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Art.17 |
Article XVII |
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Art.17.1 |
1. In order to achieve the purposes of this Convention, the Contracting Parties shall establish a Commission on the Protection of the Black Sea Against Pollution, hereinafter referred to as "the Commission". |
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Art.17.2 |
2. Each Contracting Party shall be represented in the Commission by one Representative who may be accompanied by Alternate Representatives, Advisers and Experts. |
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Art.17.3.1x |
3. The Chairmanship of the Commission shall be assumed by each Contracting Party, in turn, in the alphabetical order of the English language. The first Chairman of the Commission shall be the Representative of the Republic of Bulgaria. |
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Art.17.3.2x |
The Chairman shall serve for one year, and during his term he cannot act in the capacity of Representative of his country. Should the Chairmanship fall vacant, the Contracting Party chairing the Commission shall appoint a successor to remain in office until the term of its Chairmanship expires. |
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Art.17.4 |
4. The Commission shall meet at last once a year. The Chairman shall convene extraordinary meetings upon the request of any Contracting Party. |
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Art.17.5 |
5. Decisions and recommendations of the Commission shall be adopted unanimously by the Black Sea States. |
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Art.17.6 |
6. The Commission shall be assisted in its activities by a permanent Secretariat. The Commission shall nominate the Executive Director and other officials of the Secretariat. The Executive Director shall appoint the technical staff in accordance with the rules to be established by the Commission. The Secretariat shall be composed of nationals of all Black Sea States. |
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Art.17.6.ax |
The Commission and the Secretariat shall have their headquarters in Istanbul. The location of the headquarters may be changed by the Contracting Parties by consensus. |
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Art.17.7 |
7. The Commission shall adopt its Rules of Procedure for carrying out its functions, decide upon the organization of its activities and establish subsidiary bodies in accordance with the provisions of this Convention. |
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Art.17.8 |
8. Representatives, Alternate Representatives, Advisers and Experts of the Contracting Parties shall enjoy in the territory of the respective Contracting Party diplomatic privileges and immunities in accordance with international law. |
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Art.17.9 |
9. The privileges and immunities of the officials of the Secretariat shall be determined by agreement among the Contracting Parties. |
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Art.17.10 |
10. The Commission shall have such legal capacity as may be necessary for the exercise of its functions. |
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Art.17.11 |
11. The Commission shall conclude a Headquarters Agreement with the host Contracting Party. |
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Art.18 |
Article XVIII |
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Art.18.0x |
The Commission shall: |
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Art.18.1 |
1. Promote the implementation of this Convention and inform the Contracting Parties of its work. |
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Art.18.2 |
2. Make recommendations on measures necessary for achieving the aims of this Convention. |
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Art.18.3 |
3. Consider questions relating to the implementation of this Convention and recommend such amendments to the Convention and to the Protocols as may be required, including amendments to Annexes of this Convention and the Protocols. |
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Art.18.4 |
4. Elaborate criteria pertaining to the prevention, reduction and control of pollution of the marine environment of the Black Sea and to the elimination of the effects of pollution, as well as recommendations on measures to this effect. |
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Art.18.5 |
5. Promote the adoption by the Contracting Parties of additional measures needed to protect the marine environment of the Black Sea, and to that end receive, process and disseminate to the Contracting Parties relevant scientific, technical and statistical information and promote scientific and technical research. |
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Art.18.6 |
6. Cooperate with competent international organizations, especially with a view to developing appropriate programmes or obtaining assistance in order to achieve the purposes of this Convention. |
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Art.18.7 |
7. Consider any questions raised by the Contracting Parties. |
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Art.18.8 |
8. Perform other functions as foreseen in other provisions of this Convention or assigned unanimously to the Commission by the Contracting Parties. |
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Art.19 |
Article XIX |
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Art.19.1 |
1. The Contracting Parties shall meet in conference upon recommendation by the Commission. They shall also meet in Conference within ten days at the request of one Contracting Party under extraordinary circumstances. |
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Art.19.2 |
2. The primary function of the meetings of the Contracting Parties shall be the review of the implementation of this Convention and of the Protocols upon the report of the Commission. |
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Art.19.3 |
3. A non-Black Sea State which accedes to this Convention may attend the meetings of the Contracting Parties in an advisory capacity. |
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Art.21 |
Article XXI |
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Art.21.1 |
1. Annexes to this Convection or to any Protocol shall form an integral part of the Convention or such Protocol, as the case may be. |
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Art.21.2 |
2. Any Contracting Party may propose amendments to the Annexes to this Convention or to the Annexes of any Protocol through its Representative in the Commission. Such amendments shall be adopted by the Commission on the basis of consensus. The depositary, duly informed by the Chairman of the Commission of its decision, shall without delay communicate the amendments so adopted to all the Contracting Parties. Such amendments shall enter into force 30 days after the depositary has received notifications of acceptance from all Contracting Parties. |
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Art.21.3 |
3. The provisions of paragraph 2 of this Article shall apply to the adoption and entry into force of a new Annex to this Convention or to any Protocol. |
