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ing from damage to or loss of the national's fishing vessel or fishing 

 gear, pursuant to a signed written agreement between such nationals 

 to submit such claim to the Board for arbitration. 



2. The following Articles or Paragraphs of this Agreement shall 

 not apply to arbitration proceedings unless the arbitration agreement 

 provides otherwise: Article 1(3), Article 1(4). Article II, Article III, 

 Article IV, Article VI, Article VIII, Article IX, Article X(2), 

 Article X (3) , and Article XII. 



Article VI 



Each Board shall, as soon as possible after the end of a calendar 

 year, send to the two Governments a short report concerning the claims 

 it has handled and of the results which have been obtained. 



Article VII 



The appropriate authorities of the two Governments will encourage 

 their nationals to use, in the first instance, the Board to settle claims 

 resulting from damage to fishing vessels and fishing gear. 



Article VIII 



1. In considering those claims which arise subsequent to the entry 

 into force of this Agreement, the Board shall be guided by the pro- 

 visions of the rules set forth in the Annex or Annexes hereof. The 

 xlnnex or Annexes form an integral pai't of this Agreement. 



2. The two Governments shall encourage their fishermen to follow, 

 insofar as practicable, the rules set forth in the Annex or Annexes. 



3. The competent authorities of one Government may notify the 

 competent authorities of the other Government of concentrations or 

 probable concentrations known to them of fishing vessels or fishing 

 gear. A competent authority receiving such notification shall take 

 such steps as are practicable to inform vessels flying the flag of its 

 country of such concentrations. 



4. Within areas in w^hich one of the Governments has jurisdiction 

 over fisheries, it may make special rules and exemptions from rules 

 dealing with identification and marking of fishing vessels and gear, 

 with signals to be used by fishing vessels, with the marking of nets, 

 lines and other gear, and with rules governing the operation of ves- 

 sels or gear which by reason of their size or type operate or are set 

 only in coastal waters, provided that there shall be no discrimination 

 in form or in fact against vessels of the other country. Before making 

 rules and exemptions hereunder in respect to areas in which vessels 

 of the other country operate, the Government shall inform the other 

 Government of its intentions and consult if the other Government so 

 wishes. 



5. At the request of either Government, representatives of the two 

 Governments shall meet to review the operation of an Annex or of 

 any provision of an Annex and to consider proposals for revision. 

 The provisions of an Annex may be modified at any time by mutual 

 consent. 



