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International Technical Conference on the Conservation of the Living Resources of the Sea

A/RES/900(IX)No PDF available

Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1955.

What subjects does this mandate have?

10 topics
Conference and Meeting ServicesConferencesExpertsFishery ConservationFishery LegislationLaw of the SeaLiving Marine ResourcesMarine Resources ConservationObserver StatusParticipants

What does this mandate say?

6 operative paragraphs
1
Requests the Secretary-General to convene an international technical conference at the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations on 18 April 1955 to study the problem of the international conservation of the living resources of the sea and to make appropriate scientific and technical recommendations which shall take into account the principles of the present resolution and shall not prejudge the related problems awaiting consideration by the General Assembly;
2
Invites all States Members af the United Nations and States members of the specialized agencies to participate in the conference and to include among their representatives individual experts competent in the field of fishery conservation and regulation;
3
Invites the interested specialized agencies and inter-governmental organizations concerned with problems of the international conservation of the living
1 2 Ibid., paragraph 94. resources of the sea, to send observers to the con ference;
Requests the Secretary-General to arrange for the necessary staff and facilities which would be required for the conference, it being understood that the technical services of Governments of Member States and the technical and secretarial services of the Food and Agriculture Organization shall be utilized as fully as practicable in the arrangements for such a conference;
5
Requests the Secretary-General to circulate the report of the conference for information to the Governments of all States invited to participate in the conference;
6
Decides to refer the report of the said scientific and technical conferrnce to the International Law Commission as a further technical contribution to be taken into account in its study of the qurstions to be dealt with in the final rrport which it is to prepare pursuant to resolution 899 (IX) of 14 December 1954.
14 December 1954.

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