International Convention for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas

Article XI

1. The Contracting Parties agree that there should be a working
relationship between the Commission and the Food and Agriculture
Organization of the United Nations. To this end the Commission shall
enter into negotiations with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the
United Nations with a view to concluding an agreement pursuant to Article
XIII of the Organization’s Constitution. Such agreement should provide,
inter alia, for the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture
Organization of the United Nations to appoint a Representative who would
participate in all meetings of the Commission and its subsidiary bodies,
but without the right to vote.

2. The Contracting Parties agree that there should be co-operation
between the Commission and other international fisheries commissions and
scientific organizations which might contribute to the work of the
Commission. The Commission may enter into agreements with such
commissions and organizations .

3. The Commission may invite any appropriate international organization
and any Government which is a Member of the United Nations or of any
Specialized Agency of the United Nations and which is not a member of the
Commission, to send observers to meetings of the Commission and its
subsidiary bodies.

Article XII

1. This Convention shall remain in force for ten years and thereafter
until a majority of Contracting Parties agree to terminate it.

2. At any time after ten years from the date of entry into force of this
Convention, any Contracting Party may withdraw from the Convention on
December thirty-first of any year including the tenth year by written
notification of withdrawal given on or before December thirty-first of
the preceding year to the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture
Organization of the United Nations.

3. Any other Contracting Party may thereupon withdraw from this
Convention with effect from the same December thirty-first by giving
written notification of withdrawal to the Director-General of the Food
and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations not later than one
month from the date of receipt of information from the Director-General
of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations concerning
any withdrawal, but not later than April first of that year.

Article XIII

1. Any Contracting Party or the Commission may propose amendments to this
Convention. The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization
of the United Nations shall transmit a certified copy of the text of any
proposed amendment to all the Contracting Parties. Any amendment not
involving new obligations shall take effect for all Contracting Parties
on the thirtieth day after its acceptance by three-fourths of the
Contracting Parties. Any amendment involving new obligations shall take
effect for each Contracting Party accepting the amendment on the
ninetieth day after its acceptance by three-fourths of the Contracting
Parties and thereafter for each remaining Contracting Party upon
acceptance by it. Any amendment considered by one or more Contracting
Parties to involve new obligations shall be deemed to involve new
obligations and shall take effect accordingly. A government which becomes
a Contracting Party after an amendment to this Convention has been opened
for acceptance pursuant to the provisions of this Article shall be bound
by the Convention as amended when the said amendment comes into force.

2. Proposed amendments shall be deposited with the Director-General of
the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Notifications of acceptance of amendments shall be deposited with the
Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United
Nations.

Article XIV

1. This Convention shall be open for signature by any Government which is
a Member of the United Nations or of any Specialized Agency of the United
Nations. Any such Government which does not sign this Convention may
adhere to it at any time.

2. This Convention shall be subject to ratification or approval by
signatory countries in accordance with their Constitutions . Instruments
of ratification, approval, or adherence shall be deposited with the
Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United
Nations.

3. This Convention shall enter into force upon the deposit of instruments
of ratification, approval, or adherence by seven Governments and shall
enter into force with respect to each Government which subsequently
deposits an instrument of ratification, approval or adherence on the date
of such deposit.

Article XV

The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the
United Nations shall inform all Governments referred to in paragraph 1 of
Article XIV of deposits of instruments of ratification, approval or
adherence, the entry into force of this Convention, proposals for
amendments, notifications of acceptance of amendments, entry into force
of amendments, and notifications of withdrawal.

Article XVI

The original of this Convention shall be deposited with the Director-
General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
who shall send certified copies to the Governments referred to in
paragraph 1 of Article XIV.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF the representatives duly authorized by their
respective Governments have signed the present Convention. Done at Rio de
Janeiro this fourteenth day of May 1966 in a single copy in the English,
French and Spanish languages, each version being equally authoritative.

Author: international

Mentioned in these Entries

Constitutions, International Convention for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas.