Common use of Area of application Clause in Contracts

Area of application. 1. This Convention applies to the waters of the high seas area of the North Pacific Ocean, excluding the high seas areas of the Bering Sea and other high seas areas that are surrounded by the exclusive economic zone of a single State. The area of application is bounded to the south by a continuous line beginning at the seaward limit of waters under the jurisdiction of the United States of America around the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands at twenty (20) degrees North latitude, then proceeding East and connecting the following coordinates:  20°00’00”N, 180°00’00”E/W;  10°00’00”N, 180°00’00”E/W;  10°00’00”N, 140°00’00”W;  20°00’00”N, 140°00’00”W; and  Thence East to the seaward limit of waters under the fisheries jurisdiction of Mexico. 2. Nothing in this Convention, nor any act or activity carried out in pursuance of this Convention, shall constitute recognition of the claims or positions of any Contracting Party concerning the legal status and extent of waters and zones claimed by any such Contracting Party.

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Sources: Convention on the Conservation and Management of High Seas Fisheries Resources, Convention on the Conservation and Management of High Seas Fisheries Resources

Area of application. 1. This Convention applies to the waters of the high seas area of the North Pacific Ocean, excluding the high seas areas of the Bering Sea and other high seas areas that are surrounded by the exclusive economic zone of a single State. The area of application is bounded to the south by a continuous line beginning at the seaward limit of waters under the jurisdiction of the United States of America around the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands at twenty (20) degrees North latitude, then proceeding East and connecting the following coordinates: 20°00’00”N, 180°00’00”E/W; 10°00’00”N, 18000’00”N,180°00’00”E/W; 10°00’00”N, 14000’00”N,140°00’00”W; 20°00’00”N, 140°00’00”W; and Thence East to the seaward limit of waters under the fisheries jurisdiction of Mexico. 2. Nothing in this Convention, nor any act or activity carried out in pursuance of this Convention, shall constitute recognition of the claims or positions of any Contracting Party concerning the legal status and extent of waters and zones claimed by any such Contracting Party.

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Sources: Convention on the Conservation and Management of High Seas Fisheries Resources in the North Pacific Ocean

Area of application. 1. This Convention applies to the waters of the high seas area of the North Pacific Ocean, excluding the high seas areas of the Bering Sea and other high seas areas that are surrounded by the exclusive economic zone of a single State. The area of application is bounded to the south by a continuous line beginning at the seaward limit of waters under the jurisdiction of the United States of America around the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands at twenty (20) degrees North latitude, then proceeding East and connecting the following coordinates: 20°00’00”N, 180°00’00”E/W; 10°00’00”N, 18000’00”N,180°00’00”E/W; 10°00’00”N, 14000’00”N,140°00’00”W; 20°00’00”N, 140°00’00”W; and Thence East to the seaward limit of waters under the fisheries jurisdiction of Mexico. 2. Nothing in this Convention, nor any act or activity carried out in pursuance of this Convention, shall constitute recognition of the claims or positions of any Contracting Party concerning the legal status and extent of waters and zones claimed by any such Contracting Party.

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Sources: Convention on the Conservation and Management of High Seas Fisheries Resources in the North Pacific Ocean