Niue Treaty
| Niue Treaty on Cooperation in Fisheries Surveillance and Law Enforcement in the South Pacific Region | |
|---|---|
| Signed | 9 July 1992 |
| Location | Honiara, Solomon Islands |
| Effective | 20 May 1993 |
| Condition | 4 ratifications |
| Signatories | 17[1] |
| Parties | 14[1] |
| Depositary | Government of Niue |
The Niue Treaty on Cooperation in Fisheries Surveillance and Law Enforcement in the South Pacific Region or Niue Treaty is a multilateral treaty of members of the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency to enhance their ability to enforce effectively their fisheries laws, and deter breaches.
Under Article XIII a State which is not a Party to the Forum Fisheries Agency Convention may also accede to the Treaty, if all Parties agree.
Niue Treaty Multilateral Subsidiary Agreement
[edit]Bilateral Subsidiary Agreements have been made in the past between individual Niue Treaty signatories in order to give effect to certain Treaty provisions. However, a comprehensive Multilateral Subsidiary Agreement (NTMSA)[2] for strengthening implementation of the Niue Treaty was agreed and finalised for signature in Honiara on 2 November 2012.
The first country to sign the NTMSA was the Republic of Palau on 9 November 2012.[3] The Multilateral Subsidiary Agreement needs 4 instruments of ratifications, acceptance or approval to come into force.
Ratifications
[edit]The treaty was signed by (or on behalf of) 17 states/territories; as of 2013, 14 had ratified the treaty:
| Country/Territory | Treaty Signature | Treaty Ratification | Subsidiary Agreement Signature | Subsidiary Agreement Ratification | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Australia |
9 July 1992 | 3 March 1993 | |||
 Cook Islands |
9 July 1992 | 3 March 1993 | (Signed) | New Zealand | |
 Fiji |
11 August 1992 | 5 March 1996 | |||
 Kiribati |
11 May 1992 | 13 October 1994 | |||
 Marshall Islands |
9 July 1992 | 10 January 1995 | (Signed) | ||
 Micronesia, Federated States of |
9 July 1992 | 3 December 1993 | (Signed) | ||
 Nauru |
9 July 1992 | 30 September 1993 | (Signed) | ||
 New Zealand |
9 July 1992 | ||||
 Niue |
9 July 1992 | 9 March 1993 | New Zealand | ||
 Palau |
9 July 1992 | 3 March 1999 | 9 November 2012 | ||
 Papua New Guinea |
11 May 1993 | 12 November 1994 | (Signed) | ||
 Samoa |
9 July 1992 | 14 May 1994 | (Signed) | ||
 Solomon Islands |
9 July 1992 | 27 May 1994 | |||
 Tokelau |
11 May 1993 | New Zealand | |||
 Tonga |
9 July 1992 | 20 May 1993 | (Signed) | ||
 Tuvalu |
9 July 1992 | (Signed) | |||
 Vanuatu |
9 July 1992 | 10 November 1993 | (Signed) |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Treaties: record details". ECOLEX. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
- ^ Forum Fisheries Agency. "Niue Treaty Multilateral Subsidiary Agreement". Retrieved 10 June 2013.
- ^ Forum FIsheries Agency. "Palau signs Niue Treaty Subsidiary Agreement". Retrieved 10 June 2013.
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