Fish Stocks Agreement definition

Fish Stocks Agreement means the Agreement for the Implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks, adopted at New York on 4 August 1995;
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Fish Stocks Agreement means the Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 relating to the conservation and management of straddling fish stocks and highly migratory fish stocks done at New York on 4 December 1995 (a copy of the English text of which is set out in Schedule 1) and includes amendments to the Fish Stocks Agreement that are, or will become, binding on the Kingdom from time to time;
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Fish Stocks Agreement means the Agreement for the Implementation of the provision of the Law of the Sea on the conservation and management of straddling fish stocks and highly migratory fish stocks 1995;
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Examples of Fish Stocks Agreement in a sentence

  • Article 2(2) of the CFP and Article 3(1) of the Baltic Sea MAP also require a precautionary approach (per the United Nations Fish Stocks Agreement) as a basic requirement for EU fisheries management.

  • It can be said, however, that, increasingly, despite the inclusion of MSY in the LOSC, and in the 1995 UN Fish Stocks Agreement, there has been a clear trend away from relying on MSY, and surrounding it where necessary, with more demanding principles such as the precautionary approach, the ecosystem approach to fisheries management, and the protection of marine biodiversity.

  • One of the basic obligations set out in the FAO Compliance Agreement and the UN Fish Stocks Agreement is the requirement that a vessel should only be licensed where the flag state is able to exercise its responsibilities under those agreements.

  • The UN Fish Stocks Agreement in article 19.2 states: “Sanctions applicable in respect of violations shall be adequate in severity to be effective in securing compliance and to discourage violations wherever they occur and shall deprive offenders of the benefits accruing from their illegal activities.” This would require that penalty levels are sufficiently high to meet this requirement.It is important, therefore to provide for an adequately severe penalty in respect of such breaches.

  • Encouraged Signatory States to become contracting parties to global fisheries agreements such as the UN Fish Stocks Agreement (1995) and the FAO Compliance Agreement (1993) and to implement the FAO Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries (1995).

  • The obligation to maintain a record is set out in the FAO Compliance Agreement, the UN Fish Stocks Agreement as well as being promoted in the IPOA‐IUU.

  • It is treated separately as it is necessary todemonstrate under the UN Fish Stocks Agreement that such violations have been dealt with effectively.

  • This is justifiable from a legal point of view because the precautionary approach and the ecosystem approach to fisheries set higher standards than MSY, thus, a coastal State is not breaching the minimum obligations set out in article 61 of the LOSC , or for that matter, the UN Fish Stocks Agreement.

  • Pursuant to Article 6(2) of the 1995 UN Fish Stocks Agreement the absence of adequate scientific information is not to be used as a reason for postponing or failing to take conservation and management measures.

  • The BPA has its basis on the Seoul Oceans Declaration, LOSC, UN Fish Stocks Agreement, FAO Compliance Agreement, CBD, CITES, FAO Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries, WSSD, Johannesburg Plan of Implementation, Millennium Declaration.


More Definitions of Fish Stocks Agreement

Fish Stocks Agreement means the Agreement to Implement Certain Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea Relating to Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks of 4 December 1995;
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Fish Stocks Agreement means the Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 relating to the conservation and management of straddling fish stocks and highly migratory fish stocks done at New York on 4 December 1995 (a copy of the English text of which is set out in Schedule 1) and includes amendments to the Fish Stocks Agreement that are, or will become, binding on the Kingdom from time to time; "fisheries waters" means the territorial waters of the Kingdom, internal waters including lagoons, and such other waters over which the Kingdom of Tonga from time to time claims sovereign rights or jurisdiction with respect to the marine living resources by legislative enactment or by Royal Proclamation;
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Fish Stocks Agreement means the Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 relating to the Conservation and Management ofStraddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks, a copy of the English text of which is set out in Schedule 2.
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Related to Fish Stocks Agreement

  • Common Stock Purchase Agreement means an agreement among the Investor and/or PJC, Emergent and any Convertible Note Holder who accepts and exchanges all of its Convertible Notes in the Convertible Note Exchange Offer and elects to participate, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, pursuant to which Emergent will issue and sell (a) to the Investor and/or PJC, in the aggregate, 75,000,000 Shares at a price of $0.20 per share, and (b) to any Convertible Note Holder who accepts and exchanges all of its Convertible Notes in the Convertible Note Exchange Offer that so requests, for every $1,000.00 of principal amount of Convertible Notes that it tenders into the Convertible Note Exchange Offer, 500 Shares at a price of $0.20 per share; provided, that the aggregate maximum number of Shares to be so issued and sold to the Convertible Note Holders who accept and exchange all of their Convertible Notes in the Convertible Note Exchange Offer pursuant to the Common Stock Purchase Agreement shall not exceed 40,000,000.

  • Shareholder Agreement has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

  • SPS Agreement means the Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures which is a part of the WTO Agreement; Subheading means the first six digits in the tariff classification number under the HS; Territory means:

  • Shareholder Agreements has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.

  • Founder Shares Purchase Agreement shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.

  • TRIPS Agreement means the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights in Annex 1C to the WTO Agreement;

  • Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement means a written agreement between the Company and the Optionee evidencing the terms and restrictions applying to stock purchased under a Stock Purchase Right. The Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement is subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and the Notice of Grant.

  • Common Stock Agreement means an agreement executed by a Common Stockholder and the Company as contemplated by Section 5, below, which imposes on the shares of Common Stock held by the Common Stockholder such restrictions as the Board or Committee deem appropriate.

  • Stockholder Agreement means the Stockholder Agreement, dated as of August 29, 2003, among the Company and its stockholders, as amended and in effect from time to time.

  • Share Purchase Agreement has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

  • Standstill Agreement shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.03.

  • Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement means the Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement, dated September 7, 2008, between the Company and the United States Department of the Treasury.

  • Parent Agreement has the meaning given to it in Clause 12;

  • Exchange Agreement has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

  • Investors Agreement has the meaning set forth in Section 6.01(e).

  • Investor Rights Agreement means the Investor Rights Agreement, dated as of the date of this Agreement, between the Company and each of the Purchasers, in the form of Exhibit A hereto.

  • Company Acquisition Agreement has the meaning set forth in Section 5.04(a).

  • Share Transfer Agreement means the share transfer agreement, in the agreed form, between the partners in the Company;

  • Voting Agreement has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

  • Shareholders' Agreements shall have the meaning provided in Section 5.05.

  • Exchange Agreements means the GSK Exchange Agreement, the Pfizer Exchange Agreement and the SLP Exchange Agreement;

  • Company Rights Agreement shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.3.

  • Restricted Share Agreement means the agreement between the Company and the recipient of a Restricted Share which contains the terms, conditions and restrictions pertaining to such Restricted Shares.

  • IDR Transfer Agreement means an agreement to transfer, subject to the terms of Tariff, Part VI, section 237, Incremental Deliverability Rights to a party for the purpose of eliminating or reducing the need for Local or Network Upgrades that would otherwise have been the responsibility of the party receiving such rights. “Immediate-need Reliability Project” shall have the same meaning provided in the Operating Agreement.

  • Shareholders Agreement has the meaning set forth in the recitals.

  • Stock Purchase Agreement means the agreement between the Company and a Purchaser who acquires Shares under the Plan that contains the terms, conditions and restrictions pertaining to the acquisition of such Shares.