Niue Treaty

Niue Treaty
Niue Treaty on Cooperation in Fisheries Surveillance and Law Enforcement in the South Pacific Region
Signed 9 July 1992
Location Honiara, Solomon Islands
Effective 20 May 1993
Condition 4 ratifications
Signatories 17[1]
Parties 14[1]
Depositary Government of Niue

The Niue Treaty on Cooperation in Fisheries Surveillance and Law Enforcement in the South Pacific Region or Niue Treaty is a multilateral treaty of members of the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency to enhance their ability to enforce effectively their fisheries laws, and deter breaches.

Under Article XIII a State which is not a Party to the Forum Fisheries Agency Convention may also accede to the Treaty, if all Parties agree.

Niue Treaty Multilateral Subsidiary Agreement

Bilateral Subsidiary Agreements have been made in the past between individual Niue Treaty signatories in order to give effect to certain Treaty provisions. However, a comprehensive Multilateral Subsidiary Agreement (NTMSA)[2] for strengthening implementation of the Niue Treaty was agreed and finalised for signature in Honiara on 2 November 2012.

The first country to sign the NTMSA was the Republic of Palau on 9 November 2012.[3] The Multilateral Subsidiary Agreement needs 4 instruments of ratifications, acceptance or approval to come into force.

Ratifications

The treaty was signed by (or on behalf of) 17 states/territories; as of 2013, 14 had ratified the treaty:

Country/Territory Treaty Signature Treaty Ratification Subsidiary Agreement Signature Subsidiary Agreement Ratification Comment
 Australia 9 July 1992 3 March 1993
 Cook Islands 9 July 1992 3 March 1993 New Zealand
 Fiji 11 August 1992 5 March 1996
 Kiribati 11 May 1992 13 October 1994
 Marshall Islands 9 July 1992 10 January 1995
 Micronesia, Federated States of 9 July 1992 3 December 1993 (Signed)
 Nauru 9 July 1992 30 September 1993 (Signed)
 New Zealand 9 July 1992
 Niue 9 July 1992 9 March 1993 New Zealand
 Palau 9 July 1992 3 March 1999 9 November 2012
 Papua New Guinea 11 May 1993 12 November 1994 (Signed)
 Samoa 9 July 1992 14 May 1994
 Solomon Islands 9 July 1992 27 May 1994
 Tokelau 11 May 1993 New Zealand
 Tonga 9 July 1992 20 May 1993
 Tuvalu 9 July 1992 Tuvalu (Signed)
 Vanuatu 9 July 1992 10 November 1993

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Treaties: record details". ECOLEX. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
  2. ↑ Forum Fisheries Agency. "Niue Treaty Multilateral Subsidiary Agreement". Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  3. ↑ Forum FIsheries Agency. "Palau signs Niue Treaty Subsidiary Agreement". Retrieved 10 June 2013.
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