2009-Agreement-on-Port-State-Measures-to-Prevent-Deter-and-Eliminate-IllegalUnreported-and-Unregulated-FishingAnnexes-1.pdf

2009 Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing

Port State Measures Agreement / PSMA 2009 (IUU)

• International Law Documents
  • Oceans/Law of the Sea
    • Fisheries

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

“Article 22: Peaceful Settlement of Disputes

1. Any Party may seek consultations with any other Party or Parties on any dispute with regard to the interpretation or application of the provisions of this Agreement with a view to reaching a mutually satisfactory solution as soon as possible.

2. In the event that the dispute is not resolved through these consultations within a reasonable period of time, the Parties in question shall consult among themselves as soon as possible with a view to having the dispute settled by negotiation, inquiry, mediation, conciliation, arbitration, judicial settlement or other peaceful means of their own choice.

3. Any dispute of this character not so resolved shall, with the consent of all Parties to the dispute, be referred for settlement to the International Court of Justice, to the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea or to arbitration. In the case of failure to reach agreement on referral to the International Court of Justice, to the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea or to arbitration, the Parties shall continue to consult and cooperate with a view to reaching settlement of the dispute in accordance with the rules of international law relating to the conservation of living marine resources.”

Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization

Annex A: Information to be provided in advance by vessels requesting port entry

Annex B: Port State inspection procedures

Annex C: Report of the results of the inspection

Annex D: Information systems on port State measures

Annex E: Guidelines for the training of inspectors

05/06/2016

“Article 29: Entry into Force

1. This Agreement shall enter into force thirty days after the date of deposit with the Depositary of the twenty-fifth instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession in accordance with Article 26 or 27.

2. For each signatory which ratifies, accepts or approves this Agreement after its entry into force, this Agreement shall enter into force thirty days after the date of the deposit of its instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval.

3. For each State or regional economic integration organization which accedes to this Agreement after its entry into force, this Agreement shall enter into force thirty days after the date of the deposit of its instrument of accession.

4. For the purposes of this Article, any instrument deposited by a regional economic integration organization shall not be counted as additional to those deposited by its Member States.”

“Article 35: Withdrawal

Any Party may withdraw from this Agreement at any time after the expiry of one year from the date upon which the Agreement entered into force with respect to that Party, by giving written notice of such withdrawal to the Depositary. Withdrawal shall become effective one year after receipt of the notice of withdrawal by the Depositary.”

1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea

1993 Agreement to Promote Compliance with International Conservation and Management Measures by Fishing Vessels on the High Seas

1995 Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks

1995 Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries

2001 Food and Agriculture Organization International Plan of Action to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing

2005 FAO Model Scheme on Port State Measures to Combat Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) accessed on 09/11/2023