THE STATUS OF ATCM RECOMMENDATION

The Representatives,

Conscious of the significant number of measures* adopted by previous Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meetings;

Desiring to clarify which of these measures, whether approved or not, still require action by the Parties;

Recognising that some of these measures are spent as a result of the passing of a specific event, or of time;

Recognising also that the review of measures is an ongoing process required to maintain an accurate record of the instruments of the ATCM, and their content if relevant;

Decide that,
- the measures listed in Annex A are spent, and, as such, these measures will require no further action by the Parties; and
- the Parties will continue the review of measures adopted at ATCM I to XXIV, on an informal basis intersessionally so that further consideration can be undertaken at ATCM XXVI concerning which other measures may be considered spent, superseded or otherwise obsolete.

*Note: measures previously adopted under Article IX of the Antarctic Treaty were described as recommendations up to ATCM XIX (1995).