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an entitlement percentage may be decreased from one ten-year 

 period to the next. If a Party's entitlement upon the Agree- 

 ment's entry into force was fifty percent or more of the 

 annual permissible commercial catch, that entitlement could 

 be decreased by no more than ten percent at each ten year 

 interval. If an entitlement upon the Agreement's entry 

 into force was less than fifty percent, the periodic decrease 

 could be no more than five percent. Second, there is a 

 restriction applicable to the overall reduction of a Party's 

 original entitlement as a result of successive redeterminations, 

 This overall reduction may not exceed one-third of the 

 original entitlement. . 

 6 . Other Provisions 



a. Limited Access . For any Category A, B, or C stock, 

 the Agreement authorizes the establishment of a system for 

 limiting access to the fishery or restricting fishing to 

 certain vessels or fishermen. However, two conditions must 

 be satisfied first: (1) the system must be directly related 

 to conservation and must not be for the purpose of economic 

 allocation and (2) notwithstanding the Agreement's dispute 

 settlement provisions, the system must be expressly approved 

 by both Parties. 



b. Scientific Cooperation . The Agreement calls for the 

 Parties and the Commission to share scientific data involving 

 the work of the Commission. The Commission is authorized 



to collect statistics and make recommendations to the 



