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Article 3 



A State whose nationals arc engaged in 

 flsliing any stock or stocks of fish or other 

 living marine resources in any area of the 

 high seas where the nationals of other States 

 are not thus engaged shall adopt, for its own 

 nationals, measures in that area when neces- 

 sary for the purpose of the conservation of 

 the living resources aflected. 



Article 4 



1. If the nationals of two or more States 

 are engaged in fishing the same stock or 

 stocks of fish or other living marine re- 

 sources in any area or areas of the high seas, 

 these States shall, at the request of any of 

 them, enter into negotiations with a view 

 to prescribing by agreement for their na- 

 tionals the necessary measures for the con- 

 servation of the living resources affected. 



2. If the States concerned do not reach 

 agreement within twelve months, any of the 

 parties may initiate the procedure contem- 

 plated by article 9. 



Article 5 



1. If, subsequent to the adoption of the 

 measures referred to in articles 3 and 4, na- 

 tionals of other States engage in fishing the 

 same stock or stocks of fish or other living 

 marine resources in any area or areas of the 

 high seas, the other States shall apply the 

 measures, which shall not be discriminatory 

 in form or in fact, to their own nationals 

 not later than seven months after the date 

 on which the measures shall have been no- 

 tified to the Director-General of the Food 

 and Agriculture Organization of the United 

 Nations. The Director-General shall notify 

 such measures to any State which so requests 

 and, in any case, to any State specified by the 

 State initiating the measure. 



2. If these other States do not accept the 

 measures so adopted and if no agreement 

 can be reached within twelve months, any 



of the interested parties may initiate the pro- 

 cedure contemplated by article 9. Subject 

 to paragrajjh 2 of article 10, the measures 

 adopted shall remain obligatory pending the 

 decision of the special commission. 



Article 6 



1. A coastal State has a special interest in 

 the maintenance of the productivity of the 

 living resources in any area of the high seas 

 adjacent to its territorial sea. 



2. A coastal State is entided to take part 

 on an equal footing in any system of research 

 and regulation for purposes of conservation 

 of the living resources of the high seas in 

 that area, even though its nationals do not 

 carry on fishing there. 



3. A State whose nationals are engaged 

 in fishing in any area of the high seas adja- 

 cent to the territorial sea of a coastal State 

 shall, at the request of that coastal State, 

 enter into negotiations with a view to pre- 

 scribing by agreement the measures neces- 

 sary for the conservation of the living re- 

 sources of the high seas in that area. 



4. A State whose nationals are engaged in 

 fishing in any area of the high seas adjacent 

 to the territorial sea of a coastal State shall 

 not enforce conservation measures in that 

 area which are opposed to those which have 

 been adopted by the coastal State, but may 

 enter into negotiations with the coastal State 

 with a view to prescribing by agreement 

 the measures necessary for the conservation 

 of the living resources of the high seas in 

 that area. 



5. If the States concerned do not reach 

 agreement with respect to conservation 

 measures within twelve months, any of the 

 pardes may initiate the procedure contem- 

 plated by article 9. 



Article 7 



I. Having regard to the provisions of 

 paragraph i of article 6, any coastal State 

 may, with a view to the maintenance of the 



