Appendix I
| DOI | 10.1177/001083677400900118 |
| Published date | 01 March 1974 |
| Date | 01 March 1974 |
| Subject Matter | Articles |
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Appendix I
indirect to the advantage of any one of
them.
1920 FEB 9 M
PARIS
Occupiers of land whose rights have
been recognized in accordance with the
178 TREATY CONCERNING
terms of Articles 6 and 7 will enjoy the
SPITSBERGEN
exclusive right of hunting on their own
land:
(The Contracting Parties)
(1) in the neighbourhood of their
habitations, houses, stores, factories and
Desirous, while recognizing the sover-
installations, constructed for the purpose
eignty of Norway over the Archipelago
of developing their property, under con-
of Spitsbergen, including Bear Island, of
ditions laid down by the local police regu-
seeing these territories provided with an
lations ; (2) within a radius of 10 kilometres
equitable regime. in order to assure their
round the headquarters of their place of
development and peaceful utilization,
business or works; and in both cases, sub-
Have appointed as their respective
ject always to the observance of regula-
Plenipotentiaries with a view to con-
tions made by the Norwegian Government
cluding a Treaty to this effect:
in accordance with the conditions laid
down in the present Article.
Who, having communicated their full
Art. 3. The nationals of all the High
powers, found in good and due form, have
Contracting Parties shall have equal lib-
agreed as follows:
erty of access and entry for any reason
Art. 1. The High Contracting Parties
or object whatever to the waters, fjords
undertake to recognize, subject to the stipu-
and ports of the territories specified in
lations of the present Treaty, the full and
Article 1; subject to the observance of
absolute sovereignty of Norway over the
local laws and regulations, they may
Archipelago of Spitsbergen, comprising,
carry on there without impediment all
with Bear Island or Becren-Eiland, all the
maritime, industrial, mining and com-
islands situated between 10° and 35°
mercial operations on a footing of ahso-
longitude East of Greenwich and between
lute equality.
74° and 81
°
latitude North, especially
They shall be admitted under the same
West Spitsbergen, North-East Land, Bar-
conditions of equality to the exercise and
ents Island, Edge Island, Wiche Islands,
practice of all maritime, industrial, mining
Hope Island or Hopen-Eiland, and Prince
or commercial enterprises both on land
Charles Foreland, together with all islands
and in the territorial waters, and no
great or small and rocks appertaining
monopoly shall be established on any
thereto (see annexed map).
account or for any enterprise whatever.
Art. 2. Ships and nationals of all the
Notwithstanding any rules relating to
High Contracting Parties shall enjoy
coasting trade which may be in force in
equally the rights of fishing and hunting
Norway, ships of the High Contracting
in the territories specified in Article 1 and
Parties going to or coming from the ter-
in their territorial waters.
ritories specified in Article 1 shall have
Norway shall be free to maintain, take
the right to put into Norwegian ports on
or decree suitable measures to ensure the
their outward or homeward voyage for
preservation and, if necessary, the re-con-
the purpose of taking on board or dis-
stitution of the fauna and flora of the
embarking passengers or cargo going to
said regions, and their territorial waters;
or coming from the said territories, or for
it being clearly understood that these
any other purpose.
measures shall always be applicable equal-
It is agreed that in every respect and
ly to the nationals of all the High Con-
especially with regard to exports, im-
tracting Parties without any exemption,
ports and transit traffic, the nationals of
privilege or favour whatsoever, direct or
all the High Contracting Parties, their
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ships and goods shall not be subject to
present Article, acquired rights of nationals
any charges or restrictions whatever which
of the High Contracting Parties shall be
are not...
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