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(2) Subject to paragraph (3) of this Annex the prohibited zones 

 in relation to ships other than tankers shall be all sea areas within 

 50 miles from land with the following exceptions: 



(a) The Adriatic Zones 



Within the Adriatic Sea the prohibited zones off the coasts of 

 Italy and Yugoslavia respectively shall each extend for a distance 

 of 20 miles from land, excepting only the island of Vis. After the 

 expiration of a period of three years following the application of 

 prohibited zones to ships other than tankers in accordance' wnth 

 paragraph (2) of Article III the said zones shall each be extended 

 by a further 30 miles in w^idth unless the two Governments agree 

 to postpone such extension. In the event of such an agreement the 

 said Goveniments shall notify the Bureau accordingly not less 

 than three months before the expiration of such period of three 

 years, and the Bureau shall notify all Contracting Governments 

 of such agreement. 



( 6 ) The North Sea and A tlantic Zones 



The North Sea and Atlantic Zones shall extend for a distance of 

 100 miles from the coasts of the following countries : 



Belgium 



Denmark 



the Federal Kepublic of Germany 



Ireland 



the Netherlands 



the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 

 but not beyond the point where the limit of a 100-mile zone off the 

 west coast of Jutland intersects the limit of the 50-mile zone off the - 

 coast of Norway. 



(3) — {a) Any Contracting Government may propose — 



(i) the reduction of any zone off the coast of any of its ter- 

 ritories ; 



(ii) the extension of any such zone to a maximum of 100 miles 

 from any such coast, 

 by making a declaration to that effect and the reduction or extension 

 shall come into force after the expiration of a period of six months 

 after the declaration has been made, unless any one of the Contracting 

 Governments shall have made a declaration not less than two months 

 before the expiration of that period that its interests are affected either 

 by reason of the proximity of its coasts or by reason of its ships trad- 

 ing in the area, and that it does not accept the reduction or extension, 

 as the case may be. 



(5) Any declaration under this paragraph shall be made by a noti- 

 fication in w^ritin^ to the Bureau which shall notify all Contracting 

 Governments of the receipt of the declaration. 



