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2598 Treaty Concerning The Archipelago Of Spitsbergen Art.1 Article 1
2598 Treaty Concerning The Archipelago Of Spitsbergen Art.1.1x The High Contracting Parties undertake to recognise, subject to the stipulations of the present Treaty, the full and absolute sovereignty of Norway over the Archipelago of Spitsbergen, comprising, with Bear Island or Beeren-Eiland, all the islands situated between 10deg. and 35deg. longitude East of Greenwich and between 74deg. and 81deg. latitude North, especially West Spitsbergen, North-East Land, Barents Island, Edge Island, Wiche Islands, Hope Island or Hopen-Eiland, and Prince Charles Foreland, together with all islands great or small and rocks appertaining thereto. (See annexed map.)
2607 Convention For The Regulation Of Whaling Art.2 Article 2
2607 Convention For The Regulation Of Whaling Art.2.1x The present Convention applies only to baleens or whalebone whales.
2607 Convention For The Regulation Of Whaling Art.9 Article 9
2607 Convention For The Regulation Of Whaling Art.9.1x The geographical limits within which the Articles of this Convention are to be applied shall include all the waters of the world, including both the high seas and territorial and national waters.
2607 Convention For The Regulation Of Whaling Art.13 Article 13
2607 Convention For The Regulation Of Whaling Art.13.1x The obligation of a High Contracting Party to take measures to ensure the observance of the conditions of the present Convention in his own territories and territorial waters, and by his vessels, shall not apply to those of his territories to which the Convention does not apply, and the territorial waters adjacent thereto, or to vessels registered in such territories.
2608 Convention Between Denmark, Norway And Sweden Concerning The Preservation Of Plaice In The Skagerak, Kattegat And Sound Art.1 Article I.
2608 Convention Between Denmark, Norway And Sweden Concerning The Preservation Of Plaice In The Skagerak, Kattegat And Sound Art.1.1x The provisions of the present Convention shall apply to:
2608 Convention Between Denmark, Norway And Sweden Concerning The Preservation Of Plaice In The Skagerak, Kattegat And Sound Art.1.2x The Skagerak, bounded on the west by a straight line from Hanstholm Lighthouse to Lindesnæs Lighthouse and on the south by straight lines drawn from the northernmost point of the Skaw to Vinga Lighthouse and thence to the nearest point on the Hisingen coast,
2608 Convention Between Denmark, Norway And Sweden Concerning The Preservation Of Plaice In The Skagerak, Kattegat And Sound Art.1.3x The Kattegat, bounded on the north by the Skaw and on the south by straight lines from Hasenöre to Gniben, and from Gilbjerg Hoved to Kullen Lighthouse,
2608 Convention Between Denmark, Norway And Sweden Concerning The Preservation Of Plaice In The Skagerak, Kattegat And Sound Art.1.4x The Sound, bounded on the north by a straight line from Gilbjerg Hoved to Kullen Lighthouse and on the south by a straight line from Stevn Lighthouse to Falsterbo Lighthouse.
2609 Convention Relative To The Preservation Of Fauna And Flora In Their Natural State Art.1 Article 1
2609 Convention Relative To The Preservation Of Fauna And Flora In Their Natural State Art.1.1 1. Save as regards the territories mentioned in paragraph 3 (i) of the present article, any Contracting Government shall be at liberty in accordance with the provisions of article 13, to assume, in respect of any of its territories (including metropolitan territories, colonies, overseas territories, or territories under suzerainty, protection, or mandate), only those obligations of the present Convention which are set out in article 9, paragraph 3, 8 and 9. The term "in part" in the present Convention shall be deemed to refer to those obligations.
2609 Convention Relative To The Preservation Of Fauna And Flora In Their Natural State Art.1.2 2. The expression "territory" or "territories" in relation to any Contracting Government shall, for the purposes of articles 2-12 of the present Convention denote the territory or territories of that government to which the Convention is applicable in full; and, subject to the provisions of the preceding paragraph and of article 13, the obligations arising under articles 2-12 shall relate only to such territories.
2609 Convention Relative To The Preservation Of Fauna And Flora In Their Natural State Art.1.3 3. The present Convention shall apply and shall be applicable in full to
2609 Convention Relative To The Preservation Of Fauna And Flora In Their Natural State Art.1.3.i (i) all the territories (i. e. , metropolitan territories, colonies, overseas territories, or territories under suzerainty, protection, or mandate) of any Contracting Government which are situated in the continent of Africa, including Madagascar and Zanzibar;
2609 Convention Relative To The Preservation Of Fauna And Flora In Their Natural State Art.1.3.ii (ii) any other territory in respect of which a Contracting Government shall have assumed all the obligations of the present Convention in accordance with the provisions of article 13.
2609 Convention Relative To The Preservation Of Fauna And Flora In Their Natural State Art.1.4 4. For the purposes of the present Convention the British High Commission Territories in South Africa shall be regarded as territory.
2609 Convention Relative To The Preservation Of Fauna And Flora In Their Natural State Art.1.5 5. The present Convention shall not have any application, either in full or in part, to any metropolitan territory not situated in the continent of Africa, except where and to the extent to which a declaration effecting such application is made under article 13.
2610 International Convention For The Campaign Against Contagious Diseases Of Animals Art.16 Article 16 Application to Colonies, Protectorates, etc.
2610 International Convention For The Campaign Against Contagious Diseases Of Animals Art.16.1 1. In the absence of a contrary declaration by one of the High Contracting Parties at the time of signature, ratification or accession, the provisions of the present Convention shall not apply to colonies, protectorates, overseas territories, territories under its suzerainty or territories in respect of which a mandate has been entrusted to it.
2610 International Convention For The Campaign Against Contagious Diseases Of Animals Art.16.2 2. Nevertheless, the High Contracting Parties reserve the right to sign the Convention or to accede thereto, in accordance with the provisions of Articles 11 and 12, for their colonies, protectorates, overseas territories, territories under their suzerainty or territories in respect of which a mandate has been entrusted to them.
2610 International Convention For The Campaign Against Contagious Diseases Of Animals Art.16.3 3. They further reserve the right to denounce the Convention separately, in accordance with the provisions of Article 15.
2612 International Agreement For The Regulation Of Whaling Art.2 Article 2
2612 International Agreement For The Regulation Of Whaling Art.2.1x The present Agreement applies to factory ships and whale catchers and to land stations as defined in Article 18 under the jurisdiction of the contracting Governments, and to all waters in which whaling is prosecuted by such factory ships and/or whale catchers.
2613 Convention Between Denmark, Norway And Sweden Concerning The Preservation Of Plaice And Dab In The Skagerrak, Kattegat And Sound Art.1 Article I.
2613 Convention Between Denmark, Norway And Sweden Concerning The Preservation Of Plaice And Dab In The Skagerrak, Kattegat And Sound Art.1.1x The provisions of the present Convention shall apply to :
2613 Convention Between Denmark, Norway And Sweden Concerning The Preservation Of Plaice And Dab In The Skagerrak, Kattegat And Sound Art.1.1x.ax The Skagerrak, bounded on the west by a straight line from Hanstholm Lighthouse to Lindesnaes Lighthouse, and on the south by straight lines drawn from the northern-most point of the Skaw to Vinga Lighthouse, and thence to the nearest point on the Hisingen coast ;
2613 Convention Between Denmark, Norway And Sweden Concerning The Preservation Of Plaice And Dab In The Skagerrak, Kattegat And Sound Art.1.1x.bx The Kattegat, bounded on the north by the Skagerrak, and on the south by straight lines from Hasenøre to Gniben, and from Gilbjerg Hoved to Kullen Lighthouse ;
2613 Convention Between Denmark, Norway And Sweden Concerning The Preservation Of Plaice And Dab In The Skagerrak, Kattegat And Sound Art.1.1x.cx The Sound, bounded on the north by a straight line from Gilbjerg Hoved to Kullen Lighthouse, and on the south by a straight line from Stevn Lighthouse to Falsterbo Lighthouse.
2619 Convention For The Regulation Of The Meshes Of Fishing Nets And The Size Limits Of Fish Art.1 Article 1
2619 Convention For The Regulation Of The Meshes Of Fishing Nets And The Size Limits Of Fish Art.1.1x The area to which this Convention applies shall be all waters which are situated within those parts of the Atlantic and Arctic Oceans and their dependent seas which lie north of 48 degrees north latitude and between 42 degrees west longitude and 32 degrees east longitude, but excluding the Baltic Sea and Belts lying to the south and east of lines drawn from Hasenore Head to Gniben Point from Korshage to Spodsbierg and from Gilbierg Head to the Kullen.
2619 Convention For The Regulation Of The Meshes Of Fishing Nets And The Size Limits Of Fish Art.4 Article 4
2619 Convention For The Regulation Of The Meshes Of Fishing Nets And The Size Limits Of Fish Art.4.1x Subject to the provisions of Articles 8, 10 and 16(2), the provisions of this Convention shall apply to all vessels of any Contracting Government either when they are operating in the waters where that Contracting Government has exclusive jurisdiction over fisheries, or when they are operating outside such waters.
2621 International Convention For The Regulation Of Whaling Art.1 Article I
2621 International Convention For The Regulation Of Whaling Art.1.1 1. This Convention includes the Schedule attached thereto which forms an integral part thereof. All references to "Convention" shall be understood as including the said Schedule either in its present terms or as amended in accordance with the provisions of Article V.
2621 International Convention For The Regulation Of Whaling Art.1.2 2. This Convention applies to factory ships, land stations, and whale catchers under the jurisdiction of the Contracting Governments and to all waters in which whaling is prosecuted by such factory ships, land stations, and whale catchers.
2625 International Convention For The Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Art.1 Article I
2625 International Convention For The Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Art.1.1 1. The area to which this Convention applies, hereinafter referred to as the Convention area ", shall be all waters, except territorial waters, bounded by a line beginning at a point on the coast of Rhode Island in 71’ 40' west longitude; thence due south to 39’ 00' north latitude; thence due east to 42’ 00' west longitude; thence due north to 59’ 00' north latitude; thence due west to 44’ 00' west longitude; thence due north to the coast of Greenland; thence along the west coast of Greenland to 78’ 10' north latitude; thence southward to a point in 75’ 00' north latitude and 73’ 30' west longitude; thence along a rhumb line to a point in 69’ 00' north latitude and 59’ 00' west longitude; thence due south to 61’ 00' north latitude; thence due west to 64’ 30' west longitude; thence due south to the coast of Labrador; thence in a southerly direction along the coast of Labrador to the southern terminus of its boundary with Quebec; thence in a westerly direction along the toast of Quebec, and in an easterly and southerly direction along the coasts of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Cape Breton Island to Cabot Strait; thence along the coasts of Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island to the point of the beginning.
2625 International Convention For The Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Art.1.2 2. Nothing in this Convention shall be deemed to affect adversely (prejudice) the claims of any Contracting Government in regard to the limits of territorial waters or to the jurisdiction of a coastal state over fisheries.
2625 International Convention For The Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Art.1.3 3. The Convention area shall be divided into five sub-areas, the boundaries of which shall be those defined in the Annex to this Convention, subject to such alterations as may be made in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 2 of Article VI.
2633 International Convention For The Protection Of Birds Art.2 Article 2
2633 International Convention For The Protection Of Birds Art.2.1x With the exceptions specified in articles, 6 and 7 of this Convention, protection shall be given:
2633 International Convention For The Protection Of Birds Art.2.1x.a a) to all birds, at least during their breeding season, and to migrants, during their return flight to their nesting ground, particularly in March, April, May, June and July;
2633 International Convention For The Protection Of Birds Art.2.1x.b b) to species which are in danger of extinction or are of scientific interest throughout the year.
2638 Agreement Concerning Measures For The Protection Of The Stocks Of Deep Sea Prawns (Pandalus Borealis), European Lobsters (Homarus Vulgaris), Norway Lobsters (Nephrops Norvegicus) And Crabs (Cancer Pagurus) Art.1 Article 1
2638 Agreement Concerning Measures For The Protection Of The Stocks Of Deep Sea Prawns (Pandalus Borealis), European Lobsters (Homarus Vulgaris), Norway Lobsters (Nephrops Norvegicus) And Crabs (Cancer Pagurus) Art.1.1x The area to which this Agreement applies shall include all waters bounded on the west by a line from Lindesnes light to Hanstholm light and on the east by the 13th meridian east of Greenwich.
2639 International Convention For The High Seas Fisheries Of The North Pacific Ocean Art.1 Article I
2639 International Convention For The High Seas Fisheries Of The North Pacific Ocean Art.1.1 1. The area to which this Convention applies, hereinafter referred to as "the Convention area," shall be all waters, other than territorial waters, of the North Pacific Ocean which for the purposes hereof shall include the adjacent seas.
2639 International Convention For The High Seas Fisheries Of The North Pacific Ocean Art.1.2 2. Nothing in this Convention shall be deemed to affect adversely (prejudice) the claims of any Contracting Party in regard to the limits of territorial waters or to the jurisdiction of a coastal state over fisheries.
2639 International Convention For The High Seas Fisheries Of The North Pacific Ocean Art.1.3 3. For the purposes of this Convention the term "fishing vessel" shall mean any vessel engaged in catching fish or processing or transporting fish loaded on the high seas, or any vessel outfitted for such activities.
2652 Phytosanitary Convention For Africa South Of The Sahara Art.1 Article 1
2652 Phytosanitary Convention For Africa South Of The Sahara Art.1.1x The present Convention shall apply to any metropolitan territories of the Governments party to the present Convention (hereinafter referred to as "Participating Governments") which are situated in Africa to the south of the Sahara and to the other territories within that area for whose international relations any of the Participating Governments are responsible.
2652 Phytosanitary Convention For Africa South Of The Sahara Sect.1 PERMANENT COMMISSION
2663 Plant Protection Agreement For The Asia And Pacific Region Art.6 Article VI
2663 Plant Protection Agreement For The Asia And Pacific Region Art.6.1x This Agreement shall not apply to the following plants and plant products except insofar as any such plants or plant products are explicitly made subject to specific measures of control provided in this Agreement or recommended by the Committee:
2663 Plant Protection Agreement For The Asia And Pacific Region Art.6.1x.a (a) any plants imported for food or for analytical, medicinal or manufacturing purposes;
2663 Plant Protection Agreement For The Asia And Pacific Region Art.6.1x.b (b) all seeds of annual or biennial field crops or vegetables, and all seeds or cut flowers of annual, biennial or perennial ornamental plants which are essentially herbaceous in character; and
2663 Plant Protection Agreement For The Asia And Pacific Region Art.6.1x.c (c) any processed plant products.
2671 Convention Concerning Fishing In The Waters Of The Danube Art.3 Article 3
2671 Convention Concerning Fishing In The Waters Of The Danube Art.3.1x This Convention shall apply to the waters of the Danube, including its mouth, to tributaries of the Danube up to the maximum extent of its flood waters, and to lakes, estuaries and pools permanently or temporarily connected with the Danube flood-basin in the territory of the Contracting Parties, including the area adjoining the mouth.
2680 Northeast Atlantic Fisheries Convention Art.1 Article 1
2680 Northeast Atlantic Fisheries Convention Art.1.1 1. The area to which this Convention applies (hereinafter referred to as "the Convention area") shall be all waters which are situated:
2680 Northeast Atlantic Fisheries Convention Art.1.1.a a) within those parts of the Atlantic and Arctic Oceans and their dependent seas which lie north of 36o north latitude and between 42o west longitude and 51o east longitude, but excluding
2680 Northeast Atlantic Fisheries Convention Art.1.1.a.i (i) the Baltic Sea and Belts lying to the south and east of lines drawn from Hasenere Head to Gniben Point, from Korshage to Spodsbierg and from Gilbierg Head to the Kullen, and
2680 Northeast Atlantic Fisheries Convention Art.1.1.a.ii (ii) the Mediterranean Sea and its dependent seas as far as the point of intersection of the parallel of 36o latitude and the meridian of 5o 36' west longitude.
2680 Northeast Atlantic Fisheries Convention Art.1.1.b b) within that part of the Atlantic Ocean north of 59o north latitude and between 44o west longitude and 42o west longitude.
2680 Northeast Atlantic Fisheries Convention Art.1.2 2. The Convention area shall be divided into regions, the boundaries of which shall be those defined in the Annex to this Convention. The regions shall be subject to such alterations as may be made in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (4) of Article 5 of this Convention.
2680 Northeast Atlantic Fisheries Convention Art.1.3 3. For the purposes of this Convention
2680 Northeast Atlantic Fisheries Convention Art.1.3.a a) the expression "vessel" means any vessel or boat employed in fishing for sea fish or in the treatment of sea fish which is registered or owned in the territories of, or which flies the flag of, any Contracting States and;
2680 Northeast Atlantic Fisheries Convention Art.1.3.b b) the expression "territories" in relation to any Contracting State, extends to
2680 Northeast Atlantic Fisheries Convention Art.1.3.b.i (i) any territory within or adjacent to the Convention area for whose international relations the Contracting State is responsible;
2680 Northeast Atlantic Fisheries Convention Art.1.3.b.ii (ii) any other territory, not situated within the Convention area or adjacent to it, for whose international relations the Contracting State is responsible and for which such State shall have made known, by written declaration to the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (hereinafter referred to as the Government of the United Kingdom), either at the time of signature, of ratification, or of adherence, or subsequently, that this Convention shall apply to it;
2680 Northeast Atlantic Fisheries Convention Art.1.3.b.iii (iii) the waters within the Convention area where the Contracting State has exclusive jurisdiction over fisheries
2688 Antarctic Treaty Art.6 Article VI
2688 Antarctic Treaty Art.6.1x The provisions of the present Treaty shall apply to the area south of 60° South Latitude, including all ice shelves, but nothing in the present Treaty shall prejudice or in any way affect the rights, or the exercise of the rights, of any State under international law with regard to the high seas within that area.
2721 Convention On Civil Liability For Nuclear Damage Art.20 Article XX
2721 Convention On Civil Liability For Nuclear Damage Art.20.Ax Notwithstanding the termination of the application of this Convention to any Contracting Party, either by termination pursuant to Article XXV or by denunciation pursuant to Article XXVI, the provisions of this Convention shall continue to apply to any nuclear damage caused by a nuclear incident occurring before such termination.
2751 International Convention For The Conservation Of Atlantic Tunas Art.1 Article I
2751 International Convention For The Conservation Of Atlantic Tunas Art.1.1x The area to which this Convention shall apply, hereinafter referred to as the "Convention area" shall be all waters of the Atlantic Ocean, including the adjacent Seas.
2758 Convention On The Conduct Of Fishing Operations In The North Atlantic Art.1 Article 1
2758 Convention On The Conduct Of Fishing Operations In The North Atlantic Art.1.1 (1) The present Convention applies to the waters of the Atlantic and Arctic Oceans and their dependent seas which are more specifically defined in Annex I to this Convention.
2758 Convention On The Conduct Of Fishing Operations In The North Atlantic Art.1.2 (2) In this Convention
2758 Convention On The Conduct Of Fishing Operations In The North Atlantic Art.1.2.ax "fishing vessel" means any vessel engaged in the business of catching fish;
2758 Convention On The Conduct Of Fishing Operations In The North Atlantic Art.1.2.bx "vessel" means any fishing vessel and any vessel engaged in the business of processing fish or providing supplies or services to fishing vessels.
2760 Phytosanitary Convention For Africa Art.1 Article I
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".
2770 European Agreement On The Restriction Of The Use Of Certain Detergents In Washing And Cleaning Products Art.1 Article 1
2770 European Agreement On The Restriction Of The Use Of Certain Detergents In Washing And Cleaning Products Art.1.1x This Agreement applies to any washing and cleaning product (detergent) the composition of which has been specially devised with a view to developing its detergent properties and which may be made up of surfactants, adjuvants, intensifying agents, fillers, additives and other auxiliary constituents.
2773 European Convention For The Protection Of Animals During International Transport Art.2 Article 2
2773 European Convention For The Protection Of Animals During International Transport Art.2.1x This Convention applies to the international transport of:
2773 European Convention For The Protection Of Animals During International Transport Art.2.1x.a a. domestic solipeds and domestic animals of the bovine, ovine, caprine and porcine species (Chapter II);
2773 European Convention For The Protection Of Animals During International Transport Art.2.1x.b b. domestic birds and domestic rabbits (Chapter III);
2773 European Convention For The Protection Of Animals During International Transport Art.2.1x.c c. domestic dogs and domestic cats (Chapter IV);
2773 European Convention For The Protection Of Animals During International Transport Art.2.1x.d d. other mammals and birds (Chapter V);
2773 European Convention For The Protection Of Animals During International Transport Art.2.1x.e e. cold-blooded animals (Chapter VI).
2773 European Convention For The Protection Of Animals During International Transport Chapt.2 Chapter II – Domestic solipeds and domestic animals of the bovine, ovine, caprine and porcine species
2773 European Convention For The Protection Of Animals During International Transport Chapt.2.A A. General provisions
2776 Agreement For Cooperation In Dealing With Pollution Of The North Sea By Oil Art.1 Article 1
2776 Agreement For Cooperation In Dealing With Pollution Of The North Sea By Oil Art.1.1x This Agreement shall apply whenever the presence or the prospective presence of oil polluting the sea within the North Sea area, as defined in Article 2 of this Agreement, presents a grave and imminent danger to the coast or related interests of one or more Contracting Parties.
2776 Agreement For Cooperation In Dealing With Pollution Of The North Sea By Oil Art.2 Article 2
2776 Agreement For Cooperation In Dealing With Pollution Of The North Sea By Oil Art.2.1x For the purposes of this Agreement the North Sea area means the North Sea proper southwards of latitude 61 deg N together with:
2776 Agreement For Cooperation In Dealing With Pollution Of The North Sea By Oil Art.2.1x.a a) the Stagerrak, the southern limit of which is determined by a line joining Skagen and Pater Noster Shaaren,
2776 Agreement For Cooperation In Dealing With Pollution Of The North Sea By Oil Art.2.1x.b b) the English Channnel and its approaches eastwards of a line drawn fifty nautical miles to the west of a line joining the Scilly Isles and Ushant.
2783 Convention On The Conservation Of The Living Resources Of The Southeast Atlantic Art.1 Article I
2783 Convention On The Conservation Of The Living Resources Of The Southeast Atlantic Art.1.1 1. The area to which this Convention shall apply, hereinafter referred to as the " Convention Area, " shall be all waters bounded by a line drawn as follows:
2783 Convention On The Conservation Of The Living Resources Of The Southeast Atlantic Art.1.1.1x Beginning at a point at 6°04'36" South latitude and 12°19'48" East longitude, thence in a northwesterly direction along a rhumb line to the point at the intersection of the meridian 12° East with the parallel 6° South, thence due west along this parallel to the meridian 20° West, thence due south along this meridian to the parallel 50° South, thence due east along this parallel to the meridian 40° East, thence due north along this meridian to the coast of the African continent, thence in a westerly direction along this coast to the original point of departure.
2783 Convention On The Conservation Of The Living Resources Of The Southeast Atlantic Art.1.2 2. The eastern boundary at the meridian 40° East shall be reviewed if a convention for the conservation of the living resources of the sea is established applying to an area immediately adjacent to that boundary.
2783 Convention On The Conservation Of The Living Resources Of The Southeast Atlantic Art.3 Article III
2783 Convention On The Conservation Of The Living Resources Of The Southeast Atlantic Art.3.1x This Convention shall apply to all fish and other living resources in the Convention Area, with the exception of any such resources as may be excluded pursuant to arrangements or agreements entered into by the Commission in accordance with paragraph 1 of Article XI of this Convention.
2785 International Convention On Civil Liability For Oil Pollution Damage Art.2 Article II
2785 International Convention On Civil Liability For Oil Pollution Damage Art.2.1x This Convention shall apply exclusively to pollution damage caused on the territory including the territorial sea of a Contracting State and to preventive measures taken to prevent or minimize such damage.
2785 International Convention On Civil Liability For Oil Pollution Damage Art.11 Article XI
2785 International Convention On Civil Liability For Oil Pollution Damage Art.11.1 1. The provisions of this Convention shall not apply to warships or other ships owned or operated by a State and used, for the time being, only on government non-commercial service.
2785 International Convention On Civil Liability For Oil Pollution Damage Art.11.2 2. With respect to ships owned by a Contracting State and used for commercial purposes, each State shall be subject to suit in the jurisdictions set forth in Article IX and shall waive all defences based on its status as a sovereign State.
2787 Benelux Convention On The Hunting And Protection Of Birds Art.3 Article 3
2787 Benelux Convention On The Hunting And Protection Of Birds Art.3.1x Land used for shooting must have minimum dimensions. The dimensions shall conform to the hunting requirements of each country, it being understood that:
2787 Benelux Convention On The Hunting And Protection Of Birds Art.3.1x.a a) The minimum area of a single unit may not be less than 25 hectares in the Netherlands, and north and west of the Sambre-Meuse line in Belgium, and may not be less than 50 hectares south of that line in Belgium and also in Luxembourg;
2787 Benelux Convention On The Hunting And Protection Of Birds Art.3.1x.b b) Wild fowl may be hunted over a smaller area provided that, at the time when hunting takes place each single unit of land includes a stretch of water of at least one hectare.
2787 Benelux Convention On The Hunting And Protection Of Birds Art.3.2x None of the three countries may, however prescribe minimum areas smaller than those specified in the legal provisions or national regulations at present in force.
2787 Benelux Convention On The Hunting And Protection Of Birds Art.15 Article 15
2787 Benelux Convention On The Hunting And Protection Of Birds Art.15.1x In the case of the Kingdom of the Netherlands this Convention shall apply only to territory in Europe.
2800 International Convention On The Establishment Of An International Fund For Compensation For Oil Pollution Damage Art.3 Article 3
2800 International Convention On The Establishment Of An International Fund For Compensation For Oil Pollution Damage Art.3.0x This Convention shall apply:
2800 International Convention On The Establishment Of An International Fund For Compensation For Oil Pollution Damage Art.3.1 1. With regard to compensation according to Article 4, exclusively to pollution damage caused on the territory including the territorial sea of a Contracting State, and to 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.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 Sect.2 COMPENSATION AND INDEMNIFICATION
2802 Convention For The Prevention Of Marine Pollution By Dumping From Ships And Aircraft Art.2 Article 2
2802 Convention For The Prevention Of Marine Pollution By Dumping From Ships And Aircraft Art.2.1x The area to which the Convention applies shall be the high seas and the territorial sea which are situated:
2802 Convention For The Prevention Of Marine Pollution By Dumping From Ships And Aircraft Art.2.1x.a a) within those parts of the Atlantic and Arctic Oceans and their dependent seas which lie north of 36 deg north latitude and between 42 deg west longitude and 51 deg east longitude, but excluding
2802 Convention For The Prevention Of Marine Pollution By Dumping From Ships And Aircraft Art.2.1x.a.i (i) the Baltic Sea and Belts lying to the south and east of lines drawn from Hasenore head to Gniben Point, from Korshage to Spodsbierg and from Gilbierg Head to the Kullen, and
2802 Convention For The Prevention Of Marine Pollution By Dumping From Ships And Aircraft Art.2.1x.a.ii (ii) the Mediterranean Sea and its dependent seas as far as the point of intersection of the parallel of 36 deg north latitude and the meridian of 5 deg 36 min west longitude.
2802 Convention For The Prevention Of Marine Pollution By Dumping From Ships And Aircraft Art.2.1x.b b) within that part of Atlantic Ocean north of 59 deg north latitude and between 44 deg west longitude and 42 deg west longitude.
2808 Convention For The Conservation Of Antarctic Seals Art.1 Article 1 Scope
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.1.2 2. This Convention may be applicable to any or all of the following species:
2808 Convention For The Conservation Of Antarctic Seals Art.1.2.ax Southern elephant seal Mirounga leonina,
2808 Convention For The Conservation Of Antarctic Seals Art.1.2.bx Leopard seal Hydrurga leptonyx,
2808 Convention For The Conservation Of Antarctic Seals Art.1.2.cx Weddell seal Leptonychotes weddelli,
2808 Convention For The Conservation Of Antarctic Seals Art.1.2.dx Crabeater seal Lobodon carcinophagus,
2808 Convention For The Conservation Of Antarctic Seals Art.1.2.ex Ross seal Ommatophoca rossi,
2808 Convention For The Conservation Of Antarctic Seals Art.1.2.fx Southern fur seals Arctocephalus sp.
2808 Convention For The Conservation Of Antarctic Seals Art.1.3 3. The Annex to this Convention forms an integral part thereof.
2814 Convention On International Trade In Endangered Species Of Wild Fauna And Flora Art.7 Article VII
2814 Convention On International Trade In Endangered Species Of Wild Fauna And Flora Art.7.1 1. The provisions of Articles III, IV and V shall not apply to the transit or transhipment of specimens through or in the territory of a Party while the specimens remain in Customs control.
2814 Convention On International Trade In Endangered Species Of Wild Fauna And Flora Art.7.2 2. Where a Management Authority of the State of export or re-export is satisfied that a specimen was acquired before the provisions of the present Convention applied to that specimen, the provisions of Articles III, IV and V shall not apply to that specimen where the Management Authority issues a certificate to that effect.
2814 Convention On International Trade In Endangered Species Of Wild Fauna And Flora Art.7.3 3. The provisions of Articles III, IV and V shall not apply to specimens that are personal or household effects. This exemption shall not apply where:
2814 Convention On International Trade In Endangered Species Of Wild Fauna And Flora Art.7.3.a (a) in the case of specimens of a species included in Appendix I, they were acquired by the owner outside his State of usual residence, and are being imported into that State; or
2814 Convention On International Trade In Endangered Species Of Wild Fauna And Flora Art.7.3.b (b) in the case of specimens of species included in Appendix II:
2814 Convention On International Trade In Endangered Species Of Wild Fauna And Flora Art.7.3.b.i (i) they were acquired by the owner outside his State of usual residence and in a State where removal from the wild occurred;
2814 Convention On International Trade In Endangered Species Of Wild Fauna And Flora Art.7.3.b.ii (ii) they are being imported into the owner's State of usual residence; and
2814 Convention On International Trade In Endangered Species Of Wild Fauna And Flora Art.7.3.b.iii (iii) the State where removal from the wild occurred requires the prior grant of export permits before any export of such specimens; unless a Management Authority is satisfied that the specimens were acquired before the provisions of the present Convention applied to such specimens.
2814 Convention On International Trade In Endangered Species Of Wild Fauna And Flora Art.7.4 4. Specimens of an animal species included in Appendix I bred in captivity for commercial purposes, or of a plant species included in Appendix I artificially propagated for commercial purposes, shall be deemed to be specimens of species included in Appendix II.
2814 Convention On International Trade In Endangered Species Of Wild Fauna And Flora Art.7.5 5. Where a Management Authority of the State of export is satisfied that any specimen of an animal species was bred in captivity or any specimen of a plant species was artificially propagated, or is a part of such an animal or plant or was derived therefrom, a certificate by that Management Authority to that effect shall be accepted in lieu of any of the permits or certificates required under the provisions of Article III, IV or V.
2814 Convention On International Trade In Endangered Species Of Wild Fauna And Flora Art.7.6 6. The provisions of Articles III, IV and V shall not apply to the non-commercial loan, donation or exchange between scientists or scientific institutions registered by a Management Authority of their State, of herbarium specimens, other preserved, dried or embedded museum specimens, and live plant material which carry a label issued or approved by a Management Authority.
2814 Convention On International Trade In Endangered Species Of Wild Fauna And Flora Art.7.7 7. A Management Authority of any State may waive the requirements of Articles III, IV and V and allow the movement without permits or certificates of specimens which form part of a travelling zoo, circus, menagerie, plant exhibition or other travelling exhibition provided that:
2814 Convention On International Trade In Endangered Species Of Wild Fauna And Flora Art.7.7.a (a) the exporter or importer registers full details of such specimens with that Management Authority;
2814 Convention On International Trade In Endangered Species Of Wild Fauna And Flora Art.7.7.b (b) the specimens are in either of the categories specified in paragraph 2 or 5 of this Article; and (c) the Management Authority is satisfied that any living specimen will be so transported and cared for as to minimize the risk of injury, damage to health or cruel treatment.
2822 Convention On Fishing And Conservation Of The Living Resources In The Baltic Sea And the Belts Art.2 ARTICLE II
2822 Convention On Fishing And Conservation Of The Living Resources In The Baltic Sea And the Belts Art.2.1 1. The area to which this Convention applies, hereinafter referred to as "the Convention area", shall be all waters of the Baltic Sea and the Belts, excluding internal waters, bounded in the west by a line as from Hasenore Head to Gniben Point, from Korshage to Spodsbierg and from Gilbierg Head to the Kullen.
2822 Convention On Fishing And Conservation Of The Living Resources In The Baltic Sea And the Belts Art.2.2 2. This Convention shall apply to all fish species and other living marine resources in the Convention Area.
2822 Convention On Fishing And Conservation Of The Living Resources In The Baltic Sea And the Belts Art.14 ARTICLE XIV
2822 Convention On Fishing And Conservation Of The Living Resources In The Baltic Sea And the Belts Art.14.1x The provisions of this Convention shall not apply to operations conducted solely for the purpose of scientific investigations by vessels authorized by a Contracting State for that purpose, or to fish and other marine organisms taken in the course of such operations. Catch so taken shall not be sold, exposed or offered for sale.
2838 Agreement Concerning A Joint Project For Planning, Design, Experiment, Preparation, Performance And Reporting Of Reactor Safety Experiments Concerning Containment Response Art.3 III SCOPE OF THE PROJECT
2838 Agreement Concerning A Joint Project For Planning, Design, Experiment, Preparation, Performance And Reporting Of Reactor Safety Experiments Concerning Containment Response Art.3.1x The scope of the project is to prepare and perform containment response tests at Marviken within the framework of an international cooperation.
2838 Agreement Concerning A Joint Project For Planning, Design, Experiment, Preparation, Performance And Reporting Of Reactor Safety Experiments Concerning Containment Response Art.3.2x The project will be performed according to Appendices A-F and will aim at providing the contracting parties with further information mainly on certain dynamic phenomena in connection with containment blowdown situations.
2838 Agreement Concerning A Joint Project For Planning, Design, Experiment, Preparation, Performance And Reporting Of Reactor Safety Experiments Concerning Containment Response Art.3.3x The framework of the project is laid down in the appendices to this Agreement:
2838 Agreement Concerning A Joint Project For Planning, Design, Experiment, Preparation, Performance And Reporting Of Reactor Safety Experiments Concerning Containment Response Art.3.3x.ax Appendix A Description of programmes
2838 Agreement Concerning A Joint Project For Planning, Design, Experiment, Preparation, Performance And Reporting Of Reactor Safety Experiments Concerning Containment Response Art.3.3x.bx Appendix B Instrumentation
2838 Agreement Concerning A Joint Project For Planning, Design, Experiment, Preparation, Performance And Reporting Of Reactor Safety Experiments Concerning Containment Response Art.3.3x.cx Appendix C Organization
2838 Agreement Concerning A Joint Project For Planning, Design, Experiment, Preparation, Performance And Reporting Of Reactor Safety Experiments Concerning Containment Response Art.3.3x.dx Appendix D Budget
2838 Agreement Concerning A Joint Project For Planning, Design, Experiment, Preparation, Performance And Reporting Of Reactor Safety Experiments Concerning Containment Response Art.3.3x.ex Appendix E Time schedule
2838 Agreement Concerning A Joint Project For Planning, Design, Experiment, Preparation, Performance And Reporting Of Reactor Safety Experiments Concerning Containment Response Art.3.3x.fx Appendix F Reports
2838 Agreement Concerning A Joint Project For Planning, Design, Experiment, Preparation, Performance And Reporting Of Reactor Safety Experiments Concerning Containment Response Art.3.4x The project consists of three kinds of activities:
2838 Agreement Concerning A Joint Project For Planning, Design, Experiment, Preparation, Performance And Reporting Of Reactor Safety Experiments Concerning Containment Response Art.3.4x.a a) planning and design
2838 Agreement Concerning A Joint Project For Planning, Design, Experiment, Preparation, Performance And Reporting Of Reactor Safety Experiments Concerning Containment Response Art.3.4x.b b) experiment preparation and performance of the test programme and
2838 Agreement Concerning A Joint Project For Planning, Design, Experiment, Preparation, Performance And Reporting Of Reactor Safety Experiments Concerning Containment Response Art.3.4x.c c) data reduction and reporting of data and interpretation of results
2838 Agreement Concerning A Joint Project For Planning, Design, Experiment, Preparation, Performance And Reporting Of Reactor Safety Experiments Concerning Containment Response Art.3.5x The description in Appendix A reflects the fact that a certain minimum number of tests is necessary for the programme to be meaningful. It is consequently agreed that a minimum of 8 blowdown tests (blowdowns Nos 17 - 24) within the programme to be specified in accordance with Appendix A shall be performed.
2838 Agreement Concerning A Joint Project For Planning, Design, Experiment, Preparation, Performance And Reporting Of Reactor Safety Experiments Concerning Containment Response Art.3.6x The time schedule contains reserve time which partly is intended for repetition of experiments if needed.
2845 European Convention For The Protection Of Animals Kept For Farming Purposes Art.1 Article 1
2845 European Convention For The Protection Of Animals Kept For Farming Purposes Art.1.1x This Convention shall apply to the keeping, care and housing of animals, and in particular to animals in modern intensive stock-farming systems. For the purposes of this Convention animals shall mean animals bred or kept for the production of food, wool, skin or fur or for other farming purposes, and modern intensive stock-farming systems shall mean systems which predominantly employ technical installations operated principally by means of automatic processes.
2883 Treaty For Amazonian Cooperation Art.2 ARTICLE II
2883 Treaty For Amazonian Cooperation Art.2.1x This Treaty shall be in force in the territories of the Contracting Parties in the Amazonian Basin as well as in any territory of a Contracting Party which, by virtue of its geographical, ecological or economic characteristics is considered closely connected with that Basin.
2884 International Convention On Standards Of Training, Certification And Watchkeeping For Seafarers Art.3 Article III
2884 International Convention On Standards Of Training, Certification And Watchkeeping For Seafarers Art.3.1x The Convention shall apply to seafarers serving on board sea-going ships entitled to fly the flag of a Party except to those serving on board:
2884 International Convention On Standards Of Training, Certification And Watchkeeping For Seafarers Art.3.1x.a (a) warships, naval auxiliaries or other ships owned or operated by a State and engaged only on governmental non-commercial service; however, each Party shall ensure by the adoption of appropriate measures not impairing the operations or operational capabilities of such ships owned or operated by it, that the persons serving on board such ships meet the requirements of the Convention so far as is reasonable and practicable;
2884 International Convention On Standards Of Training, Certification And Watchkeeping For Seafarers Art.3.1x.b (b) fishing vessels;
2884 International Convention On Standards Of Training, Certification And Watchkeeping For Seafarers Art.3.1x.c (c) pleasure yachts not engaged in trade; or
2884 International Convention On Standards Of Training, Certification And Watchkeeping For Seafarers Art.3.1x.d (d) wooden ships of primitive build.
2888 Convention On Future Multilateral Cooperation In The Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Art.1 Article I
2888 Convention On Future Multilateral Cooperation In The Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Art.1.1 1. The area to which this Convention applies, hereinafter referred to as "the Convention Area", shall be the waters of the Northwest Atlantic Ocean north of 35°00' north latitude and west of a line extending due north from 35°00' north latitude and 42°00' west longitude to 59°00' north latitude, thence due west to 44°00' west longitude, and thence due north to the coast of Greenland and the waters of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Davis Strait and Baffin Bay south of 78°10' north latitude.
2888 Convention On Future Multilateral Cooperation In The Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Art.1.2 2. The area referred to in this Convention as "the Regulatory Area" is that part of the Convention area which lies beyond the areas in which coastal states exercise fisheries jurisdiction.
2888 Convention On Future Multilateral Cooperation In The Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Art.1.3 3. For the purposes of the Convention, "coastal State" shall hereinafter mean a Contracting Party exercising fisheries jurisdiction in waters forming part of the Convention Area.
2888 Convention On Future Multilateral Cooperation In The Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Art.1.4 4. This Convention applies to all fishery resources of the Convention Area, with the following exceptions: salmon, tunas and marlins, cetacean stocks managed by the International Whaling Commission or any successor organization, and sedentary species of the Continental Shelf, i.e., organisms which, at the harvestable stage, either are immobile on or under the seabed or are unable to move except in constant physical contact with the seabed or the subsoil.
2888 Convention On Future Multilateral Cooperation In The Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Art.1.5 5. Nothing in this Convention shall be deemed to affect or prejudice the positions or claims of any Contracting Party in regard to internal waters, the territorial sea, or the limits or extent of the jurisdiction of any Party over fisheries; or to affect or prejudice the views or positions of any Contracting Party with respect to the law of the sea.
2888 Convention On Future Multilateral Cooperation In The Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Art.20 Article XX
2888 Convention On Future Multilateral Cooperation In The Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Art.20.1 1. The Convention Area shall be divided into scientific and statistical sub-areas, divisions and subdivisions, the boundaries of which shall be those defined in Annex III to this Convention.
2888 Convention On Future Multilateral Cooperation In The Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Art.20.2 2. On the request of the Scientific Council, the General Council may by a two-thirds majority vote of all Contracting Parties, if deemed necessary for scientific or statistical purposes, modify the boundaries of the scientific and statistical sub-areas, divisions and subdivisions set out in Annex 111, provided that each coastal State exercising fisheries jurisdiction in any part of the area affected concurs in such action.
2888 Convention On Future Multilateral Cooperation In The Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Art.20.3 3. On the request of the Fisheries Commission and after having consulted the Scientific Council, the General Council may by a two-thirds majority vote of all Contracting Parties, if deemed necessary for management purposes, divide the Regulatory Area into appropriate regulatory divisions and subdivisions. These may subsequently be modified in accordance with the same procedure. The boundaries of any such divisions and subdivisions shall be defined in Annex III.
2888 Convention On Future Multilateral Cooperation In The Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Art.20.4 4. Annex III to this Convention, either in its present terms or as modified from time to time pursuant to this Article, forms an integral part of this Convention.
2905 International Plant Protection Convention (1979 Revised Text) Art.2 ARTICLE II Scope
2905 International Plant Protection Convention (1979 Revised Text) Art.2.1 1. For the purpose of this Convention the term "plants" shall comprise living plants and parts thereof, including seeds in so far as the supervision of their importation under Article VI of the Convention or the issue of phytosanitary certificates in respect of them under Articles IV (1) (a) (iv) and V of this Convention may be deemed necessary by contracting parties; and the term "plant products" shall comprise unmanufactured material of plant origin (including seeds in so far as they are not included in the term "plants") and those manufactured products which, by their nature or that of their processing, may create a risk for the spread of pests.
2905 International Plant Protection Convention (1979 Revised Text) Art.2.2 2. For the purpose of this Convention, the term "pest" means any form of plant or animal life, or any pathogenic agent, injurious or potentially injurious to plants or plant products; and the term "quarantine pest" means a pest of potential national economic importance to the country endangered thereby and not yet present there, or present but not widely distributed and being actively controlled.
2905 International Plant Protection Convention (1979 Revised Text) Art.2.3 3. Where appropriate, the provisions of this Convention may be deemed by contracting parties to extend to storage places, conveyances, containers and any other object or material 1 capable of harbouring or spreading plant pests, particularly where international transportation is involved.
2905 International Plant Protection Convention (1979 Revised Text) Art.2.4 4. This Convention applies mainly to quarantine pests involved with international trade.
2905 International Plant Protection Convention (1979 Revised Text) Art.2.5 5. The definitions set forth in this Article, being limited to the application of this Convention, shall not be deemed to affect definitions established under domestic laws or regulations of contracting parties.
2911 Convention On The Physical Protection Of Nuclear Material Art.2 Article 2
2911 Convention On The Physical Protection Of Nuclear Material Art.2.1 1. This Convention shall apply to nuclear material used for peaceful purposes while in international nuclear transport.
2911 Convention On The Physical Protection Of Nuclear Material Art.2.2 2. With the exception of articles 3 and 4 and paragraph 3 of article 5, this Convention shall also apply to nuclear material used for peaceful purposes while in domestic use, storage and transport.
2911 Convention On The Physical Protection Of Nuclear Material Art.2.3 3. Apart from the commitments expressly undertaken by States Parties in the articles covered by paragraph 2 with respect to nuclear material used for peaceful purposes while in domestic use, storage and transport, nothing in this Convention shall be interpreted as affecting the sovereign rights of a State regarding the domestic use, storage and transport of such nuclear material.
2921 Convention On Future Multilateral Cooperation In Northeast Atlantic Fisheries Art.1 ARTICLE 1
2921 Convention On Future Multilateral Cooperation In Northeast Atlantic Fisheries Art.1.1 1. The area to which this Convention applies, hereinafter referred to as "the Convention Area", shall be the waters:
2921 Convention On Future Multilateral Cooperation In Northeast Atlantic Fisheries Art.1.1.a (a) within those parts of the Atlantic and Arctic Oceans and their dependent seas which lie north of 36° north latitude and between 42° west longitude and 51° east longitude, but excluding:
2921 Convention On Future Multilateral Cooperation In Northeast Atlantic Fisheries Art.1.1.a.i (i) the Baltic Sea and the Belts lying to the south and east of lines drawn from Hasenore Head to Gniben Point, from Korshage to Spodsbierg and from Gilbierg Head to the Kullen, and
2921 Convention On Future Multilateral Cooperation In Northeast Atlantic Fisheries Art.1.1.a.ii (ii) the Mediterranean Sea and its dependent seas as far as the point of intersection of the parallel of 36° latitude and the meridian of 5° 36' west longitude · Treaty Series No. 68 (1963), Cmnd. 2190.
2921 Convention On Future Multilateral Cooperation In Northeast Atlantic Fisheries Art.1.1.b (b) within that part of the Atlantic Ocean north of 59° north latitude and between 44° west longitude and 42° west longitude.
2921 Convention On Future Multilateral Cooperation In Northeast Atlantic Fisheries Art.1.2 2. This Convention applies to all fishery resources of the Convention Area with the exception of sea mammals, sedentary species, i. e. organisms which, at the harvestable stage, either are immobile on or under the seabed or are unable to move except in constant physical contact with the seabed or the subsoil and, in so far as they are dealt with by other international agreements, highly migratory species and anadromous stocks.
2926 Convention For Cooperation In The Protection And Development Of The Marine And Coastal Environment Of The West And Central African Region Art.1 Article 1 GEOGRAPHICAL COVERAGE
2926 Convention For Cooperation In The Protection And Development Of The Marine And Coastal Environment Of The West And Central African Region Art.1.1x This Convention shall cover the marine environment, coastal zones and related inland waters falling within the jurisdiction of the States of the West and Central African Region, from Mauritania to Namibia inclusive, which have become Contracting Parties to this Convention under conditions set forth in article 27 and paragraph 1 of article 28 (hereinafter referred to as the Convention area).
2932 Agreement On Regional Cooperation In Combating Pollution Of The Southeast Pacific By Oil And Other Harmful Substances In Cases Of Emergency Art.2 Article II
2932 Agreement On Regional Cooperation In Combating Pollution Of The Southeast Pacific By Oil And Other Harmful Substances In Cases Of Emergency Art.2.1x The sphere of application of this Agreement shall be the area of the South-East Pacific within the 200-mile maritime area of sovereignty and jurisdiction of the High Contracting Parties and, beyond that area, in the high seas up to a distance within which discharged pollutants constitute a danger, as referred to in article I, to the waters of the aforesaid area.
2935 Regional Convention For The Conservation Of The Red Sea And Gulf Of Aden Environment Art.2 Article II GEOGRAPHICAL COVERAGE
2935 Regional Convention For The Conservation Of The Red Sea And Gulf Of Aden Environment Art.2.0x The present Convention shall apply to the entire sea area, taking into account integrated ecosystems of the Red Sea, Gulf of Aqaba, Gulf of Suez, Suez Canal to its end on the Mediterranean, and the Gulf of Aden as bounded by the following rhumb lines:
2935 Regional Convention For The Conservation Of The Red Sea And Gulf Of Aden Environment Art.2.1 1. From Ras Dharbat Ali (lat. 16d*39' N, long. 53d*03.5' E), thence to a point (lat. 16d*00' N, long. 53d*25' E), thence to a point (lat. 12d*40' N, long. 55d*00' E) lying ENE of Socotra Island, thence to Ras Hafun (lat. 10d*26' N, long. 51d*25' E).
2935 Regional Convention For The Conservation Of The Red Sea And Gulf Of Aden Environment Art.2.2 2. Any Contracting Party may request the Organization to include areas within that Party's national jurisdiction and lying adjacent to those described in paragraph 1 above within the area of application of this Convention or for the purposes of activities resulting therefrom.
2935 Regional Convention For The Conservation Of The Red Sea And Gulf Of Aden Environment Art.2.3 3. The geographical coverage does not include internal waters of the Contracting Parties unless otherwise stated in this Convention or any of its protocols.
2937 Convention For The Conservation Of Salmon In The North Atlantic Ocean Art.1 ARTICLE 1
2937 Convention For The Conservation Of Salmon In The North Atlantic Ocean Art.1.1 1. This Convention applies to the salmon stocks which migrate beyond areas of fisheries jurisdiction of coastal States of the Atlantic Ocean north of 36° N latitude throughout their migratory range.
2937 Convention For The Conservation Of Salmon In The North Atlantic Ocean Art.1.2 2. Nothing in this Convention shall affect the rights, claims or views of any Party with regard to the limits or extent of jurisdiction over fisheries, nor shall it prejudice the views or positions of any Party with respect to the law of the sea.
2937 Convention For The Conservation Of Salmon In The North Atlantic Ocean Art.2 ARTICLE 2
2937 Convention For The Conservation Of Salmon In The North Atlantic Ocean Art.2.1 1. Fishing of salmon is prohibited beyond areas of fisheries jurisdiction of coastal States.
2937 Convention For The Conservation Of Salmon In The North Atlantic Ocean Art.2.2 2. Within areas of fisheries jurisdiction of coastal States, fishing of salmon is prohibited beyond 12 nautical miles from the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured, except in the following areas:
2937 Convention For The Conservation Of Salmon In The North Atlantic Ocean Art.2.2.a (a) in the West Greenland Commission area, up to 40 nautical miles from the baselines; and
2937 Convention For The Conservation Of Salmon In The North Atlantic Ocean Art.2.2.b (b) in the North-East Atlantic Commission area, within the area of fisheries jurisdiction of the Faroe Islands.
2937 Convention For The Conservation Of Salmon In The North Atlantic Ocean Art.2.3 3. The Parties shall invite the attention of any State not a Party to this Convention to any matter relating to the activities of the vessels of that State which appears to affect adversely the conservation, restoration, enhancement or rational management of salmon stocks subject to this Convention or the implementation of the Convention.
2937 Convention For The Conservation Of Salmon In The North Atlantic Ocean Art.18 ARTICLE 18
2937 Convention For The Conservation Of Salmon In The North Atlantic Ocean Art.18.1x This Convention shall apply, insofar as the European Economic Community is concerned, to the territories in which the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community is applied and under the conditions laid down in that Treaty.
2939 Benelux Convention On Nature Conservation And Landscape Protection Art.9 Article 9
2939 Benelux Convention On Nature Conservation And Landscape Protection Art.9.1x In the case of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the present Convention shall apply only to territory in Europe.
2942 Constitutional Agreement Of The Latin American Organization For Fisheries Development Art.5 Article 5 - AREAS OF ACTION
2942 Constitutional Agreement Of The Latin American Organization For Fisheries Development Art.5.1x Regional cooperation shall concentrate mainly on the following areas:
2942 Constitutional Agreement Of The Latin American Organization For Fisheries Development Art.5.1x.a a. Research on Fishery Resources.
2942 Constitutional Agreement Of The Latin American Organization For Fisheries Development Art.5.1x.b b. Exploitation of Fishery Resources, Industrialization and Physical Support Infrastructure.
2942 Constitutional Agreement Of The Latin American Organization For Fisheries Development Art.5.1x.c c. Aquaculture.
2942 Constitutional Agreement Of The Latin American Organization For Fisheries Development Art.5.1x.d d. Technological Development.
2942 Constitutional Agreement Of The Latin American Organization For Fisheries Development Art.5.1x.e e. Marketing.
2942 Constitutional Agreement Of The Latin American Organization For Fisheries Development Art.5.1x.f f. Training.
2942 Constitutional Agreement Of The Latin American Organization For Fisheries Development Art.5.1x.g g. International Cooperation.
2942 Constitutional Agreement Of The Latin American Organization For Fisheries Development Sect.2 CHAPTER TWO. MEMBERS AND THEIR OBLIGATIONS
2999 European Convention For The Protection Of Vertebrate Animals Used For Experimental And Other Scientific Purposes Art.1 Article 1
2999 European Convention For The Protection Of Vertebrate Animals Used For Experimental And Other Scientific Purposes Art.1.1 1. This Convention applies to any animal used or intended for use in any experimental or other scientific procedure where that procedure may cause pain, suffering, distress or lasting harm. It does not apply to any non-experimental agricultural or clinical veterinary practice.
2999 European Convention For The Protection Of Vertebrate Animals Used For Experimental And Other Scientific Purposes Art.1.2 2. In this Convention:
2999 European Convention For The Protection Of Vertebrate Animals Used For Experimental And Other Scientific Purposes Art.1.2.a a "animal", unless otherwise qualified, means any live non-human vertebrate, including free-living and/or reproducing larval forms, but excluding other foetal or embryonic forms;
2999 European Convention For The Protection Of Vertebrate Animals Used For Experimental And Other Scientific Purposes Art.1.2.b b "intended for use" means bred or kept for the purpose of sale, disposal or use in any experimental or other scientific procedure;
2999 European Convention For The Protection Of Vertebrate Animals Used For Experimental And Other Scientific Purposes Art.1.2.c c "procedure" means any experimental or other scientific use of an animal which may cause it pain, suffering, distress or lasting harm, including any course of action intended to, or liable to, result in the birth of an animal in any such conditions, but excluding the least painful methods accepted in modern practice (that is "humane" methods) of killing or marking an animal.
2999 European Convention For The Protection Of Vertebrate Animals Used For Experimental And Other Scientific Purposes Art.1.2.c.ix A procedure starts when an animal is first prepared for use and ends when no further observations are made for that procedure; the elimination of pain, suffering, distress or lasting harm by the successful use of anaesthesia or analgesia or other methods does not place the use of an animal outside the scope of this definition;
2999 European Convention For The Protection Of Vertebrate Animals Used For Experimental And Other Scientific Purposes Art.1.2.d d "competent person" means any person who is considered by a Party to be competent in its territory to perform the relevant function described in this Convention;
2999 European Convention For The Protection Of Vertebrate Animals Used For Experimental And Other Scientific Purposes Art.1.2.e e "responsible authority" means, in the territory of a given Party, any authority, body or person designated for the relevant purpose;
2999 European Convention For The Protection Of Vertebrate Animals Used For Experimental And Other Scientific Purposes Art.1.2.f f "establishment" means any stable or mobile facility, any building, group of buildings or other premises, including a place which is not wholly enclosed or covered;
2999 European Convention For The Protection Of Vertebrate Animals Used For Experimental And Other Scientific Purposes Art.1.2.g g "breeding establishment" means any establishment where animals are bred with a view to their use in procedures;
2999 European Convention For The Protection Of Vertebrate Animals Used For Experimental And Other Scientific Purposes Art.1.2.h h "supplying establishment" means any establishment, other than a breeding establishment, from which animals are supplied with a view to their use in procedures;
2999 European Convention For The Protection Of Vertebrate Animals Used For Experimental And Other Scientific Purposes Art.1.2.i i "user establishment" means any establishment where animals are used in procedures;
2999 European Convention For The Protection Of Vertebrate Animals Used For Experimental And Other Scientific Purposes Art.1.2.j j "humane method of killing" means the killing of an animal with a minimum of physical and mental suffering appropriate to the species.
2999 European Convention For The Protection Of Vertebrate Animals Used For Experimental And Other Scientific Purposes Art.35 Article 35
2999 European Convention For The Protection Of Vertebrate Animals Used For Experimental And Other Scientific Purposes Art.35.1 1. Any Signatory may, at the time of signature or when depositing its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession, specify the territory or territories to which this Convention shall apply.
2999 European Convention For The Protection Of Vertebrate Animals Used For Experimental And Other Scientific Purposes Art.35.2 2. Any Party may at any later date, by a declaration addressed to the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, extend the application of this Convention to any other territory specified in the declaration. In respect of such territory, the Convention shall enter into force on the first day of the month following the expiration of a period of six months after the date of receipt of such declaration by the Secretary General.
2999 European Convention For The Protection Of Vertebrate Animals Used For Experimental And Other Scientific Purposes Art.35.3 3. Any declaration made under the two preceding paragraphs may, in respect of any territory specified in such declaration, be withdrawn by a notification addressed to the Secretary General. The withdrawal shall become effective on the first day of the month following the expiration of a period of six months after the date of receipt of such notification by the Secretary General.
3003 Convention On Early Notification Of A Nuclear Accident Art.1 Article 1
3003 Convention On Early Notification Of A Nuclear Accident Art.1.1 1. This Convention shall apply in the event of any accident involving facilities or activities of a State Party or of persons or legal entities under its jurisdiction or control, referred to in paragraph 2 below, from which a release of radioactive material occurs or is likely to occur and which has resulted or may result in an international transboundary release that could be of radiological safety significance for another State.
3003 Convention On Early Notification Of A Nuclear Accident Art.1.2 2. The facilities and activities referred to in paragraph 1 are the following:
3003 Convention On Early Notification Of A Nuclear Accident Art.1.2.a a. any nuclear reactor wherever located;
3003 Convention On Early Notification Of A Nuclear Accident Art.1.2.b b. any nuclear fuel cycle facility;
3003 Convention On Early Notification Of A Nuclear Accident Art.1.2.c c. any radioactive waste management facility;
3003 Convention On Early Notification Of A Nuclear Accident Art.1.2.d d. the transport and storage of nuclear fuels or radioactive wastes;
3003 Convention On Early Notification Of A Nuclear Accident Art.1.2.e e. the manufacture, use, storage, disposal and transport of radioisotopes for agricultural, industrial, medical and related scientific and research purposes; and
3003 Convention On Early Notification Of A Nuclear Accident Art.1.2.f f. the use of radioisotopes for power generation in space objects.
3005 Convention For The Protection Of The Natural Resources And Environment Of The South Pacific Region Art.1 Article 1
3005 Convention For The Protection Of The Natural Resources And Environment Of The South Pacific Region Art.1.1 1. This Convention shall apply to the South Pacific Region, hereinafter referred to as "the Convention Area" as defined in paragraph (a) of Article 2.
3005 Convention For The Protection Of The Natural Resources And Environment Of The South Pacific Region Art.1.2 2. Except as may be otherwise provided in any Protocol to this Convention, the Convention Area shall not include internal waters or archipelagic waters of the Parties as defined in accordance with international law.
3005 Convention For The Protection Of The Natural Resources And Environment Of The South Pacific Region Art.3 Article 3
3005 Convention For The Protection Of The Natural Resources And Environment Of The South Pacific Region Art.3.1x Any Party may add areas under its jurisdiction within the Pacific Ocean between the Tropic of Cancer and 60 degrees South latitude and between 130 degrees East longitude and 120 degrees West longitude to the Convention Area. Such addition shall be notified to the Depositary who shall promptly notify the other Parties and the Organisation. Such areas shall be incorporated within the Convention Area ninety days after notification to the Parties by the Depositary provided there has been no objection to the proposal to add new areas by any Party affected by that proposal. If there is any such objection the Parties concerned will consult with a view to resolving the matter.
3009 Protocol I To The South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone Treaty Art.2 ARTICLE 2
3009 Protocol I To The South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone Treaty Art.2.1 1. Except where otherwise specified, this Treaty and its Protocols shall apply to territory within the South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone.
3009 Protocol I To The South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone Treaty Art.2.2 2. Nothing in this Treaty shall prejudice or in any way affect the rights, or the exercise of the rights, of any State under international law with regard to freedom of the seas.
3022 Agreement On Flood Warning For The Catchment Basin Of The Mosel Art.9 Article 9
3022 Agreement On Flood Warning For The Catchment Basin Of The Mosel Art.9.1x This Agreement shall also apply to Land Berlin unless the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany addresses to the Governments of the French Re-public and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg a declaration to the contrary within three months from the date of entry into force of this Agreement.
3042 Convention On The Control Of Transboundary Movements Of Hazardous Wastes And Their Disposal Art.1 Article 1
3042 Convention On The Control Of Transboundary Movements Of Hazardous Wastes And Their Disposal Art.1.1 1. The following wastes that are subject to transboundary movement shall be "hazardous wastes" for the purposes of this Convention:
3042 Convention On The Control Of Transboundary Movements Of Hazardous Wastes And Their Disposal Art.1.1.a (a) Wastes that belong to any category contained in Annex I, unless they do not possess any of the characteristics contained in Annex III; and
3042 Convention On The Control Of Transboundary Movements Of Hazardous Wastes And Their Disposal Art.1.1.b (b) Wastes that are not covered under paragraph (a) but are defined as, or are considered to be, hazardous wastes by the domestic legislation of the Party of export, import or transit.
3042 Convention On The Control Of Transboundary Movements Of Hazardous Wastes And Their Disposal Art.1.2 2. Wastes that belong to any category contained in Annex II that are subject to transboundary movement shall be "other wastes" for the purposes of this Convention.
3042 Convention On The Control Of Transboundary Movements Of Hazardous Wastes And Their Disposal Art.1.3 3. Wastes which, as a result of being radioactive, are subject to other international control systems, including international instruments, applying specifically to radioactive materials, are excluded from the scope of this Convention.
3042 Convention On The Control Of Transboundary Movements Of Hazardous Wastes And Their Disposal Art.1.4 4. Wastes which derive from the normal operations of a ship, the discharge of which is covered by another international instrument, are excluded from the scope of this Convention.
3049 Agreement Creating The Eastern Pacific Tuna Fishing Organization Art.4 Article 4 Areas of Application
3049 Agreement Creating The Eastern Pacific Tuna Fishing Organization Art.4.1 1. The area of application of the Agreement will be that in the Eastern Pacific Ocean through which the species specified in Attachment (2) roam both within the sea adjacent to and within 200 miles of the coasts of continental and island territories of the States Parties; the latter area understood to be those having coasts directly on the ocean as well as on the areas of high seas adjacent to such zones, up to the meridian 145o longitude West without detriment to the rights of sovereignty and jurisdiction enjoyed by the coastal State located in said 200 miles zones.
3049 Agreement Creating The Eastern Pacific Tuna Fishing Organization Art.4.1.ax In accordance with their legislation and other national regulations, the fundamental principles and the aim and purpose of this Agreement, the States Parties may establish exclusion zones in the area of application of this Agreement within the 200 miles adjacent to their continental and insular coastlines.
3049 Agreement Creating The Eastern Pacific Tuna Fishing Organization Art.4.2 2. The Eastern Pacific coastal States Parties to the present Agreement shall provide the Organization's Secretariat with the outer limits of the high seas adjacent to their coasts up to 200 miles from the continental or insular coastlines of said States.
3049 Agreement Creating The Eastern Pacific Tuna Fishing Organization Art.4.2.ax The provision of said information shall not be considered a recognition by Member States of said limits.
3049 Agreement Creating The Eastern Pacific Tuna Fishing Organization Art.4.3 3. The Governing Board may, at the recommendation of the Scientific Committee, modify this Agreement's area of application in the high seas.
3049 Agreement Creating The Eastern Pacific Tuna Fishing Organization Art.6 Article 6 Species covered by the present Agreement
3049 Agreement Creating The Eastern Pacific Tuna Fishing Organization Art.6.1 1. The present Agreement applies to the highly migratory species moving in the area covered by the present Agreement, and which are listed in Attachment (2) which forms part of the present Agreement, regardless of whether or not they require conservation measures.
3049 Agreement Creating The Eastern Pacific Tuna Fishing Organization Art.6.2 2. The Governing Board, based on appropriate scientific research, may modify the list of species contained in Attachment (2).
3079 Cooperation Agreement For The Protection Of The Coasts And Waters Of The North-East Atlantic Against Pollution Art.3 Article 3
3079 Cooperation Agreement For The Protection Of The Coasts And Waters Of The North-East Atlantic Against Pollution Art.3.1x The geographical scope of this Agreement shall be the north-east Atlantic region bounded by the outer limit of the exclusive economic zones of each of the contracting States and:
3079 Cooperation Agreement For The Protection Of The Coasts And Waters Of The North-East Atlantic Against Pollution Art.3.1x.a (a) to the north by a line drawn from east to west as follows: starting from the southernmost point of the island of Quessant (Ushant) and following the parallel 48° 27' N as far as its intersection with the south-west limit of the Agreement for cooperation in dealing with pollution of the North Sea by oil and other harmful substances (Bonn Agreement); thence following the south-west limit of the said Bonn Agreement as far as its intersection with the line marking the limit of the continental shelf between France and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland defined by the arbitration decision of 30 June 1977; thence following the said line as far as its western extremity situated at point N with the coordinates 48° 06' 00? N and 9° 36' 30? W;
3079 Cooperation Agreement For The Protection Of The Coasts And Waters Of The North-East Atlantic Against Pollution Art.3.1x.b (b) to the east by the western limit of the Convention for the protection of the Mediterranean Sea against pollution (Barcelona Convention) of 16 February 1976;
3079 Cooperation Agreement For The Protection Of The Coasts And Waters Of The North-East Atlantic Against Pollution Art.3.1x.c (c) to the south by the southern limit of the waters covered by the sovereignty or jurisdiction of the Kingdom of Morocco.
3079 Cooperation Agreement For The Protection Of The Coasts And Waters Of The North-East Atlantic Against Pollution Art.8 Article 8
3079 Cooperation Agreement For The Protection Of The Coasts And Waters Of The North-East Atlantic Against Pollution Art.8.1 1. For the sole purposes of this Agreement, the north-east Atlantic region shall be divided into areas as defined in Annex 1 to this Agreement.
3079 Cooperation Agreement For The Protection Of The Coasts And Waters Of The North-East Atlantic Against Pollution Art.8.2 2. A Party in whose area a pollution incident occurs shall conduct the requisite evaluations as to its nature, magnitude and possible consequences.
3079 Cooperation Agreement For The Protection Of The Coasts And Waters Of The North-East Atlantic Against Pollution Art.8.3 3. Where the magnitude of the pollution incident so warrants, the Party concerned shall immediately inform all other Parties through their operational contact points of any action taken to combat the hydrocarbons or other harmful substances. It shall keep these substances under observation for as long as they are present in its area and shall keep the other Parties informed of developments concerning the pollution incident and of the measures taken or planned.
3079 Cooperation Agreement For The Protection Of The Coasts And Waters Of The North-East Atlantic Against Pollution Art.8.4 4. When oil slicks or floating substances drift into an adjacent area, the responsibility for the evalution and for the notification of the other Parties, as stipulated above, shall be transferred to the Party in whose area the hydrocarbons or substances are now located, unless otherwise agreed by the Parties concerned.
3083 International Convention On Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response And Cooperation Art.1 Article 1
3083 International Convention On Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response And Cooperation Art.1.1 (1) Parties undertake, individually or jointly, to take all appropriate measures in accordance with the provisions of this Convention and the Annex thereto to prepare for and respond to an oil pollution incident.
3083 International Convention On Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response And Cooperation Art.1.2 (2) The Annex to this Convention shall constitute an integral part of the Convention and a reference to this Convention constitutes at the same time a reference to the Annex.
3083 International Convention On Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response And Cooperation Art.1.3 (3) This Convention shall not apply to any warship, naval auxiliary or other ship owned or operated by a State and used, for the time being, only on government non-commercial service. However, each Party shall ensure by the adoption of appropriate measures not impairing the operations or operational capabilities of such ships owned or operated by it, that such ships act in a manner consistent, so far as is reasonable and practicable, with this Convention.
3085 Convention On The Ban Of The Import Into Africa And The Control Of Transboundary Movement And Management Of Hazardous Wastes Within Africa Art.2 ARTICLE 2 Scope of the Convention
3085 Convention On The Ban Of The Import Into Africa And The Control Of Transboundary Movement And Management Of Hazardous Wastes Within Africa Art.2.1 1. The following substances shall be "hazardous wastes" for the purposes of this convention:
3085 Convention On The Ban Of The Import Into Africa And The Control Of Transboundary Movement And Management Of Hazardous Wastes Within Africa Art.2.1.a (a) Wastes that belong to any category contained in Annex I of this Convention;
3085 Convention On The Ban Of The Import Into Africa And The Control Of Transboundary Movement And Management Of Hazardous Wastes Within Africa Art.2.1.b (b) Wastes that are not covered under paragraph (a) above but are defined as, or are considered to be, hazardous wastes by the domestic legislation of the State of export, import or transit;
3085 Convention On The Ban Of The Import Into Africa And The Control Of Transboundary Movement And Management Of Hazardous Wastes Within Africa Art.2.1.c (c) Wastes which possess any of the characteristics contained in Annex II of this Convention;
3085 Convention On The Ban Of The Import Into Africa And The Control Of Transboundary Movement And Management Of Hazardous Wastes Within Africa Art.2.1.d (d) Hazardous substances which have been banned, cancelled or refused registration by government regulatory action, or voluntarily withdrawn from registration in the country of manufacture, for human health or environmental reasons.
3085 Convention On The Ban Of The Import Into Africa And The Control Of Transboundary Movement And Management Of Hazardous Wastes Within Africa Art.2.2 2. Wastes which, as a result of being radioactive, are subject to any international control systems, including international instruments, applying specifically to radioactive materials, are included in the scope of this Convention.
3085 Convention On The Ban Of The Import Into Africa And The Control Of Transboundary Movement And Management Of Hazardous Wastes Within Africa Art.2.3 3. Wastes which derive from the normal operations of a ship, the discharge of which is covered by another international instrument, shall not fall within the scope of this Convention.
3095 Western Indian Ocean Tuna Organization Convention Art.10 Article 10
3095 Western Indian Ocean Tuna Organization Convention Art.10.1x The species covered by this Convention shall be those set out in Annex III.
3118 Agreement On The Conservation Of Small Cetaceans Of The Baltic And North Seas Art.1 1. Scope and interpretation
3118 Agreement On The Conservation Of Small Cetaceans Of The Baltic And North Seas Art.1.1 1.1. This agreement shall apply to all small cetaceans found within the area of the agreement.
3118 Agreement On The Conservation Of Small Cetaceans Of The Baltic And North Seas Art.1.2 1.2. For the purpose of this agreement:
3118 Agreement On The Conservation Of Small Cetaceans Of The Baltic And North Seas Art.1.2.a (a) "Small cetaceans" means any species, subspecies or population of toothed whales Odontoceti, except the sperm whale Physeter macrocephalus;
3118 Agreement On The Conservation Of Small Cetaceans Of The Baltic And North Seas Art.1.2.b (b) "Area of the agreement" means the marine environment of the Baltic and North Seas, as delimited to the north-east by the shores of the Gulfs of Bothnia and Finland; to the south-west by latitude 48° 30' N and longitude 5° W; to the north-west by longitude 5° W and a line drawn through the following points: latitude 60° N/ longitude 5° W, latitude 61° N/ longitude 4° W, and latitude 62° N/ longitude 3° W; to the north by latitude 62° N; and including the Kattegat and the Sound and Belt passages but excluding the waters between Cape Wrath and St Anthony Head;
3118 Agreement On The Conservation Of Small Cetaceans Of The Baltic And North Seas Art.1.2.c (c) "Bonn Convention" means the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (Bonn 1979);
3118 Agreement On The Conservation Of Small Cetaceans Of The Baltic And North Seas Art.1.2.d (d) "Regional Economic Integration Organization" means an organization constituted by sovereign States which has competence in respect of the negotiation, conclusion and application of international agreements in matters covered by this agreement;
3118 Agreement On The Conservation Of Small Cetaceans Of The Baltic And North Seas Art.1.2.e (e) "Party" means a range State or any Regional Economic Integration Organization for which this agreement is in force;
3118 Agreement On The Conservation Of Small Cetaceans Of The Baltic And North Seas Art.1.2.f (f) "Range State" means any State, whether or not a Party to the agreement, that exercises jurisdiction over any part of the range of a species covered by this agreement, or a State whose flag vessels, outside national jurisdictional limits but within the area of the agreement, are engaged in operations adversely affecting small cetaceans;
3118 Agreement On The Conservation Of Small Cetaceans Of The Baltic And North Seas Art.1.2.g (g) "Secretariat" means, unless the context otherwise indicates, the Secretariat to this agreement.
3124 Convention On The Protection Of The Black Sea Against Pollution Art.1 Article I
3124 Convention On The Protection Of The Black Sea Against Pollution Art.1.1 1. This Convention shall apply to the Black Sea proper with the southern limit constituted for the purposes of this Convention by the line joining Capes Kelagra and Dalyan.
3124 Convention On The Protection Of The Black Sea Against Pollution Art.1.2 2. For the purposes of this Convention the reference to the Black Sea shall include the territorial sea and exclusive economic zone of each Contracting Party in the Black Sea. However, any Protocol to this Convention may provide otherwise for the purposes of that Protocol.
3128 Convention On Biological Diversity Art.4 Article 4. Jurisdictional Scope
3128 Convention On Biological Diversity Art.4.1x Subject to the rights of other States, and except as otherwise expressly provided in this Convention, the provisions of this Convention apply, in relation to each Contracting Party:
3128 Convention On Biological Diversity Art.4.1x.a (a) In the case of components of biological diversity, in areas within the limits of its national jurisdiction; and
3128 Convention On Biological Diversity Art.4.1x.b (b) In the case of processes and activities, regardless of where their effects occur, carried out under its jurisdiction or control, within the area of its national jurisdiction or beyond the limits of national jurisdiction.
3163 Convention Concerning The Prevention Of Major Industrial Accidents Art.1 Article 1
3163 Convention Concerning The Prevention Of Major Industrial Accidents Art.1.1 1. The purpose of this Convention is the prevention of major accidents involving hazardous substances and the limitation of the consequences of such accidents.
3163 Convention Concerning The Prevention Of Major Industrial Accidents Art.1.2 2. This Convention applies to major hazard installations.
3163 Convention Concerning The Prevention Of Major Industrial Accidents Art.1.3 3. This Convention does not apply to:
3163 Convention Concerning The Prevention Of Major Industrial Accidents Art.1.3.a (a) nuclear installations and plants processing radioactive substances except for facilities handling non-radioactive substances at these installations;
3163 Convention Concerning The Prevention Of Major Industrial Accidents Art.1.3.b (b) military installations;
3163 Convention Concerning The Prevention Of Major Industrial Accidents Art.1.3.c (c) transport outside the site of an installation other than by pipeline.
3163 Convention Concerning The Prevention Of Major Industrial Accidents Art.1.4 4. A Member ratifying this Convention may, after consulting the representative organizations of employers and workers concerned and other interested parties who may be affected, exclude from the application of the Convention installations or branches of economic activity for which equivalent protection is provided.
3173 Agreement To Promote Compliance With International Conservation And Management Measures By Fishing Vessels On The High Seas Art.2 ARTICLE II
3173 Agreement To Promote Compliance With International Conservation And Management Measures By Fishing Vessels On The High Seas Art.2.1 1. Subject to the following paragraphs of this Article, this Agreement shall apply to all fishing vessels that are used or intended for fishing on the high seas.
3173 Agreement To Promote Compliance With International Conservation And Management Measures By Fishing Vessels On The High Seas Art.2.2 2. A Party may exempt fishing vessels of less than 24 metres in length entitled to fly its flag from the application of this Agreement unless the Party determines that such an exemption would undermine the object and purpose of this Agreement, provided that such exemptions:
3173 Agreement To Promote Compliance With International Conservation And Management Measures By Fishing Vessels On The High Seas Art.2.2.a (a) shall not be granted in respect of fishing vessels operating in fishing regions referred to in paragraph 3 below, other than fishing vessels that are entitled to fly the flag of a coastal State of that fishing region; and
3173 Agreement To Promote Compliance With International Conservation And Management Measures By Fishing Vessels On The High Seas Art.2.2.b (b) shall not apply to the obligations undertaken by a Party under paragraph 1 of Article III, or paragraph 7 of Article VI of this Agreement.
3173 Agreement To Promote Compliance With International Conservation And Management Measures By Fishing Vessels On The High Seas Art.2.3 3. Without prejudice to the provisions of paragraph 2 above, in any fishing region where bordering coastal States have not yet declared exclusive economic zones, or equivalent zones of national jurisdiction over fisheries, such coastal States as are Parties to this Agreement may agree, either directly or through appropriate regional fisheries organizations, to establish a minimum length of fishing vessels below which this Agreement shall not apply in respect of fishing vessels flying the flag of any such coastal State and operating exclusively in such fishing region.
3174 Agreement For The Establishment Of The Indian Ocean Tuna Commission Art.2 Article II. AREA OF COMPETENCE
3174 Agreement For The Establishment Of The Indian Ocean Tuna Commission Art.2.1x The area of competence of the Commission (hereinafter referred to as the “Area”) shall be the Indian Ocean (defined for the purpose of this Agreement as being FAO statistical areas 51 and 57 as shown on the map set out in Annex A to this Agreement) and adjacent seas, north of the Antarctic Convergence, insofar as it is necessary to cover such seas for the purpose of conserving and managing stocks that migrate into or out of the Indian Ocean.
3174 Agreement For The Establishment Of The Indian Ocean Tuna Commission Art.3 Article III. SPECIES AND STOCKS
3174 Agreement For The Establishment Of The Indian Ocean Tuna Commission Art.3.1x The species covered by this Agreement shall be those set out in Annex B. The term “stocks” means the populations of such species which are located in the Area or migrate into or out of the Area.
3187 Convention On The Conservation And Management Of Pollock Resources In The Central Bering Sea Art.1 Article I
3187 Convention On The Conservation And Management Of Pollock Resources In The Central Bering Sea Art.1.1x This Convention applies to the high seas area of the Bering Sea beyond 200 nautical miles from the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea of the coastal States the Bering Sea is measured (hereinafter referred to as "the Convention Area"), except otherwise provided in this Convention. Activities under this Convention, for scientific purposes, may extend beyond the Convention Area within the Bering Sea.
3195 Agreement On Cooperative Enforcement Operations Directed At Illegal Trade In Wild Fauna And Flora Art.3 Article 3
3195 Agreement On Cooperative Enforcement Operations Directed At Illegal Trade In Wild Fauna And Flora Art.3.1x This Agreement shall apply to the Agreement area as defined in Article 1.
3197 Convention On Nuclear Safety Art.3 ARTICLE 3. SCOPE OF APPLICATION
3197 Convention On Nuclear Safety Art.3.1x This Convention shall apply to the safety of nuclear installations.
3197 Convention On Nuclear Safety Sect.2 CHAPTER 2. OBLIGATIONS
3197 Convention On Nuclear Safety Sect.2.a a. General Provisions
3216 Agreement On The Conservation Of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds Art.1 ARTICLE I
3216 Agreement On The Conservation Of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds Art.1.1 1. The geographic scope of this Agreement is the area of the migration systems of African-Eurasian waterbirds, as defined in Annex 1 to this Agreement, hereafter referred to as the "Agreement Area".
3216 Agreement On The Conservation Of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds Art.1.2 2. For the purpose of this Agreement:
3216 Agreement On The Conservation Of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds Art.1.2.a (a) "Convention" means the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals, 1979;
3216 Agreement On The Conservation Of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds Art.1.2.b (b) "Convention Secretariat" means the body established under Article IX of the Convention;
3216 Agreement On The Conservation Of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds Art.1.2.c (c) "Waterbirds" means those species of birds that are ecologically dependent on wetlands for at least part of their annual cycle, have a range which lies entirely or partly within the Agreement Area and are listed in Annex 2 to this Agreement;
3216 Agreement On The Conservation Of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds Art.1.2.d (d) "Agreement secretariat" means the body established under Article VI, paragraph 7, subparagraph (b), of this Agreement;
3216 Agreement On The Conservation Of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds Art.1.2.e (e) "Parties" means, unless the context otherwise indicates, Parties to this Agreement; and
3216 Agreement On The Conservation Of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds Art.1.2.f (f) "Parties present and voting" means the Parties present and casting an affirmative or negative vote; those abstaining from voting shall not be counted amongst the Parties present and voting.
3216 Agreement On The Conservation Of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds Art.1.2.gx In addition, the terms defined in Article I, subparagraphs 1(a) to (k), of the Convention shall have the same meaning, mutatis mutandis, in this Agreement.
3216 Agreement On The Conservation Of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds Art.1.3 3. This Agreement is an AGREEMENT within the meaning of Article IV, paragraph 3, of the Convention.
3216 Agreement On The Conservation Of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds Art.1.4 4. The annexes to this Agreement form an integral part thereof. Any reference to the Agreement includes a reference to its annexes.
3221 Agreement For The Implementation Of The Law Of The Sea Convention Relating To The Conservation And Management Of Straddling Fish Stocks And Highly Migratory Fish Stocks Art.1 Article 1
3221 Agreement For The Implementation Of The Law Of The Sea Convention Relating To The Conservation And Management Of Straddling Fish Stocks And Highly Migratory Fish Stocks Art.1.1x For the purposes of this Agreement:
3221 Agreement For The Implementation Of The Law Of The Sea Convention Relating To The Conservation And Management Of Straddling Fish Stocks And Highly Migratory Fish Stocks Art.1.1x.a (a) "Convention" means the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982;
3221 Agreement For The Implementation Of The Law Of The Sea Convention Relating To The Conservation And Management Of Straddling Fish Stocks And Highly Migratory Fish Stocks Art.1.1x.b (b) "conservation and management measures" means measures to conserve or manage one or more species of living marine resources that are adopted and applied consistent with the relevant rules of international law as reflected in the Convention and this Agreement;
3221 Agreement For The Implementation Of The Law Of The Sea Convention Relating To The Conservation And Management Of Straddling Fish Stocks And Highly Migratory Fish Stocks Art.1.1x.c (c) "fish" includes molluscs and crustaceans except those belonging to sedentary species as defined in article 77 of the Convention; and
3221 Agreement For The Implementation Of The Law Of The Sea Convention Relating To The Conservation And Management Of Straddling Fish Stocks And Highly Migratory Fish Stocks Art.1.1x.d (d) "arrangement" means a cooperative mechanism established in accordance with the Convention and this Agreement by two or more States for the purpose, inter alia, of establishing conservation and management measures in a subregion or region for one or more straddling fish stocks or highly migratory fish stocks.
3221 Agreement For The Implementation Of The Law Of The Sea Convention Relating To The Conservation And Management Of Straddling Fish Stocks And Highly Migratory Fish Stocks Art.1.2.a 2. (a) "States Parties" means States which have consented to be bound by this Agreement and for which the Agreement is in force.
3221 Agreement For The Implementation Of The Law Of The Sea Convention Relating To The Conservation And Management Of Straddling Fish Stocks And Highly Migratory Fish Stocks Art.1.2.b (b) This Agreement applies mutatis mutandis:
3221 Agreement For The Implementation Of The Law Of The Sea Convention Relating To The Conservation And Management Of Straddling Fish Stocks And Highly Migratory Fish Stocks Art.1.2.b.i (i) to any entity referred to in article 305, paragraph 1 (c), (d) and (e), of the Convention and
3221 Agreement For The Implementation Of The Law Of The Sea Convention Relating To The Conservation And Management Of Straddling Fish Stocks And Highly Migratory Fish Stocks Art.1.2.b.ii (ii) subject to article 47, to any entity referred to as an "international organization" in article 1 of Annex IX to the Convention which becomes a Party to this Agreement, and to that extent "States Parties" refers to those entities.
3221 Agreement For The Implementation Of The Law Of The Sea Convention Relating To The Conservation And Management Of Straddling Fish Stocks And Highly Migratory Fish Stocks Art.1.3 3. This Agreement applies mutatis mutandis to other fishing entities whose vessels fish on the high seas.
3221 Agreement For The Implementation Of The Law Of The Sea Convention Relating To The Conservation And Management Of Straddling Fish Stocks And Highly Migratory Fish Stocks Art.3 Article 3
3221 Agreement For The Implementation Of The Law Of The Sea Convention Relating To The Conservation And Management Of Straddling Fish Stocks And Highly Migratory Fish Stocks Art.3.1 1. Unless otherwise provided, this Agreement applies to the conservation and management of straddling fish stocks and highly migratory fish stocks beyond areas under national jurisdiction, except that articles 6 and 7 apply also to the conservation and management of such stocks within areas under national jurisdiction, subject to the different legal regimes that apply within areas under national jurisdiction and in areas beyond national jurisdiction as provided for in the Convention.
3221 Agreement For The Implementation Of The Law Of The Sea Convention Relating To The Conservation And Management Of Straddling Fish Stocks And Highly Migratory Fish Stocks Art.3.2 2. In the exercise of its sovereign rights for the purposes of exploring and exploiting, conserving and managing straddling fish stocks and highly migratory fish stocks within areas under national jurisdiction the coastal State shall apply mutatis mutandis the general principles enumerated in article 5.
3221 Agreement For The Implementation Of The Law Of The Sea Convention Relating To The Conservation And Management Of Straddling Fish Stocks And Highly Migratory Fish Stocks Art.3.3 3. States shall give due consideration to the respective capacities of developing States to apply articles 5, 6 and 7 within areas under national jurisdiction and their need for assistance as provided for in this Agreement. To this end, Part VII applies mutatis mutandis in respect of areas under national jurisdiction.
3224 Convention To Ban The Importation Into The Forum Island Countries Of Hazardous And Radioactive Wastes And To Control The Transboundary Movement And Management Of Hazardous Wastes Within The South Pacific Region (Waigani Convention) Art.2 Article 2
3224 Convention To Ban The Importation Into The Forum Island Countries Of Hazardous And Radioactive Wastes And To Control The Transboundary Movement And Management Of Hazardous Wastes Within The South Pacific Region (Waigani Convention) Art.2.0x Scope of the Convention
3224 Convention To Ban The Importation Into The Forum Island Countries Of Hazardous And Radioactive Wastes And To Control The Transboundary Movement And Management Of Hazardous Wastes Within The South Pacific Region (Waigani Convention) Art.2.1 1. The following substances shall be "hazardous wastes" for the purposes of this Convention:
3224 Convention To Ban The Importation Into The Forum Island Countries Of Hazardous And Radioactive Wastes And To Control The Transboundary Movement And Management Of Hazardous Wastes Within The South Pacific Region (Waigani Convention) Art.2.1.a (a) wastes that belong to any category contained in Annex I of this Convention, unless they do not possess any of the characteristics contained in Annex II of this Convention; and
3224 Convention To Ban The Importation Into The Forum Island Countries Of Hazardous And Radioactive Wastes And To Control The Transboundary Movement And Management Of Hazardous Wastes Within The South Pacific Region (Waigani Convention) Art.2.1.b (b) wastes that are not covered under sub-paragraph (a) above, but which are defined as, or are considered to be, hazardous wastes by the national legislation of the exporting, importing or transit Party to, from or through which such wastes are to be sent.
3224 Convention To Ban The Importation Into The Forum Island Countries Of Hazardous And Radioactive Wastes And To Control The Transboundary Movement And Management Of Hazardous Wastes Within The South Pacific Region (Waigani Convention) Art.2.2 2. Radioactive wastes are excluded from the scope of this Convention except as specifically provided for in Articles 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, and 4.5 of this Convention.
3224 Convention To Ban The Importation Into The Forum Island Countries Of Hazardous And Radioactive Wastes And To Control The Transboundary Movement And Management Of Hazardous Wastes Within The South Pacific Region (Waigani Convention) Art.2.3 3. Wastes which derive from the normal operations of a vessel, the discharge of which is covered by another international instrument, shall not fall within the scope of this Convention.
3224 Convention To Ban The Importation Into The Forum Island Countries Of Hazardous And Radioactive Wastes And To Control The Transboundary Movement And Management Of Hazardous Wastes Within The South Pacific Region (Waigani Convention) Art.2.4 4. Nothing in this Convention shall affect in any way the sovereignty of States over their territorial sea, the sovereign rights and jurisdiction that States have in their exclusive economic zones and continental shelves, and the exercise by vessels and aircraft of all States of navigational rights and freedoms, as provided for in international law and as reflected in the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and other relevant international instruments.
3224 Convention To Ban The Importation Into The Forum Island Countries Of Hazardous And Radioactive Wastes And To Control The Transboundary Movement And Management Of Hazardous Wastes Within The South Pacific Region (Waigani Convention) Art.2.5 5. Nothing in this Convention shall affect in any way the rights and obligations of any Party under international law including under other international agreements in force. Such agreements include the London Convention as amended; the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, including in particular Articles 31, 210 and 236 thereof; the South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone Treaty, 1985, including in particular Article 7 thereof; and the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973.
3224 Convention To Ban The Importation Into The Forum Island Countries Of Hazardous And Radioactive Wastes And To Control The Transboundary Movement And Management Of Hazardous Wastes Within The South Pacific Region (Waigani Convention) Art.2.5x Area of coverage
3224 Convention To Ban The Importation Into The Forum Island Countries Of Hazardous And Radioactive Wastes And To Control The Transboundary Movement And Management Of Hazardous Wastes Within The South Pacific Region (Waigani Convention) Art.2.6 6. A Party may add areas under its jurisdiction within the Pacific Ocean between the Tropic of Cancer and 60 degrees South latitude and between 130 degrees East longitude and 120 degrees West longitude to the Convention Area. Such addition shall be notified to the Depositary who shall promptly notify the other Parties and the Secretariat. Such areas shall be incorporated within the Convention Area ninety days after notification to the Parties by the Depositary, provided there has been no objection to the proposal to add new areas by any Party. If there is any such objection the Parties concerned will consult with a view to resolving the matter.
3240 International Convention On Liability And Compensation For Damage In Connection With The Carriage Of Hazardous And Noxious Substances By Sea Art.3 Article 3
3240 International Convention On Liability And Compensation For Damage In Connection With The Carriage Of Hazardous And Noxious Substances By Sea Art.3.1x This Convention shall apply exclusively:
3240 International Convention On Liability And Compensation For Damage In Connection With The Carriage Of Hazardous And Noxious Substances By Sea Art.3.1x.a (a) to any damage caused in the territory, including the territorial sea, of a State Party;
3240 International Convention On Liability And Compensation For Damage In Connection With The Carriage Of Hazardous And Noxious Substances By Sea Art.3.1x.b (b) to damage by contamination of the environment caused in the exclusive economic zone of a State Party, established in accordance with international law, or, if a State Party has not established such a zone, in an area beyond and adjacent to the territorial sea of that State determined by that State in accordance with international law and extending not more than 200 nautical miles from the baselines from which the breadth of its territorial sea is measured;
3240 International Convention On Liability And Compensation For Damage In Connection With The Carriage Of Hazardous And Noxious Substances By Sea Art.3.1x.c (c) to damage, other than damage by contamination of the environment, caused outside the territory, including the territorial sea, of any State, if this damage has been caused by a substance carried on board a ship registered in a State Party or, in the case of an unregistered ship, on board a ship entitled to fly the flag of a State Party; and
3240 International Convention On Liability And Compensation For Damage In Connection With The Carriage Of Hazardous And Noxious Substances By Sea Art.3.1x.d (d) to preventive measures, wherever taken.
3240 International Convention On Liability And Compensation For Damage In Connection With The Carriage Of Hazardous And Noxious Substances By Sea Art.4 Article 4
3240 International Convention On Liability And Compensation For Damage In Connection With The Carriage Of Hazardous And Noxious Substances By Sea Art.4.1 1. This Convention shall apply to claims, other than claims arising out of any contract for the carriage of goods and passengers, for damage arising from the carriage of hazardous and noxious substances by sea.
3240 International Convention On Liability And Compensation For Damage In Connection With The Carriage Of Hazardous And Noxious Substances By Sea Art.4.2 2. This Convention shall not apply to the extent that its provisions are incompatible with those of the applicable law relating to workers' compensation or social security schemes.
3240 International Convention On Liability And Compensation For Damage In Connection With The Carriage Of Hazardous And Noxious Substances By Sea Art.4.3 3. This Convention shall not apply:
3240 International Convention On Liability And Compensation For Damage In Connection With The Carriage Of Hazardous And Noxious Substances By Sea Art.4.3.a (a) to pollution damage as defined in the International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage, 1969, as amended, whether or not compensation is payable in respect of it under that Convention; and
3240 International Convention On Liability And Compensation For Damage In Connection With The Carriage Of Hazardous And Noxious Substances By Sea Art.4.3.b (b) to damage caused by a radioactive material of class 7 either in the International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code, as amended, or in appendix B of the Code of Safe Practice for Solid Bulk Cargoes, as amended.
3240 International Convention On Liability And Compensation For Damage In Connection With The Carriage Of Hazardous And Noxious Substances By Sea Art.4.4 4. Except as provided in paragraph 5, the provisions of this Convention shall not apply to warships, naval auxiliary or other ships owned or operated by a State and used, for the time being, only on Government non-commercial service.
3240 International Convention On Liability And Compensation For Damage In Connection With The Carriage Of Hazardous And Noxious Substances By Sea Art.4.5 5. A State Party may decide to apply this Convention to its warships or other vessels described in paragraph 4, in which case it shall notify the Secretary-General thereof specifying the terms and conditions of such application.
3240 International Convention On Liability And Compensation For Damage In Connection With The Carriage Of Hazardous And Noxious Substances By Sea Art.4.6 6. With respect to ships owned by a State Party and used for commercial purposes, each State shall be subject to suit in the jurisdictions set forth in Article 38 and shall waive all defences based on its status as a sovereign State.
3254 Agreement On The Conservation Of Cetaceans Of The Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea And Contiguous Atlantic Area Art.1 Article I
3254 Agreement On The Conservation Of Cetaceans Of The Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea And Contiguous Atlantic Area Art.1.a 1. a) The geographic scope of this Agreement, hereinafter referred to as the "Agreement area", is constituted by all the maritime waters of the Black Sea and the Mediterranean and their gulfs and seas, and the internal waters connected to or interconnecting these maritime waters, and of the Atlantic area contiguous to the Mediterranean Sea west of the Straits of Gibraltar. For the purpose of this Agreement:
3254 Agreement On The Conservation Of Cetaceans Of The Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea And Contiguous Atlantic Area Art.1.a.ix - the Black Sea is bounded to the southwest by the line joining Capes Kelaga and Dalyan (Turkey);
3254 Agreement On The Conservation Of Cetaceans Of The Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea And Contiguous Atlantic Area Art.1.a.iix - the Mediterranean Sea is bounded to the east by the southern limits of the Straits of the Dardanelles between the lighthouses of Mehmetcik and Kumkale (Turkey) and to the west by the meridian passing through Cape Spartel lighthouse, at the entrance to t
3254 Agreement On The Conservation Of Cetaceans Of The Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea And Contiguous Atlantic Area Art.1.a.iiix - the contiguous Atlantic area west of the Strait of Gibraltar is bounded to the east by the meridian passing through Cape Spartel lighthouse and to the west by the line joining the lighthouses of Cape St. Vicente (Portugal) and Casablanca (Morocco).
3254 Agreement On The Conservation Of Cetaceans Of The Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea And Contiguous Atlantic Area Art.1.b b) Nothing in this Agreement nor any act adopted on the basis of this Agreement shall prejudice the rights and obligations, the present and future claims or legal views of any State relating to the law of the sea or to the Montreux Convention of 20 July 1936 (Convention concernant le régime des détroits), in particular the nature and the extent of marine areas, the delimitation of marine areas between States with opposite or adjacent coasts, freedom of navigation on the high seas, the right and the modalities of passage through straits used for international navigation and the right of innocent passage in territorial seas, as well as the nature and extent of the jurisdiction of the coastal State, the flag State and the port State.
3254 Agreement On The Conservation Of Cetaceans Of The Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea And Contiguous Atlantic Area Art.1.c c) No act or activity undertaken on the basis of this Agreement shall constitute grounds for claiming, contending or disputing any claim to national sovereignty or jurisdiction.
3254 Agreement On The Conservation Of Cetaceans Of The Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea And Contiguous Atlantic Area Art.1.2 2. This Agreement applies to all cetaceans that have a range which lies entirely or partly within the Agreement area or that accidentally or occasionally frequent the Agreement area, an indicative list of which is contained in Annex 1 to this Agreement.
3254 Agreement On The Conservation Of Cetaceans Of The Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea And Contiguous Atlantic Area Art.1.3 3. For the purpose of this Agreement:
3254 Agreement On The Conservation Of Cetaceans Of The Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea And Contiguous Atlantic Area Art.1.3.a a) "Cetaceans" means animals, including individuals, of those species, subspecies or populations of Odontoceti or Mysticeti;
3254 Agreement On The Conservation Of Cetaceans Of The Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea And Contiguous Atlantic Area Art.1.3.b b) "Convention" means the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals, 1979;
3254 Agreement On The Conservation Of Cetaceans Of The Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea And Contiguous Atlantic Area Art.1.3.c c) "Secretariat of the Convention" means the body established under Article IX of the Convention;
3254 Agreement On The Conservation Of Cetaceans Of The Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea And Contiguous Atlantic Area Art.1.3.d d) "Agreement secretariat" means the body established under Article III, paragraph 7, of this Agreement;
3254 Agreement On The Conservation Of Cetaceans Of The Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea And Contiguous Atlantic Area Art.1.3.e e) "Scientific Committee" means the body established under Article III, paragraph 7, of this Agreement;
3254 Agreement On The Conservation Of Cetaceans Of The Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea And Contiguous Atlantic Area Art.1.3.f f) "Range" means all areas of water that a cetacean inhabits, stays in temporarily, or crosses at any time on its normal migration route within the Agreement area.
3254 Agreement On The Conservation Of Cetaceans Of The Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea And Contiguous Atlantic Area Art.1.3.g g) "Range State" means any State that exercises sovereignty and/or jurisdiction over any part of the range of a cetacean population covered by this Agreement, or a State, flag vessels of which are engaged in activities in the Agreement area which may affect the conservation of cetaceans;
3254 Agreement On The Conservation Of Cetaceans Of The Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea And Contiguous Atlantic Area Art.1.3.h h) "Regional economic integration organization" means an organization constituted by sovereign States which has competence in respect of the negotiation, conclusion and application of international agreements in matters covered by this Agreement;
3254 Agreement On The Conservation Of Cetaceans Of The Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea And Contiguous Atlantic Area Art.1.3.i i) "Party" means a Range State or a regional economic integration organization for which this Agreement is in force;
3254 Agreement On The Conservation Of Cetaceans Of The Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea And Contiguous Atlantic Area Art.1.3.j j) "Subregion", depending on the particular context, means either the region comprising the coastal States of Black Sea or the region comprising the coastal States of the Mediterranean Sea and the contiguous Atlantic area; any reference in the Agreement to the States of a particular subregion shall be taken to mean the States which have any part of their territorial waters within that subregion, and States, flag vessels of which are engaged in activities which may affect the conservation of cetaceans in that subregion; and
3254 Agreement On The Conservation Of Cetaceans Of The Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea And Contiguous Atlantic Area Art.1.3.k k) "Habitat" means any area in the range of cetaceans where they are temporarily or permanently resident, in particular, feeding areas, calving or breeding grounds, and migration routes.
3254 Agreement On The Conservation Of Cetaceans Of The Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea And Contiguous Atlantic Area Art.1.3.lx In addition, the terms defined in Article I, subparagraphs 1 a) to e), and i) of the Convention shall have the same meaning, mutatis mutandis, in this Agreement.
3254 Agreement On The Conservation Of Cetaceans Of The Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea And Contiguous Atlantic Area Art.1.4 4. This Agreement is an agreement within the meaning of Article IV, paragraph 4, of the Convention.
3254 Agreement On The Conservation Of Cetaceans Of The Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea And Contiguous Atlantic Area Art.1.5 5. The annexes to this Agreement form an integral part thereof, and any reference to the Agreement includes a reference to its annexes.
3255 Inter-American Convention For The Protection And Conservation Of Sea Turtles Art.3 ARTICLE III
3255 Inter-American Convention For The Protection And Conservation Of Sea Turtles Art.3.1x The area of application of this Convention (the Convention Area) comprises the land territory in the Americas of each of the Parties, as well as the maritime areas of the Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean, with respect to which each of the Parties exercises sovereignty, sovereign rights or jurisdiction over living marine resources in accordance with international law, as reflected in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.
3261 Convention On The Law Of The Non-Navigational Uses Of International Watercourses Art.1 Article 1
3261 Convention On The Law Of The Non-Navigational Uses Of International Watercourses Art.1.1 1. The present Convention applies to uses of international watercourses and of their waters for purposes other than navigation and to measures of protection, preservation and management related to the uses of those watercourses and their waters.
3261 Convention On The Law Of The Non-Navigational Uses Of International Watercourses Art.1.2 2. The uses of international watercourses for navigation is not within the scope of the present Convention except insofar as other uses affect navigation or are affected by navigation.
3264 Joint Convention On The Safety Of Spent Fuel Management And On The Safety Of Radioactive Waste Management Art.3 ARTICLE 3. SCOPE OF APPLICATION
3264 Joint Convention On The Safety Of Spent Fuel Management And On The Safety Of Radioactive Waste Management Art.3.1 1. This Convention shall apply to the safety of spent fuel management when the spent fuel results from the operation of civilian nuclear reactors. Spent fuel held at reprocessing facilities as part of a reprocessing activity is not covered in the scope of this Convention unless the Contracting Party declares reprocessing to be part of spent fuel management.
3264 Joint Convention On The Safety Of Spent Fuel Management And On The Safety Of Radioactive Waste Management Art.3.2 2. This Convention shall also apply to the safety of radioactive waste management when the radioactive waste results from civilian applications. However, this Convention shall not apply to waste that contains only naturally occurring radioactive materials and that does not originate from the nuclear fuel cycle, unless it constitutes a disused sealed source or it is declared as radioactive waste for the purposes of this Convention by the Contracting Party.
3264 Joint Convention On The Safety Of Spent Fuel Management And On The Safety Of Radioactive Waste Management Art.3.3 3. This Convention shall not apply to the safety of management of spent fuel or radioactive waste within military or defence programmes, unless declared as spent fuel or radioactive waste for the purposes of this Convention by the Contracting Party. However, this Convention shall apply to the safety of management of spent fuel and radioactive waste from military or defence programmes if and when such materials are transferred permanently to and managed within exclusively civilian programmes.
3264 Joint Convention On The Safety Of Spent Fuel Management And On The Safety Of Radioactive Waste Management Art.3.4 4. This Convention shall also apply to discharges as provided for in Articles 4, 7, 11, 14, 24 and 26.
3264 Joint Convention On The Safety Of Spent Fuel Management And On The Safety Of Radioactive Waste Management Chapt.2 CHAPTER 2 SAFETY OF SPENT FUEL MANAGEMENT
3282 Agreement On The International Dolphin Conservation Program Art.3 Article III Area of Application of the Agreement
3282 Agreement On The International Dolphin Conservation Program Art.3.1x The area of application of this Agreement ("the Agreement Area") is defined in Annex I.
3297 Convention On The Protection Of The Rhine Art.2 Article 2 Scope
3297 Convention On The Protection Of The Rhine Art.2.1x This Convention applies to:
3297 Convention On The Protection Of The Rhine Art.2.1x.a a) the Rhine;
3297 Convention On The Protection Of The Rhine Art.2.1x.b b) ground water interacting with the Rhine;
3297 Convention On The Protection Of The Rhine Art.2.1x.c c) aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems which interact or could again interact with the Rhine;
3297 Convention On The Protection Of The Rhine Art.2.1x.d d) the Rhine catchment area, insofar as its pollution by noxious substances adversely affects the Rhine;
3297 Convention On The Protection Of The Rhine Art.2.1x.e e) The Rhine catchment area, insofar as it is of importance for flood prevention and protection along the Rhine.
3303 Protocol On Water And Health To The Convention On The Protection And Use Of Transboundary Watercourses And International Lakes Art.3 Article 3
3303 Protocol On Water And Health To The Convention On The Protection And Use Of Transboundary Watercourses And International Lakes Art.3.1x The provisions of this Protocol shall apply to:
3303 Protocol On Water And Health To The Convention On The Protection And Use Of Transboundary Watercourses And International Lakes Art.3.1x.a (a) Surface freshwater;
3303 Protocol On Water And Health To The Convention On The Protection And Use Of Transboundary Watercourses And International Lakes Art.3.1x.b (b) Groundwater;
3303 Protocol On Water And Health To The Convention On The Protection And Use Of Transboundary Watercourses And International Lakes Art.3.1x.c (c) Estuaries;
3303 Protocol On Water And Health To The Convention On The Protection And Use Of Transboundary Watercourses And International Lakes Art.3.1x.d (d) Coastal waters which are used for recreation or for the production of fish by aquaculture or for the production or harvesting of shellfish;
3303 Protocol On Water And Health To The Convention On The Protection And Use Of Transboundary Watercourses And International Lakes Art.3.1x.e (e) Enclosed waters generally available for bathing;
3303 Protocol On Water And Health To The Convention On The Protection And Use Of Transboundary Watercourses And International Lakes Art.3.1x.f (f) Water in the course of abstraction, transport, treatment or supply;
3303 Protocol On Water And Health To The Convention On The Protection And Use Of Transboundary Watercourses And International Lakes Art.3.1x.g (g) Waste water throughout the course of collection, transport, treatment and discharge or reuse.
3309 Agreement For The Establishment Of The Regional Commission For Fisheries Art.4 Article IV: Area
3309 Agreement For The Establishment Of The Regional Commission For Fisheries Art.4.1x The Commission shall carry out the functions and responsibilities set forth in Article III in the region bounded in the south by the following rhumb lines: from Ras Dhabat Ali in (16° 39'N, 53° 3'30"E) then to a position in (16° 00'N, 53° 25'E) then to a position in (17° 00'N, 56° 30'E) then to a position in (20° 30'N, 60° 00'E) then to Ras Al-Fasteh in (25° 04'N, 61° 25'E).
3321 Convention on the Conservation and Management of the Highly Migratory Fish Stocks of the Western and Central Pacific Ocean Art.3 Article 3 Area of application
3321 Convention on the Conservation and Management of the Highly Migratory Fish Stocks of the Western and Central Pacific Ocean Art.3.1 1. Subject to article 4, the area of competence of the Commission (hereinafter referred to as "the Convention Area") comprises all waters of the Pacific Ocean bounded to the south and to the east by the following line:
3321 Convention on the Conservation and Management of the Highly Migratory Fish Stocks of the Western and Central Pacific Ocean Art.3.1.ax From the south coast of Australia due south along the 141° meridian of east longitude to its intersection with the 55° parallel of south latitude; thence due east along the 55° parallel of south latitude to its intersection with the 150° meridian of east longitude; thence due south along the 150° meridian of east longitude to its intersection with the 60° parallel of south latitude; thence due east along the 60° parallel of south latitude to its intersection with the 130° meridian of west longitude; thence due north along the 130° meridian of west longitude to its intersection with the 4° parallel of south latitude; thence due west along the 4° parallel of south latitude to its intersection with the 150° meridian of west longitude; thence due north along the 150° meridian of west longitude.
3321 Convention on the Conservation and Management of the Highly Migratory Fish Stocks of the Western and Central Pacific Ocean Art.3.2 2. Nothing in this Convention shall constitute recognition of the claims or positions of any of the members of the Commission concerning the legal status and extent of waters and zones claimed by any such members.
3321 Convention on the Conservation and Management of the Highly Migratory Fish Stocks of the Western and Central Pacific Ocean Art.3.3 3. This Convention applies to all stocks of highly migratory fish within the Convention Area except sauries. Conservation and management measures under this Convention shall be applied throughout the range of the stocks, or to specific areas within the Convention Area, as determined by the Commission.
3330 European Landscape Convention Art.2 Article 2 - Scope
3330 European Landscape Convention Art.2.1x Subject to the provisions contained in Article 15, this Convention applies to the entire territory of the Parties and covers natural, rural, urban and peri-urban areas. It includes land, inland water and marine areas. It concerns landscapes that might be considered outstanding as well as everyday or degraded landscapes.
3337 International Convention On Civil Liability For Bunker Oil Pollution Damage Art.2 Article 2
3337 International Convention On Civil Liability For Bunker Oil Pollution Damage Art.2.1x This Convention shall apply exclusively:
3337 International Convention On Civil Liability For Bunker Oil Pollution Damage Art.2.1x.a (a) to pollution damage caused:
3337 International Convention On Civil Liability For Bunker Oil Pollution Damage Art.2.1x.a.i (i) in the territory, including the territorial sea, of a State Party, and
3337 International Convention On Civil Liability For Bunker Oil Pollution Damage Art.2.1x.a.ii (ii) in the exclusive economic zone of a State Party, established in accordance with international law, or, if a State Party has not established such a zone, in an area beyond and adjacent to the territorial sea of that State determined by that State in accordance with international law and extending not more than 200 nautical miles from the baselines from which the breadth of its territorial sea is measured;
3337 International Convention On Civil Liability For Bunker Oil Pollution Damage Art.2.1x.b (b) to preventive measures, wherever taken, to prevent or minimize such damage.
3337 International Convention On Civil Liability For Bunker Oil Pollution Damage Art.4 Article 4
3337 International Convention On Civil Liability For Bunker Oil Pollution Damage Art.4.1 1 This Convention shall not apply to pollution damage as defined in the Civil Liability Convention, whether or not compensation is payable in respect of it under that Convention.
3337 International Convention On Civil Liability For Bunker Oil Pollution Damage Art.4.2 2 Except as provided in paragraph 3, the provisions of this Convention shall not apply to warships, naval auxiliary or other ships owned or operated by a State and used, for the time being, only on Government non-commercial service.
3337 International Convention On Civil Liability For Bunker Oil Pollution Damage Art.4.3 3 A State Party may decide to apply this Convention to its warships or other ships described in paragraph 2, in which case it shall notify the Secretary-General thereof specifying the terms and conditions of such application.
3337 International Convention On Civil Liability For Bunker Oil Pollution Damage Art.4.4 4 With respect to ships owned by a State Party and used for commercial purposes, each State shall be subject to suit in the jurisdictions set forth in article 9 and shall waive all defences based on its status as a sovereign State.
3338 Convention On The Conservation And Management Of Fishery Resources In The South East Atlantic Ocean Art.4 Article 4 Geographical application
3338 Convention On The Conservation And Management Of Fishery Resources In The South East Atlantic Ocean Art.4.1x Except as otherwise provided, this Convention applies within the Convention Area, being all waters beyond areas of national jurisdiction in the area bounded by a line joining the following points along parallels of latitude and meridians of longitude:
3338 Convention On The Conservation And Management Of Fishery Resources In The South East Atlantic Ocean Art.4.1x.ax - beginning at the outer limit of waters under national jurisdiction at a point 6° South, thence due west along the 6° South parallel to the meridian 10° West, thence due north along the 10° West meridian to the equator, thence due west along the equator