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Id	Agreement Name	Label	Provision
2598	Treaty Concerning The Archipelago Of Spitsbergen	Art.8	Article 8
2598	Treaty Concerning The Archipelago Of Spitsbergen	Art.8.1x	Norway undertakes to provide for the territories specified in Article 1 mining regulations which, especially from the point of view of imposts, taxes or charges of any kind, and of general or particular labour conditions, shall exclude all privileges, monopolies or favours for the benefit of the State or of the nationals of any one of the High Contracting Parties, including Norway, and shall guarantee to the paid staff of all categories the remuneration and protection necessary for their physical, moral and intellectual welfare.
2598	Treaty Concerning The Archipelago Of Spitsbergen	Art.8.2x	Taxes, dues and duties levied shall be devoted exclusively to the said territories and shall not exceed what is required for the object in view.
2598	Treaty Concerning The Archipelago Of Spitsbergen	Art.8.3x	So far, particularly, as the exportation of minerals is concerned, the Norwegian Government shall have the right to levy an export duty which shall not exceed 1% of the maximum value of the minerals exported up to 100,000 tons, and beyond that quantity the duty will be proportionately diminished. The value shall be fixed at the end of the navigation season by calculating the average free on board price obtained.
2598	Treaty Concerning The Archipelago Of Spitsbergen	Art.8.4x	Three months before the date fixed for their coming into force, the draft mining regulations shall be communicated by the Norwegian Government to the other Contracting Powers. If during this period one or more of the said Powers propose to modify these regulations before they are applied, such proposals shall be communicated by the Norwegian Government to the other contracting Powers in order that they may be submitted to examination and the decision of a Commission composed of one representative of each of the said Powers. This Commission shall meet at the invitation of the Norwegian Government and shall come to a decision within a period of three months from the date of its first meeting. Its decisions shall be taken by a majority.
2599	Convention concerning the Organisation of Combat against Locusts	Art.5	Article 5
2599	Convention concerning the Organisation of Combat against Locusts	Art.5.1x	Any proposal coming from a contracting State regarding amendments to the present Convention shall be communicated by that State to the International Institute of Agriculture and referred by the Institute to a meeting of delegates of the Contracting Parties, which shall be convened at Rome by the Institute at the time of a General Assembly of that institution.
2599	Convention concerning the Organisation of Combat against Locusts	Art.5.2x	The proposals made by the delegates shall then be submitted for approval to the States which have acceded to the present Convention.
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.
2617	Constitution Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.2	Article II Membership and Associate Membership
2617	Constitution Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.2.1	1. The original Member Nations of the Organization shall be such of the nations specified in Annex I as accept this Constitution, in accordance with the provisions of Article XXI.
2617	Constitution Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.2.2	2. The Conference may by a two-thirds majority of the votes cast, provided that a majority of the Member Nations of the Organization is present, decide to admit as an additional Member of the Organization any nation which has submitted an application for membership and a declaration made in a formal instrument that it will accept the obligations of the Constitution as in force at the time of admission.
2617	Constitution Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.2.3	3. The Conference may by a two-thirds majority of the votes cast, provided that a majority of the Member Nations of the Organization is present, decide to admit as a Member of the Organization any regional economic integration organization meeting the criteria set out in paragraph 4 of this Article, which has submitted an application for membership and a declaration made in a formal instrument that it will accept the obligations of the Constitution as in force at the time of admission. Subject to paragraph 8 of this Article, references to Member Nations under this Constitution shall include Member Organizations, except as otherwise expressly provided.
2617	Constitution Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.2.4	4. To be eligible to apply for membership of the Organization under paragraph 3 of this Article, a regional economic integration organization must be one constituted by sovereign States, a majority of which are Member Nations of the Organization, and to which its Member States have transferred competence over a range of matters within the purview of the Organization, including the authority to make decisions binding on its Member States in respect of those matters.
2617	Constitution Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.2.5	5. Each regional economic integration organization applying for membership in the Organization shall, at the time of such application, submit a declaration of competence specifying the matters in respect of which competence has been transferred to it by its Member States.
2617	Constitution Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.2.6	6. Member States of a Member Organization shall be presumed to retain competence over all matters in respect of which transfers of competence have not been specifically declared or notified to the Organization.
2617	Constitution Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.2.7	7. Any change regarding the distribution of competence between the Member Organization and its Member States shall be notified by the Member Organization or its Member States to the Director-General, who shall circulate such information to the other Member Nations of the Organization.
2617	Constitution Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.2.8	8. A Member Organization shall exercise membership rights on an alternative basis with its Member States that are Member Nations of the Organization in the areas of their respective competences and in accordance with rules set down by the Conference.
2617	Constitution Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.2.9	9. Except as otherwise provided in this Article, a Member Organization shall have the right to participate in matters within its competence in any meeting of the Organization, including any meeting of the Council or other body, other than bodies of restricted membership referred to below, in which any of its Member States are entitled to participate. A Member Organization shall not be eligible for election or designation to any such body, nor shall it be eligible for election or designation to any body established jointly with other organizations. A Member Organization shall not have the right to participate in bodies of restricted membership specified in the rules adopted by the Conference.
2617	Constitution Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.2.10	10. Except as otherwise provided in this Constitution or in rules set down by the Conference, and Article III paragraph 4 notwithstanding, a Member Organization may exercise on matters within its competence, in any meeting of the Organization in which it is entitled to participate, a number of votes equal to the number of its Member States which are entitled to vote in such meeting. Whenever a Member Organization exercises its right to vote, its Member States shall not exercise theirs, and conversely.
2617	Constitution Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.2.11	11. The Conference may, under the same conditions regarding the required majority and quorum as prescribed in paragraph 2 above, decide to admit as an Associate Member of the Organization any territory or group of territories which is not responsible for the conduct of its international relations upon application made on its behalf by the Member Nation or authority having responsibility for its international relations, provided that such Member Nation or authority has submitted a declaration made in a formal instrument that it will accept on behalf of the proposed Associate Member the obligations of the Constitution as in force at the time of admission, and that it will assume responsibility for ensuring the observance of the provisions of paragraph 4 of Article VIII, paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article XVI, and paragraphs 2 and 3 of Article XVIII of this Constitution with regard to the Associate Member.
2617	Constitution Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.2.12	12. The nature and extent of the rights and obligations of Associate Members are defined in the relevant provision of this Constitution and the rules and regulations of the Organization.
2617	Constitution Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.2.13	13. Membership and Associate Membership shall become effective on the date on which the Conference approved the application.
2617	Constitution Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.3	Article III The Conference
2617	Constitution Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.3.1	1. There shall be a Conference of the Organization in which each Member Nation and Associate Member shall be represented by one delegate. Associate Members shall have the right to participate in the deliberations of the Conference but shall not hold office or have the right to vote.
2617	Constitution Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.3.2	2. Each Member Nation and Associate Member may appoint alternates, associates and advisers to its delegate. The Conference may determine the conditions for the participation of alternates, associates and advisers in its proceedings, but any such participation shall be without the right to vote, except in the case of an alternate, associate, or adviser participating in the place of a delegate.
2617	Constitution Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.3.3	3. No delegate may represent more than one Member Nation or Associate Member.
2617	Constitution Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.3.4	4. Each Member Nation shall have only one vote. A Member Nation which is in arrears in the payment of its financial contributions to the Organization shall have no vote in the Conference if the amount of its arrears equals or exceeds the amount of the contributions due from it for the two preceding calendar years. The Conference may, nevertheless, permit such a Member Nation to vote if it is satisfied that the failure to pay is due to conditions beyond the control of the Member Nation.
2617	Constitution Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.3.5	5. The Conference may invite any international organization which has responsibilities related to those of the Organization to be represented at its meetings on the conditions prescribed by the Conference. No representative of such an organization shall have the right to vote.
2617	Constitution Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.3.6	6. The Conference shall meet once in every two years in regular session. It may meet in special session: if at any regular session the Conference decides, by a majority of the votes cast, to meet in the following year; if the Council so instructs the Director-General, or if at least one-third of the Member Nations so request.
2617	Constitution Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.3.7	7. The Conference shall elect its own officers.
2617	Constitution Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.3.8	8. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Constitution or by rules made by the Conference, all decisions of the Conference shall be taken by a majority of the votes cast.
2617	Constitution Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.4	Article IV Functions of the Conference
2617	Constitution Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.4.1	1. The Conference shall determine the policy and approve the budget of the Organization and shall exercise the other powers conferred upon it by this Constitution.
2617	Constitution Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.4.2	2. The Conference shall adopt General Rules and Financial Regulations for the Organization.
2617	Constitution Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.4.3	3. The Conference may, by a two-thirds majority of the votes cast, make recommendations to Member Nations and Associate Members concerning questions relating to food and agriculture, for consideration by them with a view to implementation by national action.
2617	Constitution Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.4.4	4. The Conference may make recommendations to any international organization regarding any matter pertaining to the purpose of the Organization.
2617	Constitution Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.4.5	5. The Conference may review any decision taken by the Council or by any commission or committee of the Conference or Council, or by any subsidiary body of such commissions or committees.
2617	Constitution Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.5	Article V Council of the Organization
2617	Constitution Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.5.1	1. A Council of the Organization consisting of forty-nine Member Nations shall be elected by the Conference. Each Member Nation on the Council shall have one representative and shall have only one vote. Each Member of the Council may appoint alternates, associates and advisers to its representative. The Council may determine the conditions for the participation of alternates, associates and advisers in its proceedings, but any such participation shall be without the right to vote, except in the case of an alternate, associate or adviser participating in the place of a representative. No representative may represent more than one Member of the Council. The tenure and other conditions of office of the Members of the Council shall be subject to rules made by the Conference.
2617	Constitution Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.5.2	2. The Conference shall, in addition, appoint an independent Chairman of the Council.
2617	Constitution Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.5.3	3. The Council shall have such powers as the Conference may delegate to it, but the Conference shall not delegate the powers set forth in paragraphs 2, 3 and 11 of Article II, Article IV, paragraph 1 of Article VII, Article XII, paragraph 4 of Article XIII, paragraphs 1 and 6 of Article XIV and Article XX of this Constitution.
2617	Constitution Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.5.4	4. The Council shall appoint its officers other than the Chairman and, subject to any decisions of the Conference, shall adopt its own Rules of Procedure.
2617	Constitution Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.5.5	5. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Constitution or by rules made by the Conference or Council, all decisions of the Council shall be taken by a majority of the votes cast.
2617	Constitution Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.5.6	6. In the performance of its functions, the Council shall be assisted by a Programme Committee, a Finance Committee, a Committee on Constitutional and Legal Matters, a Committee on Commodity Problems, a Committee on Fisheries, a Committee on Forestry, a Committee on Agriculture and a Committee on World Food Security. These Committees shall report to the Council and their composition and terms of reference shall be governed by rules adopted by the Conference.
2617	Constitution Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.6	Article VI Commissions, Committees, Conferences, Working Parties and Consultations
2617	Constitution Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.6.1	1. The Conference or Council may establish commissions, the membership of which shall be open to all Member Nations and Associate Members, or regional commissions open to all Member Nations and Associate Members whose territories are situated wholly or in part in one or more regions, to advise on the formulation and implementation of policy and to coordinate the implementation of policy. The Conference or Council may also establish, in conjunction with other intergovernmental organizations, joint commissions open to all Member Nations and Associate Members of the Organization and of the other organizations concerned, or joint regional commissions open to Member Nations and Associate Members of the Organization and of the other organizations concerned, whose territories are situated wholly or in part in the region.
2617	Constitution Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.6.2	2. The Conference, the Council, or the Director-General on the authority of the Conference or Council may establish committees and working parties to study and report on matters pertaining to the purpose of the Organization and consisting either of selected Member Nations and Associate Members, or of individuals appointed in their personal capacity because of their special competence in technical matters. The Conference, the Council, or the Director-General on the authority of the Conference or Council may, in conjunction with other intergovernmental organizations, also establish joint committees and working parties, consisting either of selected Member Nations and Associate Members of the Organization and of the other organizations concerned, or of individuals appointed in their personal capacity. The selected Member Nations and Associate Members shall, as regards the Organization, be designated either by the Conference or the Council, or by the Director-General if so decided by the Conference or Council. The individuals appointed in their personal capacity shall, as regards the Organization, be designated either by the Conference, the Council, selected Member Nations or Associate Members, or by the Director-General, as decided by the Conference or Council.
2617	Constitution Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.6.3	3. The Conference, the Council, or the Director-General on the authority of the Conference or Council shall determine the terms of reference and reporting procedures, as appropriate, of commissions, committees and working parties established by the Conference, the Council, or the Director-General as the case may be. Such commissions and committees may adopt their own rules of procedure and amendments thereto, which shall come into force upon approval by the Director-General. The terms of reference and reporting procedures of joint commissions, committees and working parties established in conjunction with other intergovernmental organizations shall be determined in consultation with the other organizations concerned.
2617	Constitution Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.6.4	4. The Director-General may establish, in consultation with Member Nations, Associate Members and National FAO Committees, panels of experts, with a view to developing consultation with leading technicians in the various fields of activity of the Organization. The Director-General may convene meetings of some or all of these experts for consultation on specific subjects.
2617	Constitution Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.6.5	5. The Conference, the Council, or the Director-General on the authority of the Conference or Council may convene general, regional, technical or other conferences, or working parties or consultations of Member Nations and Associate Members, laying down their terms of reference and reporting procedures, and may provide for participation in such conferences, working parties and consultations, in such manner as they may determine, of national and international bodies concerned with nutrition, food and agriculture.
2617	Constitution Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.6.6	6. When the Director-General is satisfied that urgent action is required, he may establish the committees and working parties and convene the conferences, working parties and consultations provided for in paragraphs 2 and 5 above. Such action shall be notified by the Director-General to Member Nations and Associate Members and reported to the following session of the Council.
2617	Constitution Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.6.7	7. Associate Members included in the membership of the commissions, committees or working parties, or attending the conferences, working parties or consultations referred to in paragraphs 1, 2 and 5 above, shall have the right to participate in the deliberations of such commissions, committees, conferences, working parties and consultations, but shall not hold office or have the right to vote.
2617	Constitution Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.7	Article VII The Director-General
2617	Constitution Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.7.1	1. There shall be a Director-General of the Organization who shall be appointed by the Conference for a term of six years. He shall be eligible for reappointment.
2617	Constitution Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.7.2	2. The appointment of the Director-General under this Article shall be made by such procedures and on such terms as the Conference may determine.
2617	Constitution Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.7.3	3. Should the office of Director-General become vacant prior to the expiry of his term of office, the Conference shall, either at the next regular session or at a special session convened in accordance with Article III, paragraph 6 of this Constitution, appoint a Director-General in accordance with the provisions of paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article. However, the duration of the term of office of the Director-General appointed at a special session shall expire at the end of the year of the third regular session of the Conference following the date of his appointment.
2617	Constitution Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.7.4	4. Subject to the general supervision of the Conference and the Council, the Director-General shall have full power and authority to direct the work of the Organization.
2617	Constitution Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.7.5	5. The Director-General or a representative designated by him shall participate, without the right to vote, in all meetings of the Conference and of the Council and shall formulate for consideration by the Conference and the Council proposals for appropriate action in regard to matters coming before them.
2617	Constitution Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.9	Article IX Seat
2617	Constitution Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.9.1x	The seat of the Organization shall be determined by the Conference.
2617	Constitution Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.12	Article XII Relations with the United Nations
2617	Constitution Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.12.1	1. The Organization shall maintain relations with the United Nations as a specialized agency within the meaning of Article 57 of the Charter of the United Nations.1
2617	Constitution Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.12.2	2. Agreements defining the relations between the Organization and the United Nations shall be subject to the approval of the Conference.
2617	Constitution Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.13	Article XIII Cooperation with Organizations and Persons
2617	Constitution Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.13.1	1. In order to provide for close cooperation between the Organization and other international organizations with related responsibilities, the Conference may enter into agreements with the competent authorities of such organizations, defining the distribution of responsibilities and methods of cooperation.
2617	Constitution Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.13.2	2. The Director-General may, subject to any decision of the Conference, enter into agreements with other intergovernmental organizations for the maintenance of common services, for common arrangements in regard to recruitment, training, conditions of service and other related matters, and for interchanges of staff.
2617	Constitution Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.13.3	3. The Conference may approve arrangements placing other international organizations dealing with questions relating to food and agriculture under the general authority of the Organization on such terms as may be agreed with the competent authorities of the organization concerned.
2617	Constitution Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.13.4	4. The Conference shall make rules laying down the procedure to be followed to secure proper consultation with governments in regard to relations between the Organization and national institutions or private persons.
2617	Constitution Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.14	Article XIV Conventions and Agreements
2617	Constitution Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.14.1	1. The Conference may, by a two-thirds majority of the votes cast and in conformity with rules adopted by the Conference, approve and submit to Member Nations conventions and agreements concerning questions relating to food and agriculture.
2617	Constitution Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.14.2	2. The Council, under rules to be adopted by the Conference, may, by a vote concurred in by at least two thirds of the membership of the Council, approve and submit to Member Nations: agreements concerning questions relating to food and agriculture which are of particular interest to Member Nations of geographical areas specified in such agreements and are designed to apply only to such areas; supplementary conventions or agreements designed to implement any convention or agreement which has come into force under paragraphs 1 or 2 (a).
2617	Constitution Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.14.3	3. Conventions, agreements, and supplementary conventions and agreements shall:
2617	Constitution Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.14.3.ax	be submitted to the Conference or Council through the Director-General on behalf of a technical meeting or conference comprising Member Nations, which has assisted in drafting the convention or agreement and has suggested that it be submitted to Member Nations concerned for acceptance; contain provisions concerning the Member Nations of the Organization, and such non-member States as are members of the United Nations, any of its specialized agencies or the International Atomic Energy Agency, and regional economic integration organizations, including Member Organizations, to which their Member States have transferred competence over matters within the purview of the conventions, agreements, supplementary conventions and agreements, including the power to enter into treaties in respect thereto, which may become parties thereto and the number of acceptances by Member Nations necessary to bring such convention, agreement, supplementary convention or agreement into force, and thus to ensure that it will constitute a real contribution to the achievement of its objectives. In the case of conventions, agreements, supplementary conventions and agreements establishing commissions or committees, participation by non-member States of the Organization that are members of the United Nations, any of its specialized agencies or the International Atomic Energy Agency or by regional economic integration organizations other than Member Organizations, shall in addition be subject to prior approval by at least two-thirds of the membership of such commissions or committees. Where any convention, agreement, supplementary convention or agreement provides that a Member Organization or a regional economic integration organization that is not a Member Organization may become a party thereto, the voting rights to be exercised by such organizations and the other terms of participation shall be defined therein. Any such convention, agreement, supplementary convention or agreement shall, where the Member States of the organization do not participate in that convention, agreement, supplementary convention or agreement, and where other parties exercise one vote only, provide that the organization shall exercise only one vote in any body established by such convention, agreement, supplementary convention or agreement, but shall enjoy equal rights of participation with Member Nations parties to such convention, agreement, supplementary convention or agreement; not entail any financial obligations for Member Nations not parties to it other than their contributions to the Organization provided for in Article XVIII, paragraph 2 of this Constitution.
2617	Constitution Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.14.4	4. Any convention, agreement, supplementary convention or agreement approved by the Conference or Council for submission to Member Nations shall come into force for each contracting party as the convention, agreement, supplementary convention or agreement may prescribe.
2617	Constitution Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.14.5	5. As regards an Associate Member, conventions, agreements, supplementary conventions and agreements shall be submitted to the authority having responsibility for the international relations of the Associate Member.
2617	Constitution Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.14.6	6. The Conference shall make rules laying down the procedure to be followed to secure proper consultation with governments and adequate technical preparations prior to consideration by the Conference or the Council of proposed conventions, agreements, supplementary conventions and agreements.
2617	Constitution Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.14.7	7. Two copies in the authentic language or languages of any convention, agreement, supplementary convention or agreement approved by the Conference or the Council shall be certified by the Chairman of the Conference or of the Council respectively and by the Director-General. One of these copies shall be deposited in the archives of the Organization. The other copy shall be transmitted to the Secretary-General of the United Nations for registration once the convention, agreement, supplementary convention or agreement has come into force as a result of action taken under this Article. In addition, the Director-General shall certify copies of those conventions, agreements, supplementary conventions or agreements and transmit one copy to each Member Nation of the Organization and to such non-member States or regional economic integration organizations as may become parties to the conventions, agreements, supplementary conventions or agreements.
2617	Constitution Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.15	Article XV Agreements between the Organization and Member Nations
2617	Constitution Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.15.1	1. The Conference may authorize the Director-General to enter into agreements with Member Nations for the establishment of international institutions dealing with questions relating to food and agriculture.
2617	Constitution Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.15.2	2. In pursuance of a policy decision taken by the Conference by a two-thirds majority of the votes cast, the Director-General may negotiate and enter into such agreements with Member Nations subject to the provisions of paragraph 3 below.
2617	Constitution Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.15.3	3. The signature of such agreements by the Director-General shall be subject to the prior approval of the Conference by a two-thirds majority of the votes cast. The Conference may, in a particular case or cases, delegate the authority of approval to the Council, requiring a vote concurred in by at least two thirds of the membership of the Council.
2617	Constitution Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.16	Article XVI Legal Status
2617	Constitution Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.16.1	1. The Organization shall have the capacity of a legal person to perform any legal act appropriate to its purpose which is not beyond the powers granted to it by this Constitution.
2617	Constitution Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.16.2	2. Each Member Nation and Associate Member undertakes, insofar as it may be possible under its constitutional procedure, to accord to the Organization all the immunities and facilities which it accords to diplomatic missions, including inviolability of premises and archives, immunity from suit and exemptions from taxation.
2617	Constitution Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.16.3	3. The Conference shall make provision for the determination by an administrative tribunal of disputes relating to the conditions and terms of appointment of members of the staff.
2617	Constitution Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.18	Article XVIII Budget and Contributions
2617	Constitution Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.18.1	1. The Director-General shall submit to each regular session of the Conference the budget of the Organization for approval.
2617	Constitution Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.18.2	2. Each Member Nation and Associate Member undertakes to contribute annually to the Organization its share of the budget, as apportioned by the Conference. When determining the contributions to be paid by Member Nations and Associate Members, the Conference shall take into account the difference in status between Member Nations and Associate Members.
2617	Constitution Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.18.3	3. Each Member Nation and Associate Member shall, upon approval of its application, pay as its first contribution a proportion, to be determined by the Conference, of the budget for the current financial period.
2617	Constitution Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.18.4	4. The financial period of the Organization shall be the two calendar years following the normal date for the regular session of the Conference, unless the Conference should otherwise determine.
2617	Constitution Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.18.5	5. Decisions on the level of the budget shall be taken by a two-thirds majority of the votes cast.
2617	Constitution Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.18.6	6. A Member Organization shall not be required to contribute to the budget as specified in paragraph 2 of this Article, but shall pay to the Organization a sum to be determined by the Conference to cover administrative and other expenses arising out of its membership in the Organization. A Member Organization shall not vote on the budget.
2617	Constitution Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.20	Article XX Amendment of Constitution
2617	Constitution Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.20.1	1. The Conference may amend this Constitution by a two-thirds majority of the votes cast, provided that such majority is more than one half of the Member Nations of the Organization.
2617	Constitution Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.20.2	2. An amendment not involving new obligations for Member Nations or Associate Members shall take effect forthwith, unless the resolution by which it is adopted provides otherwise. Amendments involving new obligations shall take effect for each Member Nation and Associate Member accepting the amendment on acceptance by two thirds of the Member Nations of the Organization and thereafter for each remaining Member Nation or Associate Member on acceptance by it. As regards an Associate Member, the acceptance of amendments involving new obligations shall be given on its behalf by the Member Nation or authority having responsibility for the international relations of the Associate Member.
2617	Constitution Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.20.3	3. Proposals for the amendment of the Constitution may be made either by the Council or by a Member Nation in a communication addressed to the Director-General. The Director-General shall immediately inform all Member Nations and Associate Members of all proposals for amendments.
2617	Constitution Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.20.4	4. No proposal for the amendment of the Constitution shall be included in the agenda of any session of the Conference unless notice thereof has been dispatched by the Director-General to Member Nations and Associate Members at least 120 days before the opening of the session.
2619	Convention For The Regulation Of The Meshes Of Fishing Nets And The Size Limits Of Fish	Art.12	Article 12
2619	Convention For The Regulation Of The Meshes Of Fishing Nets And The Size Limits Of Fish	Art.12.1	(1) The Contracting Governments undertake to set up a permanent Commission to which each of them shall appoint one or if they so desire two delegates.
2619	Convention For The Regulation Of The Meshes Of Fishing Nets And The Size Limits Of Fish	Art.12.2	(2) The Commission shall elect its own President either from among the delegates or from independent nominees. If a delegate has been elected President lie shall forthwith cease to be the delegate of his Government and that Government shall have the right to appoint another person to serve as its delegate.
2619	Convention For The Regulation Of The Meshes Of Fishing Nets And The Size Limits Of Fish	Art.12.3	(3) The Commission shall draw up its own rules of procedure including provisions for the term of office of the President and the election of subsequent Presidents and such rules may be altered or amended from time to time by a majority of the delegates of Contracting Governments who are present and vote. Only ill the case of an even division of votes on any such matter shall the President have a casting vote and it shall be decisive.
2619	Convention For The Regulation Of The Meshes Of Fishing Nets And The Size Limits Of Fish	Art.12.4	(4) For the purpose of voting on all matters within the scope of this article each Contracting Government shall possess one vote, whether it has appointed one delegate or two, but the vote may be exercised by either delegate.
2619	Convention For The Regulation Of The Meshes Of Fishing Nets And The Size Limits Of Fish	Art.12.5	(5) It shall be the duty of this Commission to consider whether the provisions of this Convention should be extended or altered. For this purpose the Commission shall where practicable consult the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea.
2619	Convention For The Regulation Of The Meshes Of Fishing Nets And The Size Limits Of Fish	Art.12.6	(6) The Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland undertakes to call the first meeting of this Commission in the United Kingdom within two years from the coming into force of this Convention, and to call subsequent meetings at the request of the President at such time and in such places as the Commission shall decide.
2619	Convention For The Regulation Of The Meshes Of Fishing Nets And The Size Limits Of Fish	Art.12.7	(7) There shall be a meeting of the Commission not less than once in every three years.
2619	Convention For The Regulation Of The Meshes Of Fishing Nets And The Size Limits Of Fish	Art.12.8	(8) The Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland undertakes to communicate the agenda for the first meeting to all other Contracting Governments not less than one month before the date of the meeting.
2619	Convention For The Regulation Of The Meshes Of Fishing Nets And The Size Limits Of Fish	Art.12.9	(9) Reports of the proceedings of the Commission shall be transmitted by the President of the Commission to the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, which shall in turn communicate them to all the Governments which have ratified or acceded to this Convention.
2619	Convention For The Regulation Of The Meshes Of Fishing Nets And The Size Limits Of Fish	Art.12.10	(10) The Contracting Governments undertake to give effect to any recommendation of the Commission for the extension or alteration of this Convention which has been carried unanimously at a meeting of the Commission and accepted by all Contracting Governments not represented at the meeting.
2621	International Convention For The Regulation Of Whaling	Art.3	Article III
2621	International Convention For The Regulation Of Whaling	Art.3.1	1. The Contracting Governments agree to establish an International Whaling Commission, hereinafter referred to as the Commission, to be composed of one member from each Contracting Government. Each member shall have one vote and may be accompanied by one or more experts and advisers.
2621	International Convention For The Regulation Of Whaling	Art.3.2	2. The Commission shall elect from its own members a Chairman and Vice-Chairman and shall determine its own Rules of Procedure. Decisions of the Commission shall be taken by a simple majority of those members voting except that a three-fourths majority of those members voting shall be required for action in pursuance of Article V. The Rules of Procedure may provide for decisions otherwise than at meetings of the Commission.
2621	International Convention For The Regulation Of Whaling	Art.3.3	3. The Commission may appoint its own Secretary and staff.
2621	International Convention For The Regulation Of Whaling	Art.3.4	4. The Commission may set up, from among its own members and experts or advisers, such committees as it considers desirable to perform such functions as it may authorize.
2621	International Convention For The Regulation Of Whaling	Art.3.5	5. The expenses of each member of the Commission and of his experts and advisers shall be determined by his own Government.
2621	International Convention For The Regulation Of Whaling	Art.3.6	6. Recognizing that specialized agencies related to the United Nations will be concerned with the conservation and development of whale fisheries and the products arising there from and desiring to avoid duplication of functions, the Contracting Governments will consult among themselves within two years after the coming into force of this Convention to decide whether the Commission shall be brought within the framework of a specialized agency related to the United Nations.
2621	International Convention For The Regulation Of Whaling	Art.3.7	7. In the meantime the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland shall arrange, in consultation with the other Contracting Governments, to convene the first meeting of the Commission, and shall initiate the consultation referred to in paragraph 6 above.
2621	International Convention For The Regulation Of Whaling	Art.3.8	8. Subsequent meetings of the Commission shall be convened as the Commission may determine.
2621	International Convention For The Regulation Of Whaling	Art.4	Article IV
2621	International Convention For The Regulation Of Whaling	Art.4.1	1. The Commission may either in collaboration with or through independent agencies of the Contracting Governments or other public or private agencies, establishments, or organizations, or independently
2621	International Convention For The Regulation Of Whaling	Art.4.1.a	(a) encourage, recommend, or if necessary, organize studies and investigations relating to whales and whaling;
2621	International Convention For The Regulation Of Whaling	Art.4.1.b	(b)collect and analyze statistical information concerning the current condition and trend of the whale stocks and the effects of whaling activities thereon;
2621	International Convention For The Regulation Of Whaling	Art.4.1.c	(c)study, appraise, and disseminate information concerning methods of maintaining and increasing the populations of whale stocks.
2621	International Convention For The Regulation Of Whaling	Art.4.2	2. The Commission shall arrange for the publication of reports of its activities, and it may publish independently or in collaboration with the International Bureau for Whaling Statistics at Sandefjord in Norway and other organizations and agencies such reports as it deems appropriate, as well as statistical, scientific, and other pertinent information relating to whales and whaling.
2621	International Convention For The Regulation Of Whaling	Art.5	Article V
2621	International Convention For The Regulation Of Whaling	Art.5.1	1. The Commission may amend from time to time the provisions of the Schedule by adopting regulations with respect to the conservation and utilization of whale resources, fixing
2621	International Convention For The Regulation Of Whaling	Art.5.1.a	(a) protected and unprotected species;
2621	International Convention For The Regulation Of Whaling	Art.5.1.b	(b) open and closed seasons;
2621	International Convention For The Regulation Of Whaling	Art.5.1.c	(c) open and closed waters, including the designation of sanctuary areas;
2621	International Convention For The Regulation Of Whaling	Art.5.1.d	(d) size limits for each species;
2621	International Convention For The Regulation Of Whaling	Art.5.1.e	(e) time, methods, and intensity of whaling (including the maximum catch of whales to be taken in any one season);
2621	International Convention For The Regulation Of Whaling	Art.5.1.f	(f) types and specifications of gear and apparatus and appliances which may be used;
2621	International Convention For The Regulation Of Whaling	Art.5.1.g	(g) methods of measurement; and
2621	International Convention For The Regulation Of Whaling	Art.5.1.h	(h) catch returns and other statistical and biological records.
2621	International Convention For The Regulation Of Whaling	Art.5.2	2. These amendments of the Schedule
2621	International Convention For The Regulation Of Whaling	Art.5.2.a	(a) shall be such as are necessary to carry out the objectives and purposes of this Convention and to provide for the conservation, development, and optimum utilization of the whale resources;
2621	International Convention For The Regulation Of Whaling	Art.5.2.b	(b) shall be based on scientific findings;
2621	International Convention For The Regulation Of Whaling	Art.5.2.c	(c) shall not involve restrictions on the number or nationality of factory ships or land stations, nor allocate specific quotas to any factory or ship or land station or to any group of factory ships or land stations; and
2621	International Convention For The Regulation Of Whaling	Art.5.2.d	(d) shall take into consideration the interests of the consumers of whale products and the whaling industry.
2621	International Convention For The Regulation Of Whaling	Art.5.3	3. Each of such amendments shall become effective with respect to the Contracting Governments ninety days following notification of the amendment by the Commission to each of the Contracting Governments, except that
2621	International Convention For The Regulation Of Whaling	Art.5.3.a	(a) if any Government presents to the Commission objection to any amendment prior to the expiration of this ninety-day period, the amendment shall not become effective with respect to any of the Governments for an additional ninety days;
2621	International Convention For The Regulation Of Whaling	Art.5.3.b	(b) thereupon, any other Contracting Government may present objection to the amendment at any time prior to the expiration of the additional ninety-day period, or before the expiration of thirty days from the date of receipt of the last objection received during such additional ninety-day period, whichever date shall be the later; and
2621	International Convention For The Regulation Of Whaling	Art.5.3.c	(c) thereafter, the amendment shall become effective with respect to all Contracting Governments which have not presented objection but shall not become effective with respect to any Government which has so objected until such date as the objection is withdrawn. The Commission shall notify each Contracting Government immediately upon receipt of each objection and withdrawal and each Contracting Government shall acknowledge receipt of all notifications of amendments, objections, and withdrawals.
2621	International Convention For The Regulation Of Whaling	Art.5.4	4. No amendments shall become effective before 1st July, 1949.
2621	International Convention For The Regulation Of Whaling	Art.6	Article VI
2621	International Convention For The Regulation Of Whaling	Art.6.1x	The Commission may from time to time make recommendations to any or all Contracting Governments on any matters which relate to whales or whaling and to the objectives and purposes of this Convention.
2621	International Convention For The Regulation Of Whaling	Art.7	Article VII
2621	International Convention For The Regulation Of Whaling	Art.7.1x	The Contracting Government shall ensure prompt transmission to the International Bureau for Whaling Statistics at Sandefjord in Norway, or to such other body as the Commission may designate, of notifications and statistical and other information required by this Convention in such form and manner as may be prescribed by the Commission.
2621	International Convention For The Regulation Of Whaling	Art.8	Article VIII
2621	International Convention For The Regulation Of Whaling	Art.8.1	1. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Convention any Contracting Government may grant to any of its nationals a special permit authorizing that national to kill, take and treat whales for purposes of scientific research subject to such restrictions as to number and subject to such other conditions as the Contracting Government thinks fit, and the killing, taking, and treating of whales in accordance with the provisions of this Article shall be exempt from the operation of this Convention. Each Contracting Government shall report at once to the Commission all such authorizations which it has granted. Each Contracting Government may at any time revoke any such special permit which it has granted.
2621	International Convention For The Regulation Of Whaling	Art.8.2	2. Any whales taken under these special permits shall so far as practicable be processed and the proceeds shall be dealt with in accordance with directions issued by the Government by which the permit was granted.
2621	International Convention For The Regulation Of Whaling	Art.8.3	3. Each Contracting Government shall transmit to such body as may be designated by the Commission, in so far as practicable, and at intervals of not more than one year, scientific information available to that Government with respect to whales and whaling, including the results of research conducted pursuant to paragraph 1 of this Article and to Article IV.
2621	International Convention For The Regulation Of Whaling	Art.8.4	4. Recognizing that continuous collection and analysis of biological data in connection with the operations of factory ships and land stations are indispensable to sound and constructive management of the whale fisheries, the Contracting Governments will take all practicable measures to obtain such data.
2624	Agreement For The Establishment Of The Indo-Pacific Fisheries Commission	Art.2	Article II
2624	Agreement For The Establishment Of The Indo-Pacific Fisheries Commission	Art.2.1	1. Each member Government shall be represented at meetings of the Council by a single delegate, who may be accompanied by an alternate and by experts and advisers. Participation in meetings of the Council by alternates, experts and advisers shall not entail the right to vote, except in the case of an alternate who is acting in the place of a delegate during his absence.
2624	Agreement For The Establishment Of The Indo-Pacific Fisheries Commission	Art.2.2	2. Each member Government shall have one vote. Decisions of the Council shall be taken by a simple majority of the votes cast, except as otherwise provided by this Agreement. A majority of the total membership of the Council shall constitute a quorum.
2624	Agreement For The Establishment Of The Indo-Pacific Fisheries Commission	Art.2.3	3. The Council shall elect a Chairman and a Vice-Chairman.
2624	Agreement For The Establishment Of The Indo-Pacific Fisheries Commission	Art.2.4	4. The Council shall determine the frequency, dates and place of its meeting and establish rules governing its procedure.
2624	Agreement For The Establishment Of The Indo-Pacific Fisheries Commission	Art.2.5	5. The Chairman shall call a meeting of the Council at least once in every year, unless directed otherwise by a majority of the member Governments. The initial meeting shall be called by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations within six months after the entry into force of this Agreement, and at such place as it may designate.
2624	Agreement For The Establishment Of The Indo-Pacific Fisheries Commission	Art.2.6	6. The seat of the Council shall be at the seat of the Regional Office of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations most conveniently situated within the area defined in Article IV. Pending the establishment of such a Regional Office, the Council shall select a temporary seat within that area.
2624	Agreement For The Establishment Of The Indo-Pacific Fisheries Commission	Art.2.7	7. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations shall provide the Secretariat for the Council and shall appoint its Secretary.
2624	Agreement For The Establishment Of The Indo-Pacific Fisheries Commission	Art.3	Article III
2624	Agreement For The Establishment Of The Indo-Pacific Fisheries Commission	Art.3.1x	The Council shall have the following functions and duties:
2624	Agreement For The Establishment Of The Indo-Pacific Fisheries Commission	Art.3.1x.a	(a) To formulate the oceanographical, biological and other technical aspects of the problems of development and proper utilization of living aquatic resources;
2624	Agreement For The Establishment Of The Indo-Pacific Fisheries Commission	Art.3.1x.b	(b) To encourage and coordinate research and the application of improved methods in every day practices;
2624	Agreement For The Establishment Of The Indo-Pacific Fisheries Commission	Art.3.1x.c	(c) To assemble, publish or otherwise disseminate oceanographical, biological and other technical information relating to living aquatic resources;
2624	Agreement For The Establishment Of The Indo-Pacific Fisheries Commission	Art.3.1x.d	(d) To recommend to member Governments such national or cooperative research and development projects as may appear necessary or desirable to fill gaps in such knowledge;
2624	Agreement For The Establishment Of The Indo-Pacific Fisheries Commission	Art.3.1x.e	(e) To undertake, where appropriate, cooperative research and development projects directed to this end;
2624	Agreement For The Establishment Of The Indo-Pacific Fisheries Commission	Art.3.1x.f	(f) To propose, and where necessary to adopt, measures to bring about the standardization of scientific equipment, techniques and nomenclature;
2624	Agreement For The Establishment Of The Indo-Pacific Fisheries Commission	Art.3.1x.g	(g) To extend its good offices in assisting member Governments to secure essential materials and equipment;
2624	Agreement For The Establishment Of The Indo-Pacific Fisheries Commission	Art.3.1x.h	(h) To report upon such questions relating to oceanographical, biological and other technical problems as may be recommended to it by member Governments or by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and other international, national or private organizations, with related interests;
2624	Agreement For The Establishment Of The Indo-Pacific Fisheries Commission	Art.3.1x.h.i	(i) To report annually to the Conference of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations upon its activities, for the information of the Conference; and to make such other reports to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations on matters falling within the competence of the Council as may seem to it necessary and desirable.
2624	Agreement For The Establishment Of The Indo-Pacific Fisheries Commission	Art.4	Article IV
2624	Agreement For The Establishment Of The Indo-Pacific Fisheries Commission	Art.4.1x	The Council shall carry out the functions and duties set forth in Article III in the Indo-Pacific areas.
2624	Agreement For The Establishment Of The Indo-Pacific Fisheries Commission	Art.5	Article V
2624	Agreement For The Establishment Of The Indo-Pacific Fisheries Commission	Art.5.1x	The Council shall cooperate closely with other international bodies in matters of mutual interest.
2625	International Convention For The Northwest Atlantic Fisheries	Art.3	Article III
2625	International Convention For The Northwest Atlantic Fisheries	Art.3.1	1. The Commission shall appoint an Executive Secretary according to such procedure and on such terms as it may determine.
2625	International Convention For The Northwest Atlantic Fisheries	Art.3.2	2. The staff of the Commission shall be appointed by the Executive Secretary in accordance with such rules and procedures as may be determined and authorized by the Commission.
2625	International Convention For The Northwest Atlantic Fisheries	Art.3.3	3. The Executive Secretary shall, subject to the general supervision of the Commission, have full power and authority over the staff and shall perform such other functions as the Commission shall prescribe.
2625	International Convention For The Northwest Atlantic Fisheries	Art.6	Article VI
2625	International Convention For The Northwest Atlantic Fisheries	Art.6.1	1. The Commission shall be responsible in the field of scientific investigation for obtaining and collating the information necessary for maintaining those stocks of fish which support international fisheries in the Convention area and the Commission may, through or in collaboration with agencies of the Contracting Governments or other public or private agencies and organizations or, when necessary, independently :
2625	International Convention For The Northwest Atlantic Fisheries	Art.6.1.a	(a) make such investigations as it finds necessary into the abundance, life history and ecology of any species of aquatic life in any part of the Northwest Atlantic Ocean;
2625	International Convention For The Northwest Atlantic Fisheries	Art.6.1.b	(b) collect and analyze statistical information relating to the current conditions and trends of the fishery resources of the Northwest Atlantic Ocean;
2625	International Convention For The Northwest Atlantic Fisheries	Art.6.1.c	(c) study and appraise information concerning the methods for maintaining and increasing stocks of fish in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean;
2625	International Convention For The Northwest Atlantic Fisheries	Art.6.1.d	(d) hold or arrange such hearings as may be useful or essential in connection with the development of complete factual information necessary to carry out the provisions of this Convention;
2625	International Convention For The Northwest Atlantic Fisheries	Art.6.1.e	(e) conduct fishing operations in the Convention area at any time for purposes of scientific investigation;
2625	International Convention For The Northwest Atlantic Fisheries	Art.6.1.f	(f) publish and otherwise disseminate reports of its findings and statistical, scientific and other information relating to the fisheries of the Northwest Atlantic Ocean as well as such other reports as fall within the scope of this Convention.
2625	International Convention For The Northwest Atlantic Fisheries	Art.6.2	2. Upon the unanimous recommendation of each Panel affected, the Commission may alter the boundaries of the sub-areas set out in the Annex. Any such alteration shall forthwith be reported to the Depositary Government which shall inform the Contracting Governments, and the sub-areas defined in the Annex shall be altered accordingly.
2625	International Convention For The Northwest Atlantic Fisheries	Art.6.3	3. The Contracting Governments shall furnish to the Commission, at such time and in such form as may be required by the Commission, the statistical information referred to in paragraph I (b) of this Article.
2625	International Convention For The Northwest Atlantic Fisheries	Art.8	Article VIII
2625	International Convention For The Northwest Atlantic Fisheries	Art.8.1	1. The Commission may, on the recommendations of one or more Panels, and on the basis of scientific investigations, transmit to the Depositary Government proposals, for joint action by the Contracting Governments, designed to keep the stocks of those species of fish which support international fisheries in the Convention area at a level permitting the maximum sustained catch by the application, with respect to such species of fish, of one or more of the following measures:
2625	International Convention For The Northwest Atlantic Fisheries	Art.8.1.a	(a) establishing open and closed seasons;
2625	International Convention For The Northwest Atlantic Fisheries	Art.8.1.b	(b) closing to fishing such portions of a sub-area as the Panel concerned finds to be a spawning area or to be populated by small or immature fish;
2625	International Convention For The Northwest Atlantic Fisheries	Art.8.1.c	(c) establishing size limits for any species;
2625	International Convention For The Northwest Atlantic Fisheries	Art.8.1.d	(d) prescribing the fishing gear and appliances the use of which is prohibited;
2625	International Convention For The Northwest Atlantic Fisheries	Art.8.1.e	(e) prescribing an over-all catch limit for any species of fish.
2625	International Convention For The Northwest Atlantic Fisheries	Art.8.2	2. Each recommendation shall be studied by the Commission and thereafter the Commission shall either
2625	International Convention For The Northwest Atlantic Fisheries	Art.8.2.a	(a) transmit the recommendation as a proposal to the Depositary Government with such modifications or suggestions as the Commission may consider desirable, or
2625	International Convention For The Northwest Atlantic Fisheries	Art.8.2.b	(b) refer the recommendation back to the Panel with comments for its reconsideration.
2625	International Convention For The Northwest Atlantic Fisheries	Art.8.3	3. The Panel may, after reconsidering the recommendation returned to it by the Commission, reaffirm that recommendation, with or without modification.
2625	International Convention For The Northwest Atlantic Fisheries	Art.8.4	4. If, after a recommendation is reaffirmed, the Commission is unable to adopt the recommendation as a proposal, it shall send a copy of the recommendation to the Depositary Government with a report of the Commission's decision. The Depositary Government shall transmit copies of the recommendation and of the Commission's report to the Contracting Governments.
2625	International Convention For The Northwest Atlantic Fisheries	Art.8.5	5. The Commission may, after consultation with all the Panels, transmit proposals to the Depositary Government within the scope of paragraph I of this Article affecting the Convention area as a whole.
2625	International Convention For The Northwest Atlantic Fisheries	Art.8.6	6. The Depositary Government shall transmit any proposal received by it to the Contracting Governments for their consideration and may make such suggestions as will facilitate acceptance of the proposal.
2625	International Convention For The Northwest Atlantic Fisheries	Art.8.7	7. The Contracting Governments shall notify the Depositary Government of their acceptance of the proposal, and the Depositary Government shall notify the Contracting Governments of each acceptance communicated to it, including the date of receipt thereof.
2625	International Convention For The Northwest Atlantic Fisheries	Art.8.8	8. The proposal shall become effective for all Contracting Governments four months after the date on which notifications of acceptance shall have been received by the Depositary Government from all the Contracting Governments participating in the Panel or Panels for the sub-area or sub-areas to which the proposal applies.
2625	International Convention For The Northwest Atlantic Fisheries	Art.8.9	9. At any time after the expiration of one year from the date on which a proposal becomes effective, any Panel Government for the sub-area to which the proposal applies may give to the Depositary Government notice of the termination of its acceptance of the proposal and, if that notice is not withdrawn, the proposal shall cease to be effective for that Panel Government at the end of one year from the date of receipt of the notice by the Depositary Government. At any time after a proposal has ceased to be effective for a Panel Government under this paragraph, the proposal shall cease to be effective for any other Contracting Government upon the date a notice of withdrawal by such Government is received by the Depositary Government. The Depositary Government shall notify all Contracting Governments of every notice under this paragraph immediately upon the receipt thereof.
2625	International Convention For The Northwest Atlantic Fisheries	Art.9	Article IX
2625	International Convention For The Northwest Atlantic Fisheries	Art.9.1x	The Commission may invite the attention of any or all Contracting Governments to any matters which relate to the objectives and purposes of this Convention.
2625	International Convention For The Northwest Atlantic Fisheries	Art.10	Article X
2625	International Convention For The Northwest Atlantic Fisheries	Art.10.1	1. The Commission shall seek to establish and maintain working arrangements with other public international organizations which have related objectives, particularly the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea, to ensure effective collaboration and coordination with respect to their work and, in the case of the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea, the avoidance of duplication of scientific investigations.
2625	International Convention For The Northwest Atlantic Fisheries	Art.10.2	2. The Commission shall consider, at the expiration of two years from the date of entry into force of this Convention, whether or not it should recommend to the Contracting Governments that the Commission be brought within the framework of a specialized agency of the United Nations.
2625	International Convention For The Northwest Atlantic Fisheries	Art.11	Article XI
2625	International Convention For The Northwest Atlantic Fisheries	Art.11.1	1. Each Contracting Government shall pay the expenses of the Commissioners, experts and advisers appointed by it.
2625	International Convention For The Northwest Atlantic Fisheries	Art.11.2	2. The Commission shall prepare an annual administrative budget of the proposed necessary administrative expenditures of the Commission and an annual special projects budget of proposed expenditures on special studies and investigations to be undertaken by or on behalf of the Commission pursuant to Article VI or by or on behalf of any Panel pursuant to Article VII.
2625	International Convention For The Northwest Atlantic Fisheries	Art.11.3	3. The Commission shall calculate the payments due from each Contracting Government under the annual administrative budget according to the following formula :
2625	International Convention For The Northwest Atlantic Fisheries	Art.11.3.a	(a) from the administrative budget there shall be deducted a sum of 500 United States dollars for each Contracting Government;
2625	International Convention For The Northwest Atlantic Fisheries	Art.11.3.b	(b) the remainder shall be divided into such number of equal shares as corresponds to the total number of Panel memberships;
2625	International Convention For The Northwest Atlantic Fisheries	Art.11.3.c	(c) the payment due form any Contracting Government shall be the equivalent of 500 United States dollars plus the number of shares equal to the number of Panels in which that Government participates.
2625	International Convention For The Northwest Atlantic Fisheries	Art.11.4	4. The Commission shall notify each Contracting Government the sum due from that Government as calculated under paragraph 3 of this Article and as soon as possible thereafter each Contracting Government shall pay to the Commission the sum so notified.
2625	International Convention For The Northwest Atlantic Fisheries	Art.11.5	5. The annual special projects budget shall be allocated to the Contracting Governments according to a scale to be determined by agreement among the Contracting Governments, and the sums so allocated to any Contracting Government shall be paid to the Commission by that Government.
2625	International Convention For The Northwest Atlantic Fisheries	Art.11.6	6. Contributions shall be payable in the currency of the country in which the seat of the Commission is located, except that the Commission may accept payment in the currencies in which it may be anticipated that expenditures of the Commission will be made from time to time, up to an amount established each year by the Commission in connection with the preparation of the annual budgets.
2625	International Convention For The Northwest Atlantic Fisheries	Art.11.7	7. At its first meeting the Commission shall approve an administrative budget for the balance of the first financial year in which the Commission functions and shall transmit to the Contracting Governments copies' of that budget together with notices of their respective allocations.
2625	International Convention For The Northwest Atlantic Fisheries	Art.11.8	8. In subsequent financial years, the Commission shall submit to each Contracting Government drafts of the annual budgets together with a schedule of allocations, not less than six weeks before the annual meeting of the Commission at which the budgets are to be considered.
2626	International Convention For The Permanent Control Of Outbreak Areas Of The Red Locust	Art.2	Article II
2626	International Convention For The Permanent Control Of Outbreak Areas Of The Red Locust	Art.2.ax	In order to carry out research on the Red Locust and to decide on and carry out adequate methods of combat, an International Service for the Control of the Red Locust (hereinafter referred to as the Control Service) shall be established by the Council.
2626	International Convention For The Permanent Control Of Outbreak Areas Of The Red Locust	Art.4	Article IV
2626	International Convention For The Permanent Control Of Outbreak Areas Of The Red Locust	Art.4.a	(a) The Council shall elect from among its members a President to hold office for one year. It shall have authority to appoint or dismiss the Secretary of the Council, the Director, the Secretary-Accountant and the scientific and technical personnel of the Control Service, and to determine their conditions of service.
2626	International Convention For The Permanent Control Of Outbreak Areas Of The Red Locust	Art.4.b	(b) The Council shall meet in ordinary session each year in the month of June or July. Extraordinary meetings of the Council may be convened by the President or at the request of a majority of the Participating Governments.
2626	International Convention For The Permanent Control Of Outbreak Areas Of The Red Locust	Art.4.c	(c) The Director of the Control Service shall forward each year, one month before the date fixed for the next meeting of the Council, his annual report to the Council. This shall be examined during the annual meeting of the Council.
2626	International Convention For The Permanent Control Of Outbreak Areas Of The Red Locust	Art.4.d	(d) The Council shall at its annual meeting adopt the plans and estimates for the operations of the Control Service for the following Control year (beginning on the 1st July, of the current calendar year and ending on the 30th June of the following calendar year).
2626	International Convention For The Permanent Control Of Outbreak Areas Of The Red Locust	Art.4.e	(e) The Council shall make its own rules of procedure, and shall have power to appoint an Executive Committee to carry out its decisions.
2626	International Convention For The Permanent Control Of Outbreak Areas Of The Red Locust	Art.6	Article VI
2626	International Convention For The Permanent Control Of Outbreak Areas Of The Red Locust	Art.6.a	(a) The ordinary annual expenses of the Council and Control Service shall be covered by contributions, of the Participating Governments in the proportion of 12 per cent. for Southern Rhodesia, 16 per cent. for the Belgian Congo, 8 per cent, for Ruanda-Urundi, 28 per cent. for the Union of South Africa and 36 per cent. for all the remaining Governments.
2626	International Convention For The Permanent Control Of Outbreak Areas Of The Red Locust	Art.6.b	(b) The apportionment of contributions shall be reviewed by the Council in the event of any other Government becoming a participating Government in accordance with Articles IX or X.
2626	International Convention For The Permanent Control Of Outbreak Areas Of The Red Locust	Art.6.c	(c) Each Participating Government shall have the option of paying its share of the annual expenses in cash or in kind, either by providing quarters or transport or by paying its own personnel seconded to the Control Service, with the agreement of the Council or of the Director of the Control Service.
2627	Convention For The Establishment Of An Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission	Art.1	Article I
2627	Convention For The Establishment Of An Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission	Art.1.1	1. The High Contracting Parties agree to establish and operate a joint Commission, to be known as the Inter-American Tropic al Tuna Commission, hereinafter referred to as the Commission, which shall carry out the objectives of this Convention. The Commission shall be composed of national sections, each consisting of from one to four members, appointed by the Governments of the respective High Contracting Parties.
2627	Convention For The Establishment Of An Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission	Art.1.2	2. The Commission shall submit annually to the Government of each High Contracting Party a report on its investigations and findings, with appropriate recommendations, and shall also inform such Governments, whenever it is deemed advisable, on any matter relating to the objectives of this Convention.
2627	Convention For The Establishment Of An Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission	Art.1.3	3. Each High Contracting Party shall determine and pay the expenses incurred by its section. Joint expenses incurred by the Commission shall be paid by the High Contracting Parties through contributions in the form and proportion recommended by the Commission and approved by the High Contracting Parties. The proportion of joint expenses to be paid by each High Contracting Party shall be related to the proportion of the total catch from the fisheries covered by this Convention utilized by that High Contracting Party.
2627	Convention For The Establishment Of An Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission	Art.1.4	4. Both the general annual program of activities and the budget of joint expenses shall be recommended by the Commission and submitted for approval to the High Contracting Parties.
2627	Convention For The Establishment Of An Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission	Art.1.5	5. The Commission shall decide on the most convenient place or places for its headquarters.
2627	Convention For The Establishment Of An Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission	Art.1.6	6. The Commission shall meet at least once each year, and at such other times as may be requested by a national section. The date and place of first meeting shall be determined by agreement between the High Contracting Parties.
2627	Convention For The Establishment Of An Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission	Art.1.7	7. At its first meeting the Commission shall select a chairman and a secretary from different national sections. The chairman and the secretary shall hold office for a period of one year. During succeeding years, selection of the chairman and the secretary from the national section shall be in such a manner that the chairman and the secretary will be of different nationalities, and as well provide each High Contracting Party in turn, with an opportunity to be represented in those offices.
2627	Convention For The Establishment Of An Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission	Art.1.8	8. Each national section shall have one vote. Decisions, resolutions, recommendations, and publications of the Commission shall be made only by a unanimous vote.
2627	Convention For The Establishment Of An Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission	Art.1.9	9. The Commission shall be entitled to adopt and to amend subsequently, as occasion may require, by-laws or rules for the conduct of its meetings.
2627	Convention For The Establishment Of An Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission	Art.1.10	10. The Commission shall be entitled to employ necessary personnel for the performance of its functions and duties.
2627	Convention For The Establishment Of An Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission	Art.1.11	11. Each High Contracting Party shall be entitled to establish an Advisory Committee for its section, to be composed of persons who shall be well informed concerning tuna fishery problems of common concern. Each such Advisory Committee shall be invited to attend the non-executive sessions of the Commission.
2627	Convention For The Establishment Of An Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission	Art.1.12	12. The Commission may hold public hearings. Each national section also may hold public hearings within its own country.
2627	Convention For The Establishment Of An Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission	Art.1.13	13. The Commission shall designate a Director of Investigations who shall be technically competent and who shall be responsible to the Commission and may be freely removed by it. Subject to the instruction of the Commission and with its approval, the Director of Investigations shall have charge of:
2627	Convention For The Establishment Of An Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission	Art.1.13.a	a) the drafting of programs of investigations, and the preparation of budget estimates for the Commission;
2627	Convention For The Establishment Of An Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission	Art.1.13.b	b) authorizing the disbursement of the funds for the joint expenses of the Commission;
2627	Convention For The Establishment Of An Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission	Art.1.13.c	c) the accounting of the funds for the joint expenses of the Commission;
2627	Convention For The Establishment Of An Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission	Art.1.13.d	d) the appointment and immediate direction of technical and other personnel required for the functions of the Commission;
2627	Convention For The Establishment Of An Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission	Art.1.13.e	e) arrangements for the co-operation with other organizations or individuals in accordance with paragraph 16 of this Article;
2627	Convention For The Establishment Of An Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission	Art.1.13.f	f) the co-ordination of the work of the Commission with that of organizations and individuals whose co-operation has been arranged for;
2627	Convention For The Establishment Of An Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission	Art.1.13.g	g) the drafting of administrative, scientific and other reports for the Commission;
2627	Convention For The Establishment Of An Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission	Art.1.13.h	h) the performance of such other duties as the Commission may require.
2627	Convention For The Establishment Of An Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission	Art.1.14	14. The official languages of the Commission shall be English and Spanish, and members of the Commission may use either languages during meetings. When requested, translation shall be made to the other language. The minutes, official documents, and publications of the Commission shall be in both languages, but official correspondence of the Commission may be written, at the discretion of the secretary, in either language.
2627	Convention For The Establishment Of An Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission	Art.1.15	15. Each national section shall be entitled to obtain certified copies of any documents pertaining to the Commission except that the Commission will adopt and may amend subsequently rules to ensure the confidential character of records of statistics of individual catches and individual company operations.
2627	Convention For The Establishment Of An Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission	Art.1.16	16. In the performance of its duties and functions the Commission may request the technical and scientific services of, and information from, official agencies of the High Contracting Parties, and any international, public, or private institution or organization, or any private individual.
2627	Convention For The Establishment Of An Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission	Art.2	Article II
2627	Convention For The Establishment Of An Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission	Art.2.1x	The Commission shall perform the following functions and duties:
2627	Convention For The Establishment Of An Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission	Art.2.1x.1	1. Make investigations concerning the abundance, biology, biometry, and ecology of yellowfin (Neothunnus) and skipjack (Kaisuwonus) tuna in the waters of the eastern Pacific Ocean fished by the nationals of the High Contracting Parties, and the kinds of fishes commonly used as bait in the tuna fisheries, especially the anchovetta, and of other kinds of fish taken by tuna fishing vessels; and the effects of natural factors and human activities on the abundance of the populations of fishes supporting all these fisheries.
2627	Convention For The Establishment Of An Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission	Art.2.1x.2	2. Collect and analyze information re lating to current and past conditions and trends of the populations of fishes covered by this Convention.
2627	Convention For The Establishment Of An Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission	Art.2.1x.3	3. Study and appraise information concerning methods and procedures for maintaining and increasing the populations of fishes covered by this Convention.
2627	Convention For The Establishment Of An Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission	Art.2.1x.4	4. Conduct such fishing and other activities, on the high seas and in waters which are under the jurisdiction of the High Contracting Parties, as may be necessary to attain the end referred to in sub-paragraphs 1, 2, and 3 of this Article.
2627	Convention For The Establishment Of An Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission	Art.2.1x.5	5. Recommend from time to time, on the basis of scientific investigations, proposals for joint action by the High Contracting Parties designed to keep the populations of fishes covered by this Convention at those levels of abundance which will permit the ma ximum sustained catch.
2627	Convention For The Establishment Of An Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission	Art.2.1x.6	6. Collect statistics and all kinds of reports concerning catches and the operations of fishing boats, and other information concerning the fishing for fishes covered by this Convention, from vessels or persons engaged in these fisheries.
2627	Convention For The Establishment Of An Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission	Art.2.1x.7	7. Publish or otherwise disseminate reports relative to the results of its findings and such other reports as fall within the scope of this Convention, as well as scientific, statistical, and other data relating to the fisheries maintained by the nationals of the High Contracting Parties for the fishes covered by this Convention.
2638	Agreement Concerning Measures For The Protection Of The Stocks Of Deep Sea Prawns (Pandalus Borealis), European Lobsters (Homarus Vulgaris), Norway Lobsters (Nephrops Norvegicus) And Crabs (Cancer Pagurus)	Art.7	Article 7
2638	Agreement Concerning Measures For The Protection Of The Stocks Of Deep Sea Prawns (Pandalus Borealis), European Lobsters (Homarus Vulgaris), Norway Lobsters (Nephrops Norvegicus) And Crabs (Cancer Pagurus)	Art.7.1x	A commission shall be set up consisting of two representatives (one representative for scientific research in fishing and one for the fishing industry) from each of the Contracting Parties. The purpose of the commission shall be to attempt to coordinate the scientific and practical research conducted by the various countries with regard to stocks of prawns, European lobsters, Norway lobsters and crabs in the area to which the Agreement applies. The commission shall also, on the basis of available information, consider whether there are grounds for modifying existing measures for the protection of stocks of the aforementioned shell-fish or for introducing other measures, and, as the circumstances require, shall make appropriate recommendations to the Contracting Governments. The commission shall itself determine its procedure and when it shall meet. The first meeting of the commission shall be called by the Norwegian Government.
2639	International Convention For The High Seas Fisheries Of The North Pacific Ocean	Art.2	Article II
2639	International Convention For The High Seas Fisheries Of The North Pacific Ocean	Art.2.1	1. In order to realize the objectives of this Convention, the Contracting Parties shall establish and maintain the International North Pacific Fisheries Commission, hereinafter referred to as "the Commission."
2639	International Convention For The High Seas Fisheries Of The North Pacific Ocean	Art.2.2	2. The Commission shall be composed of three national sections, each consisting of not more than four members appointed by the governments of the respective Contracting Parties.
2639	International Convention For The High Seas Fisheries Of The North Pacific Ocean	Art.2.3	3. Each national section shall have one vote. All resolutions, recommendations and other decisions of the Commission shall be made only by a unanimous vote of the three national sections except when under the provisions of article III, section I (c) (ii) only two participate.
2639	International Convention For The High Seas Fisheries Of The North Pacific Ocean	Art.2.4	4. The Commission may decide upon and amend, as occasion may require, by-laws or rules for the conduct of its meetings.
2639	International Convention For The High Seas Fisheries Of The North Pacific Ocean	Art.2.5	5. The Commission shall meet at least once each year and at such other times as may be requested by a majority of the national sections. The date and place of the first meeting shall be determined by agreement between the Contracting Parties.
2639	International Convention For The High Seas Fisheries Of The North Pacific Ocean	Art.2.6	6. At its first meeting the Commission shall select a Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Secretary from different national sections. The Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Secretary shall hold office for a period of one year. During succeeding years selection of a Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Secretary from the national sections shall be made in such a manner as will provide each Contracting Party in turn with representation in those offices.
2639	International Convention For The High Seas Fisheries Of The North Pacific Ocean	Art.2.7	7. The Commission shall decide on a convenient place for the establishment of the Commission's headquarters.
2639	International Convention For The High Seas Fisheries Of The North Pacific Ocean	Art.2.8	8. Each Contracting Party may establish an Advisory Committee for its national section to be composed of persons who shall be well informed concerning North Pacific fishery problems of common concern. Each such Advisory Committee shall be invited to attend all sessions of the Commission except those which the Commission decides to be in camera.
2639	International Convention For The High Seas Fisheries Of The North Pacific Ocean	Art.2.9	9. The Commission may hold public hearings. Each national section may also hold public hearings within its own country.
2639	International Convention For The High Seas Fisheries Of The North Pacific Ocean	Art.2.10	10. The official languages of the Commission shall be Japanese and English. Proposals and data may be submitted to the Commission in either language .
2639	International Convention For The High Seas Fisheries Of The North Pacific Ocean	Art.2.11	11. Each Contracting Party shall determine and pay the expenses incurred by its national section. Joint expenses incurred by the Commission shall be paid by the Commission through contributions made by the Contracting Parties in the form and proportion recommended by the Commission and approved by the Contracting Parties.
2639	International Convention For The High Seas Fisheries Of The North Pacific Ocean	Art.2.12	12. An annual budget of joint expenses shall be recommended by the Commission and submitted to the Contracting Parties for approval.
2639	International Convention For The High Seas Fisheries Of The North Pacific Ocean	Art.2.13	13. The Commission shall authorize the disbursement of funds for the joint expenses of the Commission and may employ personnel and acquire facilities necessary for the performance of its functions.
2639	International Convention For The High Seas Fisheries Of The North Pacific Ocean	Art.3	Article III
2639	International Convention For The High Seas Fisheries Of The North Pacific Ocean	Art.3.1	1. The Commission shall perform the following functions:
2639	International Convention For The High Seas Fisheries Of The North Pacific Ocean	Art.3.1.a	a) In regard to any stock of fish specified in the annex, study for the purpose of determining annually whether such stock continues to qualify for abstention under the provisions of article IV. If the Commission determines that such stock no longer meets the conditions of article IV, the Commission shall recommend that it be removed from the annex. Provided, however, that with respect to the stocks of fish originally specified in the Annex, no determination or recommendation as to whether such stock continues to qualify for abstention shall be made for five years after the entry into force of this Convention.
2639	International Convention For The High Seas Fisheries Of The North Pacific Ocean	Art.3.1.b	b) To permit later additions to the annex, study, on request of a Contracting Party, any stock of fish of the Convention area, the greater part of which is harvested by one or more of the Contracting Parties, for the purpose of determining whether such stock qualifies for abstention under the provisions of article IV. If the Commission decides that the particular stock fulfils the conditions of article IV it shall recommend (1) that such stock be added to the annex, (2) that the appropriate Party or Parties abstain from fishing such stock and (3) that the Party or Parties participating in the fishing of such stock continue to carry out necessary conservation measures.
2639	International Convention For The High Seas Fisheries Of The North Pacific Ocean	Art.3.1.c	c) In regard to any stock of fish in the Convention area:
2639	International Convention For The High Seas Fisheries Of The North Pacific Ocean	Art.3.1.c.i	(i) Study, on request of any Contracting Party concerned, any stock of fish which is under substantial exploitation by two or more of the Contracting Parties, and which is not covered by a conservation agreement between such Parties existing at the time of the conclusion of this Convention, for the purpose of determining need for joint conservation measures;
2639	International Convention For The High Seas Fisheries Of The North Pacific Ocean	Art.3.1.c.ii	(ii) Decide and recommend necessary joint conservation measures including any relaxation thereof to be taken as a result of such study. Provided, however that only the national sections of the Contracting Parties engaged in substantial exploitation of such stock of fish may participate in such decision and recommendation. The decisions and recommendations shall be reported regularly to all the Contracting Parties, but shall apply only to the Contracting Parties the national sections of which participated in the decisions and recommendations.
2639	International Convention For The High Seas Fisheries Of The North Pacific Ocean	Art.3.1.c.iii	(iii) Request the Contracting Party or Parties concerned to report regularly the conservation measures adopted from time to time with regard to the stocks of fish specified in the Annex, whether or not covered by conservation agreements between the Contracting Parties, and transmit such information to the other Contracting Party or Parties.
2639	International Convention For The High Seas Fisheries Of The North Pacific Ocean	Art.3.1.d	d) Consider and make recommendations to the Contracting Parties concerning the enactment of schedules of equivalent penalties for violations of this Convention.
2639	International Convention For The High Seas Fisheries Of The North Pacific Ocean	Art.3.1.e	e) Compile and study the records provided by the Contracting Parties pursuant to article VIII.
2639	International Convention For The High Seas Fisheries Of The North Pacific Ocean	Art.3.1.f	f) Submit annually to each Contracting Party a report on the Commission's operations, investigations and findings, with appropriate recommendations, and inform each Contracting Party, whenever it is deemed advisable, on any matter relating to the objectives of this Convention.
2639	International Convention For The High Seas Fisheries Of The North Pacific Ocean	Art.3.2	2. The Commission may take such steps, in agreement with the Parties concerned, as will enable it to determine the extent to which the undertakings agreed to by the Parties under the provisions of article V, section 2 and the measures recommended by the Commission under the provisions of this article and accepted by the Parties concerned have been effective.
2639	International Convention For The High Seas Fisheries Of The North Pacific Ocean	Art.3.3	3. In the performance of its functions, the Commission shall, insofar as feasible, utilize the technical and scientific services of, and information from, official agencies of the Contracting Parties and their political subdivisions and may, when desirable and if available utilize the services of, and information from, any public or private institution or organization or any private individual.
2639	International Convention For The High Seas Fisheries Of The North Pacific Ocean	Art.4	Article IV
2639	International Convention For The High Seas Fisheries Of The North Pacific Ocean	Art.4.1	1. In making its recommendations the Commission shall be guided by the spirit and intent of this Convention and by the considerations below mentioned.
2639	International Convention For The High Seas Fisheries Of The North Pacific Ocean	Art.4.1.a	a) Any conservation measures for any stock of fish decided upon under the provisions of this Convention shall be recommended for equal application to all Parties engaged in substantial exploitation of such stock.
2639	International Convention For The High Seas Fisheries Of The North Pacific Ocean	Art.4.1.b	b) With regard to any stock of fish which the Commission determines reasonably satisfies all the following conditions, a recommendation shall be made as provided for in article III, section 1, (b):
2639	International Convention For The High Seas Fisheries Of The North Pacific Ocean	Art.4.1.b.i	(i) Evidence based upon scientific research indicates that more intensive exploitation of the stock will not provide a substantial increase in yield which can be sustained year after year.
2639	International Convention For The High Seas Fisheries Of The North Pacific Ocean	Art.4.1.b.ii	(ii) The exploitation of the stock is limited or otherwise regulated through legal measures by each Party which is substantially engaged in its exploitation, for the purpose of maintaining or increasing its maximum sustained productivity; such limitations and regulations being in accordance with conservation programs based on scientific research, and
2639	International Convention For The High Seas Fisheries Of The North Pacific Ocean	Art.4.1.b.iii	(iii) The stock is the subject of extensive scientific study designed to discover whether the stock is being fully utilized and the conditions necessary for maintaining its maximum sustained productivity.
2639	International Convention For The High Seas Fisheries Of The North Pacific Ocean	Art.4.1	Provided, however, that no recommendation shall be made for abstention by a Contracting Party concerned with regard to: (1) any stock of which at any time during the twenty-five years next preceding the entry into force of this Convention has been under substantial exploitation by that Party having regard to the conditions referred to in section 2 of this article; (2) any stock of fish which is harvested in greater part by a country or countries not party to this Convention; (3) waters in which there is historic intermingling of fishing operations of the Parties concerned. intermingling of the stocks of fish exploited by these operations, and a long established history of joint conservation and regulation among the parties concerned so that there is consequent impracticability of segregating the operations and administering control. It is recognized that the conditions specified in subdivision (3) of this proviso apply to Canada and the United States of America in the waters off the Pacific Coasts of the United States of America and Canada from and including the waters of the Gulf of Alaska southward and, therefore, no recommendation shall be made for abstention by either the United States of America or Canada in such waters.
2639	International Convention For The High Seas Fisheries Of The North Pacific Ocean	Art.4.2	2. In any decision or recommendation allowances shall be made for the effect of strikes, wars, or exceptional economic or biological conditions which may have introduced temporary declines in or suspension of productivity exploitation. or management of the stock of fish concerned.
2639	International Convention For The High Seas Fisheries Of The North Pacific Ocean	Art.7	Article VII
2639	International Convention For The High Seas Fisheries Of The North Pacific Ocean	Art.7.1	1. The annex to this Convention shall be considered amended from the date upon which the Commission receives notification from all the Contracting Parties of acceptance of a recommendation to amend the annex made by the Commission in accordance with the provisions of article III, section I or of the Protocol to this Convention.
2639	International Convention For The High Seas Fisheries Of The North Pacific Ocean	Art.7.2	2. The Commission shall notify all the Contracting Parties of the date of receipt of each notification of acceptance of an amendment to the annex.
2652	Phytosanitary Convention For Africa South Of The Sahara	Art.2	Article 2
2652	Phytosanitary Convention For Africa South Of The Sahara	Art.2.a	(a) There shall be set up a permanent commission (hereinafter referred to as "the Commission"), to be known as the Inter-African Phyto-Sanitary Commission on which each of the Participating Governments shall be represented and shall exercise one vote.
2652	Phytosanitary Convention For Africa South Of The Sahara	Art.2.b	(b) The Commission shall determine its own procedure by a majority vote.
2652	Phytosanitary Convention For Africa South Of The Sahara	Art.2.c	(c) The Commission shall seek such information and shall recommend such action as will lead to the fulfilment of the objects of the present Convention.
2652	Phytosanitary Convention For Africa South Of The Sahara	Art.2.d	(d) The Commission shall meet at least once a year and at other times when requested so to do by any two of the Participating Governments.
2652	Phytosanitary Convention For Africa South Of The Sahara	Art.2.e	(e) Any proposal supported by the votes of not less than two-thirds of the Participating Governments shall be deemed to be carried. Such votes shall be given at a meeting of the Commission or shall be communicated in writing when a proposal has been submitted to the Participating Governments other than at a meeting.
2652	Phytosanitary Convention For Africa South Of The Sahara	Art.3	Article 3
2652	Phytosanitary Convention For Africa South Of The Sahara	Art.3.1x	The Commission shall appoint a Scientific Secretary whose duties shall be as follows:
2652	Phytosanitary Convention For Africa South Of The Sahara	Art.3.1x.a	(a) To ensure liaison between the Commission, the Participating Governments, and the Commission for Technical Co-operation in Africa South of the Sahara;
2652	Phytosanitary Convention For Africa South Of The Sahara	Art.3.1x.b	(b) To prepare an annual report on the work of the Commission, and on his scientific, administrative and financial activities; to submit this report to the Commission for its approval; and to send copies of the approved report to Participating Governments, and the Secretariat of the Commission for Technical Co-operation in Africa South of the Sahara;
2652	Phytosanitary Convention For Africa South Of The Sahara	Art.3.1x.c	(c) To transmit to the Commission any observations received on the annual report;
2652	Phytosanitary Convention For Africa South Of The Sahara	Art.3.1x.d	(d) To represent the Commission on the Permanent Committee of Information established under Article 9 of the present Convention and at any international meetings at which the Commission deems his presence desirable.
2652	Phytosanitary Convention For Africa South Of The Sahara	Sect.2	MEASURES OF PROTECTION
2663	Plant Protection Agreement For The Asia And Pacific Region	Art.2	Article II
2663	Plant Protection Agreement For The Asia And Pacific Region	Art.2.1	1. The Contracting Governments hereby establish a regional committee, to be known as the Plant Protection Committee for the South East Asia and Pacific Region, whose functions shall include:
2663	Plant Protection Agreement For The Asia And Pacific Region	Art.2.1.a	(a) the determination of procedures and arrangements necessary for the implementation of this Agreement and the making of recommendations to the Contracting Governments accordingly;
2663	Plant Protection Agreement For The Asia And Pacific Region	Art.2.1.b	(b) the review of reports submitted by the Contracting Governments of progress in the implementation of this Agreement;
2663	Plant Protection Agreement For The Asia And Pacific Region	Art.2.1.c	(c) the consideration of problems requiring cooperation on a regional basis and of measures for mutual assistance.
2663	Plant Protection Agreement For The Asia And Pacific Region	Art.2.2	2. Each Contracting Government shall be represented on the Committee and shall have one vote. A majority of the Contracting Governments shall constitute a quorum. Decisions of the Committee shall be taken by a majority of the votes cast except as otherwise provided in this Agreement.
2663	Plant Protection Agreement For The Asia And Pacific Region	Art.2.3	3. The Committee shall meet whenever convened by the Director-General of the Organization after consultation with the Chairman of the Committee. The Director-General of the Organization shall convene the Committee at least once every two years or when so requested by at least one third of the Contracting Governments.
2663	Plant Protection Agreement For The Asia And Pacific Region	Art.2.4	4. The Committee shall elect from amongst the delegates a Chairman who shall serve for a period of two years or until the first session of the Committee held after the expiration of the period of two years. The Chairman shall be eligible for re-election.
2663	Plant Protection Agreement For The Asia And Pacific Region	Art.2.5	5. Expenses incurred by delegates of Contracting Governments in attending sessions of the Committee shall be determined and paid by their respective Governments. The Director-General of the Organization shall appoint and provide the secretariat of the Committee from the staff of the Organization who shall serve only during the sessions of the Committee. The expenses of the secretariat of the Committee shall be determined and paid by the Organization.
2663	Plant Protection Agreement For The Asia And Pacific Region	Art.2.6	6. The Committee shall establish its own rules of procedure.
2663	Plant Protection Agreement For The Asia And Pacific Region	Art.3	Article III
2663	Plant Protection Agreement For The Asia And Pacific Region	Art.3.1x	For the purpose of preventing the introduction into its territory or territories of destructive diseases and pests, and in particular those listed in Appendix A to this Agreement, each Contracting Government shall use its best endeavours to apply, with respect to the importation of any plants, including their packings and containers, and any packings and containers of plant origin, from anywhere outside the Region, such measures of prohibition, certification, inspection, disinfection, disinfestation, quarantine, destruction or other measures as may be recommended by the Committee, taking into consideration the provisions of Articles V and VI of the International Plant Protection Convention.
2663	Plant Protection Agreement For The Asia And Pacific Region	Art.3.2x	Appendix A to this Agreement may be modified by a decision of the Committee.
2663	Plant Protection Agreement For The Asia And Pacific Region	Art.4	Article IV
2663	Plant Protection Agreement For The Asia And Pacific Region	Art.4.1x	In view of the importance of the Hevea rubber industry in the Region, and of the danger of introducing the destructive South American leaf blight (Dothidella ulei) of the Hevea rubber tree, the Contracting Governments shall take the measures specified in Appendix B to this Agreement. Appendix B to this Agreement may be modified by a decision of the Committee taken unanimously.
2663	Plant Protection Agreement For The Asia And Pacific Region	Art.5	Article V
2663	Plant Protection Agreement For The Asia And Pacific Region	Art.5.1x	For the purpose of preventing the spread within the Region of destructive diseases and pests, each Contracting Government shall use its best endeavours to apply, with respect to the importation into its territory of any plants, including packings and containers, and any packings and containers of plant origin, from another territory within the Region, such measures of prohibition, certification, inspection, disinfection, disinfestation, quarantine, destruction or other measures as may be recommended by the Committee, in addition to measures already adopted by each Contracting Government.
2663	Plant Protection Agreement For The Asia And Pacific Region	Art.9	Article IX
2663	Plant Protection Agreement For The Asia And Pacific Region	Art.9.1	1. Any proposal by a Contracting Government for the amendment of this Agreement, except Appendices A and B, shall be communicated, through the Committee, to the Director-General of the Organization.
2663	Plant Protection Agreement For The Asia And Pacific Region	Art.9.2	2. Any proposed amendment of this Agreement received by the Director-General of the Organization shall be presented to a session of the Council of the Organization for approval.
2663	Plant Protection Agreement For The Asia And Pacific Region	Art.9.3	3. Notice of any proposed amendment of this Agreement shall be transmitted to the Contracting Governments by the Director-General of the Organization not later than the time when the agenda of the session of the Council at which the matter is to be considered is despatched.
2663	Plant Protection Agreement For The Asia And Pacific Region	Art.9.4	4. Any such amendment of this Agreement, approved by the Council of the Organization, shall come into force with respect to all Contracting Governments as from the thirtieth day after acceptance by two-thirds of the Contracting Governments. Amendments involving new obligations for Contracting Governments, however, shall come into force in respect of each contracting Government only on acceptance by it and as from the thirtieth day after such acceptance.
2663	Plant Protection Agreement For The Asia And Pacific Region	Art.9.5	5. The instruments of acceptance of amendments shall be deposited with the Director-General of the Organization. The effective date of acceptance shall be the date of such deposit. The Director-General of the Organization shall inform all Contracting Governments of the receipt of acceptances and the entry into force of amendments.
2668	Interim Convention On Conservation Of North Pacific Fur Seals	Art.5	Article V
2668	Interim Convention On Conservation Of North Pacific Fur Seals	Art.5.1	1. The Parties agree to establish the North Pacific Fur Seal Commission to be composed of one member from each Party.
2668	Interim Convention On Conservation Of North Pacific Fur Seals	Art.5.2	2. The duties of the Commission shall be to:
2668	Interim Convention On Conservation Of North Pacific Fur Seals	Art.5.2.a	a) formulate and co-ordinate research programs designed to achieve the objectives set forth in Article II, paragraph 1;
2668	Interim Convention On Conservation Of North Pacific Fur Seals	Art.5.2.b	b) recommend these co-ordinated research programs to the respective Parties for implementation;
2668	Interim Convention On Conservation Of North Pacific Fur Seals	Art.5.2.c	c) study the data obtained from the implementation of such co-ordinated research programs;
2668	Interim Convention On Conservation Of North Pacific Fur Seals	Art.5.2.d	d) recommend appropriate measures to the Parties on the basis of the findings obtained from the implementation of such coordinated research programmes, including measures regarding the size and the sex and age composition of the seasonal commercial kill from a herd and regarding a reduction or suspension of the harvest of seals on any island or group of islands in case the total number of seals on that island or group of islands falls below the level of maximum sustainable productivity; provided, however, that due consideration be given to the subsistence needs of Indians, Ainos, Aleuts, or Eskimos who live on the islands where fur seals breed, when it is not possible to provide sufficient seal meat for such persons from the seasonal commercial harvest or research activities; and
2668	Interim Convention On Conservation Of North Pacific Fur Seals	Art.5.2.e	e) study whether or not pelagic sealing in conjunction with land sealing could be permitted in certain circumstances without adversely affecting achievement of the objectives of this Convention, and make recommendations thereon to the Parties at the end of the twenty-first year after entry into force of the Convention.
2668	Interim Convention On Conservation Of North Pacific Fur Seals	Art.5.3	3. In addition to the duties specified in paragraph 2 of this Article, the Commission shall, subject to Article II, paragraph 3, determine from time to time the number of seals to be marked on the rookery islands, and the total number of seals which shall be taken at sea for research purposes, the times at which such seals shall be taken and the areas in which they shall be taken, as well as the number to be taken by each Party, taking into account any recommendations made pursuant to Article V, paragraph 2(d).
2668	Interim Convention On Conservation Of North Pacific Fur Seals	Art.5.4	4. Each Party shall have one vote. Decisions and recommendations shall be made by unanimous vote. With respect to any recommendations regarding the size and the sex and age composition of the seasonal commercial kill from a herd, only those Parties sharing in the seal-skins from that herd under the provisions of Article IX, paragraph 1 shall vote.
2668	Interim Convention On Conservation Of North Pacific Fur Seals	Art.5.5	5. The Commission shall elect from its members a Chairman and other necessary officials and shall adopt rules of procedure for the conduct of its work.
2668	Interim Convention On Conservation Of North Pacific Fur Seals	Art.5.6	6. The Commission shall hold an annual meeting at such time and place as it may decide. Additional meetings shall be held when requested by two or more members of the Commission.
2668	Interim Convention On Conservation Of North Pacific Fur Seals	Art.5.7	7. The expenses of each member of the Commission shall be paid by his own Government. Such joint expenses as may be incurred by the Commission shall be defrayed by the Parties by equal contributions. Each Party shall also contribute to the Commission annually an amount equivalent to the value of the sealskins it confiscates under the provisions of Article VI, paragraph 5.
2668	Interim Convention On Conservation Of North Pacific Fur Seals	Art.5.8	8. The Commission shall submit an annual report of its activities to the Parties.
2668	Interim Convention On Conservation Of North Pacific Fur Seals	Art.5.9	9. The Commission may from time to time make recommendations to the Parties on any matter which relates to the fur seal resources or to the administration of the Commission.
2671	Convention Concerning Fishing In The Waters Of The Danube	Art.10	Article 10
2671	Convention Concerning Fishing In The Waters Of The Danube	Art.10.1x	For the purposes of scientific research the Contracting Parties may conduct joint experimental fishing operations in the Danube waters of any of the States Parties to this Convention, on the basis of recommendations by the Mixed Commission and by agreement between the countries concerned in each particular case.
2671	Convention Concerning Fishing In The Waters Of The Danube	Art.12	Article 12
2671	Convention Concerning Fishing In The Waters Of The Danube	Art.12.1x	It shall be the duty of the Mixed Commission:
2671	Convention Concerning Fishing In The Waters Of The Danube	Art.12.1x.1	1. To work out agreed measures, arising out of this Convention, for the regulation of fishing and the augmentation of the stocks of fish in the river Danube;
2671	Convention Concerning Fishing In The Waters Of The Danube	Art.12.1x.2	2. To present proposals to the Contracting Parties with a view to amending or supplementing the Regulations for Fishing in the River Danube and to take decisions on questions which it is authorized under the said Fishing Regulations to resolve;
2671	Convention Concerning Fishing In The Waters Of The Danube	Art.12.1x.3	3. To organize the exchange of information among the Contracting Parties concerning the implementation of this Convention;
2671	Convention Concerning Fishing In The Waters Of The Danube	Art.12.1x.4	4. To co-ordinate the planning of scientific research projects on the study of fishing in the Danube to be conducted jointly or severally by the competent agencies of the Contracting Parties;
2671	Convention Concerning Fishing In The Waters Of The Danube	Art.12.1x.5	5. To determine the nature and scope of the statistical and other data which each Contracting Party shall furnish to the Mixed Commission for the purpose of implementing this Convention;
2671	Convention Concerning Fishing In The Waters Of The Danube	Art.12.1x.6	6. To deal with such other matters as the Contracting Parties may refer to it.
2671	Convention Concerning Fishing In The Waters Of The Danube	Art.13	Article 13
2671	Convention Concerning Fishing In The Waters Of The Danube	Art.13.1x	The Mixed Commission may make recommendations to the Contracting Parties on the matters within its competence.
2671	Convention Concerning Fishing In The Waters Of The Danube	Art.13.2x	The recommendations of the Mixed Commission and its decisions on the matters mentioned in article 12 above shall be deemed adopted by the Commission if they receive the favourable votes of the representatives of all the countries members thereof.
2680	Northeast Atlantic Fisheries Convention	Art.3	Article 3
2680	Northeast Atlantic Fisheries Convention	Art.3.1	1. A North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (hereinafter referred to as the Commission) is hereby established and shall be maintained for the purposes of this Convention.
2680	Northeast Atlantic Fisheries Convention	Art.3.2	2. Each Contracting State may appoint as its Delegation to the Commission not more than two Commissioners and such experts and advisors to assist them as that State may determine.
2680	Northeast Atlantic Fisheries Convention	Art.3.3	3. The Commission shall elect its own President and not more than two Vice-Presidents who need not be chosen from the Commissioners or their experts or advisers. If a member of a Delegation has been elected President he shall forthwith cease to act as a member of that Delegation, and if a Commissioner has been elected the State concerned shall have the right to appoint another person to serve in his place.
2680	Northeast Atlantic Fisheries Convention	Art.3.4	4. The Office of the Commission shall be in London.
2680	Northeast Atlantic Fisheries Convention	Art.3.5	5. Except where the Commission determines otherwise, it shall meet once a year in London at such time as it shall decide: provided, however, that upon the request of a Commissioner of a Contracting State, the President shall, as soon as practicable, summon a meeting at such time and place as he may determine.
2680	Northeast Atlantic Fisheries Convention	Art.3.6	6. The Commission shall appoint its own Secretary and may from time to time appoint such other staff as it may require.
2680	Northeast Atlantic Fisheries Convention	Art.3.7	7. The Commission may set up such Committees as it considers desirable to perform such functions as it may determine.
2680	Northeast Atlantic Fisheries Convention	Art.3.8	8. Each Delegation shall have one vote in the Commission which may be cast only by a Commissioner of the State concerned. Decisions shall be taken by a simple majority except where otherwise specifically provided. If there is an even division of votes on any matter which is subject to a simple majority decision, the proposal shall be regarded as rejected.
2680	Northeast Atlantic Fisheries Convention	Art.3.9	9. Subject to the provisions of this Article, the Commission shall draw up its own Rules of Procedure, including provisions for the election of the President and Vice-Presidents and their terms of office.
2680	Northeast Atlantic Fisheries Convention	Art.3.10	10. The Government of the United Kingdom shall call the first meeting of the Commission as soon as practicable after the coming into force of this Convention, and shall communicate the provisional agenda to each of the other Contracting States not less than two months before the date of the meeting.
2680	Northeast Atlantic Fisheries Convention	Art.3.11	11. Reports of the proceedings of the Commission shall be transmitted and proposals and recommendations shall be notified as soon as possible to all Contracting States in English and in French.
2680	Northeast Atlantic Fisheries Convention	Art.4	Article 4
2680	Northeast Atlantic Fisheries Convention	Art.4.1	1. Each Contracting State shall pay the expense of the Commissioners, experts and advisers appointed by it.
2680	Northeast Atlantic Fisheries Convention	Art.4.2	2. The Commission shall prepare an annual budget of the proposed expenditures of the Commission.
2680	Northeast Atlantic Fisheries Convention	Art.4.3	3. In any year in which the annual budget amounts to 200 pounds or less for each Contracting State the total sum shall be shared equally between Contracting States.
2680	Northeast Atlantic Fisheries Convention	Art.4.4	4. In any year in which the annual budget exceeds 200 pounds for each Contracting State, the Commission shall calculate the payments due from each Contracting State according to the following formula:
2680	Northeast Atlantic Fisheries Convention	Art.4.4.a	a) from the budget there shall be deducted a sum of 200 pounds for each Contracting State;
2680	Northeast Atlantic Fisheries Convention	Art.4.4.b	b) the remainder shall be divided into such number of equal shares as correspond to the total number of Regional Committee memberships;
2680	Northeast Atlantic Fisheries Convention	Art.4.4.c	c) the payment due from any Contracting State shall be the equivalent of 200 pounds plus the number of shares equal to the number of Regional Committees in which that State participates.
2680	Northeast Atlantic Fisheries Convention	Art.4.5	5. The Commission shall notify to each Contracting State the sum due from that State as calculated under paragraph (3) or (4) of this Article and as soon as possible thereafter each Contracting State shall pay to the Commission the sum so notified.
2680	Northeast Atlantic Fisheries Convention	Art.4.6	6. Contributions shall be payable in the currency of the country in which the Office of the Commission is located, except that the Commission may accept payment in the currencies in which it may be expected that expenditures of the Commission will be made from time to time, up to an amount established each year by the Commission when preparing the annual budget.
2680	Northeast Atlantic Fisheries Convention	Art.4.7	7. At its first meeting the Commission shall approve a budget for the balance of the first financial year in which the Commission functions and shall transmit to the Contracting States copies of that budget together with notices of their respective contributions as assessed under paragraph (3) or (4) of this Article.
2680	Northeast Atlantic Fisheries Convention	Art.4.8	8. In subsequent financial years, the Commission shall submit to each Contracting State drafts of annual budgets, together with a schedule of allocations, not less than six weeks before the annual meeting of the Commission at which the budgets are to be considered.
2680	Northeast Atlantic Fisheries Convention	Art.5	Article 5
2680	Northeast Atlantic Fisheries Convention	Art.5.1	1. The Commission shall establish a Regional Committee, with the powers and duties described in Article 6 of this Convention, for each of the regions into which the Convention area is divided.
2680	Northeast Atlantic Fisheries Convention	Art.5.2	2. The representation on any Regional Committee so established shall be determined by the Commission, provided, however, that any Contracting State with a coastline adjacent to that region, or exploiting the fisheries of the region, has automatically the right of representation on the Regional Committee. Contracting States exploiting elsewhere a stock which is also fished in that region shall have the opportunity of being represented on the Regional Committee.
2680	Northeast Atlantic Fisheries Convention	Art.5.3	3. Subject to the provisions of Article 6 of this Convention, the Commission shall determine the terms of reference of, and the procedure to be followed by, each Regional Committee.
2680	Northeast Atlantic Fisheries Convention	Art.5.4	4. The Commission may at any time alter the boundaries and vary the number of the regions defined in the Annex to this Convention, provided this is by the unanimous decision of the Delegations present and voting and no objection is made within three months thereafter by any Contracting States not represented, or not voting, at the meeting.
2680	Northeast Atlantic Fisheries Convention	Art.6	Article 6
2680	Northeast Atlantic Fisheries Convention	Art.6.1	1. It shall be the duty of the Commission:
2680	Northeast Atlantic Fisheries Convention	Art.6.1.a	a) to keep under review the fisheries in the Convention area:
2680	Northeast Atlantic Fisheries Convention	Art.6.1.b	b) to consider, in the light of the technical information available, what measures may be required for the conservation of the fish stocks and for the rational exploitation of the fisheries in the area;
2680	Northeast Atlantic Fisheries Convention	Art.6.1.c	c) to consider, at the request of any Contracting State, representations made to it by a State which is not a party to this Convention for the opening of negotiations on the conservation of fish stocks in the Convention area or any part thereof; and
2680	Northeast Atlantic Fisheries Convention	Art.6.1.d	d) to make to Contracting States recommendations, based as far as practicable on the results of scientific research and investigation, with regard to any of the measures set out in Article 7 of this Convention.
2680	Northeast Atlantic Fisheries Convention	Art.6.2	2. It shall be the duty of a Regional Committee to perform, in relation to its Region, functions of review and consideration similar to those described in paragraph (1) of this Article in relation to the Commission and the Convention area. A Regional Committee may initiate proposals for measures in relation to its region and shall consider any such proposals as may be remitted to it by the Commission.
2680	Northeast Atlantic Fisheries Convention	Art.6.3	3. A Regional Committee may prepare draft recommendations for consideration by the Commission, which may adopt any such draft recommendations, with any modifications it may consider desirable, as recommendations for the purpose of Article 7 of this Convention.
2680	Northeast Atlantic Fisheries Convention	Art.6.4	4. A Regional Committee may at any time appoint sub-committees to study specific problems affecting parts of the Region and to report thereon to the Regional Committee.
2680	Northeast Atlantic Fisheries Convention	Art.7	Article 7
2680	Northeast Atlantic Fisheries Convention	Art.7.1	1. The measures relating to the objectives and purposes of this Convention which the Commission and Regional Committees may consider, and on which the Commission may make recommendations to the Contracting States, are
2680	Northeast Atlantic Fisheries Convention	Art.7.1.a	a) any measures for the regulation of the size of mesh of fishing nets;
2680	Northeast Atlantic Fisheries Convention	Art.7.1.b	b) any measures for regulation of the size limits of fish that may be retained on board vessels, or landed, or exposed or offered for sale;
2680	Northeast Atlantic Fisheries Convention	Art.7.1.c	c) any measures for the establishment of closed seasons;
2680	Northeast Atlantic Fisheries Convention	Art.7.1.d	d) any measures for the establishment of closed areas;
2680	Northeast Atlantic Fisheries Convention	Art.7.1.e	e) any measures for the regulation of fishing gear and appliances, other than regulation of the size of mesh of fishing nets;
2680	Northeast Atlantic Fisheries Convention	Art.7.1.f	f) any measures for the improvement and the increase of marine resources, which may include artificial propagation, the transplantation of organisms and the transplantation of young.
2680	Northeast Atlantic Fisheries Convention	Art.7.2	2. Measures for regulating the amount of total catch, or the amount of fishing effort in any period, or any other kinds of measures for the purpose of the conservation of the fish stocks in the Convention area, may be added to the measures listed in paragraph (1) of this Article on a proposal adopted by not less than a two-thirds majority of the Delegations present and voting and subsequently accepted by all Contracting States in accordance with their respective constitutional procedures.
2680	Northeast Atlantic Fisheries Convention	Art.7.3	3. The measures provided for in paragraphs (1) and (2) of this Article may relate to any or all species of sea fish and shell fish, but not to sea mammals; to any or all methods of fishing; and to any or all parts of the methods of fishing; and to any or all parts of the Convention area.
2680	Northeast Atlantic Fisheries Convention	Art.8	Article 8
2680	Northeast Atlantic Fisheries Convention	Art.8.1	1. Subject to the provisions of this Article, the Contracting States undertake to give effect to any recommendation made by the Commission under Article 7 of this Convention and adopted by not less than a two-thirds majority of the Delegations present and voting.
2680	Northeast Atlantic Fisheries Convention	Art.8.2	2. Any Contracting State may, within ninety days of the date of notice of a recommendation to which paragraph (1) of this Article applies, object to it and in that event shall not be under obligation to give effect to the recommendation.
2680	Northeast Atlantic Fisheries Convention	Art.8.3	3. In the event of an objection being made within the ninety-day period, any other Contracting State may similarly object at any time within a further period of sixty days, or within thirty days after receiving notice of an objection by another Contracting State made within the further period of sixty days.
2680	Northeast Atlantic Fisheries Convention	Art.8.4	4. If objections to a recommendation are made by three or more of the Contracting States, all the other Contracting States shall be relieved forthwith of any obligation to give effect to that recommendation but any or all of them may nevertheless agree among themselves to give effect to it.
2680	Northeast Atlantic Fisheries Convention	Art.8.5	5. Any Contracting State which has objected to a recommendation may at any time withdraw that objection and shall then, subject to the provisions of paragraph (4) of this Article, give effect to the recommendation within ninety days, or as from the date determined by the Commission under Article 9 of this Convention, whichever is the later.
2680	Northeast Atlantic Fisheries Convention	Art.8.6	6. The Commission shall notify each Contracting State immediately upon receipt of each objection and withdrawal.
2680	Northeast Atlantic Fisheries Convention	Art.10	Article 10
2680	Northeast Atlantic Fisheries Convention	Art.10.1	1. At any time after two years from the date on which it has been required to give effect to any recommendation to which paragraph (1) of Article 8 of this Convention applies any Contracting State may give the Commission notice of the termination of its acceptance of the recommendation and, if that notice is not withdrawn, the recommendation shall cease to be binding on that Contracting State at the end of twelve months from the date of the notice.
2680	Northeast Atlantic Fisheries Convention	Art.10.2	2. At any time after a recommendation has ceased to be binding on a Contracting State under paragraph (1) of this Article, the recommendation shall cease to be binding on any other State which so desires upon the date of notice to the Commission of withdrawal of acceptance of that recommendation by such other State.
2680	Northeast Atlantic Fisheries Convention	Art.10.3	3. The Commission shall notify all Contracting States of every notice under this Article immediately upon the receipt thereof.
2680	Northeast Atlantic Fisheries Convention	Art.11	Article 11
2680	Northeast Atlantic Fisheries Convention	Art.11.1	1. In order that the recommendations made by the Commission for the conservation of the stocks of fish within the Convention area shall be based so far as practicable upon the results of scientific research and investigation, the Commission shall when possible seek the advice of the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea and the cooperation of the Council in carrying out any necessary investigations and, for this purpose, may make such joint arrangements as may be agreed with the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea or may make such other arrangements as it may think fit.
2680	Northeast Atlantic Fisheries Convention	Art.11.2	2. The Commission may seek to establish and maintain working arrangements with any other International organization which has related objectives.
2680	Northeast Atlantic Fisheries Convention	Art.12	Article 12
2680	Northeast Atlantic Fisheries Convention	Art.12.1	1. The Contracting States undertake to furnish on the request of the Commission any available statistical and biological information the Commission may need for the purposes of this Convention.
2680	Northeast Atlantic Fisheries Convention	Art.12.2	2. The Commission may publish or otherwise disseminate reports of its activities and such other information relating to the fisheries in the Convention area or any part of that area as it may deem appropriate.
2680	Northeast Atlantic Fisheries Convention	Art.13	Article 13
2680	Northeast Atlantic Fisheries Convention	Art.13.1	1. Without prejudice to the sovereign rights of States in regard to their territorial and internal waters, each Contracting State shall take in its territories and in regard to its own nationals and its own vessels appropriate measures to ensure the application of the provisions of this Convention and of the recommendations of the Commission which have become binding on that Contracting State and the punishment of infractions of the said provisions and recommendations.
2680	Northeast Atlantic Fisheries Convention	Art.13.2	2. Each Contracting State shall transmit annually to the Commission a statement of the action taken by it for these purposes.
2680	Northeast Atlantic Fisheries Convention	Art.13.3	3. The Commission may by a two-thirds majority make recommendations for, on the one hand, measures of national control in the territories of the Contracting States and, on the other hand, national and international measures of control on the high seas, for the purpose of ensuring the application of the Convention and the measures in force thereunder. Such recommendations shall be subject to the provisions of Articles 8, 9 and 10.
2683	Convention Concerning Fishing In The Black Sea	Art.9	Article 9
2683	Convention Concerning Fishing In The Black Sea	Art.9.1x	The Mixed Commission shall have the following functions:
2683	Convention Concerning Fishing In The Black Sea	Art.9.1x.1	(1) It shall work out agreed measures to regulate fishing, with a view to the conservation and augmentation of the stocks of fish in the Black Sea, and to develop industrial fishing technique;
2683	Convention Concerning Fishing In The Black Sea	Art.9.1x.2	(2) It shall introduce amendments to article 5 of the Convention concerning the species and dimensions of fish caught in the Black Sea. Proposals for such amendments must be communicated to the representatives of the Contracting Parties on the Mixed Commission not later than three months before the opening of the Commission's regular session;
2683	Convention Concerning Fishing In The Black Sea	Art.9.1x.3	(3) It shall co-ordinate the planning of scientific research projects on matters relating to fishing in the Black Sea, to be conducted by the competent authorities of the Contracting Parties;
2683	Convention Concerning Fishing In The Black Sea	Art.9.1x.4	(4) It shall determine the nature and extent of the statistical and other data which each Contracting Party shall furnish to the Mixed Commission for the purpose of implementing this Convention;
2683	Convention Concerning Fishing In The Black Sea	Art.9.1x.5	(5) It shall exchange information concerning the application of this Convention;
2683	Convention Concerning Fishing In The Black Sea	Art.9.1x.6	(6) It shall examine such other matters as the Contracting Parties may refer to it.
2683	Convention Concerning Fishing In The Black Sea	Art.10	Article 10
2683	Convention Concerning Fishing In The Black Sea	Art.10.1x	The Mixed Commission shall make recommendations to the Contracting Parties on the matters referred to in article 9 with the exception of paragraph 2 of that article, on which the Commission may take decisions.
2683	Convention Concerning Fishing In The Black Sea	Art.10.2x	Recommendations and decisions shall be deemed to be adopted by the Mixed Commission if they receive the favourable votes of the representatives of all the Contracting Parties.
2687	Convention Placing The International Poplar Commission Within The Framework Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.2	ARTICLE II: Membership
2687	Convention Placing The International Poplar Commission Within The Framework Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.2.1	1. Member Nations of the Commission shall be such Member Nations or Associate Members of the Organization as accept this Convention in accordance with the provisions of Article XIII of this Convention.
2687	Convention Placing The International Poplar Commission Within The Framework Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.2.2	2. The Commission may, by a two-thirds majority of its membership, admit to membership such other States that are Members of the United Nations, any of its Specialized Agencies or the International Atomic Energy Agency as have submitted an application for membership and a declaration made in a formal instrument that they accept this Convention as in force at the time of admission.
2687	Convention Placing The International Poplar Commission Within The Framework Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.3	ARTICLE III: Functions
2687	Convention Placing The International Poplar Commission Within The Framework Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.3.1x	The functions of the Commission shall be:
2687	Convention Placing The International Poplar Commission Within The Framework Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.3.1x.a	a) to study the scientific, technical, social and economic aspects of poplar and willow cultivation;
2687	Convention Placing The International Poplar Commission Within The Framework Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.3.1x.b	b) to promote the exchange of ideas and material between research workers, producers and users;
2687	Convention Placing The International Poplar Commission Within The Framework Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.3.1x.c	c) to arrange joint research programs;
2687	Convention Placing The International Poplar Commission Within The Framework Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.3.1x.d	d) to stimulate the organization of congress combined with study tours;
2687	Convention Placing The International Poplar Commission Within The Framework Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.3.1x.e	e) to report and make recommendations to the Conference of the Organization, through the Director-General of the Organization; and
2687	Convention Placing The International Poplar Commission Within The Framework Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.3.1x.f	f) to make recommendations to National Poplar Commissions, through the Director-General of the Organization and the governments concerned.
2687	Convention Placing The International Poplar Commission Within The Framework Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.7	ARTICLE VII: Executive Committee
2687	Convention Placing The International Poplar Commission Within The Framework Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.7.1	1. There shall be an Executive Committee of the Commission consisting of 12 members and up to 5 co-opted members.
2687	Convention Placing The International Poplar Commission Within The Framework Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.7.2	2. Twelve members of the Executive Committee shall be elected by the Commission from among individuals nominated by Member Nations of the Commission upon the suggestion of their respective National Poplar Commissions. Members of the Executive Committee shall be appointed in their personal capacity because of their special competence, and shall serve for a period of four years. Members of the Executive Committee shall be eligible for re-election.
2687	Convention Placing The International Poplar Commission Within The Framework Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.7.3	3. The Executive Committee may, in order to ensure the co-operation of the necessary specialists, co-opt one to five additional members under the same conditions as are provided for in paragraph 2 above. The term of office of the additional members shall expire with the term of the elected members.
2687	Convention Placing The International Poplar Commission Within The Framework Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.7.4	4. The Executive Committee shall, between sessions of the Commission, act on behalf of the Commission as its executive organ. The Executive Committee shall in particular make proposals to the Commission regarding the general orientation and the program of work of the Commission, study technical questions and implement the program as approved by the Commission.
2687	Convention Placing The International Poplar Commission Within The Framework Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.7.5	5. The Executive Committee shall elect from amongst its members a Chairman and a Vice-Chairman.
2687	Convention Placing The International Poplar Commission Within The Framework Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.7.6	6. Sessions of the Executive Committee may be convened as often as necessary by the Director-General of the Organization in consultation with its Chairman. The Committee shall meet in connection with each regular session of the Commission. It shall also meet at least once between two regular sessions of the Commission.
2687	Convention Placing The International Poplar Commission Within The Framework Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.7.7	7. The Executive Committee shall report to the Commission.
2687	Convention Placing The International Poplar Commission Within The Framework Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.9	ARTICLE IX: Subsidiary Bodies
2687	Convention Placing The International Poplar Commission Within The Framework Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.9.1	1. The Commission, may, if necessary, establish sub-commissions, committees or working parties, subject to the availability of the necessary funds in the relevant chapter of the approved budget of the Organization. Sessions of such sub-commissions, committees or working parties shall be convened by the Director-General of the Organization in consultation with the Chairman of such body.
2687	Convention Placing The International Poplar Commission Within The Framework Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.9.2	2. Membership in subsidiary bodies shall be open to all Member Nations of the Commission, or shall consist of selected Member Nations of the Commission, or of individuals appointed in their personal capacity, as determined by the Commission.
2687	Convention Placing The International Poplar Commission Within The Framework Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.12	ARTICLE XII: Amendments
2687	Convention Placing The International Poplar Commission Within The Framework Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.12.1	1. This Convention may be amended by the Commission by a two-thirds majority of the membership of the Commission.
2687	Convention Placing The International Poplar Commission Within The Framework Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.12.2	2. Proposals for amendments may be made by any Member Nation of the Commission in a communication addressed to the Director-General of the Organization not later than 120 days before the session at which the proposal is to be considered. The Director-General shall immediately inform all Member Nations of the Commission of all proposals for amendment.
2687	Convention Placing The International Poplar Commission Within The Framework Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.12.3	3. Amendments shall become effective only with the concurrence of the Conference of the Organization and as from the date of such concurrence. The Director-General of the Organization shall inform all Member Nations of the Commission, all Member Nations and Associate Members of the Organization and the Secretary-General of the United Nations of such amendments.
2687	Convention Placing The International Poplar Commission Within The Framework Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.12.4	4. Amendments involving new obligations for Member Nations of the Commission shall come into force in respect of each Member Nation only upon acceptance of amendments involving new obligations shall be deposited with the Director-General of the Organization. The Director-General of the Organization shall inform all Member Nations of the Commission, all Member Nations and Associate Members of the Organization and the Secretary-General of the United Nations of such acceptance. The rights and obligations of any Member Nation of the Commission that has not accepted an amendment involving additional obligations shall continue to be governed by the provisions of the Convention in force prior to the amendment.
2688	Antarctic Treaty	Art.9	Article IX
2688	Antarctic Treaty	Art.9.1	1. Representatives of the Contracting Parties named in the preamble to the present Treaty shall meet at the City of Canberra within two months after the date of entry into force of the Treaty, and thereafter at suitable intervals and places, for the purpose of exchanging information, consulting together on matters of common interest pertaining to Antarctica, and formulating and considering, and recommending to their Governments, measures in furtherance of the principles and objectives of the Treaty, including measures regarding:
2688	Antarctic Treaty	Art.9.1.a	a. use of Antarctica for peaceful purposes only;
2688	Antarctic Treaty	Art.9.1.b	b. facilitation of scientific research in Antarctica;
2688	Antarctic Treaty	Art.9.1.c	c. facilitation of international scientific cooperation in Antarctica;
2688	Antarctic Treaty	Art.9.1.d	d. facilitation of the exercise of the rights of inspection provided for in Article VII of the Treaty;
2688	Antarctic Treaty	Art.9.1.e	e. questions relating to the exercise of jurisdiction in Antarctica;
2688	Antarctic Treaty	Art.9.1.f	f. preservation and conservation of living resources in Antarctica.
2688	Antarctic Treaty	Art.9.2	2. Each Contracting Party which has become a party to the present Treaty by accession under Article XIII shall be entitled to appoint representatives to participate in the meetings referred to in paragraph 1 of the present Article, during such times as that Contracting Party demonstrates its interest in Antarctica by conducting substantial research activity there, such as the establishment of a scientific station or the dispatch of a scientific expedition.
2688	Antarctic Treaty	Art.9.3	3. Reports from the observers referred to in Article VII of the present Treaty shall be transmitted to the representatives of the Contracting Parties participating in the meetings referred to in paragraph 1 of the present Article.
2688	Antarctic Treaty	Art.9.4	4. The measures referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall become effective when approved by all the Contracting Parties whose representatives were entitled to participate in the meetings held to consider those measures.
2688	Antarctic Treaty	Art.9.5	5. Any or all of the rights established in the present Treaty may be exercised as from the date of entry into force of the Treaty whether or not any measures facilitating the exercise of such rights have been proposed, considered or approved as provided in this Article.
2688	Antarctic Treaty	Art.12	Article XII
2688	Antarctic Treaty	Art.12.1.a	1. a. The present Treaty may be modified or amended at any time by unanimous agreement of the Contracting Parties whose representatives are entitled to participate in the meetings provided for under Article IX. Any such modification or amendment shall enter into force when the depositary Government has received notice from all such Contracting Parties that they have ratified it.
2688	Antarctic Treaty	Art.12.1.b	b. Such modification or amendment shall thereafter enter into force as to any other Contracting Party when notice of ratification by it has been received by the depositary Government. Any such Contracting Party from which no notice of ratification is received within a period of two years from the date of entry into force of the modification or amendment in accordance with the provision of subparagraph 1(a) of this Article shall be deemed to have withdrawn from the present Treaty on the date of the expiration of such period.