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Researcher: 
Mitchell
Treaty Name and Text
Agreement Name: 
Agreement For The Establishment Of The Indo-Pacific Fisheries Commission
Alternative Treaty Names: 
Agreement for the Establishment of the Asia-Pacific Fishery Commission; APFIC
Possible Sources (additional): 
60 UNTS 1952; FAO-FI-704; ECOLEX-2427; ; RS-VI:2732; Burhenne, Sand
Treaty Text: 
Agreement For The Establishment Of The Indo-Pacific Fisheries Commission
Agreement For The Establishment Of The Indo-Pacific Fisheries Commission
Agreement For The Establishment Of The Indo-Pacific Fisheries Commission
Signature/Entry into Force/Termination
Signature Date (yyyy-mm-dd): 
1948-02-26
Signature Year: 
1948
Signature Place: 
Baguio
Signature-2nd bilateral: 
Entry into force (EIF) Date: 
1948-11-09
Terminated?
Term Date: 
Treaty Type
Multilateral / Bilateral / Other - New: 
Multilateral (3 or more governments)
Agreement Type Level 3: 
Agreement
E (environment) Code (agreement is environmental or not): 
Environmental
Source for E (environmental) code: 
Title
Text used for E (environmental) coding: 
Agreement For The Establishment Of The Indo-Pacific Fisheries Commission
Specific words used to code agreement as E (environmental): 
commission/fish/indo-pacific
Lineage
Lineage: 
Asian Pacific Fisheries
Sequence: 
100.000
Secretariat and auspices
Secretariat: 
APFIC Secretariat
Org Auspices: 
FAO; Concluded under Article XIV of the FAO Constitution
Legacy
Hidden fields
Version: 
2007.10
AmendProtToB: 
2624
AmendProtToC: 
2624
AmendProtToType: 
Agreement
Inclusion Auto-Generated: 
MEA - Multilateral Environmental Agreements
Subject: 
Species/Fauna/Fish/Organization/Region
Category: 
ENV/FISH
Coded Text: 
x
Lang1: 
EN.txt
Deletable
Treaty Text (legacy)
Short Name: 
APFIC
Core Filename: 
1948-IndoPacificFisheries
Lang2: 
AA19761105.EN.txt
Lang3: 
AA19781111.EN.txt
Source (URL) for text of treaty: 
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/other/dfat/treaties/1949/4.html
Notes (incl. non-URL source for text): 
To keep fishery resources under review; to formulate and recommend conservation and management measures; to keep under review the economic and social aspects of fishing; to encourage training and research.; Concluded under Article XIV of the FAO Constitution; Asia-Pacific Fishery Commission (APFIC), formerly Indo-Pacific Fishery Commission of FAO. Amended in 1952, 1955, 1958, 1961, 1977 and 1993. The 1976 amendment changed the title from Indo-Pacific Fisheries Council to Indo-Pacific Fishery Commission
Date text posted to IEA: 
200502
Member Code: 
AUS,BGD,CHN,KHM,FRA,IND,IDN,JPN,KOR,MYS,MMR,NPL,NZL,PAK,PHL,LKA,THA,GBR,USA,VNM,
Members: 
Australia, Bangladesh, China, Cambodia, France, India, Indonesia, Japan, Republic of Korea (South), Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, New Zealand, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States of America, Vietnam,
OrigMEAgrees: 
1
Related Accord Relationship: 
O
Related Accord Date: 
1948-02-26
Related Accord Name: 
Agreement for the Establishment of the Indo-Pacific Fisheries Commission