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Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North East Atlantic   ARTICLE 3 POLLUTION FROM LAND-BASED SOURCES The Contracting Parties shall take, individually and jointly, all possible steps to prevent and eliminate pollution from land-based sources in accordance with the provisions of the Convention, in particular as provided for in Annex I.…

Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North East Atlantic   ARTICLE 1 DEFINITIONS For the purposes of the Convention: (a) “Maritime area”means the internal waters and the territorial seas of the Contracting Parties, the sea beyond and adjacent to the territorial sea under the jurisdiction of the coastal state to the…

Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea Area   Article 31 Amendments to the articles of the Convention 1. Each Contracting Party may propose amendments to the articles of this convention. Any such proposed amendment shall be submitted to the Depositary and communicated by it to all contracting Parties, which…

Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea Area   Article 21 Administrative Provisions for the Commission 1. The working language of the Commission shall be English. 2. The Commission shall adopt its Rules of Procedure. 3. The office of the Commission, known as “the Secretariat”, shall be in Helsinki. 4.…

Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea Area   Article 15 Nature conservation and biodiversitv The Contracting Parties shall individually and jointly take all appropriate measures with respect to the Baltic Sea Area and its coastal ecosystems influenced by the Baltic Sea to conserve natural habitats and biological diversity and…

Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea Area   Article 7 Environmental impact Assessment 1. Whenever an environmental impact assessment of a proposed activity that is likely to cause a significant adverse impact an the marine environment of the Baltic Sea Area is required by international law or supranational regulations…

Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea Area   Article 1 Convention Area This Convention shall apply to the Baltic Sea Area. For the purposes of this Convention the “Baltic Sea Area”shall be the Baltic Sea and the entrance to the Baltic Sea bounded by the parallel of the Skaw…

Convention for the Protection, Management and Development of the Marine and Coastal Environment of the Eastern African Region   Article 21 RULES OF PROCEDURES AND FINANCIAL RULES 1. The Contracting Parties shall adopt rules of procedure for their meetings. 2 The Contracting Parties shall adopt financial rules, prepared in consultation with the Organization, to determine,…

Convention for the Protection, Management and Development of the Marine and Coastal Environment of the Eastern African Region   Article 15 LIABILITY AND COMPENSATION The Contracting Parties shall co-operate, directly or with the assistance of competent regional and International Organizations , with a view to formulating and adopting appropriate rules and procedures which are in…

Convention for the Protection, Management and Development of the Marine and Coastal Environment of the Eastern African Region   Article 15 LIABILITY AND COMPENSATION The Contracting Parties shall co-operate, directly or with the assistance of competent regional and International Organizations , with a view to formulating and adopting appropriate rules and procedures which are in…

Convention for the Protection, Management and Development of the Marine and Coastal Environment of the Eastern African Region   Article 1 GEOGRAPHICAL COVERAGE 1. This Convention shall apply to the Eastern African region, hereinafter referred to as “the Convention area”as defined in paragraph (a) of article 2. 2. Except as may be otherwise provided in…