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Niue Treaty

Niue Treaty

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The Niue Treaty on Cooperation in Fisheries Surveillance and Law Enforcement in the South Pacific Region or Niue Treaty is a multilateral treaty of members of the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency to enhance their ability to enforce effectively their fisheries laws, and deter breaches.

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Under Article XIII a State which is not a Party to the Forum Fisheries Agency Convention may also accede to the Treaty, if all Parties agree.

Niue Treaty Multilateral Subsidiary Agreement

Bilateral Subsidiary Agreements have been made in the past between individual Niue Treaty signatories in order to give effect to certain Treaty provisions. However, a comprehensive Multilateral Subsidiary Agreement (NTMSA)[2] for strengthening implementation of the Niue Treaty was agreed and finalised for signature in Honiara on 2 November 2012.

The first country to sign the NTMSA was the Republic of Palau on 9 November 2012.[3] The Multilateral Subsidiary Agreement needs 4 instruments of ratifications, acceptance or approval to come into force.

Ratifications

The treaty was signed by (or on behalf of) 17 states/territories; as of 2013, 14 had ratified the treaty:

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References

  1. [1]
    "Treaties: record details". ECOLEX. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
  2. [2]
    Forum Fisheries Agency. "Niue Treaty Multilateral Subsidiary Agreement". Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  3. [3]
    Forum FIsheries Agency. "Palau signs Niue Treaty Subsidiary Agreement". Retrieved 10 June 2013.
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