STATEMENT ON THE WORK OF THE THIRD COMMITTEE

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• Publication Date: May 6, 1975
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UNITED NATIONS
THIRD CONFERENCE
ON THE LAW OF THE SEA
Distr.
LDIITID
x/COU P. 62/'C. 3//L? 33
6 May 197'j
Original: ENGLISH
ST~'fCUIPT 011 TITS IJU Ii Of '1'Iu, THIRD COrUlITTEE
I1-1?. 1NIaxiano Os'oina Hernandez. - Colombia
1?r-. Max I. Kohden - Germany, Federal Republic of
Rappor. teur2 11r. Charles Manyang -- Sudan
Tc. ILIHDs'.Ti T OF THE COMP?NIT`lEE
pre Barad .aJ cile Rapporteur of the Committee
1. INTRRODUCTI0IT
1. At its 2nd meeting on 7 December 1973, the Conference decided to establish the
Third Committee as one of its three main CoirunZittees.
2. The officers of the Con littee during the third session of the Conference, held
in Geneva from 17 March to :'.G May, were as follows:
Chairman: I: r. Alexander Yankov - Bulgaria
Vice-Chairmen,
3. The mandate of the Committee consists of examining the subjects and issues
lj .
allocated to it 'ay the :'onf e::ence, at itr 15th meeting on 21. June 1974
:i:l:: ORGYdTIZATIOIT 01? WORK
4. During the third of the Conference in Geneva from 17 March to 10 Nay 10752
the Third Committee wowhed through formal and informal meetings. It held .... formal
meetings and .... informal meotings.
5. At its 18th meet ~_ng hlelc', on 19 March 1975 /, the Committee accepted a rroDosal
by the Chairman that the Committee should continue working under the established
inlorri~,._ (preservation
a '.oc,uss ions alternately on item 12 of
practice of holding cJ
the marine environment d item-- 13 (scien-tiTc research) and 14 (development and
transfer of technology; . The Cora iittee would have formal meetings, when necessary,
to enable delegations to ir_troduce formal proposals. Those proposals introduced
by delegations during. -.Ile current session and. other formal documents pe:oesented to tlrc
Committee are listed in wine: 1 of this Statement.
Official Records, o the 'Third United Nations Conference on the Laws of the Sea.,
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6. As at the previous session in Caracas, the informal meetings of the Committee
when discussing item 12 wcrc under the Chairmanship of Mr. Josh Luis Vallarta of
Mexico, and when discussing items 13 and 14 were under the Chairmanship of
Mr. Cornel Metternich of Germany, Federal Republic of.
IV. WORK OF TIDE THIRD C01E41TT.E;F AT ITS I1tFOR.MA.L [STINGS
7. The work und,.:rtaken at informal meetings during the current session is reflected
in the following documents;
(i) for item 12, document A/COITF.62%C.3/L.:L3/Add.l which contains informally
agreed common cc::ts, and document A/CO:ur.62/C.3/L.30;
(ii) for items 13 and 14, document A/CONF.62%C.3/L.3l.
8. All the documents referred to in paragraph (- of Annex III of document
A/CONF'.62/L.8/Rev.l ji -uero before the current session of the Committee. In addition
all documents emanating; iron the Caracas session and relating to the. Third Committee
were also before the Corullittee.
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 urovided for it to continue this work at a further
session or sessions with a vicar to completing the drafting of articles dealing with
the preservation of the ;Marine environment, scientific research and the development
and transfer of technology. .
J Official Records of the Third United T?ations Conference on the Law of __ the
Sea., Vol. III (A/C NF. C2,, L u~ ev,1, Anne; 111, para. 6)`
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Annex I
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ANNEX I
List of documents_,c en Ld_ to the Committee
A/CONF.62/C.3/L.12/Rev.l Iraq: draft articles on transfer of technology-
Lpresented by Iraq on behalf of the
Group of 77 of the Third Committee].
A/CONF.62/C.3/L,,i3/Rev.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 of 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 pol.lution of
the marine environment.
A/CONF.62/C.3/L.26
Bulgaria, Byelorussian SSR, Czechoslovakia,
German Democratic Republic, Hungary, S Iongolia,
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.l9 [submitted 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/COITF.62/C.3/L.29
A/COi,TF. 62/C . 3/L. 1 5/Add.1
A/CONP.62/C.3/L.30
A/coIITF. 6 2/C . 3/L. 31
A/coi ~.62/C.3/L.33
Colombia, El Salvador, I'Ie,:ico, Ldig;eria;
Draft articles on marine scientific
research.
Results of consideration of nrorrosals 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 Iarine
Environment) during the Third session of
the Conference.
Texts on items 13 (scien'6ific research) and
1-4 (development and transfer of technolo r).
Draft resolution presented by Chile.
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