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CHAPTER Chapter XII. Navigatlon

TITlE I. Convention on the International lIariti .. e Organ"ati"n Geneva, 6 Maroh IS48

CONVENTION

ON THE

INTERGOVERNMENTAL MARITIME

CONSULTATIVE ORGANIZATION

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The Sta:tes. partie. to the prosant Convention hereby

establish the -Intergovernmental Maritime Consultative Organi­

zation (hereinafter referred to as lithe Organization").

PART I

Purposes of the Organization'

.f,.rtlc1 ,:l 1

The purposes of the Organization are:

(a) to provide machinery for co-operntion among , Governments 1n the field of governmental regulation

and practices relating to technical matters of all

kinds affect1ng shipping engaged in international trade.

and to encourage the general adoption of the highest

practicable standards in matters concerning maritime

safety and efficiency of navigation;

(b) to Slncourage the removal of discrim1natory action ,and

unnecessarY restrictions by Governments affecting

shipping engaged in international trade so as to

promote the availability ot shipping services to th6

eommerce of the world without discrimination;

assistance and encouragement given by a Government tor

the development of Its national shipplng and tor

purposes of secur1ty does not in itself constitute

discrimination, provided that such assistance and

encouragement i~ not based on measures designed to

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restrlpt the freedom of shipping of all flags to take

part in Internatfonal trade;

(0) to ,provide for the consideration by the Organization of

matters concerning. unfair restrictive practices by

shipping conc~rns in accordance with Part II;

(d) to provide for the consideration by the Organization of

any matters con?ernlng shipping that may be referred to

it by any organ or Specialized Agency of the United ,

Nations;

(e) to provide for the exchange of information among

Governments on matters under consideration by the

Organization.

PART II

Functions

Article 2

The functions of the Organization shall be consultative and

advisory.

Article 3

In order to achieve the purposes set out in P~rt It the

functions of the Organization shall bel-

(a)

( b)

Ie)

subject to the provisions of Article 4, to ponsider and make recommendations upon matters arising under Article 1 (a), (b) and (c) that may be remitted -to it by Members by any organ or Specialized Agency of the United Nations or by any other intergovernmental organization or upon matters referred to it under Article l(d);

to provide for the drafting of conventions, agreements, or other sUitable Instrwnents, and to recommend these to GoverrJDents and to intergovernmental organizations, and- to convene such conferences as may be necessary;

to/provide machinery for consultation among Members and the exchange of inforDW.tion amon!!, r.overnments.

Artiele 4

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In those matters which appear to the Organization capable

ot settlement through the normal processes at international

sh1pping business the organization shall 80 r.ecollllllend. When,

in the opinion of the Organization, any matter concerning unfair

restrictive practices by shipping concerns 1s incapable of

settlement through the normal processes of international shipping

business, or has 1n fact so pro~ed,-and provided it shall first

have b'een the subject of direct ne'gotiations between the Members

concerned, the Organization shall, at the request ot one of those

Members, consider the matter.

PART III

Membership

Article 5' ~embershlp in the Organization shall be open to all States,

subject to the provisions of Part III.

Article 6'

Members of the United Nations may become Members of the

Organization by becoming parties to the Convention in accordance (

with the provisions of Article ;7. Article 7

States not Members of the United Nations which have b~en

invited to send representa~ives to the United Nations Maritime

Conference convened in Gen(!v;). (,..1 the 19th February t94B, may

become Members- by becoming parties t'o the Convention in accordanoe

with the provisions of Article ;7.

Article B

Any State not entitled.-.to become a Member under Article

6 or 7 may apply through the Secretary-General ot the

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-Organization to becume, a Member and shall be admitted. as

a Member upon .its ~com1ng a party to the Convention tn·

accordance with the provisions ot Article 'j7 provided that,

upon the recommendation ot the Coun~11, its application has

been approved by two-thirds of the Members other than Associate

Members.

Article 9

Any territory or grouP ot territories to which the

Convention has been made applicable und,er Article 58, by the

Hember having responsibility tor its international relAtions

or by the United Nations, may become an Associate Member of the

Organization by notification in writing given by-such Member

or by the United Nations, as the case may be, to the Secret4ry­

General of the United Nations.

Article 10

An Associate Member shall have the rights and obl1gat1o:ns

of a Member under the Convention except that it shall 'not have

the right to vote in the Assembly or be ~UgiblE! tor .membership

on the Councilor on the Maritime Safety Committee and subje~t

to this the word "Member" in the Convention shall be deemed to

1nclud~ Associate Member unless the context otherwise requires.

Article 11

No State or' territory may become or, remain a Membe~ ot

-the Organization contrary to -a resolution ot the General

Assembly ot the United Nations.

PArtT IV

Orgaps , Art1c19 12

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The Organization sholl consist of an A88ombly, Q

Council, a. Maritime 8o.faty Committee. and such- subsidiary

orlan. a. tbo Organization may at any time consider

Mceuary; and Q Secrotar1flt.

PArlT V

The Assembly

Article 13

The Assembly shall consist ot all the Mambers.

Article lifo

Regu!3l' sossions of the Assembly shall take place

once e1'ol')" two years. Extraordinary sessions shall

be convened att~r a notice of Sixty days whenever one~

third ot the Members give notice to the Secratary~Goneral

that they desire a Session to be arrangod, or at any time

it deemed neC8ssur,y by the Council, attor a notlce of

sixty days.

Article, 15

A majority of the Members othor than Associato Members

shall constitute a quorum r~r tho_meetings ot the Assembly.

Article. 16 The tunc~lons of the Assembly shall be:

(a) to elect at each regular seSSion from among its Members, other than Associate Members, its President and two Vice Presidents who shall hold otfico until the next regular s~sslon;

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(b) to detQrmln~ its own rules of procedure except as otherwise provided in the Convention;

(c) to establish any temporary or, upon recommendation of tho Council, pcrmnnont subs!d14ry. bodies it may consider to be necessary,

(d) to eloct the Mambers to be represented on the Council, as provided in Article 17, ond on the Maritime Safoty Committee as provided in Article 28;

(0) to receive and consld~r the reports of tho CounCil, and to decido upon any' question referred to it by the Council;

(r) to vote the budget and dete'rmno the financial arrangem~nts of the Organizat1on, in accordance with Part IX;

(g)

(h)

(i)

(j)

to review the oXPQndlturos and approve the accounts of the Organization;

to perform tho functions of tho Organization, . provided that in matt~rs rolatill8 to Article 3 (a)

and (b), th~ Ass~mbly shall refer such matters to the Council tor formulation by it of any recommendations or instruments thareon; provided further that any reeommondatlons or instruments submi tted to the Assembly by the C_ouncil and not accepted by thv Aosombly shnll bo referred back to the Council for further consideration with such observations as the Assembly may make;

to re90mmond to Members for adoption regula tiona concerning maritime safety, or amendments to such' regulations, which have been referred to it by the Haritime Satety Committee through th~ Council;

to refer to the Council for consideration or d~cision any ~ttor5 within the scope of tho Organization, except that the function of making recommenc14tions under paragraph (1) ot this Article shall not be delegated. .

PART VI

TIle CoUnt;:jJ.

The Council shall consist-'of sixteen Members and shall

be co~posed as ,tollows'

(a) six shall be governments of the nations with the largest interest in providing international shipping sorvices; ,

(b)

I (0)

(d)

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aU: shall be governments o£ other nations with the largest lnterest in international sea_borne tr~deJ

two shall be elected by the Assembly fro-. among the governments ot nations having a substantial intorest 1n pl'O'V'141n& international shippln& aemcea, an4

two shall be elected by the Assembly from among the governments ot nations having Q sUbstant1al'interest in international seaborne trade.

In accordance wi tb the principles .et torth in this Article

the first Counc1l shall be constituted as proVided 1n Appen4ix

I to the present Convention •.

ARTICLE 18

Ezcept a. provided 1n APPQndlx I to the present Convention,

the Councll sball determine tor the purpose ot Article 17 (a),

the Members, govemaents ot nations v1tb the largest interest

,1n proViding international sh1pptnc services, an4 shall also

determine, tor the purpose ot Article 11 (0), the Members,

governments ot nationa havilll a substantial interest in

providing such services. Suoh detena1natlo". shaU be made by

a maj 01'1 ty vote ot the Councll lncluding the concurrlnc votes

ot a majority ot the Members represented on the Councll under

ArUcle 17 (a) and (c). The Councll sbaU f'Urther determintll tor

the purpose ot 4rtlcle 17 (b), the Members, Governments ot nations

vith the largest interest in internat10nal seaborne trade.

Each Council-sholl make these determinations at a reasonable

ttme before each regular seaaion ot the Assembly.

AmeLI 19

Members represented on the Council in accordance with

Article 17 shall bold ottlce until the end ot the next regular

s88's1on 'of the Assembly. Membors shall be eliglble tor

l'a.election.

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WIeLE 20

Ca) The Council shall elect its Cha~rQ8n and ndopt its 0Ma

rules ot proced8re exoept as otherwise provided in the ConY8bt1oR.

(b) tvelvt .a.bers ot the Council shall constitute a

qu.orua.

(0) The Owncll shill meet upon one aonth'l notice ••

otten .1 _,. ". aece'lal'7 tor the efticient 41acharc. ot 1t.

dutie. upon va. ~D' or it. Chairman or upon reque.t by not

less than tour ot its ... bers. It .hall m.ot at such places I'

aay be conv.uea't.

AATICLI 21

The Counc1l aball invite any Member to participate,. vtthout

vote, in it, ".UMatlOAI Oft anT matter ot particular COMea to

that Membar.

WICLI?2

<.) rbe Council shall receive the reeommeodatloDS aDd

reports ot the Marlt1Jl1e Satety COIIII1ttee and shall transmit tMa

to the AssElDbly and, wan the usably is not in ael.lon, to the

Members tor ~01"Jlat1Ol2t together w1th the comments aM

recommendationa ot the COundl.

(b) Matters ,w1tlUn the 8COp.- 'of Artiele 29 shall be

cons1dere4 b)' the Council onl7 atter obtaining the v1ewt.ot the

Maritime Satety Committee thereon.

WIGLE 2}'

The Council, v1th- the approval ~f the A~sembly, shall

appoint tho Secretary-General. Th_ Council ahall also make

prOvision for the appointment ot such other personnel as -7 be

neces.ary. and determ1ne the terms and conditions ot servioe of

tb~ Secretary-GeIlera]. and other personnel, vh1db. terms and

conditions shall contorm as tar a. possible nth 1;tlose of the

United N~tloAS &ad it' Specialized Agencies.

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\ The Council shall make a report to the Assembly at each

regular session on the work of the Organization since the

previous regular session of the Assembly_

WIeLE 2'i

The Council shall submit to the Assembly the budget

estimates and the financial statements of the Organization,

together with its comments and recommendations.

T:-,e Council-may enter into agreements or arrangements

covering the relationship of the Organization with other

organizations, as provided for in Part XII. Suoh agreements

or arrangem~nt8 shall be subject to approval by the Assembly.

ARTICLE 27

between sessions of tho Assem-bly, the Council silall

perform all the functions of the Organiz~tlon, except the

function of making recommendations under Article l6(i).

PART VII

Maritime Safety Committee

ARTICLE 28

(a) The Maritime Safety Committee shall consist of

fourteen Members elected by the Assembly from, the Members,

governments of those nations having an important interest in

_maritime safety, ,of which not, less~than_ eight shall be the

largest ship-owning nations, and the remainder shall be elected

so as to ensure adequate representation of Members,' governments

of other nations vitn an important interest in maritime safety,

such as nations interested in the supply of large numbers of

crevs or in the carriage of large numbers of berthed and unbertned

passengers, and of major geographieal areas.

(b) Members shall be elected for a term of four years

and shall be eligible for're-eleet1on.

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ARTICLE 29

(8) The Maritime Safety'Committee shall have the duty ot

conSiderlng any matter within the scope _ot the Organization and . . concerned with alds to navigation, construction and equipment ot

vessels, manning trom a safety stand'point, rules tor the

prevention ot collisions, handling ot dangerous cargoes, maritime

safety procedures and requirements, h1drographlc informat1on,

log-bookS and navigational records, marine casualty investigatiOD,

salvage and rescue, and any other matters directly affecting

marltim'e aatet)"_

(b) The Marit1me Safety Committee shall provide machinery tor

performing any duties assigned -to it by the Convention, or by

the Assembly, or any duty 'Within the scope ot th~.8 Article which

may be assigned to it by any other' 1ntergovernmental instrument.

(0) Having regard to the provisl~ns or Part XII, the Harit~

Safet~ Committee shall have the duty of maintaining such close

relationship with other intergovernmental bodies concerned with

transport and communications as may further the object of the

Organization in promoting maritime safety, and facilitate the

co-ordination or activities in the fields of shipping·, aviation,

telecommunications and meteorology with respect to safety and • rescue.

ARTICLE 30

The Maritime Bafety Committee, through the Counci1., shall:

(a) submit to the' Assembly at its regular 8es.Sions proposals made by Members for safety regulations or for amendments 'to existing safety regulatiOns, together with its cODUDents or recOIIIDendations thereon;

(b) report to the AssemblY on the work of the Maritime Satety Co.llIIIl1ttee since the previous regular session of the Assembly'.

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ARTICLE 31

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The Maritime Satety Committee shall meet once a year and c ,

at other time. UpOD request ot any tlve of 1ta member.. It

shall elect 1t8 officers once a 79ar &ad shall adopt 1ta

own rules ot procedure. A majority ot 1ts .embers sball

constitute a quorum.

ARTICLE 32

The Mar1time Safety Ca.mlttGe shall invite a~ Mem~ to

parUo!pate, without vote, in 1ts del1berations on aD7 matter

ot particular concern- to that Member.

PARr VIII

Tho SeSrttsri&t

ARTICLE 33

The Secretariat shall comprise the Secretary .. General,

• Secretary of thG Marlt~e Safety Committee and auch statt·

as the Orgam.zation Dl8)' require. The Seoreta17 .. General

shall be the obief administrative officer of the Orcantzatlon,

aDd shall, subject to tbe provisions ot Articlo 23, appoint the

above-mentioned porsonnel.

ARTICLE Vt The Secretariat shall maintain aU such recor4e as may be

necessary tar the efticient discharge of the tunetions ot the

Organization aDd shall prepare, collect and circulato tho

papers, documents, agenda, minutes and intornmUon that may be

required tor the work of the Assemb17, the Council, the Me,rUtme

Sarety Committee, and such subsidiary organs as the Organization

may establish.

ARTICLI 3$

The. 8ecrota17-General shall prGpare and submit to the

Counc1l the tinancial stat8l!lElnts tor each rear .8D4 the bw1aet

estimatu on a bieun1al basis, with the estimate. tor each reu

shown 18parate17.

ARtICLE 36

The Secreta17-General. shall keep Members '.1nt0rme4 with

respect to the activ1ties ot the Orlan1sation. 'Each Member

may appoint one or more representatives for the purpose ot

communication with the Secretary-General.

ARTICLe 3'Z In the performance 0" their duties· the SGCreta17-General.

and the start-sball not .eek or receive instructions trom aD1

lovernment or tram alQ' authority e~ternal to the Organization.

Ther shall retrain tram any action which might reflect on

their pOlition as international officials. - Each Member on

its part undertakes to respect the exclusively internatiOD8l

character of the responsibilities of the Secretary-General ani

the statt and not to seek to intJ,uence them in the discherse

ot thaLr responsibilities.

ARl:ICLE 38

Tbe,Secretary-General shall perform such other tasks 81

may be asstened. to him by the Convention, th,e Assembly,

the Council and the Maritime Satety Committee.

PART IX

Finances

Article 39

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Each Member shall bear the salary, travel and other,expenses

of its own delegation to the Assembly and ot its representatives

on the Council, the Maritime Safety Committee, other eommittees

and subsidiary bodies.

Article 40

The Council shall consider the financial statements and

budget estimates prepared by the Secretary-General and,submlt

tnem to the Assembly with its comments and recommendations.

Article 4-1

(a) Subject to any agreement between the Organization and

the United Nations, the Assembly shall review and approve the

budget estimates.

(b) The Assembly shall apportion the expensas among the

Members in accordance with a scale to be fixed by it after

eonsideration of the proposals of the Council thereon.

Article 42

Any Eember whleh ta.ils to discharge its financial

obligat1on to the Organization within one year from the date on

which it is due, shall have no vote 1n the Assembly, the Council,

or ~he Maritime Safety Comm1ttee unless th~ Assembly, at its

discretion, waives this provision.

Pl~RT X

Voting

Article 43

The following provisions shall apply to voting in the

Assembly, the Council and the Maritime Safety Committee:

(a) Each Member .hall have one vote.

(b) Except a8 otherwise provided in the Convention

or in any international agreement Vhicb conter.

!Unctions on the Assembly, th~ Council, or t~e

Maritime Safety Committee, decisions of these

organs shall be by a majority vote of the Nembers

present and voting and, for decisions where a

two-third. majority vote is required, by a two­

thirds majorit,y vote of those present.

(c) For the purpose of the Convention, the phrase

tlMembers present and voting" means "Members

present ~d casting an affirmative or negative

vote" • Members which abstain from voting

shall be considered as not. voting.

PART XI

Headquarters of the Organization

Article 44 "J

(a) The headquarters of the Organization, shall

be established in London._

(b) The Assembly may by a tWQ~thirds majority vote

change the s1 te ot, the headquarters if necessa·ry.

(c) The Assembly may hold sess'ions in any place other

than the headquarters if the ~ouneil deems it

necessary.

PART XII

Relationship with the United Nations and other Organizations

Article If.'j

The Organization shall be brought into relationship

with the United Nations in accordance with Article 57 ot the

Charter of the United Nations as the Specialized AgenCy -in the

field ot shipping. This rela~ionship shall be effected through

an agreement with the United Nations under Article 6) of the

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Charter of the United Nations', which agreement shall be eon­

cluded as provided in Ar~lele 26.

Article 4~

The Organization shall co-operate with any Specialized

Agency of the United Nations in matters which may be the

common concern ot the Organization and of such Specialized

Agency, and shall consider such matters and act with respect

to them in accord with such Speclallz~d Agency.

Article 'tZ The Organization may, on matter, within its scope, co­

operate with other inter-governmental organizations which arc

not Specialized Agencies of the United Nations, but whoso

interests and activities afe related to the purposes of the

Organization.

Article 48

The Organization maYt on matters within its scope, make

suitable arrangements for consultation and co-operation with

non-governmental international organizations.

Article 49

Subjeot to approval by a two-thirds majority vote of the

Assembly, the Organization may take over from any other

international organizations, governmental or non-governmental,

such functions, re,soul'cas and obl1gations within the seope of

the Organization as may be transferred to the Organization by

international agreements or by mutually acceptable ,_arrangements

entered into between competent authorities of the respective

organlzat1on8~ Similarly, the Organization may take over any

administrative functions which are within its scope and which

have been entrusted to a government under the terms of any

international instrument.

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PART XIII

~1 Capaeltx, Privilege. and Immunities

j,rt1de 20

The legal capacity. privileges and tmmunlties to be , accorded to, or in connection with, the Organization, shall be

derived trom and governed b¥ the General Convention on the

Privileges and Immunities of the Specialized Agencies approved

b;y the General Assembly or the United Uations on the 21st

November, 1~7, subject to.sueh mod1tlcatlons as may be set

forth 1n the final (or revised) text ot the Annex approved bf

the Organization in accordance with Sections 36 and 38 of the

said General Convention.

Article n Pending It. aQCBa.lon to the said General Convention in

respect ot the Organization, each Member undertakes to apply

the provisions ot Appendix II to the present Convention.

PARt XIV

Amendment. Article 52

Texts of propo.ed amendments to the Convention shall be

c~1c&ted bf the Secretary-General to Members at least six

months in advanoe ot their consideration by the Assembly.

Amen4ments shall be adopted by a two-thirds majority vote of

the Assembly, Including the concurring votes or a majority ot

the Members represented on the Council. Twelve months atter

its acceptance by two-thirds of the Members of the Organization,

other than AlSoclate Members" each amendment sball. come into foroe

for all Members except those which, before it comes into toroe, __ , a declaration that they 40 not accept t~. amendment. the Aase.blV

maT by a two-thirds majority vote determine at the time of ita

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adoption that an amendment 1s ot such a nature that any Member

which has made such a declaration and which do~s not accept

the amendment within a pertod of twelve months atter the

amendment comes into force Shall, upon the exp1ration of this

period, cease to be a party to the Convention.

Article 53

Any ame~ent adopted under Article 52 shall be

deposited with the Secretary-Goneral of the United Nat1ons,

who will immediatoly forward a copy. ot the amendment to all

'Members.

Articlq..l!t

A declaration or acceptance under Artiele 52 s~ll be

made by the communicat1on of an instrument to the Secretary ...

/ Goneral for deposit with th~'Secl'et8r)" ... GonGral of th~ United

Nations. The Seo.rota17-General will notHy MGlDbors of the

receipt ot any such 1bstrUaent and of the date when thu

amendment enters into torce.

P.W' xv Ipterpretation ,

Artig!e ,.,.

An7 questlon 01' dlspute _conce1'D1ng _the lnterpretation o~

appllcatlon of the Convention sbal! be reterred tor settleaent

to the Assembly, or shall be settled ln such other maoner a. the

part1es to the dlspute agree. Nothing ln tb1s Article sball

preclude the Councl1 or the Maritime Safety Committe. troa

.ettl1ng any such questlon 01' dlspute'that may arlse dur1ng tbe

exercise ot their tunctione.

Artigle 'i6

Mrr le,al question. which cannot be settled as provided 18,

Article 55 shall be referred b)' the Orcanlza-t1oJ). to the

Intema tiona! Court of Justice tor an advisor)' op1n1on in

accordance Y;1th Article 96 ot the Chartell' ot ,the Unlted lfa1oi08l.

em m

Ml,se1laneous Proyliigns

Artisle 52

8ignature and Acgeptapce

8ubl act to the provisions of Part ~II the present CODV.".

shall remain opeD tor Signature or acceptance and Sta,e. &a1

become parties to the Cony~t1on by' I , (a) SignatUre v1tho~t reservation as to acceptance;

(b) Signature subjest to acceptance followed by

acceptance,

or

(c) Acceptance.

Acceptanse shall be etfected by thel deposit ot an

instrument with the'Seoreta1')' .. General ot the United Ratiou.

Article 58

T.rritoriaa

(a) Membera W!1 make a 4eclaratJ.on at any time that their

participaUon in the Convention includeS all or a

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group or a slngle one ot the territories tor

whose international relations they are

responsible.

(b) The Convention does no't apply to territories

tor Whose international relations Members are

responsible unless a declaration to that ettect

bas been made on their behalt under tbe provisions

ot paragraph (a) of this Article.

(c) A declaration made under paragra»l\ (.) ot this

Article shall be communicated to the Secretary-

, General or the United Natlona and a copy ot it

,will be forwarded by h1!ll to all States invited

to the United. Nations Marlttme Conference and to

such other States as may have beoome Members.

(4) In case. where UDder a trusteeShip pgreement

the United Nations is the administering authorlt1,

the united NatioDs may accept the Convention

on behalf ot one, 8everal, or all ot the trust

territories in accordance with the procedure

set torth in Article S?

Article 5'9

!'f1thdrawal

(a) AnY Member may withdraw trom the Organization by written

not1tication' given to the Secretary-Oeneral ot the' United ,

Nations, who will immediately' inform the other Members ,and

the Secretary-General of the Organization at such notification.

Notification or withdrawal may be given at any time after the

expiration of twelve mont~s trom the date on which the Convention

has come into foree. The withdrawal shall take effect upon

the exp1l'ation of twelve months from the date on whi,ch such

written notil'ication is received by, the Secretary":'General at . . the United Nations.

(b) ~e application ot the Convention to a territory or

group of te:rr1to~ies under Article 5"8 may at any time 00 •

terminated by written notification given to the Secretary ..

General of the United Nations o.r the M~mber responsible tor

its tnterPat:tonal relations or. in -the osse .ot, &:," trus,t

territory ot which the tJ.nited Nations is the administering

authority, by the United Natio~s. The SecretarY-Oeneral ot

the United Nation. will immediatelY inform all Memoors and

the Secretary-General of the Organization of such notifi­

cation. The notification .hall take effect upon the

expiration of twelve months from the date on which it is

received by the Secretary-General of the United Nations.

PART XVII

Entry into Force

Article 60

The present Convention shall enter into force on the

date when 21 States- of which 7 shall ea.ch have a total taMag.­

of not less than 1,000,000 gross tons of Shipping, have becoae

parties to the Convention in aceordancp with Article 5"7.

ARTICLE 61

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The SeeretarY-Genoral of tho United Nations will intor.

all States invited to the United Nations Maritime COn1'erenee

and sucb other States 8S may h8ve become Members, of the date

when each State becomes party to the Convention, and also or

the date on which the Convention enters into torce.

ARTICLE 62

The preSQnt Convention, of which the English, French

and Spanish texts are equally authentic, shall be deposited

with the Secretary-General of the United Nattons, vbo will

transmit certified copies thereof to each of the States

invited to the United Nations Maritime Conference and to suoh

other States as may havo become Members.

WICLE 63

The United Rations 1s authorized to effect registration

of the Convention as soon as it comes into force.

~ IN WITNESS WHiaEQF the undorsigned being duly authorized

by their r.especttve GovergI!lents tor that purpose have signed

the present Convention.

Done at Genova this

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Albania l~lban1e Albania

day ot MarQb .191+8

ArgQDt1na. ~-'-~~ ~t.....f~4;t=:-Argentino .~J.u~ • L .. ~ , t\ ~ ,. Argentina.....-n~ - J:~~~,..."'3~ ,.,..."",C"fMoV'(..r;;>.;

Australia J,,~.lj";''4t "~tt . .J. ,{,. l7.o.rI-. Australia • '"L ~ ~ ~ §~¥<..4"~ Australia 7. '- a. ~

Austria Autrlahe Austria

E/CONF.V61 page 22

BelgIum B,lC1que Belgica

Bol1via Bolivie Bol1vi.

BrazU' BresU Brasil

Bulg8l'ia Bulgarie BulgarI8

•

Brelorussian Soviet Socialist Repub~lc

Republlque ~ov1,tlque· Soolallste de B1elorussie

Republica Soclallsta'Sovletloa de B1elorruala

Chinll Chine China

Colombia Colombie Colombia

Coata Mca Costa ... Rlc8 Costa Rica

Cuba Cuba Cuba

CZ8qhoslovakia Tchecoslovaquie cnecoeslovaqu.1a

Denmark Denemark D1namarca

Dominican Republic Republlque Domln1ca1ne Repub11ca Dominicana

Ecuador Equateur Ecuador

Egypt Egypte Egipto

&1 Salvador E1 Salvador E1 Salvador

Ethiopia. Ethiog1e Etlopia

Flnland Finlande Flnlandl.

France France Francia'

Greece Gr~ce Grecia

Guatemala Guatemala Guatemala

Haitt, H.itl Haiti

HondUras Honduras Honduras

Hungary Hongrle Hungda

Iceland Islands

E/COIlF.~/61 page 23

Islandia t; \..f.:: ) Indla ~""_'''''''~\'''l (.~.s o",~~ .... Ind. India

Iran Ir!}D Iran

Iraq Iraq Irok

E/CONF.~/61 pale 2"

Ireland blande Irlanda

J~~ _ . (~ . .....J. /... ........,.~, u .J

Italy Italle Ital1a

!f~J~>~eu~./~,,:

Lebanon Uban Libano

Liberia Liberia Liberia

LuxeJ!lbourg LUXembourg Lux8a:t>urgo

Mexico )I~x1que Mt\xtco

Netherlands Pays-Bas Holanda

,.,e-~ ~ f"., .... , .. J.4t.* ...

Nev Zeale.nc1 Nouvelle-Zelande Nueva Zelarutla

Nicaragua Nicaragua Nicaragua

Norway Norvega Noruega

Pakistan Pakistan Pakistan

P."""" Po""",! PoJl8ll1\.

Paraguay Perseus)" Paraguay

P,ru PerS!u Peru

philippines Philippines P1l1ptnas

_i_tria _)10' "audit" .lraw.a , .... Ua

U .. S10c S1an

Sweden Suede BUGoia

Swlt .... l ... Sll1n. e_. Snh anolo Sli'ta

Tl'aDa-JOl'ctan 'lranaJordan1e Traujordan1a

Turkoy. ~ ~ eI-:.a,_.Ik.hL. •. ~ TUl'quie _...t?I1;U:?U7~~::~"'''i<.;-<-Turqu!a ,

Ukrain1an Soviet-Sociali.t Republic

Republlque Sovletlque Socia11st. d'Okraloe

aepublica Socialista Sovletlca de UcraRia

Union ot South Africa 11n191l Su4-Atrtcalne' Union Sudatrlcana

Union ot Sovl.t Soclallst R9P'Ibl1cs

Union de. Republlque. Sovletique. Socialistee

Union de Republica. Soc1allstas Sov18ticas

United nncdom or Gre.t Brtt.:1J1 and. L '~~1({;'~ lorthern Ireland ~,,~

Ro;yauc.8 -OTd. de Grande .. Sret88De at. ~~ .... d I Irlancte du Nord .............-:,

Reino Unido de 1e Gran B.ret&t.a ~ J ' e Irlanda del Norte . ' _~ -

E/COIIF·V61 paga 26

United States Btab .. Ums S.\adOa _400 U_ 1Jru&UaT IIl'118_

Venezuela Vrma&w.l.a , .... ula

Y_n Yemen Y .... n

Yugoalav1a YO\lSo.1avle Yusoslayu

I/CONF.4/61 ~age ~

APPENDIX - I

(Reterred to in Article 17)

Compositign of thG First Council

In accordance with tho principles set forth 1n Article

L7 the first Council shall be constituted as follows.

(a) The six Members under ~rtlcle 17 (a) being

(b)

Greece Netberltmds Norway

The six Members Argentine Australia Ballium

Sweden United K1ngdom United States

under Article Canada France India

17 (b) being

(e) Two Members to be elected by the Assombly under

Artlc~e 17 (e) from a panel nominated by the six

Members named in paragraph (a) of this Appen41z.

(4) Two Members elected by the Assembly under

Article 17 (d) from among the Members hav1nc

a .substantial int~rest in international seaborne

trade.

APP!iI!PlX XI

(referred to in Article $1)

&!COHF."/61 page 28

Leeal Capacity. Privileges and Immypities

The following provisions ,on legal capacity, privileges 'and

immunities shall be applied by Members to, or in connection with,

the Organization pending their accession to the General Convention

on Privileges and Immunities of Specialized Agencies in- respect

of the Organization.

~9Jl.l The Organization shall enjoy in the territory of

each of its Members such legal capacity as is

necessary for the fulfilment of its purposes and the

exercise of lts functions

Section 2. (a) The Organization shall enjoy in the territory

at each of its Hembers such privileges And

immunities a~ are necGssnry for the fulfilment

of its purposes snd the exercise of its functions.

(b) Representatives of Members including alternates

and adviSers, and officials and employees of the

Organization shall similarly enjoy such

priVileges and. ilIImuni tl.ils as are necessary for

the independent exercise of their functions in

connection with the Organ1~~tion.

Section 3.' In applying the provisions of Sections 1 and 2 of

this Appendix, the Members shall take into account

as far as possible tho standard clauses of the

General Convention on the Priviloges and Immunities

of the Specialized Agencies,

OONVENTION RElATIVE A IA CREATIoN D'UNE

ORGANISATION MARITIME CONSULTATIVE

INTERqOUVERNDfENTALB.

E/OONl'.4/61 Page .1

gONVENtION REIATm A LA CREATION plYNE ORGANISATION MARTIWR

CONSULTATIVE IN'rERGOtlVERNPENTALI

Les Btate parties a 1& ~r'8eDte COQventl~n d'oldent de

o~'.r l'Organi8ation maritime consultative intergouvernementale

(ol.apr6. 4'nomm'. "l'organlaatloDW).

Ure PARTIE

Buts de l'Orgapisation

ARTICLE 1

Les 1)uts de l'OrganisatigD sont :

(a) d'inatituer un ey8t~me de oollaboration entre les gouver­

Dements daDS ls domains de Ie r~glementatlon at des usages

80uveraementaux 81ent trait aux questions techniques' de

touts. sDrtss qui int6resesnt 18 navigation oommeroials

lnternationals, at d1eneourager l'adoptlon g'n'rale 4e

normss sussl 'lev6se que possible Sn 08 qui conoerne la

a60urlU I118r1tiJll8 at 1 'ettio601U de Ie nevigatlen;

(b) dtenoourager l'abandon des mesurvs dlsorlminatoires at 4 ••

restriotions non indlspensables eppliqu6as pe~. 168 oou­

Yernsmants l 18 navigation oommer4iels internationals, sn

vue de mettre lss ressouro~8 des servioes maritimes l 1a

disposition du OOlllllldroe IDOndlal sans d1s'or1m.1nation; l'e148

et I'encouragement donn's par un gouyernsment en vua du

46veJ.oppement de la _rine marcbeode nat10nal. at pour del

tins de s'ourlt, ne oonstltuent pas en eux-maae, une

disorimination, l oondition que oatta aide et oet anoou-

ragement De soient pos tond6s sur des mesuras OODQU8S , en vue de rastreindre la libert6, pour 1S8 nev1res d8

tous pevll1oDs. de pertioiper eu oommeroe international;

~OOIlJ' .4/61 Paa- 2

(0) 4'exoDdner oont0rm4ment .. l.e. II". Parti. 1.a queat1oD8'

re16tlY.a SUE pratique. restrictiv •• 4'10181 •• -4'8n'ro­

prlael 4. -asvlgetloD maritime;

CO) d'.zomblor touts. questions releth'8. l la D81'1sOtlon

lIIfI:rltlme 40nt ells pourre atH aslate par tout ora81le ou

toute lbatltutloD ap'olal18'. 4e l'Or&BDleetlOD 4 •• 50tloRi

lJDlu;

'e) 4e permettr. 1-'oheDS8 4. reD881gneaent. entre goul'lrn ••• nta

eur le. que.tions 'tudl' •• par 1'Or88D188t100.

rrtme PARTII

l'Oll9 tWA' .Art101. 2

L'O~n1eatlOD 8 pour fODot10n a'examlner 18. question •

... 1.aqQa1l8. elle 8.t GODsult'_ at "'.ettr. 4ea 81'18.

Article 3

Pour ott_iudr. lea buts 8%P08'_ l 18 I're Parti •• 1 ••

tOnot10DS aulv8Dte. 80nt oont1 ••• l l'Orgonisotlon I

fQ) aoua r4 •• rve 4.8 41sp081t10n8 de l'article 4, .%aminer

1 •• question. tlsgront 8US 81iD4~ •• ). b) at 0) de ltArtlo10

I, q\ae pourro lui loumettre 'out Vembra, 'out o~88n.. toute

Inltitution ep6olelle'e dee Notions Uniee 0'1 toute autre

oql'nisatloD btergou'VOroe'll8ntele, aloei que 18. question

qui lui "ront eoum1sa. eux termas 48 l'aUn6a d} a, l'Arti.ls I st 4e telre de. reoommDndetlon •• leur aulat.

'b) 61abore7 4 •• ~Jat8 4e oODveatioo8, 4'8000r4. at d'autre. , 1oltru!ll811t8 epproprUI, lee r800lDlllllD4er .\1% Oouvernomant.

e,t flUS orgeDlsatloDS 1ntergoU9'el'll8:a8ntole8 at oODYOquar

1 •• Gont're ••• e qu'elle pourra Juger 46088881r,l;

W/OONlt.4/61 Pog83 .

(0) lnatltuer un 8J8t6ae de oOQaultatlonB eBtre lee K~bre.

et «"obaas_ 4e rens.lgn.menta entre lea GouY.rOGmeDte •

.vtlola 4

Pour lee Q"'88t1008 'qu'ane .. t~n auaoep,ti_lee «. 1'611_.

ment per 1 ••• "h04ee oommerolel •• habltuelleB eD. matUre 4. ,

tran8por\a .. rltlm •• internatloDBUX, l'Orsaa18attoD reoommanda

•• mode 4e rtgleaent. 81 ell •• at 4'ay1. 41.1'1.108 qu •• t10n OOD-

•• runt 1 •• pratique, r •• tr1othea 461°781 •• 48' entreprl ... 4_

... 1.UOD aer1ttm. o'e.t pea 8usoept.1ble 4e r6g18'1l6ll\ par lee

"tlt04 .. oO!llD8roUl .. hobltue11ee eo _tUrtl 4_ 'ran."n,

_rUt ... lD'.l'DStloDBuz ou. a1, .• l'6preuYG. U a'a )Ie. 6U

possible 4_ 1a r'.ou4" ptll' 0 •• IItthoG ••• l'Or,8aleetlClla. NUl

r6 ... " que 1e qu •• Uon ait dtabard htt 1 'obJat 4. D68061e­

Uou 41reot.. entre 1 •• Hel!lbree tnt'r • .,"., e •• iDe Ie ....... a.a, • 10 aamana_ da l'u d'entre 8U.

TUtu PAmB

M!r9rtl

Antol. 5

'1'oUI I,e' Itcta peny., 48t'811U Membra. 01 l'OI'SealptlOJA,

.~ ooD41\lon. pr4yua. l 18 IIIt=e Pertie.

Wiola §

to. lIembra. 418. lfo'UODi tJDle. ,eQy."t ..... b MembnI 4,

l'orgenil8'lon tn Gdb4reat 6. is OODY8DtIo~ .000o~ant BUS

.1.p08I'~ODI de lfArtIo1e 57.

Artiol. T

Lee Btet. DOD lIe'!(bre. 4e. Netlou 11a.1e. qul on' '"

h.tt,. l ae.o,er des repr6sentent. l 1& Oonf4renoe marUIme

4e. Batlona tJnIa. oonvoqds l C1en&n 1, 19 f'ntel" 1948 peu .... nt

4e.8n11" membra. en e4h'ren'b l le oOQ. ... eatlon o:lntordme:nt BUS

41epo81tl0AB Oe l'Artlo1e ST.

B/COHl'.4/61 PS884 '

Art10lt 0

Tout Itat qui u'a pas qual1U pour deven1r Kenbl'e en vertu

de i'Artiole 6 ou de 1'41't1018 T peut demandsr, par l'1Dter06.

41al1'& du 880r6ta11'& 860.61'81 de l'Organ1satloD, l deven!r ~re,

11 8e1'a 84018 ooaae-Meabre quand 11 aura adb6r' 1 14 ooavention

oontoro4oent euz dispositloD8 de l'Artlo1e 51, 1 conditioD que,

Bur 18 reooaoandatlon du Coasell,_ 8a demande a'admission ait 't6

agr"e par lea deux tlera dee MeObrel 4. l'Organisatlon autre.

que !eel l4eabrea u8ooUe. r

Artiole 9

Tout t8r1'1tol1'e ou groupe de t81'rltolrel auqusl 14 oonTen­

tioD a 6t6 rendue applloable, en vertu de 1.Artlo1~ 58 par 18

Membra qui assure a8a 'relatioDs lDtern~tlonale8 au par lee Na­

tloD8 ODiea, pent deventr Meobre 8880016 de l'Organisatlon par

notlt10atlon 60rlts donn's au Seo~talre s6n6ral de l'Orsanlsa­

tiOD des NetioDs Untes par 1e M8Dbre responasbls, au, 18 04.

'ob4ant, par l'Qrean1eatlon de. Natlone ODiee.

&Ill£l~

Un lIea.bre usoo16 a lea dl'Olta et obl.1ptloDJ reoonnue l

tout Llea.bre par 18 Oonvention. 11 ne peut touteto18, nt prendre

part au yote de l'A8aeQ.b16e, D1 tat" partie du 00l18e11 ou du

Com. t' de s6oU1'1t~f aar1tiae. Sou. oetta r4aerve, 1e mot "Ilembre·,

dan. 18 pr'.ellte Convention, elt 00D8i~4rit .auf indioation oon-~

traire dU oonte%~e, OOCDe d4.i~t 'sa1eaent lee ueObree a880_

oUe.

AUiDle 11

AUOUA Etat ou terrltoire ne pegt devenir ou rester MeDbre

de l'Organlsation eontraireCl.ent l une ~.OlUt1oD de l'U.el2bi'e

g4n6rale dee Nations UDlsa_

Orgnes

l1/CONP .4/61 Page 5

Lt OrgeDi8atioD oomprend une AS.8mbl'., un COD8el1, un

Comit, ae la s6ourlt6 maritime at tela organs. auzl11aires que

l'Organisatlon e.timerait l tout moment neos.satre, ae or6er,

alos1 qu'un Seor6tariat.

YAmn PARTIE

&!.4uembHl '2 -,

Artiole M

L'Aesemb16e 88 oompose de tous le8 Membres.

Article 14

L'Assemb16. 8e r6unlt en 88ssion ordinaire un. tola par

p6riod. de deux an8. Une s8ss10n 8xtraordlnalre devra Itre ta­

nue, 8pr~8 un praavi8 de solxante JOurs, obaque toie qu'uo tiers

des'Membras en aura notltl~ 18 demand. au Secretaire g6n6ral, OU

l un moment queloonque 81 1e Conse11 l'estlme neoBs.aire, apr ••

un pres.ia de Jolxehte jour. 'galement.

brtl9!Ln l.e. maJorlti1 des Membras autres que lea Uembres &880016.

88t requls8 pour oonstltuer 1e quorum, lore des reunions de

l'A.S8mbl' ••

6ltlo1e 1&

LeI tonotione 4~ l'Aasemb1'e eont lee Buivantee;

(a) 'lire l obaque 888e10,ll ordinaire parmi 8e 8 Membree 8utres

que lee Membree 8e9001'e un P~8i4ent et 4euz Vioe-Pr'_l.

dents qui resteront en 1oDotlons Jusqu'l 1& 8elelon or41-, naire au1vante;

B/COIIH.4/61' PSEfI 6

(b) 6tabl!r BOD r.glement lnt4rleur, a&ut 41spoel.1oaa cOAtra!r ..

de 14 oOll'f'entton"'i

(o) 'tabUr. s1 ella l.e Juga Ma8Ssd", tou. Or!l1Dea awtlliair ..

tampora1:ree ou, sur reoQIIIIDeot!iatloD 4u OOl18eil, pel'lla.Depte;

(d) '.ntra lee Membrae qui aeront repr'asntb au 00uel1, oontor­

m6ment l l'Artiole\ IT, at au Coatt' de 1& "ourlt, .arlt1me,

oontora4ment l l'~101e 28;

(e) re08.01r at examiner lea rapport. du Consell at .. proDODoer

Bur touts question dont elle est 8a181a par lui;

(t) yoter Ie budset at d6terminer Ie fODotlonnea8nt tiQ&Doier 4.

1 tOrsan1l!laUon, oontorlll6ment .. 18 IX .. Part i.;

(g) examiner lea d6peusa at approuver lee ooapWa 48 1 'Orsam-

aaUon;

(h) rempl1r lea tonotlOll8 4livolues A l'OrganisatioD, 'DUll 14 1'6 ...

serve que 1~A.8embl6e -:renverra au OODseil lea queetlaa. vl-

(b) de l'artlo1e 3 pour qu'll /

tormula, l leur suJet, 4e8 reoomaandatioDs ou propose bs

instruments appropri6., SOU8 r6serYe en-outre que tous 108_

trument. ou recommandations soumis par 18 0008e11 • 1 t A.sem­

b16e et que oe11e-01 n'aura pas aooept •• Berout 1eDWoy6. au

Coos811 pour nouvel examenJ aocompagnes hentuellelll8llt dee

obserYatloDi 4e l'Assemb16e; , ,

fi) reoOJDlllallder au llembres l'adoptloD 4e r'gles relaUn. l 14

dourlt6 mariUme au 4 tallendement8 l oe. r'gl.es que lu1 SOU.,

mettra 18 COJJdt6 de 14 _6ourlt6 maritime per l·1Dterm.41a1"

flu eouellc

(J) renTo:rer au Conedl, pour tu:amen oU'4I1ot_iont toute att~lre

4e is oomp6tenoe de l'Organ1satloD; 'tant enteD4u, toutetol ••

! B/COIIF.4/61 Paso 7

que 18 oharsa 4e tatra des reoomoandatloD8, prevue l l'a11n'.

(1) du p~.eDt artiole De 401t paa etra d'l~gu6e.

U .. PAR'I'Il!

L@ QODse!!

Artiole IT

La Conse!1 oaapren4 seize Membree, repartle o~e auit:

a) six sont 1e8 ,8ouverneoente des pays qui sont Ie plus

Int6re8,4s 8 tournlr dS8 services Internatlonaux de ~vlgatlon

r.l8.rltloej

b) 81% 80Dt le8 gouvernements d'autres paye qui sont 1e'

plus Interesses dane Ie COlro!lBroe l,nternatlonal r:ladt1me;

0) deux sont 61u8 par l'AsS8Qblee parmi les souvernements

-des pays qui ont an Int6r.t notable a tournir des services In-

ternatloDAux de navigation ~rltlmoi

d) at deUx sont ~lU8 par l'Ass8mblee par~ -le8 gouverne-

cents d'nutres pays qui ont un interAt notable daDS Ie oocceroe

( lnte,rnational I'laritlae.

En,applioation des prineipes enonces dans le present artl~

ole, le prenier Conseil sera ooopose coooe prevu ~ 1'Annexe 1

de Ie pr8aente Convention.

Seuf dane 1e oas prevu • l'Annexa 1 a Ie pr~sente Conven­

Cion, Ie C~nseil detsrelne, auz tIne d'appllcetion de l'allnea

(11) de l' artiole 11. les Mambrae. SOtn'ernactente des pays qui- sont

Ie plus intereSStl8 a fournir de-s services in·ternationau::r. de 00_

vigatlon oarltloe; 11 determine ~gale~ent, auz fIns d'applloation

de l'allnea (c) de l'artiole 11, les Membres, gouvernecents dee

pays quI ont un Inter3t notable a tournlr de tele servloes. Ces

E/CONF.4/61 Page 8

·'

determinations' Bont faltes ~ 18 majorlte dee voix au-Canaail,_

celle_01 devan~ cooprendre Ie oaJorlt6 des, yoix dee Meobrcs re­

present6s au Consell en vertu des nlioses (a) et (0) de l'artlcle

17. La Consetl deterDine anauite, aUX tins d'applioatlon de

l'alinaa (b) de l'article l'7 t 1es 14~mbres, gouvernecenta dee pays .

qui sont Ie plus l~teresses dans Ie oonmerce ceritime internatio-

nal. Chaque Coni::e~l atabUt 08S d6teroinatioDB daua un d.?lal

raisonnahle avant ohaoune des sessions ordinalrse de ItA&Semb16e.

Artiole 19

Lea Metlbre,s representee au Oonae!l, en vertu de l' artiole

17 reatent en fenations Jusquia In cl~ture de La 88s810n ordl­

naire sulvents de ItAssecblee. L8S cenbres sortonta Bont reeli_

glbles.

Article 20

(a) La ,Consal1 DODDe son Pra8ident et etablit 8ea proprea r~~

gles de procedure, saut dispositions contrairos de 18 prasente

Oonvention.

(b)

(0 )

tiOD

Douze me.m.br~s du Conseil oonstituent un quorum. ..

La Conseil S8 reunit" sprbs preavls d'un mois, sur oonvooa_ .. ./

de son president ou a la decande d'au aoin~ quatre de ses

meabres, aussi souvent quill peut atre nJosssairs l La bonne

exeoution d,e sa mssion. Il se rilunit a taus endraits qulil

juge approprl6s.

Article .a!

La CansaU, 8'11 sxac1ne une ques.t1oD qui 1nttl'e8se pal"tl­

oullerecent un,Yembre de l'OrganisatioD, invite, oelui-oi a

, '

B/COIIF.4/61 Page 9

partloiper. SanI droIt de vote, A a8S d6Hb6ratloDs ..

Article 22

e.) I.e Conaall re~ol;; le8 :recomandatiolC et lee rapports du

Coo1t6 de la Seour1t' carltl~. 11 lee tranSDet • l'ABsenblA, et,

el l'Aase:'lb16e ne 8Use pas, stU. l4eobrea, pour IntornatloD, en

lea aoc~opagDQnt de sea-observations at de a8e reooaoandatloDB.

b) Lee questioDs relevant de l'nrtlo1e 29 ne esront exa~'e.

par, le Conse!l qu'apr&8 'tude du Coatt' de La S6curit' carltl~.

Article 23

le CODS811, aveo l'approbatlon de l'Assemblee. nomme Ie

Seoretalre abersl, I.e CODe811 yend toutes dispositions utlles

en vue de reoruter Ie peraonnel n'oe~salre. II tixe les oondl_ ,

tioDa d t eoplol du Seor6taire general at du personnel en a'inapl-

rant Ie plua possible des dIsposItIons priees par l'Organieatlon

des NatioDS Un1e8 at paT sea institutions speoialisees.

Artiole 24 .

A obsque session ordiaaiTe, Ie Conseil tait r~pPQrt ~ 1'48-

senb16e sur les traT8UX de I tOrsanisetion depui& la p~o6deDte

session ordinalre.

Artio1e 2S

Le Ccnseil souaet l l'Asseab16e les prevision. de depense&

et- les oooptes de ItOrganisstion, accoapagn6& de ses observations

et de sea reoomMandationa.

artiole 26

La Coneeil peut oonclure des acoords aU prendre des dis­

pOSitions oonoernant les relations avec les sutres orS"lnieations,

ooniormement aux dispositions de 18 lII~De Partie. Ces accords

et oes dlspoa1;tions seront soun1s a 11 approbation de lf A8seobl es.

· E/eoN!'. 41 61 . Page 10

crUole 27

Entre 1e8 sessiOM de 1 ',\sse.",'blee I Ie Conseil exeroe tou-

tee les t~notl~tt8 d6Yc!ues A l'Organisatton, A l'e%~eptloD de ,

Ie. oho.1'ge as tairs des reoo~~:a.n\!ation8 qui results (!e 1'011n6s

(1), -:le l' artiole 1,.' nUlla P.i.RTU.

~~e 1" IJ69urlU I"II!t!U~

;.l'tiole 28

'lIJ I.e Cccit6 dG Ie. S8curlt~ oar11iioe S8 eoopcs6 de quatc;rze

Me3br., el .. par l'~88etibltie parol 1$s Meobres, geuvernenents des

pays ,v,l oat ua Interh lCip::'rtant (:8_D8 lISa questlans _de securite

oariti!!le. Hutt au QOID8 ~e Oel pays del •• nt ~t.r. eeux qui pess.-

48010 1 .. tlott •• ~e COCQMIOe 1e8 plue Inportantes; 1'e180tioD

e!u autre. doU euul'1tr lime r"PI'~.el1tatlcn B'Je qUAte '4 'une part

aux WeDbr •• , gr.UTerneaents des outre8 per' qui ont un Int~r~t

IDpcrt~t daDa las tue'tlcna Ie seour1t6 barltdae, tela que 1&8

pays t?ot 1., r.ss~r'lssQnt8 entrent, en gr~nd nOhbre, dans la

c€'cpcslf;ion des ~q\lipe;ges ('U qui sont Int~rea8e8 au transp~-rt

d'UD grand noDbre 4e pas8a~rs de oablno at de pont et, n'autre

part, aux ~rincipnles resi~D8 ~6cgraphlque8.

(b) Lea ~cbre. du Cocite ~e 14 Securlte carl tIne s~nt ~lus

pour una ~6ric4e de qUstre ans et sent ra61181bles •

• :"rUde 29

fa) Le CnOlite 'le la Seourlt~ r.nl'itine dolt eX3niner t",u-

tea les questions qui rel~vent de lu C~Dp~tence de l'OrG~nisu­

tioD, tellea que les aides b. ,1<::. MVigaticD nnritine, In construc­

tion at I' ~qui .... eo::.ent des n,.vires. les questions d I 6'_'.l~ ,a.ge cans

10. nesure au elles interessent Ie. sdouri te.

E/CONF.4/6l Page II

les reglements destin'. l pr6venir l8e abordage8, la manipu­

lation des cargahotla clang.raules, 18 r6glementation de la

s6earlt' en mer, les renaelsnamants bydrograp~lque8, les

Journaux de bord at 18S docwnenta intersssant 14 navigation

maritime. las anqu8tes aur les accidents en mer, Ie 88uvetage

des biens et des p~r8onne8 ainsi qua toutes Gutrae questioDs

ayant un rapport direct aTIlC 18 s'ourlt' maritime.

(b) Le ComiU de la Seourlte marit1mu pNnd toutee 1es

mesuras neoo8saires pour meDer k blon las missions que lui

assigno 18 conTantlon OU l'Assembl'a ou qui pourront lui

Stro eont16es dans 10 cadra du presont article par tout

autre lastrumaot Intar6ou.~rnomental.

(o) Oomph tann elea dispositions do la XII.mo Par.t!ll,

10 Comit' de Ie. aeourlt' maritima 401t malnton~r d08 rapports

'troits avec los autro8 orgaaismJis int"argouv3rn<llDOn taux qui

s'oooup~nt do transports at de communications, suscaptiblos

d' aider l'Orgazi1sation. 8. attoin.dN soo but .ao augm~ tant 18

s6curit6 an ~r et eo taoi1itant du point da vuo de la seou~

riU at du sauvetase, 18 ooordination des BothiUs dans las

domaines da ls navigation, maritima, de l'aviation, d~s tele­

communications at de 1a m4t6orologio.

Article 30

La Oom1t, de Is a4ourit6 maritime, par l'intorm4d!aire

du Conseil,

(a) soumat 8. 1 'Assemb14s , lors do s~s sossion~ orulnairos,

1-,)8 propositions de r~gl~nts de securit4 ou dt~~andomonts aux

rbgl0m30ts do s6curit6 e%i8t~Dts qui oot 't' pr6sontes par lea

Mombr3s, ~ m~m3 temps qUd Sus commeotairos ou rocommaAd~tioDS • \ .

E/CONF .4/61 Page 12

(b) tait rspport A l'Aasembl'e sur S8S traveux dopuis 1e

dern16re s9ss10D ord1Dalre da l'Assembl'e.

Article 31

La Comite de le. silcurlt6 marlt1~ as rhnit une rob

par 9.D at en d I eutree oc.oasioDs I al clnq membros du Com! te 1e , demandent. 11 61it SOD Bureau l eh~que 868sion annuelle at

adopts SOD r.@'.ament Inter1eur. La majorlte du Comita 00D8tl-

tUfJ un quorum.

Articlo 32

LIl Cocdte de le. aecurlU m...,.rlt1ma, lorsqu'l1 examine

una question qui interesse partleull~rement un Membra de

l'Organisl1..tioD, invite clllul-el e. partlc1per, _sans d.roit de

vote, a s~s dellb6ratlons.

VIIles PARTIE

Secdtariat.

MUoh 33

La Seoretariat comprend 1e Seoretalre general, 1e

Secretalre du Comit6 de 1a securlte maritime at 1e personnel , que peut 8xiger l'Organisation. La Secretalre ganersl est

le plus baut tonctlonnalre de l'Organisation at, aoua reserve

des dispoaitions de l'art1cla 23, 11 Demma 1s personnel mon­

tlonn6-o1-dossus.

Artiolo 34

Le- Secr~tarlat est cbarge\40 tanlr l jour toutes les

arcbiYes n'ceS8~1re8 a l'accomp118sement d~s t~ches de l'Orga-

Dl~tion, at da preparer, ceDtraliaar at dlstrlbu~r l~s notes,

documents. opdres du Jour, proo~8-verbauz ~t reDseignements

).

B/CONF.4/61 Paga 13

Qtl1e' .~ 'raTall 4. l'Aesamb160. 4u Con8el1. du Comit' 4.

1& 86oQrlt6 .. rtttme at des organa. 8ub814i~lre8 qu~ l'Or­

~_Uoa pan odor.

MUol. 35

... ". ... talre g61l6nl 'tabU' ,,' 8Gl1D8t au Oo'MU

1.88 OClllP\8. aa.auJ.e doa! .qu 'un bud&.' UODDal 1D41quJlt

dl'4rilHa.t J,i,e pr6v18ioDs corr38poJldant • cbaquo an_ ••

Artlclo 36-

Le lSoor4te1ro -.6D4re.l Gat chars' de tour lea

Jlem.br-38 au oour!l.D.t 4e l'oothlU de l'Organisa.tion. Tout

M .. bra peut soor441tGr un ~ plualaura repr6eontant8 qui

8a tlaD1l'ODt ,)D rapport 6,.,,)0 1. Socr6tdro gb~.

N;tlclo 37

~. l'8Coo~118ec~Dt do laura dovoirs, 1e

Secr6ta1ro g'D~al at 1& pereonnGl D. eo111citOllt ou

D'~OO.ptOA' 4'1AetruotloQ8 d'sucun gouv3rnamont Di 4'au·

oua •• utori" eEt'rleure ~ l'Org~n1l&tloD. 118 .'abatleaa.a&

de tOllt .0'\8 1!loOllpatiblo a".o leur e1 tu.~t10D 4e fODotlolL­

Dalr~. ioteraatiODeux ot no 80nt rosponsablea qu'envore

l'Orpntsation. Obe.qua tIl3mbre de l'Orgall1eation s'anga,_ ...

ra8pect~r 19 osrsotlre exclusivement int~rn~tloDal 4S8

tonctloo8 4u/Secr6tair~ S4n.rsl at du personnel at ~ ne »a' charcher ... lea influencer d~8 l'ex6cution do l~r taohe.

,t,rt1clo 38

1.& S.101"'te.irb g~. ral ftSSWDd toutes l(). autre. to.DO­

tiona qui pauvent lui .tre 8s.1go6es par 18 Conv~ntloD.

l'Aesamblee. ~o 00D8el1 at 10 Comitj de la seourlt' maritime •.

E!CON?4!61 page 14

IXbe Partie

UR'ro".

Ar\1g1, 39

Chaque Mitlllbre prend 1 S. oharge lea appointementa, lea tral.

d. d4plaoement et. lee .u~re8 d4penaes 4e 88 delegation. ltA ••• m­

bl6. at de sea repr68e~tant8 au Coos811, au Comit, de 1s .6ourlt'

mal"1time, e,insi qu'auz autre!! oom1,Us at aU%. organ •• auxll1a1rea.

Artiole 40

La CODS811 examine lea oomptea at les pr6V1alons budg't81r •• ~

'tablls par le Seoretalre g~n'ral at lea soumet l l'A8semb16e,

aooOGpasn6. 4e S8a o'serYatlons at de a8a reoommendations.

Article 41

(a) Sous r6s.rYo de tout ao~rd pouvant titre OODolu entre

l'Organisation et ItOrganisation des Nations onles, l'A88em916.

examine at approUV'e les prbi-Siona budgetaires •

. (b) LtABseab16. repartlt le montant des depens8s e~tre , tous lea Yolllbrea .salon un ba:r~me 'tabl1 par elle, oompte tanu

des propositlons du'Consol1. 08 8UJCt.

Alt101e 42

Tout Membra qui De rerr,pl1t pas ses obligations tins.noUre8

.,.18 ..... Ti.s de 1 'Organ1s8t1oJl dans un d8lai d 'un an .. oompter 4e

18 ~ate do leur 60h&anoe u'a droit de vote Di • 1 t ABsemb14e, n1

au CODsei1. D1 au Oomlt6 de 1a s6ourit4 maritime; l'Assembr6e

pout toutetOll, &i G.lle 10 dbbe, 46roger .. oes dispos1tions, x_ Partie

Afti0le 43

Le Tote l l'Assemb14e, au OODSoil et au Com1t4 de 1a s4ourl"

.arltlmo est r'gl par 108 dispositions suiTs.ntes :

E/CONF.4/61 pago 15

a) cbeque MDmbre dispose dlune volx,

b) 81 14 OODYentloa ou un aceord internatIonal oont~rant

d08 attributions l l'Assemb16e, au CODsell ou au Comit' de Ie

a6ourlt6 maritime o'en disposo pas autrement, lea 460181008 de

Gee org&neS 80nt prieBe a 1e majorlt6 des Membras pr6sonta ot

votant; at, loraqu'uns majorlt6 dss deux tiers sst requ1S8, A

uno .ajorit6 de8 doux tiers 4es Membro. pr'sent ••

0) Aux tln8 4e Is pr6,ente 'Convention. l'expros81oa

"Membres pr6sonta at Totant" algnltle "Membros pr6aonts at exprl_

PDt un vote attlrmatlt ou n'cat1t." Los .mbras qui 8 'abetteD­

Dont Bont cona146r6e Comma De votant paa.

'Xl •• Partie

Sltso 4e l'Q[SaDlsstlon.

Article 44 (a) 1. 81'88 d~ Itorganlaatlon ost 'tabll A Loa4r8s.

(b) S'll est n608sss1rs, l'Assemblee peut, l Is maJorlt6 des

deus tiers, 6tablir 18 8i'ge de ltOre~n18stion dan8 un autre lieu.

(0) 51 le COnee!l 10 "use n6cessaire, l' AeeelDbUe peut 8e reunir

en tout lieu autre tUB 1e sibge.

nI ~me Part! e

Be1atlqps aveo lea Nation' YAie. et leI autres orSaAisatioD8.

Al\lole 45

Contormement • l'ortiole 57 de la Charte, l'Qrgan18etion

eera re1i68 a l'Orsanieatlon de8 Nation. Un1es au titre dtinsti_

tution sp60ia1i868 dane 1. domaine de 1a Dawlgation maritime.

Lee rolations seront 4tablies par un acoord oonolu avec l'Orga_

nisation des Nations Unles, en vertu de l'artiole 63 de la

Charte et selon lee 41apoa1tlone de i'artiole 26 de 18 Convention.

E/c_ •• /el page 16

Arthle 46

S'11 sa pr6eente d08 questions 4'lnttr3t commun ,our l'Or­

Ionisation at UDe institution des Nations Unles, l'Organlsstlon

collaborera aveo oatta institution; elle proo~4era l l'exaaen -

de oes questiobs at prondra des m8aures l leur au'st a, conoert

sTao oatta institution.

Mttpla U

POUl' toote question relevant de 88 oompet'enoe, 1 'orsanis8tlon

paut oollaborer aveo «'autres arsanisations Intergouvernementales

qui. sane Stre des tnatitutioDB 8p801a118888 des Nations Uniea,

ont dee Int6rGts at des sctivites apparent68 aux buts qu'elle

poursult.

Articlo 48

L'Organlsatton peut faire tous arrangemants utl1es en vuo

de- oontere"r at de oollaborer avec les organisatioDs Internatlona­

lea Don gouvernementales sur toutos los questions qui roltvent

de S8 oompetenoo.

Mtiote 49

~ous r~sorve d'approbation par l'Assemb14a, • 1a majorit4

des deux tiers dee voix, l'Organisation Bst autoris4e • rapreDdra

de toutss autros organisations 1nternationa1~s 80uverDemantales ou

nOD,les attributions, les ressouroes at 1es obligations de 8a

oomp4teDoa qul lui saraiant traner'ree8 en vertu.4'aooord8 Intor_

-nationaU1 au ententes mutuallement satistaiaontes, conclU8 par , les autorit4s competento8 40s organisations Int~ress'e8. L'Orga-

n18at10D pourra 'salemant aS8umer toutes 108 tODotiODB administra_

tives 4e S8 oomp4tenoB, qui ant 6t4 conti4ss • un oOuvernemoDt en

vertu d'un instrument intornational.

B/OONP .4/61 page 1'1

aapaolt'_ Jurl41gues. Prl~11~se8 at Immupit6e.

Article 50

La oapactt' jurldique aiDS! que 1e8 prlvl1~e8 at immunlt6.

qui aeront reOOnDUS 1 l'Organlsstlon ou qui eeront accord6s eD

reilon de 80n existenoe, scnt detinis dans la CODv8nt19P g~~rele

sur les prlvl1~ge8 at Immunltes des institutions sp6clalls6es,

opproUV68 par l'A8sElmblee gen6rale des Nations Unies Ie 21povembre

1947, at sont regis par elle. Reserve est taite d~s modifioations

qui pauvent 'tre apportees.par 18 texte tiDal (au revis6) de I'AD­

nexa approuv6e par l'Organisation, oontorm6ment aux seotions 36 at

38 de la 8u841te Convention geDerBle.

Article 51

Chaque Membra s'engage a appliquer les dispositions de l'An­

DElZe II de 18 presents convcntioD, tant quIll n'a pas adhere. la41_

ta OODYention gen'rala an 00 qui.oonoerna 1'organ1sation

X:-;V~we Partie

~...ml()J!lOnt8

Artiole S2

Lea textss des prcJets d'amendoments 1 18 oonventioD sont oom­

muniqu4s aux Membres par 1e Seoreteire general six mois au moiDS

-&'Yant qu'lls ne soient soumis 1 lteXWIlDn 4e l'U8emblee. Les amen ...

lements soDt adoptee par l'Assembleo 1 1s maJorite des dauz tlare

4 •• Toix, 7 oompris oel1es de 1a maJorit6 des Membras repreeantea

au .eta 4u Coneei1. »OUZe moie apr~8 san approbation per lei daux_

$10" 4 •• Mamkes de l'OrSanisatlon, Don compria les II:Jmbros a •• o-

016., OIlaque aalenda08nt entre en v1gueUJ:' .pour toue les UalttlrM \.

E.CONF.4/61 pege 18

I'exoeption de oeux q,ui, event SOD. eDtr~e en vigueur, CDt tait una

4601aretloD aux tormes de Inquelle lIs n'approuv8nt pas ledlt aaen­

deQent. L'~eemb1'e pent speolfier • Ia aaJorlt6 dee !eQ% tiere,

au ooment de I'adoption d'un 8rn8ndemont, quo oelu1-o1 est d t UJJ8 Da­

tura tella que tout·M8Dbre qui aura tait une semblablQ d'olaratlOD

Qt qui n'aura pas aooept6 l'amendement 4'1D8 un 4'lal do 4ouzo 001&

• dater de 80D 8ntr'e an vlgueur, oassera, 1 I'expiration de os

461a1, d'Atre partie II 1n COnvention.

AEYola S3

Tout aaeDdeoent adopt6 dans 18S ooDdlti0D6 pr6YUo8 • I'artiole

52 ast d~p08' aupr •• du Seor6teire g6D6rel dee Nations Unles, qui

on ooaounlque sane d61a1 l.e \exts A. tOUB 188 Mombres.

Artiole 54

Lee d4olaret1oD8 OU aooeptations pr&Yus8 par It~rtlole 52 80nt

algnlt1'ea par Ie oocmunloatloD d'un instrument au seoratBire 8~6-

rd, en vue du d6p8t aupr.s du Seor'ta1ra s6Dural dee N~t1on. -Unie".

La Secr6mae&dAho.l lntorrae lee llambres de 14 r6oept1on 4udit 1ns­

trument et de 10. date l laqueUo lfsQ8Ii4ement entl'ara en vlgueur.

Db.e ruth

Interpr"3.tlon

Article 5S

Tout 41tt6rend ou tcuto question 6ur81seant l prc·pos ds 1I1n_

terpr4tation OU de l'appllontlon de 18 Oonvention, est scua1a l

ltAasembl'e pour rtgleoeot ou r'Sl' de toute autre maD!'re dont

lea parties au 41tt6rend aeraient OODVenuea. Auoune disposit1on

B.COIlF.4/61 page 19

'du pr6sent e.rtlu" De pOl"te atte1nte au droit to pour 1e Oeuell OQ

le OoCliU 40 shunt' mar1tioe, 4e r6gler un' tel dltt6rsnd Ou ••

tella question ~1 auriiralt pendant'la 4ur6e de leur mnndat.

Arti0le 56

Touts question de droit qul De paut Gtre 1"4816& par les 00,...

In4iqu68 A I'article 55, est port6s, par l'oresnieatlon,4eYaDt 1.

Cour Internlltlonale de ;r\IBUoe, pour avis oOD8ult.atlt, oontoJ'm.6ment

l l'Artlole 96 de la Obarte des NatiOD! Unlsa.

Dispositions diverse.

Article 51

81,m8ture et a09!matlon

Sous r4eerYs dee dispositions de Is III~oe Partie, 18 pr6.ent.

Convention resters ou.erte pour 1& signaturo ou I'aooeptation at . . ,las Etats pcurront deventr perthe a 18 Ocnvsntion par:

a) 1s 8ign&-c;ure 88J1,8 r6.eerYe Quant '8 I'aooaptation;

b} Is signature, BOUB 1"688"8 d.'aooeptation, su1vle

d'aooeptatlonr ou

o} l'aooep~ation.

L'aooeptaticn ate_tteotue par le d6pet d'un inatl'Uoent entre

lea mains du Seor'ta1re 86n6ral.des Nations UDiea.

migle 58

%8££ltol1'e.

a) Lee IieJ:lbre8 peut'ent .. tout ooment d60larer que leur

partiolpation .. 1a oonvention entratne oel1e de ltensemble, dlUD

groupe ou ~IUD saul des terrltolres dont -118 assurent lea re1atlQD8

internationalea.

S/cwr.4/61 page 20

b, La prdaente convention ne 8' applique au terri to1rea 40at

lea Membra. alsurent les relations internationalss que a1 una 46. ,

alaratioD 1 oet ettst a 6t6 taits en leur nom oontorm6ment sux 41e­

positions du paragraphs (a) 4u p~e8e~t article,

0) Touts d601aratlon taits oontor~oont au paracrapbe (a) 4.

pr'.ent artiole est oommuniqu6s au Secr6tairo g6neral de l'GrSaD1'"

tion dsa Natloas UDies, lequel en envole oople 1 tous Isa Etat,

luvlt6e 1 Ie Oonferenoe maritime des Nations Unlos ainai qui' toua

autre. Etats qui Beront devenus YeQbroa.

d} DaD8 lea 08S ott', en vertu d 'un aooord de tutello, 1 tor ....

nisatlon des Nations ttnles sat l'autorit6 obarg's de l'adminietra.

tioD de oertains terrltolrsa, I-Organisation des Nations VDles peut , aooepter 1e ooov8ntlon au nom de I'un, de plualeurs ou de Ie totall"

de ee. territolree seus tutel1e, ocntoro6caDt h la proo6dure 1D41~"

h l'artic1"'J 57.

Mtiole59

ReVal'

ta) Les MBabree pouvent s& retirer de l'CirSl!lDisatlon apr"

notifioation 60rUe au Seor6taire g6nero.1 des Netions tJnie.. OOltl1-

oi en avise aussitSt 108 autres MOubres at 18 seor6taire 86n6ral , de l'Organisaticn. ~ notifioation de retrait peut intervenir A

tout moment apr~8 l'ozpiration d'une peri ode de douze OOi8 l oomptcr

de 1a date d'ontr~e en vlguour de 1a oonvention. to retrait prend

ottet.douse mois apr~e 1a date l 1aquel1e la notitioation 60rlte

parv1ent B.l Seor6taire g6n6ral des Nations Uotes.

B/CONJ' .4/61 Pac- 21

(b) L'applloatlon de 1& oonventlon·8ux terrltoirea ou group ••

4e territoirea vi_6_ l l'article 58 peut prendre tiD l

tout moment par not.ltlcatloll 60r1t. 84ro.8h au Seodtaire

86D6r81 dee Nations Uo18e par Ie Membra obars' da leura

relat10ns axt6rleur •• ou par 188 Nation. Onies, .'11 .'ag1t

d'un torr1t01re sous tutelle dont I'administration rel •• 8

d8. Nations Un18s. La S~cr'ta1r. geo6ral d8s Natioos UDiea

eo avl.8 aU881t~t tous lea Mambre. at Ie Secr6talre g6n6ral

de l'Or8801s8t10D. La notitication prend arret douza mols

apr~8 Is date l laquelle ella parvlont au Socr6talro g4n~-

1'81 dae NatioDs Unie ••

XVIUma PARTIB

Jptr6e en Tiguaur.

ARTICLE 60

La presonte convention antral'S eo vlguour loraquo

vlngt at una n~tloDa, dont sopt devront. p0886der cbacuno un

tODAasa global au molos 8g~l 1 un milllon d~ tonnoaux da

Jauge bruta, f auront adhere. contorm6moot ftUX dlsposltlon~

de l'&rticle 57.

ARTICLE 61

TOus los Etats 10vlt~s a la Cont6rGnce maritima

des N~tlonB Uolo38 at tous los autras Etats qui 8~ront da~ODus

KGmbro8 seront lntormes par l~ Socretalra g'~ral dae Nations

Un1as de 1.<:1. d~t<3 1 1aquol13 chs.qU<3 Rt9.t doviondra part! a A lA

convaotioD, ainsi que de 18 d~te 1 laquo11e l~ conVQntlOb

antrora on Y1guour.

ARTICLE 62

La presontQ convention, dont 108 to%to8 angl~8,

tr~n"als at eSILagnol tont 6ga!..:ment t01, 8~ra deposeo ~aupr~8

_/0_.4/61 Pass 22:

4u So4r'talre c6n'ral 40s N~tlons Vaies qui en tOr3 parrQOlr

des copies certlt160e oontormos 1 ohacUD des Btats 10?11068 l

la Cont'reDce maritima dee NatioDs Gnlee, niDs! qu" taua lea

autre. Itats qui aoroDtdOVGnU8 K~br~8.

AR'l'I9Ll1 43

L'Orgaoisatlon 408 N~tloD8 UD1~8 oat 8utorla6e 1 ,

earocistrer 1e Conv3ntloo «.8 qutello 3Dtr~ra en vlgu~r.

l!N )'01 DB "'OI les 8OU8Signh, dllnaont. e.utor1e6e • cot .,)Ust

par leurs gouvarnomaDts rospolctlte, oot algn6 .la oonvootlon.

J'9.1~ It. GeJl~e, 10 6 mara 194-8.

At'gbaGill!ltan At'gbaniat.an. 4tgbanleti.rt

Ubania A.loonh Albania

Argentina Argontino ArgEiDtina

.A.ustral1a Australia Austr!.l1a

Austria .A.utriohe Austria

Belgium :ealglque BUcica

8011T1e Bolivia Bolivia

Brazil Dr'a1l Braen

BIllssria Bulsulo

. Bulgarie.

Byelorussian Soviet Soolallat Republio

Republlque Sovletlqua Socl~llBte de B1Uoruasie

Republloa Sooialists Sovleticl 4e Bielom_ia

Canada Canda Canada

Ohile Chill ChUe

China Ohine Ohina

Oolombia Oolom.bie Oolombia

Ooeta Rioa Oost." .. R1o& Oosta Rloa

Gub~ Ouba Cuba

Ozachoslovakls TcMooslovaqu1e Oheooosiovaquia

Danmark Danemark Dlnamaroa

Dominioan R~)ubl10 R6publlqU& Domini.aina Republioa Domin1oaQa

Bouador Equataur Eeua40r

Bs7Pt Be;1pte Bgipto

111 S!ilndor Bl &lv&4or Bl Salv~clor

I/CONl' "/61 Pale 23

~b1opla hhioph J:tlopla

J'lnlan4 nal..,4e J'1nlandia

J'ranoa J'ranoa :rr~Clb

Greeoa Grha Grl;tcla '

Guatemala . Guatemala Guatemala

Haiti He.1tl Haid

Honduras Honduras ROMurae

Ioal~4 Ishnde Islandia

India 104_ 10410

Iran lro. Ir&n

Iraq Iraq Irak

1retaad Irbn4e Irhn4a

1al1' ItEll1e It!llla

loebanon ~i'" U ......

Liberia Liberia Liberia.

Luxembourg Luxembourg Luxemburgo

Modo 0 Mexlque lI.bloo

Netherlands Pays-Bas Holanda

New Zoa.laD4 Nouvalle-ZGlaDde Nuov!l Zelandle.

Nlo'lragUli Nicaragua Nicaragua

Norway Norv~e:e Noruega

p'!I.kistan .pakistaD Paldst!1n

Panama PUama Panama

Paraguay Paraguay Paraguay

Peru Perou Peril

Pbll1ppinas Ph1lippines ),ll1pines

Poland pologno Polanla

portugal portugal Portugal

Rumania Roumanle Rumania

l/CONF .4/61 Page 25

I/CONF.4/61 Page 26

Saud! Are bie. Arabie Saol.:.dite Arabia 3audlta

S1 ... Siam Siam

Swaden SUMa Suocla

Swl tzarland SUisse Suiza

SyrIa Syrie 81ria

Trsna-JQrdan TraDsjvrdania Trf.:.DsJordania

'l\lrkoy 'l'urqui<3 _qui!

Ukrainian Sovl~t Socialist Ra~ubl1c

R~publiqu~ Sovl~tlque Sooialist. d t UkralQ.o

Republioa Sooialists Sovl~t1oa de Ukrania

Union of South -Africa Union ~~d-&fric91ne UDl&n Sudstrloana

Union at Sovlo_t Socialist Republics

Union d~s R~publlques Sovl~tlqU8. Sool,~11e~o8

UniOn do Ropublioas Socislists, Bcvi,jtlca".

United Kingdom at Graat Brltala aDA Northern Iro~d

Royaumo.Unl de Grande-Bretasne e' , d'lrlande ilu Nord Raino Unido do 1e. Gran Breta4a

8 lrlanda del Norte

Uni tad states' :ita te-Un1s Bstados Unld08

Uruguay Uruguay Uruguay

VenezuelA VOllazuela Vetl.8zuelO.

Yam"" Yomen Yemen

Yugoslavia YC'usoslavie Yugoslavia

B/CON7.4!61 Pace 27

B/COIIF.4/U Paco 28

oo_oan'lOl1 DO PlIIIIIBR COIISlIL.

~ applioation d08 principe. 6ooD06 •• 1rert101. 1T,

Ie premior Consa!1 sora campos6 comma auit t

(a) 1.s six Meabr.8 vla6, l 1'811068 (a) de l'art1o!.

1'7 SOllt ;

1 •• hate-U41a

1& Grice

1& .0"660

Ie Royaume-U41

la SuMa

(b) 108 81z Membra. vl.6. l Italln6a (b) 40 I'artiole

11 sont t

l' 4rsent1lle

l'4ultral1e

1e Belgique

let. l'l'aAoe

I 'Indo

(0)· deux Mambres 8lu. par l'Aaaomb16e ocntorm8mant •

l'alln4a (0) de l'artlcle 1" sur un. 11ste propo86e par

le, aU: Membra. 4blgnu dana l'allnb (a) 4e Ie pr68o)Jlte

aDAfte •

(4) 48111: lIembro. Qua par l'Assemb160 coDtOl'l:l6mGDt l

l'ai1n6a (4) 4e l'artlole 11 pam! lea I4BJ:lbrea qui OAt Wl

InterOt nctable 4aDa Ie oommeroe international marlt1ae • •

.ell ("AtlonDee .. l'Artl010 51)

WAPI. lURIl)lQO •• lRIVIW!§ IT DAIUNI'l'BS;

'leAt qu l l1a n'auront paa adh6r6 .. la.CODvontlCJl 84D.6-

rala sur 18s privi1t&ea at immunites des institutiolls sp~c1a-

11s688, on oe qui OCJloorno l'Organlaatlcn, le8 Koc.brea appl1-

querent .. l'Grganiaat1.:ln ou l l"gard de oella ... o1 be dlspo81_

ti.:l1l8 suivolltoe rohtlvos .. la capaolt, Jurldlquo, !lUX prlrl-

1.gos ot aUE tmmunlt'a.

IoCtl.:lD 1

L'OrgaD1aatloll ~oult, eur 10 terrltoiro de chacUil de S8'

.Membras, do 1a oapllolt6 Jur1dlquo Qoessa1re .. 111 r6a11 ...

aat10n do aa8 but8 ot. l'~xerclco de-aes fOllot1ons.

Seoti2& 2

(a) L'Org~aat1oD Jou1t, aur 1e territo1ro 4e chacun de

eee MQobr08, 4as prlvil~os et 1QQunlt6. n60eeeairee

.. la r4al.1MtloD de sea buts ot .. l' exoroloo do 808

tellotions •

. (b) Lea- repr'-eatants. 4es atembroa, 7 oompr1a las auppUaat8,

108 oOAeoillera, los t~Acticnoalroa ot 108 amplo761 de

l'Organisation ~ou1.sont 'galecent des privileges ot

immunit6a n'ceaaalrea .. l'axarcioe, GIl touto lndepeodaaoo,

d08 tvnoti~D8 qU'lls &8Suaent an slin de l'Organisation.

820tl09 3

Pour liappl1olltloD 4ee dlepoeltlcn8 des sootions 1 ot 2 4.

la pr6aeJlto .i.BJl3Z0, 1e'8 Ilembr .. <11 .t'll o-Qntormarcnt, 4flns 1a

a:.esura 4u po.alb1a. aux olauses t7Pe de 1& Oonventlon gen6rale

sur le8 priv116sa8 at 1mcUAlt'e d08 instltutioDS ap'01al18' •••

CONVENCION

RiU.ATIVA A LA

ORGANIZACION CON5ULTIVA MARITIMA

INTERGUBERNAM8NTAL

CONFEREBCIA &ARITIM.A DS LAS DCIORES UbIl).!S

COBVEftCIOh hELATIVA A LA ORG~IZACIOB C~SULTIV. MARITIMA

IBTEs;JUBERli.iUEN TJ.L

/ Loa Eatados partes en 18 preaente Convenolon 41011ln eatable-

••• la Organlzao16n ConsultIve _ar(tlma Intergublmamental .(de

aqui en ad~lantl dealgn.da -18 Organlzaoldn'.

PARTB I

Finalldadp.. ~e 1& Organlzaoidn

ArUoulo 1

Las flnelldadee d~ la Organizaoldn eon ,

a) estableoer un sIstema d~ oOlaborao16n entre 108 Goblernoa en

materIa de reglamentao16n y prdotloa. gubernamentale. relatl­

vas a oueet!onee t4cnlcae do> toda indole oonccrnlente. a la

navegao160 oOlillrolal Interaaolonal. y fOlllentar 18 adopo16n

general de normae para aloanzer 108 mde SItos nlvelee poel­

blee en 10 referente a eegurldad ruaritl~a y 8 efloleno18 de

la 'navegaoI6n.

b) fomltntar 18 e11ml08016n dE' med1das dls,orlmlnatorUe 7 reatrlo­

olonee Inneoesarlae apl10adee por loa Gobleroos a la navega_

016D oomerol.l InternaolODsl oon II fin de promover la d18-

ponlbll1ded defloe eervlofo8 maritlmos parR el oomerolo mundlal

81n dlsorlmlnJo16n; I. ayuds y fomento aoorded08 por un Go­

blerno a au marina meroente neolonel con mlras a au deaarrollo

y para flnea de see-urldsd no conat! tuyen en ai rnlsmo8 una

d1aorlmlnaoldn. 81empre q'.le dloha ayuda y fomento no eetl!n

tu~dedo8 en medldae ooncebldes oon el propdslto d~ reetrlnglr

• 108 buques de oua1quler bandera. Is llberLed de partlclpar

en el oomerolo internacional.

0) tanar meUde. par6 'la 00D81derilo16n por 1e Organlz.01dn de ")

oueatlones relative. a In. pr~otloa8 reatriotiv88 4eele8le.

'e empres8s de nave,,016n maritima. de .ouer40 a 1e Parte II;

- ,2 -

4' tomar .a41d.. para 18 0~n81daraol6n POl' la ~rganilac16n da to­

dae'iaa o'ueatio.aea relUina, a 16~ navegaoidn lIIarltSma qua pudan

.erl. aometld •• POl' o~lqul.r organlsao 0 in.tltuoldo eep.ol.11-

zaG.a de 1_.8010n •• Ulll~" •

• ) taoUlUl" el lntaJooubl0 4e ini01'lll&elODU autre 108 Goblamoa

an a.unto. 8ometidoe a 00~eldar8eldn d. 1& Organlz8016n.

P.iRTI II

!'uno Ion ••

Articulo 2

Laa fine Ion .. de la Organlzaoldn .adn oonsultives '3 4.

8.a.oramlento.

.6.rtlculo 3

Con e1 propda1to elf" aleanzar lea flna11484e. enUlld8dae en , 1a Parte I. 1a8 !unolooe. ~e la Organlzaoldn .erto :

a) salvo 10 41epusato en .1 Art!0~10 4. cone14erar ¥ tormular

reoomendaclon •• r8.p.oto 8 la. cueet!one8 vlnculad8. al .6.rtt­

ou10 l(a). (b) '3 (c) que puedao •• rle .om.t148. POl" 10~ »lea_

broa. pOl' cualq,u!ar orgaalamo 0 lnat1t ..... ctdn eap801&11z848 da

1&8 Baelone. Ur,14 •• 0 POl' oua1ql1iar organlzaoldn in"l"guber­

,namante1. ae! oomo reepeote a aqu.llo. eBUntoe enUlloiado. 8n el

.6.rUoulo 1 (d) qu. 8.an 8ometl401 a .u oon8148rao160.

b) pr.p.r~r proyeot08 4. oODvanoione., 8ouer40a U otro. in.tru­

mento. 8proplado. 1 r800.en48r10 •• 10' Goblernos 1 a 188

'org8nlz8010na8 Intareubern8m8nta1a., , 00nY008r lee oonteran­

olaa qua eetime n.oa.arl,.;

0) eatab1aosr ur. 91.tema de oonsult. entre 10. Wie.broe 1 4e l

intarc.mbl0 de Informaolone. entre 10. Gobi.mol.

ArUoulo .-

In aqu.l1oa a8Un\08 que eetl~e .uaoeptible. 4e .er reeue1_

toa mediante los 9rooedim1entoe nor~81a8 de 1a nav.gaoitn c~eroia1

• 3 •

lDt8r~.oloD.l. 18 Organiz.oida reooe804ar' que .at .8 pr~o.4 •• ,

Cuan4o, en oplnldn de 1. Clrga.niz.cUn, cualqu,ler •• unto· rera.

rent •• prCotloa8 re.trlotlvas d8.1ea1e. de 18. empre.8. de oa ..

vegacldn maritima no 8'. susoeptible de .81' r8.uelto POl' loa

prooedlmhntos norm_Us de Ie Jl8vegaoldn 00serola1 Sabrn.ololllJ

o en 81 ca80 de habers. comproba4e eata Impo81~111da4 y sla.pre

qua 81 •• unto hay_ 8140 prevlamente obJeto de negool8cloD.8

directa. ~ntr' 108 Mlembroa lntara.adoe. 19 Org8nl£.old~, •

petloldn de uno de el108, prooeder' a au 000slder80160.

P.ARD III

Mlelllbroe

utfoulo 5

Todoe los Eatadoa puaden 881' &lembroe de 18 Orgaolzaoldn

oonform8 a Is8 41ap081o!on8' de Is Parte Ill.

Artloulo 6

Los :":lembr08 de lasliaatones UnJdaa pueten ser JQ.1e.bro~

de 1a Organlzaeldn adhlrlen~o 8 18 presente Convenelda de

8cuerdo alae dls)Oelclonee d~l ~ttculo 5q.

Articulo"

Los Estad08 no Klembros d~ 18e Neclones Unldaa ~ut han

sldo Invltados 8 envlar representantee a 1e ConfertQo18 uarlttaa

4e las Baclon" Vn148. eelebrada ell Glnebra el 19 de rebrero

de 1.9'8, pueden eer Mlembros a~hlrlendo a 18 }~e8ente Conve ..

oldn de .ouardo a las dlspo8tclone. del Arttculo 5?

Articulo 8

Todo E.tado que no tenga dareoho a aar _tembro segda 10

dlapueato en loe Arttculos 6 0 ", po4r' solloltar su Incorpo­

racldn en tal oar'oter por tntermedto del Seeretarl0 aeneral

de 18 Organlz8eldn y ser' admltldo oomo Kie.bro, ouando hay.

adherldo a 18 preeente Co'nvencldn de aouerdc a 18. 418p081010nea

• 4 •

4el 1rtfculo ~, 81..,. que, praYle r80om8»480160 del COD88:0,

au eoltoltu4 ha,. a140 aoapt848 pOl' los d08 tero108 de loa

Ktembro8 d~ Ie urganlz801~n. axoluido8' 101 Ale.broe A8001ad08.

utiCNlo 9

Todo tarrltorlo 0 erupo de terrltorl08 81 cual 18 fuel's

.pl108d8 Is pre.ent8 Conv.neldn conforms 81 hrtfoulo 58, ~or

al Mlembro que teng. B au carlO laa re18010n8. lntern_clonal ••

de ea. terrltorlo 0 grupo 48 '.,'rl torl08, 0 POl' 188 lisolones

Unidaa, pu.d~ .ar _tlmbro .8oc18d~ 1~ 18 Org8nlz80160 medlant.

uotifloac16n eSCI'ita flLtratada 81 Seoretario Ganeral df! le

Organlzao16n POl' dlohe ~l.mbro 0 POl' Ie Org8nlz8016n de 188

NaciOli"'. t'nid8e, .agdn sea ~l C880.

Articulo 10

Todo 1l18[Qbro Aaoclado hndrd 108 deraohoe y obllg_cionea

que Ie praaente Convenc16n reconoce a un ~1embro de 1. Orge­

n1z8ctdll axcepto el del'flcbo de voto en 18 Admblee y e1 de .

,er elegljo ~lewbro del Cop.eJo 0 ael Cowlt& de Segur1da4

J.i.arIUma, y con estas 11/O,ltacionee, Ie palabr. nJUelllbro" en

la pre Ser,te Conveno16n l1~ber' conSideraree como incluyeltdo

a 108 _1embr08 A8DC18408, 8alvo dispos1c16n contrarla de eu

textO.

Art!oulo 11 ,

'Nungdn E8tRdo 0 territorlo p~ede lleger a eel' Mle.bro

4e 18 Organizac16n 0 oDntinuar en tal oar'oter coatrarlamente

8 una resollloi6n dp Ie Aaan,ble. General 1117 168 ~a~Honee Un1d88.

PARTE If

Organism08

ArtIeul0 12

I.e 01'£91l1"'8e16n conetarll de una ,uaQ,blea, un ConeeJo. un

Comlt' de Se~~r1dad Marftima y de todos 108 organlemoe auxl11are.

-~ . que 1. Organb.oi6n Jut-gue neote.rIo eual' en cUfa.lqa.ler .t,OlDentOj

y de una Seoret.rla.

La A8amblea

Artfoulo 13

La ,As&a,blea ester' o<llEtlhida POl' to doe 108 ... 1embro8.

Artloulo 14

La Ae8mlilea se r8iln1rll en .es81c$tI. ol'dlnar~8 11ne vu caa.

d08 ados. LBS reuniont. extraordinaria. de 1s mlame 88 cele-

brar'n c')n .n preaviao de sesenta dlas. 81811',pr. que "" terato

,., nt1aero d. :aerr.bros h&ya notifioado &1 Secretarlo (;"jf'lr8~

q.' ae ••• 'lua •• oelebre una r811016n, o en cualq·J.1er .nolliento . , tl' ConsftJo , . eE"t tm. neoesarlo. 113U811Htnte COD un pr88'1180

de aesente dIaB.

utlculo IS

LIl mayor!a 6.e 108 rillembroe, exol1.lY8ndo loa ;';lea,bro8

iLsociados. oonstt tu1r' q.uorum para Ide uUl'Jiones de 18 Aaan.blea.

Art!culo l~

Les tunelone. e.. Is Ase,l,blee 881'40. :

(a) dagil' ,ntre sus "'1efbbros. cvn exclue16n de'- 108 :..1elllbroe

Asociados, eon c6da reun16n ordlr.erla, un ir'!eldente y dc)8 , Vlcepresi~eontea que ~er~anecer'n en funcionee hsstM la

r~unl6n ordlneI·1e. sigu:lente;

(b) aeterc.1n&r trJ. il1'0?rI0 reglamento interno, " exoepoi6n de 10

pr~vl8to en otra forma en Ie pr~eent. Convenc1dn;

{oj eetablecer los organ1smos euxll1e:tes te.;.poreri08 0, 81 al

COn8ftJo 10 reoo~1enda, los p~rmanente8 que Juzgue neceearioe;

(4) e18g1r 10e ~iembr08 que p~n de estar represftntados ~n e1

ConseJo co~form. el Arttoul0 17, y en pI Comlt' de Segur1da4

MarItima de aCllerdo con 10 diSpu",sto er. el Artioulo 28;

- 6 -(.) reolblr y examiner 108 tntor. •• del CODe8Jo 7 resolver t040

.punto qua I, haya 81do eometi4o'por 81 mlamo;

(tl va tar el preeupueeto "1 ee-"ableoar 81 f'unoloD&a!iento flnanolero

4, Ie Org8nlz&0160, ae 80u81'40 con 10 41spu8eto en 18 Part' IX.

(Sl

(h,

revl.ar 108 g88t08 "1 .prober 18 c~.nt.8 da Ie vrgan!z8c16oj . r

488e~ptftar 18e runolo~'B de 18 urg.ul~.o16n t,nlendo eo cuenta

qua en 10 referent, 8 CU88tlon8. pravlet8' en 108 Inoe.(8) 7 (b)

del Arttculo 3, 1a Aeambl •• 186 80$8t.1" 81 Con.'Jo • tin 4e I

qUAt formu~ 1aa raoom.nd_olona. 0 108 inatrumentoa corre'pon_

dlent •• ; al«mpre qua 84_-'_ \od08 108 In8tr~'nt08 0 r80o.80-

4eclone. aOlDetidos POl' 81 CODe8Jo 8 la Ae&mbl •• "1 no 808»\8408

por .eta 'IlIUma, .erU sOlllet1408 nU8Vament, al CODseJo para

au nueva cO~814ereoi6D eoo la8 obeervaolonee que le Asamble.

pue4a Moerbe.

(i) reoomendar 8 los Mlem~roe 1a adopoidn de reg1a.eataolonea re1a.

tives 8 18 segur1dad .... ar!tlm& 0 enml"ndu II tales reelawenta­

cloae. que 1_ eomet. e1 Comlt' de Seguridad ~rftlma pOl'

Interme4io del CODseJo;

(J) remitir 61 CODseJo para au examen 0 d~o181dD cua1quter asuoto

oomprend14o en 18e flaelidadp8 de 19 Or8aniz,01dD, exoepto

1. fuDc16D <de Meer recotDeadaotQnee prevlsta elJ e1 Inoho (1)

del presente Artioulo. 1& que no p04r' eer delagada.

paTB VI

11 ConaaJo

Articulo U

Bl ConseJo eater," Integrado por 41eeteels Mtelllbras. 4iatri­

bu!dos en 1a slruleate for~ :

a) sets serda loe Gobiernoe de 1e-s palee. OOD loa ma,pHI to"".88

en 1a provle16o de ~08 serv!aloS marftimos tnteroaolenala. t ,

b) sela eer'a. loe Goblarao. de otroe pal ... con 106 maJores inte­

reaes en f'!l oomerolo· maritimo intemaolonal;

0) do •• eda e1egidoa por ].a .la'amblea entre 108 @obiarnoe de loa

pe!ae. que tengen tntereee. au.bstanola1e. en 1e provl.16~ 4 •

• e"lolos maritimos internaclonal.'. '1

-. -4) d08 .8r'n elegldol por 18 ~s'mbl •• entre loa gobt_rnoa 4.

pdee. qUI! tenp:an intere.e. Bubatenet_lee ell ifl ccmerol0

maritime intern_clonal.

Pe louerclo ~on 108 princIples snnnet840a en 81 pr •• enta

Articulo ,I primer CODe8Jo 8.r' cODatttufdo o~nfors' a 10 8".·

blsoUo en _el An.xo I de 1& pre.ente Conv.noldo.

Articulo 18

Salvo en .1 0880 P1'8vtsto .en ,I An.XQ I de III pr8.'nta

Conv.noldo. 81 COD.eJo 4etermln8r' 8 106 fIne. de apl1080160

del Art!oalo l'(a}. los Mlambroa. gobt,rnoa ca 108 pat.8.

que tengan 108 mayores Inter8.8. en 18 provtsldn 4e .ervicioe

mar!ttmos Intarnaolor.ale. 1 de terminal" teualmenta. 8 108 fIn ••

de .p110801dn 4el Art!culo 17{O). 108 Miambroe, gobi.moe 4.

los pa!au ,.U8 tflngan Inhrues· au,batanclale. '8!'l Is ~roV1e161l

de ta1ea 8ervioioa. Zeta8 detP.r.uinaciones .er4n heoh •• pOl'

mayorta de votoe del Con.e3o, que dab.r' comRrender 1a m.yorla

de, votos de 108 Mfambroe repre.entadoe en e1 Con8e~o du1sn,doe

por 81 A.rticulo 1'7(1) "I (e). El Cone,e30 detarmin,Jr." luego a loa

finee de aplle.ci6n del Art10ulo 17(b). 10e ~lembroe, gobiamoe

de 108 palees que teng&n 108 mayora. intere.ee $n @l oomerelo

marltimo internaciona1.

Cads ConeeJo eeteb1ecer4 diohle dsterLinaoione. dentro de

un p1azo razonable antes de cada una de 18a as.ione. ordinaria.

de 1a Aaamblea.

Artioule 19

Loa ~iembroa rapre.entadoa an e1 CODe.Jo aD virtu4 4al

Art!oulo 17. continuer'n en fanclonea haata Ie olaueura aa 1a

reunidn ordinaria ei~'l1ente de 1& Aaamble •• L08 lti_brOI aon

susoeptible. de r8e1800i6n.

Arttoulo 80

(I) 11 ConseJo de.igner' au Pra.idente y e.tlbleoer' eu propiio

regllmento interno I e%oepoi60 ae 10 previeto en otra torma

en 1& preeent. Convenotdn.

• e •

(b) Doce ~lembroe del CODe_Jo COD8tltuir'n quorum.

(0) El COD.8JO .8 reunir' tan treouentemente ooao .e. nee ••• rio

~ar. 81 ,floient, de.amp.fto d, eus funoloDe., ~or con~oo.·

torla de su'Precldenta 0 a patloldn POl' 10 ~.no. de oU8iro

4e 8U8 ~l.mbro8. praotioed. COD un pre.viao de un ma •• S_

reunlrtbl en al-luter que 8et!me convenieDte •

.lrtlculo 21

Bl ConS8Jo InTI tar. a toto 1o:te.lllbro a parUo1 p.r. stn der.obo

a voto, en la. e.ellbaraclon8. I'elat1vae • ou_lquiar Bsanto que

tenga Inter48 particular'para 81 ml8mo.

uUou.lo 22

tal El GOD.8JO reclblr' 18. reoomendeoionea • informs. dal-Comltf

dt S.gur~d.d _arltl .. y 108 traSm!t!!" a 18 .s~ubl' •• 7.

61 ella no eetuvlera an au'81dn, a 1 •• 11lembro8 para n In· , tormaaldo, scemp_Aendelos con sua -comentarioa y reoomendaoloD' ••

(b) Les oU88tionea pr8'liate.a en _1 Artroul:o 29 aerlD eXaA,iDa.188 por

el Conae;o t1llioar.,ente (ton diotamen previo del QomU4 4. Segu­

r1484 .r.iar!t1ma.

.Artioulo 23

El Con8eJo, can eprobaoldn de Is Asemblea. noabrard e1 Seore.

iarl0 Genetal.El ConseJo tomar' le8 diep081010nea para 18 meat­

gDeclCln de todo otro penona1 qu.e pueda ser neo.earlo ]I tiJard

108 ~lezo8 y cor.di~lonea de e,upleo 4.1 SeoretariO General y del

personal, los qu, deber4n aJustara. en 10 p08ib1e a la8 diapo-

8i010nes establlo·1des por lasNactonea Unidaa y 8U8'lnatituolon ••

especlal1zadae.

.1rUol1lo 24

El Cons~Jo elevard un inform. a Is Asamble. en oa4a r8Un16n

ordinarIa, sobre los trabaJoa reallzadoa por Ie vrgaDlzaoI6n

da8de 18 preoedp.ote reun16n ordinarla de la Ass.bl.e.

-. -ArUeulo &5

El ConeeJo eo •• 'erC 8 18 A.amble. el preeupu8.to 7 al

8stado de cuenta. de 18 Organlzaoldn. Junto COD sus ocmlntarioa

7 recollandaciona ••

.lrUoulo 26

1£1 Con.eJo podd oon08rtsr aeue:rdo8 0 connul08 ref8rentes

a 1 •• re18010n8. de la Organlzaoldn oon otrae org8nlz.ot~n88.

oonform. 8 las dlapoal.oloDee da 18 Part. XII. Diohol Bcu..rdOS 0

oonv.nloe '.'8~'n ~J.t08 • 18 .probaoldn de 18 & ... bl •••

.lrt1'oulo 2'l

Bntre 188 reuniones ordinaria. aa 18 Aaambl •• , ,1 CODS8'O

ae.amptA.r' t04 •• las !unoloD •• de 18 Organl~801dD. salvo la

tunotdn de formular 1 •• recomandao1oDea. previat. an 81

Art1'oulo 16 (1).

PARD VII

Coml', aa S8gurldad ¥artt! ..

Arttculo 28

(8) El ComUe de Segut'idea -..rlt.l1l8 .8 oompon4r' 4, 08tor08

~lembro8 eleeido. por 18 asamblea 8ntr. 108 gobiemoa "d, 108

par.es qU"e tengan un inter" 1110lortente 8n la8 ou.e.tionaa de

.esurldad maritIma, de 108 cualee ooho por 10 ~no •• aeberdo

'ar aquallos paises qua p08e8n 18' flotas meroante, mge tm­

portants •• 108 ~e"8 ser(n elegld08 de manera que Ie a8eg~

une repreeentacldn adeouad*, por ~ perte a 108 Gobiemoa

de loa otroa peie8s oon im,ortant8. intere.e, ~D Is. cueetione.

ae eeguridad marItim4. tales co~o loa paises c~oe natura1ee

entreD. en gran ndmero. en le compo.icldn de lea trlpulaclooe.

o que e8 hal len lotereaado. en e1 trall8Porh de un 8ran mfme1"O

de pasaJeroe oon cab1na 0 s1:. ell~1 1. por otra parte, Ii loe palee.

de mayor drea geogr,r1oa.

(b) Loe k1embro. del Com!t' de Se~~id8d ~rft1m8 .er(o elegiAo,

por un periodo de ou.tro al08 7 BOD 8U8oeptlbl., de reeleoolda.

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!!jitculo 29

(a) El Comlte de Segur14aa KarfUm8 deber' eX8ill!nar to4u lae

ouestlonee"que sean prop!as 4e 18 camp. tenet. de Ie Orgs. ('

nlzao16n y coneernlentea 8 18 ayuda 8 18 navegacida. cona_ I

truec16n y alietsllliento 48 buque8, en 1& medida en que

interesen a Ie 888ur1484, r-agl.lII.atos deetinaa08 • pre.enlr , 0011810n_8s. manlpulao16n d~ cargaa pel1erOS8 •• regllmentaoh1n

de 18 888ur1484 en 81 &ar. intormss hldrogr,rlooe, 41arl08 4e

s bordo y dooumentos que interesen a 18 lIaves.cida maritima,

enCu8eta8 sobre 108 aceie.ntes merftlmo8, aalv.mento de

blenee y de personae, 88t como tedse 188 aueetiont. que

tengan una relaeidn directs con 18 eegur14ad marItima.

(b) 11 Comit' de Seeur14a4 Maritima eatablecerd un slatema para

cwnpl1r 188 obl1gscionee que Ie Bslgne Ill. preeente CODyenoldl

o la Asamb1ea. 0 ~ue puedan serle confla4as dentro de la$

ftnal1da.1f>8 c.e) pres~n,:e ArUcu,lo. pOl' oualq.uler Inetrwnento

i nte rgubeI-I~8mental.

(0) Tenlando E'tI1 cllenta lea dlsposiciQnee de ls Parte nl. el

COfll1t' de Sflgl1rlds1 loi..ar{tlms debar' (Dsntenl!'r .eetrecha$

retaelonee ~on los 'da!ll's organlslnOS tntf'rlubernsmantslee

que aa oeupen.da trilr:-s·port"."s"y de (!oJlluni~acionee. aUl:ioeptl­

bles cle syudtir a Is Ori81l1za01(ln 8 s1~anZ8r sus pr01l681 toa

sUlllentendo...lo segul'lda4 er. e1> n:8r y fsol11 tendo. deade e1

pilnto de vists at! 1e Beeu1'ldad ¥ salvamf'nto, 18 ooordln801do

de laa act!vBet!es en materia de navegaoldn tDarlt1ma, aviacidD.

tel~oomunlcaclor.es"y meteorologia.

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.iRTICULO 30

81 Comit' de Seguridad Maritima, ~or intarmedio del

ConseJo. daber~:

a' .omater a oada reuni6n ordinari~ de 1a Asamblea,

las propuestas formuladas pOl" 108 Miembroa relativ8a a

reglamentaoiones de aeguridad 0 a eumiandaa a las mismas la

.xistent.a, conJuntamenta oon sus oomentarioa 0 racomendaclon.a;

b) informal" a. la u&.alblea sobre loa trabaJos que hays

res1izsdo a partir de 1s ultima r.uni6n ordinaria de 1a miama.

ARTICULO 31

E1 Co:ni t6 de ~egurldad Maritima se reunlrtl una vn por

aao, 1 .n oua1qui.r momento en que cinco d. sua miembroa 10

solioiten. i1 Comit' alegirl a~.autoridad.s anua1menta y

8atableoerl au reslamento interno, La ma30r{a de Bua ml.mbroa

oonstitulra quorum.

ARTICULO 32

il Comit6 de Seguridad Maritima Invitarl a todo

Ml.mbro a partiolpar, aln d.reoho de voto, .n aaa de1Ib8ra·

clon.s relativas a cualquler aaunto que tenga int.r's partleu~

para el lnialDo.

PARTE VIII

SECRE~IA

ARtlCULO 33

La Seoratar!! e.tad. Int.grada POl" e1 Seor.tar-io

General. un seoretarlo dal Comlte I1e SeBurldad MaritIma.

1 al personal que pue4a requerir ls 8rganizao16n. El

Seoretarl0 Gen81'a1 es el mb alto funoionario de la

6rganizao16D 1. oonforme a los di8puesto. eD e1 Art. 23,

designer' a1 p.rsonal arr~ba m.nolonado ....

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"c leB.'1'ICULQ 34

La Sloretarilm&ntendrA al 41a todos los arohlyo. olol.a­

rlosA para II Itl011nta oumpll.llnto ,41 I •• tarea. de la

otsanlz_01dn t prlpararl. r.oopllarA ]/ 41etrlbulrl la. nota ••

dooumentoe, ordenes del t~ aota •• I Inform •• utI 1 •• para

la labor 4e l~ Asamblla. 4al ConsaJo. dal Comlt' da Slgurlda'

MaritIma I aquallo. orSaDoa auxl11are. que la 8rganlzao16n

pUlda crear.

ARTICULO as 11 SIorltarI0 Genlral prepararl t .ometerA al con.eJo

1a. ouenta~ anuales ... '3 un pr01eoto 'e prl.upueate biena1,

Indloando .e»aradacnente la·. p"y1s10ne., oorrlapond1ente. a

oada ailo.

ARTICULO 36

11 Seoretario General mantendrl intormad08 a 1<".

¥le.broa 80brl toda la actlyidad dl II 8rSlnlzIol6n. Todo

.1lmbro podrA de.lsnar uno 0 mla repre.entante. con obJeto

de mantln8r8e en oomunioaoI6n oon el Sloretario General.

ARTICULO 37

En II 41.lmpIBO de 8US obllg_oionea el Seorlt_rl0

General ]/ el plraonal no 801101taran nl rloibirAn Inetrucolona.

de ningUn Gobierno, nl de nlnguna autorl4ad aJena 8 la 6rga­

nlzaoldn. Se abetendrAn 'I todo acto ino~tlb1e COD .u

.1tuaoldn 4a tunclonarl0' Internaclonalls. Cada .1embro da

la Organlcacida, ,or au partl, .1 compromlte a raapetar el

oaraotlr exolu.lvamantl intern~clonal de 118 tunolona. dll

SIorltarl0 Gll8ral ]I 4el perdonal, ]/ no. tratul de inf'luenclar-

108 la II oumpll.1ento de la. m18.a8,

.ART ICULO 38 ,

El Slcretario Ceneral deeempeaua ouallsquiera otr.e

!unolonl, que puedan .erll contladaa por la pre.ente Convlnol6n,

18 A1am.b!ea;- el CODelJo ¥ el Comltd de segur-idad .Maritima.

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PAllO U

>'!BAIIllS

.iR'rlCULO 39

Cada IIt_bro •• han oarso de 108 Imolwuntol. -'pat. 'e

traal.do ¥ oiroe 4e au pr6pla DelesaolOD a 18 isambl •• 7 " Ina

repre.lntantea In ,I Con.'Jot ,I Comlt4 de Segurl4&d ~ritl ..... t ,

oomo 108 demaa 001111\68 1 organlamol auxll1ar •••

ARTICULO to 11 CODleJO 8Xamlnarl 108 88\8498 '8 OUlntal 7 al pro780tO

de pr •• upu •• to .ateblloltoa por al Sacret.rio Qeaaral 1 10.

lom.tar! a 18 Alamb1a •• aoompeA,doa '8 8ua oomantarloe 7

rloomaD4aol008a.

MrICUUl 41

Salvo un aouardo al reapectc Intre 18 Organicaoido 1 Ie

9rg8nlzao16n 4e 1.8 Heelona. Unita., 18 48amble. Ixam1Darl ,

aprober. al praeupue.to. La A,ambla •• tenlaDdo an ouenta 18a

propoelclone. 4el Con.aJo • 8.t, reapactc, prorrat •• rl 81 lmportl

'I 108 ga8t08 antre t0408 108 KlambrOl, 4e aouardo oon UDa •• oa1.

que •• rk tlJada por .lla.~

£BTJCt1LO 4t

Cualqu1.r ~l.mbro que no oampl_ 8ua obligaoioa •• tinan­

ci.r .. oon la Organlcaoian en el Rlaso de un afto. a con\ar de 1_

techa del venolelanto de Uoh .. obl1gaclonaa. no tcdril. dareoho

• voto an la Aaamblea. en el Con •• Jo. »1 en el Coml" de segu­

rl4a4 ~&r{tlma. exceptc ouanto 1& A8amblea, a au Julcl0. 10 ,

exlma 4e eata 418p081clon.-

lAB!!: I

VOTO

HlZJCULO 43 .. ,

La8 81gulentea 41.po.lelon ••• e aplioaran ala. yota-

eioD'. eD la 18amblea, el COD8'JO ¥ el Coml" de Segur1'a'

.atar!Uma:

a). cada Kle.bro teD4rl un voto;

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b) aalvo en 108 oa.oa en que ~ .e 4ieponca 4iterentemente en

1a pres ante ConvaDolon. 0 en un aou.r40 lnt.rnaolonal que

0)

0)

b)

confler. at~lbuolones a la 488mbles. al coneeJo 0 al Com It'

de segurldad Kar(tl~. -Iss deolslonee de estos orgsnlamos

seran toma4as pOl' ma,yoria 4e 108 .1em:broe preaente :t votutea.

En lae deols10ne8 que 8e requlera una major1s de 40s terol08 / de ,votoe. seran tOllladae por una 111810r18 4e doe terolos de loe

1I1embro a presentes. / a 108 fInes de la p~e8ente Convenolon. la exprealoD "Klambros

presentes'l votautes lt sIgnifies, "Iliembros presentes j que

emltan un voto aflrmatlvo 0 negatlvo". Los Klembroe que se

8betangan eon oons14era40e oomo no votantes.

PARTE XI

SIDE DE LA. OBGANI2;A.CIOB

ARTICULO 44 , La se4e de 18 6rganlzaclon s.r~ e.tableclds en Londres.

La Asamblea podr~, pOI' el voto de 18 major!a de d08 terol08,

eet.blecer, sl fUers neoeaarl0, la eede de Is Organlzsoldn

en 01.1'0 lugsI'. , 0) La &samblee pOdr,. sl el ConaeJo 10 Juzgaee neoeearlo, reunlrse

en un lugsr diterente de- la aede.

PAR'll XII

RELACIOBES CON LAS NAeIODES UNlDAS Y OTRAS ORGjBIZ~CIONES

AR~lCULO 4~

La Organlzaolon estar~ vlnoulada a la Organizao16n de~S

Nsoiones Unidss oonforme a 10 dlspuesto en .1 #rtloulo '57 de Ie

Carta de laa Daoiones Unlda •• a t{tul~ de crgenismo espeoiallzado

en matarla de navegalli6n maritima. Las ,relaoloD88 8e estsblecerAn

pOl' un acuerdO con Is Organlzaoi6n de~Baclones Unldas. en vlrtud

4el articulo 63 de la Carta da la8~Nsolone8 Unldaa, aegUn 10

4lapu.e8to en al .,frtloulo Zd da la presente Convenoi6n.

ARTICULO 46 • La Organlzao16n oolaborar& con ouslqulera de loa

orgentamos e8peoi.lizadoe de las Naclones Unldas en tolo asunto

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que puada .ar da Interds oomUn para la Organlzaoldn y para dloho

orSanlamo eapaelallzado y en 18 oon.1der8016n da 68toa a.untoa.

prooedark da aouardo aon a1 organlamo aapaol.llz.do lntaraaedo._

£RTICULO 47

La Organ1zaa16n podr~. en todo .aunto aomprendldo en la

eatera 4a SUB tin.lldada •• a01aborar oon otras organlz8a16nea

Intergubernamenta"ee 'iue nO a.en orglln18mOs aapaaializadoe da ·la.

Neelona. Unidaa, pero aUiO. Intara.e. y 80tlYi48de. ten~.n

rel.a16n eon los flnea qUe persigue Ie Ore-nizaoi6n.­

~Trl:Uu! ••

La Organlzao16n pO,drk. en t040 aaunto oompren41do, en la , ,

estera de aua tlnalidades. oelebrar 108 acuerdoa adeouadoe para

oonsult. y eolaboraoidn eon las organiz.oidnes Internaolonale.

no gubernamentalea.

,IGICULO 49

SuJeto a la eprobaeida de la Asamblea. rasu.1ta pOl'

ma/oria de doa terolo. de Yoto •• 1& crgan1zaoi6n p'odrA tamar a au

oargo, de oualquler otra organlzaoidn Internaoio~l gUbernamental

o no gubernamental, aq".11a8 :tune 10na., raours08 i obligeo lone.

que eaten dentro de las flnalidadee da b. organ'1z&o 160 j puedan

aar tranarerldos a la mlam. en vlrtud- da oonvenioa Internaoionalea

o de acuer40. mutuamerite aatlat.otorlo. oonyenld08 por la.

autorlda4es competente. de las reapective. organlzaoionea

Interesadaa. La organiz~016n »odr~ isual~ente aBum1r t04sa

he funolone. adOlinlstrat1vaa que e.ntren en Bua final1dad:e. ¥ que

Ie hayen &140 oontiadaa a un Gobi.rno, .egUn 10. tdrminoa d.

un inatrumento Internealonsl,

PARTE XIlJ

C4PJCID&D JURIDIC., PRIVILEGIOS E INMUNIDADES

ARTICULO 50

La 0&»aolda4 Juridloa, prlvilegl0. e inmunid&dea que aean

reoonooldOB 8 18 Ore;an1zao16n, 0 vincu1ad08 con ellL , seran

'regido. porIa Convenoidn General Bobre prlvllegl0. e

-le-

IDMun14a, •• 'e loa OrcaDia.o. 18P801&11z&408, aproba4a per II

'-ambl •• 4e 1 •• Raclon •• Unl4&a .1 21 Bovle.brec1947. baJe

r ••• r~ " 1~8 m041tl08010n8. qua puttan Inolulr'8 8n ,I t8x1O

tlnal (0 revia.do) 4el An'XO .probato por 18 Organlsao16n,

oonform. OOD laa •• 00160 •• ae 1 38 'a 1. CODv8no16D General ante •

• 'nclouada.-

All'l'ICULc.. 61

M18ntr •• DO bala 8therido a 410ha bODv8neida General,

oada Kie.bro. 8n 10 qua cODol.rne • 1. Crsaolzao16n. a. oompromete

•• pUoar 18S 4iapoelolona. del An.xo 5. d..e 18 pr ... n'te 000 ... noI6n.

'DR pV

DMIBIDAS

.a!lCULO 51"

Loa textoa de 108 proyeetcs '8 anm!.ada. a 18 pre.ente

Con.8no160 •• r&D oomunloadoa • 108 ~1.mbro8 p~r ,I Secretario

General. OOD •• la m ••••• por 10 .en08, da &ntl01»80160 a au

cOD81derac16n per 1& £sambI... Laa anmlandaa •• rlD adoptad.a

gor 1a ~amb1aa gor .8¥ort. te dOl tarel01 de ~otoe. InelUjando

en ell08 108 de Ie m.~orta te 108 Kle.bros repreaant.doa en el

Con"Jo. Doea ma ... de8PU~' de au eeepteoion pOl' doa terel08 'da

loa Mle_bro8 d. 1& Oraanlsaolon, exolu{doa 108 Wi •• broe ~oc1&doa.

1 •• ulenda antrarA en .lgor, para t. Od08 108 JUembroa; COD

exc.polon d~ aQ~llo.1 Que OOD ant.rlorldad & .u entrada an .Igor

hio.lar&n un& daolar&olon que DO aoaphn dloba enmianda. La

•• amblea podrA tetermlnar por malorta de des terolos de .otoe. an

el .ocaento de la ., po Ion de una enaalen4a. que 6at& •• te tal

naturaleaa. que todo Mia.bro qu. hale formulado tal deoleradlon

1 que no hala aoeptado 1& enml.nda .n un plazo de dooe m.... a

parttr ~e Ie teoh. d. au entrada en .Igor. oeaarA, a la axplraolon

de dloho plaso. de aar parta de la Con.eno16n.

ARTICULO 53

!04a eDmlanda adoptada en laa oondl010ne. pre.lata. en

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al Artloulo 52 .Irl' 41poeltada anti II SIoriterl0 Genlrel a. laa laolone. Unlda., q~len 41 Inmedlato eaTlar. oopl_ 41- la

ml •• _ a tod08148 IUellbroa.

La, deol.rac~one8 0 .oe~taeloD'8 prevlata. In 11

Artioulo 62 dablrAo 8.r oocunloa4Aa ~or lostrumloto a1 SIoritarl0

General, para au dlP6.1to anta /,.1 Secret&rl0 ae_ral de 1 ..

Naolonl. Unlda.. £1 Sioretarl0 General oot1tl08ra _ 10' Klecbro.

411 rlolbo dl dloho lostrumeoto 1 de 1a t.oha '0 1_ oual 18

aamleada antrarl eo ~lgor.

:UJlH lJ

DTJlllPU .... CIOII

ARJlctJU! 55

Tod_ ouaet160 0 41tereno18 que pud1arao lurglr

8Olroa de la 10te~r.tao160 0 _pl10ao160 4e 1& pr •• eotl Coaven~

0160, eerl 8omet14& a 1_ A.amblea para au ,01uo16n. 0 a.rl ra.ualta

aD oualquler otr& torma eo qua oonvlDg8D l&a partl. 10 1&

41tl~lnola. lInguae dlap081016n del pre,80tl Artioulo Impl41rt

81 COD.IJO 0 al Comlt4 4a Saaurld84 ~ltlme rl.olvar toda 41t8~

ranole 0 cUlat16n que aurslere duet. Ie durao16n bell u114ato.

M:UCYt.O 6. Tode ou'Sti6D lall_l qae DO pu4lera an rl8uel t_ por

loa ce410a In410_40. eo 11~rttoulo 50. 'Irl aO.8tl48 por 1&

orsanlzeo160 a Ie Cort. 10\ar08olooal 4. Juetlole. para 4iotamlo

oODaultU'o, oont'orma oon 10 4lapua.to In elA'rtl~-;ao 96

41 1& Car~e 4e 18. Baelonl. Onl4&a.

'pAIITB XVI

'D1SPOS1CI9BES DIY&RSA!

.lRTlCULQ &I' Fl~ Y ACEPUCIOlI

BaJo rl.lrve 'a la. 418poal010.o.1. da 1&1 Parte \..rooara,

la pr'.ante Conveno16n permanaoarl abllrt_ para au tir.e '0

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aoeptaoi6n. , 108 E8t~408 POdrln 11esar a .er parte., en 1a

Convene ion pOl":

.), La til'llla eln re.lrva,lo OU8llotO a 1&; aoephoi6n.

bl, 1. t~a. baJo ra •• rV8 de aoeptaoi6n •• Isuida de aoapta-

016n.

oJ. 1a. aoept_oi6n.

La .0.pt.oi6» .e .teotuara mediante 11 dap6sito de un

inatrumento ante 11 ~ecrat.rl0 General Ae 1.8 Haoiona. Unlda •• -

.ARTICULO 66

'rERRITORICS

al. Los .illnbros fodrln an oualqular'momento daolarar qua

eu parUolpao16n an la presanta Convanol6ii ino'luye todos. 0 un

grupo •. 0 uno solo 4a los terr1torlo&- pOl' 0,»"8. 1'8180 lone.

Internaoionales SOD reapon.ablas.

b). La prl.entl Convenoi6n no 81 apUoarA • los tarritorios 0.1

ou,a. relaoiones Internaoiona1e •• 1g6n lIliembro .e_ reaponaable.

aino mediante, WlII. decllll'aoi6n a eu eraoto que htl.Ya aldo teche

an au nombre. oonforme a 10 prevlsto en el inc lao a.J •. dl es te

Artioul0.

0). tode deolar.oi6n formulada oonforme e1 inoiso a). del

"reaente 4rttoulo .era. oomunload& 81 Seoretario General de las

Baoiones Unidaa. e1 que envierl una oopia Qa 1e mlama a todoa. 10' ,." -Eata40s invltadoa a la Conferenola Maritima dl laa-Baolon.e'un1-

da •• aat oomo • t040 otro Eatado qua ha,. 11.gado a .er Kiembro.­

A). En 108 0.808 .n que. en virtud da \to aoulr40 41 tutala,

1e Or.anizaol6n de las HaoiDOea Unida8~ •• , 1. &utori4&d adai­

ni8trador., 4ioha Orgeni.aci6n podrt ao.ptar 1a Con"'lno16n con ..

resp.oto a uno, a •• ri08. o.a todos 108, ~erritorloa baJo

tutlla. oonforme al preoe41ml.nto ~ndioado en 11 ArUoUlo 07 •

.lR~ICULO 02

RE~Iao

a). cualqui.r »18mbro puede retirarse 48 1a organi.aoi~n

notitioan40 por .eorito al Secretario General 4a la8 Naoionea

• 1, . Unida., 81 que ina.dietsment, hark eODooer tal notltl08016n a

los otro8 ~lembro8 y al Seoretario General de' Ie organlzaoldn.

Tal 00titl080 16n 'PodrA prao,t.ioa.ra8 en oualquler momento deapu.-s

de Ie explrao16n de un Plazo de dOC8 meae •• partir 4e la. r.cha 4e entrada en Tigor de 1& Conveno16n. El retiro tendra .teoto

4008 .8'8e 48epuea de 1& teoha en que Ie Dotltlo&0160 8aotlta

'e. reolblda por 81 Seoretario General de las Naclon.s Unldas.

b). La &pl108016n 4e 18 Conv.noldn a un ~rrltorl0 0 grupo.

de ;territories de souerdo oon 81 Artioulo 50 peull flnal1zar

. an oualqu,1er momento, por not11"10&016n .eorite. 1.1 Seoretarl0

General 4e las Nealon •• Unldae, 41rlglda por .1 .tembro

reapoDa8ble 4e sus relaelon8t Internaclonale •• 0 por lae

Nao!ones Unldaa, al ae trataae de un 1:errltorl0 baJo tutela

oU¥a admlnletrao16n oorresponda a 1aa Naolonea Unldaa, 11 , Seoretarl0 General de laa 5aolonea Unlda. "lnformar! Inmedla ..

tamente de tal notlrloao16n a tOd08 108 alembrol ~ 81

Seoretarl0 Gemral de 18 Organlzao16n. La noUt1oaol6n tendd,

eteeto dooe mesas despuea de la feot. en que .e. reolbide por el . .

Seoretario General de, las Naoionea Vnidaa.

PARTS +vII

ENTRADA ED VIGOR

loR! lCULO 60

La present. Convenolon entrar! .n .,igor en 1a feche

en que ve1nUUn Estadoa de los oualel sl.ete pos.an cada uno un

tone1aJe global no menor de un mil16n de tonelada. brutal, Ie

hai&D adherido a ella, oonform. a1 Art!ou1o 57.

ARTICULO 61

11 Seor.tario Central de las Baelone. Unldas Intormarl

a todoa 10e Eatado. Invltad08 a la Conferenola Karttlzl de la8

Naolonea Unld&e ~ a todo otro Eat.do que tlesuea .er Mlembro l

de la teoha en que oada Eatado sea parte de la Convenoldn, ¥

tamblen de la techa en que la conveneldn entre eD ~lgor ...

.. 20 ..

ARTIC11LO ""

La pre.ente CODvenol6n. 4a la oual son 19ualmanta

aut~ntloo. loa taxtoa aapaBo1. trano~. a lngl, ••• erl dapoaitada

en poder del Seoratario General de las Radione. Unida •• quien

re.itira oORi.e oertitioadae a oada uno 4e loa Eatado. invltadoe

a la Conteranoia ~ar1ti.a de 1ae Naoione. Unida. 1 a todo otro

Eatado que llegue a .er Kiambro.

4R'UCULO &3

La. Bacione. Un ida. e.tan autorlzadal & eteotuar

e1 regiat.ro 4e la Convenoi6n tan Rronto comO entre en vigor.

BB tBST~0I10 DE La CU~ 108 aub80rlptoa. debldamente

autorlzadoa por aua re.peotivo. Gobiemoe para tal tin. han I

firmado I. preaante Convenoi6n ...

Dado en Clnebra a 108 .e18 4188 del me. de Marco d.

1948 ....

!IOEXO I

(xenolona40 en 81 Ar'loulo 19)

CQWPOSICIOI DiL 2RtMIR CONSEJO

De eouardo oon 108 prlnciPlos .nunol.~08 ~n el frt{oulO 19, 81

prl •• r CODa_3o eatar' coostltu140 de 1a manera slgul8Ate •

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0)

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tionega

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los se1a ~lembros 8 que .8 ref16re el ;lttcUIO

.lrgentina Canada' ., J.ustraUa Franole ,

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1.10) /

saran

0) . d08 lUeJilbr08 el.~ld08 per Ie ,lsamblea conform. 8 10 que .8

dispone en 81 4rttc~lO l?{o) de una 118t8 prcpu8ata per 108

ael8 Ml.ru~ro. design. doe en 81 Inc180~) d, .at. &nIXO.

d) d08 Mtembros .1.gl~08 per 18 Aaamble.. oonforms a 10 que ••

dispone en 81 4~troulO 19(4) entre les Klembroa que tengan

lcterfts8e 8ubatanciales en el cameraia mer!tImo Interneclonal.

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AllUO II

({efUlda Ir.- el I rUaulo 5l)

Capaoided !urfdlC., Prlvl1eslo8 e Immun14adeB

Las 81gu1ent.ae 4189081010n88 sobre e&pecida4 JU1'141ca.

"' pr1v1l8gio8 8 lrunun14adee a.ralJ apl106blee pOl' los .ir:1e .. broa a Ie

Organlzao13n. 0 respeoto ~ ella. mlentra8 no hayeD aoaptado I.

Ccn'Venoldn General' s'ob'ra Prl"llegloa 8 InmunUa4ea de los Org8-

nlamos E8pee1al~z84os en 10 referente 8 18 OrganJI&cldn.

1.- La Orgenizac16n gozarl an 81 terrltorlo 48 cada uno 48 sue

IUembr08 de Ie cs'pactdal Jurfdica necea8rU 1'81'. 81 owr.pl1mlen\o

de SUB tln811d8d~s y eJpreiclo de sus func!onee.

2._ a) La Organizeoldn Sozer' en 81 tar-r'tol1o de ,cade uno Coe

sua Xlemoros de,los prlvllaglo8 e Inmun!dades que aean necasertos

para a1 cWII~llmhnto .18 f:Il8 f1naUdades ~ eJ('rclcl0 4ft sus

funclonea.

b) L08 re,presentsntes d' los MleJlbr08. l11clU¥fndo suplen tee.

seeeor.a. funclonartoa y emp1eadoa de ~a Organtzaot4n, €o2ar4n

igue1111ente de loa pr1Vllee-10a e lnr..un1dadee q'.I.e aean neonarios

pare el .,erolal0 1ndapeond1enta de sue 1'un0100ea, en ouanto eat'n

re1aotona4as oon Ie Organ1'2ao16n.

a.- En 1_ ap1toeo16n de 18s dlD~08tcione8 de loe apart.dos, 1 7 2

del presente Anexo. loa M,1euabros tendr'n en cuenta. en Ie medula4a

10 poalb1e. laa 01.U8U188 tlpo del Convenl0 General sobre Prlvl­

leglo8 a Inmunldadea de Organls~o8 Eapacla11zadoa.

I hereby certify that the foregoing 'text is a true copy of the Convention on the Intergovernmental Maritime Consultative Organization. done at Geneva on 6 March 1948, the original of which is deposited with the Secretary-General of the United Nations.

For the $eere~~General: The Legal Counsel

United Nations. New York 6 October 1975

Je certifi~ que Ie texte qui pr~c~de est une copie conforme de 1a Convention relative ~ la cr€ation d'une Organisation maritime consultative interRouvernementale. faite ~ Gen~ve Ie 6 mars 1948, dont l'original se trouve d~pose aunr!s du Secr~taire general de l'Organisation des Nations Unies.

POia' le Secntaire general

Le CcmseiZZer juPidique

Organisation des Nations Unies, New York, 6 octobre 1975

THE ASSEMBLY,

RESOLUTION A.69(ES.II)

adopted on 15 September 1964

RECOGNIZING the need

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(i) To increase the number of members on ths Council,

(ii) To have all members of the Council elected by

the Assembly,

(iii) To have equitable geographic repreeentation of Member States on the Council, and

CONSEQUENTLY HAVING ADOPTED, at ·the second ,extraordinary session of the Assembly held in Lo'ndon on 10-15 September

1964, the .amendments, the texts of which are contained in the Annex to this Resolution, to Articles 17 ani 18 of the Convention on the Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization,

DECIDES to postpone consideration of the proposed amendment to Article 28 of the Convention on the Inter­Governmental Maritime Oonsultative Organization to the next session of the Asse:.1bly in 1965.

DETERMINES, in. accordance with the provisions of Article 52 of the Convention, that each amendment adopted hereunder is of such a nature that any Member which hereaf.ter declares that it does not accept such amendment and which does not accept the amendment within a period of twelve months after the amendment comes into force shall, upon the expiration of this period, cease to be a Party to the Convention,

REQUESTS the Secretary-General of the Organization to effect the deposit with the Secretary-General of the United Nations of the adopted amendments in conformity with Article 53 of the Convention and to receive declarations and

instruments of acceptance as ppovided for in ArtiCle 54, and

INVITES the Member Governments to accept each adopted amendment at the earliest possible date after receiving s copy thereof from the Secretary-General of the United Nations, by communicating an instrument of

acceptance to the Secretsry-General for daposit with the Secretary:"General of the United Nations.

l~ The existing text of Article 17 of the Convention is replaaed by the following:

The Council shall be composed o~ eighteen members elected by the Assembly.

2. The existing text of Article 18 of the Convention is replaced by the following:

In electing the members of the Council, the Aesembly shall observe the following principles:

(a) six shall be governments of States with the largest interest in providing international shipping services;

(b) six shall be governments of other .statea with the largest interest in international seaborne trade;

(c) six shall be governments of States not elected under (a) or (b) above, whiah have speaial interests in maritime transport or navigation and whose election to the Council will ensure the representation of all major geographic areas of the world,

Certified a true copy of Assembly Resolution A.69(ES.II)

of 15 September 1964 and of its Annex

Jean ROULfJIER Secretary-General _

of the Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative 'Organization

22 September 1964

L'ASSEMBLEE,

RESOLUTION A.69 (ES.II) adopt~e Ie 15 S~ptembre 1964

RECONNAISSANT Is nec8ssite :

i) d'sugmenter Ie nomb~e de membree du Coneel1,

U) de pourvo1r h 11 election par l' Assemblee de tous lee- membres du Conae11,

ili) d'assurer una representation geographique equitable dee Etats l!lembres au eain du Conae!l,

ET AYANT EN CONSEQUENOE ADOPTE a sa deux1eme session extraor·

dlnaire, tenus a Londree du 10 au 15 eeptembre 196~, lee amendemente aux articles 17 et 18 de 18 Convention portant creation de l'Organisatlon intergouvernementale coneultative de Is navigation maritime dont Ie texts figure dan3 l'annexe jOints a Is presents resolution,

DECIDE de remettre l'examen du projet d'amendement a l'article 28 de Is Convention portant creation de l'Organieation . intergouvernementale consultative de la navi6at~o~J maritime a la prochaine session de l'Assemblee en 1965,

SPECIPIE, 9ontormement aux dispositions de l'article 52

de Is Convention, que chacun dee smendements adoptes figurdnt ci-spres est d'une nature telle que tout Membre qui declarsra1t par la suite qu'il n'accepte pas un tel amendement et Qui ne l'acoepterait pas dans un dela! de douze mots a d~ter de eon entree en v1gueu~ ceeseratt a l'exp1rat1on de cs delsi d'4tre partie a 1a Convention,

D&~ANDE au Secretaire g€neral de l'Organisation dteftectuer Ie depOt dee amendemente adoptee aupres au Secretaire ~enersl dee Nations Untee, ainsi qu'il est prevu n l'arttcle 53 de la Convention, et de recevoir les declarat!o~a at inoT.ruments d'approbation -contormement aux dispo~itions d,e l'article 54, at

INVITE 1es Gouvernemente membres a aocepter cbaoun dee amendementa adoptee auaeltOt que possible apr~s reoeption du

texte dudit amendement, qui leur sera tranemia par la Saoretsire general dea Bationa Uniee, en adreaaant una noti­tication d-Isp~robation au Secretaire general aux tine de depOt supres du Secretalre general de l'Organisation dee Nations Un1es.

1. Le texte actuel de l'article 17 de la Oonvention eat remplace par 1e texte euivant ,

Le'Oonse!l ee eompose de d1x-huit membres elus par l'~seemblee.

2. Le texte actusl de l'article 18 de la Oonvention est remp1aoe par le texts 8uivant :

En elisant les membrss du Oonseil, 1t4ssemblee observe le8 prinoipea auivanta :

a) Six aont des gouvernemente d'Etate qui sont 1. plus interesses k tourn1r des servioes internationaux ds navigation maritime.

b) Six sont des gouverne~ent8 d'autres Etats' qui sont le plus interesse. dane 1e oommeroe international maritime.

0) Six sont des gouvernements d'Etate qui n'ont pae ete e1u8 au titre des &lineas a) ou b) ci-deeeU8t qui ant des !nter6ts particul!era dans 1e transport maritime ou 1a navigation et d~nt ltelection au Ooneeil garantit qu'7 sont representees toutes lee grandes regiODS geographiques du monde.

Oopie oert!fies oontorme de la Resolution A.69 (ES.~I) de l'Asssmb1ee du 15 septembra 1964 et de son Annexe.

E.O.V. GOAD Secreta1re general par interim

de l'Organ1sat1on Intergouvsrnementale Oonsultative de la Navigation Maritime

7 Octobre 1964

RESOLUCION A.69(ES.II)

adoptada e1 15 de setiembre de 1964

LA ASAMBLEA, RECONOCIENDO la nec8sidad de:

1) aumentar e1 nfrmero de miembroa del Consejo,

i1) establecer la e1eo010n de todos los miembros del Consejo por la Asamblea,

iil) asegurar una representaclon geografica equ1tat1va de los Estados Miembros en e1 Consejo,

Y HABIENDO ADOPTADO EN CONSECUENCIA, en au segunda sesion ext.r'aordinaria celebrada en Londres del 10 a1 15 de setiembre

de 1964, las enmiendas a los articulos 17 y 18 de,la Convenci6n relativa a la Organizaclon Consultive Maritime Intergubernamen­tal, cuyo texto figure en e1 Anexo de la presente Reaolucion,

DECIDE aplazar e1 examen del proyecto de enmienda a1 articulo 28 de la Convencion relativa a la Organ1zac1on Consultiva Maritima Intergubernamental a la proxima eesion de la Asamblea en 1965,

ESPECIFICA, confarme alae disposicianes del articulo 52 de la Canvencion, que cada una de las enmiendas adaptadas que figuran a cont1nuac1on es de tal importanc1a que toda Miembr? qu~ declare no aceptar tal enmienda y que no la 'aceptase dentro de Ull plaza de dace meses a partir de au entrada en vigor, cesIJ.ra de ser parte de la Convencion aJ.. expirar dicho plaza,

RUEGA a1 Secretar1a General d'~ la Organizacion que efectue el deposito de las enmiendas 'adoptadas cerea del Secretario G-eneral de las ~raciones Unidas, como 10 prevee el articulo 53 de la Canvencion, y que reciba las declaraciones e instrumentos de aprobacion conforme a las disposiciones del articulo 54, e

INVITA a los G6biernas Miembras a acoptar cada una de las enmiendas adopta:ias 10 antes posible despues de recibir e1 texto de di?ha enmienda, e1 cual les sera transmitido por el Secretario General de las Naciones Unidas, mediante e1 envio de une notificO:l.cion de aprobacion al Secretario General para fi~es de su deposito oeroa del Secretario General de la Organizacion de las Naciones Unidas.

1. El texto exi.stente. del articulo 17 de la Convencion es reemplazado p~r e1 siguiente:

El Consejo estara integrado por dieciocho miembros Blegid08 por la Asamblea~

2. El texto existente del articulo 18 de la Convencion BS reemplazado por el, siguiente:

En la eleccion de miembros del Consejo, la Asamblea observara los siguientes principios:

a) seis seran los gobiernos de los Estados con los mayores intereses en la provision de los servicios maritimos ,internacionales;

b) seis seran los gobiernos de otroa Es,tados con lo!.! mayores inte,l?sses en e1 comercio :mari timo irlternacional. ;

c) seis seran los goblernos de lQS Estadoa no elegidos a titulo de los parrafos a) 0 b) precitad'os, que tengan interesee particu1aree en e1 trans porte maritimo 0 en la navegacion y cuya eleccion a1 Consejo garantice la representacion de todas las grandes regionee geogra..ficas del m'Wldo.

Copia certific'6.da conforme de la Resolucion A.69(ES.II). de la Asamblea del 15 de setiembre 1964 y de sri Anexo'.

Jean ROUL.LIER Secretario General

de la Organizacion Consultiva Maritima Intergubernamental

7 deciembre 1964

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RESOLUTION A.70(IV)

adopted on 28 September 1965

THE ASSEMBLY,

RECOGNIZING the need to increase the number 9£ members of the Maritime Safety Committee and to modify their method of election,

CONSEQUENTLY HAVING ADOPTED, at the fourth regular session of the Assembly, an amendm:ent, the text of whioh 1s oontained in th~ Annex to this Resolution, to Article 28 of the Convention on the Inter-Governmental M$ritime Consultative Organization,

DETERMINES, in accordance with the provisions of Article 52 of the Convention, that the amendment adopted her~under is of suoh a nature that any Member which ~ereafter decl&res that it does not accept such amend­ment and which does not accept the amendment within a period of twelve mon~hs atter the amendment comes into force shall, upon the expiration of this period, cease to be a Party to the Convention,

REQUESTS the Secretary-~eneral of the Organization to effeot the deposit with the Seoretary-General of the, United Nations of the adopted amendment in conformity with Artiole 53 of the Convention and to receive deolarations and instruments of aooeptanoe as provided for i,n Artiole 54, and

INVITES the Member Governments to aooept the adopted amendment a~ the earliest possible date after ,reoeiving a copy thereof from the Seoretary-General ot the Un..ited Nations, by com:r<lunioating an instrument of aooeptanoe to the Seoretary-General for deposit with the Seoretary-General of the United Nations.

The existing text of Article 28 of the Convention is replaoed by the following:

The Maritime Safety Committee shall consist of sixteen members elected by the Assembly from members, Governments of those States having an important interest in maritime safety of which:

(a) Eight members shall be elected f~om among the ten largest shipowning States.

(b) Four members shall be elected in' such manner as to ensure that, under this sub­paragraph, a State in each of the following areas is represented:

1. Africa II. 'The Americas

III. ASia and Oceania IV. Europe.

(c) The remaining four members snaIl b~ elected from among States not otherwise represented on the Committee •

. For the purpose of this Artiole, States having an important interest in maritime safety shall include, for example, States interested in the supply of large numbers of orews or in the carriage of large numbers of berthed or unberthed passengers.

Members of the Maritime Safety Committee shall be eleoted for a term of four years and shall be eligible for re-eleotion.

Certified a true oopy of Assembly Resolution A.70(IV)

of 28 September 1965 and of its Annex

E.C.V. GOAD Acting Secretary-General

of the Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization

22 October 1965

Certified true copy XIlI Copie certifi6e confonne XII.I

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