ARTICLE 10 Unless otherwise agreed the costs of action taken by a Contracting Party at the request of another Contracting Party shall be calculated according to the law and current practice in the assisting country concerning the reimbursement of such costs by a person or entity liable. ARTICLE 11 Article 9 of this Agreement shall not be interpreted as in any way prejudicing the rights of Contracting Parties to recover from third parties the costs of action to deal with pollution or the threat of pollution under other applicable provisions and rules of national and international law. (1) ARTICLE 12 Meetings of the Contracting Parties shall be held at regular intervals and at any time when, due to special circumstances, it is so decided in accordance with the Rules of Procedure. (2) The Contracting Parties at their first meeting shall draw up Rules of Procedure and Financial Rules, which shall be adopted by unanimous vote. (3) The Depositary Government shall convene the first meeting of Contracting Parties as soon as possible after the entry into force of this Agreement. ARTICLE 13 Within the areas of its competence, the European Economic Community is entitled to a number of votes equal to the number of its Member States which are Contracting Parties to the present Agreement. The European Economic Community shall not exercise its right to vote in cases where its Member States exercise theirs and conversely. (c) to carry out such other functions as may be necessary under the terms of this Agreement. ARTICLE 15 (1) The Contracting Parties shall make provision for the performance of secretariat duties in relation to this Agreement, taking into account existing arrangements in the framework of other international agreements on the prevention of marine pollution in force for the same region as this Agreement. (2) Each Contracting Party shall contribute 2.5% towards the annual expenditure of the Agreement. The balance of the Agreement's expenditure shall be divided among Contracting Parties other than the European Economic Community in proportion to their gross national product in accordance with the scale of assessment adopted regularly by the United Nations General Assembly. In no case shall the contribution of a Contracting Party to this balance exceed 20% of the balance. ARTICLE 16 (1) Without prejudice to Article 17 of this Agreement, a proposal by a Contracting Party for the amendment of this Agreement or its Annex shall be considered at a meeting of the Contracting Parties. Following adoption of the proposal by unanimous vote the amendment shall be communicated by the Depositary Government to the Contracting Parties. (2) Such an amendment shall enter into force on the first day of the second month following the date on which the Depositary Government has received notifications of approval from all Contracting Parties. (1) ARTICLE 17 Two or more Contracting Parties may modify the common boundaries of their zones described in the Annex to this Agreement. (2) Such a modification shall enter into force for all Contracting Parties on the first day of the sixth month following the date of its communication by the Depositary Government unless, within a period of three months following that communication, a Contracting Party has expressed an objection or has requested consultation on the matter. ARTICLE 18 (1) This Agreement shall be open for signature by the Governments of the States invited to participate in the Conference on the Agreement for Co-operation in Dealing with Pollution of the North Sea by Oil and Other Harmful Substances, held at Bonn on 13 September 1983, and by the European Economic Community. (2) These States and the European Economic Community may become Parties to this Agreement either by signature without reservation as to ratification, acceptance or approval or by signature subject to ratification, acceptance or approval followed by ratification, acceptance or approval. (3) Instruments of ratification, acceptance or approval shall be deposited with the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany. (1) ARTICLE 19 This Agreement shall enter into force on the first day of the second month following the date on which the Governments of all the States mentioned in Article 18 of this Agreement and the European Economic Community have signed the Agreement without reservation as to ratification, acceptance or approval or have deposited an instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval. (2) Upon the entry into force of this Agreement, the Agreement for Co-operation in dealing with Pollution of the North Sea by Oil, done at Bonn on 9 June 1969, shall cease to be in force. ARTICLE 20 (1) The Contracting Parties may unanimously invite any other coastal State of the North East Atlantic area to accede to this Agreement. (2) In such a case Article 2 of this Agreement and its Annex shall be amended as necessary. The amendments shall be adopted by unanimous vote at a meeting of the Contracting Parties and shall take effect upon the entry into force of this Agreement for the acceding State. (1) ARTICLE 21 For each State acceding to this Agreement, the Agreement shall enter into force on the first day of the second month following the date of deposit by such State of its instrument of accession. (2) Instruments of accession shall be deposited with the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany. ARTICLE 22 (1) After this Agreement has been in force for five years it may be denounced by any Contracting Party. Denunciation shall be effected by a notification in writing addressed to the Depositary Government which shall notify all the other Contracting Parties of any denunciation received and of the date of its receipt. (2) (3) A denunciation shall take effect one year after its receipt by the Depositary Government. ARTICLE 23 The Depositary Government shall inform the Contracting Parties and those referred to in Article 18 of this Agreement of: (a) any signature of this Agreement; (b) (c) (d) the deposit of any instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession and of the receipt of any notice of denunciation; the date of entry into force of this Agreement; the receipt of any notification of approval relating to amendments to this Agreement or its Annex and of the date of entry into force of such amendments. ARTICLE 24 The original of this Agreement, of which the English, French and German texts are equally authentic, shall be deposited with the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany, which shall send certified copies thereof to the Contracting Parties and which shall transmit a certified copy to the Secretary-General of the United Nations for registration and publication in accordance with Article 102 of the Charter of the United Nations. In witness whereof the undersigned, being duly authorised thereto by their respective Governments, have signed this Agreement. Done at Bonn, this thirteenth day of September 1983. ANNEX Description of the zones referred to in Article 6 of this Agreement The zones, with the exception of the zones of joint responsibility, are limited by lines joining the following points: (3) France and United Kingdom The English Channel south-west of parallel 51° 06′ N to a line drawn between the points 49° 52′ N 07° 44' W and 48° 27′ N 06° 25′ W. Convention for the Protection, Management and Development of the Marine and Coastal Environment of the Eastern African Region, Nairobi, 1985 Done at Nairobi 21 June 1985 Not in force Depositary: Kenya Primary source citation: Copy of text provided by the CONVENTION FOR THE PROTECTION, MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE MARINE AND COASTAL ENVIRONMENT OF THE EASTERN AFRICAN REGION The Contracting Parties, Fully aware of the economic and social value of the marine and coastal environment of the Eastern African region, Conscious of their responsibility to preserve their natural heritage for the benefit and enjoyment of present and future generations, Recognizing the special hydrographic and ecological characteristics of the region which require special care and responsible management, Recognizing further the threat to the marine and coastal environment, its ecological equilibrium, resources and legitimate uses posed by pollution and by the insufficient integration of an environmental dimension into the development process, Seeking to ensure that resource development shall be in harmony with the maintenance of the environmental quality of the region and the evolving principles of rational environmental management, Realizing fully the need for co-operation amongst themselves and with competent international and regional organizations in order to ensure a coordinated and comprehensive development of the natural resources of the region, Recognizing the desirability of promoting the wider acceptance and national implementation of existing international environmental agreements, Noting, however, that existing international conventions concerning the marine and coastal environment do not cover, in spite of the progress achieved, all aspects and sources of marine pollution and environmental degradation and do not entirely meet the special requirements of the Eastern African region, |