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the States concerned may request the other States to enter into negotia- 

 tions with a view to prescribing by agreement the necessary modifica- 

 tions in the measures of conservation. 



2. If no agreement is reached within a reasonable period of time, any 

 of the States concerned may again resort to the procedure contem- 

 plated by Article 9 provided that at least two years have elapsed from 

 the original award. 



Article 13 



1. The regulation of fisheries conducted by means of equipment em- 

 bedded in the floor of the sea in areas of the high seas adjacent to the 

 territorial sea of a State may be undertaken by that State where such 

 fisheries have long been maintained and conducted by its nationals, 

 provided that non-nationals are permitted to participate in such ac- 

 tivities on an equal footing with nationals except in areas where such 

 fisheries have by long usage been exclusively enjoyed by such nationals. 

 Such regulations will not, however, affecc the general status of the areas 

 as high seas. 



2. In this article, the expression "fisheries conducted by means of 

 equipment embedded in the floor of the sea" means those fisheries using 

 gear with supporting members embedded in the sea floor, constructed 

 on a site and left there to operate permanently or, if removed, restored 

 each season on the same site. 



s^ Article 14 



In Articles 1, 3j 4, 5, 6 and 8, the term "nationals" means fishing boats 

 or craft of any size having the nationality of the State concerned, ac-' 

 cording to the law of that State, irrespective of the nationality of the 

 members of their crews. 



Article 15 



This Convention shall, until 31 October 1958, be open for signature 

 by all States Members of the United Nations or of any of the special- 

 ized agencies, and by any other State invited by the General Assembly 

 of the United Nations to become a Party to the Convention. 



Article 16 



This Convention is subject to ratification. The instruments of rati- 

 fication shall be deposited with the Secretary-General of the United 

 Nations. 



Article 17 



This Convention shall be open for accession by any States belonging 

 to an}^ of the categories mentioned in Article 15. The instruments of 

 accession shall be deposited with the Secretary-General of the United 

 Nations. 



Article 18 



1. This Convention shall come into force on the thirtieth day follow- 

 ing the date of deposit of the twenty-second instrument of ratifica- 

 tion or accession with the Secretary-General of the United Nations. 



