunting And Protection Of Birds Art.1.2.d d) other game: wood-pigeon (Colomba palumbus), carrion- crow and hooded crow (Corvus corone corone and Corvus corone cornix), rook (Corvus frugilegus), jackdaw (Corvus monedula), common jay (Garrulus glandarius), black-billed magpie (Pica pica), European rabbit (Orvctolagus cuniculus), common red fox (Vulpes vulpes), European wildcat (Felis catus), polecat (Putorius putorius), stoat (Mustela erminea) common weasel (Mustela nivalis), pine marten and beech (stone) marten (Martes martes and Martes fiona), Eurasian badger (Meles meles), Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) and seal (Phoca vitulina and Halichoerus grypus).
2787 Benelux Convention On The Hunting And Protection Of Birds Art.1.3 3. The Committee of Ministers, established under article 15 of the Treaty instituting the Benelux Economic Union, may change or supplement any of the Categories specified in paragraph 2 by decisions taken in conformity with article 19 (a) of the Treaty for the Union.
2787 Benelux Convention On The Hunting And Protection Of Birds Art.1.4 4. Pending harmonization of the categories of game, each of the Contracting Parties may add other species of animal to the aforementioned categories.
2800 International Convention On The Establishment Of An International Fund For Compensation For Oil Pollution Damage Art.1 Article 1
2800 International Convention On The Establishment Of An International Fund For Compensation For Oil Pollution Damage Art.10 Article 10
2800 International Convention On The Establishment Of An International Fund For Compensation For Oil Pollution Damage Art.10.1 1. Contributions to the Fund shall be made in respect of each Contracting State by any person who, in the calendar year referred to in Article 11, paragraph 1, as regards initial contributions and in Article 12, paragraphs 2(a) or (b), as regards annual contributions, has received in total quantities exceeding 150,000 tons:
2800 International Convention On The Establishment Of An International Fund For Compensation For Oil Pollution Damage Art.10.1.a (a) in the ports or terminal installations in the territory of that State contributing oil carried by sea to such ports or terminal installations; and
2800 International Convention On The Establishment Of An International Fund For Compensation For Oil Pollution Damage Art.10.1.b (b) in any installations situated in the territory of that Contracting State contributing oil which has been carried by sea and discharged in a port or terminal installation of a non-Contracting State, provided that contributing oil shall only be taken into account by virtue of this sub-paragraph on first receipt in a Contracting State after its discharge in that non-Contracting State.
2800 International Convention On The Establishment Of An International Fund For Compensation For Oil Pollution Damage Art.10.2.a 2. (a) For the purposes of paragraph 1, where the quantity of contributing oil received in the territory of a Contracting State by any person in a calendar year when aggregated with the quantity of contributing oil received in the same Contracting State in that year by any associated person or persons exceeds 150,000 tons, such person shall pay contributions in respect of the actual quantity received by him notwithstanding that that quantity did not exceed 150,000 tons.
2800 International Convention On The Establishment Of An International Fund For Compensation For Oil Pollution Damage Art.10.2.b (b) "Associated person" means any subsidiary or commonly controlled entity. The question whether a person comes within this definition shall be determined by the national law of the State concerned.
2800 International Convention On The Establishment Of An International Fund For Compensation For Oil Pollution Damage Art.32 Article 32
2800 International Convention On The Establishment Of An International Fund For Compensation For Oil Pollution Damage Art.32.1x The following provisions shall apply to voting in the Assembly and the Executive Committee:
2800 International Convention On The Establishment Of An International Fund For Compensation For Oil Pollution Damage Art.32.1x.a (a) each member shall have one vote;
2800 International Convention On The Establishment Of An International Fund For Compensation For Oil Pollution Damage Art.32.1x.b (b) except as otherwise provided in Article 33, decisions of the Assembly and the Executive Committee shall be by a majority vote of the members present and voting;
2800 International Convention On The Establishment Of An International Fund For Compensation For Oil Pollution Damage Art.32.1x.c (c) decisions where a three-fourths or a two-thirds majority is required shall be by a three-fourths or two-thirds majority vote, as the case may be, of those present;
2800 International Convention On The Establishment Of An International Fund For Compensation For Oil Pollution Damage Art.32.1x.d (d) for the purpose of this Article the phrase "members present" means "members present at the meeting at the time of the vote", and the phrase "members present and voting" means "members present and casting an affirmative or negative vote". Members who abstain from voting shall be considered as not voting.
2802 Convention For The Prevention Of Marine Pollution By Dumping From Ships And Aircraft Art.19 Article 19
2802 Convention For The Prevention Of Marine Pollution By Dumping From Ships And Aircraft Art.19.1x For the purpose of this Convention:
2802 Convention For The Prevention Of Marine Pollution By Dumping From Ships And Aircraft Art.19.1x.1 1. "Dumping" means any deliberate disposal of substances and materials into the sea by or from ships or aircraft other than:
2802 Convention For The Prevention Of Marine Pollution By Dumping From Ships And Aircraft Art.19.1x.1.a a) any discharge incidental to or derived from the normal operation of ships and aircraft and their equipment;
2802 Convention For The Prevention Of Marine Pollution By Dumping From Ships And Aircraft Art.19.1x.1.b b) the placing of substances and materials for a purpose other than mere disposal thereof, is not contrary to the aim of this Convention.
2802 Convention For The Prevention Of Marine Pollution By Dumping From Ships And Aircraft Art.19.1x.2 2. "Ships and aircraft" means seagoing vessels and air-borne craft, floating craft whether self-propelled or not, and fixed or floating platforms.
2812 Convention For The Protection Of The World Cultural And Natural Heritage Art.1 Article 1
2812 Convention For The Protection Of The World Cultural And Natural Heritage Art.1.1x For the purposes of this Convention, the following shall be considered as "cultural heritage":
2812 Convention For The Protection Of The World Cultural And Natural Heritage Art.1.1x.ax monuments: architectural works, works of monumental sculpture and painting, elements or structures of an archaeological nature, inscriptions, cave dwellings and combinations of features, which are of outstanding universal value from the point of view of history, art or science;
2812 Convention For The Protection Of The World Cultural And Natural Heritage Art.1.1x.bx groups of buildings: groups of separate or connected buildings which, because of their architecture, their homogeneity or their place in the landscape, are of outstanding universal value from the point of view of history, art or science;
2812 Convention For The Protection Of The World Cultural And Natural Heritage Art.1.1x.cx sites: works of man or the combined works of nature and man, and areas including archaeological sites which are of outstanding universal value from the historical, aesthetic, ethnological or anthropological point of view.
2812 Convention For The Protection Of The World Cultural And Natural Heritage Art.2 Article 2
2812 Convention For The Protection Of The World Cultural And Natural Heritage Art.2.1x For the purposes of this Convention, the following shall be considered as "natural heritage":
2812 Convention For The Protection Of The World Cultural And Natural Heritage Art.2.1x.ax natural features consisting of physical and biological formations or groups of such formations, which are of outstanding universal value from the aesthetic or scientific point of view;
2812 Convention For The Protection Of The World Cultural And Natural Heritage Art.2.1x.bx geological and physiographical formations and precisely delineated areas which constitute the habitat of threatened species of animals and plants of outstanding universal value from the point of view of science or conservation;
2812 Convention For The Protection Of The World Cultural And Natural Heritage Art.2.1x.cx natural sites or precisely delineated natural areas of outstanding universal value from the point of view of science, conservation or natural beauty.
2812 Convention For The Protection Of The World Cultural And Natural Heritage Art.7 Article 7
2812 Convention For The Protection Of The World Cultural And Natural Heritage Art.7.1x For the purpose of this Convention, international protection of the world cultural and natural heritage shall be understood to mean the establishment of a system of international co-operation and assistance designed to support States Parties to the Convention in their efforts to conserve and identify that heritage.
2812 Convention For The Protection Of The World Cultural And Natural Heritage Sect.3 III. INTERGOVERNMENTAL COMMITTEE FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE WORLD CULTURAL AND NATURAL HERITAGE
2814 Convention On International Trade In Endangered Species Of Wild Fauna And Flora Art.1 Article I
2814 Convention On International Trade In Endangered Species Of Wild Fauna And Flora Art.1.1x For the purpose of the present Convention, unless the context otherwise requires:
2814 Convention On International Trade In Endangered Species Of Wild Fauna And Flora Art.1.1x.a (a) "Species" means any species, subspecies, or geographically separate population thereof;
2814 Convention On International Trade In Endangered Species Of Wild Fauna And Flora Art.1.1x.b (b) "Specimen" means:
2814 Convention On International Trade In Endangered Species Of Wild Fauna And Flora Art.1.1x.b.i (i) any animal or plant, whether alive or dead;
2814 Convention On International Trade In Endangered Species Of Wild Fauna And Flora Art.1.1x.b.ii (ii) in the case of an animal: for species included in Appendices I and II, any readily recognizable part or derivative thereof; and for species included in Appendix III, any readily recognizable part or derivative thereof specified in Appendix III in relation to the species; and
2814 Convention On International Trade In Endangered Species Of Wild Fauna And Flora Art.1.1x.b.iii (iii) in the case of a plant: for species included in Appendix I, any readily recognizable part or derivative thereof; and for species included in Appendices II and III, any readily recognizable part or derivative thereof specified in Appendices II and III in relation to the species;
2814 Convention On International Trade In Endangered Species Of Wild Fauna And Flora Art.1.1x.c (c) "Trade" means export, re-export, import and introduction from the sea;
2814 Convention On International Trade In Endangered Species Of Wild Fauna And Flora Art.1.1x.d (d) "Re-export" means export of any specimen that has previously been imported;
2814 Convention On International Trade In Endangered Species Of Wild Fauna And Flora Art.1.1x.e (e) "Introduction from the sea" means transportation into a State of specimens of any species which were taken in the marine environment not under the jurisdiction of any State;
2814 Convention On International Trade In Endangered Species Of Wild Fauna And Flora Art.1.1x.f (f) "Scientific Authority" means a national scientific authority designated in accordance with Article IX;
2814 Convention On International Trade In Endangered Species Of Wild Fauna And Flora Art.1.1x.g (g) "Management Authority" means a national management authority designated in accordance with Article IX;
2814 Convention On International Trade In Endangered Species Of Wild Fauna And Flora Art.1.1x.h (h) "Party" means a State for which the present Convention has entered into force.
2814 Convention On International Trade In Endangered Species Of Wild Fauna And Flora Art.6 Article VI
2814 Convention On International Trade In Endangered Species Of Wild Fauna And Flora Art.6.1 1. Permits and certificates granted under the provisions of Articles III, IV, and V shall be in accordance with the provisions of this Article.
2814 Convention On International Trade In Endangered Species Of Wild Fauna And Flora Art.6.2 2. An export permit shall contain the information specified in the model set forth in Appendix IV, and may only be used for export within a period of six months from the date on which it was granted.
2814 Convention On International Trade In Endangered Species Of Wild Fauna And Flora Art.6.3 3. Each permit or certificate shall contain the title of the present Convention, the name and any identifying stamp of the Management Authority granting it and a control number assigned by the Management Authority.
2814 Convention On International Trade In Endangered Species Of Wild Fauna And Flora Art.6.4 4. Any copies of a permit or certificate issued by a Management Authority shall be clearly marked as copies only and no such copy may be used in place of the original, except to the extent endorsed thereon.
2814 Convention On International Trade In Endangered Species Of Wild Fauna And Flora Art.6.5 5. A separate permit or certificate shall be required for each consignment of specimens.
2814 Convention On International Trade In Endangered Species Of Wild Fauna And Flora Art.6.6 6. A Management Authority of the State of import of any specimen shall cancel and retain the export permit or re-export certificate and any corresponding import permit presented in respect of the import of that specimen.
2814 Convention On International Trade In Endangered Species Of Wild Fauna And Flora Art.6.7 7. Where appropriate and feasible a Management Authority may affix a mark upon any specimen to assist in identifying the specimen. For these purposes "mark" means any indelible imprint, lead seal or other suitable means of identifying a specimen, designed in such a way as to render its imitation by unauthorized persons as difficult as possible.
2814 Convention On International Trade In Endangered Species Of Wild Fauna And Flora Art.8 Article VIII
2814 Convention On International Trade In Endangered Species Of Wild Fauna And Flora Art.8.1 1. The Parties shall take appropriate measures to enforce the provisions of the present Convention and to prohibit trade in specimens in violation thereof. These shall include measures:
2814 Convention On International Trade In Endangered Species Of Wild Fauna And Flora Art.8.1.a (a) to penalize trade in, or possession of, such specimens, or both; and
2814 Convention On International Trade In Endangered Species Of Wild Fauna And Flora Art.8.1.b (b) to provide for the confiscation or return to the State of export of such specimens.
2814 Convention On International Trade In Endangered Species Of Wild Fauna And Flora Art.8.2 2. In addition to the measures taken under paragraph 1 of this Article, a Party may, when it deems it necessary, provide for any method of internal reimbursement for expenses incurred as a result of the confiscation of a specimen traded in violation of the measures taken in the application of the provisions of the present Convention.
2814 Convention On International Trade In Endangered Species Of Wild Fauna And Flora Art.8.3 3. As far as possible, the Parties shall ensure that specimens shall pass through any formalities required for trade with a minimum of delay. To facilitate such passage, a Party may designate ports of exit and ports of entry at which specimens must be presented for clearance. The Parties shall ensure further that all living specimens, during any period of transit, holding or shipment, are properly cared for so as to minimize the risk of injury, damage to health or cruel treatment.
2814 Convention On International Trade In Endangered Species Of Wild Fauna And Flora Art..8.4 4. Where a living specimen is confiscated as a result of measures referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article:
2814 Convention On International Trade In Endangered Species Of Wild Fauna And Flora Art.8.4.a (a) the specimen shall be entrusted to a Management Authority of the State of confiscation;
2814 Convention On International Trade In Endangered Species Of Wild Fauna And Flora Art.8.4.b (b) the Management Authority shall, after consultation with the State of export, return the specimen to that State at the expense of that State, or to a rescue centre or such other place as the Management Authority deems appropriate and consistent with the purposes of the present Convention; and
2814 Convention On International Trade In Endangered Species Of Wild Fauna And Flora Art.8.4.c (c) the Management Authority may obtain the advice of a Scientific Authority, or may, whenever it considers it desirable, consult the Secretariat in order to facilitate the decision under sub-paragraph (b) of this paragraph, including the choice of a rescue centre or other place.
2814 Convention On International Trade In Endangered Species Of Wild Fauna And Flora Art.8.5 5. A rescue centre as referred to in paragraph 4 of this Article means an institution designated by a Management Authority to look after the welfare of living specimens, particularly those that have been confiscated.
2814 Convention On International Trade In Endangered Species Of Wild Fauna And Flora Art.8.6 6. Each Party shall maintain records of trade in specimens of species included in Appendices I, II and III which shall cover:
2814 Convention On International Trade In Endangered Species Of Wild Fauna And Flora Art.8.6.a (a) the names and addresses of exporters and importers; and
2814 Convention On International Trade In Endangered Species Of Wild Fauna And Flora Art.8.6.b (b) the number and type of permits and certificates granted; the States with which such trade occurred; the numbers or quantities and types of specimens, names of species as included in Appendices I, II and III and, where applicable, the size and sex of the specimens in question.
2814 Convention On International Trade In Endangered Species Of Wild Fauna And Flora Art.8.7 7. Each Party shall prepare periodic reports on its implementation of the present Convention and shall transmit to the Secretariat:
2814 Convention On International Trade In Endangered Species Of Wild Fauna And Flora Art.8.7.a (a) an annual report containing a summary of the information specified in sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph 6 of this Article; and
2814 Convention On International Trade In Endangered Species Of Wild Fauna And Flora Art.8.7.b (b) a biennial report on legislative, regulatory and administrative measures taken to enforce the provisions of the present Convention.
2814 Convention On International Trade In Endangered Species Of Wild Fauna And Flora Art.8.8 8. The information referred to in paragraph 7 of this Article shall be available to the public where this is not inconsistent with the law of the Party concerned.
2814 Convention On International Trade In Endangered Species Of Wild Fauna And Flora Art.17 Article XVII
2814 Convention On International Trade In Endangered Species Of Wild Fauna And Flora Art.17.1 1. An extraordinary meeting of the Conference of the Parties shall be convened by the Secretariat on the written request of at least one-third of the Parties to consider and adopt amendments to the present Convention. Such amendments shall be adopted by a two-thirds majority of Parties present and voting. For these purposes "Parties present and voting" means Parties present and casting an affirmative or negative vote. Parties abstaining from voting shall not be counted among the two-thirds required for adopting an amendment.
2814 Convention On International Trade In Endangered Species Of Wild Fauna And Flora Art.17.2 2. The text of any proposed amendment shall be communicated by the Secretariat to all Parties at least 90 days before the meeting.
2814 Convention On International Trade In Endangered Species Of Wild Fauna And Flora Art.17.3 3. An amendment shall enter into force for the Parties which have accepted it 60 days after two-thirds of the Parties have deposited an instrument of acceptance of the amendment with the Depositary Government. Thereafter, the amendment shall enter into force for any other Party 60 days after that Party deposits its instrument of acceptance of the amendment.
2822 Convention On Fishing And Conservation Of The Living Resources In The Baltic Sea And the Belts Art.4 ARTICLE IV
2822 Convention On Fishing And Conservation Of The Living Resources In The Baltic Sea And the Belts Art.4.1x For the purpose of this Convention the term "vessel" means any vessel or boat employed in catching or treating fish or other living marine organisms and which is registered or owned in the territory of, or which flies the flag of, any Contracting State.
2827 Agreement On Conservation Of Polar Bears Art.1 Article I
2827 Agreement On Conservation Of Polar Bears Art.1.1 1. The taking of polar bears shall be prohibited except as provided in Article III.
2827 Agreement On Conservation Of Polar Bears Art.1.2 2. For the purposes of this Agreement, the term "taking" includes hunting, killing and capturing.
2836 Implementing Agreement On The Technical Exchange Of Information In The Field Of Reactor Safety Research And Development To The Agreement on an International Energy Programme Art.1 Article 1
2836 Implementing Agreement On The Technical Exchange Of Information In The Field Of Reactor Safety Research And Development To The Agreement on an International Energy Programme Art.2 Article 2
2836 Implementing Agreement On The Technical Exchange Of Information In The Field Of Reactor Safety Research And Development To The Agreement on an International Energy Programme Art.7 Article 7
2836 Implementing Agreement On The Technical Exchange Of Information In The Field Of Reactor Safety Research And Development To The Agreement on an International Energy Programme Art.7.1 1. When allocation of oil is carried out pursuant to Article 13, 14, or 15, each Participating Country shall have a supply right equal to its permissible consumption less its emergency reserve drawdown obligation.
2836 Implementing Agreement On The Technical Exchange Of Information In The Field Of Reactor Safety Research And Development To The Agreement on an International Energy Programme Art.7.2 2. A Participating Country whose supply right exceeds the sum of its normal domestic production and actual net imports available during an emergency shall have an allocation right which entitles it to additional net imports equal to that excess.
2836 Implementing Agreement On The Technical Exchange Of Information In The Field Of Reactor Safety Research And Development To The Agreement on an International Energy Programme Art.7.3 3. A Participating Country in which the sum of normal domestic production and actual net imports available during an emergency exceeds its supply right shall have an allocation obligation which requires it to supply, directly or indirectly, the quantity of oil equal to that excess to other Participating Countries. This would not preclude any Participating Country from maintaining exports of oil to non-participating countries.
2836 Implementing Agreement On The Technical Exchange Of Information In The Field Of Reactor Safety Research And Development To The Agreement on an International Energy Programme Art.7.4 4. The term "permissible consumption" means the average daily rate of final consumption allowed when emergency demand restraint at the applicable level has been activated; possible further voluntary demand restraint by any Participating Country shall not affect its allocation right or obligation.
2836 Implementing Agreement On The Technical Exchange Of Information In The Field Of Reactor Safety Research And Development To The Agreement on an International Energy Programme Art.7.5 5. The term "emergency reserve drawdown obligation" means the emergency reserve commitment of any Participating Country divided by the total emergency reserve commitment of the group and multiplied by the group supply shortfall.
2836 Implementing Agreement On The Technical Exchange Of Information In The Field Of Reactor Safety Research And Development To The Agreement on an International Energy Programme Art.7.6 6. The term "group supply shortfall" means the shortfall for the group as measured by the aggregate permissible consumption for the group minus the daily rate of oil supplies available to the group during an emergency.
2836 Implementing Agreement On The Technical Exchange Of Information In The Field Of Reactor Safety Research And Development To The Agreement on an International Energy Programme Art.7.7 7. The term "oil supplies available to the group" means
2836 Implementing Agreement On The Technical Exchange Of Information In The Field Of Reactor Safety Research And Development To The Agreement on an International Energy Programme Art.7.7.ax -all crude oil available to the group,
2836 Implementing Agreement On The Technical Exchange Of Information In The Field Of Reactor Safety Research And Development To The Agreement on an International Energy Programme Art.7.7.bx #NAME?
2836 Implementing Agreement On The Technical Exchange Of Information In The Field Of Reactor Safety Research And Development To The Agreement on an International Energy Programme Art.7.7.cx #NAME?
2836 Implementing Agreement On The Technical Exchange Of Information In The Field Of Reactor Safety Research And Development To The Agreement on an International Energy Programme Art.7.8 8. The term "final consumption" means total domestic consumption of all finished petroleum products.
2836 Implementing Agreement On The Technical Exchange Of Information In The Field Of Reactor Safety Research And Development To The Agreement on an International Energy Programme Art.18 Article 18
2836 Implementing Agreement On The Technical Exchange Of Information In The Field Of Reactor Safety Research And Development To The Agreement on an International Energy Programme Art.18.1 1. The term "base period" means the most recent four quarters with a delay of one-quarter necessary to collect information. While emergency measures are applied with regard to the group or to a Participating Country, the base period shall remain fixed.
2836 Implementing Agreement On The Technical Exchange Of Information In The Field Of Reactor Safety Research And Development To The Agreement on an International Energy Programme Art.18.2 2. The Standing Group on Emergency Questions shall examine the base period set out in paragraph 1, taking into account in particular such factors as growth, seasonal variations in consumption and cyclical changes and shall, not later than 1st April, 1975, report to the Management Committee. The Management Committee shall make proposals, as appropriate, to the Governing Board, which, acting by majority, shall decide on these proposals not later than 1st July, 1975.
2836 Implementing Agreement On The Technical Exchange Of Information In The Field Of Reactor Safety Research And Development To The Agreement on an International Energy Programme Art.26 Article 26
2836 Implementing Agreement On The Technical Exchange Of Information In The Field Of Reactor Safety Research And Development To The Agreement on an International Energy Programme Art.26.1x The term "oil companies" means international companies, national companies, non-integrated companies and other entities which play a significant role in the international oil industry.
2836 Implementing Agreement On The Technical Exchange Of Information In The Field Of Reactor Safety Research And Development To The Agreement on an International Energy Programme Art.28 Article 28
2836 Implementing Agreement On The Technical Exchange Of Information In The Field Of Reactor Safety Research And Development To The Agreement on an International Energy Programme Art.28.1x Information provided on a "non-proprietary basis" means information which does not constitute or relate to patents, trademarks, scientific or manufacturing processes or developments, individual sales, tax returns, customer lists or geological and geophysical information, including maps.
2841 Convention For The Protection Of The Mediterranean Sea Against Pollution Art.1 Article 1
2841 Convention For The Protection Of The Mediterranean Sea Against Pollution Art.1.1 1. For the purposes of this Convention, the Mediterranean Sea area shall mean the maritime waters of the Mediterranean Sea proper, including its gulfs and seas, bounded to the west by the meridian passing through Cape Spartel lighthouse, at the entrance of the Straits of Gibraltar, and to the east by the southern limits of the Straits of the Dardanelles between the Mehmetcik and Kumkale lighthouses.
2841 Convention For The Protection Of The Mediterranean Sea Against Pollution Art.1.2 2. Except as may be otherwise provided in any Protocol to this Convention, the Mediterranean Sea area shall not include internal waters of the Contracting Parties.
2841 Convention For The Protection Of The Mediterranean Sea Against Pollution Art.2 Article 2
2841 Convention For The Protection Of The Mediterranean Sea Against Pollution Art.2.1x For the purposes of this Convention:
2841 Convention For The Protection Of The Mediterranean Sea Against Pollution Art.2.1x.a (a) 'Pollution' means the introduction by man, directly or indirectly, of substances or energy into the marine environment resulting in such deleterious effects as harm to living resources, hazards to human health, hindrance to marine activities including fishing, impairment of quality for use of sea water and reduction of amenities.
2841 Convention For The Protection Of The Mediterranean Sea Against Pollution Art.2.1x.b (b) 'Organization' means the body designated as responsible for carrying out secretariat functions pursuant to Article 13 of this Convention.
2845 European Convention For The Protection Of Animals Kept For Farming Purposes Art.1 Article 1
2845 European Convention For The Protection Of Animals Kept For Farming Purposes Art.1.1x This Convention shall apply to the keeping, care and housing of animals, and in particular to animals in modern intensive stock-farming systems. For the purposes of this Convention animals shall mean animals bred or kept for the production of food, wool, skin or fur or for other farming purposes, and modern intensive stock-farming systems shall mean systems which predominantly employ technical installations operated principally by means of automatic processes.
2852 North American Plant Protection Convention Pre.1 Having as a common purpose the strengthening of intergovernmental cooperation in plant quarantine and plant protection in North America in order to prevent the introduction and spread of plant pests and noxious weeds and to foster the preservation of plant resources of North America:
2852 North American Plant Protection Convention Pre.2 The parties to this Agreement agree as follows:
2852 North American Plant Protection Convention Pre.3.1 1. For the purpose of this Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires:
2852 North American Plant Protection Convention Pre.4.1.A A. "Plant Pest" means any living stage of: any insects, mites, nematodes, slugs, snails, protozoa, or other invertebrate animals, bacteria, fungi, other parasitic plants or reproductive parts thereof, viruses, o any organisms similar to or allied with any of the foregoing, or any infectious substances, which can directly or indirectly injure or cause disease or damage in any plants or parts thereof, or any processed, manufactured, or other products of plants.
2852 North American Plant Protection Convention Pre.5.1.B B. "Living Stage" includes the egg, pupal, and larval stages as well as any other living stage.
2852 North American Plant Protection Convention Pre.6.1.C C. "Noxious Weed" means any living stage, including but not limited to, seeds and reproductive parts, of any parasitic or other plant of a kind, or subdivision of a kind, which is of foreign origin, is new to or not widely prevalent in the United States, Canada, or Mexico, and can directly or indirectly injure crops, other useful plants, livestock, or poultry or other interests of agriculture, including irrigation, or navigation or the fish and wildlife resources of the United States, Canada or Mexico or the public health.
2852 North American Plant Protection Convention Pre.7.2 2. The Parties to this Agreement shall cooperate in preventing the introduction and spread of plant pests in North America by:
2852 North American Plant Protection Convention Pre.8.2.A A. Keeping under constant review new records and outbreaks of plant pests:
2852 North American Plant Protection Convention Pre.9.2.B B. Monitoring the movement and spread of established plants pests of concern to the parties of this Agreement:
2852 North American Plant Protection Convention Pre.10.2.C C. Reviewing progress in detection, eradication and control of plant pests of crops of major importance in North America:
2852 North American Plant Protection Convention Pre.11.2.D D. Reviewing plant quarantine measures adopted by participating governments and proposing revisions to existing plant quarantine measures and establishment of new measures moving toward uniform plant quarantine regulations:
2852 North American Plant Protection Convention Pre.12.2.E E. Examining and studying problems in plant quarantine and closely related fields:
2852 North American Plant Protection Convention Pre.13.2.F F. Keeping parties informed of plant quarantine and protection matters of mutual concern:
2852 North American Plant Protection Convention Pre.14.2.G G. Promoting arrangements for the training or technical personnel in the fields of plant quarantine and plant protection:
2852 North American Plant Protection Convention Pre.15.2.H H. Exchanging research and development information relating to plant pests and their control:
2852 North American Plant Protection Convention Pre.16.2.I I. Adopting compatible phytosanitary certificates patterned after the model certificate as proposed by the International Plant Protection Convention:
2852 North American Plant Protection Convention Pre.17.2.J J. Jointly participating in programs of research and methods development relating to plant protection and quarantine: and
2852 North American Plant Protection Convention Pre.18.2.K K. Taking such other actions as are mutually agreed upon.
2852 North American Plant Protection Convention Pre.19.3 3. To facilitate consultation regarding the cooperation regarding the cooperation contemplated in this Agreement representative of the agencies specified in paragraph 3 of this Agreement will meet annually at a North American Plant Protection Agreement (NAPPA) Workshop. The propose of such Workshops is to permit exchange of information relating to the implementation of this Agreement and to provide a forum for the discussion of particular problems which may arise in this field.
2852 North American Plant Protection Convention Pre.20.4 4. The agencies with principal responsibility in the implementation of this Agreement designated by the parties to this Agreement respectively shall be:
2852 North American Plant Protection Convention Pre.21.4.A A. for the United States- the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
2852 North American Plant Protection Convention Pre.22.4.B B. for Canada- the Canada Department of Agriculture, Plant Quarantine Division: and
2852 North American Plant Protection Convention Pre.23.4.C C. for Mexico- Secretaria de Agricultura y Ganaderia de Mexico, Direccion General de Sanidad Vegetad:
2852 North American Plant Protection Convention Pre.24.5 5. This Agreement may be amended at any time by agreement of the parties.
2852 North American Plant Protection Convention Pre.25.6 6. This Agreement shall enter into force upon date of signature and shall continue in force indefinitely but may be discontinued at the request of any of the parties. Request for termination shall be submitted in writing to the other parties at least thirty (30) days prior to the desired effective date of termination.
2857 Convention On The Protection Of The Rhine Against Pollution By Chlorides Art.1 Article 1
2857 Convention On The Protection Of The Rhine Against Pollution By Chlorides Art.1.1 1. The Contracting Parties will strengthen their co-operation for the purpose of fighting against the pollution of the Rhine by chloride ions on the basis, during an initial stage, of the provisions of this Convention.
2857 Convention On The Protection Of The Rhine Against Pollution By Chlorides Art.1.2 2. Annex A to the Convention specifies what the Contracting Parties understand by the term "Rhine" for the purposes of the application of the aforementioned Convention.
2863 Treaty On The International Recognition Of The Deposit Of Microorganisms For The Purposes Of Patent Procedure Art.2 Article 2 Definitions
2863 Treaty On The International Recognition Of The Deposit Of Microorganisms For The Purposes Of Patent Procedure Art.2.1x For the purposes of this Treaty and the Regulations:
2863 Treaty On The International Recognition Of The Deposit Of Microorganisms For The Purposes Of Patent Procedure Art.2.1x.I (i) references to a "patent" shall be construed as references to patents for inventions, inventors' certificates, utility certificates, utility models, patents or certificates of addition, inventors' certificates of addition, and utility certificates of addition;
2863 Treaty On The International Recognition Of The Deposit Of Microorganisms For The Purposes Of Patent Procedure Art.2.1x.ii (ii) "deposit of a microorganism" means, according to the context in which these words appear, the following acts effected in accordance with this Treaty and the Regulations; the transmittal of a microorganism to an international depositary authority, which receives and accepts it, or the storage of such a microorganism by the international depositary authority, or both the said transmittal and the said storage;
2863 Treaty On The International Recognition Of The Deposit Of Microorganisms For The Purposes Of Patent Procedure Art.2.1x.iii (iii) "patent procedure" means any administrative or judicial procedure relating to a patent application or a patent;
2863 Treaty On The International Recognition Of The Deposit Of Microorganisms For The Purposes Of Patent Procedure Art.2.1x.iv (iv) "publication for the purposes of patent procedure" means the official publication, or the official laying open for public inspection, of a patent application or a patent;
2863 Treaty On The International Recognition Of The Deposit Of Microorganisms For The Purposes Of Patent Procedure Art.2.1x.v (v) "intergovernmental industrial property organization" means an organization that has filed a declaration under Article 9(1);
2863 Treaty On The International Recognition Of The Deposit Of Microorganisms For The Purposes Of Patent Procedure Art.2.1x.vi (vi) "industrial property office" means an authority of a Contracting State or an intergovernmental industrial property organization competent for the grant of patents;
2863 Treaty On The International Recognition Of The Deposit Of Microorganisms For The Purposes Of Patent Procedure Art.2.1x.vii (vii) "depositary institution" means an institution which provides for the receipt, acceptance and storage of microorganisms and the furnishing of samples thereof;
2863 Treaty On The International Recognition Of The Deposit Of Microorganisms For The Purposes Of Patent Procedure Art.2.1x.viii (viii) "international depositary authority" means a depositary institution which has acquired the status of international depositary authority as provided in Article 7;
2863 Treaty On The International Recognition Of The Deposit Of Microorganisms For The Purposes Of Patent Procedure Art.2.1x.ix (ix) "depositor" means the natural person or legal entity transmitting a microorganism to an international depositary authority, which receives and accepts it, and any successor in title of the said natural person or legal entity;
2863 Treaty On The International Recognition Of The Deposit Of Microorganisms For The Purposes Of Patent Procedure Art.2.1x.x (x) "Union" means the Union referred to in Article 1;
2863 Treaty On The International Recognition Of The Deposit Of Microorganisms For The Purposes Of Patent Procedure Art.2.1x.xi (xi) "Assembly" means the Assembly referred to in Article 10;
2863 Treaty On The International Recognition Of The Deposit Of Microorganisms For The Purposes Of Patent Procedure Art.2.1x.xii (xii) "Organization" means the World Intellectual Property Organization;
2863 Treaty On The International Recognition Of The Deposit Of Microorganisms For The Purposes Of Patent Procedure Art.2.1x.xiii (xiii) "International Bureau" means the International Bureau of the Organization and, as long as it subsists, the United International Bureau for the Protection of Intellectual Property (BIRPI);
2863 Treaty On The International Recognition Of The Deposit Of Microorganisms For The Purposes Of Patent Procedure Art.2.1x.xiv (xiv) "Director General" means the Director General of the Organization;
2863 Treaty On The International Recognition Of The Deposit Of Microorganisms For The Purposes Of Patent Procedure Art.2.1x.xv (xv) "Regulations" means the Regulations referred to in Article 12.
2863 Treaty On The International Recognition Of The Deposit Of Microorganisms For The Purposes Of Patent Procedure Sect.1 CHAPTER I SUBSTANTIVE PROVISIONS
2884 International Convention On Standards Of Training, Certification And Watchkeeping For Seafarers Art.2 Article II
2884 International Convention On Standards Of Training, Certification And Watchkeeping For Seafarers Art.2.1x For the purpose of the Convention, unless expressly provided otherwise:
2884 International Convention On Standards Of Training, Certification And Watchkeeping For Seafarers Art.2.1x.a (a) "Party" means a State for which the Convention has entered into force;
2884 International Convention On Standards Of Training, Certification And Watchkeeping For Seafarers Art.2.1x.b (b) "Administration" means the Government of the Party whose flag the ship is entitled to fly;
2884 International Convention On Standards Of Training, Certification And Watchkeeping For Seafarers Art.2.1x.c (c) "Certificate" means a valid document, by whatever name it may be known, issued by or under the authority of the Administration or recognized by the Administration authorizing the holder to serve as stated in this document or as authorized by national regulations;
2884 International Convention On Standards Of Training, Certification And Watchkeeping For Seafarers Art.2.1x.d (d) "Certificated" means properly holding a certificate;
2884 International Convention On Standards Of Training, Certification And Watchkeeping For Seafarers Art.2.1x.e (e) "Organization" means the Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization (IMCO);
2884 International Convention On Standards Of Training, Certification And Watchkeeping For Seafarers Art.2.1x.f (f) "Secretary-General" means the Secretary-General of the Organization;
2884 International Convention On Standards Of Training, Certification And Watchkeeping For Seafarers Art.2.1x.g (g) "Sea-going ship" means a ship other than those which navigate exclusively in inland waters or in waters within, or closely adjacent to, sheltered waters or areas where port regulations apply;
2884 International Convention On Standards Of Training, Certification And Watchkeeping For Seafarers Art.2.1x.h (h) "Fishing vessel" means a vessel used for catching fish, whales, seals, walrus or other living resources of the sea;
2884 International Convention On Standards Of Training, Certification And Watchkeeping For Seafarers Art.2.1x.i (i) "Radio Regulations" means the Radio Regulations annexed to, or regarded as being annexed to, the most recent International Telecommunication Convention which may be in force at any time.
2888 Convention On Future Multilateral Cooperation In The Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Art.1 Article I
2888 Convention On Future Multilateral Cooperation In The Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Art.1.1 1. The area to which this Convention applies, hereinafter referred to as "the Convention Area", shall be the waters of the Northwest Atlantic Ocean north of 35°00' north latitude and west of a line extending due north from 35°00' north latitude and 42°00' west longitude to 59°00' north latitude, thence due west to 44°00' west longitude, and thence due north to the coast of Greenland and the waters of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Davis Strait and Baffin Bay south of 78°10' north latitude.
2888 Convention On Future Multilateral Cooperation In The Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Art.1.2 2. The area referred to in this Convention as "the Regulatory Area" is that part of the Convention area which lies beyond the areas in which coastal states exercise fisheries jurisdiction.
2888 Convention On Future Multilateral Cooperation In The Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Art.1.3 3. For the purposes of the Convention, "coastal State" shall hereinafter mean a Contracting Party exercising fisheries jurisdiction in waters forming part of the Convention Area.
2888 Convention On Future Multilateral Cooperation In The Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Art.1.4 4. This Convention applies to all fishery resources of the Convention Area, with the following exceptions: salmon, tunas and marlins, cetacean stocks managed by the International Whaling Commission or any successor organization, and sedentary species of the Continental Shelf, i.e., organisms which, at the harvestable stage, either are immobile on or under the seabed or are unable to move except in constant physical contact with the seabed or the subsoil.
2888 Convention On Future Multilateral Cooperation In The Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Art.1.5 5. Nothing in this Convention shall be deemed to affect or prejudice the positions or claims of any Contracting Party in regard to internal waters, the territorial sea, or the limits or extent of the jurisdiction of any Party over fisheries; or to affect or prejudice the views or positions of any Contracting Party with respect to the law of the sea.
2896 Convention On The Conservation Of Migratory Species Of Wild Animals Art.1 Article I
2896 Convention On The Conservation Of Migratory Species Of Wild Animals Art.1.1 1. For the purpose of this Convention:
2896 Convention On The Conservation Of Migratory Species Of Wild Animals Art.1.1.a a) "Migratory species" means the entire population or any geographically separate part of the population of any species or lower taxon of wild animals, a significant proportion of whose members cyclically and predictably cross one or more national jurisdictional boundaries;
2896 Convention On The Conservation Of Migratory Species Of Wild Animals Art.1.1.b b) "Conservation status of a migratory species" means the sum of the influences acting on the migratory species that may affect its long-term distribution and abundance;
2896 Convention On The Conservation Of Migratory Species Of Wild Animals Art.1.1.c c) "Conservation status" will be taken as "favourable" when:
2896 Convention On The Conservation Of Migratory Species Of Wild Animals Art.1.1.c.i (1) population dynamics data indicate that the migratory species is maintaining itself on a long-term basis as a viable component of its ecosystems;
2896 Convention On The Conservation Of Migratory Species Of Wild Animals Art.1.1.c.ii (2) the range of the migratory species is neither currently being reduced, nor is likely to be reduced, on a long-term basis;
2896 Convention On The Conservation Of Migratory Species Of Wild Animals Art.1.1.c.iii (3) there is, and will be in the foreseeable future sufficient habitat to maintain the population of the migratory species on a long-term basis; and
2896 Convention On The Conservation Of Migratory Species Of Wild Animals Art.1.1.c.iv (4) the distribution and abundance of the migratory species approach historic coverage and levels to the extent that potentially suitable ecosystems exist and to the extent consistent with wise wildlife management;
2896 Convention On The Conservation Of Migratory Species Of Wild Animals Art.1.1.d d) "Conservation status" will be taken as "unfavourable" if any of the conditions set out in sub-paragraph (c) of this paragraph is not met;
2896 Convention On The Conservation Of Migratory Species Of Wild Animals Art.1.1.e e) "Endangered" in relation to a particular migratory species means that the migratory species is in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant portion of its range;
2896 Convention On The Conservation Of Migratory Species Of Wild Animals Art.1.1.f f) "Range" means all the areas of land or water that a migratory species inhabits, stays in temporarily, crosses or overflies at any time on its normal migration route;
2896 Convention On The Conservation Of Migratory Species Of Wild Animals Art.1.1.g g) "Habitat" means any area in the range of a migratory species which contains suitable living conditions for that species;
2896 Convention On The Conservation Of Migratory Species Of Wild Animals Art.1.1.h h) "Range State" in relation to a particular migratory species means any State (and where appropriate any other Party referred to under subparagraph (k) of this paragraph) that exercises jurisdiction over any part of the range of that migratory species, or a State, flag vessels of which are engaged outside national jurisdictional limits in taking that migratory species;
2896 Convention On The Conservation Of Migratory Species Of Wild Animals Art.1.1.h.i i) "Taking" means taking, hunting, fishing capturing, harassing, deliberate killing, or attempting to engage in any such conduct;
2896 Convention On The Conservation Of Migratory Species Of Wild Animals Art.1.1.j j) "Agreement" means an international agreement relating to the conservation of one or more migratory species as provided for in Articles IV and V of this Convention; and
2896 Convention On The Conservation Of Migratory Species Of Wild Animals Art.1.1.k k) "Party" means a State or any regional economic integration organization constituted by sovereign States which has competence in respect of the negotiation, conclusion and application of international Agreements in matters covered by this Convention for which this Convention is in force.
2896 Convention On The Conservation Of Migratory Species Of Wild Animals Art.1.2 2. In matters within their competence, the regional economic integration organizations which are Parties to this Convention shall in their own name exercise the rights and fulfil the responsibilities which this Convention attributes to their member States. In such cases the member States of these organizations shall not be entitled to exercise such rights individually.
2896 Convention On The Conservation Of Migratory Species Of Wild Animals Art.1.3 3. Where this Convention provides for a decision to be taken by either a two-thirds majority or a unanimous decision of "the Parties present and voting" this shall mean "the Parties present and casting an affirmative or negative vote". Those abstaining from voting shall not be counted amongst "the Parties present and voting" in determining the majority.
2904 Convention On Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution Art.1 Article 1
2904 Convention On Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution Art.1.1x For the purposes of the present Convention:
2904 Convention On Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution Art.1.1x.a (a) "air pollution" means the introduction by man, directly or indirectly, of substances or energy into the air resulting in deleterious effects of such a nature as to endanger human health, harm living resources and ecosystems and material property and impair or interfere with amenities and other legitimate uses of the environment, and "air pollutants" shall be construed accordingly;
2904 Convention On Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution Art.1.1x.b (b) "long-range transboundary air pollution" means air pollution whose physical origin is situated wholly or in part within the area under the national jurisdiction of one State and which has adverse effects in the area under the jurisdiction of another State at such a distance that it is not generally possible to distinguish the contribution of individual emission sources or groups of sources.
2905 International Plant Protection Convention (1979 Revised Text) Art.2 ARTICLE II Scope
2905 International Plant Protection Convention (1979 Revised Text) Art.2.1 1. For the purpose of this Convention the term "plants" shall comprise living plants and parts thereof, including seeds in so far as the supervision of their importation under Article VI of the Convention or the issue of phytosanitary certificates in respect of them under Articles IV (1) (a) (iv) and V of this Convention may be deemed necessary by contracting parties; and the term "plant products" shall comprise unmanufactured material of plant origin (including seeds in so far as they are not included in the term "plants") and those manufactured products which, by their nature or that of their processing, may create a risk for the spread of pests.
2905 International Plant Protection Convention (1979 Revised Text) Art.2.2 2. For the purpose of this Convention, the term "pest" means any form of plant or animal life, or any pathogenic agent, injurious or potentially injurious to plants or plant products; and the term "quarantine pest" means a pest of potential national economic importance to the country endangered thereby and not yet present there, or present but not widely distributed and being actively controlled.
2905 International Plant Protection Convention (1979 Revised Text) Art.2.3 3. Where appropriate, the provisions of this Convention may be deemed by contracting parties to extend to storage places, conveyances, containers and any other object or material 1 capable of harbouring or spreading plant pests, particularly where international transportation is involved.
2905 International Plant Protection Convention (1979 Revised Text) Art.2.4 4. This Convention applies mainly to quarantine pests involved with international trade.
2905 International Plant Protection Convention (1979 Revised Text) Art.2.5 5. The definitions set forth in this Article, being limited to the application of this Convention, shall not be deemed to affect definitions established under domestic laws or regulations of contracting parties.
2911 Convention On The Physical Protection Of Nuclear Material Art.1 Article 1
2911 Convention On The Physical Protection Of Nuclear Material Art.1.1x For the purposes of this Convention:
2911 Convention On The Physical Protection Of Nuclear Material Art.1.1x.a a. "nuclear material" means plutonium except that with isotopic concentration exceeding 80% in plutonium-238; uranium-233; uranium enriched in the isotope 235 or 233; uranium containing the mixture of isotopes as occurring in nature other than in the form of ore or ore-residue; any material containing one or more of the foregoing;
2911 Convention On The Physical Protection Of Nuclear Material Art.1.1x.b b. "uranium enriched in the isotope 235 or 233" means uranium containing the isotope 235 or 233 or both in an amount such that the abundance ratio of the sum of these isotopes to the isotope 238 is greater than the ratio of the isotope 235 to the isotope 238 occurring in nature;
2911 Convention On The Physical Protection Of Nuclear Material Art.1.1x.c c. "international nuclear transport" means the carriage of a consignment of nuclear material by any means of transportation intended to go beyond the territory of the State where the shipment originates beginning with the departure from a facility of the shipper in that State and ending with the arrival at a facility of the receiver within the State of ultimate destination.
2922 Convention Creating The Niger Basin Authority Art.2 Article 2 COMPOSITION OF THE AUTHORITY
2922 Convention Creating The Niger Basin Authority Art.2.1x The Riparian States of the Niger River, its tributaries and sub-tributaries, who are signatories of this Convention are members of the Authority and hereafter referred to as "Member States".
2922 Convention Creating The Niger Basin Authority Sect.2 Chapter II AIM AND OBJECTIVES OF THE AUTHORITY
2926 Convention For Cooperation In The Protection And Development Of The Marine And Coastal Environment Of The West And Central African Region Art.2 Article 2 DEFINITIONS
2926 Convention For Cooperation In The Protection And Development Of The Marine And Coastal Environment Of The West And Central African Region Art.2.0x For the purposes of this Convention:
2926 Convention For Cooperation In The Protection And Development Of The Marine And Coastal Environment Of The West And Central African Region Art.2.1 1. "Pollution" means the introduction by man, directly or indirectly, of substances or energy into the marine environment, coastal zones, and related inland waters resulting in such deleterious effects as harm to living resources, hazards to human health, hindrance to marine activities, including fishing, impairment of quality for use of sea-water and reduction of amenities.
2926 Convention For Cooperation In The Protection And Development Of The Marine And Coastal Environment Of The West And Central African Region Art.2.2 2. "Organization" means the body designated as the secretariat of the Convention and its related protocols according to article 16 of the Convention.
2932 Agreement On Regional Cooperation In Combating Pollution Of The Southeast Pacific By Oil And Other Harmful Substances In Cases Of Emergency Art.3 Article III
2932 Agreement On Regional Cooperation In Combating Pollution Of The Southeast Pacific By Oil And Other Harmful Substances In Cases Of Emergency Art.3.1x For the purposes of this Agreement, the term "related interests" shall mean the interests of a coastal State directly affected or threatened and, in particular, the following:
2932 Agreement On Regional Cooperation In Combating Pollution Of The Southeast Pacific By Oil And Other Harmful Substances In Cases Of Emergency Art.3.1x.a (a) The quality of life and health of coastal populations;
2932 Agreement On Regional Cooperation In Combating Pollution Of The Southeast Pacific By Oil And Other Harmful Substances In Cases Of Emergency Art.3.1x.b (b) The conservation of living resources;
2932 Agreement On Regional Cooperation In Combating Pollution Of The Southeast Pacific By Oil And Other Harmful Substances In Cases Of Emergency Art.3.1x.c (c) Activities in coastal waters, islands, ports and estuaries, including fishing activities; and
2932 Agreement On Regional Cooperation In Combating Pollution Of The Southeast Pacific By Oil And Other Harmful Substances In Cases Of Emergency Art.3.1x.d (d) The historical and touristic heritage of the area concerned, including sporting and recreational activities.
2935 Regional Convention For The Conservation Of The Red Sea And Gulf Of Aden Environment Art.1 Article I DEFINITIONS
2935 Regional Convention For The Conservation Of The Red Sea And Gulf Of Aden Environment Art.1.0x For the purposes of this Convention and its Protocols, the following terms and expressions have the meanings indicated below, except when otherwise inferred from the text:
2935 Regional Convention For The Conservation Of The Red Sea And Gulf Of Aden Environment Art.1.1 1. "Conservation" of the marine environment of the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden: Rational use by man of living and non-living marine and coastal resources in a manner ensuring optimum benefit for the present generation while maintaining the potential of that environment to satisfy the needs and aspirations of future generations. Such a definition of the term "conservation" should be construed as including conservation protection, maintenance, sustainable and renewable utilization, and enhancement of the environment.
2935 Regional Convention For The Conservation Of The Red Sea And Gulf Of Aden Environment Art.1.2 2. "Sea Area": Sea Area as defined in article II of this Convention.
2935 Regional Convention For The Conservation Of The Red Sea And Gulf Of Aden Environment Art.1.3 3. "Marine pollution": Introduction by man, directly or indirectly, of substances or energy into the marine environment which results or is likely to result in such deleterious effects as harm to living resources, hazards to human health hindrance to marine activities including fishing, impairment of quality for use of sea water and reduction of amenities.
2935 Regional Convention For The Conservation Of The Red Sea And Gulf Of Aden Environment Art.1.4 4. "Ships and aircraft": Any waterborne or airborne or amphibious craft of any type whatsoever, including hydrofoil boats, air cushion vehicles submersibles, floating craft whether self-propelled or not, and fixed or floating platforms and any other structure.
2935 Regional Convention For The Conservation Of The Red Sea And Gulf Of Aden Environment Art.1.5 5. "Oil": Petroleum in any form including crude oil, fuel oil, sludge, refined oil, gases and other oil products, whose introduction might impair the marine environment.
2935 Regional Convention For The Conservation Of The Red Sea And Gulf Of Aden Environment Art.1.6 6. "Harmful substance": Any substance whose introduction or presence in the marine environment causes a danger threatening or impairing that environment.
2935 Regional Convention For The Conservation Of The Red Sea And Gulf Of Aden Environment Art.1.7 7. "National Authority": The authority designated by each Contracting Party as responsible for the coordination of national efforts for implementing this Convention and its protocols.
2935 Regional Convention For The Conservation Of The Red Sea And Gulf Of Aden Environment Art.1.8 8. "ALECSO": The Arab League Educational Cultural and Scientific Organization.
2935 Regional Convention For The Conservation Of The Red Sea And Gulf Of Aden Environment Art.1.9 9. "Organization": The Regional Organization for the Conservation of the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden Environment established in accordance with article XVI of this Convention.
2935 Regional Convention For The Conservation Of The Red Sea And Gulf Of Aden Environment Art.1.10 10. "Council": The Council established in accordance with article XVI of this Convention.
2935 Regional Convention For The Conservation Of The Red Sea And Gulf Of Aden Environment Art.1.11 11. "General Secretariat": The organ of the Organization established in accordance with article XVI of this Convention.
2935 Regional Convention For The Conservation Of The Red Sea And Gulf Of Aden Environment Art.1.12 12. "Action Plan": The Action Plan for the Conservation of the Marine Environment and Coastal Areas of the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.
2939 Benelux Convention On Nature Conservation And Landscape Protection Art.1 Article I
2939 Benelux Convention On Nature Conservation And Landscape Protection Art.1.1 1. The purpose of this Convention is to regulate concerted action and co-operation among the three Governments in the field of conservation, management and rehabilitation of the natural environment and landscapes.
2939 Benelux Convention On Nature Conservation And Landscape Protection Art.1.2 2. For the purposes of this Convention, these terms shall have the following meaning:
2939 Benelux Convention On Nature Conservation And Landscape Protection Art.1.2.ax natural environment: the physical surroundings of man, including a-biotic (non-living) elements such as rocks, water and the atmosphere and biotic (living) elements embracing natural and semi-natural biocenoses including plants and animals in the wild states;
2939 Benelux Convention On Nature Conservation And Landscape Protection Art.1.2.bx natural area: an area in which the biocenoses are not, are no longer, or are only slightly influenced by human action, except where such action is intended to preserve or develop these biocenoses;
2939 Benelux Convention On Nature Conservation And Landscape Protection Art.1.2.cx landscape: a tangible part of the earth defined by the relation and interaction of various factors: soil, relief, water, climate, flora, fauna and man. Within a specified landscape unit, these phenomena give rise to a pattern resulting from the combination of natural, cultural, historical, functional and visual aspects. The landscape may be considered as a reflection of the attitude of the community to its natural environment and the way in which it acts on this environment;
2939 Benelux Convention On Nature Conservation And Landscape Protection Art.1.2.dx conservation, management and rehabilitation: passive or active measures intended to preserve or develop biological, cultural, historical and aesthetic values;
2939 Benelux Convention On Nature Conservation And Landscape Protection Art.1.2.ex transboundary park or area: a park or area lying across an intra-Benelux border.
2965 International Tropical Timber Agreement Art.2 Article 2
2965 International Tropical Timber Agreement Art.2.1x For the purposes of this Agreement:
2965 International Tropical Timber Agreement Art.2.1x.1 (1) "Tropical timber" means non-coniferous tropical wood for industrial uses, which grows or is produced in the countries situated between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn. The term covers logs, sawnwood, veneer sheets and plywood. Plywood which includes in some measure conifers of tropical origin shall also be covered by this definition;
2965 International Tropical Timber Agreement Art.2.1x.2 (2) "Further processing" means the transformation of logs into primary wood products, semi-finished and finished products made wholly or almost wholly of tropical timber;
2965 International Tropical Timber Agreement Art.2.1x.3 (3) "Member" means a Government or an intergovernmental organization referred to in article 5 which has consented to be bound by this Agreement whether it is in force provisionally or definitively;
2965 International Tropical Timber Agreement Art.2.1x.4 (4) "Producing member" means any country with tropical forest resources and/or a net exporter of tropical timber in volume terms which is listed in annex A and which becomes a party to this Agreement, or any country with tropical forest resources and/or a net exporter of tropical timber in volume terms which is not so listed and which becomes a party to this Agreement and which the Council, with the consent of that country, declares to be a producing member;
2965 International Tropical Timber Agreement Art.2.1x.5 (5) "Consuming member" means any country listed in annex B which becomes a party to this Agreement, or any country not so listed which becomes a party to this Agreement and which the Council, with the consent of that country, declares to be a consuming member;
2965 International Tropical Timber Agreement Art.2.1x.6 (6) "Organization" means the International Tropical Timber Organization established in accordance with article 3;
2965 International Tropical Timber Agreement Art.2.1x.7 (7) "Council" means the International Tropical Timber Council established in accordance with article 6;
2965 International Tropical Timber Agreement Art.2.1x.8 (8) "Special vote" means a vote requiring at least two thirds of the votes cast by producing members present and voting and at least 60 per cent of the votes cast by consuming members present and voting, counted separately, on condition that these votes are cast by at least half of the producing members present and voting and at least half of the consuming members present and voting;
2965 International Tropical Timber Agreement Art.2.1x.9 (9) "Simple distributed majority vote" means a vote requiring more than half of the votes cast by producing members present and voting and more than half of the votes cast by consuming members present and voting, counted separately;