Common use of Area of application Clause in Contracts

Area of application. 1. This Agreement applies to the Area … [see paragraph 4 of Report of the First International Meeting on the Establishment of the proposed SPRFMO, February 14-17, 2006, which records that “the meeting discussed an indicative outline of high seas area for the proposed RFMO (refer Annex II of SP/01/Inf3rev1) as follows: • the western boundary of the proposed South Pacific regional fisheries management organisation should abut the eastern boundary of the proposed Agreement area to be established under the Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement; • the southern boundary of the proposed South Pacific regional fisheries management organisation should abut the northern boundary of the Agreement area of the Commission for the Conservation of the Antarctic Living Marine Resources (CCAMLR); • the eastern boundary of the proposed South Pacific regional fisheries management organisation should abut the outer limit of the maritime jurisdictions of South American states; • the northern boundary of the proposed South Pacific regional fisheries management organisation should not be delineated until the meeting had discussed fishery resources to be managed, the regulation of high seas enclaves within the proposed area and had received further scientific and technical information”] 2. Where for the purpose of this Agreement it is necessary to determine the position on the surface of the earth of a point, line or area, that position shall be determined by reference to the International Terrestrial Reference System maintained by the International Earth Rotation Service, which for most practical purposes is equivalent to the World Geodetic System 1984 (WGS84). 3. Nothing in this Agreement shall constitute recognition of the claims or positions of any of the Contracting Parties to this Agreement concerning the legal status and extent of waters and zones claimed by any such Contracting Parties.

Area of application. 1. This Agreement applies to the Area … [see paragraph 4 of Report of the First International Meeting on the Establishment of the proposed SPRFMO, February 14-17, 2006, which records that “the meeting discussed an indicative outline of high seas area for the proposed RFMO (refer Annex II of SP/01/Inf3rev1) as follows: • the western boundary of the proposed South Pacific regional fisheries management organisation should abut the eastern boundary of the proposed Agreement convention area to be established under the Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement; • the southern boundary of the proposed South Pacific regional fisheries management organisation should abut the northern boundary of the Agreement convention area of the Commission for the Conservation of the Antarctic Living Marine Resources (CCAMLR); • the eastern boundary of the proposed South Pacific regional fisheries management organisation should abut the outer limit of the maritime jurisdictions of South American states; • the northern boundary of the proposed South Pacific regional fisheries management organisation should not be delineated until the meeting had discussed fishery resources to be managed, the regulation of high seas enclaves within the proposed area and had received further scientific and technical information”] 2. Where for the purpose of this Agreement it is necessary to determine the position on the surface of the earth of a point, line or area, that position shall be determined by reference to the International Terrestrial Reference System maintained by the International Earth Rotation Service, which for most practical purposes is equivalent to the World Geodetic System 1984 (WGS84). 3. Nothing in this Agreement shall constitute recognition of the claims or positions of any of the Contracting Parties to this Agreement concerning the legal status and extent of waters and zones claimed by any such Contracting Parties.

Area of application. 1. This Agreement Convention applies to the Area … [see paragraph 4 of Report of the First International Meeting on the Establishment of the proposed SPRFMO, February 14-17, 2006, which records that “the meeting discussed an indicative outline of high seas area for the proposed RFMO (refer Annex II of SP/01/Inf3rev1) as follows: • : (a) the western boundary of the proposed South Pacific regional fisheries management organisation should abut the eastern boundary of the proposed Agreement area to be established under the Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement; • ; (b) the southern boundary of the proposed South Pacific regional fisheries management organisation should abut the northern boundary of the Agreement area of the Commission for the Conservation of the Antarctic Living Marine Resources (CCAMLR); • ; (c) the eastern boundary of the proposed South Pacific regional fisheries management organisation should abut the outer limit of the maritime jurisdictions of South American states; • ; (d) the northern boundary of the proposed South Pacific regional fisheries management organisation should not be delineated until the meeting had discussed fishery resources to be managed, the regulation of high seas enclaves within the proposed area and had received further scientific and technical information”] 2. Where for the purpose of this Agreement Convention it is necessary to determine the position on the surface of the earth of a point, line or area, that position shall be determined by reference to the International Terrestrial Reference System maintained by the International Earth Rotation Service, which for most practical purposes is equivalent to the World Geodetic System 1984 (WGS84). 3. Nothing in this Agreement Convention shall constitute recognition of the claims or positions of any of the Contracting Parties to this Agreement Convention concerning the legal status and extent of waters and zones claimed by any such Contracting Parties.

Area of application. 1. This Agreement convention applies to the Area … [see paragraph 4 of Report of the First International Meeting on the Establishment of the proposed SPRFMO, February 14-17, 2006, which records that “the meeting discussed an indicative outline of high seas area for the proposed RFMO (refer Annex II of SP/01/Inf3rev1) as follows: • : (a) the western boundary of the proposed South Pacific regional fisheries management organisation should abut the eastern boundary of the proposed Agreement area to be established under the Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement; • ; (b) the southern boundary of the proposed South Pacific regional fisheries management organisation should abut the northern boundary of the Agreement area of the Commission for the Conservation of the Antarctic Living Marine Resources (CCAMLR); • ; (c) the eastern boundary of the proposed South Pacific regional fisheries management organisation should abut the outer limit of the maritime jurisdictions of South American states; • ; (d) the northern boundary of the proposed South Pacific regional fisheries management organisation should not be delineated until the meeting had discussed fishery resources to be managed, the regulation of high seas enclaves within the proposed area and had received further scientific and technical information”] 2. Where for the purpose of this Agreement convention it is necessary to determine the position on the surface of the earth of a point, line or area, that position shall be determined by reference to the International Terrestrial Reference System maintained by the International Earth Rotation Service, which for most practical purposes is equivalent to the World Geodetic System 1984 (WGS84). 3. Nothing in this Agreement convention shall constitute recognition of the claims or positions of any of the Contracting Parties to this Agreement convention concerning the legal status and extent of waters and zones claimed by any such Contracting Parties.