Antarctic Specially Managed Area No 6 (Larsemann Hills, East Antarctica): Revised Management Plan

The Representatives,

Recalling Articles 4, 5 and 6 of Annex V to the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty, providing for the designation of Antarctic Specially Managed Areas (“ASMA”) and approval of Management Plans for those Areas;
Recalling
Measure 2 (2007), which designated Larsemann Hills, East Antarctica as ASMA 6 and annexed a Management Plan for the Area;
Measure 15 (2014), which adopted a revised Management Plan for ASMA 6;
Noting that the Committee for Environmental Protection (“CEP”) has endorsed a revised Management Plan for ASMA 6;
Desiring to replace the existing Management Plan for ASMA 6 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 Managed Area No 6 (Larsemann Hills, East Antarctica), which is annexed to this Measure, be approved; and

2. the Management Plan for Antarctic Specially Managed Area No 6 annexed to Measure 15 (2014) be revoked.