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3 Each Participating Government shall take all reasonable steps 

 towards the alleviation of pollution of the waters adjacent to the 



coast and ice shelves. 



Article VIII 



1 The areas of outstanding scientific interest listed in Annex B shall 

 be designated "Specifically Protected Areas" and shall be accorded 

 special protection by the Participating Governments m order to 

 preserve their unique natural ecological system. 



2. In addition to the prohibitions and measures of protection dealt 

 with in other Articles of these Agreed Measures, the Participating 

 Governments shall in Specially Protected Areas further prohibit : 



a) the collection of any native plant, except in accordance with 

 a permit ; 



b) the driving of any vehicle. 



3. A permit issued under Article VI shall not have effect within a 

 Specially Protected Area except in accordance with paragraph 4 

 of the present Article. 



4. A permit shall have effect within a Specially Protected Area 

 provided that : 



a) it was issued for a compelling scientific purpose which cannot 



be served elsewhere ; and 

 b) the actions permitted thereunder will not jeopardize the 



natural ecological system existing in that Area. 



Article IX 



1. Each Participating Government shall prohibit the bringing into 

 the Treaty Area of any species of animal or plant not indigenous 

 to that Area, except in accordance with a permit. 



2. Permits under paragraph 1 of this Article shall be drawn in terms 

 as specific as possible and shall be issued to allow the importation 

 only of the animals and plants listed in Annex C. When any such 

 animal or plant might cause harmful interference with the natural 

 system if left unsupervised within the Treaty Area, such permits 

 shall require that it be kept under controlled conditions and, after 

 it has served its purpose, it shall be removed from the Treaty Area 

 or destroyed. 



3. Nothing in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article shall apply to the 

 importation of food into the Treaty Area so long as animals and 

 plants used for this purpose are kept under controlled conditions. 



