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plionis that tliey agree to seek for Lake Superior and Lake Hiiron 

 (including the St. Marys River). Pending such agreement, such limi- 

 tations on municipal and industrial phosphorus discharges as may be 

 required by regulatory agencies to meet loading obiectives or to pre- 

 vpnt and control eutrophication problems in Lake Superior and Lake 

 Huron shall apply. Any more comprehensive findings resulting from 

 the study by the International Joint Commission of water quality in 

 these lakes shall be taken into account as soon as possible. 

 ■9. Commission Recommendations. The Parties shall take into ac- 

 count, as soon as available, the recommendations of the International 

 Joint Commission made pursuant to its study of pollution from agri- 

 cultural, forestry and other land use activities, in order to develop and 

 implement appropriate programs for control of inputs of phosphorus 

 from these sources. 



10. Monitoring. The Parties, in cooperation with the State and 

 Provincial Governments and with the International Joint Commis- 

 sion, shall continue to monitor the extent of eutrophication in the 

 Great Lakes System and the progress being made in reducing or pre- 

 venting it. They shall consult periodically to exchange the results of 

 research and to pursue proposals for additional programs to control 

 eutrophication. 



11. jSuhmission of Information. The International Joint Commis- 

 sion shall be given information at least amiually, in accordance with 

 procedures established by the Commission in consultation with the 

 Parties and with the State and Provincial Governments, concerning : 



(a) Total reductions in gross inputs of phosphorus achieved 

 as a result of the programs implemented pursuant to this Annex ; 



(b) Anticipated reductions in gross inputs of phosphorus for 

 the succeeding twelve months. 



12. Review and Modification. In connection with the first compre- 

 hensive joint review of the operation and effectiveness of the Agree- 

 ment conducted in accordance with paragraph 3 of Article IX thereof, 

 the effects of phosphorus control programs on the Great Lakes System 

 shall be reviewed and further modifications in the programs under- 

 taken pursuant to this Annex shall be considered. 



Annex 3 



vessel design, construction and operation 



1. Definitions. As used in this Annex : 



(a) "Discharge" means the introduction of oil and hazardous 

 polluting substances, including oily bilge-water, into receiving 

 waters and includes, but is not limited to, any spilling, leaking, 

 pumping, pouring, emitting or dumping : it does not include un- 

 avoidable direct discharges of oil from a properly functioning 

 vessel engine; 



(b) "Harmful quantity of oil" means any quantity of oil that, 

 if discharged into receiving waters, would produce a film or sheen 

 upon, or discoloration of, the surface of the water or adjoining 

 shoreline, or that would cause a sludge or emulsion to be deposited 

 beneath the surface of the water or upon the adjoining shoreline ; 



