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measures including any relaxation thereof to be taken as a 

 result of such study. Provided, however, that only the na- 

 tional sections of the Contracting Parties engaged in substan- 

 tial exploitation of such stock of fish may participate in such 

 decision and recommendation. The decisions and recom- 

 mendations shall be reported regularly to all the Contracting 

 Parties, but shall apply only to the Contracting Parties the 

 national sections of which participated in the decisions and 

 reconunendations. 



( iii ) Request the Contracting Party or Parties concerned to 

 report regularly the conservation measures adopted from 

 time to time with regard to the stocks of fish specified in the 

 Annex whether or not covered by conservation agreements 

 between the Contracting Parties, and transmit such informa- 

 tion to the other Contracting Party or Parties. 



(d) Consider and make recommendations to the Contracting 

 Parties concerning the enactment of schedules of equivalent 

 penalties for violations of this Convention. 



(e) Compile and study the records provided by the Contracting 

 Parties pursuant to Article VIII. 



(f ) Submit annually to each Contracting Party a report on the 

 Commission's operations, investigations and findings, with appro- 

 priate recommendations, and inform each Contracting Party, 

 whenever it is deemed advisa;ble, on any matter relating to the 

 objectives of this Convention. 



2. The Commission many take such steps, in agreement with the 

 Parties concerned, as will enable it to determine the extent to which 

 the imdertakings agreed to by the Parties under the provisions of 

 Article V, Section 2 and the measures recommended by the Commis- 

 sion under the provisions of this Article and accepted by the Parties 

 concerned have been effective. 



3. In the performance of its functions, the Commission shall, insofar 

 as feasible, utilize the technical and scientific services of, and informa- 

 tion from, official agencies of the Contracting Parties and their politi- 

 cal sub-divisions and may, when desirable and if available, utilize 

 the services of, and information from, any public or private institu- 

 tion or organization or any private individual. 



Article IV 



1. In making its recommendations the Commission shall be guided 

 by the spirit and intent of this Convention and by the considerations 

 below mentioned. 



(a) Any conservation measures for any stock of fish decided 

 upon under the provisions of this Convention shall be recom- 

 mended for equal application to all Parties engaged in substantial 

 exploitation of such stock. 



(b) With regard to any stock of fish which the Commission de- 

 termine reasonably satisfies all the following conditions, a recom- 

 mendation shall be made as provided for in Article III, Sec- 

 tion 1, (b). 



