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Pre.1 |
The States Parties to this Convention |
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- bearing in mind that maximum and stable productivity of the living resources of the Baltic Sea and the Belts is of great importance to the States of the Baltic Sea basin, |
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- recognizing their joint responsibility for the conservation of the living resources and their rational exploitation, |
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- being convinced that the conservation of the living resources of the Baltic Sea and the Belts calls for closer and more expanded cooperation in this region, |
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- noting that the States of the Baltic Sea basin have extended their jurisdiction over the living resources to waters beyond and adjacent to their territorial sea, have agreed as follows: |
