Agreement Between The Government Of Australia And The Government Of The People's Republic Of China For The Protection Of Migratory Birds And Their Environment
Source: Giordano
THE GOVERNMENT OF AUSTRALIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA (hereinafter referred to as the Contracting Parties):
CONSIDERING that birds constitute an important element in the natural environment and are also important natural resources of great value in carrying on scientific, cultural, artistic, recreational and economic activities;
RECOGNISING the existence of special international concern for the protection of migratory birds ;
NOTING the existence of bilateral and multilateral agreements for the protection of migratory birds ;
CONSIDERING that many species of birds that are known to be migratory occur in Australia and in the People's Republic of China;
DESIRING to co-operate in the protection of migratory birds and their environment;
HAVE REACHED THE FOLLOWING AGREEMENT as a result of friendly discussions:
Article I
1. In this Agreement, the term "migratory birds " means:
(a) Birds for which there is reliable evidence of migration between the two countries from the recovery of bands or other markers; and
(b) Birds which are jointly determined by the competent authorities of the Contracting Parties to migrate between the two countries on the basis of published reports, photographs and other information.
However, migratory birds known to have been introduced by man to either country shall be excluded.
2. (a) The species recognised as migratory birds in accordance with paragraph 1 of this Article are listed in the Annex to this Agreement.
(b) The competent authorities of the Contracting Parties shall, from time to time, review the Annex. If they consider it necessary, the Contracting Parties may amend it by mutual arrangement.
(c) The Annex shall be considered amended ninety days after the date upon which each Party informs the other in a diplomatic note that it accepts the amendments.
Article II
1. Each Contracting Party shall prohibit the taking of migratory birds and their eggs. However, exceptions to that prohibition may be permitted in accordance with the laws and regulations in force in each country in the following cases:
(a) for scientific, educational, propagative or other specific purposes not inconsistent with the objectives of this Agreement;
(b) for the purpose of protecting persons or property;
(c) during hunting seasons established in accordance with paragraph 3 of this Article; and
(d) to allow the hunting and gathering of specified migratory birds or their eggs by the inhabitants of specified regions who have traditionally carried on such activities for their own food, clothing or cultural purposes, provided that the population of each species is maintained in optimum numbers and that adequate preservation of the species is not prejudiced.
2. Each Contracting Party shall prohibit any sale, purchase or exchange of migratory birds or their eggs, whether they are alive or dead, or of the products thereof or their parts, except those taken in accordance with paragraph 1 of this Article.
3. Each Contracting Party may establish seasons for hunting migratory birds taking into account the maintenance of annual reproduction required for the survival of those birds .
Article III
1. Each Contracting Party shall encourage exchanges of data and publications regarding research on migratory birds .
2. The Contracting Parties shall encourage the formulation of joint research programs on migratory birds .
3. Each Contracting Party shall encourage the conservation of migratory birds , especially those species in danger of extinction.
Article IV
Each Contracting Party shall endeavour, in accordance with its laws and regulations in force, to:
(a) establish sanctuaries and other facilities for the management and protection of migratory birds and also of their environment; and
(b) take appropriate measures to preserve and enhance the environment of migratory birds . In particular, each Contracting Party shall:
(i) seek means to prevent damage to migratory birds and their environment, and
(ii) endeavour to take such measures as may be necessary to restrict or prevent the importation and introduction of animals and plants which are hazardous to the preservation of migratory birds and their environment.
Article V
Upon the request of either of the Contracting Parties, the Contracting Parties shall hold consultations regarding the operation of this Agreement.
Article VI
1. This Agreement shall enter into force on the day upon which both Contracting Parties have notified each other that their respective constitutional and other requirements necessary to give effect to this Agreement have been complied with. It shall remain in force for fifteen years and shall continue in force thereafter until terminated in accordance with the provisions in paragraph 2 of this Article.
2. Either Contracting Party may, by giving one year's notice in writing, terminate this Agreement at the end of the initial fifteen year period or at any time thereafter.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned, being duly authorized thereto by their respective Governments, have signed this Agreement.
Done in duplicate, at Canberra, on twenty October, 1986 in the English and Chinese languages, both texts being equally authentic.
FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF AUSTRALIA
[Signed:]
S RYAN
FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA:
[Signed:]
DONG ZHIYONG
ANNEX
1. Streaked Shearwater Puffinus leucomelas (Calonectris leucomelas)
2. Sooty Shearwater Puffinus griseus
3. Leach's Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma leucorhoa
4. White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus
5. Red-footed Booby Sula sula
6. Brown Booby Sula leucogaster
7. Great Frigatebird Fregata minor
8. Andrew's Frigatebird Fregata andrewsi
9. Least Frigatebird Fregata ariel
10. Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis (Ardeola ibis)
11. Great Egret Egretta alba
12. Eastern Reef Egret Egretta sacra
13. Yellow Bittern Ixobrychus sinensis
14. Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus
15. Garganey Anas querquedula
16. Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata
17. White-bellied Sea-Eagle Haliaeetus leucogaster
18. Sarus Crane Grus antigone
19. Red-legged Crake Rallina fasciata
20. Corncrake Crex crex
21. Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus
22. Painted Snipe Rostratula benghalensis
23. Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola
24. Lesser Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica
25. Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
26. Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius
27. Mongolian Plover Charadrius mongolus
28. Large Sand-Plover Charadrius leschenaultii
29. Caspian Plover Charadrius asiaticus
30. Little Curlew Numenius borealis (Numenius minutus)
31. Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
32. Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
33. Eastern Curlew Numenius madagascariensis
34. Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
35. Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
36. Redshank Tringa totanus
37. Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
38. Greenshank Tringa nebularia
39. Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
40. Common Sandpiper Tringa hypoleucos
41. Grey-tailed Tattler Tringa incana (Tringa brevipes)
42. Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus (Tringa terek)
43. Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
44. Asian Dowitcher Limnodromus semipalmatus
45. Latham's Snipe Capella hardwickii (Gallinago hardwickii)
46. Pin-tailed Snipe Capella stenura (Gallinago stenura)
47. Swinhoe's Snipe Capella megala (Gallinago megala)
48. Red Knot Calidris canutus
49. Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris
50. Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis
51. Long-toed Stint Calidris subminuta
52. Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata
53. Dunlin Calidris alpina
54. Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea
55. Sanderling Crocethia alba (Calidris alba)
56. Broad-billed Sandpiper Limicola falcinellus
57. Ruff Philomachus pugnax
58. Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
59. Grey Phalarope Phaloropus fulicarius
60. Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum
61. Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus
62. White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucoptera
63. Black Tern Chlidonias niger
64. Caspian Tern Hydropogne tschegrava (Hydroprogne caspia)
65. Common Tern Sterna hirundo
66. Black-naped Tern Sterna sumatrana
67. Bridled Tern Sterna anaethetus
68. Little Tern Sterna albifrons
69. Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis (Sterna bengalensis)
70. Common Noddy Anous stolidus
71. Oriental Cuckoo Cuculus saturatus
72. White-throated Needletail Hirundapus caudacutus
73. Fork-tailed Swift Apus pacificus
74. Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
75. Greater Striated Swallow Hirundo striolata
76. Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
77. Yellow-headed Wagtail Motacilla citreola
78. Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
79. White Wagtail Motacilla alba
80. Great Reed-Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus
81. Arctic Willow Warbler Phylloscopus borealis
