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Art.20 |
Article 20 |
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Art.20.1 |
1. The duties of the Commission shall be: |
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Art.20.1.a |
a) to keep the implementation of this Convention under continuous observation; |
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Art.20.1.b |
b) to make recommendations on measures relating to the purposes of this Convention; |
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Art.20.1.c |
c) to keep under review the contents of this Convention including its Annexes and to recommend to the Contracting Parties such amendments to this Convention including its Annexes as may be required including changes in the lists of substances and materials as well as the adoption of new Annexes; |
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Art.20.1.d |
d) to define pollution control criteria, objectives for the reduction of pollution, and objectives concerning measures, particularly those described in Annex III; |
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Art.20.1.e |
e) to promote in close co-operation with appropriate governmental bodies, taking into consideration sub-paragraph f) of this Article, additional measures to protect the marine environment of the Baltic Sea Area and for this purpose: |
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Art.20.1.e.i |
i) to receive, process, summarize and disseminate relevant scientific, technological and statistical information from available sources; and |
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Art.20.1.e.ii |
ii) to promote scientific and technological research; and |
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Art.20.1.f |
f) to seek, when appropriate, the services of competent regional and other international organizations to collaborate in scientific and technological research as well as other relevant activities pertinent to the objectives of this Convention. |
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Art.20.2 |
2. The Commission may assume such other functions as it deems appropriate to further the purposes of this Convention. |
