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Art.3 |
Article III |
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Art.3.1 |
1. The Contracting Parties hereby agree to establish and maintain a Commission to be known as the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas, hereinafter referred to as "the Commission", which shall carry out the objectives set forth in this Convention. |
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Art.3.2 |
2. Each of the Contracting Parties shall be represented on the Commission by not more than three Delegates. Such Delegates may be assisted by experts and advisors. |
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Art.3.3 |
3. Except as may otherwise be provided in this Convention, decisions of the Commission shall be taken by a majority of the Contracting Parties, each Contracting Party having one vote. Two-thirds of the Contracting Parties shall constitute a quorum. |
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Art.3.4 |
4. The Commission shall hold a regular meeting once every two years. A special meeting may be called at any time at the request of a majority of the Contracting Parties or by decision of the Council as constituted in Article V. |
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Art.3.5 |
5. At its first meeting, and thereafter at each regular meeting, the Commission shall elect from among its Members a Chairman, a first Vice-Chairman and a second Vice-Chairman who shall not be re-elected for more than one term. |
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Art.3.6 |
6. The meetings of the Commission and its subsidiary bodies shall be public unless the Commission otherwise decides. |
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Art.3.7 |
7. The official languages of the Commission shall be English, French and Spanish. |
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Art.3.8 |
8. The Commission shall have authority to adopt such rules of procedure and financial regulations as are necessary to carry out its functions. |
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Art.3.9 |
9. The Commission shall submit a report to the Contracting Parties every two years on its work and findings and shall also inform any Contracting Party, whenever requested, on any matter relating to the objectives of the Convention. |
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Art.7 |
Article VII |
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Art.7.1x |
The Commission shall appoint an Executive Secretary who shall serve at the pleasure of the Commission. The Executive Secretary, subject to such rules and procedures as may be determined by the Commission, shall have authority with respect to the selection and administration of the staff of the Commission. He shall also perform, inter alia, the following functions as the Commission may prescribe: |
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Art.7.1x.a |
a) co-ordinating the programmes of investigation by the Contracting Parties; |
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Art.7.1x.b |
b) preparing budget estimates for review by the Commission; |
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Art.7.1x.c |
c) authorising the disbursement of funds in accordance with the Commission's budget; |
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Art.7.1x.d |
d) accounting for the funds of the Commission; |
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Art.7.1x.e |
e) arranging for co-operation with the organizations referred to in Article XI of this Convention; |
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Art.7.1x.f |
f) preparing the collection and analysis of data necessary to accomplish the purposes of the Convention particularly those data relating to the current and maximum sustainable catch of tuna stocks; |
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Art.7.1x.g |
g) preparing for approval by the Commission scientific, administrative and other reports of the Commission and its subsidiary bodies. |
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Art.10 |
Article X |
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Art.10.1 |
1. The Commission shall adopt a budget for the joint expenses of the Commission for the biennium following each regular meeting. |
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Art.10.2 |
2. Each Contracting Party shall contribute annually to the budget of the Commission an amount equal to: |
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Art.10.2.a |
a) U.S. $ 1,000 (one thousand United States dollars) for Commission membership. |
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Art.10.2.b |
b) U.S. $ 1,000 (one thousand United States dollars) for each Panel membership. |
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Art.10.2.c |
c) If the proposed budget for joint expenses for any biennium should exceed the whole amount of contributions to be made by the Contracting Parties under (a) and (b) of this paragraph, one-third of the amount of such excess shall be contributed by the Contracting Parties in proportion to their contributions made under (a) and (b) of this paragraph. For the remaining two-thirds the Commission shall determine on the basis of the latest available information: |
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Art.10.2.c.i |
(i) the total of the round weight of catch of Atlantic tuna and tuna-like fishes and the net weight of canned products of such fishes for each Contracting Party; |
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Art.10.2.c.ii |
(ii) the total of (i) for all Contracting Parties. Each Contracting Party shall contribute its share of the remaining two-thirds in the same ratio that its total in (i) bears to the total in (ii). That part of the budget referred to in this sub-paragraph shall be set by agreement of all the Contracting Parties present and voting. |
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Art.10.3 |
3. The Council shall review the second half of the biennial budget at its regular meeting between Commission meetings and, on the basis of current and anticipated developments, may authorize reapportionment of amounts in the Commission budget for the second year within the total budget approved by the Commission. |
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Art.10.4 |
4. The Executive Secretary of the Commission shall notify each Contracting Party of its yearly assessment. The contributions shall be payable on January first of the year for which the assessment was levied. Contributions not received before January first of the succeeding year shall be considered as in arrears. |
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Art.10.5 |
5. Contributions to the biennial budget shall be payable in such currencies as the Commission may decide. |
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Art.10.6 |
6. At its first meeting the Commission shall approve a budget for the balance of the first year the Commission functions and for the following biennium. It shall immediately transmit to the Contracting Parties copies of these budgets together with notices of the respective assessments for the first annual contribution. |
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Art.10.7 |
7. Thereafter, within a period not less than sixty days before the regular meeting of the Commission which precedes the biennium, the Executive Secretary shall submit to each Contracting Party a draft biennial budget together with a schedule of proposed assessments. |
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Art.10.8 |
8. The Commission may suspend the voting rights of any Contracting Party when its arrears of contributions equal or exceed the amount due from it for the two preceding years. |
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Art.10.9 |
9. The Commission shall establish a Working Capital Fund to finance operations of the Commission prior to receiving annual contributions, and for such other purposes as the Commission may determine. The Commission shall determine the level of the Fund, assess advances necessary for its establishment, and adopt regulations governing the use of the Fund. |
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Art.10.10 |
10. The Commission shall arrange an annual independent audit of the Commission's accounts. The reports of such audits shall be reviewed and approved by the Commission, or by the Council in years when there is no regular Commission meeting. |
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Art.10.11 |
11. The Commission may accept contributions, other than provided for in paragraph 2 of this Article, for the prosecution of its work. |
