Amendments To Articles VIII, XVII, XIX And XXI Of The Convention On The Conservation Of The Living Resources Of The Southeast Atlantic
Source: B7 p. 969:79/A; BGBI.II Nr.33 19871223, S.823;
Article VIII
Paragraphs 1 and 2 unchanged.
(3) (a) If the Commission makes a recommendation under paragraph 2 (g) of this Article, it may invite the Contracting Parties concerned, as determined by the Commission, to elaborate agreements on the allocation of a total catch quota taking into account the fishing interests of all the Contracting Parties concerned and ensuring, as far as possible, that all the Contracting Parties concerned abide by the Commission's recommendation for a total catch quota and by any agreed allocation.
Rest unchanged.
Article XVII
(1) This Convention shall be open for signature by the Government of any State represented at the Conference which adopted the Convention, or by the Government of any other State which is a Member of the United Nations or of any specialized agency of the United Nations.
(2) Signature of this Convention shall be subject to ratification, acceptance or approval.
(3) Once this Convention has entered into force, any State referred to in paragraph I of this Article which has not signed the Convention or any other State unanimously invited by the Commission to become a party to the Convention may adhere to it.
(4) This Convention shall be open for signature or adherence by any organization for regional economic integration constituted by States that have transfer-red to it competence over the matters governed by this Convention, including the competence to enter into treaties in respect of those matters.
(5) Upon the deposit of its instrument of formal confirmation or adherence, any organization referred to in paragraph 4 shall be a Contracting Party having the same rights and obligations in respect of the provisions of the Convention as the other Contracting Parties.
(6) When an organization referred to in paragraph 4 becomes a Contracting Party to this Convention, the member States of that organization and those which adhere to it in the future shall cease to be Parties to the Convention; they shall transmit written notification to this effect to the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
(7) Instruments of ratification, acceptance, approval or adherence shall be deposited with the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, hereinafter referred to as the "Depositary".
(8) Ratification, acceptance, approval or adherence may not be made subject to any reservation.
Article XIX
Paragraph 1 unchanged.
(2) Any State or organization for regional economic integration which becomes a Contracting Party after an amendment to this Convention has been proposed for acceptance pursuant to the provisions of this Article shall be bound by the Convention as amended when the said amendment comes into force.
Article XXI
(1) The Depositary shall inform the Governments of the States referred to in paragraphs 1 and 3 of Article XVII and the organizations referred to in paragraph 4 thereof:
(a) of the signature of this Convention and of the deposit of instruments of ratification, acceptance, approval or adherence in accordance with Article XVII;
(b) of the date on which the Convention will come into force in accordance with paragraph I of Article XVIII.
(2) The Depositary shall inform all Contracting Parties:
(a) of proposals for the amendment of the Convention, notification of acceptance of such amendments and the entry into force of amendments, in accordance with Article XIX;
(b) of notification of withdrawal made in accordance with Article XX.
(3) The original of this Convention shall be deposited with the Depositary who shall send certified copies thereof to the Governments of the States and organizations for regional economic integration eligible to become parties to this Convention in accordance with Article XVII.
