Agreement on the Resolution of Practical Problems with Respect to Deep Seabed Mining Areas

Agreement on the Resolution of Practical Problems with Respect to Deep Seabed Mining Areas

 

Article 1

(1) The Parties have agreed on lines the coordinates of which are shown in
Annexes II, III and IV to this Agreement for the purpose of resolving practical
problems with respect to deep seabed mining areas, the coordinates of which were
exchanged by the Parties in Moscow on December 6, 1986, and are shown in Annex I.

(2) In this Agreement, “deep seabed mining areas’ means areas of the deep
seabed intended for the conduct of exploration and exploitation of hard mineral
resources.

Article 2
Each Party shall respect the agreed resolution of practical problems as shown
in Annexes II, III and IV to this Agreement.

Article 3

The Parties shall not act, themselves or in association with third parties,
in a manner that could prevent registration of an application which is submitted
by a Party to the Preparatory Commission for the International Seabed Authority
and for the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, hereinafter referred
to as “the Preparatory Commission”, for an area referred to in the Annexes to
this Agreement, and which is consistent with respect for the areas specified
in the Annexes to this Agreement.

Article 4

(1) The Parties shall not act, themselves or in association with third parties,
in a manner which could lead to the creation of additional practical problems
with respect to the deep seabed mining areas referred to in the Annexes to this
Agreement.

(2) Accordingly, the Parties shall not engage in or support deep seabed mining
in, or seek or support registration in the Preparatory Commission of, a deep
seabed mining area in a manner incompatible with respect for the areas specified
in the Annexes to this Agreement.

Article 5

The Parties shall take all measures in conformity with international law and
existing legislation to ensure that there is no physical interference with the
activities of each other related to exploration and exploitation of hard mineral
resources in the deep seabed mining areas referred to in the Annexes to this
Agreement.

Article 6

When necessary, the Parties will consult on the questions connected with the
implementation of this Agreement.

Article 7

(1) This Agreement shall enter into force on the date of its signature and shall
remain in force until otherwise agreed by the Parties. The Annexes to this
Agreement are an integral part thereof.

(2) Any Party may declare, upon signature, that this Agreement shall enter into
force for that Party only after notification to all other Parties that all legal
requirements have been met. The Agreement shall enter into force for that Party
upon receipt of such notification by all other Parties.

Done at New York this 14th day of August 1987 in five originals; each in the
English, French, Dutch, Italian and Russian languages, all texts being equally
authentic.

The lines the coordinates of which are shown in the Annexes to the
Agreement on the Resolution of Practical Problems with Respect to Deep Seabed
Mining Areas signed on 14 August 1987, shall be geodesic and shall define each
boundary by the geodetic coordinates of the turning points in accordance with
the World Geodetic System 1972.

New York, August 14, 1987

Exchange of Notes between the United States (with consortia
interest and LOS non-signatory) and the Soviet Union (LOS signatory)

Conclusion

Notes

See Also

References and Further Reading

About the Author/s and Reviewer/s

Author: international

Mentioned in these Entries

Conventions: Chronological Index 1971-1990, Marine and Coastal conventions.


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