The Representatives,
Recalling Articles 3, 5 and 6 of Annex V to the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty providing for the designation of Antarctic Specially Protected Areas (“ASPA”) and approval of Management Plans for those Areas;

Recalling

• Measure 2 (1997), which designated the Cape Evans Historic Site and its environs as Specially Protected Area (”SPA”) No 25 and annexed a management plan for the site;
• Decision 1 (2002), which renamed and renumbered SPA 25 as Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 155;
• Measure 2 (2005), which adopted a revised management plan for ASPA 155;

Noting that the Committee for Environmental Protection has endorsed a revised Management Plan for ASPA 155;

Desiring to replace the existing Management Plan for ASPA 155 with the revised Management Plan;

Recommend to their Governments the following Measure for approval in accordance with paragraph 1 of Article 6 of Annex V to the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty:

That:

1. the revised Management Plan for Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 155: Cape Evans, Ross Island, which is annexed to this Measure, be approved; and
2. all prior Management Plans for ASPA No 155, namely those annexed to:
- Measure 2 (1997); and
- Measure 2 (2005);

shall cease to be effective.