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  • Convention on Protection of the Alps (Alpine Convention)

    Convention on Protection of the Alps (Alpine Convention)   Article 1 Field of Application 1. The object of the present convention is the Alpine region as described and depicted in the annex. 2. Any contracting Party may, at the time of deposit of its instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval, or subsequently, extend the application…

  • Protocol to the Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter 5

    Protocol to the Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter   ARTICLE 1 DEFINITIONS For the purposes of this Protocol: 1 “Convention”means the Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter, 1972, as amended. 2 “Organization”means the International Maritime Organization. 3 “Secretary-General”means…

  • Protection & Preservation of the Marine Environment

    Protection & Preservation of the Marine Environment   PART XII PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT SECTION 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS Article 192 General obligation States have the obligation to protect and preserve the marine environment. Article 193 Sovereign right of States to exploit their natural resources States have the sovereign right to exploit their…

  • Straits used for International Navigation

    Straits used for International Navigation   SECTION 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS Article 34 Legal status of waters forming straits used for international navigation 1. The regime of passage through straits used for international navigation established in this Part shall not in other respects affect the legal status of the waters forming such straits or the exercise…

  • South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone Treaty

    South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone Treaty   ARTICLE 1 USAGE OF TERMS For the purposes of this Treaty and its Protocols: a) “South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone”means the areas described in Annex 1 as illustrated by the map attached to that Annex; b) “territory” means internal waters, territorial sea and archipelagic waters, the seabed and…

  • Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North East Atlantic

    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 Black Sea Against Pollution

    Convention on the Protection of the Black Sea Against Pollution   Article I Area of application 1. This Convention shall apply to the Black Sea proper with the southern limit constituted for the purposes of this Convention by the line joining Capes Kelagra and Dalyan. 2. For the purposes of this Convention the reference to…

  • Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea Area 2

    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 and Use of Transboundary Watercourses

    Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses   Article 1 DEFINITIONS For the purposes of this Convention, 1. “Transboundary waters”means any surface or ground waters which mark, cross or are located on boundaries between two or more States; wherever transboundary waters flow directly into the sea, these transboundary waters end at a straight…

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

    Agreement for Co-Operation in Dealing with Pollution of the North Sea by Oil and Other Harmful Substances   ARTICLE 1 This Agreement shall apply whenever the presence or the prospective presence of oil or other harmful substances polluting or threatening to pollute the sea within the North Sea area, as defined in Article 2 of…

  • Regional Convention for the Conservation of the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden Environment

    Regional Convention for the Conservation of the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden Environment   Article I DEFINITIONS For the purposes of this Convention and its Protocols, the following terms and expressions have the meanings indicated below, except when otherwise inferred from the text: 1. “Conservation”of the marine environment of the Red Sea and Gulf…

  • Convention for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea Against Pollution 3

    Convention for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea Against Pollution   Article 18 RULES OF PROCEDURE AND FINANCIAL RULES 1. The Contracting Parties shall adopt rules of procedure for their meetings and conferences envisaged in Articles 14, 15 and 16 above. 2. The Contracting Parties shall adopt financial rules, prepared in consultation with the Organization,…

  • Convention for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea Against Pollution 3

    Convention for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea Against Pollution   Article 18 RULES OF PROCEDURE AND FINANCIAL RULES 1. The Contracting Parties shall adopt rules of procedure for their meetings and conferences envisaged in Articles 14, 15 and 16 above. 2. The Contracting Parties shall adopt financial rules, prepared in consultation with the Organization,…

  • Convention for the Prevention of Marine Pollution from Land-Based Sources 3

    Convention for the Prevention of Marine Pollution from Land-Based Sources   Article 26 At any time after the expiry of two years from the date of coming into force of the present convention in relation to any Contracting Party such party may withdraw from the convention by notice in writing to the depositary Government. Such…

  • Convention for the Prevention of Marine Pollution from Land-Based Sources 3

    Convention for the Prevention of Marine Pollution from Land-Based Sources   Article 26 At any time after the expiry of two years from the date of coming into force of the present convention in relation to any Contracting Party such party may withdraw from the convention by notice in writing to the depositary Government. Such…