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(a) the regime should explicitly recognise the prime 

 responsibilities of the Consultative Parties in relation 

 to the protection and conservation of the environment in 

 the Antarctic Treaty area and the importance of the 

 measures recommended by the Consultative Parties to this 

 end; 



(b) the provisions of Article 4 of the Antcirctic Treaty shall 

 not be affected by the regime. It should ensure that the 

 principles embodied in Article 4 are safeguarded in 

 application to the marine areas south of 60 South latitude: 



(c) the regime should provide for the effective conservation 

 of the marine living resources of the Antarctic ecosystea 

 as a whole; 



(d) the regime should cover the area of specific competence 

 of the Antarctic Treaty; 



(e) the regime should, however, extend north of 60 South 

 latitude where that is necessary for the effective 

 conservation of species of the Antarctic ecosystem, 

 without prejudice to coastal state jurisdiction in that 

 area; 



(f) the regime should not apply to species already regulated 

 pursuant to existing international agreements but should 

 take into account the relationship of such species to 

 those species covered by the regime. 



