-GOVERNMENTAL MARlliME .........",.".:u .. ,LTATIVE ORGAN IZA TION

too/COlT]'. 5/ O.l/Bn.U 4 .c.l,)ri~ 1978 Original, EJJGLISH

Im"""...JU~QNL.L OOn~aE ON WlITllTI0H OF W.BILITY :rna M4RITIME CLlJl~, 1976 Cacm!tte9 ot the Whole IMeo

SlMUUlY ROOORD OF '.mEl ELEVlllNTH M!il!l7l'ING

held nt thG Cun~ lntoxnntionol notel, Uaonereoith, L9.ndon, W.6, . on Mond.c:Y', 8 N.y.r(;)ub"r 1976" o.t ~.40 1M:1. '

Chl'...i.rr:lon: Ms. B. B1OI1 (SWeden) .

Seoretary-Genero.lt

Seoretary:

Mr~ C.P. SRIVAST1WA (SeoretEl.rY'-Gonera.l of 000)

Mr. T.S. BUSH/. (000 S~?:roto.riat)

~jl9o. iteo 6 - Consideration of draft Internationcl , Convention on Lioitction of Lio.bility

f~ Ho.ritinG Clo.ina (oontinued)

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l..Q1ilNl).(i. ITJIH 6 .. CONSDllil1ATION OF DRAPl' IN'1'EIDlC.TIOl~ COl" _'lJ!ION ON Lll(tTATImt OFLII.llILITY iUR MARf,t'IMJl OLA.IMS (rm/OoW.5!4 M4 Add.l, " Lm/OONF.,/6 a.nd Ad· .. \ t,.m/OONF.,J\'IP.f.l.. m1/CONF.5/0.l/.'W.lO', ~1P.1', v/P.l5, loJr.26, ?28. WP.,l and WJi.,,) (oontlinued) , .'

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Mr. :BERENGUEf( {SJ.Xl"Ln) ,1ntrQd.uoed h1e dolesntion'a proposal

(I~/CQl~.5/C.ljWP.10) for the deletion of Artiole 7, sinoe injur1 to " .' w ,

J)ll.osensera would bo Mequo.tolyQovo1"Od 'by the a.1temntive teXt tor pa;ragra.ph 1 , , '., ",' I

of krtiole 6 (LEG/oONF.5!wp.l, poeo 6).

Mr. TlJn:R:lI.W.lI. (Japan), introdw,int his delogo.tion' B onondoont to

p~ 1 (LOO/CONF.S/C.:J.;\'1P.15), said tbnt .. the w?rds it proposed to

delete wore unneoeB~, eino~ the oarrier'a liability in respeot of each l,)asaeneer ship'me oloo,r "fron tho lioita.tlon"under the 1974'AtheM 'Convention

and the relevant national logialntion oonoerning the oarrier's oontroot. His

dele()Q.tion wa.s opposed to 0. ~ go.pi.tq, linitat1on. iJ.s indioated in his

delogntion's propoe.o.1 (LlIlG/OOUJ1'. 5/C .1;"I'P .. 28), an o.ppropriate fiaure for thE/

B'loba.l 11o.1to.tion niGht be between Ci'O nillion and ~50 Dillion. "

Mr. SUCnO:az:r]l1SO: (Poland) atrO!l8'ly aupported the principle of !:Lrtiole 7,

Which ws to enS'l.l:re OOoquato lio.bility by the oa.rrier in respeot ot po.sliloll68r

oloioa. The level of the o~~ier1a11~bi11ty ~e o~osoly link~d with the

nun bel'.' of po.olilonsara oc.rried. In ,tho.t ~8peot, his doloGUtionis proposal

(LEG/CONF.5/C.1,1\V'P.26) oovered threo poae1bilitios: tho nucbor of

passGn69rc oorresponding oxr~tly with the nunbor of p~~eonsers on tho ship's

aertitioo.te, or betne lase then that nuober, or - exoeptionnlly, in ceaee

of ooeraanoy for exoople - exoeedine the oortified tiauro. In 0.11 those

acses C~ adequate fund for poesengGre would be nasured.

Mr. GlJIlTEN (FedaroJ. Ropublio ot Gel.'DtlZly') introduoed his deleBOotion's

propoool (LEG/CONF. 5/C .1j\'IP. 31), whioh superseded tho oriBirm1 propoaal in

doouoent LlOO/CONF.S/4/l..dd.1. I11a deleBBtion now o.areod 1n principle with

1l1"tio1e 7, but proposed a oiniouo inotead of a. ooxitrun Hoi t. There seeoed

no noed for the latter, sinoe the proposed anount of 820,000 would be

DUltiplied by the hiahest possible nucber of possenaers and would be within

the onpacity of the inBuronoe tlCU'ket. Rxperienoe showed that there wero taw £\Ooidents inVolv1na oonDi~ble injury to pa.ssenee:rs, and there wo.o

therefore no need tor hiGher oaJ.oulat10n tOA:f'or to fix the aloboJ.

l!o.f.tetion.

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,IIh'. DUDSLSY ('United 6'1;o.t(0) o.:.1d toot, as indioated. in his dolelJCl.tion's

oOtlllGnta (xm/CONF, 5/0• l;wp.,,) , l?,10 oo:untry wo.s ana ot tho lar6es'b 8'lobQJ.

oonsuoers ot sh1DbGr~ paQSonaer Qooonnodatian QndthQreto~ had a partioular interoet 1nc:\d~quo.teoonpenaQ.tlon tor pr.l.Eloon.gors. He sa.w no

ronaon:'Why cOOl'enaa;bien tor shi~bot\l.'d po.&DOllB'9ra should dit.:f'el1 £roo that

ova.iJ,able to ,a.i~:za.t"t ptl801illB'OrSJ end to oontom With lthe new Wa:t'ot\.w

0Ol1VWlt1on .reair:!9, Pr<>v1aiOll;ohould be no.cl.e to @m.u:. ship·board pa6laeneers at

~ea.et. ~~3.oo,OOO N(lOvory tor DO,jor a.ooidents with 1088 of Ufe. With re(SOord

to the reterenoe. to the l..thens Oonventi~, hE) wished to Doke it oleo.r tha.t a

toto.1. .t'und equal to or lesa tho.n wha.t WP.s provided tor undG)r that Convention

would not be suffioient to oover oato.otrophio CMes. Il$ rea.lizod tho.t a.

m.t:.l o.f C:300,00Q j.1er parson Wt',s c. clro.otio ino1'eC'.se on previous ooounts, but

,Previous a.t:lountawere unrealistio. It tho anount he proposed was unaooepta.ble to· the CO!Xlitt~o he would S1.l8a9st the. deletion at Artiole 7 M(l the exolusion of. :;>a.ase1'l(3Or olt\J.os f'ron the present Convention.

Mr. Sm,VIG (Norway) re.ferrod to hiB Govornoent's proposa.l (L1iJG/COl~ .. 5/4) tor n linit of liability per passeneer equivnlent to the QOOtUlt in the

f .. thonD Oonvention, w.oely ·(.',bout ('60,000, and 0. na.xiourJ lio.bility for

p0.980l18Or ships in respeotof po.sseXlGOr olo.ins of e25 Dillion. J..pplioa.tion

01' the l?2I. cC'.12i.;m l1nito.tion ooobinodwith coeilinG liD1to.tion would l:leC'.n

that in tho oase ot oojor diso.ster, oonponso.tion would be pr..id up to the '. .

l2.Q..:Z;: oo.P!E! l1r.l1 t in Dost oasaa, exoopt where Ohips oarried noro than

400 po.saoll(jero. A ooilinG for l)t1Oseneor 01o.inEJ was needod to toke acoount

of insurorioe r~kot capacity nnd the ~alo.tionship betWeen ooounts tor

pc.ese1l8Gr ond other "clains.

He opposed the Spanish proposoJ. :f.nll.aouoh o.s it wou;L.d not a.llow .for the

otlplo reoovery f.or passellt.'"{Gr ol~s whioh waD availa.ble in the ineurCllloe

nr~et andahould be used. lie sew no nead tor the proposal 01' tho Federal

Republic otGo~, whioh reduood th~ .Q2£ ga.12ita.utrlt· below tho.t 01' ·the

···l"thens Convontion. ne oould not support the PoliSh propoooi, sinoe . ,. , ," '

inaurero would know Onli tho nUt1bor of pa.ssonsers Q.. ship clant oo.rr:l, not

the nucber ·llOtw:ll.lY oarried.:' . The only do tin! to ti~· totae that on the

ship f '{oerti:tioc.te •

. 1.fr. ,1lIilDDORG (Sw~don) ~ ,in reply to Co quostion troD tp.e CIIlllRMAN, sp$.d that he , \ : ./, .: j ,. ~' " ' . •

had nothinc to cdd to thel'1orw~c;1an repreeentnt1ve'. oome,nts., . II1s dele~tion'8

proposal (LEG/CONF.5/4) ~~ ofu11o.r to that of the N01'Weei~ d~le6Q.ti~~'.

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t.ol'C1 ,DIPl{.XJX (thU tad If.1..nedou) 1ntl.'Oduood hie c1.o1e@l.t1on I 8 :p1'OpolcJ.a

(zm/COlU'.5/4 and Ll'JG/COl~.5/0.l/WP.l'). nia dele,gntiOl'l oonSidered it

oSl:Jenti~J. trm the Oom-ent10t1 to hcve.o; apoQ:lol proVision to~ po.sseneer

liability, baCl~c1. on therllUtlber ot pc.sDOll8'f1"S oOft'ied or' c.uthorized to be

OQ.l!'r:led bY the vessel. ' S~ liability Wn8 not SUibo.ble for l:101ta.tionby

tOJ:1tll.'l.6e. Ari1ole,7~.s0Z1 &SBent1c.J. tentu:t'e ·.of an acoeptable oonvention

onabipoWAer';O l:lAbUi*'y. The:fund prop'oaetl \Ulder .Artiole '7 was tldditionol

to QZ:JY. tund o~ tun~.. \Ulder Artiolo 6, and 0.' tlO.'ld rzuo had to be fixed 'Which

would bo.ve :ru~ ,to I!lD.rkot oo,pc.oi ty 1'01' the tot31 funds under the two

Artiole..' The propoecl tor 0. caDdr:ruo tig"UrG ot ~40 m1lion took into nooount

the o~t lo:caest paes6n()Or sh:1p tonnoao ond the aoounttJ thot oould be

c4ded to the tl.'l.X:fJ:luo on tl tol'lr.iD.a'e basis under Artio1e 6 without no.rket

oo.pll.Oity' b6~exo66c1.oc:. • With raec-.rdto the .Polish: rop:rtellento.ti w • II

OOtr.lfmtB" he htl.d no tued Viows on whother ,tha ootuol or the oertified nunber

ot ptl.t:UJenaers oarried ~ p1"OfGrc.ble, but 'o.greed with the lQOllWeBiM

roproscmto.tiva toot, the oertif1ecl nunbar Wo.l3 0. knew q~tity. ']!here we MSO t~a l,)ose!b1Hty ot overloneine, 'Which could. be donlt with by wa:rro.nty' in the in~oe polioy o.s Il di~inof:llltivo t,o overlotldJJ::l8. lIe oopld ,

undorBtan~ tho .To.po.neoe propoDQ.l ,if it wero oorto.in thtlt ell oountries would

o.pply the provioiona ot. tho llthena Convention" b\~t toot wo.s not tho oase. If

thore wore no ~ O~~~t~ l101t, aoell vassels With 100 po.ssonaers would be

exposed to the sane lia.bility o.s ahannal fe~ioB with up to 1,400 po.aseneers, , "

which would not be retlsono.blo. 'V11 th roanrd to the proposa.l by the Federo.l

Ropublio of Gel.'l:l£l.nY~ his d.ele&'tl.ti9n oonsidored toot the ;es: 2Wi>~to. lirdt should

not be lower than the lin! t under the .G.thens Convent;f.on so reoently o.areed , '

upon, o.nd toot 0. tlll.XLrmn wos nooeasC'..r,y' beolluse it oould not be taken - and

wen 'Ui'll1.kGly - that' tho .1tbens Unit would be aooepted throughout the world.

ItJr. CIIt.TIN (~a) llo.S into.vow:: ot reto.in!ne Art,i,ole 7 end ~a principle . .''''

,ot individUDJ. pp.~senaer oor.Wensq,tion" wh1ch was the ,only t~ syston. .An

e%&ll?leBtven in ~e ~O ~BCll COtJ1J1:ttoe ho.d Bhown toot tlte systeo under the ". I',t,. , '

, 1957 Convention ~, uptana.ble. His dole8'llt1on t a propoe,alooncexn1ng

'i o~~ee.t~on .'(~/cq~t&1.5/c,.l.AIP.25) ,took i~tOo.oOOUllt the Athe~a Convention

as a. leeaJ. preoedent, and o.ls<? his own oount1.7'a ne(:lda~ since, ,~~ w,ore onl.y

'relAtively tew pnsseneor ships in its neet. On the ba.ais of a. oOOJ;>rooise ~ , .' , • " , ' ,". ~ I. '

'between the onpt\Oi'tt of the' socllest Md.' lo.rse'ltt ah1ps, he proposed on aoOUttt

dt '040nill1:011' foi! nh o.Vemc8 of eoo iJfl8B~rs~' " " ',:" ,~'

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IIe would 8lll'Port the PoliSh 1'1'OPooa.lfor OCoseD where the) o.otuaJ. nwber

ot paaS&n89l18 OJroeeelael the nurlbel:'· on the shil)'S oert1fio'ate.

Mr.)11lll.1Ml]S (ll.'UOtrolia) s1l;lpcrted tho Unitod KU1G-uOO proposal. 1te~

tho word~ "tho nU2ber of po.sl3enaoro wbioh tho ship is authorized to oe.t':t'Y

o.ooo:t'din8' to the oh:f.p t B oortifioato", in pa.ra.(;ro.ph 1 ot dro.tt f.rtiolo 7, ho

we not awc:ro of c roquironont for ~ int01'na.tionnJ. oertifioate on pa.sseDB'Gr

oaptlOity and thoUGht toot the wo:ro.!na' niaht oauso diffioulties with ineuronoo.

It trtiole 7 end the Un1to(l Kin@ioo proposnl wore Q.Ooaptod, Co forn of words

oie,nt be needed to ensuro that suoh oert1fjLoa.te eJdsted.

I1r. HilIWuttS (Greeoo) inoieted that a passenGor shoulu not be treo.ted

Cifferontly fron other perSOllS. \/hy, for eXOIJple, should the provisiOns

on oonpensation to 0~ innooent bystandor on the q~ be difforent frOD those

rel~tin8 to Co pQ.ssoneor whb hndvoluntD~ily acoepted the possibility of danaar?

In his opinion, the foroulation of l.rtiole 7 was :f.nodequote for on internotionnl

:f.n8trl.'lr'..Gnt, since it did not' dafine "!'t'LSDenaer" or "pa.s&enser vessel ". .Porhe.pa

tho ~,ft1nG Coocittee would boar thoBe pnints in ninde

\11th reGQ.rd to tho Polish propooa.l, he scw no reason to to.ke the nunber

at· po.ssenears on the oertifioo.ta cs 0. baeio for the :f'und, tdnoe the nunber of

~08seneerB c.otua.lly oo.r:r1ed could easily be obta.ined. The oonvention should

not oontcin proviaiono whioh oould hnvo the effeot of provic1.irlB different

,lavels of oonponsat!on for different paaDeD6~rD on the sone V9sael nerely

beoause of the l1unbor oo.rriocl at a. po:rtioular tine. Hoanrdi.nG the Norwe(J1a.n

~roposa.l, the nucber of pceoencore on the oertifioo.te oould be,exooeded oither

by order of tho c.uthorities in on.sa of eoorc;oncy or throueh the fc.ultof an

aaont or servnnt of the shipOW1lor, or if sCl.notionod by the oo:r.r1er. '!he third

Mae would oonstituto,c. fll.ult unclor 14rtiole 4. The.fund should therofore bo

~re;uaod. i.n his opinion, insuranoe was o.n irrelevc.nt ,oonsidara.tion.

Mr. BlilNDJEINl:if... (t~leeria) wo.s in fo.vour ot keepinG Artiole 7 end supported

the Polish ,propoaa.l. lie a.1so oonsidered toot the P.2£ oapito. liD!t should be

the SOllG as tha Unit under tho Athens Convention, a.nC supported the oa.x1nurl

l~t of 025 Dillion.

I1r., 0L1iJ'll01~· (Netherlc.nd.a) so.1d 1Jht:J.t il.rt1ole 7 should be rethlned •

. Be~ ori1oulat1on of the lin1 totion' 'figura, he supportod the ex1st1nB'

'but andbppoaea tho Poliaho.r.wnbnt. 1..& to. the eoount to be inserted i.n

Im/oom'. 5/ C.l/1m.ll -6 ...

l?~ph 1, ho would DrefQX' -tbe fi~ of ~~25 Dillion rath,;tr than f40 Dilllon

for [ I J: 1~ wars Q. ootter of 1.n8'u:t-cInOO oa.paoity c.rul the ~ltI.tioneh1p between

Artioles 6 end 7, c.nd it '\I."tl.O iDvortant to leave a. resi4ue :for other

international oonventions and tuture devolopconts. The fi~~ for [ H ]

would heve to be oc.rat'ully oonsidered. Ip. ~s op1I)ion, the fiS'UX'9 proposed

b-,y the Federcl Republio of C,O:rmo.t;lY was rcther low. Using the Athena

Convention 'cs 0. ba.oia would eneuro thct for sccllar ships all po.s~engGrB

would be oompensated, even if they ola.imed the ma.x1mum. The min po~t

at the present at~ wos to fix the maximum l~.t.

Mr. ~UUU. (EBYPt) a.aaooiated himself with the ~lgerlon representative's

views. He supported tho Polish propoool (LOO/CONF.5/0.1;1lP.26) ond ngreed

th.o.t tho fiaure to be 1.naerted undor (I) should be ~'25 tli,llion.

Mr. LYON (Canada) suppo~ed the United States pOQition a. outl1ne4 in

LIDG/OOlf,F. 5/0. IjWP. 33. lie ~ek~d wn~ther it,w,QS the intontion of the

United Sta.tos delegntlon, on ~le Q.eowqption that its proposal to delete

l~iole 7 wcs od9pted, to propose oQnSe~ntiol acendmente to Artioles 3, 6 £'nd 11.

r·~. BURSLEY (Ul"..itod States) sa.id tho.t. it would be hie delegntion's

intention, if,Artiolo 7,woro do1eted, to propose brinBin« the rest of

the ,text into line with thc.t aoandp.ont.

It hQc1 been pointed out during disoussion of t~iole 6 tha.t, in practioe,

personal olcina oonstitutaeonly n vary m~ll part of those ola.ios for which

the licitation prinoiple occe into pl~; it hod therefore been SUBBested

: tha.t in the oontext of Artiole 6 it we nore 1Dportant to oonoentmte on

propert;r olains. In ooneideriflB on upper Unit of ~}40 Dillion, it should be

reoeobered that' tlw.t fiB'U1'9 indioo.ted only overall reoovery; tho o.otuol suo

that insurers would in pro.otioe he ot:'.llod upon to poy would be :f'u.r lower.

It we unreaJ.ietio to desorib,o 1.rtio10 7 o.s beine' too B'6nerous in its telLS

C'.,t;W as tell<11na' to ovarlood ins'ura.noe oo.pa.o;t ty wi thO'!lt tllld.ng tha.t foot

into nooount.

Mr. TROTZ (GGrnM Deuoomtio Ropublio) found it difficult to opt for a.

po;t't1cuJ.411: fiBUl'Q,.!noe hiD, rlelets'fJ.:t1op'a finol position dep~nded on tho

outooOG ,9t disoussions OJl Artiole 6. ,~owe',er, he would prefer the nrud.nuo

, lint t 9£ 825 D!llion l)1'OpoJ!)od by N01"WtV, an,d p. ~~ 2nP! tp. ooount between

(:30,000 o.nd ~)50,OOO. He wos also prepared. to QQoept the Polish proposaJ..

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Mr. IlRJ.!!DIiOLT (Dc~k) ,l?'!'Gto~,d to rotll1n the existin6' tox: ot 1.rt101e 7. no oerooc1 with tho HorwoGic.n representative toot tho 11n.1.t of

llc.b1lity POl.' po.sD01l8'01' ehouJ.c. be tho sane c.o toot prov:l.dod in the Athens

Convontion,and oleo toot"thB "Oa.tc,Dtropho Unit ehoul.d 'bo o.pprox1.:oc,tely

C'25 oillion. , ' . "

Mr. LlOlr (Cr..nadc.) cea.!n cBked tor oonfi1'n.o.tiori ot whethGr thedolotion

ot ~~iolo 7 Propoood b~ the Ubitod 8to.tesdol~~tion would onto11 '~ho '

,1nolllBion undor Alrtiolo 3 (Olntns oltOGptod trOD lJ.n.1to.t1on) of po.eso118Or

olo.i.ns, ll.tld aloo tho omesion of referonoea to Artiole 7 in,1l:rtiole 6(1)

and in .ta;rtiol~ 11,

Hr. BORS:r.:.:.'Y (,Cfn!tod Ste-too) oonfirtJed that thc.t we tho ollee.

Mr. I'I(IIUHLDm (1.reent1no.)' subr.rl.ttad thc.t, in' view of thaiDportc.noe of

sc.toty ·considero.t!ons, tho 0'WIler should not enjoy tho bonefit of l1D1to.tion

whGri hid Vessol 'ws ~~ norO pooooneors tho.n wore o.u.thor1zod"'bylts

001"U:f1oate~' "

The OIll..nnll.N noted that the Conoj,ttoe hc.d. now oooploted its c11souol3.ion

of 'bo.a10 issUes in rela.Uon to the l101 tOo'don oyoten. It w.e oloo.r toot on

BODe 01' thOSE) issues thel."G Wt1.a tI. fc1rly wide diverlJ'Onoe of view; .:f.n o.c1t1it1on

thoro were 0. nur.l.bor of unknown eloTJonts, such o.s tho question of ola..:Lns for

pollution dor.~~ whioh wos at vreoont atill under oonsideration by e Working

Group. !'frost ot the ropresont~tivos o,l.>poa.rad to preter tho.t olo.:L:os 1nvolvinB

t"..onne'a to harbour works or relo.t1ne to wreok ranovnl should be inoluded in

tho Convoni:ion, while thore woro aooo who oOIllJidored toot thoy should be

QXolude~ or I:lOC.G tho subjoot of 0. reservation. It 'troD proving d1ffioul t

for tho CorrJittoe air~ly to go thro~ the Convention, t~l1na eaoh Art1olo

in turn, beoause so nt:I.ny issues wero olosely 1nterralo.tad, and the position

of reproeentct1vea on one wn.s dOl,)onclent on the pos1 tion they Mopted on

Mothor. The only i;OSD1blo uP:D1'Oooh, if tl:le Convention wn.s to be o.ooevto.ble

to tho lo.r~ Mjorityot 6'Ovornnonta, WtlS to work towo.rt'l.a 0. "pookCl.£!'3 doal"

o~ oOnSenSUs Bolut!on~' , , .

She S'1.1889otecl toot 0. "(0rkil'l5 GrOUJ:) be set up, wh,toh would prooeed on the , . ", .,. ",

ba.a1s of tho discusoion which hc.d 00 fo.r ta.kcm plo.oo. Tho Group Mould not , ~" ," . ' ,. ( ( , ~" . . " '., ,,,' ,,' ,"; . : " . '

. ~o .tQ~ ~ll, and: oh?uld ,bo suffi~iQtltly repreoon~Q.t1ve of ~he Oono1ttQe'a

v:f.owo. .'I'h! 9om.i ttoo, ,~o~d. fAye i t(l'l11~~l1nes by jnd10o.t:l,xJ.a ! ts l~referonoes • i. .I" l .,', .",' 1 ' .,,' , '..', ' ..

on three no.in issues:

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1. the oontont of'A;t-t1.ole 4;

'2. whother tho bN40 or tho nltOl.'.llQ.tivo taD of Artiolo 6 should bo

M.<.i'ted;

, 3., the pl'ino,1x>le ot n fJO~tG 11r.:rl. t ~~ ~sen(j'01" olq.iJJs

(.1rtio10 7).

Tho Gro~ }1auld ;then tli',Y to produco C\, Pa.okna'o soluti~,or if' nOOOIJBO.'t'Y' so"V'Gml

oJ.t.~t.1Vf,J. p£l.Olcoeo solutions" wh.1oh it would l'X'Ooont to the C~~teo.

Mr. P1i.lnRAICtS (Ga-aeoo) thoueht it noat il:lJ?ortOl'lt thc.t tho Group aho"J.l.d

aloo discuss l..rliolo15(2). His doloantion 'would not be ll.blo to talco any

c!oo1aion on Art10lGs 6 and 7 tUltll Co solution hD.c1 boon reaohed oonoo~

.drt101o 15(2) .. t'

The CEt.InW.R oxplcJ.n~d tlUl.t she hod enviao.aed tho oo~ by tho Group

ot all the ~'St1on8 t~t had been disoUIJaed upder t:pe h~o.f ''bll.s10

issues relatinB to, tho litlitation; qotou". Tha.t ,would includo the, subJeot

of l..:rtiolo 15(2) os woll Coo tho question of pollUtion (J.oooeo, ll.t p:re8(».lt

'ltrJ.dor disoussion in Mother '''orlwl(l' Grcup.

Mr. GfJ\I'.l'EN (Federol Ropubllo of Gomnny) sul1P9ried tb,eCho.1:m::lan" B , • I,. ."

i;lroj?qoolto Bot 'I.W 0. tlo;t'ld.ne' Group. The Group should qe 1'1*,t ,!'.roo to

clotoro1no ita uothocl of work end to deoide on the forn in :whioh 1t would , ,

present ito oanolusiono.

LQrd DIl?U)Cr.: (thlitod KinBdoo) tUao OU2?Portod th~ propooo.1.

Mr. V'ONAO (PolMd) wo.s liltowise pro~C'.rod to endorse tho :v::·oj;)oeo.l, ,but

doubted if ',H wr.s rooliotio to expoot ony kind of "pt.lOka,lJO cloo.!". It eiGht

proVo .1t1PosaiblG for the ~up to a.rrivo nt tl oonsensus solution, a.nd. it

,!ould be better for the G,roup ei::Ipl;r to try to esto.blish whore tho );lre1'erenoos

. loy.

l!..'ven, 1£ tho ,,' I

~ were not8'l1Ocosstul in prod.ualna 0. oonsensus solution, it would be , ' '. , ' ,

useful in l;>rovid1.nc o.t lOCUlt on outlina of the tu'tu:t'G, Convention. The

vrovoBOl offored the bost possibility of orriv1ncr ot n Convention whioh onjqyed ,,', 'I . '

tl brood. 'OOClSU1'e or ~">I>ort, f'CYJ: it porl tted ll. nOl'!e flox1blo npProo.oh thnn

, a.1d'"thO cotlOi'ttOG oi'thO ,1holo. 'Thora should be no :rostriotion' On 'thesubjeota

to bG ctis~aed bY' the C'~ Or on its 'ootlioClo of wo~lq oilly in thnt\ ~ would , . , ," 'f ' .' . .,. ~ ,." . , ' ,~ . 1 ' .' : • " ¥ "" ", ' _ "

" it be"posa.lblo '-to toke duO' Q.Ooount' of the interests' of 'l"J.l oountrios'

represented at the Conference.

'<.,

.. 9- LEG/OOND'.5/C.l/Sn.ll

. 1111'. nu.nctm:' (Unite!! Stetoo), I!h-.. 'l'1J:lIKtJll. (Jo.pcn), Mr. SELVIG (Norw~)

a:nd. 11;1'. Jlilltm.n~ (De~r;1."Ut.l) JlUl"po:;:t,od the Cho.1rr'...oo to 1lrol'oscJ..

11r.-. DJ1NlJ) ('QSsn) elao Bu,:,1~ortod tho l)1'()];lOsru. 011ci o.aroGd toot tho Qroup

ahc)uld be (Ji V~. a. apeoitio l1st ofi 1iQtlS for ctBouso.:l.on. 1ho lrlork1.nB Group

DC/thod WQ8 a. J;1~tiocJ. ono, sj,nQO 'tho r.At}- -,d of indicmtivo votin(r thn.t ho.d

~eon usod so fer hcA not y.:l.oldoq sul1stontia.l rosults.

111'. IJ,mOSO (Itoly) \me likoWiso in favour ot tho l'rol)oao.l, but felt tha.t

thQ OQPPoB1t;l.Oll of tho Group l'1'OsOlltod sanE) diffioul.t.:l.oa,. ,If it wera too

sooJ,l itwpuld btl inlrutfioicmtly roproacntm.t.:l.V(f, while if it wore too lo.rao

thoro was the d.a.n(,"Or that it woulc1 Doroly repea.t tho 8tlOO diaOUBsiona thnt

.bed olrea.dy taltcm place. Ho WIlS inclined to fa.vour 0. Gro'UJ} on tho aoa.l.lor

aido" CD hnvincr 0. Greet or chanoe ot crriv!ncr o.t oonsonsus solution.

Nt,·, \'lISi'l1.LL (LiborlG).strossod thQ !nporto.noo ot the Ch'ou;pts

roooooonda.ti.o:w beine oi:r.'culo.tod in wri tine in Uno to oJ.low the Cowi ttoe

to study· thep boforo Z'et"..Qhil'16 ito c1ocis1on.

Hr. Mth:.LTI:R (Switzorltmd) sa.:l.d tbo.t hiB doloantion would not bo seold.ll8'

r~jborohiP of .tho ~roup.

Tho Crm.rn""1IiN thoUOlt it botter that tho Qrc"\.LP should not bo too rostriotod

in Elizo.: She pro!,oooc1 thc.t it oonoiot of the follow1.n:e dolcentiontH l.u.aer1o.,

l:.rcontinb., 1l.uaof:.rO.l1o.,. Drnzil, F.ro:noo, tho li'oderoJ. Ropublio ot Go:t'I'Jl'l.'DY, Indio.,

Ito.ly, Japan, Lib eric., Uorwo.y, Polc.l.'ld, S:J.11C'O-poro, tho USSR, the United l'Cin@loo

and the United StatoD.

Mr. OLEYJ.'on (llothorlt'.ndo) oo.:f.d tbat his e.oleention WCfl discppointod, not

with tlloliat!na of mcUv1C':u.eldaloec.tions for inolusion but with tho tact

t:oot tbo~~urlber wo.o so 100l.'0'0. ' Ho a.a:rood toot tho vn:riQus vie_ should, bo

fairly ~roBantQd, but VD8~d that the Wo~1na·G.roup thus oanatitutad

would, bo too lo.rCO :to work otfioiantly. Ilo, would ~vo J;lrefoxTOd a. nax1Duo , '.\' .:. " ",' ',,;' ..

ot ton nonbero. , '

lofr. J1i'...ll.mJDIJ (Fro.noe) thoud1t it obvious toot a. soo.llor World.llB' Group

would bo nON RffootivO,b1it tl1()' cho.1~ t iii ~1tWlt'4on ,,'oO!.lGc!' rolovnnt. All

viowpcintl:l r.nl.st 'be :represented,.. 'and there shoUld bo cdeqUll.te repreeenta.tion

of the oountrieo of tho T.hird rrorlu. It wno Cli£fioul t to c1Go1d.e whioh

doloao.t10n oould be oxoludoc1.

- 10-

M». O~"J'.ro,U (l1etl:,er~o.u.C.a) ~<1 thnt1.f tho fJo..jority ,;em ',prepo/rod to

llOoopt l!, noou01'Oh1p of Dixtoon, ha too woulu acoopt tho.t ficruro.' .'

!-%r. l?J.mn.tJ.RJ:S (O;1'OOOQ) ~d thG Notho1'londs :roprotJl'onto.tiVO,'. f'oC'.rs. 80 .t'urthor 8U('Z;'Ooto('L thct, no tho roaultsof tho \{orlt:ln{!: <h'oU;pla dol1bera.tions

would hc:\vo to boo diliOUlAlcoC!. by the COlJ[11 ttOG, 1. t wca :lJ:::r.pl:lmtivo· thct 0. tino

1101 t for 1. to werle ahoul<l bo ootc.bliflhe<1.

Tho CIIfJl1,!·ilJQ h~ in ::lind th4t tho' l'iork1nC' Group should Dta.rt tho

.t'ollOW'ina tlOrllirl(! ti;.ld work fer two :f'Ull do\ro.· Its :roport· should be renCIy tho

D.omine o.fter tbo.t, Il1'ld dfsousoion on 1. t in the Conot tteo. 6t tho· \-/hole oOUld

oto.rt the sane a.ttm.noon.

~.r. VOlillLtJ' (:,Polcnd) wondorod whother tho wozk of tho Conforolloe o.1&ht not

bo oxpedited 1.f, irlstOod. of oettillll' u;p a. llorld.na' Group, tho ChAirrJon hersolf

wore to propo:ro 0. ;pnpor oett!na' out the pointc of ilGroOtlent tll'l.d d:isO{3'I'eeoont

anona doleao.tiona.. 1 .. dooision oould then bo talcon Q,fj to whether 0. World.n(r

Grotg,) o."1.ould inc.1ood be Dot u;p: it n:tt3ht not in fo.ot be neoessa:t'y'.

,. Tho CIIt.mr1tJ~ c:u.u not think toot it would bo helpful for hoX' to o.tto.t:Q?t

to prep~ such 0. peper nt the. present stQ8e. It wce essential· for

dolocntiOlll3 to rJoot tCG'Qthor end .dioOllDO infornaJ..ly o.nel f'roely. Tho.t

l)rocod\IJ.'G 'Iould bo I:.o::ro l.ikaly to p:roC\lCO Q. oonsOXlfJUS. IIoweVf'Jr~ if the

Worldnc Gl10u;p crot into diffioulties, aha 'Would be prepared to undertake the

propooed to.sk~

It we d&9~eled to pet u.u a. Uo~ Grou"U.

Mr. GANmJ (Fede:t'O.l llepuiJ1io of Gorrltlll;V') DUpported. the Cho.:ilinnn' 8 proposal

roc;0:rd.in8 tho OOLlPosi tion of tho \10r.l.t.ina Group. If tho vo.r1OUt.l intoroato

wero ropl1eDentld; the rosul to of' thoir work would bo oore l1koly' to ohorton

tho wo. of tho .Oc:a:i1. ttOG of tho Whole than 11' the Group wa:tte dCIlll.

Tho CI1ll.II?l1l\l-T oru.lod f~r a. vote on hor propoDOJ. for tho oOOpoai t1~ of

the lvork!nB' Group.

';,.. .n. 9QtmOgtiAA"ot tlW,·~.G~YP'i Pta 'm>J?Op0c!. by the C1~ WM

Q,Itproyll(r (2,3 ,-JOlos' 1il to.yoyr+l~tC\L:t4 10 .o.b!tant1pnV .• ) .'. ~ ....

• f •. , '" ,_. ' .. 0.1 ,.'

". .'

.. 11 - LOOjcomr.5/a.l/ttR.ll

, lb:. lL'JlA (~t) oxp:t.cJ.nad tho:!: hG bed nbcrto.:tnod in tho vota on tho around

that' ho hall no doi'irJ,to viow for or ('.(,'t'.inDt", Iro trusted, howOVOl', tho.t

" th.o roQUlta ,of tho \;[orldtla Grou,p's dol1bott.tionc would loo.d to thoprod.uotion

of c. oonvention \,,11100 woulcl '!:lo 0.0001'lto.'010 to OD l~r States no poss.1.bl0, Ql'ld

not only to thoDo l)o.rtioipc.t~"S in tho Conforonoe. AlthoUGh oore dovolopod

then dovolopirJC oountrioB ,-roro roproooutod o.t tho Con1'o~1100, honopod thc.t

tho "'om!rlB' Grou,p o.nel tho Conf~ronoo would to.ko the i,ntorostD of aJ.l oountries

into o.oo(),l.lnt,

Tho CIL'oIllr-ItlN DcJ.d toot sho cho.rocl tho:Je hopoo,

Sho invitod clelocntions to 1ndiooto their proferonoaa on tho w.rious

iasuoo which aho hl:l.U onunorotod.

~.iQlo • .4 (oontinuod)

.Th.2 J<L~.i..£.t..:lli.Ls1lQlL.9i..bs:Pj..!L'I:'f.Q, Wi! ~oJJowP'

(1) ThoBo favourinc l~!olo 4 ao L~ tho c~ toxt but with th~ dolot1on

of tho wordo in sq'l.U'l:t'o bro.okota - 30

(2) ThODO favour:i.na l...rtiolo 4 with tho inolusion of tho so words - ;

Hr. JllifJlmmL (:r.ro.noo) ao.w no neod for 0 voto on hiB delecnt10n'o propooaJ.

(:L'JTIG/C01DJ', 5/C .1,A.,rp .18), c.a his doloac.t1on hL\d propo.rod a. now toxt for tho

Lrtiolo which ho hopod would proviQo an c.ooopto.b10 polution. H10 co1oantion

doonocl it oSDantic.l to ino1ue.o tho words in tho oQ,ll!lre brackots: should they

not 'bo included, it ,me llnlllcoly that Franoa wculd bocor.lO PCI.rty to tho

iJonvention.

Hr. LYON (Cc.no.t:.a.) acid tha.t a. voto on hiD c1.eleantion'o proposnl

(IlJG/C01~.5/C.lj.'1l),24) wes unnooooDOJ';'y·.

!~ (oontinuod)'

1}'10 maul t of. th.e fh~.2l ho.nc1.1UIP9 a.s follow§.:

(1) Those in fnvour of the ba.sio text - 11

(2)' Those in favour of the o.lterno.t1ve tQrl - 21

.. !£tt;,J.0191, (re~d)

The ClIll.IHML'.N Q:Ueotionod tho,' n.ood: to. veto on. the Polish proposal

(LEG/CONJ.5/C.1,An?26), whioh oould be loft to tho Workine Group to disouse,

IIowovor, thoro should be oono indioation of tho nuober of do1ocntionD

fovourtncr tho dolotion of f~io10 7.

~/OONF. 5/o..l/Sn.n ... 12 -

1·1x'. G/JlWEI.~ (F04~ Ropub110· of ~) air.lilo.rlY saw no need to vote

on lliadeloent!onls. propoooJ. (rOO/COlfP.S/C.Jj.lP.,l'). It the Worldng Group

o.rrived at tis\V.'ao which wero 01000 to' thoSG JmOposod by his dolesa.t1on, it

ahould teol .~. to UIJO j,taown wort'JJ"lg.

lord DIPIOOK (Unitod X!neUOr.i) aueG'Ootoc1 tMt tho only vote roqu1rod wa.s

on wethor or hot tl%'ti~lo 7 ohould bo colotocl.

I~. lJ<IOROSO (Itnly) preforrod t.hc.t there should bo no voto 011 thtlt

question. BOOCUBO of ita intincto rolationahip with Artiole 6, it would

bo batter to a.llow thEr ''lorJ.d.n.lr Group to deOido on tho inolusion or not of

l~iclo 7 aft~r it bna o~!~e~d Artiolo 6.

UrI B1lRRlJaS (Qrooco) aupportod tht!.t 'Viow, BoforS voting on 1..rliole 7, thoro ahoulc1 bo sono inc1ioa.tion of doloao.tione t viOWS Oh how the question of

pnDDonaor olaios would bo doclt with if Artiolo 7 were aolotad.

The ClL'~IFIM.".n SUGG'Gsted tho.t praforGIloe should bo shown for ~ of the

.followil:lG three queotiono:

(1) Shoulcl pa.pOeP(J01' oln.ioB bo r.ruhjoot to 0. aOpQ.TQto l!o1ta.t1on 1'Und?

(2). Should they bo inolu.Q.oc. unc10r !:.rt101e 6?

. "(3,); Shcl1.~ld tIlEr; be oxoludod oJ.toaather £'.ron tha fJoope of the Convention?

Mr'. SI:1LVIG (HOl."\oIO.y) Q{jrGod tha.t tho WorJ.dne Group oust hAve cruidanoo on

those throe poj~ta.

Mr. _00 ('tJn.itec1 Statos) oaJ.d tho.t hie dolo6Q.tion wo.e not oc.teaor1onlly

opposod to tho inoluaion of pn.saene;or olC'..it:o in tho Convontion, but wishod to

nc.ko oure thnt thoro would.' be ooeqoAte ootlponac.t1on. Ho wa.s na1nt~ hie

c101ocnt1on l s propoeoJ. (LToc;/COHF.S/C.lj\TP.'3), but did not wish for 0. voto on

1 t at tho prosent atoee. It oould bo left to tho WO%id.nB ~ou;p to tako

tlOoount of tho v!owoexpreo£lod thorein •

.'!'ho result ot tho. AAOlf Jd !Jf$\(~§ wp -9:0 £ollqwa:

(1) Thoso ta~ po.saonu"'9l~ olo.1r.ls bo1n8 subjoot to Q. sepa.ro.to llnitation

1'und. c.s in 1.rt1011i1 7 ot the c1rott toxt - 23

(2) Thoao tovou:r1.n6 tho dolotion of 1l.rtiolo 7 end tho inolUsion of . pa.soonaor cla.1r:w in --1.rt1ole 6' _. 2

LUlG/OONF. 5/O.l/sn.ll

The OBl.II1UtJ.N Ba.1<l tho.t the \'lom1nc Grou,p o.e ·'Oonati tutou. Bhould ota.rl work

tho followinc norn.U1C and bo propo.rod to roport o.t tho end ot two c1.o.yo'

<1iDousoiona.

Mr. ~JIJSUULL:Jl1 (Cbcorvor, 1~L), opoaldr...cr c.t tho Chni:mo.n'D invito.t1on,

o.ckod whothor tho '''orld.no Gro'UJ? woul<.l 000.1 wi th ~ph 3 ot l.r1;iolo 6 boforo it had boon Uiaoucaod in ~lO Coocdttoo.

Tho CII.URr1l.l1 sa.id 1 t woulu not.

l.t't;or 0. proood'l.trol diSO'WlDion in which Mr. SELVIG (No1"WC'.\Y') ,

}h-. l'.tmIUJaS (Greooe), Hr. JP...tNlllJL (Fro.noo), Mr. CLETON (Nothorlands) and

l1r. UllCLBS (1..uotmlio.) took po.rt, tho CI:TAIRNI1N propoaou. toot the Cor.n1tteo ot the Uholo should prooood ct tho noxt oootlll(r with oonaidorntion ot tho

l;.rtioloD in th.:I order whioh ehe ha.tl indioo.toJ. in rm/COlrF.5/c.l,Am.4.