The Adherence 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 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 of their parts.
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 nothing in 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 adhere 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 adherence shall be deposited with the Director of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization.
Bearing in mind that Costa Rica, in its condition as a Developing Coastal State, in accordance with Articles 58 and 116 of the Convention on the Law of the Sea, has 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 tunas and related species (tunidos y especies afines) that are regulated within the "Convention Area".
COSTA RICA declares that it will accept and assume, through the deposit of the instrument of adherence with the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, 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. Said equally authentic texts are duly certified in PDF version by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization. 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 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, May 2 to 14, 1966 1. The Conference of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, at its 13th Session held in Rome in November and December 1965, authorized the Director General of the Organization to convene a Conference of Plenipotentiaries to prepare and adopt a convention for the purpose of establishing a Commission for the conservation of tuna and related species (especies afines) in the Atlantic Ocean.
2. The Conference of Plenipotentiaries on the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas met in Rio de Janeiro, at the invitation of the Government of Brazil, from May 2 to 14, 1966.
3. The Governments of the following seventeen countries were represented: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Cuba, Spain, United States of America, France, Japan, Portugal, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of Korea, Republic of South Africa, Senegal, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Uruguay, and Venezuela.
4. The Governments of the following three countries were represented by observers: Italy, Poland, Federal Republic of Germany.
5. The Conference elected as President His Excellency General Ney Aminthas de Barros Braga, Minister of Agriculture of Brazil.
6. The Conference elected as Vice-Presidents: Argentina, Spain, United States of America, France, Japan, Senegal, and Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
The following Commissions were established:
GENERAL COMMISSION Chairman: The President of the Conference MAIN COMMISSION Chairman: Dr. J. L. McHugh (United States of America) DRAFTING COMMITTEE Chairman: Mr. B. H. Brittin (United States of America) CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE Chairman: Mr. J. Rougé (France) The Director General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations was represented by Mr. R. I. Jackson, Assistant Director General (Fisheries Department).
The Conference examined a draft Convention prepared by the FAO Working Group on the Rational Utilization of Tuna Resources in the Atlantic Ocean, at its second session held in Rome from July 6 to 13, 1965, and the comments submitted to said draft by Governments.
In the course of its deliberations, which have been recorded, the Conference prepared and opened for signature the Convention reproduced in Annex I to this document. This Convention shall remain open for signature in Rio de Janeiro until May 31, 1966, and, from that date, at the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in Rome. In addition, the Conference adopted the Resolution set forth in Annex II to this document.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the representatives signed this Final Act.
Argentina: C. Bastanchurri; Juan Carlos Katzenstein Brazil: E. Varoli Canada: S. V. Ozere; J. C. Stevenson Cuba: J. Márquez Arner; O. Valdés Viera Spain: F. Nogués Mesquita; Marcitllach Guazo United States of America: J. L. McHugh; Burdick H. Brittin; William M. Terry France: J. Rougé; R. A. Lagarde Japan: K. Nishimura; Ryuichi Ando Portugal: Ramiro Ferrao; Vasco Valdez United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: R.A. Wellington; Louis S. Mowbray Democratic Republic of the Congo: A. Kipamina Republic of Korea: Tong Jin Park; Hyung Kun Kim Republic of South Africa: B. van D. De Jager Senegal: B. Diop Union of Soviet Socialist Republics: V. Lafitsky Uruguay: A. Silvariño; Luis Lander; Mario Siri Venezuela: Rafael Martinez E.
Done at Rio de Janeiro, this fourteenth day of May, one thousand nine hundred and sixty-six, in a single copy in the Spanish, French, and English languages, each text being equally authentic. The original texts shall be deposited in the archives of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR THE CONSERVATION OF ATLANTIC TUNAS (As amended by the Protocol adopted in Paris on July 10, 1984 and by the Protocol adopted in Madrid on June 5, 1992) PREAMBLE The Governments whose duly authorized representatives have subscribed to this Convention, considering their mutual interest in the stocks of tuna and related species (especies afines) and of elasmobranchs that are oceanic, pelagic, and highly migratory, found in the Atlantic Ocean, and desiring to cooperate in maintaining these stocks at levels that will permit their long-term conservation and sustainable use for food and other purposes, resolve to conclude a convention for the conservation of these resources, and to this end agree as follows:
(Thus amended the preceding paragraph by Article 1 of the Protocol of Amendment to the International Convention for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas, approved through International Treaty No. 10414 of November 14, 2023)