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Id	Agreement Name	Label	Provision
184	Additional Protocol Concerning Compensation For Loss And Damage And For The Works To Be Carried Out By Finland In Connection With The Implementation Of The Agreement Concerning The Regulation Of Lake Inari By Means Of The Kaitakoski Hydroelectric Power Station And Dam	Art.8.1x.ax	The Agreement between the Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and the Government of Finland concerning the regulation of Lake Inari by means of the Niskakoski control dam, signed at Moscow on 24 April 1947;
184	Additional Protocol Concerning Compensation For Loss And Damage And For The Works To Be Carried Out By Finland In Connection With The Implementation Of The Agreement Concerning The Regulation Of Lake Inari By Means Of The Kaitakoski Hydroelectric Power Station And Dam	Art.8.1x.bx	The Protocol for the implementation of the Agreement of 24 April 1947 between the Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and the Government of Finland concerning the regulation of Lake Inari by means of the Niskakoski control dam, signed at Helsinki on 29 April 1954;
184	Additional Protocol Concerning Compensation For Loss And Damage And For The Works To Be Carried Out By Finland In Connection With The Implementation Of The Agreement Concerning The Regulation Of Lake Inari By Means Of The Kaitakoski Hydroelectric Power Station And Dam	Art.8.1x.cx	The Protocol concerning amendments to the Regulations of 24 April 1947 for the regulation of Lake Inari in connexion with the use of the Niskakoski dam and to the Protocol of 29 April 1954 concerning amendments to paragraph 2 of the said Regulations, signed at Oslo on 24 February 1956.[1]
2598	Treaty Concerning The Archipelago Of Spitsbergen	Art.4.1x	All public wireless telegraphy stations established or to be established by or with the authorisation of, the Norwegian Government within the territories referred to in Article 1 shall always be open on a footing of absolute equality to communications from ships of all flags and from nationals of the High Contracting Parties, under the conditions laid down in the Wireless Telegraphy Convention of 5 July 1912, or in the subsequent International Convention which may be concluded to replace it.
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.
2598	Treaty Concerning The Archipelago Of Spitsbergen	Art.9.1x	Subject to the rights and duties resulting from the admission of Norway to the League of Nations, Norway undertakes not to create nor to allow the establishment of any naval base in the territories specified in Article 1 and not to construct any fortification in the said territories, which may never be used for warlike purposes.
2599	Convention concerning the Organisation of Combat against Locusts	Pre.3	The undersigned, Plenipotentiaries of the Governments of the countries enumerated above, having met in conference at Rome, at the Palace of the International Institute of Agriculture, have agreed on the following provisions:
2599	Convention concerning the Organisation of Combat against Locusts	Art.4.1x	As from the date of signature of the present Convention, they shall recognise the International Institute of Agriculture at Rome as the official centre for documentation and for the spreading of information regarding all questions relating to the campaign against locusts.
2599	Convention concerning the Organisation of Combat against Locusts	Art.4.2x	They undertake to supply the Institute, at least once a year and more often if circumstances so require, with all relative technical, scientific, legislative and administrative information collected by competent persons.
2599	Convention concerning the Organisation of Combat against Locusts	Art.4.3x	The International Institute of Agriculture shall give such information the widest possible publicity with the least possible delay.
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.6.2x	Each ratification shall be communicated by the Italian Government to the other contracting States and to the International Institute of Agriculture.
2599	Convention concerning the Organisation of Combat against Locusts	Art.8.1x	Accession shall be notified through diplomatic channels to the Italian Government and by the latter to the contracting Governments and to the International Institute of Agriculture.
2599	Convention concerning the Organisation of Combat against Locusts	Conc.2	DONE at Rome this 31st day of October, 1920, in a single copy, which shall be deposited at the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and true copies of which shall be sent to all States acceding to the present Convention.
2602	International Agreement For The Creation Of An International Office For Dealing With Contagious Diseases Of Animals	Pre.1	The Governments of the Argentine Republic, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Denmark, Egypt, Spain, Finland, France, Great Britain, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, Italy, Luxemburg, Morocco, Mexico, Principality of Monaco, Netherlands, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Roumania, Siam, Sweden, Switzerland, Czechoslovakia and of Tunis, having considered that it would be advantageous to organise the International Office for dealing with the Contagious Diseases of Animals as contemplated by the International Conference for the Study of Contagious Diseases of Animals on 27 May 1921, have decided to conclude an agreement to this effect and have agreed as follows:
2602	International Agreement For The Creation Of An International Office For Dealing With Contagious Diseases Of Animals	Art.4.1x	The sums representing the contribution of each of the Contracting States shall be paid by the latter at the commencement of each year through the intermediary of the French Ministry for Foreign Affairs to the "Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations" at Paris, whence they will be withdrawn, as and when necessity arises, on the order of the director of the Office.
2607	Convention For The Regulation Of Whaling	Art.12.1x	Each of the High Contracting Parties shall communicate statistical information regarding all whaling operations under their jurisdiction to the International Bureau for Whaling Statistics at Oslo. The information given shall comprise at least the particulars mentioned in Article 10 and: (1) the name and tonnage of each floating factory; (2) the number and aggregate tonnage of the whale catchers; (3) a list of the land stations which were in operation during the period concerned. Such information shall be given at convenient intervals not longer than one year.
2607	Convention For The Regulation Of Whaling	Art.14.1x	The present Convention, the French and English texts of which shall both be authoritative, shall remain open until the thirty-first of March 1932 for signature on behalf of any Member of the League of Nations or of any non-member State.
2607	Convention For The Regulation Of Whaling	Art.15.1x	The present Convention shall be ratified. The instruments of ratification shall be deposited with the Secretary-General of the League of Nations, who shall notify their receipt to all Members of the League of Nations and non-member States indicating the dates of their deposit.
2607	Convention For The Regulation Of Whaling	Art.16.1x	As from the first of April 1932, any Member of the League of Nations and any non-member State, on whose behalf the Convention has not been signed before that date, may accede thereto.
2607	Convention For The Regulation Of Whaling	Art.16.2x	The instruments of accession shall be deposited with the Secretary-General of the League of Nations, who shall notify all the Members of the League of Nations and non-member States of their deposit and the date thereof.
2607	Convention For The Regulation Of Whaling	Art.17.1x	The present Convention shall enter into force on the ninetieth day following the receipt by the Secretary-General of the League of Nations of ratifications or accessions on behalf of not less than eight Members of the League or non-member States, including the Kingdom of Norway and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
2608	Convention Between Denmark, Norway And Sweden Concerning The Preservation Of Plaice In The Skagerak, Kattegat And Sound	Art.7.1x	The present Convention abrogates Article II of the Declaration of October 5, 1907, whereby an addition and amendments were made to the Convention concluded between Denmark and Sweden on July 14, 1899, for the control of fisheries in the waters adjacent to Denmark and Sweden.
2610	International Convention For The Campaign Against Contagious Diseases Of Animals	Pre.6	M. Emerich PFLÜGL, Permanent Representative accredited to the League of Nations, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary.
2610	International Convention For The Campaign Against Contagious Diseases Of Animals	Pre.10	M. Nicolas ANTONOFF, Permanent Delegate accredited to the League of Nations, Minister Plenipotentiary.
2610	International Convention For The Campaign Against Contagious Diseases Of Animals	Pre.16	M. Raoul BIBICA-ROSETTI, Permanent Delegate accredited to the League of Nations, Minister Plenipotentiary.
2610	International Convention For The Campaign Against Contagious Diseases Of Animals	Pre.20	M. Jules FELDMANS, Permanent Delegate accredited to the League of Nations, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Swiss Federal Council.
2610	International Convention For The Campaign Against Contagious Diseases Of Animals	Pre.22	Ridder C. VAN RAPPARD, Permanent Delegate accredited to the League of Nations, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Swiss Federal Council.
2610	International Convention For The Campaign Against Contagious Diseases Of Animals	Pre.24	M. Titus KOMARNICKI, Permanent Delegate accredited to the League of Nations, Minister Plenipotentiary.
2610	International Convention For The Campaign Against Contagious Diseases Of Animals	Pre.26	M. Constantin ANTONIADE, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the League of Nations.
2610	International Convention For The Campaign Against Contagious Diseases Of Animals	Pre.30	M. Rodolphe KÜNZL-JIZERSKÝ, Permanent Delegate accredited to the League of Nations, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Swiss Federal Council.
2610	International Convention For The Campaign Against Contagious Diseases Of Animals	Pre.32	M. Cemal HÜSNÜ TARÂY, Permanent Delegate accredited to the League of Nations, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Swiss Federal Council.
2610	International Convention For The Campaign Against Contagious Diseases Of Animals	Art.4.1x	The existence of a veterinary health organisation in conformity with the provisions of Articles 2 and 3 shall be notified by each of the High Contracting Parties by means of a memorandum, summarising the main features of the organisation and forwarded, at latest at the moment of depositing the ratification of the Convention, to the Secretary-General of the League of Nations, who will notify the other High Contracting Parties thereof.
2610	International Convention For The Campaign Against Contagious Diseases Of Animals	Art.5.0x	The High Contracting Parties undertake on the basis of the recommendations of the International Office for Contagious Diseases of Animals to publish regularly a veterinary health bulletin in accordance with the rules laid down below:
2610	International Convention For The Campaign Against Contagious Diseases Of Animals	Art.9.2	2. In case there is no such agreement in force between the Parties, the dispute shall be referred to arbitration or judicial settlement. In the absence of agreement on the choice of another tribunal, the dispute shall, at the request of any one of the Parties, be referred to the Permanent Court of International Justice if all the Parties to the dispute are Parties to the Protocol[1] of December 16th, 1920, relating to the Statute of that Court and, if any of the Parties to the dispute is not a Party to the Protocol of December 16th, 1920, to an arbitral tribunal constituted in accordance with the Hague Convention [2] of October 18th, 1907, for the Pacific Settlement of International Disputes.
2610	International Convention For The Campaign Against Contagious Diseases Of Animals	Art.11.1	1. The present Convention may be signed until February 15th, 1936, on behalf of any Member of the League of Nations or any non-member State to which the Council of the League of Nations shall have communicated a copy of the present Convention for the purpose.
2610	International Convention For The Campaign Against Contagious Diseases Of Animals	Art.11.2	2. The present Convention shall be ratified. The instruments of ratification shall be deposited with the Secretary-General of the League of Nations, who will notify the deposit thereof to all the Members of the League of Nations and to the non-member States referred to in the preceding paragraph.
2610	International Convention For The Campaign Against Contagious Diseases Of Animals	Art.12.1	1. On and after February 16th, 1936, any Member of the League of Nations and any non-member State to which the Council of the League of Nations shall have communicated a copy of the present Convention may accede to it.
2610	International Convention For The Campaign Against Contagious Diseases Of Animals	Art.12.2	2. The instruments of accession shall be deposited with the Secretary-General of the League of Nations, who will notify such deposit to all the Members of the League of Nations and to the non-member States referred to in the preceding paragraph.
2610	International Convention For The Campaign Against Contagious Diseases Of Animals	Art.13.1	1. The Secretary-General of the League of Nations will draw up a procès-verbal when five ratifications or accessions have been received.
2610	International Convention For The Campaign Against Contagious Diseases Of Animals	Art.13.2	2. A certified true copy of this procès-verbal shall be transmitted by the Secretary-General of the League of Nations to all the Members of the League and to all non-member States mentioned in Article II.
2610	International Convention For The Campaign Against Contagious Diseases Of Animals	Art.14.1	1. The present Convention shall be registered by the Secretary-General of the League of Nations ninety days after the date of the procès-verbal mentioned in Article 13. It will come into force on that date.
2610	International Convention For The Campaign Against Contagious Diseases Of Animals	Art.14.2	2. In respect of each Member or non-member State on whose behalf any instrument of ratification or accession is subsequently deposited, the Convention shall come into force ninety days after the date of the deposit of such instrument.
2610	International Convention For The Campaign Against Contagious Diseases Of Animals	Art.15.3	3. The denunciation shall be effected by a written notification addressed to the Secretary-General of the League of Nations, who will inform all the Members of the League and the non-member States referred to in Article II.
2610	International Convention For The Campaign Against Contagious Diseases Of Animals	Art.17.2	2. A Conference for the revision of the present Convention shall be called by the Secretary-General of the League of Nations whenever so requested by not less than five of the High Contracting Parties.
2610	International Convention For The Campaign Against Contagious Diseases Of Animals	Art.17.4	4. The Secretary-General of the League of Nations shall prepare the work of conferences for the revision of the present Convention with the co-operation of the International Office for Contagious Diseases of Animals.
2610	International Convention For The Campaign Against Contagious Diseases Of Animals	Conc.2	Done at Geneva on the twentieth day of February, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-five, in a single copy, which shall he kept in the archives of the Secretariat of the League of Nations, and of which a certified true copy shall be delivered to all the Members of the League and to the non-member States referred to in Article II.
2612	International Agreement For The Regulation Of Whaling	Art.17.1x	The contracting Governments shall, with regard to all whaling operations under their jurisdiction, communicate to the International Bureau for Whaling Statistics at Sandefjord in Norway the statistical information specified in Article 16 of the present Agreement together with any information which may be collected or obtained by them in regard to the calving grounds and migration routes of whales.
2613	Convention Between Denmark, Norway And Sweden Concerning The Preservation Of Plaice And Dab In The Skagerrak, Kattegat And Sound	Art.7.1x	The present Convention abrogates the Convention of December 31st, 1932, between Denmark, Norway and Sweden, concerning the preservation of plaice in the Skagerrak, Kattegat and Sound.
2615	Convention On Nature Protection And Wildlife Preservation In The Western Hemisphere	Art.2.3	3. The Contracting Governments shall notify the Pan American Union of the establishment of any national parks, national reserves, nature monuments, or strict wilderness reserves, and of the legislation, including the methods of administrative control, adopted in connection therewith.
2615	Convention On Nature Protection And Wildlife Preservation In The Western Hemisphere	Art.10.2	2. The Pan American Union shall notify the Contracting Parties of any information relevant to the purposes of the present Convention communicated to it by any national museums or by any organizations, national or international established within their jurisdiction and interested in the purposes of the Convention.
2615	Convention On Nature Protection And Wildlife Preservation In The Western Hemisphere	Art.11.1	1. The original of the present Convention in Spanish, English, Portuguese and French shall be deposited with the Pan American Union and opened for signature by the American Governments on 12 October 1940.
2615	Convention On Nature Protection And Wildlife Preservation In The Western Hemisphere	Art.11.2	2. The present Convention shall remain open for signature by the American Governments. The instruments of ratification shall be deposited with the Pan American Union, which shall notify their receipt and the dates thereof, and the terms of any accompanying declarations or reservations, to all participating Governments.
2615	Convention On Nature Protection And Wildlife Preservation In The Western Hemisphere	Art.11.3	3. The present Convention shall come into force three months after the deposit of not less than five ratifications with the Pan American Union.
2615	Convention On Nature Protection And Wildlife Preservation In The Western Hemisphere	Art.11.4	4. Any ratification received after the date of the entry into force of the Convention, shall take effect three months after the date of its deposit with the Pan American Union.
2615	Convention On Nature Protection And Wildlife Preservation In The Western Hemisphere	Art.12.1	1. Any Contracting Government may at any time denounce the present Convention by a notification in writing addressed to the Pan American Union. Such denunciation shall take effect one year after the date of the receipt of the notification by the Pan American Union, provided, however, that no denunciation shall take effect until the expiration of five years from the date of the entry into force of this Convention.
2615	Convention On Nature Protection And Wildlife Preservation In The Western Hemisphere	Art.12.3	3. The Pan American Union shall notify all of the American Governments of any denunciations and the date on which they take effect.
2615	Convention On Nature Protection And Wildlife Preservation In The Western Hemisphere	Art.12.4	4. Should the Convention cease to be in force under the provisions of Paragraph 2 of this article, the Pan American Union shall notify all of the American Governments, indicating the date on which this will become effective.
2615	Convention On Nature Protection And Wildlife Preservation In The Western Hemisphere	Conc.1	In witness whereof, the undersigned Plenipotentiaries, having deposited their full powers found to be in due and proper form, sign this Convention at the Pan American Union, Washington, D.C., on behalf of their respective Governments and affix thereto their seals on the dates appearing opposite their signatures.
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.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.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.14.7	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.17.1	1. Any question or dispute concerning the interpretation of this Constitution, if not settled by the Conference, shall be referred to the International Court of Justice in conformity with the Statute of the Court or to such other body as the Conference may determine.
2617	Constitution Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.17.2	2. Any request by the Organization to the International Court of Justice for an advisory opinion on legal questions arising within the scope of its activities shall be in accordance with any agreement between the Organization and the United Nations.
2617	Constitution Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.21.2	2. The instruments of acceptance shall be transmitted by each government to the United Nations Interim Commission on Food and Agriculture, which shall notify their receipt to the governments of the nations specified in Annex I. Acceptance may be notified to the Interim Commission through a diplomatic representative, in which case the instrument of acceptance must be transmitted to the Commission as soon as possible thereafter.
2617	Constitution Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.21.3	3. Upon the receipt by the Interim Commission of 20 notifications of acceptance, the Interim Commission shall arrange for this Constitution to be signed in a single copy by the diplomatic representatives duly authorized thereto of the nations who shall have notified their acceptance, and upon being so signed on behalf of not less than 20 of the nations specified in Annex I, this Constitution shall come into force immediately.
2617	Constitution Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.21.4	4. Acceptances, the notification of which is received after the entry into force of this Constitution, shall become effective upon receipt by the Interim Commission or the Organization.
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.
2621	International Convention For The Regulation Of Whaling	Pre.7	Desiring to establish a system of international regulation for the whale fisheries to ensure proper and effective conservation and development of whale stocks on the basis of the principles embodied in the provisions of the International Agreement for the Regulation of Whaling, signed in London on 8th June, 1937, and the protocols to that Agreement signed in London on 24th June, 1938, and 26th November, 1945; and
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.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.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.
2624	Agreement For The Establishment Of The Indo-Pacific Fisheries Commission	Pre.1	THE GOVERNMENTS of Burma, China, France, India, the Netherlands, the Republic of the Philippines, the United Kingdom and the United States of America, members of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, having a mutual interest in the development and proper utilization of the living aquatic resources of the Indo-Pacific areas, and desiring to further the attainment of these ends through international cooperation by the establishment of an Indo-Pacific Fisheries Council agree as follows:
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.3.1x.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.6.2	2. The expenses of the Secretariat, including publications and communications, and of the Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Council when performing duties connected with its work during intervals between its meeting, shall be determined and paid by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations within the limits of an annual budget prepared and approved in accordance with the current regulations of that Organization.
2624	Agreement For The Establishment Of The Indo-Pacific Fisheries Commission	Art.7.1x.1	(1) Amendments to the Agreement extending the functions of the Council require the approval of the Conference of the Food and Agriculture Organization for the United Nations in addition to approval by a two-thirds majority of all the Members of the Council;
2624	Agreement For The Establishment Of The Indo-Pacific Fisheries Commission	Art.7.1x.2	(2) Amendments of the Agreement extending the powers of the Council to incur expenses to be borne by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, shall require the approval of a two-thirds majority of all the Members of the Council and of the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
2624	Agreement For The Establishment Of The Indo-Pacific Fisheries Commission	Art.8.1	1. This Agreement shall be open to acceptance by Governments which are members of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
2624	Agreement For The Establishment Of The Indo-Pacific Fisheries Commission	Art.8.2	2. This Agreement shall also be open to acceptance by Governments which are not members o the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, with the approval of the Conference of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and of two-thirds of the members of the Council. Participation by such Governments in the activities of the Council shall be contingent upon the assumption of a proportionate share in the expenses of the Secretariat as determined by the Council and approved by the Food and Agriculture Organization Conference.
2624	Agreement For The Establishment Of The Indo-Pacific Fisheries Commission	Art.8.3	3. The notifications of acceptance of this Agreement shall be deposited with the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, who shall immediately inform all the Governments concerned of their receipt.
2624	Agreement For The Establishment Of The Indo-Pacific Fisheries Commission	Art.9.2	2. Notification of acceptance received after the entry into force of this Agreement shall enter into force on the date of their receipt by the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations who shall immediately inform all the Governments concerned and the Council of their receipt. [2] The Agreement entered into force for Australia 10 March 1949.
2624	Agreement For The Establishment Of The Indo-Pacific Fisheries Commission	Art.10.1x	Any member Government may withdraw from this Agreement, at any time after the expiration of two years from the date upon which the Agreement entered into force with respect to that Government by giving written notice of such withdrawal to the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations who shall immediately inform all the Governments concerned and the Council of such withdrawal. Notices of withdrawal shall become effective three months from the date of their receipt by the Director-General.
2624	Agreement For The Establishment Of The Indo-Pacific Fisheries Commission	Conc.1	FORMULATED at Baguio this 26th day of February, one thousand nine hundred and forty-eight, in the English language, in a single copy which shall be deposited in the archives of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, which shall furnish certified copies thereof to the Governments members of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
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.17.2	2. The Depositary Government shall register this Convention with the Secretariat of the United Nations.
2626	International Convention For The Permanent Control Of Outbreak Areas Of The Red Locust	Pre.1	The Governments of Belgium, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Union of South Africa and Southern Rhodesia, wishing to improve and extend the International Organisation provisionally established to carry out the recommendations of the 5th International Anti-Locust Conference held at Brussels on 1st September, 1938, with a view to preventing outbreaks of the Red Locust, and considering that the time has come to give effect to the suggestions made by experts of the countries primarily concerned at their meetings at Lusaka in September, 1945, and June, 1947, have agreed as follows:
2626	International Convention For The Permanent Control Of Outbreak Areas Of The Red Locust	Art.3.c	(c) The Anti-Locust Research Centre shall be represented on the Council by a representative in a consultative capacity.
2626	International Convention For The Permanent Control Of Outbreak Areas Of The Red Locust	Art.3.d	(d) The Council may invite the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations to appoint observers to attend the meetings of the Council.
2626	International Convention For The Permanent Control Of Outbreak Areas Of The Red Locust	Art.5.a.4	(4) To keep the Participating Governments and the Anti-Locust Research Centre informed of the Red Locust situation and of the progress of the operations of the Control Service by means of periodical reports.
2633	International Convention For The Protection Of Birds	Pre.4	Have recognized the need to amend the International Convention for the Protection of Birds useful to Agriculture, signed in Paris on 19 March 1902, and have agreed on the following provisions:
2633	International Convention For The Protection Of Birds	Conc.4	This Convention shall supersede, between the countries which ratify or accede to it, the provisions of the 1902 International Convention.
2652	Phytosanitary Convention For Africa South Of The Sahara	Pre.6	Having regard to the need for full co-operation to this end with the Commission for Technical Co-operation in Africa South of the Sahara;
2652	Phytosanitary Convention For Africa South Of The Sahara	Pre.7	Recognising the usefulness of the co-operation provided for in the International Plant Protection Convention signed at Rome on December 6, 1951 [2] and the need for the co-ordination of activities in this field;
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.9.a	(a) There shall be established in London a Permanent Committee of Information which shall consist of the Directors of the Commonwealth Institute of Entomology and the Commonwealth Mycological Institute and of the Scientific Secretary of the Commission appointed under Article 3 of the present Convention, who shall also act as Secretary of the Committee.
2652	Phytosanitary Convention For Africa South Of The Sahara	Art.9.b	(b) The Permanent Committee of Information shall act as an intermediary between the Institutes referred to in paragraph (a) of this Article and the Commission for the transmission of relevant information regarding the type, nature and extent of diseases, insect pests and other enemies of plants inside and outside the area defined in Article 1 of the present Convention and shall supply the Commission with such information as it may require.
2652	Phytosanitary Convention For Africa South Of The Sahara	Art.9.d	(d) The Scientific Secretary of the Commission shall have access to the Institutes referred to in paragraph (a) of this Article and, pursuant to an agreement to be concluded between the Executive Council of the Commonwealth Agricultural Bureaux and the Commission, shall report to the Commission on the work carried on in those Institutes in relation to this Convention.
2652	Phytosanitary Convention For Africa South Of The Sahara	Art.9.e	(e) The Permanent Committee of Information shall endeavour to arrange for the exchange of information with the World Reporting Service on plant diseases and pests which is to be established in accordance with the provisions of Article VII of the aforesaid International Plant Protection Convention.
2652	Phytosanitary Convention For Africa South Of The Sahara	Art.10.a	(a) Each Participating Government shall contribute towards the cost of the Secretariat of the Commission and towards the cost of the work carried out by the Institutes referred to in Article 9 of the present Convention pursuant to the agreement to be concluded between the Executive Council of the Commonwealth Agricultural Bureaux and the Commission.
2652	Phytosanitary Convention For Africa South Of The Sahara	Art.14.1x	If at any time at least half of the Participating Governments have denounced this Convention in accordance with Article 13 of the present Convention, the Commission shall be dissolved, the records shall be lodged at the Common-wealth Institute of Entomology, and the funds shall be divided pro rata according to their annual contributions between such remaining Participating Governments as have made all annual contributions due under Article 10 (b) of the present Convention.
2663	Plant Protection Agreement For The Asia And Pacific Region	Pre.1	THE CONTRACTING GOVERNMENTS, desiring to prevent, through concerted action, the introduction into and spread within the South East Asia and Pacific Region of destructive plant diseases and pests, have concluded the following Agreement, which is a supplementary agreement under Article III of the International Plant Protection Convention of 1951:
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.2.5	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.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.7.1x	If there be any dispute regarding the interpretation or implementation of this Agreement, or regarding action taken by any Contracting Government under this Agreement, and such dispute cannot be resolved by the Committee, the Government or Governments concerned may request the Director-General of the Organization to appoint a committee of experts to consider such dispute.
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.
2663	Plant Protection Agreement For The Asia And Pacific Region	Art.10.2	2. This Agreement, the text of which was approved by the Council of the Organization on 26 November 1955, shall be open for signature until 30 June 1956 or until the date of its entry into force in conformity with the provisions of Article XI, paragraph 1, whichever date is the later. The Director-General of the Organization shall immediately inform all signatory Governments of the signature of this Agreement by any other Government. Ratification shall be effected by the deposit of an instrument of ratification with the Director-General of the Organization and shall become effective as from the date of deposit.
2663	Plant Protection Agreement For The Asia And Pacific Region	Art.10.3	3. This Agreement shall be open for adherence as from 1 July 1956 or from the date of its entry into force in conformity with the provisions of Article XI, paragraph 1, whichever date is the later. Adherence shall be effected by the deposit of an instrument of adherence with the Director-General of the Organization and shall become effective as from the date of deposit.
2663	Plant Protection Agreement For The Asia And Pacific Region	Art.10.4	4. The Director-General of the Organization shall immediately inform all signatory and adhering Governments of the deposit of an instrument of ratification or of adherence.
2663	Plant Protection Agreement For The Asia And Pacific Region	Art.11.2	2. The Director-General of the Organization shall notify all signatory Governments of the date of entry into force of this Agreement.
2663	Plant Protection Agreement For The Asia And Pacific Region	Art.12.1	1. Any Contracting Government may, at any time after the expiration of one year from the date on which it became a party to the Agreement, or from the date on which the Agreement entered into force, whichever is the later, denounce this Agreement by notification addressed to the Director-General of the Organization who shall at once inform all signatory and adhering Governments of the denunciation.
2663	Plant Protection Agreement For The Asia And Pacific Region	Art.12.2	2. The denunciation shall take effect one year from the date of receipt of the notification by the Director-General of the Organization.
2663	Plant Protection Agreement For The Asia And Pacific Region	Conc.2	DONE at Rome, on the twenty-seventh day of February one thousand nine hundred and fifty-six in two copies in the English, French and Spanish languages, which languages shall be equally authoritative. The text of this Agreement shall be authenticated by the Chairman of the Council of the Organization and the Director-General of the Organization. After expiry of the period during which the Agreement is open for signature, in accordance with Article X, paragraph 2, one copy of the Agreement shall be deposited with the Secretary-General of the United Nations and the other in the archives of the Organization. Additional copies of this text shall be certified by the Director-General of the Organization and furnished to all Governments parties to the Agreement, with the indication of the date on which it has come into force.
2671	Convention Concerning Fishing In The Waters Of The Danube	Art.17.1x	The Government of the Romanian People's Republic shall take the necessary action to register this Convention with the Secretariat of the United Nations.
2672	Convention On The Continental Shelf	Art.8.1x	This Convention shall, until 31 October 1958, be open for signature by all States Members of the United Nations or of any of the specialized agencies, and by any other State invited by the General Assembly of the United Nations to become a party to the Convention.[11]
2672	Convention On The Continental Shelf	Art.9.1x	This Convention is subject to ratification. The instruments of ratification shall be deposited with the Secretary-General of the United Nations.[12]
2672	Convention On The Continental Shelf	Art.10.1x	This Convention shall be open for accession by any States belonging to any of the categories mentioned in Article 8. The instruments of accession shall be deposited with the Secretary-General of the United Nations.
2672	Convention On The Continental Shelf	Art.11.1	1. This Convention shall come into force on the thirtieth day following the date of deposit of the twenty-second instrument of ratification or accession with the Secretary-General of the United Nations.[13]
2672	Convention On The Continental Shelf	Art.11.2	2. For each State ratifying or acceding to the Convention after the deposit of the twenty-second instrument of ratification or accession, the Convention shall enter into force on the thirtieth day after deposit by such State of its instrument of ratification or accession.
2672	Convention On The Continental Shelf	Art.12.2	2. Any Contracting State making a reservation in accordance with the preceding paragraph may at any time withdraw the reservation by a communication to that effect addressed to the Secretary-General of the United Nations.
2672	Convention On The Continental Shelf	Art.13.1	1. After the expiration of a period of five years from the date on which this Convention shall enter into force, a request for the revision of this Convention may be made at any time by any Contracting Party by means of a notification in writing addressed to the Secretary-General of the United Nations.
2672	Convention On The Continental Shelf	Art.13.2	2. The General Assembly of the United Nations shall decide upon the steps, if any, to be taken in respect of such request.
2672	Convention On The Continental Shelf	Art.14.1x	The Secretary-General of the United Nations shall inform all States Members of the United Nations and the other States referred to in Article 8:
2672	Convention On The Continental Shelf	Art.15.1x	The original of this Convention, of which the Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish texts are equally authentic, shall be deposited with the Secretary-General of the United Nations, who shall send certified copies thereof to all States referred to in Article 8.
2675	Convention On Fishing And Conservation Of The Living Resources Of The High Seas	Art.5.1	1. If, subsequent to the adoption of the measures referred to in Articles 3 and 4, nationals of other States engage in fishing the same stock or stocks of fish or other living marine resources in any area or areas of the high seas, the other States shall apply the measures, which shall not be discriminatory in form or in fact, to their own nationals not later than seven months after the date on which the measures shall have been notified to the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. The Director-General shall notify such measures to any State which so requests and, in any case, to any State specified by the State initiating the measure.
2675	Convention On Fishing And Conservation Of The Living Resources Of The High Seas	Art.7.5	5. The principles of geographical demarcation as defined in Article 12 of the Convention on the Territorial Sea and the Contiguous Zone shall be adopted when coasts of different States are involved.
2675	Convention On Fishing And Conservation Of The Living Resources Of The High Seas	Art.9.1	1. Any dispute which may arise between States under Articles 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 shall, at the request of any of the parties, be submitted for settlement to a special commission of five members, unless the parties agree to seek a solution by another method of peaceful settlement, as provided for in Article 33 of the Charter of the United Nations.
2675	Convention On Fishing And Conservation Of The Living Resources Of The High Seas	Art.9.2	2. The members of the commission, one of whom shall be designated as chairman, shall be named by agreement between the States in dispute within three months of the request for settlement in accordance with the provisions of this Article. Failing agreement they shall, upon the request of any State party, be named by the Secretary-General of the United Nations, within a further three-month period, in consultation with the States in dispute and with the President of the International Court of Justice and the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, from amongst well-qualified persons being nationals of States not involved in the dispute and specializing in legal, administrative or scientific questions relating to fisheries, depending upon the nature of the dispute to be settled. Any vacancy arising after the original appointment shall be filled in the same manner as provided for the initial selection.
2675	Convention On Fishing And Conservation Of The Living Resources Of The High Seas	Art.11.1x	The decisions of the special commission shall be binding on the States concerned and the provisions of paragraph 2 of Article 94 of the Charter of the United Nations shall be applicable to those decisions. If the decisions are accompanied by any recommendations, they shall receive the greatest possible consideration.
2675	Convention On Fishing And Conservation Of The Living Resources Of The High Seas	Art.15.1x	This Convention shall, until 31 October 1958, be open for signature by all States Members of the United Nations or of any of the specialized agencies, and by any other State invited by the General Assembly of the United Nations to become a Party to the Convention.
2675	Convention On Fishing And Conservation Of The Living Resources Of The High Seas	Art.16.1x	This Convention is subject to ratification. The instruments of ratification shall be deposited with the Secretary-General of the United Nations.
2675	Convention On Fishing And Conservation Of The Living Resources Of The High Seas	Art.17.1x	This Convention shall be open for accession by any States belonging to any of the categories mentioned in Article 15. The instruments of accession shall be deposited with Secretary-General of the United Nations.
2675	Convention On Fishing And Conservation Of The Living Resources Of The High Seas	Art.18.1	1. This Convention shall come into force on the thirtieth day following the date of deposit of the twenty-second instrument of ratification or accession with the Secretary-General of the United Nations.
2675	Convention On Fishing And Conservation Of The Living Resources Of The High Seas	Art.19.2	2. Any Contracting State making a reservation in accordance with the preceding paragraph may at any time withdraw the reservation by a communication to that effect addressed to the Secretary-General of the United Nations.
2675	Convention On Fishing And Conservation Of The Living Resources Of The High Seas	Art.20.1	1. After expiration of a period of five years from the date on which this Convention shall enter into force, a request for the revision of this Convention may be made at any time by any Contracting Party by means of a notification in writing addressed to the Secretary-General of the United Nations.
2675	Convention On Fishing And Conservation Of The Living Resources Of The High Seas	Art.20.2	2. The General Assembly of the United Nations shall decide upon the steps, if any, to be taken in respect of such request.
2675	Convention On Fishing And Conservation Of The Living Resources Of The High Seas	Art.21.1x	The Secretary-General of the United Nations shall inform all States Members of the United Nations and the other States referred to in Article 15:
2675	Convention On Fishing And Conservation Of The Living Resources Of The High Seas	Art.22.1x	The original of this Convention, of which the Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish texts are equally authentic, shall be deposited with the Secretary-General of the United Nations, who shall send certified copies thereof to all States referred to in Article 15.
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.16.1	1. In respect of each State Party to this Convention, the provisions of Articles 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 and Annexes I, II and III of the Convention for the Regulation of the Meshes of Fishing Nets and the Size Limits of Fish, signed at London, on 5 April 1946, as amended by decisions made under paragraph (10) of Article 12 of that Convention, shall remain in force but shall be deemed for the purposes of the present Convention to be a recommendation made and given effect without objection under this Convention as from the date of its entry into force in respect of that State within the area covered by the 1946 Convention; provided that in the period of two years after the coming into force of this Convention, any Contracting State may, on giving twelve months' written notice to the Government of the United Kingdom, withdraw from the whole or any part of the said recommendation. If a Contracting State has, in accordance with the provisions of this Article, given notice of its withdrawal from a part of the said recommendation, any other Contracting State may, with effect from the same date, give notice of its withdrawal from the same or any other part of the said recommendation, or from the recommendation as a whole.
2680	Northeast Atlantic Fisheries Convention	Art.16.2	2. The provisions of the Convention for the Regulation of the Meshes of Fishing Nets and the Size Limits of Fish signed at London on 5 April 1949, shall, save as provided in paragraph (1) of this Article, cease to apply to each Contracting State to this Convention as from the date of the entry into force of this Convention in respect of that State.
2683	Convention Concerning Fishing In The Black Sea	Art.15.1x	The Government of the People's Republic of Bulgaria shall take the necessary action to register this Convention with the Secretariat of the United Nations.
2687	Convention Placing The International Poplar Commission Within The Framework Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.1.0x	The International Poplar Commission (hereinafter referred to as "the Commission") shall be placed within the framework of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (hereinafter referred to as "the Organization" and the present Convention whose object is to achieve that purpose shall be governed by the provisions of Article XIV of the Constitution of the Organization.
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.3.1x.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.4.1x	Each contracting Nation shall make provision as soon as possible and to the best of its ability, either for the establishment of a National Poplar Commission, or, if not possible, for the designation of some other suitable national body, and shall transmit a description of the competence and scope of the National Commission or other body and of any changes thereto, to the Director-General of the Organization who shall circulate this information to the other Member Nations of the Commission. Each contracting nation shall communicate to the Director-General the publications of its National Commission or other body.
2687	Convention Placing The International Poplar Commission Within The Framework Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.5.1x	The seat of the Commission shall be in Rome at the Headquarters of the Organization.
2687	Convention Placing The International Poplar Commission Within The Framework Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.6.2	2. The Director-General of the Organization, in consultation with the Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Commission, shall convene a regular session of the Commission once every four years. Special sessions of the Commission may be convened by the Director-General in consultation with the Chairman of the Executive Committee, or if requested by the Commission, or by at least one-third of the Member Nations of the Commission.
2687	Convention Placing The International Poplar Commission Within The Framework Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.7.6	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.8.1x	A Secretary of the Commission shall be appointed by the Director-General of the Organization from amongst the senior staff of the Organization and shall be responsible to the Director-General. The Secretary shall perform such duties as the work of the Commission may require.
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.10.4	4. The expenses of the Secretariat shall be borne by the Organization.
2687	Convention Placing The International Poplar Commission Within The Framework Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.11.1x	The Commission may, by a majority of two-thirds of its membership, adopt and amend its own rules of procedures, which shall be consistent with the General Rules of the Organization. The Rules of the Commission and any amendment thereto shall come into force upon approval by the Director-General of the Organization, and from the date of such approval.
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.
2687	Convention Placing The International Poplar Commission Within The Framework Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.13.1	1. Acceptance of this Convention by any Member Nation or Associate Member of the Organization shall be effected by the deposit of an instrument of acceptance with the Director-General of the Organization and shall take effect on receipt of such notification by the Director-General.
2687	Convention Placing The International Poplar Commission Within The Framework Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.13.2	2. Acceptance of this Convention by Non-Member Nations of the Organization shall become effective on the date on which the Commission approves the application for membership in conformity with the provisions of Article II of this Convention.
2687	Convention Placing The International Poplar Commission Within The Framework Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.13.3	3. 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 all acceptances that have become effective.
2687	Convention Placing The International Poplar Commission Within The Framework Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.13.4	4. Acceptance of this Convention may be made subject to reservations which shall become operative only upon unanimous concurrence by the Member Nations of the Commission. The Director-General of the Organization shall notify forthwith all Member Nations of the Commission of any reservations. Members of the Commission not having replied within three months from the date of the notification shall be deemed to have accepted the reservation.
2687	Convention Placing The International Poplar Commission Within The Framework Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.15.1x	Any dispute regarding the interpretation or application of this Convention, if not settled by the Commission, shall be referred to a committee composed of one member appointed by each of the parties to the dispute, and in addition an independent chairman chosen by the members of the committee. The recommendations of such a committee, while not binding in character, shall become the basis for renewed consideration by the parties concerned of the matter out of which the disagreement arose. If as the result of this procedure the dispute is not settled, it shall be referred to the International Court of Justice in accordance with the Statute of the Court, unless the parties to the dispute agree to another method of settlement.
2687	Convention Placing The International Poplar Commission Within The Framework Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.16.1	1. Any Member Nation of the Commission may give notice of withdrawal from the Commission at any time after the expiry of one year from the date of its acceptance of this Convention. Such notice of withdrawal shall take effect six months after the date of its receipt by the Director-General of the Organization, who 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 receipt.
2687	Convention Placing The International Poplar Commission Within The Framework Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.16.2	2. A Member Nation of the Commission that is responsible for the international relations of more than one territory shall, giving notice of its own withdrawal from the Commission, state to which territory or territories the withdrawal is to apply. In the absence of such a declaration, the withdrawal shall be deemed to apply to all the territories for the international relations of which the Member Nation of the Commission is responsible. A Member Nation of the Commission may give notice of withdrawal with respect to one or more of the territories for the international relations of which it is responsible. Any Member Nation of the Commission that gives notice of withdrawal from the Organization shall be deemed to have simultaneously withdrawn from the Commission, and this withdrawal shall be deemed to apply to all the territories for the international relations of which the Nation concerned is responsible, with the exception of Associate Members.
2687	Convention Placing The International Poplar Commission Within The Framework Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.17.1x	This Convention shall be considered terminated if and when the number of Member Nations of the Commission falls below 6 unless the remaining Member Nations of the Commission unanimously decide otherwise, subject to the approval of the Conference 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 termination.
2687	Convention Placing The International Poplar Commission Within The Framework Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.18.1	1. This Convention shall enter into force as soon as twelve Member Nations or Associate Members of the Organization have become parties to it by the deposit of an instrument of acceptance in accordance with the provisions of Article XIII, paragraph 1 of this Convention.
2687	Convention Placing The International Poplar Commission Within The Framework Of The Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations	Art.18.2	2. With respect to such Nations as are already Members of the Commission and who become parties to the present Convention, the provisions of this Convention shall replace the provisions of the Statutes of the International Poplar Commission adopted at the second session of the Commission held on 20 to 28 April 1948 in Italy.
2688	Antarctic Treaty	Pre.5	Convinced also that a treaty ensuring the use of Antarctica for peaceful purposes only and the continuance of international harmony in Antarctica will further the purposes and principles embodied in the Charter of the United Nations;
2688	Antarctic Treaty	Art.3.2	2. In implementing this Article, every encouragement shall be given to the establishment of cooperative working relations with those Specialized Agencies of the United Nations and other technical organizations having a scientific or technical interest in Antarctica.
2688	Antarctic Treaty	Art.10.1x	Each of the Contracting Parties undertakes to exert appropriate efforts, consistent with the Charter of the United Nations, to the end that no one engages in any activity in Antarctica contrary to the principles or purposes of the present Treaty.
2688	Antarctic Treaty	Art.11.2	2. Any dispute of this character not so resolved shall, with the consent, in each case, of all parties to the dispute, be referred to the International Court of Justice for settlement; but failure to reach agreement on reference to the International Court shall not absolve parties to the dispute from the responsibility of continuing to seek to resolve it by any of the various peaceful means referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article.
2688	Antarctic Treaty	Art.13.1	1. The present Treaty shall be subject to ratification by the signatory States. It shall be open for accession by any State which is a Member of the United Nations, or by any other State which may be invited to accede to the Treaty with the consent of all the Contracting Parties whose representatives are entitled to participate in the meetings provided for under Article IX of the Treaty.
2688	Antarctic Treaty	Art.13.6	6. The present Treaty shall be registered by the depositary Government pursuant to Article 102 of the Charter of the United Nations.
2690	Agreement Concerning Cooperation In The Quarantine Of Plants And Their Protection Against Pests And Diseases	Art.8.3x	Communications between the competent authorities of the Contracting Parties on matters arising from this Agreement shall be effected both directly and through the secretariat of the Standing Commission of the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance for economic, scientific and technical co-operation in agriculture.
2690	Agreement Concerning Cooperation In The Quarantine Of Plants And Their Protection Against Pests And Diseases	Art.10.3x	The instruments of ratification shall be deposited with the Secretariat of the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance, which shall act as the depositary of the Agreement.
2690	Agreement Concerning Cooperation In The Quarantine Of Plants And Their Protection Against Pests And Diseases	Art.13.1x	This Agreement has been drawn up in the Russian language in one copy, which shall be deposited with the Secretariat of the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance.
2690	Agreement Concerning Cooperation In The Quarantine Of Plants And Their Protection Against Pests And Diseases	Art.13.2x	The Secretariat of the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance shall send the Contracting Parties duly certified copies of the Agreement, and shall notify the States signatories to this Agreement and States acceding thereto of the deposit with it of instruments of ratification, accession or denunciation.
2719	Protocol Of Signature To The Agreement Concerning The International Commission For The Protection Of The Rhine Against Pollution	Art.6.2	2. In those areas coming within its jurisdiction the European Economic Community shall have the number of votes corresponding to the number of its Member States which are Contracting Parties to this Agreement. The European Economic Community shall not vote in cases where its Member States vote and vice versa.
2719	Protocol Of Signature To The Agreement Concerning The International Commission For The Protection Of The Rhine Against Pollution	Art.6.4	4. Unanimity shall not be impeded by the abstention of a single delegation. However, this provision shall not apply to the delegation of the European Economic Community.
2719	Protocol Of Signature To The Agreement Concerning The International Commission For The Protection Of The Rhine Against Pollution	Art.12.2.ex	European Economic Community 13 %
2721	Convention On Civil Liability For Nuclear Damage	Art.1.B.a	a. maximum limits for the exclusion of such quantities have been established by the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency; and
2721	Convention On Civil Liability For Nuclear Damage	Art.1.Cx	The maximum limits shall be reviewed periodically by the Board of Governors.
2721	Convention On Civil Liability For Nuclear Damage	Art.19.A	A. Any Contracting Party entering into an agreement pursuant to subparagraph (b) of paragraph 3 of Article XI shall furnish without delay to the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency for information and dissemination to the other Contracting Parties a copy of such agreement.
2721	Convention On Civil Liability For Nuclear Damage	Art.19.B	B. The Contracting Parties shall furnish to the Director General for information and dissemination to the other Contracting Parties copies of their respective laws and regulations relating to matters covered by this Convention.
2721	Convention On Civil Liability For Nuclear Damage	Art.21.Ax	This Convention shall be open for signature by the States represented at the International Conference on Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage held in Vienna from 29 April to 19 May 1963.
2721	Convention On Civil Liability For Nuclear Damage	Art.22.Ax	This Convention shall be ratified, and the instruments of ratification shall be deposited with the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency.
2721	Convention On Civil Liability For Nuclear Damage	Art.24.A	A. All States Members of the United Nations, or of any of the specialized agencies or of the International Atomic Energy Agency not represented at the International Conference on Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage held in Vienna from 29 April to 19 May 1963, may accede to this Convention.
2721	Convention On Civil Liability For Nuclear Damage	Art.24.B	B. The instruments of accession shall be deposited with the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency.
2721	Convention On Civil Liability For Nuclear Damage	Art.25.A	A. This Convention shall remain in force for a period of ten years from the date of its entry into force. Any Contracting Party may, by giving before the end of that period at least twelve months' notice to that effect to the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, terminate the application of this Convention to itself at the end of that period of ten years.
2721	Convention On Civil Liability For Nuclear Damage	Art.25.B	B. This Convention shall, after that period of ten years, remain in force for a further period of five years for such Contracting Parties as have not terminated its application pursuant to paragraph 1 of this Article, and thereafter for successive periods of five years each for those Contracting Parties which have not terminated its application at the end of one of such periods, by giving, before the end of one of such periods, at least twelve months' notice to that effect to the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency.
2721	Convention On Civil Liability For Nuclear Damage	Art.26.A	A. A conference shall be convened by the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency at any time after the expiry of a period of five years from the date of the entry into force of this Convention in order to consider the revision thereof, if one-third of the Contracting Parties express a desire to that effect.
2721	Convention On Civil Liability For Nuclear Damage	Art.26.B	B. Any Contracting Party may denounce this Convention by notification to the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency within a period of twelve months following the first revision conference held pursuant to paragraph 1 of this Article.
2721	Convention On Civil Liability For Nuclear Damage	Art.26.C	C. Denunciation shall take effect one year after the date on which notification to that effect has been received by the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency.
2721	Convention On Civil Liability For Nuclear Damage	Art.27.Ax	The Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency shall notify the States invited to the International Conference on Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage held in Vienna from 29 April to 19 May 1963 and the States which have acceded to this Convention of the following -
2721	Convention On Civil Liability For Nuclear Damage	Art.28.Ax	This Convention shall be registered by the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency in accordance with Article 102 of the Charter of the United Nations.
2721	Convention On Civil Liability For Nuclear Damage	Art.29.Ax	The original of this Convention, of which the English, French, Russian and Spanish texts are equally authentic, shall be deposited with the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, who shall issue certified copies.
2728	Nordic Mutual Emergency Assistance Agreement In Connection With Radiation Accidents	Pre.1	The Contracting Parties, desiring to assist each other to the extent possible in the event of an incident involving damage from ionizing radiation, and desiring to establish in advance the terms upon which a Contracting State requesting assistance (hereinafter referred to as the "Requesting State") may use the assistance provided by another Contracting State or by the International Atomic Energy Agency (hereinafter referred to as the "Assisting Party"), have agreed as follows:
2728	Nordic Mutual Emergency Assistance Agreement In Connection With Radiation Accidents	Art.2.1	1. The International Atomic Energy Agency shall, at the request of and in consultation with the Requesting State:
2728	Nordic Mutual Emergency Assistance Agreement In Connection With Radiation Accidents	Art.2.2	2. At any time after he has been notified by a Contracting State of the existence of an emergency within its territory, the Director General of the Agency may designate, in consultation with that State, an observer, who may enter its territory for the purpose of investigating the nature and extent of the emergency and reporting to him thereon. The Director General may, in addition, authorize such person to act as his representative.
2728	Nordic Mutual Emergency Assistance Agreement In Connection With Radiation Accidents	Art.6.1x	The Requesting State shall afford, in relation to the assistance, the necessary facilities, privileges and immunities with a view to securing the expeditious performance of functions under this Agreement. In relation to assistance provided by the International Atomic Energy Agency, the Requesting State shall apply the Agreement on the Privileges and Immunities of the Agency.
2728	Nordic Mutual Emergency Assistance Agreement In Connection With Radiation Accidents	Art.9.1x	Any dispute concerning the interpretation or application of this Agreement which is not settled by negotiation shall, at the request of any party to the dispute, be settled by arbitration, or, if the parties do not agree upon the constitution of an arbitral tribunal within three months after the request for arbitration was made, by the International Court of Justice.
2728	Nordic Mutual Emergency Assistance Agreement In Connection With Radiation Accidents	Art.11.1x.b	b. signature with reservation in respect of ratification, followed by ratification, on behalf of two States and the International Atomic Energy Agency. Instruments of ratification shall be deposited with the Director General of the Agency.
2728	Nordic Mutual Emergency Assistance Agreement In Connection With Radiation Accidents	Conc.1	DONE in Vienna, this 17th day of October 1963, in a single copy in English, which shall be deposited in the archives of the International Atomic Energy Agency, whose Director General shall send a certified copy hereof to each Contracting State.
2728	Nordic Mutual Emergency Assistance Agreement In Connection With Radiation Accidents	Conc.2	For the INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY:
2729	Act Regarding Navigation And Economic Cooperation Between The States Of The Niger Basin	Art.1.1x	The General Act of Berlin of 26th February, 1885, the General Act and Declaration of Brussels of 2nd July, 1890, and the Convention of Saint-Germainen-Laye of 10th September, 1919 are and remain abrogated as far as they concern the River Niger, its tributaries and sub-tributaries.
2729	Act Regarding Navigation And Economic Cooperation Between The States Of The Niger Basin	Art.6.1x	The Inter-Governmental Organisation of the River Niger shall establish appropriate close relations with the competent specialised agencies of the Organisation of African Unity and shall also maintain useful relations with the United Nations Organisation, its specialised agencies, and other international organisations.
2729	Act Regarding Navigation And Economic Cooperation Between The States Of The Niger Basin	Art.7.2x	Failing such settlement, the dispute shall be decided by arbitration, in particular by the Commission of Mediation, Conciliation and Arbitration of the Organisation of African Unity, or by judicial settlement by the International Court of Justice.
2729	Act Regarding Navigation And Economic Cooperation Between The States Of The Niger Basin	Art.9.1x	The Government of the Republic of Niger shall register the present Act, upon its coming into force, in accordance with Article 102 of the Charter of the United Nations.
2729	Act Regarding Navigation And Economic Cooperation Between The States Of The Niger Basin	Conc.2	Done at Niamey on the 26th day of October, 1963 one copy each in English and French to he deposited in the archives of the Government of the Republic of Niger, authentic copies thereof to be distributed to each of the signatory States, and one copy to be deposited with the Secretariat of the Organisation of African Unity and one with the Secretariat of the United Nations.
2736	Indus Basin Development Fund (Supplemental) Agreement	Pre.1	WHEREAS on 19 September 1960, Australia, Canada, Germany, New Zealand, Pakistan, the United Kingdom, the United States and the Bank entered into The Indus Basin Development Fund Agreement, 1960 (being hereinafter called the "1960 Agreement" and the parties thereto being hereinafter collectively called the "Parties") providing for the creation and administration of, and contributions to, the Indus Basin Development Fund (hereinafter called the "Fund");
2736	Indus Basin Development Fund (Supplemental) Agreement	Pre.2	AND WHEREAS in the 1960 Agreement the Parties agreed to make certain contributions to the Fund on the terms and conditions therein set forth;
2736	Indus Basin Development Fund (Supplemental) Agreement	Pre.3	AND WHEREAS the Parties have agreed to make additional contributions to the Fund on the terms and conditions and for the purposes hereinafter in this Agreement set forth;
2736	Indus Basin Development Fund (Supplemental) Agreement	Art.1.1	Section 1.01. The arrangements set out in this Agreement are accepted by Pakistan and by the other Parties hereto as a full and complete discharge of all obligations, whether legal or moral, expressed or implied, of the said other Parties under the 1960 Agreement.
2736	Indus Basin Development Fund (Supplemental) Agreement	Art.1.2	Section 1.02. To the extent that the following provisions of this Agreement are inconsistent with the provisions of the 1960 Agreement the provisions hereof shall prevail and the 1960 Agreement shall henceforth be read and construed as having been modified and superseded by the provisions of this Agreement, but shall in all other respects remain in full force and effect.
2736	Indus Basin Development Fund (Supplemental) Agreement	Art.2.1	Section 2.01. Each of the following Parties undertakes, subject to such parliamentary or congressional action as may be necessary, to make a supplemental contribution to the Fund of the nature and in the amount specified opposite its name below:
2736	Indus Basin Development Fund (Supplemental) Agreement	Art.2.4	Section 2.04. The supplemental Bank contribution will be in the form of the proceeds of a loan in various non-rupee currencies to Pakistan from the Bank or of a credit in various non-rupee currencies to Pakistan from the International Development Association (the Association), or of both, as may be determined between the Bank and the Association. To the extent that the supplemental Bank contribution is in the form of the proceeds of a credit from the Association, such credit shall, for the purpose of this Agreement and the 1960 Agreement, be deemed to be a Bank loan.
2736	Indus Basin Development Fund (Supplemental) Agreement	Art.2.5	Section 2.05. The supplemental contributions of Australia, Canada, Germany, the United Kingdom, the United States and the Bank shall be payable in the same proportions among them, and in the same proportions between grants and loans, and shall be governed by the same provisions of the 1960 Agreement, as their original contributions under the 1960 Agreement, except as may be otherwise provided in this Agreement.
2736	Indus Basin Development Fund (Supplemental) Agreement	Art.3.1	Section 3.01. The Bank, as Administrator of the Fund (the Administrator) shall make no further purchases of Pakistan rupees (rupees) pursuant to Section 3.03(b)(ii) or Section 4.03 of the 1960 Agreement.
2736	Indus Basin Development Fund (Supplemental) Agreement	Art.3.2	Section 3.02. Pakistan undertakes to pay to the Fund in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.01 of the 1960 Agreement (whether by use, in agreement with the United States, of United States counterpart funds, or from Pakistan's own resources) all such amounts of rupees, determined by the Administrator in accordance with Section 3.05 of the 1960 Agreement, as will be required to meet, by disbursements from the Fund, the rupee portion of the costs referred to in Section 4.01(a) of this Agreement, to the extent that such costs are not covered by:
2736	Indus Basin Development Fund (Supplemental) Agreement	Art.3.2.i	(i) the rupees payable, or treated as payable, pursuant to Section 3.03(a) of the 1960 Agreement and
2736	Indus Basin Development Fund (Supplemental) Agreement	Art.3.2.ii	(ii) the rupees payable pursuant to Section 3.03(b)(i) of the 1960 Agreement on account of the United States rupee contribution under Section 2.03 of the 1960 Agreement, until that contribution has been fully called up for payment.
2736	Indus Basin Development Fund (Supplemental) Agreement	Art.4.1.a	(a) Subject to the provisions of Section 4.03 of this Agreement, the assets of the Fund, as augmented by the supplemental contributions herein provided for, shall be applied first to:
2736	Indus Basin Development Fund (Supplemental) Agreement	Art.4.1.a.i	(i) the cost of goods required to construct the dam and related works on the Jhelum River as set forth in 2A(1) of Annexure D to the 1960 Agreement;
2736	Indus Basin Development Fund (Supplemental) Agreement	Art.4.1.a.ii	(ii) the cost of goods required to construct the link canals, barrages and other works as set forth in 2B, 2C and 2E of said Annexure as already modified by agreement between Pakistan and the Administrator with the approval of the Parties;
2736	Indus Basin Development Fund (Supplemental) Agreement	Art.4.1.a.iv	(iv) expenses incurred by the Administrator solely because of services rendered under the 1960 Agreement and this Agreement; provided, however, that the above schedule of works may be amended by agreement between Pakistan and the Administrator for reasons of economy or sound engineering practice.
2736	Indus Basin Development Fund (Supplemental) Agreement	Art.4.1.b	(b) In addition, the costs, including the rupee costs, of the study hereinafter referred to in Section 5.01 of this Agreement shall be met from the non-rupee assets of the Fund.
2736	Indus Basin Development Fund (Supplemental) Agreement	Art.4.2	Section 4.02. After the costs and expenses referred to in Section 4.01(a) and (b) above have been provided for, any balance of the non-rupee assets remaining in or payable to the Fund, together with any uncalled amounts of the non-rupee contributions provided for in the 1960 Agreement, as augmented by this Agreement, will be disbursed, in accordance with procedures to be agreed between Pakistan and the Bank, to be used by Pakistan as required to meet non-rupee costs of the Tarbela project (if Pakistan and the Bank agree that Tarbela is justified on the basis of the report hereinafter referred to in Section 5.01 of this Agreement), or, otherwise, of some other development project or projects in the water and power sector in West Pakistan, to be agreed between Pakistan and the Bank on the basis of the study referred to in said Section 5.01.
2736	Indus Basin Development Fund (Supplemental) Agreement	Art.4.3	Section 4.03. Similarly, any amounts in or retainable for the Special Reserve under the provisions of Section 4.01 of the 1960 Agreement not required for payments by the Administrator to India pursuant to Section 4.02 thereof shall be applied towards the costs referred to in Section 4.01(a) above not covered by the non-rupee resources of the Fund as augmented by this Agreement, and to the extent not so applied shall be treated in the same manner as the balance referred to in Section 4.02 above. Income from investments of the Special Reserve shall hereafter be added to the principal thereof.
2736	Indus Basin Development Fund (Supplemental) Agreement	Art.5.1	Section 5.01. The Administrator shall organize and administer a study of the water and power resources of West Pakistan which would provide the Government of Pakistan with a basis for development planning in the water and power sectors of the economy within the context of their successive Five Year Plans. It is intended that this study will be completed within two years from the date of its commencement. The first objective of the study will be the completion of a report covering the technical feasibility, the construction cost and the economic return of a dam on the Indus at Tarbela. The Administrator will use its best endeavours to ensure that this report will be completed by the end of 1964.
2736	Indus Basin Development Fund (Supplemental) Agreement	Art.5.2	Section 5.02. The financing by the Fund of the study shall not constitute or imply any commitment by the Parties to participate in any financing of any development project arising out of the study, other than as provided in Section 4.02 of this Agreement.
2741	Convention For The International Council For The Exploration Of The Sea	Pre.3	Having participated in the work of the International Council for the Explorations of the Sea, which was established at Copenhagen in 1902 as a result of conferences held in Stockholm in 1899 and in Christiania in 1901 and entrusted with the task of carrying out a programmed of international investigation of the sea
2741	Convention For The International Council For The Exploration Of The Sea	Pre.4	Desiring to provide a new constitution for the aforesaid Council with a view to facilitating the implementation of its programmed
2741	Convention For The International Council For The Exploration Of The Sea	Art.18.1x	When the present Convention comes into force it shall be registered by the depository Government with the Secretariat of the United Nations Organisation in accordance with Article 102 of its Charter.
2742	Agreement Concerning The Niger River Commission And The Navigation And Transport On The River Niger	Pre.2	Having adopted at the Conference of the Riparian States of the River Niger, its tributaries and sub-tributaries, held at Niamey from the 24th to the 26th October, 1963, an Act regarding the navigation and economic co-operation between the States of the River Niger Basin,
2742	Agreement Concerning The Niger River Commission And The Navigation And Transport On The River Niger	Pre.3	Desirous of giving effect to Article 5 of the said Act, by which they have undertaken to establish an Inter-Governmental Organization entrusted with the fostering, the promotion and the co-ordination of studies and programmes relating to the utilization and development of the resources of the River Niger Basin,
2742	Agreement Concerning The Niger River Commission And The Navigation And Transport On The River Niger	Art.1.1x	There shall be established an Inter-Governmental Organization as mentioned in Article 5 of the Act of Niamey of October 26, 1963, which shall be called River Niger Commission.
2742	Agreement Concerning The Niger River Commission And The Navigation And Transport On The River Niger	Art.2.1x.a	a) prepare General Regulations which will permit the full application of the principles set forth in the Act of Niamey, and to ensure their effective application.
2742	Agreement Concerning The Niger River Commission And The Navigation And Transport On The River Niger	Art.2.1x.h	h) generally, to supervise the implementation of the provisions of the Act of Niamey and the present Agreement.
2742	Agreement Concerning The Niger River Commission And The Navigation And Transport On The River Niger	Art.11.1x	The Commission shall have for all purposes the status of an international organization. The Commissioners and the Administrative Secretary shall be accorded diplomatic privileges and immunities by the riparian States. The other staff of the Commission shall be accorded such privileges and immunities as are accorded to officials of the Organization of African Unity of equivalent status.
2742	Agreement Concerning The Niger River Commission And The Navigation And Transport On The River Niger	Art.12.1x	In order to achieve maximum co-operation in connection with the matters mentioned in Article 4 of the Act of Niamey, the riparian States undertake to inform the Commission as provided for in Chapter I of the present Agreement, at the earliest stage, of all studies and works upon which they propose to embark. They undertake further to abstain from carrying out on the portion of the River, its tributaries and sub-tributaries subject to their jurisdiction any works likely to pollute the waters, or any modification likely to affect biological characteristics of its fauna and flora, without adequate notice to, and prior consultation with, the Commission.
2742	Agreement Concerning The Niger River Commission And The Navigation And Transport On The River Niger	Art.16.1x	This Agreement shall form an integral part of the Act of Niamey, and shall enter into force immediately after its ratification by all the signatory States. The instruments of ratification shall be deposited with the Government of the Republic of Niger who shall notify the deposit of these instruments to each riparian State.
2742	Agreement Concerning The Niger River Commission And The Navigation And Transport On The River Niger	Art.17.1x	The Act of Niamey together with this Agreement may be denounced by any one of the riparian States after the expiration of a period often years from the date of its coming into force. Denunciation shall take the form of a written notice addressed to the Government of the Republic of Niger who shall acknowledge its receipt and shall inform the other contracting States and the Administrative Secretary of the Commission. It shall take effect one year from the date of acknowledgement of its receipt, if not withdrawn earlier. In the absence of agreement to the contrary it shall not affect obligations relating to any program of studies and works agreed to before such denunciation.
2742	Agreement Concerning The Niger River Commission And The Navigation And Transport On The River Niger	Art.19.1x	Upon the coming into force of the present Agreement, the Government of the Republic of Niger shall register it in accordance with Article 102 of the United Nations Charter.
2742	Agreement Concerning The Niger River Commission And The Navigation And Transport On The River Niger	Conc.2	DONE at Niamey on the 25th day of November, 1964, one copy in English and one in French to be deposited in the archives of the Government of the Republic of Niger and certified copies thereof to be sent to each signatory State, and one copy to be deposited with the Secretariat of the Organization of African Unity and one with the Secretariat of the United Nations.
2751	International Convention For The Conservation Of Atlantic Tunas	Art.11.1	1. The Contracting Parties agree that there should be a working relationship between the Commission and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. To this end the Commission shall enter into negotiations with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations with a view to concluding an agreement pursuant to Article XIII of the Organization's Constitution. Such agreement should provide, inter alia, for the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations to appoint a Representative who would participate in all meetings of the Commission and its subsidiary bodies, but without the right to vote.
2751	International Convention For The Conservation Of Atlantic Tunas	Art.11.3	3. The Commissions may invite any appropriate international organization and any Government which is a Member of the United Nations or of any Specialized Agency of the United Nations and which is not a member of the Commission, to send observers to meetings of the Commission and its subsidiary bodies.
2751	International Convention For The Conservation Of Atlantic Tunas	Art.12.2	2. At any time after ten years from the date of entry into force of this Convention, any Contracting Party may withdraw from the Convention on December thirty-first of any year including the tenth year by written notification of withdrawal given on or before December thirty-first of the preceding year to the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
2751	International Convention For The Conservation Of Atlantic Tunas	Art.12.3	3. Any other Contracting Party may thereupon withdraw from this Convention with effect from the same December thirty-first by giving written notification of withdrawal to the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations not later than one month from the date of receipt of information from the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations concerning any withdrawal, but not later than April first of that year.
2751	International Convention For The Conservation Of Atlantic Tunas	Art.13.1	1. Any Contracting Party or the Commission may propose amendments to this Convention. The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations shall transmit a certified copy of the text of any proposed amendment to all the Contracting Parties. Any amendment not involving new obligations shall take effect for all Contracting Parties on the thirtieth day after its acceptance by three-fourths of the Contracting Parties. Any amendment involving new obligations shall take effect for each Contracting Party accepting the amendment on the ninetieth day after its acceptance by three-fourths of the Contracting Parties and thereafter for each remaining Contracting Party upon acceptance by it. Any amendment considered by one or more Contracting Parties to involve new obligations shall be deemed to involve new obligations and shall take effect accordingly. A government which becomes a Contracting Party after an amendment to this Convention has been opened for acceptance pursuant to the provisions of this Article shall be bound by the Convention as amended when the said amendment comes into force.
2751	International Convention For The Conservation Of Atlantic Tunas	Art.13.2	2. Proposed amendments shall be deposited with the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Notifications of acceptance of amendments shall be deposited with the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
2751	International Convention For The Conservation Of Atlantic Tunas	Art.14.1	1. This Convention shall be open for signature by any Government which is a Member of the United Nations or of any Specialized Agency of the United Nations. Any such Government which does not sign this Convention may adhere to it at any time.
2751	International Convention For The Conservation Of Atlantic Tunas	Art.14.2	2. This Convention shall be subject to ratification or approval by signatory countries in accordance with their constitutions. Instruments of ratification, approval, or adherence shall be deposited with the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
2751	International Convention For The Conservation Of Atlantic Tunas	Art.15.1x	The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations shall inform all Governments referred to in paragraph 1 of Article XIV of deposits of instruments of ratification approval or adherence, the entry into force of this Convention, proposals for amendments, notifications of acceptance of amendments, entry into force of amendments, and notifications of withdrawal.
2751	International Convention For The Conservation Of Atlantic Tunas	Art.16.1x	The original of this Convention shall be deposited with the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations who shall send certified copies to the Governments referred to in paragraph 1 of Article XIV
2757	Convention On The International Hydrographic Organization	Pre.2	CONSIDERING that the International Hydrographic Bureau was established in June 1921 to contribute to making navigation easier and safer throughout the world by improving nautical charts and documents;
2757	Convention On The International Hydrographic Organization	Art.4.3x	The International Hydrographic Bureau, hereinafter referred to as the Bureau, administrated by the Directing Committee.
2757	Convention On The International Hydrographic Organization	Art.5.1x.c	(c) To examine the reports submitted to it by the Bureau;
2757	Convention On The International Hydrographic Organization	Art.6.5	5. Conference decisions shall be taken by a simple majority of the Member Governments represented at the Conference, except where this Convention provides otherwise. When voting for or against is evenly divided, the President of the Conference shall be empowered to a decision. In the case of resolutions to be inserted in the Repertory of Technical Resolutions, the majority shall in any event include the affirmative votes of not less than one third of the Member Governments.
2757	Convention On The International Hydrographic Organization	Art.17.1x	Any dispute concerning the interpretation or application of this Convention which is not settled by negotiation or by the good offices of the Directing Committee shall, at the request of one of the parties to the dispute, be referred to an arbitrator designated by the President of the International Court of Justice.
2757	Convention On The International Hydrographic Organization	Art.23.1x	After the present Convention enters into force it shall be registered by the Government of the Principality of Monaco with the Secretariat of the United Nations in accordance with Article 102 of its Charter.
2758	Convention On The Conduct Of Fishing Operations In The North Atlantic	Art.4.1	(1) In addition to complying with the rules relating to signals as prescribed in the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, the fishing vessels of each Contracting Party shall comply with the provisions of Annex III to this Convention.
2758	Convention On The Conduct Of Fishing Operations In The North Atlantic	Art.6.1	(1) Subject to compliance with the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea all vessels shall conduct their operations so as not to interfere with the operations of fishing vessels or fishing gear and shall conform to the provisions of Annex V to this Convention.
2760	Phytosanitary Convention For Africa	Pre.1	We the Heads of African State and Government of the Organization of African Unity:
2760	Phytosanitary Convention For Africa	Pre.6	Considering further that the former Commission for Technical co-operation in Africa has been integrated into the Organization of African Unity (hereinafter referred to as "OAU") and that Phyto- sanitary convention for Africa South of the Sahara, done at London on July 29, 1954, as amended in 1961, should be remodeled and expanded to meet the requirements of the African States;
2760	Phytosanitary Convention For Africa	Pre.8	Recognizing further the usefulness of the international co- operation provided for in the International Plant Protection Convention signed at Rome on December 6th, 1951, and the need for co-ordination of activities in this field;
2760	Phytosanitary Convention For Africa	Art.1.1	(1) The Phyto-sanitary Convention for Africa South of the Sahara done at London on July 29, 1954, and amended by Protocol done at London on October 11, 1961, is, and remain abrogated as far as it concerns the African Continent.
2760	Phytosanitary Convention For Africa	Art.1.2	(2) The present Convention shall apply to all Member States of the Organization of African Unity, herein after referred to as "Member States".
2760	Phytosanitary Convention For Africa	Art.2.1x	Each Member State shall undertake to exercise at least such control of plant imports as the OAU shall consider to be necessary, and shall take within its territory such legislative or administrative measures as may be required for this purpose.
2760	Phytosanitary Convention For Africa	Art.3.1x	Each Member State shall take such measures of quarantine, certification or inspection, or such other measures as may be considered necessary by the OAU in respect of any living organisms, plants, plant material, seeds, soil, compost or packing material (including containers) and any other article the importation of which has been considered by the OAU to constitute a threat to agriculture in any part of Africa.
2760	Phytosanitary Convention For Africa	Art.4.1x	Each Member State shall prohibit, for such period of time as the OAU may propose, the importation of any living organisms, plants, plant material, seeds, soil, compost or packing material (including containers) and any other article the importation of which the OAU has considered shall be refused admittance into any part of Africa.
2760	Phytosanitary Convention For Africa	Art.5.1x	Each Member State shall take such action as may be desirable to deal effectively with diseases, insect pests and other enemies of plants in its territory which the OAU considers have become, or are likely to become, a serious danger within Africa.
2760	Phytosanitary Convention For Africa	Art.6.1x	Nothing in the foregoing Articles of the present Convention shall prevent any Member State from importing, under the safeguards to be recommended by the OAU, and for pure or applied scientific investigations, small quantities of plants, plant material or seeds or any other prohibited material. It is understood, however, that such importation of prohibited materials shall only be made in cases of absolute necessity and after ensuring that the risks involved would be kept at the barest minimum. The Member State concerned shall, however, inform the OAU of each importation of otherwise prohibited plants, plant material, seeds, or any other material which is made, and the OAU shall so inform all other Member States.
2760	Phytosanitary Convention For Africa	Art.7.2	(2) The Panel of Scientific Consultants shall advise the OAU on various technical problems relating to plant health and protection.
2760	Phytosanitary Convention For Africa	Art.7.3	(3) The Members of the Panel of Scientific Consultants shall be appointed by the Council of Ministers at the recommendation of the Educational, Scientific, Cultural and Health Commission. The Scientific Council of Africa shall make proposals of possible candidates to the Educational, Scientific, Cultural and Health Commission. Each Member of the Panel shall serve for a period of four years, and may be re-appointed.
2760	Phytosanitary Convention For Africa	Art.9	Article IX
2760	Phytosanitary Convention For Africa	Art.9.1x	The OAU General Secretariat shall service the operation of this Convention and also shall implement duly approved decisions of the OAU which may be taken as a result of the application and operation of the Convention.
2760	Phytosanitary Convention For Africa	Art.10	Article X
2760	Phytosanitary Convention For Africa	Art.10.1x	Any dispute concerning the interpretation or application of this Convention which cannot be resolved by the Educational, Scientific, Cultural and Health Commission shall be referred to the Commission of Mediation, Conciliation and Arbitration of the OAU.
2760	Phytosanitary Convention For Africa	Art.11.1x	The Convention may be amended or revised by the Educational, Scientific, Cultural and Health Commission in accordance with the provisions of Article XXXIII of the OAU Charter.
2760	Phytosanitary Convention For Africa	Conc.2	Done at Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo on the 13th day
2760	Phytosanitary Convention For Africa
2768	Agreement For The Establishment For Arab Centre For The Studies Of Dry And Barren Land	Pre.9	Desiring to promote their cultural and economic ties and to co-operate in developing and improving the means of utilization of their resources and in realization to the ends of the Arab League charter have agreed on the following provisions which have been approved by the Arab League Council.
2768	Agreement For The Establishment For Arab Centre For The Studies Of Dry And Barren Land	Art.1.1x	An Arab Centre with a legal entity and an independent budget called "The Arab Centre for the Studies of Dry and Barren Land" shall be established within the framework of the Arab League.
2768	Agreement For The Establishment For Arab Centre For The Studies Of Dry And Barren Land	Art.2.1x	The Centre shall be constituted of the member states in the Arab League which join this Agreement. Other Arab Countries shall be admitted to membership of the Centre on request and with the Approval of the Centre's Administrative Council.
2768	Agreement For The Establishment For Arab Centre For The Studies Of Dry And Barren Land	Art.3.2.d	(d) The co-operation with similar international organizations and agencies which have interests in barrer lands such as the Unesco and the International Geographic Union.
2768	Agreement For The Establishment For Arab Centre For The Studies Of Dry And Barren Land	Art.6.b	(b) The Director General of the Centre and the Directors of the cultural and economical administration of the Arab League shall attend the meetings of the Council and shall have the right to participate in the deliberations with no right to vote. The Director General of the Centre shall be the Secretary of the Council.
2768	Agreement For The Establishment For Arab Centre For The Studies Of Dry And Barren Land	Art.7.1x.e	(e) Admission of Arab Countries, other than members of the League, to the membership of the Centre;
2768	Agreement For The Establishment For Arab Centre For The Studies Of Dry And Barren Land	Art.12.1x.b	b) Contribution from the Arab League;
2768	Agreement For The Establishment For Arab Centre For The Studies Of Dry And Barren Land	Art.15.1x	The representatives of the member countries in the centre, the officials and experts shall enjoy immunities and privileges necessary for their work in fulfilment of the object of the centre. The Secretary General of the Arab League shall determine these immunities and privileges in consultation with the concerned Arab Countries.
2768	Agreement For The Establishment For Arab Centre For The Studies Of Dry And Barren Land	Art.16.1x.b	b) In the case of dissolution of the centre, its assets and property shall be transferred to the Arab League.
2768	Agreement For The Establishment For Arab Centre For The Studies Of Dry And Barren Land	Art.18.1x	The signatories of this agreement shall ratify it in accordance with their laws and ratification documents shall be placed with the Secretariate of the Arab League which shall prepare a record certifying the placing of the ratification documents of every member country.
2768	Agreement For The Establishment For Arab Centre For The Studies Of Dry And Barren Land	Art.19.2x	The Secretary General shall extend invitation to the member countries to attend the first meeting of the Administrative Council.
2768	Agreement For The Establishment For Arab Centre For The Studies Of Dry And Barren Land	Art.20.1x	The Council of the Arab League shall decide in any dispute which may arise about the application or the interpretation of this agreement on the request of any party to the dispute or the request of the head of the Administrative Council.
2768	Agreement For The Establishment For Arab Centre For The Studies Of Dry And Barren Land	Conc.2	This agreement is made in one copy in Arabic Language to be kept in the Secretary Office of the Arab League and a true copy to be given to each signatory state and to every member of the centre.
2769	African Convention On The Conservation Of Nature And Natural Resources	Pre.4	CONFIRMING, as we accepted upon declaring our adherence to the Charter of the Organization of African Unity, that we know that it is our duty "to harness the natural and human resources of our continent for the total advancement of our peoples in spheres of human endeavour";
2769	African Convention On The Conservation Of Nature And Natural Resources	Art.12.2	2. The Contracting States shall supply the Organization of African Unity with:
2769	African Convention On The Conservation Of Nature And Natural Resources	Art.12.3	3. If so requested by Contracting States, the Organization of African Unity shall organize any meeting which may be necessary to dispose of any matters covered by this Convention. Requests for such meetings must be made by at least three of the Contracting States and be approved by two thirds of the States which it is proposed should participate in such meetings.
2769	African Convention On The Conservation Of Nature And Natural Resources	Art.12.4	4. Any expenditure arising from this Convention, which devolves upon the Organization of African Unity shall be included in its regular budget, unless shared by the Contracting States or otherwise defrayed.
2769	African Convention On The Conservation Of Nature And Natural Resources	Art.14.1x	Any dispute between the Contracting States relating to the interpretation or application of this Convention which cannot be settled by negotiation, shall at the request of any party be submitted to the Commission of Mediation, Conciliation and Arbitration of the Organization of African Unity.
2769	African Convention On The Conservation Of Nature And Natural Resources	Art.15.1	1. This Convention shall be open for signature immediately after being approved by the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the Organization of African Unity.
2769	African Convention On The Conservation Of Nature And Natural Resources	Art.15.2	2. This Convention shall be ratified by each of the Contracting States. The instruments of ratification shall be deposited with the Administrative Secretary General of the Organization of African Unity.
2769	African Convention On The Conservation Of Nature And Natural Resources	Art.16.3	3. Any Contracting State which has formulated a reservation in conformity with the preceding paragraph may at any time withdraw it by notifying the Administrative Secretary General of the Organization of African Unity.
2769	African Convention On The Conservation Of Nature And Natural Resources	Art.17.1	1. This Convention shall come into force on the thirtieth day following the date of deposit of the fourth instrument of ratification or accession with the Administrative Secretary General of the Organization of African Unity, who shall inform participating States accordingly.
2769	African Convention On The Conservation Of Nature And Natural Resources	Art.17.3	3. The London Convention of 1933 or any other Convention on the conservation of flora and fauna in their natural state shall cease to have effect in States in which this Convention has come into force.
2769	African Convention On The Conservation Of Nature And Natural Resources	Art.18.2	2. The instruments of accession shall be deposited with the Administrative Secretary General of the Organization of African Unity.
2769	African Convention On The Conservation Of Nature And Natural Resources	Art.19.1	1. Any Contracting State may denounce this Convention by notification in writing addressed to the Administrative Secretary General of the Organization of African Unity.
2769	African Convention On The Conservation Of Nature And Natural Resources	Art.19.2	2. Such denunciation shall take effect, for such a State, one year after the date of receipt of its notification by the Administrative Secretary General of the Organization of African Unity.
2769	African Convention On The Conservation Of Nature And Natural Resources	Art.20.1	1. After the expiry of a period of five years from the date of entry into force of this Convention, any Contracting State may at any time make a request for the revision of part or the whole of this Convention by notification in writing addressed to the Administrative Secretary General of the Organization of African Unity.
2769	African Convention On The Conservation Of Nature And Natural Resources	Art.20.2	2. In the event of such a request the appropriate organ of the Organization of African Unity shall deal with the matter in accordance with the provision of sections 3 and 4 of Article XVI of this Convention
2769	African Convention On The Conservation Of Nature And Natural Resources	Art.20.3.i	3. (i) At the request of one or more Contracting States and notwithstanding the provisions of paragraphs (1) and (2) of this Article, the annex to the Convention may be revised or added to by the appropriate organ of the Organization of African Unity.
2769	African Convention On The Conservation Of Nature And Natural Resources	Art.20.3.ii	(ii) Such revision or addition shall come into force three months after the approval by the appropriate organ of the Organization of African Unity.
2769	African Convention On The Conservation Of Nature And Natural Resources	Art.21.1x	The original of this Convention of which both the English and the French texts are authentic, shall be deposited with the Administrative Secretary General of the Organization of African Unity.
2770	European Agreement On The Restriction Of The Use Of Certain Detergents In Washing And Cleaning Products	Pre.2	Considering that the Parties to the Brussels Treaty of 17th March 1948, as amended on 23rd October 1954, resolved to strengthen the social ties by which they are united and to make every effort in common, both by direct consultation and in specialized Agencies, to raise the standard of living of their peoples and promote the harmonious development of social services in their respective countries;
2770	European Agreement On The Restriction Of The Use Of Certain Detergents In Washing And Cleaning Products	Pre.3	Considering that the social activities governed by the Brussels Treaty and carried on, until 1959, under the auspices of the Brussels Treaty Organisation and the Western European Union are now conducted within the framework of the Council of Europe, in accordance with the decision taken on 21st October 1959 by the Council of Western European Union and with Resolution (59) 23 adopted on 16th November 1959 by the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe;
2770	European Agreement On The Restriction Of The Use Of Certain Detergents In Washing And Cleaning Products	Pre.4	Considering that the Swiss Confederation and the Kingdom of Denmark have participated since 6th May 1964 and 2nd April 1968 respectively in activities in the field of public health carried on under the aforesaid resolution;
2770	European Agreement On The Restriction Of The Use Of Certain Detergents In Washing And Cleaning Products	Pre.5	Whereas the aim of the Council of Europe is to achieve greater unity between its members, so as to further economic and social progress by agreements and by common action in economic, social, cultural, scientific, legal and administrative matters;
2770	European Agreement On The Restriction Of The Use Of Certain Detergents In Washing And Cleaning Products	Art.3.1.a	a. no products of the kind referred to in Article 1 are put on the market unless the anionic and non-ionic surfactants which they contain are at least 80% susceptible to biological degradation as determined by the best practical techniques, such as the OECD reference method or any other method providing equivalent results;
2770	European Agreement On The Restriction Of The Use Of Certain Detergents In Washing And Cleaning Products	Art.3.1x	The Contracting Parties shall, every five years, or more frequently if one of the Parties should so request, hold multilateral consultations within the Council of Europe to examine the application of this Agreement, and the advisability of revising it or extending any of its provisions. These consultations shall take place at meetings convened by the Secretary General of the Council of Europe. The Contracting Parties shall communicate the name of their representative to the Secretary General of the Council of Europe at least two months before the meetings.
2770	European Agreement On The Restriction Of The Use Of Certain Detergents In Washing And Cleaning Products	Art.4.1	1. This Agreement shall be open to signature by member States of the Council of Europe which take part in the activities in the field of public health referred to in Resolution (59) 23 mentioned in the Preamble hereto. They may become Parties to it by either:
2770	European Agreement On The Restriction Of The Use Of Certain Detergents In Washing And Cleaning Products	Art.4.2	2. Instruments of ratification or acceptance shall be deposited with the Secretary General of the Council of Europe.
2770	European Agreement On The Restriction Of The Use Of Certain Detergents In Washing And Cleaning Products	Art.5.1	1. This Agreement shall enter into force one month after the date on which three member States of the Council shall have become Parties to the Agreement, in accordance with the provisions of Article 4.
2770	European Agreement On The Restriction Of The Use Of Certain Detergents In Washing And Cleaning Products	Art.6.1.a	a. any member State of the Council of Europe which does not take part in the activities in the field of public health referred to in Resolution (59) 23 mentioned in the Preamble to this Agreement, may accede thereto;
2770	European Agreement On The Restriction Of The Use Of Certain Detergents In Washing And Cleaning Products	Art.6.1.b	b. the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe may invite any State not a member of the Council to accede to this Agreement provided that the resolution containing such invitation receives the unanimous agreement by member States of the Council of Europe which take part in the activities in the field of public health referred to in Resolution (59) 23 mentioned in the Preamble to this Agreement.
2770	European Agreement On The Restriction Of The Use Of Certain Detergents In Washing And Cleaning Products	Art.6.2	2. Such accession shall be effected by depositing with the Secretary General of the Council of Europe an instrument of accession which shall take effect one month after the date of its deposit.
2770	European Agreement On The Restriction Of The Use Of Certain Detergents In Washing And Cleaning Products	Art.7.2	2. Any Contracting Party may, when depositing its instrument of ratification, acceptance or accession or at any later date, by declaration addressed to the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, extend this Agreement to any other territory or territories specified in the declaration and for whose international relations it is responsible or on whose behalf it is authorized to give undertakings.
2770	European Agreement On The Restriction Of The Use Of Certain Detergents In Washing And Cleaning Products	Art.8.2	2. Any Contracting Party may, in so far as it is concerned, denounce this Agreement by means of a notification addressed to the Secretary General of the Council of Europe.
2770	European Agreement On The Restriction Of The Use Of Certain Detergents In Washing And Cleaning Products	Art.8.3	3. Such denunciation shall take effect six months after the date of receipt by the Secretary General of such notification.
2770	European Agreement On The Restriction Of The Use Of Certain Detergents In Washing And Cleaning Products	Art.9.1x	The Secretary General of the Council of Europe shall notify the member States of the Council and any State which has acceded to this Agreement, of:
2770	European Agreement On The Restriction Of The Use Of Certain Detergents In Washing And Cleaning Products	Conc.2	Done at Strasbourg, this 16th day of September 1968, in the English and French languages, both texts being equally authoritative, in a single copy which shall remain deposited in the archives of the Council of Europe. The Secretary General of the Council of Europe shall transmit certified copies to each of the signatory and acceding States.
2772	Agreement On Administrative Arrangements For The Prek Thnot (Cambodia) Power And Irrigation Development Project	Pre.2	WHEREAS the Royal Government of Cambodia, encouraged by the outcome of studies put in train by the Committee for Coordination of Investigations of the Lower Mekong Basin (which operates under the aegis of Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East), by the subsequent recommendations of that Committee and of its Advisory Board and by numerous pledges of financial support from friendly countries, has taken a decision to implement forthwith the power and first stage irrigation development on the Prek Thnot River;
2772	Agreement On Administrative Arrangements For The Prek Thnot (Cambodia) Power And Irrigation Development Project	Pre.3	WHEREAS the Secretary-General of the United Nations has made his good offices available;
2772	Agreement On Administrative Arrangements For The Prek Thnot (Cambodia) Power And Irrigation Development Project	Pre.4	WHEREAS, at a meeting for the implementation of the Prek Thnot (Cambodia) Power and Irrigation (5,000 ha) Development Scheme (hereafter referred to as the "Project" as described in the Annex) held under the auspices of the United Nations at Phnom-Penh on the 9th and 10th of September 1968, the representatives of the Governments of Australia, Canada, the Federal Republic of Germany, India, Italy, Japan, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Pakistan, the Philippines and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland made declarations with regard to the intention of their respective Governments to assist the Government of Cambodia in carrying out the "Project";
2772	Agreement On Administrative Arrangements For The Prek Thnot (Cambodia) Power And Irrigation Development Project	Pre.5	WHEREAS the United Nations Development Programme has undertaken by separate agreement with the Government of Cambodia and the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations to assist in the execution of the "Project"; and
2772	Agreement On Administrative Arrangements For The Prek Thnot (Cambodia) Power And Irrigation Development Project	Art.2.1	1. The Government shall assume responsibility for the letting, supervision and administration of all contracts and for the execution of the project. The Government shall appoint the Corporation as its executive agent for the foregoing purposes and the operation of the project. If circumstances require the Government may request the Coordinator to consult with Cooperating Members and the United Nations Development Programme in order to provide technical and administrative assistance for the effective functioning of the Corporation; Cooperating Members and the United Nations Development Programme shall consult on how to meet such additional requests.
2772	Agreement On Administrative Arrangements For The Prek Thnot (Cambodia) Power And Irrigation Development Project	Art.2.2	2. The Corporation shall use the services of consulting engineers in the execution of the project in accordance with this Agreement. The consulting engineer for the construction of the dam, power station and diversion weir will be the Snowy Mountains Hydro-electric Authority which shall provide designs and specifications to the Corporation and shall advise the Corporation on the letting, supervision and administration of all contracts. The consulting engineer for the designs and specifications for the irrigation system will be appointed by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations acting as the executing agency of the United Nations Development Programme. The consulting engineer for supervision of the construction of the irrigation system will be the Snowy Mountains Hydro-electric Authority.
2772	Agreement On Administrative Arrangements For The Prek Thnot (Cambodia) Power And Irrigation Development Project	Art.2.3	3. The Snowy Mountains Hydro-electric Authority will provide engineering advice to the Corporation for the over-all planning and coordination of all features of the project; advise the Corporation on variations in contracts or other special measures required in response to unforeseen circumstances; tender advice through the Corporation to the Government and the Coordinator on measures necessary to strengthen the technical and administrative organization of the Corporation for the successful execution of the project.
2772	Agreement On Administrative Arrangements For The Prek Thnot (Cambodia) Power And Irrigation Development Project	Art.3.1	1. The Parties shall request the Secretary-General of the United Nations to appoint a Coordinator. The Coordinator shall act in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and such other terms as may from time to time be agreed by consultation among the parties. The appointment of the Coordinator shall be made after consultation with the Parties.
2772	Agreement On Administrative Arrangements For The Prek Thnot (Cambodia) Power And Irrigation Development Project	Art.3.2	2. The Cooperating Members and the United Nations Development Programme may, pursuant to the procedure set out under Article IV.2, request the Secretary-General of the United Nations to facilitate the provision of professional advice to the Coordinator from the appropriate international organizations, including the Advisory Board of the Committee for Coordination of Investigations of the Lower Mekong Basin.
2772	Agreement On Administrative Arrangements For The Prek Thnot (Cambodia) Power And Irrigation Development Project	Art.4.1	1. The Coordinator shall convene a meeting of the Cooperating Members and the United Nations Development Programme at least twice a year to receive and examine reports and information referred to in Article V.9 and Article VI.6, as well as the budget referred to in Article V.4, and, at any other time, at the request of three or more Cooperating Members. Normally, at least two weeks notice of such meetings shall be given.
2772	Agreement On Administrative Arrangements For The Prek Thnot (Cambodia) Power And Irrigation Development Project	Art.4.2	2. The Cooperating Members and the United Nations Development Programme may hold consultations concerning measures to be taken for major problems arising in respect of the implementation of the Project, and make recommendations to the Government through the Coordinator. The Government shall take due cognizance of such recommendations. In making such recommendations referred to above, the Cooperating Members shall advise the Government whether the recommendation is a consensus or is supported by the majority of the Cooperating Members whose combined contributions also constitute more than half of the total of such contributions.
2772	Agreement On Administrative Arrangements For The Prek Thnot (Cambodia) Power And Irrigation Development Project	Art.5.9	9. The Coordinator shall send to each Cooperating Member and the United Nations Development Programme (i) quarterly reports concerning the progress of the Project and (ii) quarterly reports containing appropriate information on the use of the contributions.
2772	Agreement On Administrative Arrangements For The Prek Thnot (Cambodia) Power And Irrigation Development Project	Art.7.1x.c	(c) The Coordinator shall inform all Parties of the results of the consultation referred to in (b) above and shall also inform the Secretary-General of the United Nations who will take such action as may be required in consultation with the interested Parties.
2772	Agreement On Administrative Arrangements For The Prek Thnot (Cambodia) Power And Irrigation Development Project	Art.9.1x	Settlement of disputes arising out of the interpretation of this Agreement between the Government and a Cooperating Member or members shall first be sought through diplomatic channels. If an agreed settlement is not reached between the Parties, either Party may request the Secretary-General of the United Nations to lend his good offices for the purpose of solving the disputes.
2772	Agreement On Administrative Arrangements For The Prek Thnot (Cambodia) Power And Irrigation Development Project	Art.12.2x	The text of this Agreement, in the English and French languages, in a single copy in each language, will be deposited in the archives of United Nations which shall communicate certified copies thereof to each of the Parties to this Agreement, it being agreed and understood that the English and French texts shall be considered equally authentic.
2773	European Convention For The Protection Of Animals During International Transport	Pre.1	The member States of the Council of Europe, signatory hereto,
2773	European Convention For The Protection Of Animals During International Transport	Pre.2	Considering that the aim of the Council of Europe is to achieve a greater unity between its members for the purpose of safeguarding and realising the ideals and principles which are their common heritage;
2773	European Convention For The Protection Of Animals During International Transport	Art.47.1	1. In case of a dispute regarding the interpretation or the application of the provisions of this Convention, the competent authorities of the Contracting Parties concerned shall consult with each other. Each Contracting Party shall communicate to the Secretary General of the Council of Europe the names and addresses of their competent authorities.
2773	European Convention For The Protection Of Animals During International Transport	Art.47.2	2. If the dispute has not been settled by this means, it shall, at the request of one or other of the parties to the dispute, be referred to arbitration. Each party shall nominate an arbitrator and the two arbitrators shall nominate a referee. If one of the two parties to the dispute has not nominated its arbitrator within the three months following the request for arbitration, he shall be nominated at the request of the other party to the dispute by the President of the European Court of Human Rights. If the latter should be a national of one of the parties to the dispute, this duty shall be carried out by the Vice-President of the Court or, if the Vice-President is a national of one of the parties to the dispute, by the most senior judge of the Court not being a national of one of the parties to the dispute. The same procedure shall be observed if the arbitrators cannot agree on the choice of referee.
2773	European Convention For The Protection Of Animals During International Transport	Art.47.2.ax	In the event of a dispute between two Contracting Parties one of which is a member State of the European Economic Community, the latter itself being a Contracting Party, the other Contracting Party shall address the request for arbitration both to the member State and to the Community, which jointly shall notify it, within three months of receipt of the request, whether the member State or the Community, or the member State and the Community jointly, shall be party to the dispute. In the absence of such notification within the said time limit, the member State and the Community shall be considered as being one and the same party to the dispute for the purposes of the application of the of the provisions governing the constitution and procedure of the arbitration tribunal. The same shall apply when the member State and the Community jointly present themselves as party to the dispute.
2773	European Convention For The Protection Of Animals During International Transport	Art.48.1	1. This Convention shall be open to signature by the member States of the Council of Europe. It shall be subject to ratification or acceptance. Instruments of ratification or acceptance shall be deposited with the Secretary General of the Council of Europe.
2773	European Convention For The Protection Of Animals During International Transport	Art.48.4	4. The European Economic Community may become a Contracting Party to this Convention by signing it. The Convention shall enter into force in respect of the Community six months after the date of its signature.
2773	European Convention For The Protection Of Animals During International Transport	Art.49.1	1. After the entry into force of this Convention, the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe may invite any non-member State to accede thereto.
2773	European Convention For The Protection Of Animals During International Transport	Art.49.2	2. Such accession shall be effected by depositing with the Secretary General of the Council of Europe an instrument of accession which shall take effect six months after the date of its deposit.
2773	European Convention For The Protection Of Animals During International Transport	Art.50.2	2. Any Contracting Party may, when depositing its instrument of ratification, acceptance or accession or at any later date, by declaration addressed to the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, extend this Convention to any other territory or territories specified in the declaration and for whose international relations it is responsible or on whose behalf it is authorised to give undertakings.
2773	European Convention For The Protection Of Animals During International Transport	Art.51.2	2. Any Contracting Party may, in so far as it is concerned, denounce this Convention by means of a notification addressed to the Secretary General of the Council of Europe.
2773	European Convention For The Protection Of Animals During International Transport	Art.51.3	3. Such denunciation shall take effect six months after the date of receipt by the Secretary General of such notification.
2773	European Convention For The Protection Of Animals During International Transport	Art.52.1x	The Secretary General of the Council of Europe shall notify the member States of the Council and any Contracting Party which is not a member of the Council of:
2773	European Convention For The Protection Of Animals During International Transport	Conc.2	Done at Paris, this 13th day of December 1968, in English and in French, both texts being equally authoritative, in a single copy which shall remain deposited in the archives of the Council of Europe. The Secretary General of the Council of Europe shall transmit certified copies to each of the signatory and acceding States.
2776	Agreement For Cooperation In Dealing With Pollution Of The North Sea By Oil	Pre.3	Noting that the Council of the Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization at its third extraordinary session in May 1967, decided to include among the matters requiring study as a matter of urgency, inter alia, "procedures whereby States, regionally or interregionally where applicable, can co-operate at short notice to provide manpower, supplies, equipment and scientific advice to deal with discharge of oil or other noxious or hazardous substances including consideration of the possibility of patrols to ascertain the extent of the discharge and the manner of treating it both on sea and land",
2776	Agreement For Cooperation In Dealing With Pollution Of The North Sea By Oil	Art.8.1x	Any Contracting Party which has taken action in accordance with Article 7 of this Agreement shall submit a report thereon to the other Contracting Parties and to the Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization.
2776	Agreement For Cooperation In Dealing With Pollution Of The North Sea By Oil	Conc.2	Done at Bonn on this ninth day of June 1969, in the English and French languages, both texts being equally authoritative, in a single copy which shall be deposited in the Archives of the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany which shall transmit a duly certified copy to each of the other signatory Governments. This Agreement shall be registered with the United Nations in conformity with Article 102 of the Charter of the United Nations.
2783	Convention On The Conservation Of The Living Resources Of The Southeast Atlantic	Art.11.1	1. The Commission shall seek to conclude agreements and maintain working arrangements with other international organizations which have related objectives, and in particular the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, to ensure effective collaboration and coordination and to avoid duplication with respect to their work.
2783	Convention On The Conservation Of The Living Resources Of The Southeast Atlantic	Art.14.1x.c	(c) Any remaining portion of the budget including any supplementary budget shall be contributed by each Contracting Party in the proportion that its nominal catch in the Convention Area bears to the aggregate nominal catch of all Contracting Parties in that Area. In computing this catch the Commission shall take into account all fishes, crustaceans, molluscs and other marine invertebrates, with the exception of such species as may be excluded from the application of this Convention in accordance with Article III. The catch shall be determined on the basis of the average for the last two calendar years for which statistics have been published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
2783	Convention On The Conservation Of The Living Resources Of The Southeast Atlantic	Art.17.1	1. This Convention shall be open for signature by the Government of any State represented at the Conference which adopted the Convention, or by the Government of any other State which is a Member of the United Nations or of any specialized agency of the United Nations.
2783	Convention On The Conservation Of The Living Resources Of The Southeast Atlantic	Art.17.4	4. Instruments of ratification, acceptance, approval or adherence shall be deposited with the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, hereinafter referred to as the " Depositary. "
2783	Convention On The Conservation Of The Living Resources Of The Southeast Atlantic	Art.18.1	1. This Convention shall enter into force on the thirtieth day following the date of deposit of at least four instruments of ratification, acceptance or approval, provided that the weight of the aggregate nominal catch in the Convention Area of the countries having deposited such instruments amounts to at least seven hundred thousand metric tons on the basis of the statistics published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations for the year one thousand nine hundred and sixty-eight.
2784	International Convention Relating To Intervention On The High Seas In Cases Of Oil Pollution Casualties	Art.3.1x.c	(c) before any measure is taken, the coastal State may proceed to a consultation with independent experts, whose names shall be chosen from a list maintained by the Organization;
2784	International Convention Relating To Intervention On The High Seas In Cases Of Oil Pollution Casualties	Art.3.1x.f	(f) measures which have been taken in application of Article I shall be notified without delay to the States and to the known physical or corporate persons concerned, as well as to the Secretary-General of the Organization.
2784	International Convention Relating To Intervention On The High Seas In Cases Of Oil Pollution Casualties	Art.4.1	1. Under the supervision of the Organization, there shall be set up and maintained the list of experts contemplated by Article III of the present Convention, and the Organization shall make necessary and appropriate regulations in connection therewith, including the determination of the required qualifications.
2784	International Convention Relating To Intervention On The High Seas In Cases Of Oil Pollution Casualties	Art.4.2	2. Nominations to the list may be made by Member States of the Organization and by Parties to this Convention. The experts shall be paid on the basis of services rendered by the States utilizing those services.
2784	International Convention Relating To Intervention On The High Seas In Cases Of Oil Pollution Casualties	Art.9.2	2. States Members of the United Nations or any of the Specialized Agencies or of the International Atomic Energy Agency or Parties to the Statute of the International Court of Justice may become Parties to this Convention by:
2784	International Convention Relating To Intervention On The High Seas In Cases Of Oil Pollution Casualties	Art.10.1	1. Ratification, acceptance, approval or accession shall be effected by the deposit of a formal instrument to that effect with the Secretary-General of the Organization.
2784	International Convention Relating To Intervention On The High Seas In Cases Of Oil Pollution Casualties	Art.11.1	1. The present Convention shall enter into force on the ninetieth day following the date on which Governments of fifteen States have either signed it without reservation as to ratification, acceptance or approval or have deposited instruments of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession with the Secretary-General of the Organization.[3]
2784	International Convention Relating To Intervention On The High Seas In Cases Of Oil Pollution Casualties	Art.12.2	2. Denunciation shall be effected by the deposit of an instrument with the Secretary-General of the Organization.
2784	International Convention Relating To Intervention On The High Seas In Cases Of Oil Pollution Casualties	Art.12.3	3. A denunciation shall take effect one year, or such longer period as may be specified in the instrument of denunciation, after its deposit with the Secretary-General of the Organization.
2784	International Convention Relating To Intervention On The High Seas In Cases Of Oil Pollution Casualties	Art.13.1	1. The United Nations where it is the administering authority for a territory, or any State Party to the present Convention responsible for the international relations of a territory, shall as soon as possible consult with the appropriate authorities of such territories or take such other measures as may be appropriate, in order to extend the present Convention to that territory and may at any time by notification in writing to the Secretary-General of the Organization declare that the present Convention shall extend to such territory.
2784	International Convention Relating To Intervention On The High Seas In Cases Of Oil Pollution Casualties	Art.13.3	3. The United Nations, or any Party which has made a declaration under paragraph 1 of this Article may at any time after the date on which the Convention has been so extended to any territory declare by notification in writing to the Secretary-General of the Organization that the present Convention shall cease to extend to any such territory named in the notification.
2784	International Convention Relating To Intervention On The High Seas In Cases Of Oil Pollution Casualties	Art.13.4	4. The present Convention shall cease to extend to any territory mentioned in such notification one year, or such longer period as may be specified therein, after the date of receipt of the notification by the Secretary-General of the Organization.
2784	International Convention Relating To Intervention On The High Seas In Cases Of Oil Pollution Casualties	Art.14.1	1. A Conference for the purpose of revising or amending the present Convention may be convened by the Organization.
2784	International Convention Relating To Intervention On The High Seas In Cases Of Oil Pollution Casualties	Art.14.2	2. The Organization shall convene a Conference of the States Parties to the present Convention for revising or amending the present Convention at the request of not less than one-third of the Parties.
2784	International Convention Relating To Intervention On The High Seas In Cases Of Oil Pollution Casualties	Art.15.1	1. The present Convention shall be deposited with the Secretary-General of the Organization.
2784	International Convention Relating To Intervention On The High Seas In Cases Of Oil Pollution Casualties	Art.15.2	2. The Secretary-General of the Organization shall:
2784	International Convention Relating To Intervention On The High Seas In Cases Of Oil Pollution Casualties	Art.16.1x	As soon as the present Convention comes into force, the text shall be transmitted by the Secretary-General of the Organization to the Secretariat of the United Nations for registration and publication in accordance with Article 102 of the Charter of the United Nations.
2785	International Convention On Civil Liability For Oil Pollution Damage	Art.5.3	3. For the purpose of availing himself of the benefit of limitation provided for in paragraph 1 of this Article the owner shall constitute a fund for the total sum representing the limit of his liability with the Court or other competent authority of any one of the Contracting States in which action is brought under Article IX. The fund can be constituted either by depositing the sum or by producing a bank guarantee or other guarantee, acceptable under the legislation of the Contracting State where the fund is constituted, and considered to be adequate by the Court or another competent authority.
2785	International Convention On Civil Liability For Oil Pollution Damage	Art.5.7	7. Where the owner or any other person establishes that he may be compelled to pay at a later date in whole or in part any such amount of compensation, with regard to which such person would have enjoyed a right of subrogation under paragraphs 5 or 6 of this Article, had the compensation been paid before the fund was distributed, the Court or other competent authority of the State where the fund has been constituted may order that a sufficient sum shall be provisionally set aside to enable such person at such later date to enforce his claim against the fund.
2785	International Convention On Civil Liability For Oil Pollution Damage	Art.6.1.b	(b) the Court or other competent authority of any Contracting State shall order the release of any ship or other property belonging to the owner which has been arrested in respect of a claim for pollution damage arising out of that incident, and shall similarly release any bail or other security furnished to avoid such arrest.
2785	International Convention On Civil Liability For Oil Pollution Damage	Art.6.2	2. The foregoing shall, however, only apply if the claimant has access to the Court administering the fund and the fund is actually available in respect of his claim.
2785	International Convention On Civil Liability For Oil Pollution Damage	Art.13.2	2. States Members of the United Nations or any of the Specialized Agencies or of the International Atomic Energy Agency or Parties to the Statute of the International Court of Justice may become Parties to this Convention by:
2785	International Convention On Civil Liability For Oil Pollution Damage	Art.14.1	1. Ratification, acceptance, approval or accession shall be effected by the deposit of a formal instrument to that effect with the Secretary-General of the Organization.
2785	International Convention On Civil Liability For Oil Pollution Damage	Art.15.1	1. The present Convention shall enter into force on the ninetieth day following the date on which Governments of eight States including five States each with not less than 1,000,000 gross tons of tanker tonnage have either signed it without reservation as to ratification, acceptance or approval or have deposited instruments of ratification, acceptance approval or accession with the Secretary-General of the Organization.
2785	International Convention On Civil Liability For Oil Pollution Damage	Art.16.2	2. Denunciation shall be effected by the deposit of an instrument with the Secretary-General of the Organization.
2785	International Convention On Civil Liability For Oil Pollution Damage	Art.16.3	3. A denunciation shall take effect one year, or such longer period as may be specified in the instrument of denunciation, after its deposit with the Secretary-General of the Organization.
2785	International Convention On Civil Liability For Oil Pollution Damage	Art.17.1	1. The United Nations, where it is the administering authority for a territory, or any Contracting State responsible for the international relations of a territory, shall as soon as possible consult with the appropriate authorities of such territory or take such other measures as may be appropriate, in order to extend the present Convention to that territory and may at any time by notification in writing to the Secretary-General of the Organization declare that the present Convention shall extend to such territory.
2785	International Convention On Civil Liability For Oil Pollution Damage	Art.17.3	3. The United Nations, or any Contracting State which has made a declaration under paragraph 1 of this Article may at any time after the date on which the Convention has been so extended to any territory declare by notification in writing to the Secretary-General of the Organization that the present Convention shall cease to extend to any such territory named in the notification.
2785	International Convention On Civil Liability For Oil Pollution Damage	Art.17.4	4. The present Convention shall cease to extend to any territory mentioned in such notification one year, or such longer period as may be specified therein, after the date of receipt of the notification by the Secretary-General of the Organization.
2785	International Convention On Civil Liability For Oil Pollution Damage	Art.18.1	1. A Conference for the purpose of revising or amending the present Convention may be convened by the Organization.
2785	International Convention On Civil Liability For Oil Pollution Damage	Art.18.2	2. The Organization shall convene a Conference of the Contracting States for revising or amending the present Convention at the request of not less than one-third of the Contracting States.
2785	International Convention On Civil Liability For Oil Pollution Damage	Art.19.1	1. The present Convention shall be deposited with the Secretary-General of the Organization.
2785	International Convention On Civil Liability For Oil Pollution Damage	Art.19.2	2. The Secretary-General of the Organization shall:
2785	International Convention On Civil Liability For Oil Pollution Damage	Art.20.1x	As soon as the present Convention comes into force, the text shall be transmitted by the Secretary-General of the Organization to the Secretariat of the United Nations for registration and publication in accordance with Article 102 of the Charter of the United Nations.
2787	Benelux Convention On The Hunting And Protection Of Birds	Pre.2	Having regard to article 6 of the Treaty instituting the Benelux Economic Union, signed at The Hague on 3 February 1958,
2787	Benelux Convention On The Hunting And Protection Of Birds	Pre.3	Having regard to the International Convention for the protection of birds, signed at Paris on 18 October 1950, to which the three Benelux countries are parties;
2787	Benelux Convention On The Hunting And Protection Of Birds	Pre.6	Having regard to the advice of the Benelux Consultative Interparliamentary Council of 25 April 1970; Have agreed on the following provisions:
2787	Benelux Convention On The Hunting And Protection Of Birds	Art.1.3	3. The Committee of Ministers, established under article 15 of the Treaty instituting the Benelux Economic Union, may change or supplement any of the Categories specified in paragraph 2 by decisions taken in conformity with article 19 (a) of the Treaty for the Union.
2787	Benelux Convention On The Hunting And Protection Of Birds	Art.7.1x	The three Governments undertake to protect the species of birds living in the wild state in the Benelux countries, other than the species considered to be game under article l; to this end and without prejudice to the provisions of article 8, the Committee of Ministers shall determine, by decisions taken in conformity with article 19 (a) of the Treaty of the Union, the protective measures, and the species of birds to which such measures apply.
2787	Benelux Convention On The Hunting And Protection Of Birds	Art.11.1x	The Committee of Ministers shall determine by decisions taken in conformity with article 19 (a) of the Treaty for the Union, the measures which notwithstanding the provisions of article 5, paragraph 2, article 6, article 8, paragraph 2, and article 9, need to be taken in one or more countries to avoid any detriment to the interests of partner countries.
2787	Benelux Convention On The Hunting And Protection Of Birds	Art.13.1	1. Each of the three Governments retains the right, subject to the prior approval of the Committee of Ministers, recorded in a decision taken in conformity with article 19 (a) of the Treaty for the Union, to authorize departures from the provisions of this Convention in the interest of science or nature conservation or for the purpose of preventing damage.
2787	Benelux Convention On The Hunting And Protection Of Birds	Art.13.2	2. In cases of emergency, however, each of the Governments may adopt and apply measures which depart from the provisions of this Convention, over a maximum period of three months, pending decision by the Committee of Ministers. The other Governments shall be informed of such provisional application through the Secretary-General of the Benelux Economic Union.
2787	Benelux Convention On The Hunting And Protection Of Birds	Art.14.1x	In pursuance of article l, paragraph 2, of the Treaty relating to the institution and statute of a Benelux Court of Justice, the provisions of this Convention shall be designated as common legal rules for the application of chapters III and IV of the aforesaid Treaty.
2787	Benelux Convention On The Hunting And Protection Of Birds	Art.16.1	1. This Convention shall be subject to ratification. The instruments of ratification shall be deposited with the Secretary-General of the Benelux Economic Union, who shall inform the Contracting Parties of the deposit of such instruments.
2787	Benelux Convention On The Hunting And Protection Of Birds	Art.16.3	3. It shall remain in force for the same period as the Treaty instituting the Benelux Economic Union.
2796	Agreement Between Denmark, Finland, Norway, And Sweden Concerning Cooperation In Measures To Deal With Pollution Of The Sea By Oil	Pre.2	Desiring to co-operate in dealing with any significant pollution of the sea by oil which threatens the coasts or related interests of one of the Contracting States, and to co-operate in furthering supervision of compliance with the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution of the Sea by Oil and the national regulations based on that Convention, and
2796	Agreement Between Denmark, Finland, Norway, And Sweden Concerning Cooperation In Measures To Deal With Pollution Of The Sea By Oil	Pre.3	Taking into account the Agreement of June 9 1969 for Co-operation in Dealing with Pollution of the North Sea by Oil,
2796	Agreement Between Denmark, Finland, Norway, And Sweden Concerning Cooperation In Measures To Deal With Pollution Of The Sea By Oil	Art.12.1x	The Agreement is open for signature from September 16, 1971 and comes into force one month after it has been signed by Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. At the same time the Agreement of December 8, 1967 between Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden concerning Co-operation to Ensure Compliance with the Regulations for Preventing Pollution of the Sea by Oil shall cease to have effect.
2800	International Convention On The Establishment Of An International Fund For Compensation For Oil Pollution Damage	Pre.2	BEING PARTIES to the International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage, adopted at Brussels on 29 November 1969, [1]
2800	International Convention On The Establishment Of An International Fund For Compensation For Oil Pollution Damage	Pre.5	CONSIDERING that the International Convention of 29 November 1969, on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage, by providing a r‚gime for compensation for pollution damage in Contracting States and for the costs of measures, wherever taken, to prevent or minimize such damage, represents a considerable progress towards the achievement of this aim,
2800	International Convention On The Establishment Of An International Fund For Compensation For Oil Pollution Damage	Pre.8	CONVINCED of the need to elaborate a compensation and indemnification system supplementary to the International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage with a view to ensuring that full compensation will be available to victims of oil pollution incidents and that the shipowners are at the same time given relief in respect of the additional financial burdens imposed on them by the said Convention,
2800	International Convention On The Establishment Of An International Fund For Compensation For Oil Pollution Damage	Pre.10	HAVE AGREED as follows:
2800	International Convention On The Establishment Of An International Fund For Compensation For Oil Pollution Damage	Art.2.1.a	(a) to provide compensation for pollution damage to the extent that the protection afforded by the Liability Convention is inadequate;
2800	International Convention On The Establishment Of An International Fund For Compensation For Oil Pollution Damage	Art.2.1.b	(b) to give relief to shipowners in respect of the additional financial burden imposed on them by the Liability Convention, such relief being subject to conditions designed to ensure compliance with safety at sea and other conventions;
2800	International Convention On The Establishment Of An International Fund For Compensation For Oil Pollution Damage	Art.3.2	2. With regard to indemnification of shipowners and their guarantors according to Article 5, exclusively in respect of pollution damage caused on the territory, including the territorial sea, of a State party to the Liability Convention by a ship registered in or flying the flag of a Contracting State and in respect of preventive measures taken to prevent or minimize such damage.
2800	International Convention On The Establishment Of An International Fund For Compensation For Oil Pollution Damage	Art.4.1	1. For the purpose of fulfilling its function under Article 2, paragraph 1(a), the Fund shall pay compensation to any person suffering pollution damage if such person has been unable to obtain full and adequate compensation for the damage under the terms of the Liability Convention,
2800	International Convention On The Establishment Of An International Fund For Compensation For Oil Pollution Damage	Art.4.1.a	(a) because no liability for the damage arises under the Liability Convention;
2800	International Convention On The Establishment Of An International Fund For Compensation For Oil Pollution Damage	Art.4.1.b	(b) because the owner liable for the damage under the Liability Convention is financially incapable of meeting his obligations in full and any financial security that may be provided under Article VII of that Convention does not cover or is insufficient to satisfy the claims for compensation for the damage; an owner being treated as financially incapable of meeting his obligations and a financial security being treated as insufficient if the person suffering the damage has been unable to obtain full satisfaction of the amount of compensation due under the Liability Convention after having taken all reasonable steps to pursue the legal remedies available to him;
2800	International Convention On The Establishment Of An International Fund For Compensation For Oil Pollution Damage	Art.4.1.c	(c) because the damage exceeds the owner's liability under the Liability Convention as limited pursuant to Article V, paragraph 1, of that Convention or under the terms of any other international Convention in force or open for signature, ratification or accession at the date of this Convention.
2800	International Convention On The Establishment Of An International Fund For Compensation For Oil Pollution Damage	Art.4.3	3. If the Fund proves that the pollution damage resulted wholly or partially either from an act or omission done with intent to cause damage by the person who suffered the damage or from the negligence of that person, the Fund may be exonerated wholly or partially from its obligation to pay compensation to such person provided, however, that there shall be no such exoneration with regard to such preventive measures which are compensated under paragraph 1. The Fund shall in any event be exonerated to the extent that the shipowner may have been exonerated under Article III, paragraph 3, of the Liability Convention.
2800	International Convention On The Establishment Of An International Fund For Compensation For Oil Pollution Damage	Art.4.5	5. Where the amount of established claims against the Fund exceeds the aggregate amount of compensation payable under paragraph 4, the amount available shall be distributed in such a manner that the proportion between any established claim and the amount of compensation actually recovered by the claimant under the Liability Convention and this Convention shall be the same for all claimants.
2800	International Convention On The Establishment Of An International Fund For Compensation For Oil Pollution Damage	Art.5.1	1. For the purpose of fulfilling its function under Article 2, paragraph 1(b), the Fund shall indemnify the owner and his guarantor for that portion of the aggregate amount of liability under the Liability Convention which:
2800	International Convention On The Establishment Of An International Fund For Compensation For Oil Pollution Damage	Art.5.2	2. The Assembly may decide that the Fund shall, on conditions to be laid down in the Internal Regulations, assume the obligations of a guarantor in respect of ships referred to in Article 3, paragraph 2, with regard to the portion of liability referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article. However, the Fund shall assume such obligations only if the owner so requests and if he maintains adequate insurance or other financial security covering the owner's liability under the Liability Convention up to an amount equivalent to 1,500 francs for each ton of the ship's tonnage or an amount of 125 million francs, whichever is the less. If the Fund assumes such obligations, the owner shall in each Contracting State be considered to have complied with Article VII of the Liability Convention in respect of the portion of his liability mentioned above.
2800	International Convention On The Establishment Of An International Fund For Compensation For Oil Pollution Damage	Art.5.3.a.i	(i) the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as modified by the Protocol of 1978 relating thereto, [3] and as amended by Resolutions MEPC.14(20), MEPC.47(31), MEPC.51(32) and MEPC.52(32) adopted by the Marine Environment Protection Committee of the International Maritime Organization on 7 September 1984, 4 July 1991, 6 March 1992 and 6 March 1992 respectively; or
2800	International Convention On The Establishment Of An International Fund For Compensation For Oil Pollution Damage	Art.5.3.a.ii	(ii) the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974, as modified by the Protocol of 1978 relating thereto,[4] and as amended by Resolutions MSC.1(XLV), MSC.6(48), MSC.13(57) and MSC.27(61) adopted by the Maritime Safety Committee of the International Maritime Organization on 20 November 1981, 17 June 1983, 11 April 1989 and 11 December 1992, respectively, and as amended by Resolution 1 adopted on 9 November 1988 by the Conference of Contracting Governments to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974 on the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System; or
2800	International Convention On The Establishment Of An International Fund For Compensation For Oil Pollution Damage	Art.5.3.a.iii	(iii) the International Convention on Load Lines, 1966;[5] or
2800	International Convention On The Establishment Of An International Fund For Compensation For Oil Pollution Damage	Art.5.3.a.iv	(iv) the Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972; or
2800	International Convention On The Establishment Of An International Fund For Compensation For Oil Pollution Damage	Art.5.6	6. Where the Fund, acting as a guarantor by virtue of paragraph 2, has paid compensation for pollution damage in accordance with the Liability Convention, it shall have a right of recovery from the owner if and to the extent that the Fund would have been exonerated pursuant to paragraph 3 from its obligations under paragraph 1 to indemnify the owner.
2800	International Convention On The Establishment Of An International Fund For Compensation For Oil Pollution Damage	Art.6.2	2. Notwithstanding paragraph 1, the right of the owner or his guarantor to seek indemnification from the Fund pursuant to Article 5, paragraph 1, shall in no case be extinguished before the expiry of a period of six months as from the date on which the owner or his guarantor acquired knowledge of the bringing of an action against him under the Liability Convention.
2800	International Convention On The Establishment Of An International Fund For Compensation For Oil Pollution Damage	Art.7.1	1. Subject to the subsequent provisions of this Article, any action against the Fund for compensation under Article 4 or indemnification under Article 5 of this Convention shall be brought only before a court competent under Article IX of the Liability Convention in respect of actions against the owner who is or who would, but for the provisions of Article III, paragraph 2, of that Convention, have been liable for pollution damage caused by the relevant incident.
2800	International Convention On The Establishment Of An International Fund For Compensation For Oil Pollution Damage	Art.7.3	3. Where an action for compensation for pollution damage has been brought before a court competent under Article IX of the Liability Convention against the owner of a ship or his guarantor, such court shall have exclusive jurisdictional competence over any action against the Fund for compensation or indemnification under the provisions of Article 4 or 5 of this Convention in respect of the same damage. However, where an action for compensation for pollution damage under the Liability Convention has been brought before a court in a State Party to the Liability Convention but not to this Convention, any action against the Fund under Article 4 or under Article 5, paragraph 1, of this Convention shall at the option of the claimant be brought either before a court of the State where the Fund has its headquarters or before any court of a State Party to this Convention competent under Article IX of the Liability Convention.
2800	International Convention On The Establishment Of An International Fund For Compensation For Oil Pollution Damage	Art.7.4	4. Each Contracting State shall ensure that the Fund have the right to intervene as a party to any legal proceedings instituted in accordance with Article IX of the Liability Convention before a competent court of that State against the owner of a ship or his guarantor.
2800	International Convention On The Establishment Of An International Fund For Compensation For Oil Pollution Damage	Art.7.6	6. Without prejudice to the provisions of paragraph 4, where an action under the Liability Convention for compensation for pollution damage has been brought against an owner or his guarantor before a competent court in a Contracting State, each party to the proceedings shall be entitled under the national law of that State to notify the Fund of the proceedings. Where such notification has been made in accordance with the formalities required by the law of the court seized and in such time and in such a manner that the Fund has in fact been in a position effectively to intervene as a party to the proceedings, any judgment rendered by the court in such proceedings shall, after it has become final and enforceable in the State where the judgment was given, become binding upon the Fund in the sense that the facts and findings in that judgment may not be disputed by the Fund even if the Fund has not actually intervened in the proceedings.
2800	International Convention On The Establishment Of An International Fund For Compensation For Oil Pollution Damage	Art.8.1x	Subject to any decision concerning the distribution referred to in Article 4, paragraph 5, any judgment given against the Fund by a court having jurisdiction in accordance with Article 7, paragraphs 1 and 3, shall, when it has become enforceable in the State of origin and is in that State no longer subject to ordinary forms of review, be recognized and enforceable in each Contracting State on the same conditions as are prescribed in Article X of the Liability Convention.
2800	International Convention On The Establishment Of An International Fund For Compensation For Oil Pollution Damage	Art.9.1	1. Subject to the provisions of Article 5, the Fund shall, in respect of any amount of compensation for pollution damage paid by the Fund in accordance with Article 4, paragraph 1, of this Convention, acquire by subrogation the rights that the person so compensated may enjoy under the Liability Convention against the owner or his guarantor.
2800	International Convention On The Establishment Of An International Fund For Compensation For Oil Pollution Damage	Art.14.2	2. Where a declaration under paragraph 1 is made prior to the entry into force of this Convention in accordance with Article 40, it shall be deposited with the Secretary-General of the Organization who shall after the entry into force of the Convention communicate the declaration to the Director.
2800	International Convention On The Establishment Of An International Fund For Compensation For Oil Pollution Damage	Art.36.1x	The Secretary-General of the Organization shall convene the first session of the Assembly. This session shall take place as soon as possible after entry into force of this Convention and, in any case, not more than thirty days after such entry into force.
2800	International Convention On The Establishment Of An International Fund For Compensation For Oil Pollution Damage	Art.37.1	1. This Convention shall be open for signature by the States which have signed or which accede to the Liability Convention, and by any State represented at the Conference on the Establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage, 1971. The Convention shall remain open for signature until 31 December 1972.
2800	International Convention On The Establishment Of An International Fund For Compensation For Oil Pollution Damage	Art.37.4	4. This Convention may be ratified, accepted, approved or acceded to, only by States which have ratified, accepted, approved or acceded to the Liability Convention.
2800	International Convention On The Establishment Of An International Fund For Compensation For Oil Pollution Damage	Art.38.1	1. Ratification, acceptance, approval or accession shall be effected by the deposit of a formal instrument to that effect with the Secretary-General of the Organization.
2800	International Convention On The Establishment Of An International Fund For Compensation For Oil Pollution Damage	Art.39.1x	Before this Convention comes into force a State shall, when depositing an instrument referred to in Article 38, paragraph 1, and annually thereafter at a date to be determined by the Secretary-General of the Organization, communicate to him the name and address of any person who in respect of that State would be liable to contribute to the Fund pursuant to Article 10 as well as data on the relevant quantities of contributing oil received by any such person in the territory of that State during the preceding calendar year.
2800	International Convention On The Establishment Of An International Fund For Compensation For Oil Pollution Damage	Art.40.1.a	(a) at least eight States have deposited instruments of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession with the Secretary-General of the Organization, and
2800	International Convention On The Establishment Of An International Fund For Compensation For Oil Pollution Damage	Art.40.1.b	(b) the Secretary-General of the Organization has received information in accordance with Article 39 that those persons in such States who would be liable to contribute pursuant to Article 10 have received during the preceding calendar year a total quantity of at least 750 million tons of contributing oil.
2800	International Convention On The Establishment Of An International Fund For Compensation For Oil Pollution Damage	Art.40.2	2. However, this Convention shall not enter into force before the Liability Convention has entered into force.
2800	International Convention On The Establishment Of An International Fund For Compensation For Oil Pollution Damage	Art.41.2	2. Denunciation shall be effected by the deposit of an instrument with the Secretary-General of the Organization.
2800	International Convention On The Establishment Of An International Fund For Compensation For Oil Pollution Damage	Art.41.3	3. A denunciation shall take effect one year, or such longer period as may be specified in the instrument of denunciation, after its deposit with the Secretary-General of the Organization.
2800	International Convention On The Establishment Of An International Fund For Compensation For Oil Pollution Damage	Art.41.4	4. Denunciation of the Liability Convention shall be deemed to be a denunciation of this Convention. Such denunciation shall take effect on the same date as the denunciation of the Liability Convention takes effect according to paragraph 3 of Article XVI of that Convention.
2800	International Convention On The Establishment Of An International Fund For Compensation For Oil Pollution Damage	Art.45.1	1. A Conference for the purpose of revising or amending this Convention may be convened by the Organization.
2800	International Convention On The Establishment Of An International Fund For Compensation For Oil Pollution Damage	Art.45.2	2. The Organization shall convene a Conference of the Contracting States for the purpose of revising or amending this Convention at the request of not less than one-third of all Contracting States.
2800	International Convention On The Establishment Of An International Fund For Compensation For Oil Pollution Damage	Art.46.1	1. This Convention shall be deposited with the Secretary-General of the Organization.
2800	International Convention On The Establishment Of An International Fund For Compensation For Oil Pollution Damage	Art.46.2	2. The Secretary-General of the Organization shall:
2800	International Convention On The Establishment Of An International Fund For Compensation For Oil Pollution Damage	Art.47.1x	As soon as this Convention enters into force, a certified true copy thereof shall be transmitted by the Secretary-General of the Organization to the Secretariat of the United Nations for registration and publication in accordance with Article 102 of the Charter of the United Nations.
2800	International Convention On The Establishment Of An International Fund For Compensation For Oil Pollution Damage	Art.48.1x	This Convention is established in a single original in the English and French languages, both texts being equally authentic. Official translations in the Russian and Spanish languages shall be prepared by the Secretariat of the Organization and deposited with the signed original.
2802	Convention For The Prevention Of Marine Pollution By Dumping From Ships And Aircraft	Art.20.1x	This Convention shall be open for signature at Oslo until 15 August 1972 by the States invited to participate in the Conference on Marine Pollution, held there from 19 to 22 October 1971.
2802	Convention For The Prevention Of Marine Pollution By Dumping From Ships And Aircraft	Art.27.1x	The original of this Convention, of which the English and French texts are equally authentic, shall be deposited with the Government of Norway, which shall send certified copies thereof to the Contracting Parties and to the States referred to in Article 20, and which shall transmit a certified copy to the Secretary-General of the United Nations for registration and publication in accordance with Article 102 of the Charter of the United Nations.
2806	Agreement Between The Government Of Canada, The Government Of The Republic Of Iceland And The Government Of The Kingdom Of Norway Concerning An International Observer Scheme For Land-Based Whaling Stations In The North Atlantic Area	Pre.1	The Governments of Canada, of the Republic of Iceland and of the Kingdom of Norway (hereinafter referred to as "Participating Governments") being Parties to the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling signed in Washington on December 2, 1946", (hereinafter referred to as "the Convention"),
2806	Agreement Between The Government Of Canada, The Government Of The Republic Of Iceland And The Government Of The Kingdom Of Norway Concerning An International Observer Scheme For Land-Based Whaling Stations In The North Atlantic Area	Pre.2	Proceeding from their mutual concern for the conservation of whale stocks in the North Atlantic Ocean, for the maintenance of the proper productivity of whaling from land stations and to ensure that the provisions of the Convention are being followed,
2806	Agreement Between The Government Of Canada, The Government Of The Republic Of Iceland And The Government Of The Kingdom Of Norway Concerning An International Observer Scheme For Land-Based Whaling Stations In The North Atlantic Area	Pre.3	Have agreed on the following scheme for International Observers (herein-after referred to as "Observers") at land stations or groups of land stations in the North Atlantic area pursuant to paragraph 1 (c) of the Schedule to the Convention dated January, 1972.
2806	Agreement Between The Government Of Canada, The Government Of The Republic Of Iceland And The Government Of The Kingdom Of Norway Concerning An International Observer Scheme For Land-Based Whaling Stations In The North Atlantic Area	Art.2.1	1. Each Participating Government shall nominate to the International Whaling Commission (hereinafter referred to as "the Commission"), a number of its nationals to act as Observers in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. The number of Observers nominated by a Participating Government shall at least equal the number of land stations or group of land stations operating in that country.
2806	Agreement Between The Government Of Canada, The Government Of The Republic Of Iceland And The Government Of The Kingdom Of Norway Concerning An International Observer Scheme For Land-Based Whaling Stations In The North Atlantic Area	Art.2.2	2. From the Observers so nominated the Commission, or the Chairman acting on behalf of the Commission, will appoint at least one Observer for duty at each land station or group of land stations in the North Atlantic area. Each Participating Government may advise the Commission that certain named Observers are being nominated for successive periods of duty at the same land station or group of land stations and may rotate these Observers providing that due notice is given to the Secretary of the Commission to be transmitted to the other Participating Governments. One Observer shall be on duty at each land station or group of land stations throughout the whaling season.
2806	Agreement Between The Government Of Canada, The Government Of The Republic Of Iceland And The Government Of The Kingdom Of Norway Concerning An International Observer Scheme For Land-Based Whaling Stations In The North Atlantic Area	Art.3.1	1. It shall be the duty of Observers to carry out surveillance at the land stations or groups of land stations in order to verify the observance of the provisions of the Convention. Observers shall at all times be responsible to the Commission and shall neither seek nor receive instructions from any authority other than the Commission.
2806	Agreement Between The Government Of Canada, The Government Of The Republic Of Iceland And The Government Of The Kingdom Of Norway Concerning An International Observer Scheme For Land-Based Whaling Stations In The North Atlantic Area	Art.3.5	5. All reports required to be made, and all records and data required to be kept or supplied in accordance with the Schedule to the Convention, shall be freely and immediately available to the Observers for examination, and they shall be given all necessary explanations concerning such reports, records and data.
2806	Agreement Between The Government Of Canada, The Government Of The Republic Of Iceland And The Government Of The Kingdom Of Norway Concerning An International Observer Scheme For Land-Based Whaling Stations In The North Atlantic Area	Art.3.7	7. When there is reasonable ground to believe that an infraction of the provisions of the Convention has taken place, it shall be brought in writing to the immediate notice both of the manager of the land station and of the senior national inspector by an Observer, who shall, if he deems it sufficiently serious, at once inform the Secretary of the Commission of the said infraction together with the explanation or comments of the manager of the land station and the senior national inspector.
2806	Agreement Between The Government Of Canada, The Government Of The Republic Of Iceland And The Government Of The Kingdom Of Norway Concerning An International Observer Scheme For Land-Based Whaling Stations In The North Atlantic Area	Art.3.8	8. An Observer shall draw up a report covering his observations including possible infractions of the provisions of the Convention and the Schedule which have taken place during the season, and shall submit it both to the manager of the land station and to the senior national inspector for information and such explanations and comments as they may wish to make. All such explanations and comments shall be attached to the Observer's report, which shall be transmitted to the Secretary of the Commission as soon as possible.
2806	Agreement Between The Government Of Canada, The Government Of The Republic Of Iceland And The Government Of The Kingdom Of Norway Concerning An International Observer Scheme For Land-Based Whaling Stations In The North Atlantic Area	Art.5.1x	Each Participating Government which nominates one or more Observers who are appointed to a land station or group of land stations by International Whaling Commission shall pay the salary and other emoluments, international travel costs, subsistence, lodging and other necessary expenses, including medical costs, of those Observers. When it is necessary that an Observer be accompanied by an interpreter, the salary and all other necessary expenses of that interpreter shall be paid by the nominating Government.
2807	Convention On The Prohibition Of The Development, Production And Stockpiling Of Bacteriological (Biological) And Toxin Weapons, And On Their Destruction	Pre.3	Recognizing the important significance of the Protocol for the Prohibition of the Use in War of Asphyxiating, Poisonous or Other Gases, and of Bacteriological Methods of Warfare, signed at Geneva on June 17, 1925, and conscious also of the contribution which the said Protocol has already made and continues to make, to mitigating the horrors of war,
2807	Convention On The Prohibition Of The Development, Production And Stockpiling Of Bacteriological (Biological) And Toxin Weapons, And On Their Destruction	Pre.5	Recalling that the General Assembly of the United Nations has repeatedly condemned all actions contrary to the principles and objectives of the Geneva Protocol of June 17, 1925,
2807	Convention On The Prohibition Of The Development, Production And Stockpiling Of Bacteriological (Biological) And Toxin Weapons, And On Their Destruction	Pre.7	Desiring also to contribute to the realization of the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations,
2807	Convention On The Prohibition Of The Development, Production And Stockpiling Of Bacteriological (Biological) And Toxin Weapons, And On Their Destruction	Art.5.1x	The States Parties to this Convention undertake to consult one another and to cooperate in solving any problems which may arise in relation to the objective of, or in the application of the provisions of, the Convention. Consultation and cooperation pursuant to this article may also be undertaken through appropriate international procedures within the framework of the United Nations and in accordance with its Charter.
2807	Convention On The Prohibition Of The Development, Production And Stockpiling Of Bacteriological (Biological) And Toxin Weapons, And On Their Destruction	Art.6.1	(1) Any State Party to this Convention which finds that any other State Party is acting in breach of obligations deriving from the provisions of the Convention may lodge a complaint with the Security Council of the United Nations. Such a complaint should include all possible evidence confirming its validity, as well as a request for its consideration by the Security Council.
2807	Convention On The Prohibition Of The Development, Production And Stockpiling Of Bacteriological (Biological) And Toxin Weapons, And On Their Destruction	Art.6.2	(2) Each State Party to this Convention undertakes to cooperate in carrying out any investigation which the Security Council may initiate, in accordance with the provisions of the Charter of the United Nations, on the basis of the complaint received by the Council. The Security Council shall inform the States Parties to the Convention of the results of the investigation.
2807	Convention On The Prohibition Of The Development, Production And Stockpiling Of Bacteriological (Biological) And Toxin Weapons, And On Their Destruction	Art.7.1x	Each State Party to this Convention undertakes to provide or support assistance, in accordance with the United Nations Charter, to any Party to the Convention which so requests, if the Security Council decides that such Party has been exposed to danger as a result of violation of the Convention.
2807	Convention On The Prohibition Of The Development, Production And Stockpiling Of Bacteriological (Biological) And Toxin Weapons, And On Their Destruction	Art.8.1x	Nothing in this Convention shall be interpreted as in any way limiting or detracting from the obligations assumed by any State under the Protocol for the Prohibition of the Use in War of Asphyxiating, Poisonous or Other Gases, and of Bacteriological Methods of Warfare, signed at Geneva on June 17, 1925.
2807	Convention On The Prohibition Of The Development, Production And Stockpiling Of Bacteriological (Biological) And Toxin Weapons, And On Their Destruction	Art.13.2	(2) Each State Party to this Convention shall in exercising its natural sovereignty have the right to withdraw from the Convention if it decides that extraordinary events, related to the subject matter of the Convention, have jeopardized the supreme interests of its country. It shall give notice of such withdrawal to all other States Parties to the Convention and to the United Nations Security Council three months in advance. Such notice shall include a statement of the extraordinary events it regards as having jeopardized its supreme interests.
2807	Convention On The Prohibition Of The Development, Production And Stockpiling Of Bacteriological (Biological) And Toxin Weapons, And On Their Destruction	Art.14.6	(6) This Convention shall be registered by the Depositary Governments pursuant to Article 102 of the Charter of the United Nations.
2808	Convention For The Conservation Of Antarctic Seals	Pre.2	RECALLING the Agreed Measures for the Conservation of Antarctic Fauna and Flora, adopted under the Antarctic Treaty signed at Washington on 1 December 1959;
2808	Convention For The Conservation Of Antarctic Seals	Pre.7	NOTING that the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research of the International Council of Scientific Unions (SCAR) is willing to carry out the tasks requested of it in this Convention;
2808	Convention For The Conservation Of Antarctic Seals	Art.1.1	1. This Convention applies to the seas south of 60o South Latitude, in respect of which the Contracting Parties affirm the provisions of Article IV of the Antarctic Treaty.
2808	Convention For The Conservation Of Antarctic Seals	Art.4.2	2. Each Contracting Party shall, as soon as possible, inform the other Contracting Parties and SCAR of the purpose and content of all permits issued under paragraph (1) of this Article and subsequently of the numbers of seals killed or captured under these permits.
2808	Convention For The Conservation Of Antarctic Seals	Art.5.1	1. Each Contracting Party shall provide to the other Contracting Parties and to SCAR the information specified in the Annex within the period indicated therein.
2808	Convention For The Conservation Of Antarctic Seals	Art.5.2	2. Each Contracting Party shall also provide to the other Contracting Parties and to SCAR before 31 October each year information on any steps it has taken in accordance with Article 2 of this Convention during the preceding period 1 July to 30 June.