Amendment to the Agreement Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Iceland Concerning Fisheries off the Coasts of the United States, Reykjavik, 1988-1989

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EMBASSY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Reykjavik

November 23, 1988. No. 62

The Embassy of the United States of America presents its compliments to the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Iceland and has the honor to refer to the agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Iceland concerning fisheries off the coasts of the United States, signed at Washington on September 21, 1984, and due to expire on July 1, 1989. The Department of State proposes that the agreement be extended until July 1, 1991, and that it be amended as follows:

1. In Article IV, paragraph 1, replace the phrase ‘of United States fish or fishery products’ with ‘of both United States fish and fishery products, particularly fish and fishery products for which the foreign nation has requested an allocation;’

2. In Article IV, paragraph 2, replace the present text with the following: ‘Whether, and to what extent, such nation is cooperating with the United States in both the advancement of existing and new opportunities for fisheries exports from the United States through the purchase of fishery products from United States processors and the advancement of fisheries trade through the purchase of fish and fishery products from United States fishermen, particularly fish and fishery products for which the foreign nation has requested an allocation;’

3. In Article VII, before the final sentence, insert the following: ‘While such fees shall be applied without discrimination, the fee level may vary depending upon, inter alia, whether, in the judgment of the United States, vessels or nationals of the Republic of Iceland are harvesting United States origin anadromous species at unacceptable levels, or whether the Republic of Iceland is failing to take sufficient action to benefit the conservation and development of United States fisheries.’

4. In Article VIII, insert after the words ‘exclusive economic zone,’ the phrase ‘and any marine mammal of U.S. origin, such as North Pacific fur seals, on the high seas,’.

5. In Article XVI, replace the date ‘July 1, 1989’ with the date ‘July 1, 1991.’

The Embassy proposes that if the extension and the amendments set out in this Note are acceptable to the Republic of Iceland, this Note and the Government of Iceland's reply to that effect shall constitute an agreement between the two Governments amending the agreement between the two countries and extending that agreement until July 1, 1991. This agreement shall enter into force on a date to be agreed upon by exchange of Notes following the completion of internal procedures of both Governments.

The Embassy of the United States of America avails itself of this opportunity to renew to the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Iceland the assurances of its highest consideration.

Embassy of the United States of America Ministry for Foreign Affairs Reykjavik

17 January 1989

No. 6

The Ministry for Foreign Affairs presents its compliments to the Embassy of the United States of America and has the honour to acknowledge receipt of the Embassy's Note No. 62 of 23 November 1988 which reads as follows:

‘The Embassy of the United States of America presents its compliments to the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Iceland and has the honor to refer to the agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Iceland concerning fisheries off the coasts of the United States, signed at Washington on September 21, 1984, and due to expire on July 1, 1989. The Department of State proposes that the agreement be extended until July 1, 1991, and that it be amended as follows:

1. In Article IV, paragraph 1, replace the phrase ‘of United States fish or fishery products’ with ‘of both United States fish and fishery products, particularly fish and fishery products for which the foreign nation has requested an allocation;’

2. In Article IV, paragraph 2, replace the present text with the following: ‘Whether, and to what extent, such nation is cooperating with the United States in both the advancement of existing and new opportunities for fisheries exports from the United States through the purchase of fishery products from United States processors and the advancement of fisheries trade through the purchase of fish and fishery products from United States fishermen, particularly fish and fishery products for which the foreign nation has requested an allocation;’

3. In Article VII, before the final sentence, insert the following: ‘While such fees shall be applied without discrimination, the fee level may vary depending upon, inter alia, whether, in the judgment of the United States, vessels or nationals of the Republic of Iceland are harvesting United States origin anadromous species at unacceptable levels, or whether the Republic of Iceland is failing to take sufficient action to benefit the conservation and development of United States fisheries.’

4. In Article VIII, insert after the words ‘exclusive economic zone,’ the phrase ‘and any marine mammal of U.S. origin, such as North Pacific fur seals, on the high seas,’.

5. In Article XVI, replace the date ‘July 1, 1989’ with the date ‘July 1, 1991.’

The Embassy proposes that if the extension and the amendments set out in this Note are acceptable to the Republic of Iceland, this Note and the Government of Iceland's reply to that effect shall constitute an agreement between the two Governments amending the agreement between the two countries and extending that agreement until July 1, 1991. This agreement shall enter into force on a date to be agreed upon by exchange of Notes following the completion of internal procedures of both Governments.

The Embassy of the United States of America avails itself of this opportunity to renew to the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Iceland the assurances of its highest consideration.’

The Ministry has the honour to inform the Embassy that the extension of the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Iceland and the Government of the United States of America concerning fisheries off the coasts of the United States and the amendments set out in the Embassy's Note are acceptable to the Republic of Iceland and that the Embassy's Note and this reply constitute an agreement between our two Governments amending the agreement between our two countries and extending that agreement until 1 July 1991. This agreement shall enter into force on a date to be agreed upon by exchange of Notes following the completion of internal procedures of both Governments.

The Ministry for Foreign Affairs avails itself of this opportunity to renew to the Embassy of the United States of America the assurances of its highest consideration.

Department of State Washington

July 24, 1989

The Department of State refers the Embassy of Iceland to the Agreement amending and extending the Agreement of September 21, 1984 between the Government of the United States of America and of the Government of the Republic of Iceland Concerning Fisheries Off the Coasts Of the United States, effected by exchange of notes at Reykjavik, November 23, 1988 and January 17, 1989. The Department of State wishes to inform the Embassy that the United States Government has completed its internal procedures and is prepared for the Agreement to enter into force.

If this is acceptable to the Government of Iceland, the Department of State proposes that the Agreement enter into force on the date of the Embassy's note in reply, effective from July 1, 1989.

July 25, 1989

The Department of State Washington, D.C. Ref. 52.C.3

The Embassy of Iceland presents its compliments to the Department of State and has the honor to refer to the latter's note dated July 24, 1989 referring to the Agreement amending and extending the Agreement of September 21, 1984 between the Government of the Republic of Iceland and the Government of the United States of America concerning Fisheries Off the Coasts of the United States, effected by exchange of notes at Reykjavik, November 23, 1988 and January 17, 1989. The Embassy hereby confirms that the Government of Iceland accepts the proposal of the Department of State that the Agreement enters into force on the date of this Embassy's note in reply, effective from July 1, 1989. The Embassy of Iceland avails itself of this opportunity to renew to the Department of State the assurances of its highest consideration.

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