The Adhesion of the Republic of Costa Rica to the International Convention for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas, signed in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on the fourteenth of May, nineteen hundred and sixty-six; and the Protocol of Amendments to the International Convention for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas, adopted on November 18, 2019, in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, are approved, in each and every part.
THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF COSTA RICA:
Considering that the International Convention for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas of May 14, 1966 Bearing in mind that Article 11 of the Protocol of Amendments states that no provision of this Convention shall prejudice the rights, jurisdiction and obligations of States under international law and that this Convention shall be interpreted and applied in a manner consistent with international law.
Bearing in mind that Article 10, paragraph 1, of the Protocol of Amendments states that this Convention shall be open for signature by any Government that is a member of the United Nations or of any of its specialized agencies. Any such Government that has not signed this Convention may accede to it at any time.
Bearing in mind that Article 10, paragraph 2, of the Protocol of Amendments states that this Convention is subject to ratification or approval by the signatory countries in accordance with their constitutions and that the instruments of ratification, approval or adhesion shall be deposited with the Director of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Bearing in mind that Costa Rica, in its capacity as a Developing Coastal State, in accordance with Articles 58 and 116 of the Convention on the Law of the Sea, is entitled to legitimate fishing rights in its Exclusive Economic Zone in the Caribbean Sea, as well as on the High Seas, and has the international obligation to contribute to the establishment of international management and conservation measures for the tunas and related species that are regulated within the "Convention Area".
COSTA RICA declares that it will accept and assume, through the deposit of the instrument of adhesion with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, all the rights and obligations that will be established for these purposes, as a Contracting Party to the International Convention for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas and the Protocol of Amendments to the Convention.
The Texts of the International Convention for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas, signed in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and the Protocol of Amendments to the Convention, adopted on November 18, 2019, form an integral part of this law. These equally authentic texts are duly certified in pdf version by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. These texts are as follows:
"INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR THE CONSERVATION OF ATLANTIC TUNAS FINAL ACT OF THE CONFERENCE OF PLENIPOTENTIARIES ON THE CONSERVATION OF ATLANTIC TUNAS (Sinalevi Note: As it has its own text, the International Convention for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas can be consulted at the following Link) (Sinalevi Note: As it has its own text, the Protocol of Amendment to the International Convention for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas can be consulted at the following Link)