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Art.1 |
ARTICLE 1 |
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Art.1.1x |
It shall be the duty of the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea, hereinafter referred to as the "Council", |
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Art.1.1x.a |
(a) to promote and encourage research and investigations for the study of the sea particularly those related to the living resources thereof; |
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Art.1.1x.b |
(b) to draw up programmers required for this purpose and to organize, in agreement with the Contracting Parties, such research and investigations as may appear necessary; |
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Art.1.1x.c |
(c) to publish or otherwise disseminate the results of research and investigations carried out under its auspices or to encourage the publication thereof. |
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Art.2 |
ARTICLE 2 |
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Art.2.1x |
The Council shall be concerned with the Atlantic Ocean and its adjacent seas and primarily concerned with the North Atlantic. |
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Art.4 |
ARTICLE 4 |
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Art.4.1x |
The Council shall seek to establish and maintain working arrangements with other international organisations which have related objectives and cooperate, as far as possible, with them, in particular in the supply of scientific information requested. |
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Art.9 |
ARTICLE 9 |
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Art.9.1 |
(1) Subject to the provisions of this Convention the Council shall draw up its own Rules of Procedure which shall be adopted by a two-thirds majority of the Contracting Parties. |
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Art.9.2 |
(2) English and French shall be the working languages of the Council. |
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Art.12 |
ARTICLE 12 |
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Art.12.1x |
There shall be a Consultative Committee, a Finance Committee and such other committees as the Council may deem necessary for the discharge of its functions with the duties respectively assigned to them in the Rules of Procedure. |
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Art.13 |
ARTICLE 13 |
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Art.13.1 |
(1) The Council shall appoint a General Secretary on such terms and to perform such duties as it may determine. |
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Art.13.2 |
(2) Subject to any general directions of the Council the Bureau shall appoint such other staff as may be required for the purposes of the Council on such terms and to perform such duties as it may determine. |
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Art.14 |
ARTICLE 14 |
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Art.14.1 |
(1) Each Contracting Party shall pay the expenses of the delegates, experts and advisers appointed by it, except in so far as the Council may otherwise determine. |
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Art.14.2 |
(2) The Council shall approve an annual budget of the proposed expenditure of the Council. |
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Art.14.3 |
(3) In the first and second financial years after this Convention enters into force in accordance with Article 16 of this Convention, the Contracting Parties shall contribute to the expenses of the Council such sums as they respectively contributed or undertook to contribute, in respect of the year preceding the enteringry into force of this Convention. |
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Art.14.4 |
(4) In respect of the third and subsequent financial years the Contracting Parties shall contribute sums calculated in accordance with a scheme to be prepared by the Council and accepted by all Contracting Parties. This scheme may be modified by the Council with the agreement of all Contracting Parties. |
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Art.14.5 |
(5) A Government acceding to this Convention shall contribute to the expenses of the Council such sums as may be agreed between that Government and the Council in respect of each financial year until the scheme under paragraph 4 provides for contributions from that Government. |
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Art.14.6 |
(6) A Contracting Party which has not paid its contribution for two consecutive years shall not enjoy any rights under this Convention until it has fulfilled its financial obligations. |
