AFGHANISTAN, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM, BHUTAN, BOLIVIA, BOTSWANA, FINLAND, IRAQ, LAOS, LESOTHO, LUXEMBOURG, NEPAL, NETHERLANDS, PARAGUAY, SINGAPORE, SWAZILAND, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, UGANDA, UPPER VOLTA AND ZAMBIA: DRAFT ARTICLES ON PARTICIPATION

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82S00697R000300030035-6
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• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 1, 2001
• Sequence Number: 35
• Publication Date: August 5, 1974
• Content Type: SUMMARY

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UNITED NATIONS
THIRD CONFERENCE
ON THE LAW OF THE SEA
SECOND COMMITTEE
Distr.
LIMITED
A/CONF.62/C.2/L.39
5 August 1974
ORIGINAL: ENGLISH
Aghanistan, Austria, Belgium, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Finland,
Luxembourg, Neal, Netherlands, Para
Iraq , Laos Lesotho, guay,
Singapore, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Uganda, Upper Volta and
Zambia: draft articles on artici anon of land-locked and other
geographically disadvantaged States in the exploration and
exploitation of the living and non-living resources in the area.
beyond the territorial sea
Article 1 .
Subject to the provisions of these articles, coastal States shall have-tie right
to establish, adjacent to their territorial. sea,. a ... zone, the breadth of which shall
.not exceed .nautical miles from the baselines from which the breadth of the
't'erritorial sea is measured, for the purpose of : exploring and exploiting. the living and
non-living- resources therein.
Article 2 .
Land-locked and other geographically disadvantaged States l/ shall have the right
to participate in the exploration and exploitation of the living resources of the
zone of neighbouring coastal States on an equal and non-discriminatory basis. For
the purpose of facilitating the orderly development and the rational exploitation of the
living resources of the particular zones, the States concerned may decide upon
appropriate arrangements to regulate the exploitation of the resources in those zones.
Article 3
Land-locked and other geographically disadvantaged States shall have the right to
participate in the exploration and exploitation of the non-living resources of the
zone of neighbouring coastal States on an equal and non-discriminatory basis.
Equitable arrangements for the exercise of this right shall be made by the States
concerned.
The precise scope of the term "other geographically disadvantaged States'' is
still to be defined.
2/ The expression `'neighbouring coastal States" not only refers to States adjacent
to each other, but also includes States of a region situated within reasonable proximity
to a land-locked or other geographically disadvantaged State.
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Article 4
1. Land-locked and other geographically disadvantaged States shell not transfer their
rights under articles 2 and 3 to third States, except when otherwise agreed upon by the
States concerned.
2. The provisions of paragraph 1 shall, however, not preclude land-locked and other
geographically disadvantaged States from obtaining technical or financial assistance from
third States, or appropriate international organizations, for the purpose of enabling
them to develop viable industries of their own.
Article
1. All States deriving revenues from the exploitation of the non-living resources of
the ... zone shall make contributions to the international authority at the rate of
per cent of the net revenues.
2. The international authority shall distribute these contributions on the same basis
as the revenues derived from the exploitation of the international sea-bed area.
Article 6
Coastal States and land-locked and other geographically disadvantaged States within
a region or subregion may enter into any arrangement for the establishment of region@
or subregional ... zones with a view to giving effect to the provisions of articles 2
and 3 on a collective basis.
Article 7
Any dispute arising from the interpretation and application of the provisions of
the foregoing articles shall be subject to the procedure for the compulsory settlement
of disputes provided for in the Convention.
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