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2. The Annexes to these Agreed Measures shall form an integral part 

 thereof, and all references to the Agreed Measures shall be con- 

 sidered to include the Annexes. 



Article II 



For the purposes of these Agreed Measures : 



a) "Native mammal" means any member, at any stage of its life 

 cycle, of any species belonging to the Class Mammalia 

 indigenous to the Antarctic or occurring there through natural 

 agencies of dispersal, excepting whales ; 



b) "native bird" means any member, at any stage of its life cycle 

 (including eggs), of any species of the Class Aves indigenous 

 to the Antarctic or occurring there through natural agencies 

 of dispersal ; 



c) "native plant" means any kind of vegetation at any stage of 

 its life cycle (including seeds), indigenous to the Antarctic 

 or occurring there through natural agencies of dispersal; 



d) "appropriate authority" means any person authorised by a 

 Participating Government to issue permits under these Agreed 

 Measures ; 



e) "permit" means a formal permission in writing issued by an 

 appropriate authority ; 



f ) "participating government" means any Government for which 

 these Agreed Measures have become effective in accordance 

 with Article XIII of these Agreed Measures. 



Article III 



Each Participating Government shall take appropriate action to 

 carry out these Agreed Measures. 



Article IV 



The Participating Governments shall prepare and circulate to 

 members of expeditions and stations information to ensure under- 

 standing and observance of the provisions of these Agreed Measures, 

 setting forth in particular prohibited activities, and providing lists of 

 specially protected species and specially protected areas. 



Article V 



The provisions of these Agreed Measures shall not apply in cases of 

 extreme emergency involving possible loss of human life or involving 

 the safety of ships or aircraft. 



Article VI 



1. Each Participating Government shall prohibit within the Treaty 

 Area the killing, wounding, capturing or molesting of any native 

 mammal or native bird, or any attempt at any such act, except in 

 accordance with a permit. 



2. Such permits shall be drawn in terms as specific as possible and 

 issued only for the following purposes : 



