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Article X 



1. The Contracting Parties agree, in order to carry out faithfully 

 the provisions of this Convention, to cooperate with each other in 

 taking appropriate and effective measures and accordingly agree as 

 follows : 



(a) When a fishing vessel of a Contracting Party has been 

 found in waters in which that Party has agreed to abstain from 

 exploitation in accordance with the provisions of this Convention, 

 the duly authorized officials of any Contracting Party may board 

 such vessel to inspect its equipment, books, documents, and other 

 articles and question the persons on board. 



Such officials shall present credentials issued by their respec- 

 tive Government if requested by the master of the vessel. 



(b) When any such person or fishing vessel is actually engaged 

 in operations in violation of the provisions of this Convention, 

 or there is reasonable ground to believe was obviously so engaged 

 immediately prior to boarding of such vessel by any such official, 

 the latter may arrest or seize such person or vessel. In that case, 

 the Contracting Party to which the official belongs shall notify 

 the Contracting Party to which such person or vessel belongs of 

 such arrest or seizure, and shall deliver such vessel or persons as 

 promptly as practicable to the authorized officials of the Contract- 

 ing Party to which such vessel or person belongs at a place to be 

 agreed upon by both Parties. Provided, however, that when the 

 -Contracting Party which receives such notification cannot im- 

 mediately accept delivery and makes request, the Contracting 

 Party which gives such notification may keep such person or vessel 

 under surveillance within its own territory, under the conditions 

 agreed upon by both of the Contracting Parties. 



(c) Only the authorities of the Party to which the above-men- 

 tioned person or fishing vessel belongs may try the offense and 

 impose penalties therefor. The witnesses and evidence necessary 

 for establishing the offense, so far as they are under the control 

 of any of the Parties to this Convention, shall be furnished as 

 promptly as possible to the Contracting Party having jurisdiction 

 to try the offense. 



2. With regard to the nationals or fishing vessels of one or more 

 Contracting Parties in waters with respect to which they have agreed 

 to continue to carry out conservation measures for certain stocks of 

 fish in accordance with the provisions of this Convention, the Con- 

 tracting Parties concerned shall carry out enforcement severally or 

 jointly. In that case, the Contracting Parties concerned agree to re- 

 port periodically through the Commission to the Contractmg Party 

 which has agreed to abstain from the exploitation of such stocks of 

 fish on the enforcement conditions, and also, if requested, to provide 

 opportunity for observation of the conduct of enforcement. 



3. The Contracting Parties agree to meet, during the sixth year of 

 the operation of this Convention, to review the effectiveness of the 

 enforcement provisions of this Article and, if desirable, to consider 

 means by which they may more effectively be carried out. 



