STATEMENT ON THE WORK OF THE THIRD COMMITTEE

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• Publication Date: May 6, 1975
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UNITED NATIONS Distr.
LIMITED
A/C OTT.6-2/c. j/'L. 33
1975
6 Ma
y
THIRD CONFERENCE
ON THE LAW OF THE SEA Original EIIGLISTT
THIRD COMMITTEE
1'xe ~arod 'ay the Ra,anorteur of the Committee
I. INTRODUCTION
1. At its 2nd meet:i.n; on 7 December 1973, the Conference decided to establish the,
Third Committee as one of its three main Committees.
2. The officers of the Committee during the third session of the Conference, held
in Geneva from 17 March to 1G Nay, were as follows
Vice-Chairmen,
-Rapporteur~
Hr. Alexander Yankov -- t3ul aria
IIr. Mariano Ospina Hernandez.- Colombia
Hr Iisx I. Kehden -- Germany, Federal Republic of
I15r. Charles Nanyang -- Sudan
l.i. MARD !TE OF `1HE CUM1,NITTEE
3. The mandate of the Comr_~ttee consists of examining the subjects and issues
allocated to it ')y the Jonference at i_tr 15th meeting on 21. June 1974
: I:; . 011G1!.ITIZAT1011 OF WORK
4. During the third cess on of the Conference in Geneva from 17 Narch to 10 Hay 1975,
the Third Committee i,orhod through formal and informal meetings. It held .... formal
~i r
meetings and .... informal meetings.
5. At its 18th meeting Bold on 19 Ifa-rch 1975 2/, the Committee accepted a proposal
by the Chairman that the Committee should continue working under the established
practice of holding in orr.ial discussions alternately on item 1.2 (preservation of
the marine environment' 0,11C. item,: 13 (scientific research) and lq (development and
transfer of technolor; . The Committee would have formal meetings, when necessary,
to enable delegations `.;o ir_'6roduce formal proposals. Those proposals introduced
by delegations during the current session and other formal documents presented to this
Committee are listed in 1 of this Statement.
Official Record,-, .f the Third United Nations Conference on the :i,aw of -che Son
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6. As at the previous session in Caracas, the informal meetings of the Committee
when discussing item 12 gore under the Chairmanship of Mr. Jose Luis Vallarta of
Mexico, and when discussin. items 13 and 14 were under the Chairmanship of
Mr. Cornel Metternich of Germany, Federal Republic of.
IV. WORK OF TIIC THIRD COMMITTEE AT ITS INFORMAL MEYETINGS
7. The work undo rtaken at informal meets ngs during the current session is reflected
in the following docurientsa
(i) for :item 12, document A/COIIF.62/C.3/L.15/Add.1 which contains informally
agreed common te::ts, and document A/COi1F.62/C.3/L.30;
(ii) for items 13 and 14, document A/COIv'F.62/C.3/L.31.
8. All the document3 referred to in paragraph E: of Annex III of document
A/CONF.62/L.8/Rev.l 3J' were before the current 'session of the Committee. In addition
all documents emanating; from the Caracas session and relating to the Third Committee
were also before the Committee.
9. The Third Committee made progress at this session of the Conference towards
completion of the mandate assigned to it by the Conference. It therefore recommends
that the opportunity should be ?provided for it to continue this work at a further
session or sessions with a view to completing the drafting of articles dealing with
the preservation of the marine environment,. scientific research and the development
and transfer of technoloCy.
Official Records of the Third United ITations Conference on the Law of the
.-C~! Y ~~M
Sea, Vol III ~A CO1TF. 2, L. 81 ev.1, Annex III, Para
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M111EXI
List of documents presented to the Committee
A/CONF.62/C.3/L.l2/Rev.1 Iraq: draft articles on transfer of technology
[presented by Iraq on behalf of the
Group of 77 of the Third Committee].
A/CONF.62/C.3/L.i3/i~ev.2 Iraq: draft articles on scientific research.
[The delegate of Iraq as the Chairman of the
Group of 77 of the Third Committee while
presenting this document, would like to point
out that it has been agreed upon by consensus
by the Group of 77 of the Third Committee
without committing the final position of
members of the Group].
A/CONF.62/C.3/L.22 Description of some types c-" marine technology
and possible methods for their transfer:
report prepared by the Secretary-General.
A/CONF.62/C.3/L.23 and Corr.l The global environmental monitoring system of
United Nations Environment Programme
(submitted by the United Nations Environment
Programme at the request of the Third
Committee)
A/CONF.62/C.3/L.24 Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, German Democratic
Republic, Germany, Federal Republic of, Greece,
Netherlands, Poland and United Kingdom: draft
articles on the prevention, reduction and
control of marine pollution.
A CONF.62 C.3 L.25 and Corr.l Union of Soviet Socialist Republics: additional
draft articles on prevention of pollution of
the marine environment.
A/CONF.62/C.3/L.26 Bulgaria, Byelorussian SSR, Czechoslovakia,
German Democratic Republic, Hungary, Mongolia,
Poland Ukranian SSR and USSR: draft articles
on marine scientific research.
A/CONP.62/C.3/L.27 Greece: draft article on the prevention of pollution
from dumping at sea.
A./CONF.62/C.3/L.28 Netherlands: draft amendments to the draft articles on
marine scientific research contained in
document A/CONF.62/C.3/L.19 Lsubmitted by the
delegation of the Netherlands in his capacity
as Chairman of the Working Group on Marine
Scientific Research of the Group of Land-locked
and other. Geographically Disadvantaged States,
at the request of the Group].
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A/COIF.62/C.3/L.29
A/C01u. 62/C. 3//L. 15/Add. 1
A/cONF.62/c.3/L.3o
A/COATF. 62/C . 3/L. 31
Colombia, El Salvador, Mel:ico, 1Tig ria:
Draft articles on marine scientific
-research.
Results of consideration of proposals and
amendments relating to the preservation of
the marine environment.
Proposals or amendments informally
introduced as Conference room papers but
not agreed. upon by the Informal Sessions on
Item 12 (Preservation of the liirine
Environment) during the Third session of
the Conference.
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Texts on items 13 (scientific research) and
14 (development and transfer of technolor).
Draft resolution presented by Chile.
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