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Article VI 



In the event that it shall come to the attention of any of the Con- 

 tracting Parties that the nationals or fishing vessels of any country 

 which is not a Party to this Convention appear to affect adversely the 

 operations of the Commission or the carrying out of the objectives of 

 this Convention, such Party shall call the matter to the attention of 

 other Contracting Parties. All the Contracting Parties agree upon 

 the request of such Party to confer upon the steps to be taken towards 

 obviating such adverse effects or relieving any Contracting Party 

 from such adverse effects. 



Article VII 



1. The Annex to this Convention shall be considered amended from 

 the date upon which the Commission receives notification from all the 

 Contracting Parties of acceptance of a recommendation to amend the 

 Annex made by the Commission in accordance with the provisions of 

 Article III, Section 1 or of the Protocol to this Convention. 



2. The Commission shall notify all the Contracting Parties of the 

 date of receipt of each notification of acceptance of an amendment 

 to the Annex. 



Article VIII 



The Contracting Parties agree to keep as far as practicable all 

 records requested by the Commission and to furnish compilations of 

 such records and other information upon request of the Commission. 

 No Contracting Party shall be required hereunder to provide the 

 records of individual operations. 



Article IX 



1. The Contracting Parties agree as follows : 



(a) With regard to a stock of fish from the exploitation of 

 which any Contracting Party has agreed to abstain, the nationals 

 and fishing vessels of such Contracting Party are prohibited 

 from engaging in the exploitation of such stock of fish in waters 

 specified in the Annex, and from loading, processing, possessing, 

 or transporting such fish in such waters. 



(b) With regard to a stock of fish for which a Contracting 

 Party has agreed to continue to carry out conservation measures, 

 the nationals and fishing vessels of such Party are prohibited 

 from engaging in fishing activities in waters specified in the 

 Annex in violation of regulations established under such con- 

 servation measures. 



2. Each Contracting Party agreed, for the purpose of rendering 

 effective the provisions of this Convention, to enact and enforce neces- 

 sary laws and regulations, with regard to its nationals and fishing 

 vessels, with appropriate penalties against violations thereof and to 

 transmit to the Commission a report on any action taken by it with 

 regard thereto. 



