| Label | Provision |
|---|---|
| Art.3 | Article 3 |
| Art.3.1 | 1. Membership of the Organisation shall be open to: |
| Art.3.1.a | (a) any founding State described in Annex I; |
| Art.3.1.b | (b) with unanimous approval of parties, any independent coastal State bordering the Western Indian Ocean whose territory is situated principally in the Western Indian Ocean region, having a common interest with parties in the conservation, management and optimum utilization of the highly migratory tuna and tuna-like species of the region occurring within and beyond its exclusive economic zone. |
| Art.3.2 | 2. For the purposes of this Article "Western Indian Ocean region" is the area described in Annex II. |
