Compilation of Key Documents of the Antarctic Treaty System
The Representatives,
Desiring to enhance the efficiency of the functioning of the Antarctic Treaty system;
Conscious of the benefits that a compilation of key documents of the Antarctic Treaty system could bring in that regard;
Decide:
1) to task the Antarctic Treaty Secretariat (“the Secretariat”) to compile, produce and distribute a “Compilation of Key Documents of the Antarctic Treaty System” (“the Compilation”);
2) that the Compilation will be a practical, pocket-sized, low cost, soft cover reference booklet containing the following texts:
- the Antarctic Treaty (“AT”), the Environmental Protocol to the AT, including its Final Act and its six Annexes, the Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (“CCAMLR”) including its Final Act, and the Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Seals (“CCAS”);
- the Rules of Procedure of the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (“ATCM”) and of the Committee for Environmental Protection (“CEP”);
- the Headquarters Agreement of the Secretariat in Buenos Aires;
- the Staff Regulations, Financial Regulations and mandate of the Secretariat, which is contained in Measure 1 (2003); and
- Decision 1 (1995) on Measures, Decisions and Resolutions;
3) that the Secretariat will also produce and distribute an insert for the Compilation including the following information:
- a list of Parties to the AT and its Environmental Protocol, CCAS and CCAMLR, with information on dates on accession, ratification, and entry into force; and
- a list of ATCMs, Special ATCMs, Antarctic Treaty Meetings of Experts and CEP meetings and their dates and locations;
4) that the Compilation will not contain other items or introductory and/or explanatory materials;
5) that the Compilation will be produced in the four official languages of the AT;
6) that the production of the Compilation will be without prejudice to any action with regard to a “Handbook of the Antarctic Treaty System”. However, the Secretariat is not required to take any action under Article 2, paragraph 2(k), of Measure 1 (2003) until so requested by the ATCM;
7) that the Compilation will be produced in time for distribution at ATCM XXXIV; and
8) that the Secretariat may produce updated versions of the Compilation and its insert when so requested by the ATCM.
The Representatives,
Desiring to enhance the efficiency of the functioning of the Antarctic Treaty system;
Conscious of the benefits that a compilation of key documents of the Antarctic Treaty system could bring in that regard;
Decide:
1) to task the Antarctic Treaty Secretariat (“the Secretariat”) to compile, produce and distribute a “Compilation of Key Documents of the Antarctic Treaty System” (“the Compilation”);
2) that the Compilation will be a practical, pocket-sized, low cost, soft cover reference booklet containing the following texts:
- the Antarctic Treaty (“AT”), the Environmental Protocol to the AT, including its Final Act and its six Annexes, the Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (“CCAMLR”) including its Final Act, and the Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Seals (“CCAS”);
- the Rules of Procedure of the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (“ATCM”) and of the Committee for Environmental Protection (“CEP”);
- the Headquarters Agreement of the Secretariat in Buenos Aires;
- the Staff Regulations, Financial Regulations and mandate of the Secretariat, which is contained in Measure 1 (2003); and
- Decision 1 (1995) on Measures, Decisions and Resolutions;
3) that the Secretariat will also produce and distribute an insert for the Compilation including the following information:
- a list of Parties to the AT and its Environmental Protocol, CCAS and CCAMLR, with information on dates on accession, ratification, and entry into force; and
- a list of ATCMs, Special ATCMs, Antarctic Treaty Meetings of Experts and CEP meetings and their dates and locations;
4) that the Compilation will not contain other items or introductory and/or explanatory materials;
5) that the Compilation will be produced in the four official languages of the AT;
6) that the production of the Compilation will be without prejudice to any action with regard to a “Handbook of the Antarctic Treaty System”. However, the Secretariat is not required to take any action under Article 2, paragraph 2(k), of Measure 1 (2003) until so requested by the ATCM;
7) that the Compilation will be produced in time for distribution at ATCM XXXIV; and
8) that the Secretariat may produce updated versions of the Compilation and its insert when so requested by the ATCM.
