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Paragraphs in "Convention For Cooperation In The Protection And Sustainable Development Of The Marine And Coastal Environment Of The Northeast Pacific" coded as IMPL

Label Provision
Art.5 ARTICLE 5
Art.5.1 1. The Contracting Parties shall, unilaterally, bilaterally or multilaterally, adopt appropriate measures pursuant to the provisions of this Convention, to prevent, reduce, control and avoid pollution of the marine and coastal environment of the Northeast Pacific, as well as other forms of deterioration that may affect these, and ensure sustainable environmental management of the marine and coastal areas and an effective development of their natural resources.
Art.5.2 2. The Contracting Parties shall collaborate in the drafting, adoption and implementation of other protocols and Conventions that may establish effective rules, norms, practices and procedures for the implementation of this Convention.
Art.5.3 3. Each Contracting Party shall adopt and bring into force the necessary legislative and administrative measures to make this Convention and its protocols effective.
Art.5.4 4. The Contracting Parties shall collaborate as necessary at a regional level, directly or in cooperation with competent international organizations, in the drafting, adoption and implementation of rules, norms, practices and procedures for the effective protection and development of the marine and coastal environment of the Northeast Pacific against all types and sources of pollution, and for the sound planning and development of that environment and those areas and their appropriate environmental management, taking into account the special characteristics of the region. Such rules, norms, practices and procedures shall be communicated to the Executive Secretariat of the Convention.
Art.5.5 5. The Contracting Parties shall adopt all necessary measures so that activities under their jurisdiction or control shall be carried out in such a way as not to cause detriment through pollution or other forms of environmental deterioration to other Parties or their environment, and so that pollution caused by accidents or activities under their jurisdiction or control may not, as far as possible, extend beyond the areas over which the Contracting Parties exercise sovereignty and jurisdiction. In cases where it is foreseen that such transboundary effect may cause harm, other interested Parties should be informed and consulted in the course of planning the activity.
Art.5.6 6. In order to protect the environment and contribute to the sustainable management, protection and conservation of the marine environment of the region, the Contracting Parties shall:
Art.5.6.a (a) Apply, in accordance with their capacity, the precautionary principle, by virtue of which, when confronted with serious or irreversible threats to the environment, the absence of complete scientific certainty should not serve as a pretext for delaying the adoption of effective measures to prevent environmental degradation, because of the costs involved;
Art.5.6.b (b) Promote the application of the "polluter pays" principle, by virtue of which those responsible for pollution should pay the full costs of measures to prevent, control, reduce and remedy such pollution, with due regard for the public interest;
Art.5.6.c (c) Encourage cooperation between States with respect to environmental impact procedures related to activities under their jurisdiction or control that may have adverse effects on the marine environment of other States or in areas outside the boundaries of their national jurisdiction, by means of notifications, exchange of information and consultations;
Art.5.6.d (d) Encourage the integrated development and management of coastal areas and shared water basins, taking into account the protection of areas of ecological and scenic interest and the sustainable use of natural resources;
Art.5.6.e (e) Promote the participation of local authorities and civil society in the processes of adopting decisions that affect the marine environment or their livelihood;
Art.5.6.f (f) Make available to civil society and local authorities information on the status of the marine environment of the region, on the measures adopted or about to be adopted to prevent, control, reduce and remedy adverse effects and the effectiveness of such measures;
Art.5.6.g (g) Exchange, through the competent authorities, the available data and information on the management of the use of the marine and coastal environment and on the implementation of this Convention.
Art.6 ARTICLE 6
Art.6.1 1. The Contracting Parties shall adopt measures to prevent, reduce, control and remedy pollution and other forms of deterioration of the marine and coastal environment, including:
Art.6.1.a (a) Discharge of toxic, injurious or harmful substances into the sea and coastal areas, especially those that are persistent, originating from sources or activities including:
Art.6.1.a.i (i) Land-based sources;
Art.6.1.a.ii (ii) Atmospheric, including those effected through the atmosphere, and
Art.6.1.a.iii (iii) Dumping;
Art.6.1.b (b) Pollution caused by ships and any other arrangement or installation that operates in the marine environment; in particular, measures to avoid discharges, accidental or not, addressing emergencies in accordance with generally accepted international standards;
Art.6.1.c (c) Biophysical modifications, including alteration and destruction of habitats.
Art.6.2 2. Without prejudice to the foregoing, the Contracting Parties shall adopt measures aimed at:
Art.6.2.a (a) The planning and environmental management of uses and activities in marine and coastal areas;
Art.6.2.b (b) Improvement as necessary of the environmental impact assessment of installations and activities that it is thought may affect marine and coastal areas;
Art.6.2.c (c) The identification of areas to be protected and the rehabilitation of degraded habitats and ecosystems;
Art.6.2.d (d) The identification and protection of endangered species of flora and fauna, and those that may possibly require protection measures;
Art.6.2.e (e) The application of prevention and precaution criteria to the uses and development of activities that may affect the marine and coastal resources of the region;
Art.6.2.f (f) The identification of marine coastal areas that are vulnerable to the action of extreme natural phenomena or events and a rise in sea level;
Art.6.2.g (g) The identification of marine coastal areas vulnerable to man-made activities.
Art.7 ARTICLE 7
Art.7.1x The Contracting Parties shall adopt all appropriate measures to prevent, reduce, control and remedy erosion in coastal areas resulting from man-made activities and reduce the vulnerability of coasts to a rise in sea level and to sea-air and climatic interaction phenomena.
Art.8 ARTICLE 8
Art.8.1 1. The Contracting Parties shall cooperate, bilaterally, regionally or multilaterally in the prevention, containment, mitigation and restoration of damage resulting from:
Art.8.1.a (a) Pollution and/or environmental deterioration resulting from accidents;
Art.8.1.b (b) Pollution and/or environmental deterioration resulting from natural disasters, and
Art.8.1.c (c) Pollution and/or environmental deterioration resulting from deliberate man-made activities.
Art.8.2 2. To this end, the Contracting Parties shall develop, individually or jointly, emergency and/or contingency plans, and shall adopt other measures where appropriate to respond to naturally caused or man-made disasters, including the probable effects of climate change and a rise in sea level.
Art.8.3 3. The Contracting Parties shall provide the relevant timely information in cases of risk to coastal communities and infrastructure and of damage to the marine environment originating from pollution derived from man-made activities.
Art.8.4 4. The Contracting Parties shall develop, individually or jointly, where appropriate, rehabilitation plans for fisheries that may require such, because of being affected by natural phenomena or pollution, and plans for the restoration of coastal habitats that may have suffered damage or been lost as a result of man-made activities or natural phenomena.
Art.8.5 5. The Contracting Parties affected by pollution or other forms of deterioration of the environment resulting from emergency situations shall:
Art.8.5.a (a) Assess the nature, magnitude and scope of the emergency;
Art.8.5.b (b) Adopt appropriate measures to avoid or reduce the effects of pollution and other forms of environmental deterioration;
Art.8.5.c (c) Immediately provide information on the measures adopted or about to be adopted to combat pollution and other forms of environmental deterioration of the marine and coastal environment;
Art.8.5.d (d) Continue to observe the emergency situation while it lasts, and any changes thereto, and, in general, the changes in the pollution or other forms of environmental deterioration of the marine and coastal environment that may provoke emergency situations;
Art.8.5.e (e) Communicate to the other Contracting Parties and the Executive Secretariat of the Convention the information obtained as a result of those observations; and
Art.8.5.f (f) Initiate, once the emergency is over, a review of the effectiveness of the operation of the response mechanism to the crisis situation, as appropriate.
Art.8.6 6. The Contracting Parties that may require assistance in combating, controlling, mitigating, diagnosing and forecasting the pollution and other forms of environmental deterioration resulting from emergency situations may request, directly or through the Executive Secretariat, in cooperation with the other Contracting Parties, especially those that may be affected by the pollution and other forms of environmental deterioration.
Art.8.7 7. Such cooperation may include assessment by experts and the provision of equipment and materials to combat pollution and other forms of environmental deterioration.
Art.8.8 8. The Contracting Parties from whom assistance may have been requested shall consider that request as soon as possible, and, in the light of their capabilities, immediately inform the requesting Contracting Party of the form, scope and conditions of the cooperation they might provide.
Art.10 ARTICLE 10
Art.10.1 1. As part of the implementation of their policies and strategies for integrated management and sustainable development of the marine and coastal environment, the Contracting Parties shall incorporate into their economic development projects in marine and coastal areas those environmental criteria that provide sustainability in the use of resources and in the maintenance of the integrity of ecosystems.
Art.10.2 2. Also as part of these policies, the Contracting Parties shall strive to implement integrated management and bring about sustainable development of the marine and coastal environment. To this end, the Contracting Parties shall endeavour to:
Art.10.2.a (a) Formulate and implement plans and programmes at appropriate levels for the integrated management and sustainable development of the marine and coastal environment;
Art.10.2.b (b) Use environmental assessment and systematic observation as preventative and precautionary measures in the planning and implementation of projects;
Art.10.2.c (c) Encourage the preparation and use of methods of economic assessment of ecosystems and of marine and coastal ecosystems and of environmental goods and services at a national level;
Art.10.2.d (d) Integrate into a national plan and/or programme of integrated management and sustainable development sectoral plans in relation to coastal human settlements, aquaculture, industry, tourism, fisheries and ports that use or affect the coastal area;
Art.10.2.e (e) Adopt the use of an ecosystem approach in fisheries management measures;
Art.10.2.f (f) Promote the use of the best available techniques, including cleaner technologies appropriate to the conditions of the region, taking socio-economic factors into account;
Art.10.2.g (g) Promote the education, sensitization and participation of civil society and also the development of environmental information programmes regarding the marine and coastal environment;
Art.10.2.h (h) Establish protected coastal areas with the objective of maintaining biological integrity and diversity;
Art.10.2.i (i) Identify the habitats of living marine resources that contribute to the food security of coastal people and are of major socio-economic and ecological importance;
Art.10.2.j (j) Establish mechanisms, where appropriate, within their policies, plans and programmes for the integrated management of coastal areas, to review the problems arising from the assignation of uses and access to resources, from the coastal area, or from uses in which proper management is not observed.
Art.10.3 3. The Contracting Parties shall endeavour to include an assessment of possible environmental effects when planning any activity that involves the implementation of projects inside their territory that may, especially in coastal areas, cause pollution in the area within the scope of this Convention or cause significant or harmful environmental alterations to it.
Art.10.4 4. The Contracting Parties shall, in cooperation with the Executive Secretariat, work out methods for disseminating information on the assessment of the activities mentioned in the previous paragraph of this article.
Art.10.5 5. The Contracting Parties shall adopt appropriate measures to protect and preserve rare or vulnerable ecosystems in the area within the scope of this Convention, as well as the habitats of species with low populations or that are threatened or endangered. To this end, the Contracting Parties shall endeavour to establish protected areas. The establishment of such areas shall not affect the rights of the other Contracting Parties or of third party States. In addition, the Contracting Parties shall exchange information regarding the administration and management of such areas.