1 DE AGOSTO DE 1997

1340-(209)

11—Marlins: Tetrapturus angustiroslris; Tetrapturus belone; Tetrapturus pfluegeri; Tetrapturus albidus; Tetrapturus audax; Tetrapturus georgei; Makaira mazara; Makaira indica; Makaira nigricans.

12 — Sail-fishes: Istiophorus platypterus; Isliophorus albicans.

13 — Swordfish: Xiphias gladius.

14 — Sauries: Scomberesox saurus; Cololabis saira; Cololabis adocetus; Scomberesox saurus scombroides.

15 — Dolphin:' Coryphaena hippurus; Coryphaena equiselis.

16 — Oceanic sharks: Hexanchus griseus; Cetorhinus maximus; family Alopiidae; Rhincodon typus; family Carcharhinidae; family Sphyrnidae; family lsurida.

17 — Cetaceans: family Phyeseteridae; family Balae-nopleridae; family Balaenidae; family Eschrichtiidae; family Monodontidae; family Ziphiidae; family Delphi-nidae.

ANNEX II

Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf

Article 1

In accordance with the provisions of article 76, a Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf beyond 200 nautical miles shall be established in conformity with the following articles.

Article 2

1 — The Commission shall consist of 21 members who shall be experts in the field of geology, geophysics or hydrography, elected by States Parties to this Convention from among their nationals, having due regard to the need to ensure equitable geographical representation, who shall serve in their personal capacities.

2 — The initial election shall be held as soon as possible but in any case within 18 months after the date of entry into force of this Convention. At least three months before the date of each election, the Secretary-General of the United Nations shall address a letter to the States Parties, inviting the submission of nominations, after appropriate regional consultations, within three months. The Secretary-General shall prepare a list in alphabetical order of all persons thus nominated and shall submit it to all the States Parties.

3 — Elections of the members of the Commission' shall be held at a meeting of States Parties convened by the Secretary-General at United Nations Headquarters. At that meeting, for which two thirds of the States Parties shall constitute a quorum, the persons elected to the Commission shall be those nominees who obtain a two-thirds majority of the votes of the representatives of States Parties present and voting. Not less than three members shall be elected from each geographical region.

4 — The members of the Commission shall be elected for a term of five years. They shall be eligible for re-election.

5 — The State Party which submitted the nomination of a member of the Commission shall defray the expenses of that member while in performance of Commission duties. The coastal State concerned shall defray the expenses incurred in respect of the advice referred to in article 3, paragraph 1, b), of this annex. The secretariat of the Commission shall be provided by the Secretary-General of the United Nations.

Article 3

1 — The functions of the Commission shall be:

a) To consider the data and other material submitted by coastal States concerning the outer limits of thé continental shelf in areas where those limits extend beyond 200 nautical miles, and to make recommendations in accordance with article 76 and the Statement of Understanding adopted on 29 August 1980 by the Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea;

b) To provide scientific and technical advice, if requested by the coastal State concerned during the preparation of the data referred to in subparagraph a).

2 — The Commission may co-operate, to the extent considered necessary and useful, with the Intergovernmental Océanographie Commission of UNESCO, the International Hydrographie Organization and other competent international organizations with a view to exchanging scientific and technical information which might be of assistance in discharging the Commission's responsibilities.

Article 4

Where a coastal State intends to establish, in accordance with article 76, the outer limits of its continental shelf beyond 200 nautical miles, it shall submit particulars of such limits to the Commission along with supporting scientific and technical data as soon as possible but in any case within 10 years of the entry into force of this Convention for that State. The coastal State shall at the same time give the names of any Commission members who have provided it with scientific and technical advice.

Article 5

Unless the Commission decides otherwise, the Commission shall function by way of subcommissions composed of seven members, appointed in a balanced manner taking into account the specific elements of each submission by a coastal State. Nationals of the coastal State making the submission who are members of the Commission and any Commission members who has assisted a coastal State by providing scientific and technical advice with respect to the delineation shall not be a member of the subcommission dealing with that submission but has the right to participate as a member in the proceedings of the Commission concerning the said submission. The coastal State which has made a submission to the Commission may send its representatives to participate in the relevant proceedings without the right to vote.

Article 6

1 — The subcommission shall submit its recommendations to the Commission.

2 — Approval by the Commission of the Recommendations of the subcommission shall be by a majority of two of Commission thirds members present and voting.

3 — The recommendations of the Commission shall be submitted in writing to the coastal State which made the submission and to the Secretary-General of the United Nations.