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(a) to promote research for the study of the sea, particularly with respect to the sea's living resources;

(b) to draw up research programs;

(c) to publish the results.

These functions must be carried out in the Atlantic Ocean and especially in the North Atlantic. The International Council conducts its business through a number of committees and working groups; at present there are 12 standing committees, each of which deals with a specific area or with a specific topic. A Consultative Committee co-ordinates their activities. In addition to its committee structure, ICES has a Bureau with certain executive functions and a Secretariat with about 18 full-time officials. Apart from co-ordinating the research work of its member states, the Council's main activities are:

(a) the collection and publication of hydrographic data;

(b) the standardization of research methods;

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89. Off. Doc. A/CONF. 13/8, p. 32.

90. English text in National Legislation and Treaties Relating to the Law of the Sea, ST/LEG/SER/18, p. 565 et seq. The Convention was ratified by Poland on 25 October 1973, by the USSR on 20 February 1974, by the GDR on 20 March 1974, by Sweden on 29 April 1974, by Denmark on 6 May 1974, by Finland on 1 July 1974, by the FRG on 6 October 1977 (note the apparent delay in ratification by the FRG is accounted for by the fact that the procedures for ratification by that state are particularly complicated and time consuming).

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96. Although Art. II explicitly excludes internal waters, the Commission agreed thatTAC's for the whole Baltic and for each fisheries zone are based on the stocks of the entire sea including internal maritime waters, with the understanding that this is without prejudice to Art. II of the Convention as to the limits of the Convention area. IBSFC, Proceedings of the Fifth Session, op.cit., supra note 46.

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101. Serial No. 5 Doc. I/S/74/3. Art. VII (3,2) reads as follows:

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142. Text in United Nations Legislative Series in National Legislation and Treaties Relating to the Law of the Sea, Doc. ST/LEG/SR.B/18, pp. 520–522. See also: G. Reintanz, “The Baltic Sea – Special Pollution Problems”, in R. Churchill et al. eds., New Directions in the Law of the Sea, vol. III, loc.cit. supra note 19.

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151. E.g., Norway, Act No. 91 of 17 December 1976 establishing the economic zone (ST/LEG/SER.B/19, 13 June 1978, p. 254), the FRG, Proclamation of the Federal Republic of Germany in the North Sea of 21 December 1976; ibid. p. 219. See, The Evolving Limit of Coastal Jurisdiction, published by the Government of Iceland, Reykjavik, June 1974. See, for the states' practice Cf. National Legislation and Treaties relating to the Territorial Sea, the Contiguous Zone, the Continental Shelf, the High Seas and to Fishing and Conservation of the Living Resources of the Sea (ST/LEG/SER.B/15); National Legislation and Treaties relating to the. Law of the Sea (ST/LEG/SER.B/16;E/F.74.V.2); National Legislation and Treaties relating to the Law of the Sea (ST/LEG/SER.B/18); also National Legislation and Treaties relating to the Law of the Sea (ST/LEG/SER.B/19 preliminary).

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157. IBSFC, Second Session, op. cit., supra note 106.

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161. E.g. Decree of the Council of Ministers of Poland of 26 May 1978 on the delimitation of the outer limits of the Polish exclusive fisheries zone. Dz. U. [Official Gazette] 1978 no. 13, item 57.

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166. See Carroz, J.E. and Savini, M.H., “The New Fisheries Policy Emerging from Bilateral Agreements”, 3 Marine Policy (1979) p; 38CrossRefGoogle Scholar;

167. Law of 7 June on the rights of foreigners to fish in Swedish exclusive fisheries zone, published on 25 June 1979, Svensk Forfattningssamling (1979) item 183 amending Law 1977: 1138 op. cit. supra note 164.

168. E.g., the Decree of the Minister of Foreign Trade and Marine Economy of 28 December 1978 on delimitation of total allowable catch of some species of fish in the Polish exclusive fisheries zone in 1979. (Official Gazette of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Marine Economy No. 10, item 53). Also see Danish Decrees No. 654 of 27 December 1977 on TAC in the Danish Fisheries Zone, No. 106 of 23 March 1977, No. 156 of 22 April 1977 and No. 28 of 26 January of 1978 on changes in limitation of TAC in the Baltic and the Belts.

169. The notion of “functional rights” and “functional sovereignty” give rise to some dispute in a doctrine of international law. Especially, the theory of functional sovereigntygenerates differing views. See Straburzynski, A., “Funkcjonalny podzia uprawnien panstw nadbrzeznych na obszarach morskich” [The Functional Division of the States' Rights on Marine Areas], Polska i Swiat [Poland and the World] (1978)Google Scholar; idem, Uprawnienia panstw nadbrzeznych w dziedzinie ekspoatacji morza [The Rights of the Coastal States in the Field of Exploitation of the Sea] (Gdansk 1980); Riphagen, W., “Some Reflections on ‘Functional Sovereignty’”, NYJL (1975) p. 121 et seqGoogle Scholar.

170. Straburzynski, , “Funkcjonalny ”, loc. cit., supra note 168, p. 523Google Scholar.

171. E.g., the Decree of the Presidium of the Soviet of the USSR of 10 December 1976 op. cit. supra note 158 stipulates that in the zone up to 200 nautical miles from the baseline, the USSR exercises “sovereign rights over fish and other living resources for the purposes of their exploration, exploitation, and conservation. The FRG Law of 1978 on the Establishment of the Exclusive Fisheries Zone in the Baltic Sea op. cit, supra note 158 describes these rights as “sovereign rights for the purpose of conservation and utilization offish stock” (Article 1). The GDR in its Decree of 1978 on the Establishment of the Exclusive Fisheries Zone in the Baltic Sea states that the rights exercised are “sovereign rights for the purpose of exploration, conservation, utilization of fish stock and other living resources and their utilization” (Article 4). The only Polish law establishing the exclusive fisheries zone does not describe the kinds of rights, exercised by the state in its area, and indicates in the Preamble the purpose of the law as being “the intensification of the conservation of living resources in waters adjacent to the coast of the Polish People's Republic and to ensure their rational utilization”, Law on the Establishment of the Polish Exclusive Fisheries Zone of 1977 op. cit. supra, note 158.

172. E.g., Swedish law of 8 December 1974, op.cit., supra note 164, “each person is guilty” who violates Swedish fisheries law. According to Polish law of 17 December 1977, op.cit., supra note 158 “the master of the foreign fishing vessel is guilty”, the GDR Law provices that a person “who violates the law on fisheries is guilty”, Law of 13 October 1977, op. cit., supra note 164. See also Soviet Decree of 10 December 1976, op. cit., supra note 158 and the Decision No. 163 of the Council of Ministers of 25 March 1977, op. cit., supra note 164.

173. E.g., in accordance with para. 10 of the Law of 13 October 1978 on Fishing in the Exclusive Fisheries Zone of the GDR, op.cit., supra note 164.

174. E.g., Soviet Decree of 10 December 1976, op.cit., supra note 158; Swedish law of 8 December 1977 op.cit., supra note 164.

175. E.g. the Danish Law No. 210 of 19 May 1971 on international regulations on fisheries provides only the sanction of fines. Cf. para. 11 of the Law of 13 October 1978 on Fishing in the Exclusive Fisheries Zone of the GDR, op.cit., supra, note 164, which provides for Disciplinary penalties and reprimands.

176. See, e.g., Soviet Decree of 10 December 1976, op.cit., supra, note 158 the Decision of the Supreme Soviet of 22 March 1977 of the USSR on the system for the Applicaion of Article 7 of the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR on the Provisional Measures to Protect the Living Resources and Regulate Fishing in the Coastal Waters of the USSR, English text in ST/LEG/SER.B/19 p. 270 and the Decision No. 174 of 25 February 1977 of the Council of Ministers of the USSR, ST/LEG/SER.B/19, p. 266. Forfeiture of fishing vessel and of catch of fish (even in cases where some doubt exists as to whether the catch was illegally caught) is provided by the Danish law of 1971, op.cit., supra note 175.

177. E.g., Article 7 of the Decision of the Supreme Soviet of 22 March 1977, op.cit.,supra note 176.

178. Ibid., and Polish law of 17 December 1977, Art. 9, op. cit., supra note 158.

178a. Member States of ICNAF established a 200 mile exclusive fisheries zone and denounced the Convention. The same procedure was adopted by the EEC Member States in order to enter as the EEC. A new Convention for the North-West Atlantic was negotiated in Ottawa in 1977 and it opened for signing on 24 October 1978 and entered into force on 1 January 1979. The Member States of the EEC acceded to the Convention as the EEC. The new Convention established a new international body: North-West Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO).

It has four main organs:

(a) the General Council,

(b) the Scientific Council,

(c) the Fisheries Commission,

(d) the Secretariat.

All the Member States are members of the General Council. It is responsible for administrative and financial matters. The same rule applied to the Scientific Council. The Commission recommends the conservation measures relating to the area beyond the 200 mile limit outside the jurisdiction of the Member States (convention area). The Commission while making recommendations takes into account the regulations applied by the Member States within their national jurisdiction due to interdependence of stocks. Text of the Convention in: Official Journal of the European Communities, 15 November 1979.

The North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC) was also adjusted to the new conditions (extension of the fisheries zones and the membership of the EEC). The EEC Member States applied to be replaced by the EEC. The Eastern European Members objected. As a way of protest against this decision, the EEC Member States denounced the Convention. It was a purely political act, not a legal one. The NEAFC went on acting without the EEC Member States (Sweden and Norway also denounced their membership) but since the EEC Member States are engaged in fishing in the Convention area to a great extent, the NEAFC's activities have come to a standstill.

Diplomatic Conferences were organized, in order to agree these views, e.g., in London on 3 March 1978. This Diplomatic Conference in particular adopted some new provisions relating to the functions of the NEAFC. These were provisions concerning the power to take recommendations relating to fisheries within the 200 mile exclusive fisheries zone, viz. under national jurisdiction. The condition of adopting such a recommendation is a unanimous vote of the states concerned. Eventually the Convention was signed in September 1980, but has not yet entered into force. See also: J.E. Carroz, ”Les Problemes de la Peche a la Conference sur le Droit de la Mer et dans les Practiques des Etats”, 3 RGDIP (1980) pp. 738 et seq.

Thus these two Commissions are of special interest in that they recently managed to adjust their structure and competence to the new trends in the law of the sea. In particular they dealt successfully with the legal problems arising in connection with the extension of fisheries zones by their member states up to 200 mile limits, and with those arising from the membership of trie EEC as an entity in itself in replacement of the EEC member states individually due to the transfer of powers in their field by member states to the EEC in the field of fisheries.

179. IBSFC, Third Session, op.cit., supra note 102.

180. Meeting of the Representatives of the States party to the Convention on Fishing and Conservation of the Living Resources of the Baltic Sea and the Belts, Warsaw, 22–26 June 1981.

181. Draft Amendments would replace Article VIII(3) of the Gdansk Convention, which reads: ”Each Contracting State shall have one vote in the Commission. Decisions and recommendations of the Commission shall be taken by a two-thirds majority of votes of Contracting States present and voting at the meeting” with the following wording:

“Each Contracting State shall have one vote in the Commission. Decisions and recommendations of the Commission shall be taken by a two-thirds majority of votes of the Contracting States, present and voting at the meeting, provided however, that recommendations relating specifically to areas under the fisheries jurisdiction of one or more Contracting States require an affirmative vote by the State or States concerned.”

182. Article XI 5 of the Draft Amendments.

183. Article XI 4(a) of the Draft Amendments.

184. Article XI 4(b) of the Draft Amendments.

185. Thus, the existing Article IX reads:

“1) It shall be the duty of the Commission:

a) to keep under review the living resources of the fisheries in the Convention area by collecting, aggregating, analysing and disseminating statistical data, for example concerning catch, fishing effort, and other information.

b) to work out proposals with regard to coordination of scientific research and concerning measures referred to in Article X for consideration of the Contracting States.”

Under the proposed amendments, these sub-paragraphs would read:

“a) to coordinate the management of the living resources in the Convention area by collecting, aggregating, analysing and disseminating statistical data, for example concerning catch, fishing effort and other information.

b) to promote coordination, as appropriate, of scientific research and, when desirable, of joint programmes of such research in the Convention area.”

186. Thus the proposed amendments would delete Article X(9) of the Gdansk Convention (see above section 7.2).

187. Article X(f) of Draft Amendments.

188. Article XIII of Draft Amendments.

189. Among the EEC Member States, the Common Fisheries policy originated in Regulations2141/70 and 2142/70, now codified as EEC No. 100/76 and 101/76 OJEC 19, L 20 (January 28, 1976) which came into force at the beginning of 1971. These Regulations had no practical consequence for the Baltic Sea Fisheries. The external effect of the Common Fisheries Policy (transfer of competence vis-a-vis third states in fisheries matters by the EEC Member States to the EEC) became effective in 1977. This question in general exceeds the framework of this study, on this subject see in particular: Koers, A., “The External Authority of the EEC in Regard to Marine Fisheries”, 14 Common Market Law Review (1977) No. 3, p. 269Google Scholar; Churchill, R., “Revision of the EEC's Common Fisheries Policy”, Part I and Part II, European Law Review, vol. 5, Nos. 1 and 2, 1980Google Scholar. Hardy, M., “The Fisheries Policy of the European Communities”, in Miles, E. and Gamble, J.K., eds., Law of the Sea Conference Outcomes and Problems of Implementation (Rhode Island 1977) p. 3 et seqGoogle Scholar. idem, “External Aspects of the Fisheries Policy of the European Community”, and Koers, A. “Internal Aspects of the Fisheries Policy of the European Community”, both in Johnston, D.M., ed., Regionalization of the Law of the Sea (Hawaii 1978) p. 81 et seqGoogle Scholar.

190. Cases 3, 4 and 6/76. Furthermore on 14 July 1976, the European Court of Justice gave a decision to the effect that the Community has competence to adopt conservation measures., including quotas, and to negotiate and conclude international agreements with respect to fishing on the high seas. In 1977 the Council adopted several Regulations relating to conservation measures, see in Internal Aspects of the Fisheries Policy of the European Community “ in D.M. Johnston, ed., Regionalization p. 81 et seq., loc.cit. supra note 189.

191. This Resolution has not been published in the (EC) OJ, but was as published in Bull. E.C. 10–1976, points 1503–1505; It was also agreed that, through concerted action, member states would establish a 200 mile exclusive fisheries Limit in the North Sea and the Atlantic as from 1 January 1977. The Baltic Sea was not included in this agreement. These zones are under Community management. The actual extension of fishing limits is a matter for the member states and is outside the powers of the Community. Thus, the exclusive fisheries zones of Denmark and the FRG, without actually losing their national character, are under the common Community management. Denmark and the FRG first extended their fisheries zones in the North Sea and the North Atlantic in accordance with the EEC agreement. Of its own accord, Denmark extended its limits off its Baltic, Kattegat, and Skagerrak coast, as did the FRG off its Baltic Coast. (With regard to Denmark's extensions in the North Sea and North Atlantic, see law no. 597 of 17 December 1976 on the Fishing Territory of the Kingdom of Denmark, Order No. 598 of 21 December 1976 on the Fishing Territory of the Faroes, and Notice No. 629 of 22 December 1976 on the Fishing Territory of Greenland, Lovtidende PT. A (1976) pp. 1631,1632, 1694, and 1695. With regard to extension of the Danish zone off Kattegat and Skagerrak on 1 January 1978, see Notice 639 of 22 December 1977 on the Fishing Territory of Denmark, Lovtidende PT.A (1977) p. 1768 and off its Baltic coasts, see, op. cit. supra note 158. With regard to the FRG's extension of its zone in the North Sea, see Proclamation of the FRG on the Establishment of a Fisheries Zone of the Federal Republic of Gennany in the North Sea of 21 December 1976, Bundesgesetsblatt Pt. II 29 December 1976, p. 1999, and the extension of the FRG fisheries zone in the Baltic Sea, see op. cit., supra note 158.) On the basis of this resolution, the EEC concluded two agreements with Sweden. The first general framework agreement grants mutual fishing rights. Article I states that each Party shall grant access to fishing vessels of the other party to fish within its area of fisheries jurisdiction. The second relates to the reproduction of salmon in the Baltic Sea. The EEC fish for salmon in the Swedish fisheries zone on the legal basis, of the framework agreement on fishing. The Agreement on salmon refers only to financial contribution on the part of the EEC to Sweden in relation to the promotion of young salmon. Sweden expends considerable sums in that respect and since the EEC participates in salmon fishing in the Swedish Zone, the parties agreed to take joint financial responsibility. EEC Regulation No. 2209/80 of the Council relating to the Conclusion of the Agreement on Fisheries and the Government of Sweden (EC) OJ No. L. 226 of 29 August 1980. Information on the entry into force (EC) OJ NO. L. 226 of 29 August 1980. Council Regulation (EEC) No. 2210/80 of 27 June 1980 on the conclusion of the agreement between the Community and the Government of Sweden on certain measures on Promotion of the Reproduction of Salmon in the Baltic Sea (EC) OJ No. L. 226 of 29 August 1980. For information on the entry into force of this Agreement, see (EC) OJ No, L lll, of 23 April 1981.

192. IBSFC, Fifth Session, op.cit., supra note 14.

193. According to Art. XFV, the Contracting Party cannot withdraw from the Convention until five years from the date of its entry into force, i.e., 25 July 1979, since this date a Contracting Party may rotify its intention to withdraw with effect from 31 December of the year following the year during which the notification of withdrawal was given.

194. Whilst at present the Eastern European Baltic States are withholding recognition of the EEC as a separate entity in the context of its application for membership of the Gdansk Convention, they indicated at the meeting of the representatives of the member states in June, 1981 op. cit. supra note 180, in Warsaw that they would be prepared to reconsider their position in this respect.