Agreement for the establishment of a General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean as amended by the General Fisheries Council for the Mediterranean at its first special session (May 1963), at its thirteenth session (July 1976) and at its twenty-second session (October 1997) and approved by the FAO Conference at its twelfth session (December 1963) and by the FAO Council at its seventieth session (December 1976) and at its hundred and thirteenth session (November 1997)
| Coming into Force | 29 April 2004 |
| Subject Terms | Sea,Watercourses-Water resources,Environment,Charters-Constitutions-Statutes,Fishing and fisheries |
| Date of Conclusion | 06 November 1997 |
| Registration Date | 20 August 2004 |
| Citation | UNTS v. 2275 (p.157) |
| Registration Number | 1691 |
| Type of Document | Multilateral |
| Depositary | Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
| Participants | Albania,Argelia,Bulgaria,Croacia,Cyprus,European Community,France,Greece,Italia,Japón,Lebanon,Libyan Arab Jamahiriya,Malta,Monaco,Morocco,Rumania,Serbia,Serbia and Montenegro,Eslovenia,España,Tunisia,Turquia |
| Party Submitting the Application for Registration | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
Volume
2275, A-1691
No.
1691.
Multilateral
AGREEMENT
FOR
THE
ESTABLISH-
MENT
OF
A
GENERAL FISHERIES
COUNCIL
FOR
THE
MEDITERRA-
NEAN.
ROME,
24
SEPTEMBER
1949'
AGREEMENT
FOR
THE
ESTABLISHMENT
OF
A
GENERAL
FISHERIES COUNCIL
FOR
THE
MEDITERRANEAN
AS
AMENDED
BY
THE
GENERAL
FISHERIES COUNCIL
FOR
THE
MEDITERRANEAN
AT
ITS
FIRST
SPECIAL
SESSION
(MAY
1963),
AT
ITS
THIRTEENTH
SESSION
(JULY
1976)
AND
AT
ITS
TWEN-
TY-SECOND
SESSION
(OCTOBER
1997)
AND
APPROVED
BY
THE
FAO
CONFER-
ENCE
AT
ITS
TWELFTH
SESSION
(DECEM-
BER
1963)
AND
BY
THE
FAO
COUNCIL
AT
ITS
SEVENTIETH
SESSION
(DECEMBER
1976)
AND
AT
ITS
HUNDRED
AND THIR-
TEENTH
SESSION
(NOVEMBER
1997).
ROME,
6
NOVEMBER
1997
Entry
into force
:
6
November
1997,
in
accordance with
article
X
Authentic
texts
:
English,
French
and
Spanish
Registration
with
the
Secretariat
of
the
United Nations
:
Food
and
Agriculture
Organization
of
the
United Nations,
20
August
2004
No.
1691.
Multilateral
ACCORD
RELATIF
A
LA
CRItATION
D'UN
CONSEIL
G1tNtRAL
DES
PiCHES
POUR
LA
MIDITERRANIE.
ROME,
24
SEPTEMBRE
19491
ACCORD
RELATIF
A
LA
CREATION
D'UN
CONSEIL
GENERAL
DES
PECHES
POUR
LA
MDITERRANIE
TEL
QU'AMENDt
PAR
LE
CONSEIL
GENERAL
DES
PECHES
POUR
LA
MItDITERRANEE
PAR
SA
PREMIERE
SES-
SION
EXTRAORDINAIRE
(MAI
1963),
PAR
SA
TREIZILME
SESSION (JUILLET
1976)
ET
PAR
SA
VINGT-DEUXILME
SESSION
(OC-
TOBRE
1997)
ET
APPROUVE
PAR
LA
CON-
FERENCE
DE
LA
FAO
A
SA
DOUZIEME
SESSION
(DtCEMBRE
1963)
ET
PAR
LE
CONSEIL
DE
LA
FAO
A
SA
SOIXANTE-
DIXIEME
SESSION
(DtCEMBRE
1976)
ETA
SA
CENT-TREIZIEME
SESSION
(NOVEMBRE
1997).
ROME,
6
NOVEMBRE
1997
Entre
en
vigueur:
6
novembre
conformment
d
P'article
X
1997,
Textes
authentiques
:
anglais,
franqais
et
espagnol
Enregistrement
aupres
du
Secretariat
des
Nations
Unies
:
Organisation
des
Nations
Unies
pour
l'alimentation
et l'ag-
riculture,
20
aofit
2004
1.
United
Nations,
Treaty
Series,
Vol.
126,1-1691
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Recueildes
Traits,
Vol.
126,
1-
1691
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2275,
A-1691
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ENGLISH TEXT
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TEXTE
ANGLAIS ]
AGREEMENT
FOR
THE
ESTABLISHMENT
OF THE
GENERAL
FISHERIES
COMMISSION
FOR
THE
MEDITERRANEAN
As
amended
by the
General
Fisheries Council
for
the
Mediterranean
at its
First
Special
Session
(May
1963),
at
its
Thirteenth
Session (July
1976)
and at
its
Twenty-second Session
(October
1997)
and
approved
by
the FAO
Conference
at
its
Twelfth Session
(December
1963)
and
by
the
FAO
Council
at
its
Seventieth Session
(December
1976)
and
at
its
Hun-
dred and
Thirteenth
Session
(November
1997)
PREAMBLE
The
Contracting
Parties
Taking
account
of
the
relevant
provisions
of
the
United Nations Convention
on the
Law
of
the Sea
which
entered
into
force
on
16
November,
1994
(hereafter
referred
to
as
the
United Nations Convention)
and
which requires
all
members
of
the
international
commu-
nity
to
cooperate
in
the
conservation
and
management
of
the
living
marine resources,
Noting
also
the
objectives
and
purposes
stated
in
Chapter
17
of
Agenda
21
adopted
by
the
United
Nations
Conference
on
Environment
and
Development,
1992
and
the
Code
of
Conduct for
Responsible
Fisheries
adopted
by
the FAO
Conference
in
1995,
Noting
also
that other
international
instruments
have
been
negotiated
concerning
the
conservation and
management
of
certain fish
stocks,
Having
a
mutual interest
in
the
development
and
proper
utilization
of
the
living
marine
resources
in
the
Mediterranean
and the
Black
Sea
and
connecting
waters
(hereafter referred
to
as
the
Region)
and
desiring
to
further
the
attainment
of
their objectives
through interna-
tional
cooperation
which would
be
furthered
by the
establishment
of
a
General
Fisheries
Commission
for
the
Mediterranean,
Recognizing
the
importance
of
fisheries conservation
and
management
in
the
Region
and
of
promoting
cooperation
to
that
effect,
Agree
as
follows:
Article I.
The
Commission
1.
The
Contracting
Parties hereby
establish within
the
framework
of
the
Food and Ag-
riculture
Organization
of
the
United
Nations
(hereinafter
referred
to
as
"the
Organization")
a
Commission
to
be
known
as
the
General
Fisheries
Commission
for
the
Mediterranean
(hereinafter
referred
to
as
"the
Commission"),
for
the
purpose
of
exercising
the
functions
and
discharging
the
responsibilities
set
forth
in
Article
III
below.
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2.
The
Members
of
the
Commission
shall
be
such
Members
and
Associate
Members
of
the
Organization
and such
non-member
States
as are
members
of
the
United
Nations,
any
of
its
Specialized
Agencies or the
International Atomic
Energy Agency,
that
are:
(i)
coastal States or
Associate Members situated
wholly
or
partly
within
the
Region;
(ii)
States
or
Associate Members whose vessels engage
in
fishing
in
the
Region
for
stocks
covered
by
this
Agreement;
or
(iii)
regional
economic integration
organizations
of
which
any State
referred
to
in
sub-
paragraphs
(i),
or
(ii)
above
is
a
member
and
to
which
that
State
has
transferred
competence
over
matters
within
the
purview
of
this
Agreement;
and which
accept
this Agreement
in
accordance
with
the
provisions
of
Article
XI
be-
low,
it
being
understood
that
these
provisions
shall not
affect
the
membership
status
in
the
Commission
of
such
States that
are
not
members
of
the
United
Nations,
any
of
its
Special-
ized
Agencies
or
the
International Atomic
Energy
Agency
as
may
have
become
parties
to
this
Agreement prior
to
22
May
1963.
As
regards Associate Members, this
Agreement
shall,
in
accordance with
the
provisions
of
Article
XIV.5
of
the
Constitution
and
Rule
XXI.3
of
the
General
Rules
of
the
Organization,
be
submitted
by
the
Organization
to the
authority having responsibility
for
the
international
relations
of
such
Associate
Members.
Article
II.
Organization
1.
Each
Member
shall
be
represented
at
sessions
of
the
Commission
by
one
delegate,
who may
be
accompanied
by an
alternate
and by
experts
and
advisers.
Participation
in
meetings
of
the
Commission
by
alternates,
experts,
and
advisers
shall
not entail
the
right
to
vote,
except
in
the
case
of
an
alternate
who
is
acting
in
the
place
of
a
delegate
during
his
absence.
2.
Subject
to
paragraph
3,
each
Member
shall have
one
vote.
Decisions
of
the
Com-
mission
shall be
taken by
a
majority
of
the
votes cast,
except
as
otherwise
provided
by
this
Agreement.
A
majority
of
the
total
membership
of
the
Commission
shall
constitute
a
quo-
rum.
3.
A
Regional Economic
Integration
Organization
that
is a
Member
of
the
Commis-
sion shall
be
entitled
to
exercise
in
any
meeting
of
the
Commission
or
of
any
subsidiary
body
of
the
Commission
a
number
of
votes
equal
to the
number
of
its
Member States
that
are
entitled
to
vote
in
such
meeting.
4.
A
Regional Economic
Integration
Organization
that
is
a
Member
of
the
Commission
shall
exercise
its
membership
rights
on
an
alternative
basis
with
its
member
States
that
are
Members
of
the
Commission
in
the
areas
of
their
respective competence.
Whenever
a
Re-
gional Economic Integration
Organization
that
is a
Member
of
the
Commission
exercises
its
right
to
vote,
its
member
States
shall
not
exercise
theirs,
and
conversely.
5.
Any
Member
of
the
Commission
may
request
a
Regional Economic Integration
Or-
ganization
that
is
a
Member
of
the
Commission
or
its
member
States
that
are
Members
of
the
Commission
to
provide information
as
to
which,
as
between
the
Member
Organization
and
its
member
States,
has
competence
in
respect
of
any
specific
question.
The
Regional
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