The Marine Mammal Commission Compendium of Selected Treaties, International Agreements, and Other Relevant Documents on Marine Resources, Wildlife, and the Environment: Marine pollution (continued)

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The Commission, 1994 - 3547 pages
 

Contents

Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats
2426
ANTARCTICA
2436
Accord of Cooperation for the Protection of the Coasts and Waters of
2447
International Convention on Oil Pollution Preparedness Response
2455
International Convention on the Establishment of an International Fund
2456
Bamako Convention on the Ban of the Import into Africa and the Control
2466
African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
2467
Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea Area
2493
Convention on the Protection of the Black Sea Against Pollution Bucharest 1992
2523
Protocol on Protection of the Black Sea Marine Environment Against
2533
Protocol on the Protection of the Black Sea Marine Environment Against
2541
Convention for the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping from Ships
2545
Convention for the Prevention of Marine Pollution from LandBased Sources
2546
MARINE SCIENCE AND EXPLORATION
2569
Convention for the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea
2576
Wellington 1972
2601
Agreement Concerning the Continuation of Marine Geoscientific
2616
Provisional Understanding Regarding Deep Seabed Matters Geneva 1984
2626
Convention for Cooperation in the Protection and Development of the Marine
2630
JAPAN
2633
Convention for a North Pacific Marine Science Organization PICES Ottawa
2634
Memorandum of Understanding on the Avoidance of Overlaps and Conflicts
2640
Relating to Deep SeaBed Areas New York 1991
2657
NONBINDING DOCUMENTS
2669
The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade Geneva 1947 as Amended
2679
BOLIVIA
2713
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC
2714
Protocol of Provisional Application Geneva 1947
2726
London 1952
2745
South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone Treaty Raratonga 1985
2753
AUSTRALIA
2769
Environment and Natural Resources
2773
Agreement Concerning the Establishment of an Enterprise for
2775
BRAZIL
2783
CANADA
2789
Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals Bonn
2794
Convention on LongRange Transboundary Air Pollution Geneva 1979 694
2796
Fisheries
2821
The Hague 1958
2826
Convention for the Extension of Port Privileges to Halibut Fishing
2829
Convention Concerning Fishing in the Black Sea Varna 1959
2845
Marine and Freshwater Pollution
2873
Constitution of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
2876
Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in NorthEast Atlantic
2881
Memorandum of Understanding Between the Environmental Protection
2946
Treaty on Boundary Waters Washington 1909
2952
EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY
3033
Convention for the Conservation of Salmon in the North Atlantic Ocean
3040
Canberra 1983
3044
FRANCE
3053
ICELAND
3067
Reykjavik 1982
3078
Agreement Concerning Icelandic Whaling for Scientific Purposes
3087
Memorandum of Understanding Between the Environmental Protection
3093
Marine Science and Exploration
3099
ITALY
3107
JAMAICA
3113
Agreement Regarding High Seas Driftnet Fisheries in the North Pacific
3120
Tokyo 1978
3123
Convention for the Prohibition of Fishing with Long Driftnets in the South
3145
United Nations General Assembly Resolution 44225 on LargeScale Pelagic
3178
VOLUME II
3213
LITHUANIA
3265
MEXICO
3275
Agreement on Cooperation for the Protection and Improvement of
3282
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3287
Memorandum of Understanding Between the National Park Service
3309
Memorandum of Understanding for the Exchange of Technical
3318
Convention for the Establishment of an International Commission
3325
Environment by Discharges of Hydrocarbons and Other Hazardous
3333
Where It Follows the Bed of the Rio Grande and the Rio Colorado
3345
Tijuana Rivers and of the Rio Grande Washington 1944
3356
Agreement on Boundary Waters Tlatelolco and Mexico City 1976
3375
Memorandum of Understanding Between the Environmental Protection
3381
Annex IVRegulations for the Prevention of Pollution by Sewage from
3387
PANAMA
3395
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
3399
POLAND
3405
Agreement on the Conservation of Seals in the Wadden Sea Bonn 1990
3414
RUSSIA
3425
MARINE POLLUTION
3449
Agreement Relating to the Establishment and Operation of
3455
TURKEY
3459
UKRAINE
3465
UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS
3471
Amendments to the Annex of the Protocol of 1978 London 1984
3473
Fisheries
3487
Agreement on Mutual Fisheries Relations Moscow 1988
3508
Marine Pollution
3515
The International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution of the Sea by Oil
3517
Marine Science and Exploration
3529

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Page 3306 - States have, in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations and the principles of international law, the sovereign right to exploit their own resources pursuant to their own environmental policies, and the responsibility to ensure that activities within their jurisdiction or control do not cause damage to the environment of other States or of areas beyond the limits of national jurisdiction.
Page 2746 - Chinese texts of which are equally authentic, shall be deposited in the archives of the Depositary Governments. Duly certified copies of this Treaty shall be transmitted by the Depositary Governments to the Governments of the signatory and acceding States.
Page 2733 - Organization. 2. Each Member of the United Nations undertakes to respect the exclusively international character of the responsibilities of the Secretary-General and the staff and not to seek to influence them in the discharge of their responsibilities.
Page 2522 - Activities in the Area'' means all activities of exploration for, and exploitation of, the resources of the Area; 4. "Pollution of the marine environment" means the introduction by man, directly or indirectly, of substances or energy into the marine environment (including estuaries) which results or is likely to result in such deleterious effects as harm to living resources and marine life, hazards to human health, hindrance to marine activities, including fishing and other legitimate uses of the...
Page 2733 - SecretaryGeneral and the staff shall not seek or receive instructions from any government or from any other authority external to the organization. They shall refrain from any action which might reflect on their position as international officials responsible only to the organization.
Page 2823 - Whereas differences have arisen respecting the Liberty claimed by the United States for the Inhabitants thereof, to take, dry, and cure Fish on certain Coasts, Bays, Harbours, and Creeks of His Britannic Majesty's Dominions in America...
Page 2725 - ... or any other nuclear explosion, at any place under its jurisdiction or control : (a) in the atmosphere; beyond its limits, including outer space; or under water, including territorial waters or high seas; or (b) in any other environment if such explosion causes radioactive debris to be present outside the territorial limits of the State under whose jurisdiction or control such explosion is conducted.
Page 2726 - Treaty undertakes furthermore to refrain from causing, encouraging, or in any way participating in, the carrying out of any nuclear weapon test explosion, or any other nuclear explosion, anywhere which would take place in any of the environments described, or have the effect referred to, in paragraph 1 of this Article.
Page 2726 - ... 2. This Treaty shall be subject to ratification by signatory States. Instruments of ratification and instruments of accession shall be deposited with the Governments of the United States of America, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, which are hereby designated the Depositary Governments.
Page 2698 - ... necessary to secure compliance with laws or regulations which are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement...

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