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Annex 2
Framework Convention for the
Protection of the Marine Environment of the
Caspian Sea
The Caspian Littoral States:
Republic of Azerbaijan
Islamic
Republic of Iran
Republic of Kazakhstan
Russian Federation
Turkmenistan
hereinafter referred to as the Contracting Parties
Noting of the deterioration
of the marine environment of the Caspian Sea
due to its pollution arising from various sources as a result of human
activities, including the discharge, emission and disposal of harmful and hazardous
substances, wastes and other pollutants, both in the sea and from land-based
sources;
Firmly
resolved to preserve living resources of the Caspian Sea
for present and future generations;
Acknowledging
the need to ensure that land-based activities do not make harm for the marine
environment of the Caspian Sea;
Mindful of the danger for the marine
environment of the Caspian Sea and to its
unique hydrographic and ecological characteristics related to the problem of
sea-level fluctuation;
Reaffirming
the importance of protection of the marine environment of the Caspian
Sea;
Recognising the importance of co-operation among the
Contracting Parties and with relevant
international organizations with the aim to protect and conserve the marine
environment of the Caspian Sea;
HAVE AGREED as follows:
I. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1. Use of Terms
For the purposes of this Convention, the following
terms mean:
"Action
Plan" - the Action Plan for the protection and sustainable development of
the marine environment of the Caspian Sea;
"Dumping"
- any pollution to the Sea from any deliberate disposal into the marine
environment of wastes or other matter from vessels, aircraft, platforms, or
other man-made structures in the Caspian Sea or any deliberate disposal of
vessels, aircraft, platforms, or other man-made structures in the Caspian Sea;
"Hazardous
substance" – any substance, which is toxic, carcinogenic, mutagenic,
teratogenic or bio-accumulative, especially when they are persistent;
"National
Authority" - the authority designated by each Contracting Party to be
responsible for the co-ordination of actions by such Contracting Party for
implementing this Convention and its protocols;
"Pollution"
- the introduction by man, directly or indirectly, of substances or energy into
the environment resulting or likely to result in such deleterious effects as
harm to living resources and marine life, hazards to human health and hindrance
to legitimate uses of the Caspian Sea;
"Pollution from land-based sources" - pollution of the sea from all
kinds of point and non-point sources based on land reaching the marine
environment, whether water-borne, air-borne or directly from the coast , or as
a result of any disposal of pollutants from land to the sea by way of tunnel,
pipeline or other means;
"Environmental
emergency" - a situation that causes damage or poses an imminent threat of
pollution or other harm to the marine environment of the Caspian
Sea and that result from natural or man-made disasters;
“Industrial accident” - an event resulting from an uncontrolled change in the course of any
activity involving harmful and hazardous substances in an industrial
installation for example during manufacture, use, storage, handling or disposal
or during transportation of such substances;
“Vessel” - a vessel of any kind that
operates in the marine environment, including hovercraft, hydrofoil boats,
submarines, towed and self-driving boats, as well as platforms and other
manmade offshore structures;
“Invasive alien species” - an
alien species whose establishment and spread may cause economic or
environmental damage to the ecosystems or biological resources of the Caspian Sea.
Article 2. Objective
The
objective of this Convention is the protection of the Caspian environment from
all sources of pollution including the protection, preservation, restoration
and sustainable and rational use of the biological resources of the Caspian Sea.
Article 3. Scope of Application
This Convention shall be applied to the marine environment of the Caspian Sea, taking into account its water level
fluctuations, and pollution from land based sources.
II. GENERAL OBLIGATIONS
Article 4. General Obligations
The
Contracting Parties shall:
(a)
individually or jointly take all
appropriate measures to prevent, reduce and control pollution of the Caspian Sea.
(b)
individually or jointly take all
appropriate measures to protect, preserve and restore the environment of the Caspian Sea;
(c)
use the resources of the Caspian Sea
in such a way as not to cause harm to the marine environment of the Caspian Sea ;
(d)
cooperate with each other and with
competent international organizations for the achievement of the objective of
this Convention.
Article 5. Principles
In their actions to
achieve the objective of this Convention and to implement its provisions, the
Contracting Parties shall be guided by, inter alia, the following principles:
(a)
the precautionary principle, by virtue
of which, where there is a threat of serious or irreversible damage to the
Caspian Sea environment, lack of full scientific certainty shall not be used as
a reason for postponing cost-effective measures to prevent such damage;
(b)
“the
polluter pays” principle, by virtue of which the polluter bears the costs of
pollution including its prevention, control and reduction;
(c)
the principle of accessibility of
information on the pollution of the marine environment of the Caspian Sea
according to which the Contracting Parties provide each other with relevant
information in the maximum possible amount.
Article 6. Duty to Co-operate
The Contracting Parties shall co-operate on a multilateral and bilateral
basis in the development of protocols to this Convention prescribing additional
measures, procedures and standards for the implementation of this Convention.
III. PREVENTION, REDUCTION AND CONTROL OF POLLUTION
Article 7. Pollution from Land-Based Sources
1. The Contracting Parties shall
take all appropriate measures to prevent, reduce and control pollution of the Caspian Sea from land-based sources.
2. The Contracting Parties shall
co-operate in the development of protocols to this Convention prescribing
additional measures for prevention, reduction and control of pollution of the Caspian Sea from land-based sources. Such protocols may
include, inter alia, the following
measures:
(a)
the emission of pollutants is
prevented, controlled and reduced at source through application, inter alia, of low- and non-waste
technology;
(b)
the pollution from land-based point
sources is prevented, reduced and controlled through licensing of waste-water
discharges by competent national authorities of the Contracting Parties;
(c)
licensing of waste-water discharges is
based on promoting the use of environmentally sound technology;
(d)
requirements stricter than those
provided in sub-paragraphs (b) and (c) of this Article, are imposed according
to additional protocols to this Convention when the quality of the receiving
water or the affected ecosystem of the Caspian Sea
so requires;
(e)
various treatments are to be applied
to municipal waste water and, where necessary, in a step-by-step approach;
(f)
in order to reduce organic substances
inputs from industrial and municipal sources, the best available
environmentally sound technology is to be applied;
(g)
appropriate measures based on best
environmental practices are to be developed and implemented for the reduction
of inputs of organic substances and hazardous substances from non-point
sources, including agriculture;
(h)
measures on
their conservation and full liquidation should be taken for some coastal sources
of pollution that continue to have negative impact on the Caspian
Sea.
3. If the discharge from a
watercourse, flowing through the territories of two or more Contracting Parties
or forming a boundary between them, is likely to cause pollution of the Caspian
Sea, the Contracting Parties shall co-operate in taking all appropriate
measures to prevent, reduce and control such pollution, including, where
appropriate, the establishment of joint bodies responsible for identifying and
resolving potential pollution problems.
Article 8. Pollution from Seabed Activities
The
Contracting Parties shall take all appropriate measures to prevent, control and
reduce pollution of the Caspian Sea resulting
from seabed activities. They are encouraged to co-operate in the development of
protocols to this Convention to that effect.
Article 9. Pollution from Vessels
The Contracting Parties shall take all appropriate
measures to prevent, reduce and control pollution of the Caspian
Sea from vessels and shall co-operate in the development of
protocols and agreements to the Convention prescribing agreed measures,
procedures and standards to that effect, taking into account relevant
international standards.
Article 10. Pollution Caused by Dumping
1. The Contracting Parties shall
take all appropriate measures to prevent, hindrance, reduce and control
pollution of the Caspian Sea caused by dumping from vessels and aircraft
registered in their territory or flying their flag.
2. The Contracting Parties shall
co-operate in the development of protocols to the Convention prescribing agreed
measures, procedures and standards to that effect.
3. The provisions of paragraphs
1 and 2 of this Article shall not apply when a vessel or aircraft at sea is
threatened by the complete destruction or total loss of the vessel or aircraft
or in any case which constitutes a danger to human or marine life, if dumping
appears to be the only way of averting the threat, and if there is every
probability that the damage consequent upon such dumping will be less than
would otherwise occur. Such dumping shall be so conducted as to minimise the
likelihood of damage to human or marine life or hindrance to legitimate uses of
the sea in accordance with the applicable international and regional legal
instruments. Such dumping shall be reported to the Contracting Parties.
Article 11. Pollution from Other Human Activities
1. The Contracting Parties shall
take all appropriate measures to prevent, reduce and control pollution of the Caspian Sea resulting from other human activities not
covered by Articles 7-10 above, including land reclamation and associated
coastal dredging and construction of dams.
2.
The Contracting Parties shall take all appropriate measures to reduce
the possible negative impact of anthropogenic activities aimed at mitigating
the consequences of the sea-level fluctuations on the Caspian
Sea ecosystem.
Article 12. Prevention of Introduction, Control and Combatting of Invasive Alien Species
The
Contracting Parties shall take all appropriate measures to prevent the
introduction into the Caspian Sea and to
control and combat invasive alien species, which threaten ecosystems, habitats
or species.
Article 13. Environmental Emergencies
1.
The contracting
Parties shall take all appropriate measures and cooperate to protect human
beings and the marine environment against consequences of natural or man-made
emergencies. To this end, preventive, preparedness and response measures,
including restoration measures, shall be applied.
2.
For
the purpose of undertaking preventive measures and setting up preparedness
measures, the Contracting Party of origin shall identify hazardous activities
within its jurisdiction, capable of causing environmental emergencies, and
shall ensure that other contracting Parties are notified of any such proposed
or existing activities. The Contracting Parties shall agree to carry out
environmental impact assessment of hazardous activities, and to implement
risk-reducing measures.
3.
The
Contracting Parties shall cooperate for the setting up of early warning systems
for industrial accidents and environmental emergencies. In the event of an
environmental emergency, or imminent threat thereof, the Contracting Party of
origin shall ensure that the Contracting Parties likely to be affected, are,
without delay, notified at appropriate levels.
4.
The
Contracting Parties shall take all appropriate measures to establish and
maintain adequate emergency preparedness measures, including measures to ensure
that adequate equipment and qualified personnel are readily available, to
respond to environmental emergencies.
IV. PROTECTION, PRESERVATION AND RESTORATION OF THE MARINE
ENVIRONMENT
Article 14. Protection, Preservation, Restoration and Rational Use of
Marine Living Resources
1. The Contracting Parties shall
have particular regard to the protection, preservation, restoration and
rational use of marine living resources and shall take all appropriate measures
on the basis of the best scientific evidence available to:
(a)
develop and increase the potential of
living resources for conservation, restoration and rational use of
environmental equilibrium in the course of satisfying human needs in nutrition
and meeting social and economic objectives;
(b)
maintain or restore populations of
marine species at levels that can produce the maximum sustainable yield as
qualified by relevant environmental and economic factors and taking into
consideration relationships among species;
(c)
ensure that marine species are not
endangered by over-exploitation;
(d)
promote the development and use of
selective fishing gear and practices that minimise waste in the catch of target
species and that minimise by-catch of non-target species;
(e)
protect, preserve and restore endemic,
rare and endangered marine species;
(f)
conserve biodiversity, habitats of
rare and endangered species, as well as vulnerable ecosystems.
2. The Contracting Parties shall
co-operate in the development of protocols in order to undertake the necessary
measures for protection, preservation and restoration of marine biological
resources.
Article 15. Coastal Zone Management
The Contracting Parties shall endeavour to take
necessary measures to develop and implement national strategies and plans for
planning and management of the land affected by proximity to the sea.
Article 16. Caspian Sea Level
Fluctuation
The
Contracting Parties shall co-operate in the development of protocols to the
Convention prescribing to undertake the necessary scientific research and,
insofar as is practicable, the agreed measures and procedures to alleviate
implications of the sea level fluctuations of the Caspian
Sea.
V. PROCEDURES
Article 17. Environmental Impact Assessment
1. Each Contracting Party shall
take all appropriate measures to introduce and apply procedures of
environmental impact assessment of any planned activity, that are likely to
cause significant adverse effect on the marine environment of the Caspian Sea.
2. Each Contracting Party will
take all appropriate measures to disseminate results of environmental impact
assessment carried out in accordance with paragraph 1 of this Article, to other
Contracting Parties.
3. The Contracting Parties shall
co-operate in the development of protocols that determine procedures of
environmental impact assessment of the marine environment of the Caspian Sea in transboundary context.
Article 18. Co-operation Between the Contracting
Parties
1. The
Contracting Parties shall co-operate in formulating, elaborating and
harmonising rules, standards, recommended practices and procedures consistent
with this Convention and with the account of requirements, commonly used in
international practice, in order to prevent, reduce and control pollution of
and to protect, preserve and restore the marine environment of theCaspian Sea.
2. The Contracting Parties shall
co-operate in the formulation of an Action Plan for the Protection of the
marine environment of the Caspian Sea in order to prevent, reduce and control
pollution and to protect, preserve and restore the marine environment of the Caspian Sea.
3. In fulfilment of their
obligations as set in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article, the Contracting
Parties shall work, inter alia, jointly or individually:
(a)
to collect, compile and evaluate data in order to
identify sources that cause or likely to cause pollution of the Caspian Sea and to exchange information among the
Contracting Parties, as appropriate;
(b)
development of programmes for monitoring quality
and quantity of water;
(c)
development of contingency plans for pollution
emergency cases;
(d)
to elaborate emission and discharge limits for
waste and to evaluate the effectiveness of control programmes;
(e)
to elaborate water quality objectives and criteria
and to propose relevant measures for maintaining and, where necessary,
improving existing water quality;
(f)
to develop
harmonised action programmes for the reduction of pollution loads from
municipal and industrial point and diffuse sources, including agriculture,
urban and other runoff.
Article 19. Monitoring
1. The Contracting Parties shall
endeavour to establish and implement individual and/or joint programmes for
monitoring environmental conditions of the Caspian Sea.
2. The Contracting Parties shall
agree upon a list and parameters of pollutants which discharge into and
concentration in the Caspian Sea shall be
regularly monitored.
3. The
Contracting Parties shall, at regular intervals, carry out individual or joint
assessments of the environmental conditions of the Caspian Sea and the
effectiveness of measures taken for the prevention, control and reduction of
pollution of the marine environment of the Caspian Sea.
4. For these purposes, the
Contracting Parties shall endeavour to harmonise rules for the setting up and
operation of monitoring programmes, measurement systems, analytical techniques,
data processing and evaluation procedures for data quality.
5. The Contracting Parties shall
develop a centralised database and information management system to function as
a repository of all relevant data, serve as the basis for decision-making and
as a general source of information and education for specialists,
administrators and the general public.
Article 20. Research and Development
The
Contracting Parties shall co-operate in the conduct of research into and
development of effective techniques for the prevention, control and reduction
of pollution of the Caspian Sea and, to this effect, the Contracting Parties
shall endeavour to initiate or intensify specific research programmes, where
necessary, aimed, inter alia, at:
(a)
developing methods for the assessment of the
toxicity of harmful substances and investigations of its affecting process on
the environment of the Caspian Sea;
(b)
developing
and applying environmentally sound or safe
technologies;
(c)
the phasing out and/or substitution of substances
likely to cause pollution;
(d)
developing environmentally sound or safe methods
for the disposal of hazardous substances;
(e)
developing environmentally sound or safe
techniques for water-construction works and water-regulation;
(f)
assessing
the physical and financial damage resulting from pollution;
(g)
improvement of
knowledge about the hydrological regime and ecosystem dynamics of the Caspian Sea including sea level
fluctuations and the effects of such fluctuations on the Sea and coastal
ecosystems;
(h)
studying the levels of radiation and radioactivity
in the Caspian Sea.
Article 21. Exchange of and Access to
Information
1. The Contracting Parties shall
directly or through the Secretariat exchange on a regular basis information, in
accordance with the provisions of this Convention.
2. The Contracting Parties shall
endeavour to ensure public access to environmental conditions of the Caspian
Sea, measures taken or planned to be taken to prevent, control and reduce
pollution of the Caspian Sea in accordance
with their national legislation and taking into account provisions of existing
international agreements concerning public access to environmental information.
VI. INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS
Article 22. The Conference of the Parties
1. A Conference of the Parties is hereby established.
2. The Conference of the Parties shall consist of one
representative for each of the Contracting Parties, who shall have one vote.
Each representative may be assisted by one or more advisers.
3. The first meeting of the Conference of the Parties shall
be convened not later than twelve months after the date of the entry into force
of the Convention. Thereafter, the Conference of the Parties shall hold
ordinary meetings at regular intervals to be determined by the first meeting of
the Conference of the Parties.
4. Extraordinary meetings of the Conference of the
Parties shall be held at such other times as may be deemed necessary by the
Conference of the Parties, or at the written request of any Party provided that
it is supported by at least two other Contracting Parties.
5. The meetings of the Conference of the Parties shall be
held in the territories of the countries of the Contracting Parties on the
basis of rotation in alphabetical order of English language or at the location
of the Secretariat
6. The Chairmanship of the Conference of the Parties
shall be held in turn by each Contracting Party in alphabetical order of the
names of the Contracting Parties in English language. Should the Chairmanship
fall vacant, the Contracting Party chairing the Conference shall designate a
successor to remain in office until the term of chairmanship of that
Contracting Party expires.
7. The working languages of the Conference of the
Parties shall be English and the State languages of all Contracting Parties.
The Secretariat will provide for the official UN languages.
8. All decisions of the Conference of the Parties shall
be made by unanimous vote of the Contracting Parties.
9. The Conference of the Parties shall , at its first
meeting, decide on:
a)
establishing
such other institutions of the Convention as may be deemed necessary;
b)
the
arrangements for the permanent Secretariat of the Convention, including its
location and staffing;
c)
the rules of
procedure and financial rules for itself and its subsidiary bodies.
10.
The functions of the Conference of the Parties
shall be:
(a)
to keep under review the implementation of this
Convention, its protocols and the Action Plan;
(b)
to keep under review the content of this
Convention and its protocols;
(c)
to consider and adopt any additional protocols or any
amendments to this Convention or to its protocols and to adopt and amend the
annexes to this Convention and to its protocols;
(d)
to receive and consider reports submitted by the
Contracting Parties and to review and evaluate the state of the marine environment
and, in particular, the state of pollution and its effects, on the basis of
reports provided by the Contracting Parties and by any competent international
or regional organisation;
(e)
to consider
reports prepared by the Secretariat on matters relating to this Convention;
(f)
to seek,
where appropriate, the technical and financial services of relevant
international bodies and scientific institutions for the purposes of the
objective of this Convention;
(g)
to establish such subsidiary bodies as may be
deemed necessary for the implementation of this Convention and its protocols;
(h)
to appoint the Executive Secretary of the
Convention and such other personnel as may be required, taking into account the
equitable representation of the Contracting Parties;.
(i)
to perform
such other functions as may be required for the achievement of the objective of
this Convention.
Article 23. The Secretariat of the Convention
1. The Secretariat of the Convention is hereby
established.
2. The Secretariat shall be comprised of the
Executive Secretary of the Convention and such other personnel as required to
perform the functions specified hereafter.
3. The Executive Secretary shall be the chief
administrative officer of the Secretariat of the Convention, and shall perform
such functions which are necessary for the administration of the work of the
Secretariat of the Convention, as determined by the Conference of the Parties
and in accordance with the rules of procedure and financial rules adopted by
the Conference of the Parties.
4.The functions of the Secretariat shall be:
(a)
to arrange for and service meetings of the
Conference of the Parties and its subsidiary bodies;
(b)
to prepare and transmit to the Contracting Parties
notifications, reports and other information received;
(c)
to consider enquiries by and information from the
Contracting Parties and to consult with them on matters relating to the
implementation of this Convention and its protocols;
(d)
to prepare and transmit reports on matters
relating to the implementation of this Convention and its protocols;
(e)
to establish, maintain the database of and
disseminate national laws of the Contracting Parties and international laws
relevant to the protection of the Caspian Sea;
(f)
to arrange,
upon request by any Contracting Party, for the provision of technical assistance
and advice for the effective implementation of the Convention and its
protocols;
(g)
to carry out functions as may be established under
the protocols to this Convention;
(h)
to co-operate, as appropriate, with relevant
regional and international organisations and programmes;
(i)
to perform
such other functions as may be determined by the Conference of the Parties.
VII. PROTOCOLS AND ANNEXES
Article 24. Adoption of Protocols
1. Any Contracting Party may
propose protocols to this Convention. Such protocols shall be adopted by
unanimous decision of the Parties at a meeting of the Conference of the
Parties. Protocols shall enter into force after their ratification or approval
by all the Contracting Parties in accordance with their constitutional
procedures, unless the protocol does not envisages a different procedure for
adoption. Protocols shall form an integral part of this Convention.
2. The text of any proposed
protocol shall be communicated to the Contracting Parties by the Conference of
the Parties at least six months before the meeting of the Contracting Parties
at which the protocol is proposed for adoption.
Article 25. Adoption of Annexes and Amendments
1. The annexes to this Convention or to any protocol
shall form an integral part of the Convention or of such protocol, as the case
may be, and, unless expressly provided otherwise, a reference to this
Convention or its protocols constitutes at the same time a reference to any
annexes thereto. Such annexes shall be restricted to procedural, scientific,
technical and administrative matters.
2. Annexes to this Convention or to any protocol
shall be proposed and adopted according to the procedure laid down in Article
24.
3.The proposal, adoption and entry into force of
amendments to annexes to this Convention or to any protocol shall be subject to
the same procedure as for the proposal, adoption and entry into force of
annexes to the Convention or annexes to any protocol.
4. If an annex or an amendment to an annex is related
to an amendment to this Convention or to any protocol, the annex or amendment
shall not enter into force until such time as the amendment to this Convention
or to the protocol concerned enters into force.
VIII. IMPLEMENTATION AND COMPLIANCE
Article 26. Implementation of the Convention
1.
Each
Contracting Party shall designate a National Authority to co-ordinate
implementation of the provisions of this Convention in its territory and under
its jurisdiction.
2. The provisions of this
Convention shall not affect the right of the Contracting Parties individually
or jointly to adopt and implement more stringent measures than those provided
for in this Convention.
Article 27. Reports
Each
National Authority shall submit to the Secretariat reports on measures adopted
for the implementation of the provisions of this Convention and its protocols
in format and at intervals to be determined by the Conference of the Parties.
The Secretariat shall circulate the received reports to all Contracting
Parties.
Article 28. Implementation and Compliance
The
Contracting Parties shall co-operate in the development of procedures to ensure
compliance with the provisions of this Convention or its protocols.
Article 29. Liability and Compensation for Damage
The
Contracting Parties, taking into account relevant principles and norms of
international law, shall undertake to develop appropriate rules and procedures
concerning liability and compensation for damage to the environment of the Caspian Sea resulting from violations of the provisions
of this Convention and its protocols.
Article 30. Settlement of Disputes
In case of disputes
between Contracting Parties concerning the application or
interpretation of the provisions of the present Convention, the Contracting Parties will settle
them by consultations, negotiations or by any other peaceful means of
their own choice.
IX. FINAL CLAUSES
Article 31. Signature, Ratification, Acceptance, Approval and
Accession
1.The Convention shall be open for signature only by
Caspian Littoral States at the city of Tehran,
Islamic Republic of Iran from 4 November 2003 to 3 November 2004.
2.The Convention shall be subject to ratification,
acceptance or approval by the Caspian littoral States. It shall be open for
accession by any Caspian littoral State in accordance with their national
legislation from the date on which the Convention is closed for signature.
3.Instruments of ratification, acceptance, approval
or accession shall be deposited with the Depository.
Article 32. Reservations
No
reservation may be made to this Convention.
Article 33. Entry into Force
The
Convention shall enter into force on the ninetieth day after the date of
deposit of the instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession by
all Caspian littoral states.
Article 34. Amendment of the Convention or Protocols
1.Any Contracting Party may propose amendments to this
Convention or to any protocol. Such amendments shall be adopted by unanimous
decision of the Parties at a meeting of the Conference of the Parties.
2. The entry
into force of the amendments to this Convention or to any protocol shall be
subject to the same procedure as for the Convention itself.
Article 35. Depository
The Islamic Republic of
Iran shall assume the functions of the Depository.
Article 36. Authentic texts
This Convention, of which
the Azerbaijani, English, Farsi, Russian, Kazakh and Turkmen texts are equally
authentic, shall be deposited with the Depository. In case of dispute arising
as to the interpretation or application of this Convention or its protocols,
the English text shall be authoritative.
Article 37. Relationship with the negotiations of the legal status of
the Caspian Sea
Nothing in this Convention
shall be interpreted as to prejudge the outcome of the negotiations on the
final legal status of the Caspian Sea.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the
undersigned, being duly authorised to that effect, have signed this Convention
Done at the city of Tehran
on the fourth day of November of
2003.
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