               EUROPEAN COMMISSION
            Brussels, 30.8.2019
            COM(2019) 378 final
            ANNEXES
            to the
            Recommendation for a Council Decision
            authorising the opening of negotiations on behalf of the European Union at the Thirty-First Meeting of the Contracting Parties on the amendments to the Agreement for Co-operation in Dealing with Pollution of the North Sea by Oil and Other Harmful Substances (‘Bonn Agreement’) with regard to the accession of the Kingdom of Spain to the Agreement and with regard to the extension of the scope of application of the Agreement

               ANNEX 1

               Draft Decision of the Contracting Parties to the Bonn Agreement on the extension of the scope of application of the Agreement with a view to improving cooperation on surveillance in respect of the requirements of Annex VI to the MARPOL Convention

               The Contracting Parties to the 1983 Agreement for Cooperation in dealing with Pollution of the North Sea by Oil and Other Harmful Substances (“the Agreement”),

               Recalling Article 16 of the Agreement, which provides that one or more Contracting Parties may propose amendments to the Agreement and that these may be adopted by unanimous vote at a meeting of the Contracting Parties,

               With the intention of ensuring that the Depository Government receives notifications of approval from all Contracting Parties as quickly as possible to permit the swift entry into force of such amendments as set out in Article 16(2) of the Agreement,

               Aiming to improve cooperation and coordination between the Contracting States in combating unlawful air emissions caused by shipping in order to limit the negative consequences of the combustion of marine fuels with high sulphur or nitrogen content for human health, biodiversity and the entire marine environment,

               adopt the following decision by unanimous vote:

               Paragraph 1 – Amendment of the title of the Agreement

               The title of the Agreement shall be amended to read as follows:

               “Agreement for Cooperation in Dealing with Pollution of the North Sea area by Oil and Other Harmful Substances including Air Pollution caused by Shipping”

               Paragraph 2 – Amendment of the preamble of the Agreement

               The preamble of the Agreement shall be amended to read as follows:

               “The Governments of the Kingdom of Belgium, the Kingdom of Denmark, the Federal Republic of Germany, the French Republic, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Kingdom of Norway, the Kingdom of Sweden, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland and the European Economic Community
                  1
               ,

               Recognising that pollution of the sea by oil and other harmful substances as well as air pollution caused by shipping in the North Sea area may threaten the marine environment, biodiversity, human health and the corresponding interests of coastal States,

               Noting that such types of pollution have many sources and that casualties and other incidents at sea are of great concern,

               Convinced that an ability to combat such types of pollution as well as active co-operation and mutual assistance among States are necessary for the protection of their coasts and related interests,

               Welcoming the progress that has already been achieved within the framework of the Agreement for Co-operation in Dealing with Pollution of the North Sea by Oil, signed at Bonn on 9 June 1969,

               Wishing to develop further mutual assistance and co-operation in monitoring and combating the different types of pollution,

               Have agreed as follows:”

               Paragraph 3 – Amendment of Article 1

               Article 1 shall be amended to read as follows:

               “Article 1

               This Agreement shall apply within the North Sea area, as defined in Article 2:

               (1)whenever the presence or the prospective presence of oil or other harmful substances polluting or threatening to pollute the sea presents a grave and imminent danger to the coast or related interests of one or more Contracting Parties; or

               (2)whenever the presence or the prospective presence of emissions caused by shipping within the meaning of Annex VI to the MARPOL Convention polluting or threatening to pollute the marine environment contributes to the eutrophication of the sea and threatens the health of people who live on the coast or of living things in the sea; and

               (3)to surveillance conducted as an aid to detecting and combating pollution as set out in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article and to preventing violations of anti-pollution regulations.”

               Paragraph 4 – Amendment of Article 5

               Article 5 shall be amended to read as follows:

               “Article 5

               (1)Whenever a Contracting Party is aware of a casualty or the presence of oil or other harmful substances including ship emissions in the North Sea area likely to constitute a serious threat to the coast or related interests of any other Contracting Party, it shall inform that Party without delay through its competent authority.

               (2)The Contracting Parties undertake to request the masters of all ships flying their flags and pilots of aircraft registered in their countries to report without delay through the channels which may be most practicable and adequate in the circumstances:

               (a)all casualties causing or likely to cause pollution of the marine environment;

               (b)the presence, nature and extent of oil or other harmful substances likely to constitute a serious threat to the coast or related interests of one or more Contracting Parties.

               (3)The Contracting Parties shall make use of a standard form for the reporting of pollution as required under paragraph 1 of this Article.”

               Paragraph 5 – Amendment of Article 6

               Article 6 shall be amended to read as follows:

               “Article 6

               (1)For the sole purpose of this Agreement the North Sea area is divided into the zones described in the Annex to this Agreement.

               (2)The Contracting Party within whose zone a situation of the kind described in Article 1 paragraph 1 of this Agreement occurs, shall make the necessary assessments of the nature and extent of any casualty or, as the case may be, of the type and approximate quantity of oil or other harmful substances and the direction and speed of movement thereof.

               (3)The Contracting Party concerned shall immediately inform all the other Contracting Parties through their competent authorities of its assessments and of any action which it has taken to deal with the oil or other harmful substances and shall keep these substances under observation as long as they are present in its zone.

               (4)The obligations of the Contracting Parties under the provisions of this Article with respect to the zones of joint responsibility shall be the subject of special technical arrangements to be concluded between the Parties concerned. These arrangements shall be communicated to the other Contracting Parties.

               Paragraph 6 – Amendment of Article 15

               Article 15 shall be amended to read as follows:

               “Article 15

               (1)The Contracting Parties shall make provision for the performance of secretariat duties in relation to this Agreement, taking into account existing arrangements in the framework of other international agreements on the prevention of pollution of the marine environment in force for the same region as this Agreement.

               (2)Each Contracting Party shall contribute 2.5 % towards the annual expenditure of the Agreement. The balance of the Agreement's expenditure shall be divided among Contracting Parties other than the European Economic Community in proportion to their gross national product in accordance with the scale of assessment adopted regularly by the United Nations General Assembly. In no case shall the contribution of a Contracting Party to this balance exceed 20 % of the balance.”

               Paragraph 7 – Entry into force

               This decision shall enter into force on the first day of the second month following the date on which the Depository Government has received notifications of approval from all Contracting Parties.

               ANNEX 2

               Draft Decision by the Contracting Parties to the Bonn Agreement with regard to the Accession of the Kingdom of Spain to the Agreement

               The Contracting Parties to the Agreement for Co‑operation in Dealing with Pollution of the North Sea by Oil and Other Harmful Substances (“the Agreement”),

               RECALLING Article 20 of the Agreement, which provides that the Contracting Parties may unanimously invite any other coastal State of the North East Atlantic area to accede to the Agreement, and that in such a case Article 2 of the Agreement and its Annex shall be amended as necessary,

               HAVING EXPRESSED their unanimous intention to invite Spain to accede to the Agreement,

               WELCOMING the wish of Spain to accede to the Agreement,

               decide by unanimous vote that

               Paragraph 1 - Invitation to Spain in accordance with Article 20

               In accordance with Article 20, the Contracting Parties unanimously invite Spain to accede to the Bonn Agreement. With regard to this invitation, the following amendments to Article 2 and the Annex to this Agreement are adopted.

               Paragraph 2 - Amendment of Article 2

               Article 2 of the Agreement shall be amended so that it reads as follows:

               “Article 2

               For the purpose of this Agreement, the North Sea area means the area of sea comprising:

               (a)the North Sea proper, southwards of latitude 61°0'00.00" N,

               (b)the Skagerrak, the southern limit of which is determined east of the Skaw by the latitude 57°44'43.00" N,

               (c)the Bay of Biscay, bounded on the south and west by the line defined in Part I of the Annex to this Agreement,

               (d)the other waters, comprising the Irish Sea, the Celtic Sea, the Malin Sea, the Great Minch, the Little Minch, part of the Norwegian Sea, and parts of the North East Atlantic, bounded on the west and north by the line defined in Part II of the Annex to this Agreement.”

               Paragraph 3  - Amendment of the Annex to the Agreement

               The Annex to the Agreement shall be amended so that it reads as set out in the appendix to this decision.

               Paragraph 4 - Entry into force

               The amendments contained in this decision shall enter into force on the first day of the second month following the date of deposit by Spain of its instrument of accession to the Agreement.

               Appendix

               “ANNEX TO THE AGREEMENT FOR COOPERATION IN DEALING WITH

               POLLUTION OF THE NORTH SEA BY OIL AND OTHER HARMFUL SUBSTANCES,

               1983

               Description of the Atlantic boundary of the North Sea area and of the zones referred to in Article 6 of this Agreement

               The Atlantic boundary of the North Sea area

               Part I: The line bounding the Bonn Agreement Area to the south and southwest

               The line bounding the English Channel and its approaches to the southwest and the Bay of Biscay to the south and west shall be a line which:

               (i)
                     commences at the western point of the coast of Spain 42° 30' 04.25" N 8° 52' 18.22" W;

               (ii)
                     from that point, then follows the loxodromic line until the point 42° 30' 04.32" N 10° 24' 55.16" W;

               (iii)
                     from that point, then follows the loxodromic line until the point 46° 00' 04.07" N 10° 24' 54.86" W;

               (iv)
                     from that point, then follows the loxodromic line until the point 46° 00' 04.06" N 9° 59' 54.88" W;

               (v)
                     from that point, then follows the line until the intersection between the parallel of latitude 48° 27' 00.00" N and the line (hereafter referred to as "the 1983 Bonn Agreement line") drawn 50 nautical miles west of a line joining the isle of Ushant and the Isles of Scilly;

               (vi)
                     from that point of intersection, then follows the 1983 Bonn Agreement line northwards as far as its intersection with the line marking the boundary of the continental shelf between France and the United Kingdom, as defined in the arbitration decision of 30 June 1977;

               (vii)
                     from that point of intersection, then follows the line of that boundary westwards as far as the point 48° 10' 00.00" N 9° 22' 15.91" W; and

               (viii)
                     from that point, then follows the parallel of latitude 48° 10' 00.00" N westwards as far as the point 48° 10' 00.00" N 10° 0' 00.00" W.

               Part II: The line bounding to the west and north of the other waters covered by the Agreement

               The line bounding to the west and north of the other waters covered by the Agreement, comprising the Irish Sea, the Celtic Sea, the Malin Sea, the Great Minch, the Little Minch, part of the Norwegian sea and parts of the North East Atlantic, shall be a line which

               (i)
                     commences at the point 48° 10' 00.00" N 0° 00' 00.00" W;

               (ii)
                     from that point, then follows the western boundary of the Irish sea pollution responsibility zone (that is, a line which is at every point 200 nautical miles distant from the nearest point on the baselines established for the purposes of the Maritime Jurisdiction Acts, 1959 to 1988, of Ireland) as far as the point 56° 42' 00.00” N 14° 00' 00.00" W;

               (iii)
                     from that point, then follows the western boundary of the zone established by the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution) (Limits) Regulations 1996 of the United Kingdom, as amended by the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution) (Limits) Regulations 1997 (that is, the lines joining the points listed in Table 1 below in the order in which they are listed) as far as the point 63°38'10.68" N  0°30'00.00" W; and

               (iv)
                     from that point follows the parallel of latitude 63°38'10.68" N eastwards to the coast of Norway.

               Table 1: Points and lines of the Western Boundary of the Zone established by The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution) (Limits) Regulations 1996 of the United Kingdom, as amended

                        Points as referred to in the United Kingdom Regulations, as amended, and their coordinates

                        Line segment between these points

                        27.
                              56° 42' 00.00" N
                              14° 0' 00.00" W

                        27-28 Meridian of Longitude

                        28.
                              56° 49' 00.00" N
                              14° 0' 00.00" W

                        28-29 Parallel of Latitude

                        29.
                              56° 49' 00.00" N
                              14° 30' 34.00" W

                        29-30 Arc measured 200 nautical miles from the relevant basepoints on St. Kilda from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured

                        30.
                              57° 52' 22.00" N
                              14° 53' 22.00" W

                        30-31 Arc measured 200 nautical miles from the relevant basepoints on St. Kilda from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured

                        31.
                              58°30' 00.00" N
                              14° 48' 58.00" W

                        31-32 Arc measured 200 nautical miles from the relevant basepoints on St. Kilda from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured

                        32.
                              59° 0' 00.00" N
                              14° 35' 07.00" W

                        32-33 Arc measured 200 nautical miles from the relevant basepoints on St. Kilda from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured

                        33.
                              59° 40' 54.00" N
                              13° 58' 10.00" W

                        33-34 Arc measured 200 nautical miles from the relevant basepoints on St. Kilda from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured

                        34.
                              59° 50' 00.00" N
                              13° 46' 24.00" W

                        34-35 Parallel of Latitude

                        35.
                              59° 50' 00.00" N
                              5° 0' 00.00" W

                        35-36 Meridian of Longitude

                        36.
                              60° 10' 00.00" N
                              5° 0' 00.00" W

                        36-37 Parallel of Latitude

                        37.
                              60° 10' 00.00" N
                              4° 48' 00.00" W

                        37-38 Meridian of Longitude

                        38.
                              60° 20' 00.00" N
                              4° 48' 00.00" W

                        38-39 Parallel of Latitude

                        39.
                              60° 20' 00.00" N
                              4° 24' 00.00" W

                        39-40 Meridian of Longitude

                        40.
                              60° 40' 00.00" N
                              4° 24' 00.00" W

                        40-41 Parallel of Latitude

                        41.
                              60° 40' 00.00" N
                              4° 0' 00.00" W

                        41-42 Meridian of Longitude

                        42.
                              61° 0' 00.00" N
                              4° 0' 00.00" W

                        42-43 Parallel of Latitude

                        43.
                              61° 0' 00.00" N
                              3° 36' 00.00" W

                        43-44 Meridian of Longitude

                        44.
                              61° 30' 00.00" N
                              3° 36' 00.00" W

                        44-45 Parallel of Latitude

                        45.
                              61° 30' 00.00" N
                              3° 0' 00.00" W

                        45-46 Meridian of Longitude

                        46.
                              61° 45' 00.00" N
                              3° 0' 00.00" W

                        46-47 Parallel of Latitude

                        47.
                              61° 45' 00.00" N
                              2° 48' 00.00" W

                        47-48 Meridian of Longitude

                        48.
                              62° 0' 00.00" N
                              2° 48' 00.00" W

                        48-49 Parallel of Latitude

                        49.
                              62° 0' 00.00" N
                              2° 0' 00.00" W

                        49-50 Meridian of Longitude

                        50.
                              62° 30' 00.00" N
                              2° 0' 00.00" W

                        50-51 Parallel of Latitude

                        51.
                              62° 30' 00.00" N
                              1° 36' 00.00" W

                        51-52 Meridian of Longitude

                        52.
                              62° 40' 00.00" N
                              1° 36' 00.00" W

                        52-53 Parallel of Latitude

                        53.
                              62° 40' 00.00" N
                              1° 0' 00.00" W

                        53-54 Meridian of Longitude

                        54.
                              63° 20' 00.00" N
                              1° 0' 00.00" W

                        54-55 Parallel of Latitude

                        55.
                              63° 20' 00.00" N
                              0° 30' 00.00" W

                        55-56 Meridian of Longitude

                        56.
                              63° 38' 10.68" N
                              0° 30' 00.00" W

               Boundaries of Zones of Responsibility referred to in Article 6 of this Agreement

               Part III:
                     Boundaries of the Zones of National Responsibility

               (1)
                     General:
                     Where the limits of a zone of responsibility are specified by a series of lines joining the points in a list, the nature of those lines shall be the nature specified against each point as the nature of the line joining it to the following point.

               (2)
                     Denmark: The zone of national responsibility of Denmark shall be limited by the following series of lines:

               (a)
                     a line which begins at the intersection of the boundary of the zone of joint responsibility of Denmark and Germany as described in Part IV below with a line between the point 55° 10' 03.40" N 7° 33' 09.60" E and the first point DE1/DK1 and follows this line until the point DE1/DK1;

               (b)
                     a series of lines joining the following points in the order in which they are listed:

                        Points defining the boundary of the zone

                        Nature of the line joining a point to the following point

                        Other points with the same coordinates

                        DK1
                              55° 30' 40.30" N
                              5° 45' 00.00" E

                        Geodesic

                        DE1

                        DK2
                              55° 15' 00.00" N
                              5° 24' 12.00" O

                        Geodesic

                        DE2

                        DK3
                              55° 15' 00.00" N
                              5° 9' 00.00" O

                        Geodesic

                        DE3

                        DK4
                              55° 24' 15.00" N
                              4° 45' 00.00" O

                        Geodesic

                        DE4

                        DK5
                              55° 46' 21.80" N
                              4° 15' 00.00" E

                        Geodesic

                        DE5

                        DK6
                              55° 55' 09.40" N
                              3° 21' 00.00" E

                        Arc of Great Circle

                        DE6

                        DK7
                              56° 5' 12.00" N
                              3° 15' 00.00" E

                        Arc of Great Circle

                        UK23, NO23

                        DK8
                              56° 35' 30.00" N
                              5° 2' 00.00" E

                        Arc of Great Circle

                        NO24

                        DK9
                              57° 10' 30.00" N
                              6° 56' 12.00" E

                        Arc of Great Circle

                        NO25

                        DK10
                              57° 29' 54.00" N
                              7° 59' 00.00" E

                        Arc of Great Circle

                        NO26

                        DK11
                              57° 37' 06.00" N
                              8° 27' 30.00" E

                        Arc of Great Circle

                        NO27

                        DK12
                              57° 41' 48.00" N
                              8° 53' 18.00" E

                        Arc of Great Circle

                        NO28

                        DK13
                              57° 59' 18.00" N
                              9° 23' 00.00" E

                        Arc of Great Circle

                        NO29

                        DK14
                              58° 15' 41.20" N
                              10° 1' 48.10" E

                        Arc of Great Circle

                        NO30, SE4

                        DK15
                              58° 8' 00.10" N
                              10° 32' 32.80" E

                        Geodesic

                        SE3

                        DK16
                              57° 49' 00.60" N
                              11° 2' 55.60" E

                        Geodesic

                        SE2

                        DK17
                              57° 44' 43.00" N
                              11° 7' 04.00" E

                        SE1

               (3)
                     Germany: The zone of national responsibility of Germany shall be limited by the following series of lines:

               (a)
                     a line which begins at the intersection of the boundary of the zone of joint responsibility of Denmark and Germany as described in Part IV below with a line between the point 55° 10' 03.40" N 7° 33' 09.60" E and the first point DE1/DK1 and follows this line until the point DE1/DK1;

               (b)
                     a series of lines joining the following points in the order in which they are listed:

                        Points defining the boundary of the zone

                        Nature of the line joining a point to the following point

                        Other points with the same coordinates

                        DE1
                              55° 30' 40.30" N
                              5° 45' 00.00" E

                        Geodesic

                        DK1

                        DE2
                              55° 15' 00.00" N
                              5° 24' 12.00" E

                        Geodesic

                        DK2

                        DE3
                              55° 15' 00.00" N
                              5° 9' 00.00" E

                        Geodesic

                        DK3

                        DE4
                              55° 24' 15.00" N
                              4° 45' 00.00" E

                        Geodesic

                        DK4

                        DE5
                              55° 46' 21.80" N
                              4° 15' 00.00" E

                        Geodesic

                        DK5

                        DE6
                              55° 55' 09.40" N
                              3° 21' 00.00" E

                        Arc of Great Circle

                        DK6

                        DE7
                              55° 50' 06.00" N
                              3° 24' 00.00" E

                        Arc of Great Circle

                        UK24

                        DE8
                              55° 45' 54.00" N
                              3° 22' 13.00" E

                        Arc of Great Circle

                        NL19

                        DE9
                              55° 20' 00.00" N
                              4° 20' 00.00" E

                        Arc of Great Circle

                        NL20

                        DE10
                              55° 0' 00.00" N
                              5° 0' 00.00" E

                        Arc of Great Circle

                        NL21

                        DE11
                              54° 37' 12.00" N
                              5° 0' 00.00" E

                        Arc of Great Circle

                        NL22

                        DE12
                              54° 11' 12.00" N
                              6° 0' 00.00" E

                        Arc of Great Circle

                        NL23

                        DE13
                              53° 59' 56.80" N
                              6° 6' 28.20" E

                        NL24

               (c)
                     landwards from point DE12, a line from that point towards point DE13 (that is the next agreed delimitation point 53° 59' 56.80" N 6° 6' 28.20" E) as far as the intersection of that line with the boundary of the zone of joint responsibility between the Netherlands and Germany described in Part IV below.

               (4)
                     Ireland: The zone of national responsibility of Ireland shall be limited by the following series of lines:

               (a)
                     to the north, a series of lines joining the points listed in Table 3 in the order in which they are listed;

               (b)
                     to the west, the western boundary of the North Sea area;

               (c)
                     to the east and to the south, a series of lines joining the points listed in Table 2 in the order in which they are listed.

               (5)
                     The Netherlands: The zone of national responsibility of the Netherlands shall be limited to the south by the parallel of latitude 51°51' 52.1267" N, and to the north of this parallel of latitude by the following series of lines:

               (a)
                     a series of lines joining the following points in the order in which they are listed:

                        Points defining the boundary of the zone

                        Nature of the line joining a point to the following point

                        Other points with the same coordinates

                        NL1

                              51° 51' 52.1267" N
                              2° 31' 48.0975" E

                        Arc of Great Circle

                        UK42

                        NL2

                              51° 59' 00.00" N
                              2° 37' 36.00" E

                        Arc of Great Circle

                        UK41

                        NL3

                              52° 1' 00.00" N
                              2° 39' 30.00" E

                        Arc of Great Circle

                        UK40

                        NL4

                              52° 5' 18.00" N
                              2° 42' 12.00" E

                        Arc of Great Circle

                        UK39

                        NL5

                              52° 6' 00.00" N
                              2° 42' 54.00" E

                        Arc of Great Circle

                        UK38

                        NL6

                              52° 12’ 24.00" N
                              2° 50' 24.00" E

                        Arc of Great Circle

                        UK37

                        NL7

                              52° 17' 24.00" N
                              2° 56' 00.00" E

                        Arc of Great Circle

                        UK36

                        NL8

                              52° 25' 00.00" N
                              3° 3' 30.00" E

                        Arc of Great Circle

                        UK35

                        NL9

                              52° 37' 18.00" N
                              3° 11' 00.00" E

                        Arc of Great Circle

                        UK34

                        NL10

                              52° 47' 00.00" N
                              3° 12' 18.00" E

                        Arc of Great Circle

                        UK33

                        NL11

                              52° 53' 00.00" N
                              3° 10' 30.00" E

                        Arc of Great Circle

                        UK32

                        NL12

                              53° 18' 06.00" N
                              3° 3' 24.00" E

                        Arc of Great Circle

                        UK31

                        NL13

                              53° 28' 12.00" N
                              3° 1' 00.00" E

                        Arc of Great Circle

                        UK30

                        NL14

                              53° 35' 06.00" N
                              2° 59' 18.00" E

                        Arc of Great Circle

                        UK29

                        NL15

                              53° 40' 06.00" N
                              2° 57' 24.00" E

                        Arc of Great Circle

                        UK28

                        NL16

                              53° 57' 48.00" N
                              2° 52' 00.00" E

                        Arc of Great Circle

                        UK27

                        NL17

                              54° 22' 48.00" N
                              2° 45' 48.00" E

                        Arc of Great Circle

                        UK26

                        NL18

                              54° 37' 18.00" N
                              2° 53' 54.00" E

                        Arc of Great Circle

                        UK25

                        NL19

                              55° 45' 54.00" N
                              3° 22' 13.00" E

                        Arc of Great Circle

                        DE8

                        NL20

                              55° 20' 00.00" N
                              4° 20' 00.00" E

                        Arc of Great Circle

                        DE9

                        NL21

                              55° 0' 00.00" N
                              5° 0' 00.00" E

                        Arc of Great Circle

                        DE10

                        NL22

                              54° 37' 12.00" N
                              5° 0' 00.00" E

                        Arc of Great Circle

                        DE11

                        NL23

                              54° 11' 12.00" N
                              6° 0' 00.00" E

                        Arc of Great Circle

                        DE12

                        NL24

                              53° 59' 56.80" N
                              6° 6' 28.20" E

                        DE13

               (b)
                     landwards from point NL23, a line from that point towards point NL24 (that is the next agreed delimitation point 53° 59' 56.80" N 6° 6' 28.20" E) as far as the intersection of that line with the boundary of the zone of joint responsibility between the Netherlands and Germany described in Part IV below.

               (6)
                     Norway: The zone of national responsibility of Norway shall be limited to the north by the parallel of latitude 63° 38' 10.68" N and to the west, south and east by the following series of lines:

               (a)
                     a series of lines joining the points listed in Table 4 in the order in which they are listed;

               (b)
                     southwards from the last point mentioned in that table, a series of lines which join the following points in the order in which they are listed:

                        Points defining the boundary of the zone

                        Nature of the line joining a point to the following point

                        Other points with the same coordinates

                        NO23
                              56° 5' 12.00" N
                              3° 15' 00.00" E

                        Arc of Great Circle

                        UK23, DK7

                        NO24
                              56° 35' 30.00" N
                              5° 2' 00.00" E

                        Arc of Great Circle

                        DK8

                        NO25
                              57° 10' 30.00" N
                              6° 56' 12.00" E

                        Arc of Great Circle

                        DK9

                        NO26
                              57° 29' 54.00" N
                              7° 59' 00.00" E

                        Arc of Great Circle

                        DK10

                        NO27
                              57° 37' 06.00" N
                              8° 27' 30.00" E

                        Arc of Great Circle

                        DK11

                        NO28
                              57° 41' 48.00" N
                              8° 53' 18.00" E

                        Arc of Great Circle

                        DK12

                        NO29
                              57° 59' 18.00" N
                              9° 23' 00.00" E

                        Arc of Great Circle

                        DK13

                        NO30
                              58° 15' 41.20" N
                              10° 1' 48.10" E (point A)

                        Arc of Great Circle

                        SE4, DK14

                        NO31
                              58° 30' 41.20" N
                              10° 8' 46.90" E (point B)

                        Arc of Great Circle

                        SE5

                        NO32
                              58° 45' 41.30" N
                              10° 35' 40.00" E (point C)

                        Loxodrome

                        SE6

                        NO33
                              58° 53' 34.00" N
                              10° 38' 25.00" E (point D)

                        SE7

               (c)
                     then a line following the Norwegian-Swedish border.

               (7)
                     Sweden: The zone of national responsibility of Sweden shall be limited to the south by the parallel of latitude 57° 44' 43.00" N, and to the north of this parallel of latitude by a series of lines

               (a) joining the following points in the order in which they are listed:

                        Points defining the boundary of the zones

                        Nature of the line joining a point to the following point

                        Other points with the same coordinates

                        SE1
                              57° 44' 43.00" N
                              11° 7' 04.00" E

                        Geodesic

                        DK17

                        SE2
                              57° 49' 00.60" N
                              11° 2' 55.60" E

                        Geodesic

                        DK16

                        SE3
                              58° 8' 00.10" N
                              10° 32' 32.80" E

                        Geodesic

                        DK15

                        SE4
                              58° 15' 41.20" N
                              10° 1' 48.10" E (point A)

                        Arc of Great Circle

                        DK14, NO30

                        SE5
                              58° 30' 41.20" N
                              10° 8' 46.90" E (point B)

                        Arc of Great Circle

                        NO31

                        SE6
                              58° 45' 41.30" N
                              10° 35' 40.00" E (point C)

                        Loxodrome

                        NO32

                        SE7
                              58° 53' 34.00" N
                              10° 38' 25.00" E (point D)

                        NO33

               (b)
                     then a line following the Swedish-Norwegian border.

               (8)
                     United Kingdom:  The zone of national responsibility of the United Kingdom shall be limited

               (a)
                     to the east, by a series of lines comprising:

               (i)
                     a series of lines joining the points listed in Table 4 in the order in which they are listed;

               (ii)
                     a series of lines joining the following points in the order in which they are listed:

                        Points defining the boundary of the zone

                        Nature of the line joining a point to the following point

                        Other points with the same coordinates

                        UK23
                              56° 5' 12.00" N
                              3° 15' 00.00" E

                        Arc of Great Circle

                        NO23, DK7

                        UK24
                              55° 50' 06.00" N
                              3° 24' 00.00" E

                        Arc of Great Circle

                        DE7

                        UK25
                              54° 37' 18.00" N
                              2° 53' 54.00" E

                        Arc of Great Circle

                        NL18

                        UK26
                              54° 22' 48.00" N
                              2° 45' 48.00" E

                        Arc of Great Circle

                        NL17

                        UK27
                              53° 57' 48.00" N
                              2° 52' 00.00" E

                        Arc of Great Circle

                        NL16

                        UK28
                              53° 40' 06.00" N
                              2° 57' 24.00" E

                        Arc of Great Circle

                        NL15

                        UK29
                              53° 35' 06.00" N
                              2° 59' 18.00" E

                        Arc of Great Circle

                        NL14

                        UK30
                              53° 28' 12.00" N
                              3° 1' 00.00" E

                        Arc of Great Circle

                        NL13

                        UK31
                              53° 18' 06.00" N
                              3° 3' 24.00" E

                        Arc of Great Circle

                        NL12

                        UK32
                              52° 53' 00.00" N
                              3° 10' 30.00" E

                        Arc of Great Circle

                        NL11

                        UK33
                              52° 47' 00.00" N
                              3° 12' 18.00" E

                        Arc of Great Circle

                        NL10

                        UK34
                              52° 37' 18.00" N
                              3° 11' 00.00" E

                        Arc of Great Circle

                        NL9

                        UK35
                              52° 25' 00.00" N
                              3° 3' 30.00" E

                        Arc of Great Circle

                        NL8

                        UK36
                              52° 17' 24.00" N
                              2° 56' 00.00" E

                        Arc of Great Circle

                        NL7

                        UK37
                              52° 12' 24.00" N
                              2° 50' 24.00" E

                        Arc of Great Circle

                        NL6

                        UK38
                              52° 6' 00.00" N
                              2° 42' 54.00" E

                        Arc of Great Circle

                        NL5

                        UK39
                              52° 5' 18.00" N
                              2° 42' 12.00" E

                        Arc of Great Circle

                        NL4

                        UK40
                              52° 1' 00.00" N
                              2° 39' 30.00" E

                        Arc of Great Circle

                        NL3

                        UK41
                              51° 59' 00.00" N
                              2° 37' 36.00" E

                        Arc of Great Circle

                        NL2

                        UK42
                              51° 51' 52.1267" N
                              2° 31' 48.0975" E

                        Arc of Great Circle

                        NL1

               (b)
                     to the south and west, by the following series of lines:

               (i)
                     a line commencing at the westernmost point of the Isles of Scilly, and joining that point to the point 49° 52' 00.00" N 7° 44' 00.00" W;

               (ii)
                     from that point, a line following the 1983 Bonn Agreement line (as defined in Part I above) southwards to its intersection with the boundary of the continental shelf between France and the United Kingdom as defined in the arbitration decision of 30 June 1977;

               (iii)
                     from that point of intersection, the line of that boundary westwards as far as the point 48° 10' 00.00" N 9° 22' 15.91" W; and

               (iv)
                     from that point, a series of lines joining the points listed in Table 2 in the order in which they are listed to the outer limit of the territorial sea adjacent to Northern Ireland at the point 54° 0' 00.00" N 05° 36' 20.00" W;

               (c)
                     to the west and north, by the following series of lines:

               (i)
                     a line joining the point in the territorial sea adjacent to Northern Ireland nearest to the point 55° 31' 13.36" N 6° 45' 00.00" W with that point;

               (ii)
                     from that point, a series of lines joining the points listed in Table 3 in the order in which they are listed as far as the point 56° 42' 00.00” N 14° 00' 00.00" W;

               (iii)
                     from that point, a line which follows the western and northern boundaries of the North Sea area as far as the point 63° 38' 10.68” N 0° 30' 00.00" W.

               Table 2: Points and Lines of the Boundary between the Responsibility Zones of Ireland and the United Kingdom – East and South

                        Points defining the boundary of the zones

                        Nature of the line joining a point to the following point

                        IR1/UK50
                              48° 10' 00.00" N
                              10° 0' 00.00" W

                        Meridian of Longitude

                        IR2/UK51
                              48° 20' 00.00" N
                              10° 0' 00.00" W

                        Parallel of Latitude

                        IR3/UK52
                              48° 20' 00.00" N
                              9° 48' 00.00" W

                        Meridian of Longitude

                        IR4/UK53
                              48° 30' 00.00" N
                              9° 48' 00.00" W

                        Parallel of Latitude

                        IR5/UK54
                              48° 30' 00.00" N
                              9° 36' 00.00" W

                        Meridian of Longitude

                        IR6/UK55
                              48° 50' 00.00" N
                              9° 36' 00.00" W

                        Parallel of Latitude

                        IR7/UK56
                              48° 50' 00.00" N
                              9° 24' 00.00" W

                        Meridian of Longitude

                        IR8/UK57
                              49° 0' 00.00" N
                              9° 24' 00.00" W

                        Parallel of Latitude

                        IR9/UK58
                              49° 0' 00.00" N
                              9° 17' 00.00" W

                        Meridian of Longitude

                        IR10/UK59
                              49° 10' 00.00" N
                              9° 17' 00.00" W

                        Parallel of Latitude

                        IR11/UK60
                              49° 10' 00.00" N
                              9° 12' 00.00" W

                        Meridian of Longitude

                        IR12/UK61
                              49° 20' 00.00" N
                              9° 12' 00.00" W

                        Parallel of Latitude

                        IR13/UK62
                              49° 20' 00.00" N
                              9° 3' 00.00" W

                        Meridian of Longitude

                        IR14/UK63
                              49° 30' 00.00" N
                              9° 3' 00.00" W

                        Parallel of Latitude

                        IR15/UK64
                              49° 30' 00.00" N
                              8° 54' 00.00" W

                        Meridian of Longitude

                        IR16/UK65
                              49° 40' 00.00" N
                              8° 54' 00.00" W

                        Parallel of Latitude

                        IR17/UK66
                              49° 40' 00.00" N
                              8° 45' 00.00" W

                        Meridian of Longitude

                        IR18/UK67
                              49° 50' 00.00" N
                              8° 45' 00.00" W

                        Parallel of Latitude

                        IR19/UK68
                              49° 50' 00.00" N
                              8° 36' 00.00" W

                        Meridian of Longitude

                        IR20/UK69
                              50° 0' 00.00" N
                              8° 36' 00.00" W

                        Parallel of Latitude

                        IR21/UK70
                              50° 0' 00.00" N
                              8° 24' 00.00" W

                        Meridian of Longitude

                        IR22/UK71
                              50° 10' 00.00" N
                              8° 24' 00.00" W

                        Parallel of Latitude

                        IR23/UK72
                              50° 10' 00.00" N
                              8° 12' 00.00" W

                        Meridian of Longitude

                        IR24/UK73
                              50° 20' 00.00" N
                              8° 12' 00.00" W

                        Parallel of Latitude

                        IR25/UK74
                              50° 20' 00.00" N
                              8° 0' 00.00" W

                        Meridian of Longitude

                        IR26/UK75
                              50° 30' 00.00" N
                              8° 0' 00.00" W

                        Parallel of Latitude

                        IR27/UK76
                              50° 30' 00.00" N
                              7° 36' 00.00" W

                        Meridian of Longitude

                        IR28/UK77
                              50° 40' 00.00" N
                              7° 36' 00.00" W

                        Parallel of Latitude

                        IR29/UK78
                              50° 40' 00.00" N
                              7° 12' 00.00" W

                        Meridian of Longitude

                        IR30/UK79
                              50° 50' 00.00" N
                              7° 12' 00.00" W

                        Parallel of Latitude

                        IR31/UK80
                              50° 50' 00.00" N
                              7° 3' 00.00" W

                        Meridian of Longitude

                        IR32/UK81
                              51° 0' 00.00" N
                              7° 3' 00.00" W

                        Parallel of Latitude

                        IR33/UK82
                              51° 0' 00.00" N
                              6° 48' 00.00" W

                        Meridian of Longitude

                        IR34/UK83
                              51° 10' 00.00" N
                              6° 48' 00.00" W

                        Parallel of Latitude

                        IR35/UK84
                              51° 10' 00.00" N
                              6° 42' 00.00" W

                        Meridian of Longitude

                        IR36/UK85
                              51° 20' 00.00" N
                              6° 42' 00.00" W

                        Parallel of Latitude

                        IR37/UK86
                              51° 20' 00.00" N
                              6° 33' 00.00" W

                        Meridian of Longitude

                        IR38/UK87
                              51° 30' 00.00" N
                              6° 33' 00.00" W

                        Parallel of Latitude

                        IR39/UK88
                              51° 30' 00.00" N
                              6° 18' 00.00" W

                        Meridian of Longitude

                        IR40/UK89
                              51° 40' 00.00" N
                              6° 18' 00.00" W

                        Parallel of Latitude

                        IR41/UK90
                              51° 40' 00.00" N
                              6° 6' 00.00" W

                        Meridian of Longitude

                        IR42/UK91
                              51° 50' 00.00" N
                              6° 6' 00.00" W

                        Parallel of Latitude

                        IR43/UK92
                              51° 50' 00.00" N
                              6° 0' 00.00" W

                        Meridian of Longitude

                        IR44/UK93
                              51° 54' 00.00" N
                              6° 0' 00.00" W

                        Parallel of Latitude

                        IR45/UK94
                              51° 54' 00.00" N
                              5° 57' 00.00" W

                        Meridian of Longitude

                        IR46/UK95
                              51° 58' 00.00" N
                              5° 57' 00.00" W

                        Parallel of Latitude

                        IR47/UK96
                              51° 58' 00.00" N
                              5° 54' 00.00" W

                        Meridian of Longitude

                        IR48/UK97
                              52° 0' 00.00" N
                              5° 54' 00.00" W

                        Parallel of Latitude

                        IR49/UK98
                              52° 0' 00.00" N
                              5° 50' 00.00" W

                        Meridian of Longitude

                        IR50/UK99
                              52° 4' 00.00" N
                              5° 50' 00.00" W

                        Parallel of Latitude

                        IR51/UK100
                              52° 4' 00.00" N
                              5° 46' 00.00" W

                        Meridian of Longitude

                        IR52/UK101
                              52° 8' 00.00" N
                              5° 46' 00.00" W

                        Parallel of Latitude

                        IR53/UK102
                              52° 8' 00.00" N
                              5° 42' 00.00" W

                        Meridian of Longitude

                        IR54/UK103
                              52° 12' 00.00" N
                              5° 42' 00.00" W

                        Parallel of Latitude

                        IR55/UK104
                              52° 12' 00.00" N
                              5° 39' 00.00" W

                        Meridian of Longitude

                        IR56/UK105
                              52° 16' 00.00" N
                              5° 39' 00.00" W

                        Parallel of Latitude

                        IR57/UK106
                              52° 16' 00.00" N
                              5° 35' 00.00" W

                        Meridian of Longitude

                        IR58/UK107
                              52° 24' 00.00" N
                              5° 35' 00.00" W

                        Parallel of Latitude

                        IR59/UK108
                              52° 24' 00.00" N
                              5° 22' 48.00" W

                        Meridian of Longitude

                        IR60/UK109
                              52° 32' 00.00" N
                              5° 22' 48.00" W

                        Parallel of Latitude

                        IR61/UK110
                              52° 32' 00.00" N
                              5° 28' 00.00" W

                        Meridian of Longitude

                        IR62/UK111
                              52° 44' 00.00" N
                              5° 28' 00.00" W

                        Parallel of Latitude

                        IR63/UK112
                              52° 44' 00.00" N
                              5° 24' 30.00" W

                        Meridian of Longitude

                        IR64/UK113
                              52° 52' 00.00" N
                              5° 24' 30.00" W

                        Parallel of Latitude

                        IR65/UK114
                              52° 52' 00.00" N
                              5° 22' 30.00" W

                        Meridian of Longitude

                        IR66/UK115
                              52° 59' 00.00" N
                              5° 22' 30.00" W

                        Parallel of Latitude

                        IR67/UK116
                              52° 59' 00.00" N
                              5° 19' 00.00" W

                        Meridian of Longitude

                        IR68/UK117
                              53° 9' 00.00" N
                              5° 19' 00.00" W

                        Parallel of Latitude

                        IR69/UK118
                              53° 9' 00.00" N
                              5° 20' 00.00" W

                        Meridian of Longitude

                        IR70/UK119
                              53° 26' 00.00" N
                              5° 20' 00.00" W

                        Parallel of Latitude

                        IR71/UK120
                              53° 26' 00.00" N
                              5° 19' 00.00" W

                        Meridian of Longitude

                        IR72/UK121
                              53° 32' 00.00" N
                              5° 19' 00.00" W

                        Parallel of Latitude

                        IR73/UK122
                              53° 32' 00.00" N
                              5° 17' 00.00" W

                        Meridian of Longitude

                        IR74/UK123
                              53° 39' 00.00" N
                              5° 17' 00.00" W

                        Parallel of Latitude

                        IR75/UK124
                              53° 39' 00.00" N
                              5° 16' 20.40" W

                        Meridian of Longitude

                        IR76/UK125
                              53° 42' 08.40" N
                              5° 16' 20.40" W

                        Parallel of Latitude

                        IR77/UK126
                              53° 42' 08.40" N
                              5° 17' 51.00" W

                        Meridian of Longitude

                        IR78/UK127
                              53° 44' 24.00" N
                              5° 17' 51.00" W

                        Parallel of Latitude

                        IR79/UK128
                              53° 44' 24.00" N
                              5° 19' 19.80" W

                        Meridian of Longitude

                        IR80/UK129
                              53° 45' 48.00" N
                              5° 19' 19.80" W

                        Parallel of Latitude

                        IR81/UK130
                              53° 45' 48.00" N
                              5° 22' 00.00" W

                        Meridian of Longitude

                        IR82/UK131
                              53° 46' 00.00" N
                              5° 22' 00.00" W

                        Parallel of Latitude

                        IR83/UK132
                              53° 46' 00.00" N
                              5° 19' 00.00" W

                        Meridian of Longitude

                        IR84/UK133
                              53° 59' 56.95" N
                              5° 19' 00.00" W

               Table 3: Points and Lines of the Boundary between the Responsibility Zones of Ireland and the United Kingdom – North

                        Points defining the boundary of the zones

                        Nature of the line joining a point to the following point

                        IR85/UK134
                              55° 31' 13.36" N
                              6° 45' 00.00" W

                        Meridian of Longitude

                        IR86/UK135
                              55° 28' 00.00" N
                              6° 45' 00.00" W

                        Parallel of Latitude

                        IR87/UK136
                              55° 28' 00.00" N
                              6° 48' 00.00" W

                        Meridian of Longitude

                        IR88/UK137
                              55° 30' 00.00" N
                              6° 48' 00.00" W

                        Parallel of Latitude

                        IR89/UK138
                              55° 30' 00.00" N
                              6° 51' 00.00" W

                        Meridian of Longitude

                        IR90/UK139
                              55° 35' 00.00" N
                              6° 51' 00.00" W

                        Parallel of Latitude

                        IR91/UK140
                              55° 35' 00.00" N
                              6° 57' 00.00" W

                        Meridian of Longitude

                        IR92/UK141
                              55° 40' 00.00" N
                              6° 57' 00.00" W

                        Parallel of Latitude

                        IR93/UK142
                              55° 40' 00.00" N
                              7° 2' 00.00" W

                        Meridian of Longitude

                        IR94/UK143
                              55° 45' 00.00" N
                              7° 2' 00.00" W

                        Parallel of Latitude

                        IR95/UK144
                              55° 45' 00.00" N
                              7° 8' 00.00" W

                        Meridian of Longitude

                        IR96/UK145
                              55° 50' 00.00" N
                              7° 8' 00.00" W

                        Parallel of Latitude

                        IR97/UK146
                              55° 50' 00.00" N
                              7° 15' 00.00" W

                        Meridian of Longitude

                        IR98/UK147
                              55° 55' 00.00" N
                              7° 15' 00.00" W

                        Parallel of Latitude

                        IR99/UK148
                              55° 55' 00.00" N
                              7° 23' 00.00" W

                        Meridian of Longitude

                        IR100/UK149
                              56° 0' 00.00" N
                              7° 23' 00.00" W

                        Parallel of Latitude

                        IR101/UK150
                              56° 0' 00.00" N
                              8° 13' 00.00" W

                        Meridian of Longitude

                        IR102/UK151
                              56° 5' 00.00" N
                              8° 13' 00.00" W

                        Parallel of Latitude

                        IR103/UK152
                              56° 5' 00.00" N
                              8° 39' 30.00" W

                        Meridian of Longitude

                        IR104/UK153
                              56° 10' 00.00" N
                              8° 39' 30.00" W

                        Parallel of Latitude

                        IR105/UK154
                              56° 10' 00.00" N
                              9° 7' 00.00" W

                        Meridian of Longitude

                        IR106/UK155
                              56° 21' 30.00" N
                              9° 7' 00.00" W

                        Parallel of Latitude

                        IR107/UK156
                              56° 21' 30.00" N
                              10° 30' 00.00" W

                        Meridian of Longitude

                        IR108/UK157
                              56° 32' 30.00" N
                              10° 30' 00.00" W

                        Parallel of Latitude

                        IR109/UK158
                              56° 32' 30.00" N
                              12° 12' 00.00" W

                        Meridian of Longitude

                        IR110/UK159
                              56° 42' 00.00" N
                              12° 12' 00.00" W

                        Parallel of Latitude

                        IR111/UK160
                              56° 42' 00.00" N
                              14° 0' 00.00" W

               Table 4: Points and Lines of the Boundary between the Responsibility Zones of Norway and the United Kingdom

                        Points defining the boundary of the zones

                        Nature of the line joining a point to the following point

                        NO1/UK1
                              63° 38' 10.68" N
                              0° 10' 59.31" W

                        Geodesic

                        NO2/UK2
                              63° 03' 20.71" N
                              0° 28' 12.51" E

                        Geodesic

                        NO3/UK3
                              62° 58' 21.06" N
                              0° 33' 31.01" E

                        Geodesic

                        NO4/UK4
                              62° 53' 29.49" N
                              0° 38' 27.91" E

                        Geodesic

                        NO5/UK5
                              62° 44' 16.31" N
                              0° 47' 27.69" E

                        Geodesic

                        NO6/UK6
                              62° 39' 57.99" N
                              0° 51' 29.48" E

                        Geodesic

                        NO7/UK7
                              62° 36' 20.75" N
                              0° 54' 44.78" E

                        Geodesic

                        NO8/UK8
                              62° 32' 47.29" N
                              0° 57' 48.32" E

                        Geodesic

                        NO9/UK9
                              62° 30' 09.83" N
                              1° 0' 05.92" E

                        Geodesic

                        NO10/UK10
                              62° 27' 32.82" N
                              1° 2' 17.70" E

                        Geodesic

                        NO11/UK11
                              62° 24' 56.68" N
                              1° 4' 25.86" E

                        Geodesic

                        NO12/UK12
                              62° 22' 21.00" N
                              1° 6' 28.21" E

                        Geodesic

                        NO13/UK13
                              62° 19' 40.72" N
                              1° 8' 30.96" E

                        Geodesic

                        NO14/UK14
                              62° 16' 43.93" N
                              1° 10' 40.66" E

                        Geodesic

                        NO15/UK15
                              61° 44' 12.00" N
                              1° 33' 13.44" E

                        Geodesic

                        NO16/UK16
                              61° 44' 12.00" N
                              1° 33' 36.00" E

                        Arc of Great Circle

                        NO17/UK17
                              61° 21' 24.00" N
                              1° 47' 24.00" E

                        Arc of Great Circle

                        NO18/UK18
                              59° 53' 48.00" N
                              2° 4' 36.00" E

                        Arc of Great Circle

                        NO19/UK19
                              59° 17' 24.00" N
                              1° 42' 42.00" E

                        Arc of Great Circle

                        NO20/UK20
                              58° 25' 48.00" N
                              1° 29' 00.00" E

                        Arc of Great Circle

                        NO21/UK21
                              57° 54' 18.00" N
                              1° 57' 54.00" E

                        Arc of Great Circle

                        NO22/UK22
                              56° 35' 42.00" N
                              2° 36' 48.00" E

                        Arc of Great Circle

                        NO23/UK23
                              56° 5' 12.00" N

                              3° 15' 00.00" E

               (9)
                     France: The zone of national responsibility of France shall be limited, from North to South, by a series of lines joining the following points in the order in which they are listed:

                        Points defining the boundary of the zone

                        Nature of the line joining a point to the following point

                        Other points with the same coordinates

                        FR01
                              48° 19' 56.52" N
                              4° 46' 23.67" W

                        Loxodrome

                        FR02
                              48° 27' 00.00" N
                              5° 08' 23.63" W

                        Parallel of Latitude

                        FR03
                              48° 27' 00.00" N
                              6° 34' 40.90" W

                        Loxodrome

                        FR04
                              46° 00' 04.06" N
                              9° 59' 54.88" W

                        Loxodrome

                        SP4

                        FR05
                              45° 00' 04.04" N
                              7° 59' 55.08" W

                        Loxodrome

                        SP5

                        FR06
                              44° 20' 03.93" N
                              3° 59' 55.37" W

                        Loxodrome

                        SP6

                        FR07
                              43° 23' 20.71" N
                              1° 46' 13.58" W

                        Loxodrome

                        SP7

                        FR08
                              43° 22' 50.11" N
                              1° 47' 11.18" W

                        SP8

               (10)
                     Spain: The zone of national responsibility of Spain shall be limited, by a series of lines joining the following points in the order in which they are listed:

                        Points defining the boundary of the zone

                        Nature of the line joining a point to the following point

                        Other points with the same coordinates

                        SP1
                              42º 30’ 04.25”N
                              008º 52’ 18.22” W

                        Loxodrome

                        SP2
                              42º 30’ 04.32” N
                              010º 24’ 55.16” W

                        Loxodrome

                        SP3
                              46º 00’ 04.07” N
                              010º 24’ 54.86” W

                        Loxodrome

                        SP4
                              46º 00’ 04.06” N
                              009º 59’ 54.88” W

                        Loxodrome

                        FR4

                        SP5
                              45° 00' 04.04" N
                              007° 59' 55.08" W

                        Loxodrome

                        FR5

                        SP6
                              44° 20' 03.93" N
                              003° 59' 55.37" W

                        Loxodrome

                        FR6

                        SP7
                              43° 23' 20.71" N
                              001° 46' 13.58" W

                        Loxodrome

                        FR7

                        SP8
                              43° 22' 50.11" N
                              001° 47' 11.18" W

                        FR8

               Part IV:
                      Boundaries of the Zones of Joint Responsibility

               The zones of joint responsibility shall be as follows:

               1.
                     Zone of Joint Responsibility of Belgium, France, the Netherlands and United Kingdom

               The sea area between the parallels of latitude 51°51' 52.1267" N and 51° 6' 00.00"N.

               2.
                     Zone of Joint Responsibility of France and United Kingdom

               The English Channel south-west of the parallel of latitude 51° 32' 00.00" N to a line which:

               (a)
                     commences at the westernmost point of the Isles of Scilly, and joins that point with the point 49°52'00.00"N 7° 44' 00.00" W;

               (b)
                     from that point, follows a line drawn 50 nautical miles west of a line joining  the Isles of Scilly and the isle of Ushant southwards to its intersection with the parallel of latitude 48° 27' 00.00" N, and;

               (c)
                     follows that parallel of latitude eastwards to the southernmost point of the isle of Ushant.

               3.
                     Zone of Joint Responsibility of Denmark and Germany

               The sea area bounded by:

               (a)
                     to the south, the parallel of latitude 54° 30' 00.00" N westwards from the coast of Germany;

               (b)
                     to the west, the meridian of longitude 6° 30' 00.00" E;

               (c)
                     to the north, the parallel of latitude 55° 50' 00.00" N westwards from the coast of Denmark; and

               (d)
                     to the east, the low water line (based on Chart Datum Lowest Astronomical Tide (LAT)) , including the Wadden sea area.

               4.
                     Zone of Joint Responsibility of Germany and the Netherlands

               The sea area bounded by:

               (a)
                     to the west, the meridian of longitude 6° 0' 00.00" E (ED50) northwards from the coast of the Netherlands;

               (b)
                     to the north, the parallel of latitude 54° 0' 00.00" N (ED50);

               (c)
                     to the east, the meridian of longitude 7° 15' 00.00" E (ED50), northwards from the coast of Germany; and

               (d)
                     to the south, the low water line (based on Chart Datum Lowest Astronomical Tide (LAT)), including the Wadden sea area.

               Part V: Interpretation

               The positions of the points referred to in this Annex shall be determined according to the European Geodesic System (1950 version).”

                     (1)

                        Note of the depositary:
                     By dint of the Treaty of Maastricht, signed on 7 February 1992, the European Economic Community was renamed the European Community (EC) with effect from 1 November 1993.
                     In accordance with Article 1 (3) of the Treaty on European Union, which entered into force on 1 December 2009, as amended by the Treaty of Lisbon, the European Union replaced and succeeded the European Community.  Therefore, since 1 December 2009, the European Union has to be considered a Contracting Party to the Bonn Agreement and to all international treaties to which the European Community was a Contracting Party.

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               EUROPEAN COMMISSION
            Brussels, 30.8.2019
            COM(2019) 378 final
            Recommendation for a
            COUNCIL DECISION
            authorising the opening of negotiations on behalf of the European Union at the Thirty-First Meeting of the Contracting Parties on the amendments to the Agreement for Co-operation in Dealing with Pollution of the North Sea by Oil and Other Harmful Substances (‘Bonn Agreement’) with regard to the accession of the Kingdom of Spain to the Agreement and with regard to the extension of the scope of application of the Agreement

               EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

               1.CONTEXT OF THE PROPOSAL

               •Reasons for and objectives of the proposal

               The present recommendation concerns the decision authorising the Union negotiator (in this case: the Commission) to negotiate the position on the Union's behalf in the context of the Agreement for Co-operation in Dealing with Pollution of the North Sea by Oil and Other Harmful Substances (‘Bonn Agreement’ or ‘the Agreement’) in connection with the envisaged adoption of two decisions at the upcoming Meeting of the Contracting Parties of the Bonn Agreement, namely

               –to facilitate the extension of the scope of application of the Agreement with a view to improving cooperation on surveillance in respect of the requirements of Annex VI to the MARPOL Convention (‘MARPOL amendment’), and

               –to enable the Accession of the Kingdom of Spain to the Agreement and to introduce the necessary consequential amendments to the Agreement (‘Spain amendment’).

               1.1.The Agreement for Co-operation in Dealing with Pollution of the North Sea by Oil and Other Harmful Substances (the ‘Bonn Agreement’)

               The Bonn Agreement aims to combat pollution in the North Sea Area and safeguard coastal areas from maritime disasters and chronic pollution from ships and offshore installations. The Agreement entered into force on 1 September 1989.

               The European Union (then ‘European Economic Community’) is a Contracting Party to the Agreement (as amended)
                  1
               . North Sea States of the European Union
                  2
                together with Norway are also Contracting Parties to the Agreement.

               The Agreement seeks to promote active cooperation and mutual assistance among coastal States and the European Union in combating pollution of the North Sea by oil and other harmful substances in order to protect the marine environment and the interests of coastal States. To that effect, the Agreement provides that Contracting Parties carry out surveillance as an aid to detecting and combating pollution and to preventing violations of anti-pollution regulations. The North Sea is divided into different zones where the responsibility for the surveillance and assessment of incidents is assigned to Contracting Parties. Contracting Parties are required to inform any other Contracting Party concerned of their becoming aware of the presence of oil or other harmful substances likely to constitute a serious threat  to the coast or related interests of any other Contracting Party. Contracting Parties may require assistance to deal with pollution at sea or on their coasts, in which case the Contracting Parties called upon for help are required to use their best endeavours to bring such assistance as is within their power.

               The Depositary of the Bonn Agreement is the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany (Article 18(3) Bonn Agreement).

               Contracting Parties make decisions with respect to the Agreement, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Bonn Agreement and the related Rules of Procedures; they are assisted by a Secretariat and subsidiary bodies (such as the Working Group on Operational, Technical and Scientific Questions Concerning Counter-Pollution Activities [OTSOPA]).

               Pursuant to Article 16 of the Agreement, each Contracting Party may bring a proposal for the amendment of the Agreement or its Annex for the consideration and vote at a meeting of the Contracting Parties. Following the ad referendum adoption of the proposed amendment by unanimous vote of the Contracting Parties at a Meeting of the Contracting Parties, (Article 16(1) Bonn Agreement), the envisaged amendment is to be communicated to the Contracting Parties to be approved according to the internal procedure of each Contracting Party. The amendment enters into force after all Contracting Parties notify their approval to the Depositary.

               Pursuant to Article 20 of the Agreement, the Contracting Parties may unanimously invite any other coastal State of the North East Atlantic area to accede to the Agreement (Article 20(1) Bonn Agreement). Article 2 of the Agreement and its Annex are to be amended as necessary. Once adopted unanimously by the Contracting Parties, the amendments to Article 2 and the Annex to the Agreement will take effect upon the entry into force of the Bonn Agreement for the acceding State (i.e. Spain), which will happen on the first day of the second month following the date of deposit by that State of its instrument of accession. (Article 20(2) Bonn Agreement).

               1.2.The envisaged amendments to the Bonn Agreement

               1.2.1.The ‘MARPOL amendment’- amending the substantive scope of the Agreement

               The Contracting Parties to the Bonn Agreement are set to adopt, during their thirty-first meeting (8 to 10 October 2019) a decision under Article 16 of the Agreement, concerning the extension of the Agreement’s scope to also cover surveillance of ship-based air-pollution in respect of the requirements of Annex VI to the MARPOL Convention.

               This amendment aims at improving cooperation and coordination between the Contracting Parties in combating unlawful air emissions caused by shipping in order to limit the negative consequences of the combustion of marine fuels with high sulphur or nitrogen content for human health, biodiversity and the entire marine environment. The Contracting Parties envisage to achieve the above through amending various provisions of the Bonn Agreement (Articles 1, 5, 6 and 15 thereof, as well as the title of the Agreement and the preamble thereto) so as to extend its scope of application to air pollution from ships as regulated under Annex VI to the MARPOL Convention.

               1.2.2.The ‘Spain amendment’ – amending the geographical scope of the Agreement

               The Contracting Parties are also envisaging amendments to the Agreement under Article 20 thereof, whereby the Kingdom of Spain is to be invited to accede to the Agreement. The envisaged amendment concerns Article 2 of the Agreement by specifying the Atlantic boundary of the North Sea area relevant for the purpose of the Agreement and the Annex thereto, while revising the boundaries of various zones of surveillance for the purpose of Article 6 of the Agreement.

               More specifically, a new definition of the revised area covered by the Agreement is to be determined. France has accepted the introduction of a new zone of responsibility of France that is directly contiguous with the zone of joint responsibility of France and the United Kingdom. It covers the area between the zone of joint responsibility of France and the United Kingdom and the new zone of responsibility of Spain in order to close any gaps between the old boundary of the Bonn Agreement and the new zone of responsibility of Spain.

               •Consistency with existing policy provisions in the policy area

               Proposed amendment on monitoring emissions from ships will contribute to the prevention of marine pollution at large and, in this way, will also support the EU climate action and EU’s commitments to the Paris Agreement on climate change.

               The changes proposed are fully consistent with the broader objective of working towards a ‘Europe that protects’, which has guided the efforts of the Commission during the past years, and will continue to do so in the coming future. This proposal builds on the positive results the existing framework has delivered so far and intends to enhance efficient use of resources  so as to strengthen coordination and cooperation of the Contracting Parties of the Bonn Agreement.

               •Consistency with other Union policies

               The recommendation is consistent with other Union policies.

               In particular it contributes to two of the ten political priorities set out by the Commission for the 2015-2019 period, namely the achievement of 'An Area of Justice and Fundamental Rights Based on Mutual Trust' and the ‘A resilient Energy Union with a forward-looking climate change policy’.

               2.LEGAL BASIS, SUBSIDIARITY AND PROPORTIONALITY

               2.1.Legal basis

               2.1.1.Principles

               The conclusion of an international agreement on behalf of the Union requires the involvement of both the Council and the European Parliament (Article 218(3)-(6) TFEU). Amendments to international agreements can be varying in degree, ranging from purely technical adaptations to substantive changes requiring important adaptations to the structure of the agreement. The characterisation of the amendment can have a bearing on the internal Union procedure to be applied in order to approve the amendment in question.

               While in the case of purely technical amendments or those that can be adopted through ‘implementing acts’, simplified procedure can be applied (i.e. the ones set out in Article 218(7) and (9) TFEU), for substantive changes, as a matter of principle, the same procedure as for the conclusion of the international agreement must apply.

               The amendment of the scope of an international agreement is to be considered, as a general rule, a substantive amendment, necessitating, thus, the application of the procedure as for its conclusion, i.e. Article 218(3)-(6) TFEU.

               In order to open the procedure, the Council, based on the recommendation of the Commission, shall adopt a decision authorising the Union negotiator (depending on the subject matter, it can be either the Commission or the High Representative) to open negotiations with a view of having the amendments approved. This is provided for by Article 218(3) and (4) TFEU.

               Article 218(3) and (4) TFEU provide as follows:

               “3. The Commission, or the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy where the agreement envisaged relates exclusively or principally to the common foreign and security policy, shall submit recommendations to the Council, which shall adopt a decision authorising the opening of negotiations and, depending on the subject of the agreement envisaged, nominating the Union negotiator or the head of the Union's negotiating team.

               4. The Council may address directives to the negotiator and designate a special committee in consultation with which the negotiations must be conducted.”

               2.1.2.Application to the present case

               In the case of the Bonn Agreement at the Meeting of 8-10 October 2019, the Contracting Parties are to decide on two amendments, one concerning the extension of the geographical scope (Spain amendment), and another amendment concerning the extension of the material scope (MARPOL amendment) of the Agreement. These are substantive amendments to be approved in accordance with the same procedure as would be required for the conclusion of the Bonn Agreement.

               The Union is a Contracting Party to the Bonn Agreement. The envisaged amendments concern competences of the Union in the area of civil protection and environment.

               In view of the nature of the competences involved, the Commission should recommend that the Council authorises it to negotiate concerning the envisaged amendments to the Bonn Agreement at the upcoming 31st Meeting of the Contracting Parties with a view to obtain approval of those amendments.

               Both amendments, in their current draft status, directly contribute content-wise to the pursuit of relevant EU policy objectives. Therefore, the negotiating position of the Union should consist in supporting the approval of both amendments. The position of the Union being uncontroversial, it is not necessary to propose negotiating directives within the meaning of Article 218(4) TFEU.

               The texts of the proposed draft amendments are to be annexed to the Commission recommendation.

               Taking the above into account, the procedural legal basis for the recommended Council decision is Article 218(3) and (4) TFEU.

               2.2.Conclusion

               In view of the necessity to negotiate and endorse the amendments to the Bonn Agreement, a Recommendation for a Council Decision authorising the opening of negotiations on behalf of the European Union should be based on Article 218(3) and (4) TFEU as legal bases.

               3.RESULTS OF EX-POST EVALUATIONS, STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATIONS AND IMPACT ASSESSMENTS

               •Ex-post evaluations/fitness checks of existing legislation

                  NA

               •Stakeholder consultations

                  NA

                  Both ammedments are non-contentious and all Contracting Parties, including all the individual Member States that are parties to the Agreement support them.

               •Collection and use of expertise

                  NA

               •Impact assessment

                  NA

                  Due to the political imperative to move ahead quickly in order for the EU, as a Contracting Party to the Bonn Agreement, to be able to negotiate and vote on the amendments to the Bonn Agreement at the Contracting Parties’ meeting on 8-10 October 2019 as well as to endorse them at the Ministerial Meeting on 11 October 2019, the formal impact assessment process has been waived. This proportionate approach is also justified because it is expected that the amendments to the Bonn Agreement will have only positive economic, social and environmental impacts.

               •Regulatory fitness and simplification

                  NA

               •Fundamental rights

               NA

               The recommendation is consistent with the EU Treaties and the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.

               4.BUDGETARY IMPLICATIONS

                  The amendment to the Bonn Agreement will have no negative impact on the budget of the Union.

               5.OTHER ELEMENTS

               •Implementation plans and monitoring, evaluation and reporting arrangements

                  NA

               •Explanatory documents (for directives)

                  NA. See section below.

               •Detailed explanation of the specific provisions of the proposal

               The sole substantive article of the proposal provides for the Council’s authorisation for the Commission to negotiate, on behalf of the Union, the envisaged amendments to the Bonn Agreement concerning the material extension of the scope of the Agreement in relation to Annex VI of the MARPOL Convention, and the geographical extension of the Agreement in relation to the accession of Spain thereto. The Commission should support these amendments, even if they undergo minor changes during the negotiations.

               The latest versions of the envisaged ammendments are presented in the Annexes to the Decision and can be summarised as follows:

               The ‘MARPOL amendment’

               The Contracting Parties to the Bonn Agreement seek to take advantage of the routines and systems for aerial monitoring of oil pollution established under the Agreement to expand those to include surveillance related to compliance monitoring of emissions from ships. By so doing, the Contracting Parties will be able to make the most out of the resources already used for aerial monitoring and surveillance for oil spills and form the basis for a holistic system for environmental monitoring of the North Sea and its approaches.

               The adoption of the decision to propose to the Contracting Parties to approve the extension of the mandate of the Bonn Agreement in relation to Annex VI to the MARPOL Convention would improve joint surveillance, monitoring and reporting of ship emissions in the North Sea area. Such coordinated activity within the Agreement would contribute to lower the risks to the marine environment and the interests of coastal States and of the Union.

               The ‘Spain amendment’

               Bonn Agreement Contracting Parties meeting in 2018 unanimously supported the invitation of Spain to accede to the Bonn Agreement. The Contracting Parties highlighted that the inclusion of the Bay of Biscay would improve the setup of the Agreement, and that the Spanish work and expertise would be of great benefit for the Bonn Agreement and its Contracting Parties. They also appreciated the participation of Spain as an observer to the Bonn Agreement in the past and Spain’s reliable and valuable contributions to the work and success of the Agreement.

               Accordingly, an invitation letter to Spain was sent on 30 October 2018. Spain replied on 21 November 2018 by affirming its wish to accede to the Bonn Agreement.

               The accession of Spain will result in a new boundary that extends the area covered by the Agreement to the south. Accordingly, Article 2(c) and Part I of the Annex have to be rephrased. Part III of the Annex should be supplemented by the coordinates of the new zones of responsibility of France and Spain.

               France and Spain met bilaterally in November/December 2018 to negotiate the coordinates of the new common boundary and zones of responsibility of both Contracting Parties. France has accepted the introduction of its new zone of responsibility that is directly contiguous with the zone of joint responsibility of France and the United Kingdom, closing any gaps between the old boundary of the Bonn Agreement and the new zone of responsibility of Spain. That is way the Bay of Biscay becomes a new important component of the area covered by the Agreement.

               By including the Finisterre Traffic Separation Scheme into the area covered by the Bonn Agreement, the Contracting Parties make sure that the main traffic route in Europe connecting the North Sea and the Mediterranean Sea is covered by a commonly coordinated preparedness and response management system.

               It therefore appears from the above that the accession of Spain to the Bonn Agreement would directly benefit the cooperation among coastal States under the Bonn Agreement.

               Recommendation for a

               COUNCIL DECISION

               authorising the opening of negotiations on behalf of the European Union at the Thirty-First Meeting of the Contracting Parties on the amendments to the Agreement for Co-operation in Dealing with Pollution of the North Sea by Oil and Other Harmful Substances (‘Bonn Agreement’) with regard to the accession of the Kingdom of Spain to the Agreement and with regard to the extension of the scope of application of the Agreement

               THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

               Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 218(3) and (4) thereof,

               Having regard to the recommendation from the European Commission,

               Whereas:

               (1)The Agreement for Co-operation in Dealing with Pollution of the North Sea by Oil and Other Harmful Substances (‘the Bonn Agreement’ or ‘the Agreement’) was concluded by the Union (then ‘European Economic Community’) by Council Decision 84/358/EEC of 28 June 1984
                  3
               . The Agreement entered into force on 1 September 1989. The Agreement was amended in 1989; those amendments entered into force on 1 April 1994. The Union (then ‘European Economic Community’) approved those amendments by Council Decision 93/540/EEC of 18 October 1993
                  4
               .

               (2)Pursuant to Article 16 of the Agreement, a proposal by a Contracting Party for the amendment of the Agreement or its Annex is to be considered at a meeting of the Contracting Parties. Following adoption of the proposal by unanimous vote, the amendment shall be communicated by the Depositary Government to the Contracting Parties. Such an amendment is to enter into force on the first day of the second month following the date on which the Depositary Government has received notifications of approval from all Contracting Parties.

               (3)Pursuant to Article 20 of the Agreement, the Contracting Parties to the Agreement may unanimously invite any other coastal State of the North East Atlantic area to accede to the Agreement. In such a case, Article 2 of the Agreement and its Annex are to be amended as necessary.

               (4)The Contracting Parties to the Bonn Agreement, during their thirty-first meeting from 8 to 10 October 2019, are to adopt, by unanimity, a decision under Article 16 of the Agreement to adopt amendments facilitating the extension of the scope of application of the Agreement with a view to improving cooperation on surveillance in respect of the requirements of Annex VI to the MARPOL Convention, as well as the decision under Article 20 of the Agreement to enable the Accession of the Kingdom of Spain to the Agreement and to introduce the related amendments.

               (5)As the Contracting Parties are to amend the geographical and material scope of the Agreement, it is appropriate for the Union to authorise the Commission, as the Union negotiator, to negotiate these amendments on behalf of the Union.

               (6)The adoption of the decision to propose to the Contracting Parties to approve the extension of the mandate of the Bonn Agreement in relation to Annex VI to the MARPOL Convention would improve joint surveillance, monitoring and reporting of ship emissions in the North Sea area. Such coordinated activity within the Agreement would contribute to lower the risks to the marine environment and the interests of coastal States and of the Union.

               (7)The accession of Spain would lead to the inclusion of the Bay of Biscay under the area covered by the Agreement; activities under the Agreement would also benefit from the work and expertise of Spain in this respect. Inclusion of the Finisterre Traffic Separation Scheme will mean that the main traffic route in Europe connecting the North Sea and the Mediterranean Sea would be covered by a commonly coordinated preparedness and response management system. It appears therefore that the scope and effectiveness of the cooperation under the Agreement would be improved.

               (8)In light of the above, the Union should therefore support the amendments to the Bonn Agreement, both concerning the material extension of the scope of the Agreement in relation to Annex VI of the MARPOL Convention, and concerning the geographical extension of the Agreement in relation to the accession of Spain.

               (9)The Council should authorise the Commission to negotiate and express the support, on behalf of the Union, to adopt the envisaged amendments,

               HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

               Article 1

               1.The Commission is hereby authorised to negotiate, on behalf of the Union, the envisaged amendments to the Bonn Agreement concerning the material extension of the scope of the Agreement in relation to Annex VI of the MARPOL Convention, and the geographical extension of the Agreement in relation to the accession of Spain thereto.

               2.The position to be taken on the Union's behalf at the Thirty-First Meeting of the Contracting Parties to the Bonn Agreement shall be to support the amendments to the Agreement in line with the envisaged amendment texts annexed to this Decision.

               3.Minor changes may be brought to the the envisaged amendment texts without calling into question the support of the Union thereto.

               Article 2

               This Decision is addressed to the Commission.

               Done at Brussels,

                     For the Council

                     The President

                     (1)

                        Council Decision 84/358/EEC of 28 June 1984 concerning the conclusion of the Agreement for cooperation in dealing with pollution of the North Sea by oil and other harmful substances (OJ L 188, 16.7.1984, p.7). The Agreement was amended in 1989; those amendments entered into force on 1 April 1994. The European Economic Community approved those amendments by Council Decision 93/540/EEC of 18 October 1993 (OJ L 263, 22.10.1993, p.51).

                     (2)

                        Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, Sweden, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (status of ratifications on 10.4.2019).

                     (3)

                        OJ L 188, 16.7.1984, p. 7.

                     (4)

                        OJ L 263, 22.10.1993, p.51.