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	Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources

Canberra, 20 May 1980


The Contracting Parties,

     Recognizing the importance of safeguarding the environment  and protecting the integrity of the ecosystem of the seas  surrounding Antarctica;
     Noting the concentration of marine living resources found in  Antarctic waters and the increased interest in the  possibilities offered by the utilization of these resources  as a source of protein;
     Conscious of the urgency of ensuring the conservation of  Antarctic marine living resources;
     Considering that it is essential to increase knowledge of  the Antarctic marine ecosystem and its components so as to be  able to base decisions on harvesting on sound scientific  information;
     Believing that the conservation of Antarctic marine living  resources calls for international cooperation with due regard  for the provisions of the Antarctic Treaty and with the  active involvement of all States engaged in research or  harvesting activities in Antarctic waters;
     Recognizing the prime responsibilities of the Antarctic  Treaty Consultative Parties for the protection and  preservation of the Antarctic environment and, in particular,  their responsibilities under Article IX, paragraph 1(f) of  the Antarctic Treaty in respect of the preservation and  conservation of living resources in Antarctica;
     Recalling the action already taken by the Antarctic Treaty  Consultative Parties including in particular the Agreed  Measures for the Conservation of Antarctic Fauna and Flora,  as well as the provisions of the Convention for the  Conservation of Antarctic Seals;
     Bearing in mind the concern regarding the conservation of  Antarctic marine living resources expressed by the  Consultative Parties at the Ninth Consultative Meeting of the  Antarctic Treaty and the importance of the provisions of  Recommendation IX-2 which led to the establishment of the  present Convention;
     Believing that it is in the interest of all mankind to  preserve the waters surrounding the Antarctic continent for  peaceful purposes only and to prevent their becoming the  scene or object of international discord;
     Recognizing, in the light of the foregoing, that it is  desirable to establish suitable machinery for recommending,  promoting, deciding upon and coordinating the measures and  scientific studies needed to ensure the conservation of  Antarctic marine living organisms;
     Have agreed as follows:

Article I
     1. This Convention applies to the Antarctic marine living  resources of the area south of 60 deg south latitude and to  the Antarctic marine living resources of the area between  that latitude and the Antarctic Convergence which form part  of the Antarctic marine ecosystem.
     2. Antarctic marine living resources means the populations of  fin fish, mollusks, crustaceans and all other species of  living organisms, including birds, found south of the  Antarctic Convergence.
     3. The Antarctic marine ecosystem means the complex of  relationships of Antarctic marine living resources with each  other and with their physical environment.
     4. The Antarctic Convergence shall be deemed to be a line  joining the following points along parallels of latitude and meridians of longitude:
     50 deg S, 0 deg; 50 deg S, 30 deg E; 45 deg S, 30 deg E; 45  deg S, 80 deg E; 55 deg S, 80 deg E, 55 deg S, 150 deg E;  60 deg S, 150 deg E; 60 deg S, 50 deg W; 50 deg S, 50 deg  W; 50 deg S, 0 deg.

Article II
     1. The objective of this Convention is the conservation of  Antarctic marine living resources.
     2. For the purposes of this Convention, the term  "conservation" includes rational use.
     3. Any harvesting and associated activities in the area to  which this Convention applies shall be conducted in  accordance with the provisions of this Convention and with  the following principles of conservation:
     (a) prevention of decrease in the size of any harvested  population to levels below those which ensure its stable  recruitment. For this purpose its size should not be allowed  to fall below a level close to that which ensures the  greatest net annual increment;
     (b) maintenance of the ecological relationships between  harvested, dependent and related populations of Antarctic  marine living resources and the restoration of depleted  populations to the levels defined in sub-paragraph (a) above;  and
     (c) prevention of changes or minimization of the risk of  changes in the marine ecosystem which are not potentially  reversible over two or three decades, taking into account the  state of available knowledge of the direct and indirect  impact of harvesting, the effect of the introduction of alien  species, the effects of associated activities on the marine  ecosystem and of the effects of environmental changes, with  the aim of making possible the sustained conservation of  Antarctic marine living resources.

Article III
     The Contracting Parties, whether or not they are Parties to  the Antarctic Treaty, agree that they will not engage in any  activities in the Antarctic Treaty area contrary to the  principles and purposes of that Treaty and that, in their  relations with each other, they are bound by the obligations  contained in Articles I and V of the Antarctic Treaty.

Article IV
     1. With respect to the Antarctic Treaty area, all Contracting  Parties, whether or not they are Parties to the Antarctic  Treaty, are bound by Articles IV and VI of the Antarctic  Treaty in their relations with each other.
     2. Nothing in this Convention and no acts or activities  taking place while the present Convention is in force shall:
     (a) constitute a basis for asserting. supporting or denying a  claim to territorial sovereignty in the Antarctic Treaty area  or create any rights of sovereignty in the Antarctic Treaty  area;
     (b) be interpreted as a renunciation or diminution by any  Contracting Party of, or as prejudicing, any right or claim  on basis of claim to exercise coastal State jurisdiction  under international law within the area to which this  Convention applies;
     (c) be interpreted as prejudicing the position of any  Contracting Party as regards its recognition or non- recognition of any such right, claim or basis of claim;
     (d) affect the provision of Article IV, paragraph 2, of the  Antarctic Treaty that no new claim, or enlargement of an  existing claim, to territorial sovereignty in Antarctica  shall be asserted while the Antarctic Treaty is in force.

Article V
     1. The Contracting Parties which are not Parties to the  Antarctic Treaty acknowledge the special obligations and  responsibilities of the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Parties  for the protection and preservation of the environment of the  Antarctic Treaty area.
     2. The Contracting Parties which are not Parties to the  Antarctic Treaty agree that, in their activities in the  Antarctic Treaty area, they will observe as and when  appropriate the Agreed Measures for the Conservation of  Antarctic Fauna and Flora and such other measures as have  been recommended by the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Parties  in fulfillment of their responsibility for the protection of  the Antarctic environment from all forms of harmful human  interference.
     3. For the purposes of this Convention, "Antarctic Treaty  Consultative Parties" means the Contracting Parties to the  Antarctic Treaty whose Representatives participate in  meetings under Article IX of the Antarctic Treaty.

Article VI
     Nothing in this Convention shall derogate from the rights  and obligations of Contracting Parties under the  International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling and  the Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Seals.

Article VII
     1. The Contracting Parties hereby establish and agree to  maintain the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic  Marine Living Resources (hereinafter referred to as "the  Commission").
     2. Membership in the Commission shall be as follows:
     (a) each Contracting Party which participated in the meeting  at which this Convention was adopted shall be a Member of the  Commission;
     (b) each State Party which has acceded to this Convention  pursuant to Article XXIX shall be entitled to be a Member of  the Commission during such time as that acceding party is  engaged in research or harvesting activities in relation to  the marine living resources to which this Convention applies;
     (c) each regional economic integration organization which has  acceded to this Convention pursuant to Article XXIX shall be  entitled to be a Member of the Commission during such time as  its States members are so entitled;
     (d) a Contracting Party seeking to participate in the work of  the Commission pursuant to sub-paragraphs (b) and (c) above  shall notify the Depositary of the basis upon which it seeks  to become a Member of the Commission and of its willingness  to accept conservation measures in force. The Depositary  shall communicate to each Member of the Commission such  notification and accompanying information. Within two months  of receipt of such communication from the Depositary, any  Member of the Commission may request that a special meeting  of the Commission be held to consider the matter. Upon  receipt of such request, the Depositary shall call such a  meeting. If there is no request for a meeting, the  Contracting Party submitting the notification shall be deemed  to have satisfied the requirements for Commission Membership.
     3. Each Member of the Commission shall be represented by one  representative who may be accompanied by alternate  representatives and advisers.

Article VIII
     The Commission shall have legal personality and shall enjoy  in the territory of each of the States Parties such legal  capacity as may be necessary to perform its function and  achieve the purposes of this Convention. The privileges and  immunities to be enjoyed by the Commission and its staff in  the territory of a State Party shall be determined by  agreement between the Commission and the State Party  concerned.

Article IX
     1 . The function of the Commission shall be to give effect to  the objective and principles set out in Article II of this  Convention. To this end, it shall:
     (a) facilitate research into and comprehensive studies of  Antarctic marine living resources and of the Antarctic marine  ecosystem;
     (b) compile data on the status of and changes in population  of Antarctic marine living resources and on factors affecting  the distribution, abundance and productivity of harvested  species and dependent or related species or populations;
     (c) ensure the acquisition of catch and effort statistics on  harvested populations;
     (d) analyze, disseminate and publish the information referred  to in sub-paragraphs (b) and (c) above and the reports of the  Scientific Committee:
     (e) identify conservation needs and analyze the effectiveness  of conservation measures;
     (f) formulate, adopt and revise conservation measures on the  basis of the best scientific evidence available, subject to  the provisions of paragraph 5 of this Article;
     (g) implement the system of observation and inspection  established under Article XXIV of this Convention;
     (h) carry out such other activities as are necessary to  fulfil the objective of this Convention.
     2. The conservation measures referred to in paragraph 1(f)  above include the following:
     (a) the designation of the quantity of any species which may  be harvested in the area to which this Convention applies;
     (b) the designation of regions and sub-regions based on the  distribution of populations of Antarctic marine living  resources;
     (c) the designation of the quantity which may be harvested  from the populations of regions and sub-regions;
     (d) the designation of protected species;
     (e) the designation of the size, age and, as appropriate, sex  of species which may be harvested;
     (f) the designation of open and closed seasons for  harvesting;
     (g) the designation of the opening and closing of areas,  regions or sub-regions for purposes of scientific study or  conservation, including special areas for protection and  scientific study;
     (h) regulation of the effort employed and methods of  harvesting, including fishing gear, with a view, inter alia,  to avoiding undue concentration of harvesting in any region  or sub-region;
     (i) the taking of such other conservation measures as the  Commission considers necessary for the fulfillment of the  objective of this Convention, including measures concerning  the effects of harvesting and associated activities on components of the  marine ecosystem other than the harvested populations.
     3. The Commission shall publish and maintain a record of all  conservation measures in force.
     4. In exercising its functions under paragraph 1 above, the  Commission shall take full account of the recommendations and  advice of the Scientific Committee.
     5. The Commission shall take full account of any relevant  measures or regulations established or recommended by the  Consultative Meetings pursuant to Article IX of the Antarctic  Treaty or by existing fisheries commissions responsible for  species which may enter the area to which this Convention  applies, in order that there shall be no inconsistency  between the rights and obligations of a Contracting Party  under such regulations or measures and conservation measures  which may be adopted by the Commission.
     6. Conservation measures adopted by the Commission in  accordance with this Convention shall be implemented by  Members of the Commission in the following manner:
     (a) the Commission shall notify conservation measures to all  Members of the Commission;
     (b) conservation measures shall become binding upon all  Members of the Commission 180 days after such notification,  except as provided in subparagraphs (c) and (d) below:
     (c) if a Member of the Commission, within ninety days  following the notification specified in subparagraph (a),  notifies the Commission that it is unable to accept the  conservation measure, in whole or in part, the measure shall  not, to the extent stated, be binding upon that Member of the  Commission;
     (d) in the event that any Member of the Commission invokes  the procedure set forth in subparagraph (c) above, the  Commission shall meet at the request of any Member of the  Commission to review the conservation measure. At the time of  such meeting and within thirty days following the meeting,  any Member of the Commission shall have the right to declare  that it is no longer able to accept the conservation measure,  in which case the Member shall no longer be bound by such  measure.

Article X
     1. The Commission shall draw the attention of any State which  is not a Party to this Convention to any activity undertaken  by its nationals or vessels which, in the opinion of the  Commission, affects the implementation of the objective of  this Convention.
     2. The Commission shall draw the attention of all Contracting  Parties to any activity which, in the opinion of the  Commission, affects the implementation by a Contracting Party  of the objective of this Convention or the compliance by that  Contracting Party with its obligations under this Convention.

Article XI
     The Commission shall seek to co-operate with Contracting  Parties which may exercise jurisdiction in marine areas  adjacent to the area to which this Convention applies in  respect of the conservation of any stock or stocks of  associated species which occur both within those areas and  the area to which this Convention applies, with a view to  harmonizing the conservation measures adopted in respect of  such stocks.

Article XII
     1. Decisions of the Commission on matters of substance shall  be taken by consensus. The question of whether a matter is  one of substance shall be treated as a matter of substance.
     2. Decisions on matters other than those referred to in  paragraph 1 above shall be taken by a simple majority of the  Members of the Commission present and voting.
     3. In Commission consideration of any item requiring a  decision, it shall be made clear whether a regional economic  integration organization will participate in the taking of  the decision and, if so, whether any of its member States  will also participate. The number of Contracting Parties so  participating shall not exceed the number of member States of  the regional economic integration organization which are  Members of the Commission.
     4. In the taking of decisions pursuant to this Article, a  regional economic integration organization shall have only  one vote.

Article XIII
     1. The headquarters of the Commission shall be established at  Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
     2. The Commission shall hold a regular annual meeting. Other  meetings shall also be held at the request of one-third of  its members and as otherwise provided in this Convention. The  first meeting of the Commission shall be held within three  months of the entry into force of this Convention, provided  that among the Contracting Parties there are at least two  States conducting harvesting activities within the area to  which this Convention applies. The first meeting shall, in  any event, be held within one year of the entry into force of  this Convention. The Depositary shall consult with the  signatory States regarding the first Commission meeting,  taking into account that a broad representation of such  States is necessary for the effective operation of the  Commission.
     3. The Depositary shall convene the first meeting of the  Commission at the headquarters of the Commission. Thereafter,  meetings of the Commission shall be held at its headquarters,  unless it decides otherwise.
     4. The Commission shall elect from among its members a  Chairman and Vice-Chairman, each of whom shall serve for a  term of two years and shall be eligible for re-election for  one additional term. The first Chairman shall, however, be  elected for an initial term of three years. The Chairman and  Vice-Chairman shall not be representatives of the same  Contracting Party.
     5. The Commission shall adopt and amend as necessary the  rules of procedure for the conduct of its meetings, except  with respect to the matters dealt with in Article XII of this  Convention.
     6. The Commission may establish such subsidiary bodies as are  necessary for the performance of its functions.

Article XIV
     1. The Contracting Parties hereby establish the Scientific  Committee for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living  Resources (hereinafter referred to as the "Scientific  Committee") which shall be a consultative body to the  Commission. The Scientific Committee shall normally meet at  the headquarters of the Commission unless the Scientific  Committee decides otherwise.
     2. Each Member of the Commission shall be a member of the  Scientific Committee and shall appoint a representative with  suitable scientific qualifications who may be accompanied by  other experts and advisers.
     3. The Scientific Committee may seek the advice of other  scientists and experts as may be required on an ad hoc basis.

Article XV
     1. The Scientific Committee shall provide a forum for  consultation and co-operation concerning the collection,  study and exchange of information with respect to the marine  living resources to which this Convention applies. It shall  encourage and promote co-operation in the field of scientific  research in order to extend knowledge of the marine living  resources of the Antarctic marine ecosystem.
     2. The Scientific Committee shall conduct such activities as  the Commission may direct in pursuance of the objective of  this Convention and shall:
     (a) establish criteria and methods to be used for  determinations concerning the conservation measures referred  to in Article IX of this Convention;
     (b) regularly assess the status and trends of the populations  of Antarctic marine living resources;
     (c) analyze data concerning the direct and indirect effects  of harvesting on the populations of Antarctic marine living  resources;
     (d) assess the effects of proposed changes in the methods or  levels of harvesting and proposed conservation measures;
     (e) transmit assessments, analyses, reports and  recommendations to the Commission as requested or on its own  initiative regarding measures and research to implement the  objective of this Convention;
     (f) formulate proposals for the conduct of international and  national programs of research into Antarctic marine living  resources.
     3. In carrying out its functions, the Scientific Committee  shall have regard to the work of other relevant technical and  scientific organizations and to the scientific activities  conducted within the framework of the Antarctic Treaty.

Article XVI 
     1. The first meeting of the Scientific Committee shall be  held within three months of the first meeting of the  Commission. The Scientific Committee shall meet thereafter as  often as may be necessary to fulfil its functions.
     2. The Scientific Committee shall adopt and amend as  necessary its rules of procedure. The rules and any  amendments thereto shall be approved by the Commission. The  rules shall include procedures for the presentation of  minority reports.
     3. The Scientific Committee may establish, with the approval  of the Commission, such subsidiary bodies as are necessary  for the performance of its functions.

Article XVII
     1. The Commission shall appoint an Executive Secretary to  serve the Commission and Scientific Committee according to  such procedures and on such terms and conditions as the  Commission may determine. His term of office shall be for  four years and he shall be eligible for reappointment.
     2. The Commission shall authorize such staff establishment  for the Secretariat as may be necessary and the Executive  Secretary shall appoint, direct and supervise such staff  according to such rules and procedures and on such terms and  conditions as the Commission may determine.
     3. The Executive Secretary and Secretariat shall perform the  functions entrusted to them by the Commission .

Article XVIII
     The official languages of the Commission and of the  Scientific Committee shall be English, French, Russian and  Spanish.

Article XIX
     1. At each annual meeting, the Commission shall adopt by  consensus its budget and the budget of the Scientific  Committee.
     2. A draft budget for the Commission and the Scientific  Committee and any subsidiary bodies shall be prepared by the  Executive Secretary and submitted to the Members of the  Commission at least sixty days before the annual meeting of  the Commission.
     3. Each Member of the Commission shall contribute to the  budget. Until the expiration of five years after the entry  into force of this Convention, the contribution of each  Member of the Commission shall be equal.Thereafter the  contribution shall be determined in accordance with two  criteria: the amount harvested and an equal sharing among all  Members of the Commission. The Commission shall determine by  consensus the proportion in which these two criteria shall  apply.
     4. The financial activities of the Commission and Scientific  Committee shall be conducted in accordance with financial  regulations adopted by the Commission and shall be subject to  an annual audit by external auditors selected by the  Commission.
     5. Each Member of the Commission shall meet its own expenses  arising from attendance at meetings of the Commission and of  the Scientific Committee.
     6. A Member of the Commission that fails to pay its  contributions for two consecutive years shall not, during the  period of its default, have the right to participate in the  taking of decisions in the Commission.

Article XX
     1. The Members of the Commission shall, to the greatest  extent possible, provide annually to the Commission and to  the Scientific Committee such statistical, biological and  other data and information as the Commission and Scientific  Committee may require in the exercise of their functions.
     2. The Members of the Commission shall provide, in the manner  and at such intervals as may be prescribed, information about  their harvesting activities, including fishing areas and  vessels, so as to enable reliable catch and effort statistics  to be compiled.
     3. The Members of the Commission shall provide to the  Commission at such intervals as may be prescribed information  on steps taken to implement the conservation measures adopted  by the Commission.
     4. The Members of the Commission agree that in any of their  harvesting activities, advantage shall be taken of  opportunities to collect data needed to assess the impact of  harvesting.

Article XXI
     1. Each Contracting Party shall take appropriate measures  within its competence to ensure compliance with the  provisions of this Convention and with conservation measures  adopted by the Commission to which the Party is bound in  accordance with Article IX of this Convention.
     2. Each Contracting Party shall transmit to the Commission  information on measures taken pursuant to paragraph 1 above,  including the imposition of sanctions for any violation.

Article XXII
     1. Each Contracting Party undertakes to exert appropriate  efforts, consistent with the Charter of the United Nations,  to the end that no one engages in any activity contrary to  the objective of this Convention.
     2. Each Contracting Party shall notify the Commission of any  such activity which comes to its attention.

Article XXIII
     1. The Commission and the Scientific Committee shall co- operate with the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Parties on  matters falling within the competence of the latter.
     2. The Commission and the Scientific Committee shall co- operate, as appropriate, with the Food and Agriculture  Organization of the United Nations and with other Specialized  Agencies.
     3. The Commission and the Scientific Committee shall seek to  develop co-operative working relationships, as appropriate,  with inter-governmental and non-governmental organizations  which could contribute to their work, including the  Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research, the Scientific  Committee on Oceanic Research and the International Whaling  Commission.
     4. The Commission may enter into agreements with the  organizations referred to in this Article and with other  organizations as may be appropriate. The Commission and the  Scientific Committee may invite such organizations to send  observers to their meetings and to meetings of their  subsidiary bodies.

Article XXIV
     1. In order to promote the objective and ensure observance of  the provisions of this Convention, the Contracting Parties  agree that a system of observation and inspection shall be  established.
     2. The system of observation and inspection shall be  elaborated by the Commission on the basis of the following  principles:
     (a) Contracting Parties shall co-operate with each other to  ensure the effective implementation of the system of  observation and inspection, taking account of the existing  international practice. This system shall include, inter  alia, procedures for boarding and inspection by observers and  inspectors designated by the Members of the Commission and  procedures for flag State prosecution and sanctions on the  basis of evidence resulting from such boarding and  inspections. A report of such prosecutions and sanctions  imposed shall be included in the information referred to in  Article XXI of this Convention;
     (b) in order to verify compliance with measures adopted under  this Convention, observation and inspection shall be carried  out on board vessels engaged in scientific research or  harvesting of marine living resources in the area to which  this Convention applies, through observers and inspectors  designated by the Members of the Commission and operating  under terms and conditions to be established by the  Commission;
     (c) designated observers and inspectors shall remain subject  to the jurisdiction of the Contracting Party of which they  are nationals. They shall report to the Member of the  Commission by which they have been designated which in turn  shall report to the Commission.
     3. Pending the establishment of the system of observation and  inspection, the Members of the Commission shall seek to  establish interim arrangements to designate observers and  inspectors and such designated observers and inspectors shall  be entitled to carry out inspections in accordance with the  principles set out in paragraph 2 above.

Article XXV
     1. If any dispute arises between two or more of the  Contracting Parties concerning the interpretation or  application of this Convention, those Contracting Parties  shall consult among themselves with a view to having the  dispute resolved by negotiation, inquiry, mediation,  conciliation, arbitration, judicial settlement or other  peaceful means of their own choice.
     2. Any dispute of this character not so resolved shall, with  the consent in each case of all Parties to the dispute, be  referred for settlement to the International Court of Justice  or to arbitration; but failure to reach agreement on  reference to the International Court or to arbitration shall  not absolve Parties to the dispute from the responsibility of  continuing to seek to resolve it by any of the various  peaceful means referred to in paragraph 1 above.
     3. In cases where the dispute is referred to arbitration, the  arbitral tribunal shall be constituted as provided in the  Annex to this Convention.

Article XXVI
     1. This Convention shall be open for signature at Canberra  from 1 August to 31 December 1980 by the States participating  in the Conference on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine  Living Resources held at Canberra from 7 to 20 May l980.
     2. The States which so sign will be the original signatory  States of the Convention.

Article XXVII
     1. This Convention is subject to ratification, acceptance or  approval by signatory States.
     2. Instruments of ratification, acceptance or approval shall  be deposited with the Government of Australia, hereby  designated as the Depositary.

Article XXVIII
     1. This Convention shall enter into force on the thirtieth  day following the date of deposit of the eighth instrument of  ratification, acceptance or approval by States referred to in  paragraph 1 of Article XXVI of this Convention.
     2. With respect to each State or regional economic  integration organization which subsequent to the date of  entry into force of this Convention deposits an instrument of  ratification, acceptance, approval or accession, the  Convention shall enter into force on the thirtieth day  following such deposit.

Article XXIX
     1. This Convention shall be open for accession by any State  interested in research or harvesting activities in relation  to the marine living resources to which this Convention  applies.
     2. This Convention shall be open for accession by regional  economic integration organizations constituted by sovereign  States which include among their members one or more States  Members of the Commission and to which the States members of  the organization have transferred, in whole or in part,  competences with regard to the matters covered by this  Convention. The accession of such regional economic  integration organizations shall be the subject of  consultations among Members of the Commission.

Article XXX
     l. This Convention may be amended at any time.
     2. If one-third of the Members of the Commission request a  meeting to discuss a proposed amendment the Depositary shall  call such a meeting.
     3. An amendment shall enter into force when the Depositary  has received instruments of ratification, acceptance or  approval thereof from all the Members of the Commission.
     4. Such amendment shall thereafter enter into force as to any  other Contracting Party when notice of ratification,  acceptance or approval by it has been received by the  Depositary. Any such Contracting Party from which no such  notice has been received within a period of one year from the  date of entry into force of the amendment in accordance with  paragraph 3 above shall be deemed to have withdrawn from this  Convention.

Article XXXI
     1. Any Contracting Party may withdraw from this Convention on  30 June of any year, by giving written notice not later than  1 January of the same year to the Depositary, which, upon  receipt of such a notice, shall communicate it forthwith to  the other Contracting Parties.
     2. Any other Contracting Party may, within sixty days of the  receipt of a copy of such a notice from the Depositary, give  written notice of withdrawal to the Depositary in which case  the Convention shall cease to be in force on 30 June of the  same year with respect to the Contracting Party giving such  notice.
     3. Withdrawal from this Convention by any Member of the  Commission shall not affect its financial obligations under  this Convention.

Article XXXII
     The Depositary shall notify all Contracting Parties of the  following:
     (a) signatures of this Convention and the deposit of  instruments of ratification, acceptance, approval or  accession;
     (b) the date of entry into force of this Convention and of  any amendment thereto.

Article XXXIII
     1. This Convention, of which the English, French, Russian and  Spanish texts are equally authentic, shall be deposited with  the Government of Australia which shall transmit duly  certified copies thereof to all signatory and acceding  Parties.
     2. This Convention shall be registered by the Depositary  pursuant to Article 102 of the Charter of the United Nations.

     Drawn up at Canberra this twentieth day of May 1980.
     In witness whereof the undersigned, being duly authorized,  have signed this Convention.

Annex for an arbitral tribunal

     The arbitral tribunal referred to in paragraph 3 of Article  XXV shall be composed of three arbitrators who shall be  appointed as follows:
     The Party commencing proceedings shall communicate the name  of an arbitrator to the other Party which, in turn, within a  period of forty days following such notification, shall  communicate the name of the second arbitrator. The Parties  shall, within a period of sixty days following the  appointment of the second arbitrator, appoint the third  arbitrator, who shall not be a national of either Party and  shall not be of the same nationality as either of the first  two arbitrators. The third arbitrator shall preside over the  tribunal.
     If the second arbitrator has not been appointed within the  prescribed period, or if the Parties have not reached  agreement within the prescribed period on the appointment of  the third arbitrator, that arbitrator shall be appointed, at  the request of either Party, by the Secretary-General of the  Permanent Court of Arbitration, from among persons of  international standing not having the nationality of a State  which is a Party to this Convention.
     The arbitral tribunal shall decide where its headquarters  will be located and shall adopt its own rules of procedure.
     The award of the arbitral tribunal shall be made by a  majority of its members, who may not abstain from voting.
     Any Contracting Party which is not a Party to the dispute  may intervene in the proceedings with the consent of the  arbitral tribunal.
     The award of the arbitral tribunal shall be final and  binding on all Parties to the dispute and on any Party which  intervenes in the proceedings and shall be complied with  without delay. The arbitral tribunal shall interpret the  award at the request of one of the Parties to the dispute or  of any intervening Party.
     Unless the arbitral tribunal determines otherwise because  of the particular circumstances of the case, the expenses of  the tribunal, including the remuneration of its members,  shall be borne by the Parties to the dispute in equal shares.
Short Name:	CCAMLR
Full Name:	Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources
Purpose:	environment
Established:	20-May-1980
Entered into force:	07-Apr-1982
Type:	body, multi-lateral
Place where established:	Canberra, Australia
Schedule to expire:
Goals and Objectives:	The purpose is to conserve the Antarctic marine living resources (the term 'conservation' includes rational use). The Commission has been in the forefront of organisations in developing the ecosystem approach to management.
Related Legislation:	[20 May 80] Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (Entered into force 07 Apr 82) The Convention is an additional component instrument of the Antarctic Treaty system.
Internet source:	#http://www.ccamlr.org/#
Secretariat's address	Secretariat CCAMLR, 137 Harrington Street Hobart, Tasmania 7000 Australia Postal Address: PO Box 213, North Hobart, Tasmania 7002, Australia
Telephone	+61-3-62310366
Fax	+61-3-62349965
E-Mail	ccamlr@ccamlr.org#mailto:ccamlr@ccamlr.org#
Home Page	#http://www.ccamlr.org/#