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Κύρωση της Συμφωνίας για τη διατήρηση των κητωδών του Εύξεινου Πόντου, της Μεσογείου και της παρακείμενης περιοχής του Ατλαντικού, της συναφούς προς τη Συμφωνία Τελικής Πράξης και των τροποποιήσεων που υιοθετήθηκαν από τη Σύνοδο των συμβαλλομένων στη Συμφωνία μερών με το Ψήφισμα Α/4.1 της 12ης Νοεμβρίου 2010.
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ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗΣ ΔΗΜΟΚΡΑΤΙΑΣ
Εκδίδομε τον ακόλουθο νόμο που ψήφισε η Βουλή: ΠΙΝΑΚΑΣ ΠΕΡΙΕΧΟΜΕΝΩΝ Άρθρο πρώτο Κύρωση Συμφωνίας Συμφωνία για τη διατήρηση των κητωδών του Εύξεινου Πόντου, της Μεσογείου και της παρακείμενης περιοχής του Ατλαντικού, της συναφούς προς τη Συμφωνία Τελικής Πράξης και των τροποποιήσεων που υιοθετήθηκαν από τη Σύνοδο των συμβαλλομένων στη Συμφωνία μερών με το Ψήφισμα Α/4.1 της 12ης Νοεμβρίου 2010 Άρθρο Ι Πεδίο εφαρμογής, ορισμοί και ερμηνεία Άρθρο ΙΙ Σκοπός και μέτρα διατήρησης Άρθρο ΙΙΙ Σύνοδος των Συμβαλλόμενων Μερών Άρθρο IV Γραμματεία της Συμφωνίας Άρθρο V Συντονιστικές Μονάδες Άρθρο VI Το Προεδρείο Άρθρο VII Επιστημονική Επιτροπή Άρθρο VIII Επικοινωνία και υποβολή εκθέσεων Άρθρο ΙΧ Οικονομικές ρυθμίσεις Άρθρο Χ Τροποποίηση της Συμφωνίας Άρθρο ΧΙ Επίπτωση της παρούσας Συμφωνίας στη νομοθεσία και τις διεθνείς Συμβάσεις Άρθρο XII Επίλυση διαφορών Άρθρο XIII Υπογραφή, επικύρωση, αποδοχή, έγκριση ή προσχώρηση Άρθρο ΧΙV Έναρξη ισχύος Άρθρο ΧV Επιφυλάξεις Άρθρο ΧVΙ Καταγγελία Άρθρο ΧVII Θεματοφύλακας
ΠΑΡΑΡΤΗΜΑ 1
ΕΝΔΕΙΚΤΙΚΟΣ ΚΑΤΑΛΟΓΟΣ ΤΩΝ ΚΗΤΩΔΩΝ ΤΟΥ ΕΥΞΕΙΝΟΥ ΠΟΝΤΟΥ ΓΙΑ ΤΑ ΟΠΟΙΑ ΙΣΧΥΕΙ Η ΣΥΜΦΩΝΙΑ
ΠΑΡΑΡΤΗΜΑ 2 ΣΧΕΔΙΟ ΔΙΑΤΗΡΗΣΗΣ
Τελική Πράξη της Διαπραγματευτικής Συνόδου για την υιοθέτηση της Συμφωνίας για τη διατήρηση των κητωδών του Εύξεινου Πόντου, της Μεσογείου και της παρακείμενης περιοχής του Ατλαντικού ΨΗΦΙΣΜΑ Α/4.1ΤΡΟΠΟΠΟΙΗΣΕΙΣ: ΕΠΕΚΤΑΣΗ ΤΟΥ ΓΕΩΓΡΑΦΙΚΟΥ ΠΕΔΙΟΥ ΕΦΑΡΜΟΓΗΣ ΤΟΥ ACCOBAMS Άρθρο δεύτερο Αρμόδια αρχή Άρθρο τρίτο Εξουσιοδοτικές διατάξεις Άρθρο τέταρτο Έναρξη ισχύος Άρθρο πρώτο Κύρωση Συμφωνίας Κυρώνονται και έχουν την ισχύ, που ορίζει η παρ. 1 του άρθρου 28 του Συντάγματος, η Συμφωνία για τη διατήρηση των κητωδών του Εύξεινου Πόντου, της Μεσογείου και της παρακείμενης περιοχής του Ατλαντικού και η συναφής στη Συμφωνία Τελική Πράξη, που υπογράφηκαν στο Μονακό στις 24 Νοεμβρίου 1996, καθώς και οι τροποποιήσεις που υιοθετήθηκαν από τη Σύνοδο των συμβαλλομένων στη Συμφωνία μερών στις 12 Νοεμβρίου 2010 στο Μονακό με το Ψήφισμα Α/4.1, το κείμενο των οποίων, σε πρωτότυπο στην αγγλική γλώσσα και σε μετάφραση στην ελληνική γλώσσα, έχει ως εξής: Agreement on the Conservation of Cetaceans of the Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea and contiguous Atlantic Area AGREEMENT ON THE CONSERVATION OF CETACEANS OF THE BLACK SEA, MEDITERRANEAN SEA AND CONTIGUOUS ATLANTIC AREA The Parties, Recalling that the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals, 1979, encourages international coͲoperative action to conserve migratory species; Recalling further that the third meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention, held in Geneva in September 1991, urged Range States to collaborate with a view to concluding, under the Convention's auspices, a multilateral agreement for the conservation of small cetaceans of the Mediterranean and Black Seas; Recognizing that cetaceans are an integral part of the marine ecosystem which must be conserved for the benefit of present and future generations, and that their conservation is a common concern; Recognizing the importance of integrating actions to conserve cetaceans with activities related to the socioͲeconomic development of the Parties concerned by this Agreement, including maritime activities such as fishing and the free circulation of vessels in accordance with international law; Aware that the conservation status of cetaceans can be adversely affected by factors such as degradation and disturbance of their habitats, pollution, reduction of food resources, use and abandonment of nonͲselective fishing gear, and by deliberate and incidental catches; Convinced that the vulnerability of cetaceans to such threats warrants the implementation of specific conservation measures, where they do not already exist, by States or regional economic integration organizations that exercise sovereignty and/or jurisdiction over any part of their range, and by States, flag vessels of which are engaged outside national jurisdictional limits in activities that may affect the conservation of cetaceans; Stressing the need to promote and facilitate coͲoperation among States, regional economic integration organizations, intergovernmental organizations and the non governmental sector for the conservation of cetaceans of the Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea, the waters whichinterconnect these seas, and the contiguous Atlantic area; Convinced that the conclusion of a multilateral agreement and its implementation through coͲordinated, concerted actions will contribute significantly to the conservation of cetaceans and their habitats in the most efficient manner, and will have ancillary benefits for other species; Acknowledging that, despite past or ongoing scientific research, knowledge of the biology, ecology, and population dynamics of cetaceans is deficient, and that it is necessary to develop coͲ Acknowledging further that effective implementation of such an agreement will require that assistance be provided, in a spirit of solidarity, to some Range States for research, training, and monitoring of cetaceans and their habitats, as well as for the establishment or improvement of scientific and administrative institutions; Recognizing the importance of other global and regional instruments of relevance to the conservation of cetaceans, signed by many Parties, such as the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling, 1946; the Convention for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea against Pollution, 1976, its related protocols and the Action Plan for the Conservation of Cetaceans in the Mediterranean Sea adopted under its auspices in 1991; the Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats, 1979; the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, 1982; the Convention on Biological Diversity, 1992; the Convention for the Protection of the Black Sea against Pollution, 1992; and the Global Plan of Action for the Conservation, Management and Utilization of Marine Mammals of the United Nations Environment Programme, adopted in 1984; as well as initiatives of inter alia the General Fisheries Council for Mediterranean, the International Commission for Scientific Exploration of the Mediterranean, and the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas, Have agreed as follows: Article I Scope, Definitions and Interpretation
a) The geographic scope of this Agreement, hereinafter referred to as the "Agreement area", is constituted by all the maritime waters of the Black Sea and the Mediterranean and their gulfs and seas, and the internal waters connected to or interconnecting these maritime waters, and of the Atlantic area contiguous to the Mediterranean Sea west of the Straits of Gibraltar.For the purpose of this Agreement: Ͳ the Black Sea is bounded to the southwest by the line joining Capes Kelaga and Dalyan (Turkey); Ͳ the Mediterranean Sea is bounded to the east by the southern limits of the Straits of the Dardanelles between the lighthouses of Mehmetcik and Kumkale (Turkey) and to the west by the meridian passing through Cape Spartel lighthouse, at the entrance to the Strait of Gibraltar; and Ͳ the contiguous Atlantic area west of the Strait of Gibraltar is bounded to the east by the meridian passing through Cape Spartel lighthouse and to the west by the line joining the lighthouses of Cape St. Vicente (Portugal) and Casablanca (Morocco). b) Nothing in this Agreement nor any act adopted on the basis of this Agreement shall prejudice the rights and obligations, the present and future claims or legal views of any State relating to the law of the sea or to the Montreux Convention of 20 July 1936 (Convention concernant le régime des détroits), in particular the nature and the extent of marine areas, the delimitation of marine areas between States with opposite or adjacent coasts, freedom of navigation on the high seas, the right and the modalities of passage through straits used for international navigation and the right of innocent passage in territorial seas, as well as the claiming, contending or disputing any claim to national sovereignty or jurisdiction.
This Agreement applies to all cetaceans that have a range which lies entirely or partly within the Agreement area or that accidentally or occasionally frequent the Agreement area, an indicative list of which is contained in Annex 1 to this Agreement.
For the purpose of this Agreement: a) "Cetaceans" means animals, including individuals, of those species, subspecies or populations of Odontoceti or Mysticeti; b) "Convention" means the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals, 1979; c) "Secretariat of the Convention" means the body established under Article IX of the Convention; d) "Agreement secretariat" means the body established under Article III, paragraph 7, of this Agreement; e) "Scientific Committee" means the body established under Article III, paragraph 7, of this Agreement; f) "Range" means all areas of water that a cetacean inhabits, stays in temporarily, or crosses at any time on its normal migration route within the Agreement area. g) "Range State" means any State that exercises sovereignty and/or jurisdiction over any part of the range of a cetacean population covered by this Agreement, or a State, flag vessels of which are engaged in activities in the Agreement area which may affect the conservation of cetaceans; h) "Regional economic integration organization" means an organization constituted by sovereign States which has competence in respect of the negotiation, conclusion and application of international agreements in matters covered by this Agreement; i) "Party" means a Range State or a regional economic integration organization for which this Agreement is in force; j) "SubͲregion", depending on the particular context, means either the region comprising the coastal States of Black Sea or the region comprising the coastal States of the Mediterranean Sea and the contiguous Atlantic area; any reference in the Agreement to the States of a particular subͲregion shall be taken to mean the States which have any part of their territorial waters within that subͲregion, and States, flag vessels of which are engaged in activities which may affect the conservation of cetaceans in that subͲregion; and k) "Habitat" means any area in the range of cetaceans where they are temporarily or permanently resident, in particular, feeding areas, calving or breeding grounds, and migration routes.
This Agreement is an agreement within the meaning of Article IV, paragraph 4, of the Convention.
The annexes to this Agreement form an integral part thereof, and any reference to the Agreement includes a reference to its annexes. Article II Purpose and Conservation Measures
Parties shall take coͲordinated measures to achieve and maintain a favourable conservation status for cetaceans.To this end, Parties shall prohibit and take all necessary measures to eliminate, where this is not already done, any deliberate taking of cetaceans and shall coͲ operate to create and maintain a network of specially protected areas to conserve cetaceans.
Any Party may grant an exception to the prohibition set out in the preceding paragraph only in emergency situations as provided for in Annex 2, paragraph 6, or, after having obtained the advice of the Scientific Committee, for the purpose of nonͲlethal in situ research aimed at maintaining a favourable conservation status for cetaceans. The Party concerned shall immediately inform the Bureau and the Scientific Committee, through the Agreement secretariat, of any such exception that has been granted. The Agreement secretariat shall inform all Parties of the exception without delay by the most appropriate means.
In addition, Parties shall apply, within the limits of their sovereignty and/or jurisdiction and in accordance with their international obligations, the conservation, research and management measures prescribed in Annex 2 to this Agreement, which shall address the following matters: a) adoption and enforcement of national legislation; b) assessment and management of humanͲcetacean interactions; c) habitat protection; d) research and monitoring; e) capacity building, collection and dissemination of information, training and education; and f) responses to emergency situations. Measures concerning fisheries activities shall be applied in all waters under their sovereignty and/or jurisdiction and outside these waters in respect of any vessel under their flag or registered within their territory.
In implementing the measures prescribed above, the Parties shall apply the precautionary principle.
The Meeting of the Parties shall be the decisionͲmaking body of this Agreement.
The Depositary shall convene, in consultation with the Secretariat of the Convention, a session of the Meeting of the Parties to this Agreement not later than one year after the date of its entry into force.Thereafter, the Agreement secretariat shall convene, in consultation with the Secretariat of the Convention, ordinary sessions of the Meeting of the Parties at intervals of not more than three years, unless the Meeting of the Parties decides otherwise.
The Agreement secretariat shall convene an extraordinary session of the Meeting of the Parties on the written request of at least two thirds of the Parties.
The United Nations, its Specialized Agencies, the International Atomic Energy Agency, any State not a Party to this Agreement, secretariats of other global and regional conventions or agreements concerned inter alia with the conservation of cetaceans, and regional or subͲ regional fisheries management organizations with competence for species found temporarily or permanently resident in the Agreement area may be represented by observers in sessions of the Meeting of the Parties.Any other agency or body technically qualified in the conservation of cetaceans may be represented at sessions of the Meeting of the Parties by observers, unless at least one third of the Parties present object.Once admitted to a session of the Meeting of the Parties, an observer shall continue to be entitled to participate in future sessions unless one third of the Parties object at least thirty days before the start of the session.
Only Parties have the right to vote. Each Party shall have one vote. Regional economic integration organizations which are Parties to this Agreement shall exercise, in matters within their competence, their right to vote with a number of votes equal to the number of their member States which are Parties to the Agreement. A regional economic integration organization shall not exercise its right to vote if its member States exercise theirs and vice versa.
All decisions of the Meeting of the Parties shall be adopted by consensus except as otherwise provided in Article X of this Agreement.However, if consensus cannot be achieved in respect of matters covered by the annexes to the Agreement, a decision may be adopted by a two thirds majority of the Parties present and voting.In the event of a vote, any Party may, within one hundred and fifty days, notify the Depositary in writing of its intention not to apply the said decision.
At its first session, the Meeting of the Parties shall: a) adopt its rules of procedure; b) establish an Agreement secretariat to perform the secretariat functions listed in Article IV of this Agreement; c) designate in each subͲregion, within an existing institution, a CoͲordination unit to facilitate implementation of the measures prescribed in Annex 2 to this Agreement; d) elect a Bureau as provided for in Article VI; e) establish a Scientific Committee, as provided for in Article VII; and f) decide on the format and content of Party reports on the implementation of the Agreement, as provided for in Article VIII. area and the habitats which are important to their survival, as well as the factors which may affect them unfavourably; b) review the progress made and any difficulties encountered in the implementation of this Agreement on the basis of the reports of the Parties and of the Agreement secretariat; c) make recommendations to the Parties as it deems necessary or appropriate and adopt specific actions to improve the effectiveness of this Agreement; d) examine and decide upon any proposals to amend, as may be necessary, this Agreement; e) adopt a budget for the next financial period and decide upon any matters relating to the financial arrangements for this Agreement; f) review the arrangements for the Agreement secretariat, the CoͲordination units and the Scientific Committee; g) adopt a report for communication to the Parties to this Agreement and to the Conference of the Parties of the Convention; h) agree on the provisional time and venue of the next meeting; and i) deal with any other matter relating to implementation of this Agreement. Article IV Agreement Secretariat
Subject to the approval of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention, an Agreement secretariat shall be established within the Secretariat of the Convention.If the Secretariat of the Convention is unable, at any time, to provide this function, the Meeting of the Parties shall make alternative arrangements.
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