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-- a commission of the Contracting Parties be estab- 

 lished, with an effective decision-making system, to imple- 

 ment the conservation standard and undertake actions neces- 

 sary to ensure the effective operation of the regime, 



— the commission develop, adopt and revise conserva- 

 tion measures, including total catches in the area as a whole 

 or in subareas defined on the basis of the range of specific 

 populations of Antarctic marine living resources; open and 

 closed seasons and areas, protected species; gear and effort 

 regulation and other steps necessary to fulfill the purposes 

 of the regime; 



-- a scientific committee be established to provide 

 the commission with independent and expert advice, analyses 

 and recommendations to the commission; 



— the scientific committee's functions include assess- 

 ment of the status and trends of the populations of Antarctic 

 marine living resources, analysis of data on the effects of 

 harvesting on populations of Antarctic marine living re- 

 sources, assessment of the effects of changes in harvesting 

 levels and proposed conservation measures and identification 



of research needs and development of proposals to meet such 

 needs; 



-- the commission publish the reports of the scientific 

 committee; 



-- a secretariat be established to serve the commis- 

 sion and scientific committee; 



— contracting parties be obligated to provide data 

 required by the commission and the scientific committee to 

 carry out their functions, including regular and detailed re- 

 porting on harvesting activities carried out by their nationals 

 and vessels; 



— any harvesting activities be carried out in such 

 fashion to take advantage of opportunities to collect needed 

 data on the impact of harvesting; 



— contracting parties be obligated to ensure compli- 

 ance with the provisions of the convention and measures 

 adopted by the commission; 



-- a system of international observation and inspec- 

 tion be established to oversee compliance with provisions of 

 the convention and measures adopted by the commission; 



