Agreement for Co-Operation in Dealing with Pollution of the North Sea by Oil and Other Harmful Substances 2

Agreement for Co-Operation in Dealing with Pollution of the North Sea by Oil and Other Harmful Substances

 

ARTICLE 12
(1) Meetings of the Contracting Parties shall be held at regular
intervals and at any time when, due to special circumstances, it is so
decided in accordance with the Rules of Procedure.

(2) The Contracting Parties at their first meeting shall draw up Rules
of Procedure and Financial Rules, which shall be adopted by unanimous
vote.

(3) The Depositary Government shall convene the first meeting of
Contracting Parties as soon as possible after the entry into force of
this Agreement.

ARTICLE 13

Within the areas of its competence, the European Economic Community is
entitled to a number of votes equal to the number of its Member States
which are Contracting Parties to the present Agreement. The European
Economic Community shall not exercise its right to vote in cases where
its Member States exercise theirs and conversely.

ARTICLE 14

It shall be the duty of meetings of the Contracting Parties:

(a) to exercise overall supervision over the implementation of this
Agreement;

(b) to review the effectiveness of the measures taken under this
Agreement;

(c) to carry out such other functions as may be necessary under the
terms of this Agreement.

ARTICLE 15

(1) The Contracting Parties shall make provision for the performance of
secretariat duties in relation to this Agreement, taking into account
existing arrangements in the framework of other international agreements
on the prevention of marine pollution in force for the same region as
this Agreement.

(2) Each Contracting Party shall contribute 2-5% towards the annual
expenditure of the Agreement. The balance of the Agreement’s expenditure
shall be divided among Contracting Parties other than the European
Economic Community in proportion to their gross national product in
accordance with the scale of assessment adopted regularly by the United
Nations General Assembly. In no case shall the contribution of a
Contracting Party to this balance exceed 20% of the balance.

ARTICLE 16

(1) Without prejudice to Article 17 of this Agreement, a proposal by a
Contracting Party for the amendment of this Agreement or its Annex shall
be considered at a meeting of the Contracting Parties. Following adoption
of the proposal by unanimous vote the amendment shall be communicated by
the Depositary Government to the Contracting Parties.

(2) Such an amendment shall enter into force on the first day of the
second month following the date on which the Depositary Government has
received notifications of approval from all Contracting Parties.

ARTICLE 17

(1) Two or more Contracting Parties may modify the common boundaries of
their zones described in the Annex to this Agreement.

(2) Such a modification shall enter into force for all Contracting
Parties on the first day of the sixth month following the date of its
communication by the Depositary Government unless, within a period of
three months following that communication, a Contracting Party has
expressed an objection or has requested consultation on the matter.

ARTICLE 18

(1) This Agreement shall be open for signature by the Governments of
the States invited to participate in the Conference on the Agreement for
Co-operation in Dealing with Pollution of the North Sea by Oil and Other
Harmful Substances, held at Bonn on 13 September 1983, and by the
European Economic Community.

(2) These States and the European Economic Community may become Parties
to this Agreement either by signature without reservation as to
ratification, acceptance or approval or by signature subject to
ratification, acceptance or approval followed by ratification, acceptance
or approval.

(3) Instruments of ratification, acceptance or approval shall be
deposited with the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany.

ARTICLE 19

(1) This Agreement shall enter into force on the first day of the
second month following the date on which the Governments of all the
States mentioned in Article 18 of this Agreement and the European
Economic Community have signed the Agreement without reservation as to
ratification, acceptance or approval or have deposited an instrument of
ratification, acceptance or approval.

(2) Upon the entry into force of this Agreement. the Agreement for
Co-operation in dealing with Pollution of the North Sea by Oil, done at
Bonn on 9 June 1969, shall cease to be in force.

ARTICLE 20

(1) The Contracting Parties may unanimously invite any other coastal
State of the North East Atlantic area to accede to this Agreement.

(2) In such a case Article 2 of this Agreement and its Annex shall be
amended as necessary. The amendments shall be adopted by unanimous vote
at a meeting of the Contracting Parties and shall take effect upon the
entry into force of this Agreement for the acceding State.

ARTICLE 21

(1) For each State acceding to this Agreement, the Agreement shall
enter into force on the first day of the second month following the date
of deposit by such State of its instrument of accession.

(2) Instruments of accession shall be deposited with the Government of
the Federal Republic of Germany.

ARTICLE 22

(1) After this Agreement has been in force for five years it may be
denounced by any Contracting Party.

(2) Denunciation shall be effected by a notification in writing
addressed to the Depositary Government which shall notify all the other
Contracting Parties of any denunciation received and of the date of its
receipt.

(3) A denunciation shall take effect one year after its receipt by the
Depositary Government.

ARTICLE 23

The Depositary Government shall inform the Contracting Parties and those
referred to in Article 18 of this Agreement of:

(a) any signature of this Agreement;
(b) the deposit of any instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval
or accession and of the receipt of any notice of denunciation;
(c) the date of entry into force of this Agreement;
(d) the receipt of any notification of approval relating to amendments
to this Agreement or its Annex and of the date of entry into force
of such amendments.

ARTICLE 24

The original of this Agreement, of which the English, French and German
texts are equally authentic, shall be deposited with the Government of
the Federal Republic of Germany, which shall send certified copies
thereof to the Contracting Parties and which shall transmit a certified
copy to the Secretary-General of the United Nations for registration and
publication in accordance with Article 102 of the Charter of the United
Nations.

In witness whereof the undersigned, being duly authorised thereto by
their respective Governments, have signed this Agreement.

Conclusion

Notes

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References and Further Reading

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