YEAR-TO-YEAR SPECIFICATION OF THE POSITION TO BE TAKEN ON THE UNION’S BEHALF AT MEETINGS OF THE NORTH PACIFIC FISHERIES COMMISSION
ANNEX IISupplementary provisions
ANNEX II YEAR-TO-YEAR SPECIFICATION OF THE POSITION TO BE TAKEN ON THE UNION’S BEHALF AT MEETINGS OF THE NORTH PACIFIC FISHERIES COMMISSION Before each meeting of the North Pacific Fisheries Commission (NPFC), when that body is called upon to adopt decisions having legal effects on the Union, the necessary steps shall be taken so that the position to be expressed on the Union’s behalf takes account of the latest scientific and other relevant information transmitted to the Commission, in accordance with the principles and orientations set out in Annex I. To this effect, and based on that information, the Commission shall transmit to the Council,in sufficient time before each meeting of the NPFC, a written document setting out the proposed specification of the position to be taken on the Union’s behalf for discussion and endorsement. If, in the course of an NPFC meeting, it is impossible to reach an agreement, including on the spot, in order for the position to be taken on the Union’s behalf to take account of new elements, the matter shall be referred to the Council or its preparatory bodies.