Final Report of XXVI ATCM FINAL REPORT 16/07/2003 1 Final Report of XXVI ATCM CONTENTS SUBJECT PAGE Acronyms and Abbreviations 4 PART I: FINAL REPORT OF XXVI ATCM 6 Appendix 1: Procedure for the Appointment of the Executive 40 Secretary of the Secretariat of the Antarctic Treaty Appendix 2: Indicative estimates of the costs of the Secretariat of 45 The Antarctic Treaty. Part II: MEASURES, DECISIONS AND RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED 48 AT XXVI ATCM Annex A: Measures 49 Measure 1 (2003) Secretariat of the Antarctic Treaty 50 Measure 2 (2003) Antarctic protected area system: 62 management plans for antarctic specially protected areas. ASPA No 105, Beaufort Island, Ross Sea; 63 ASPA No 114, Northern Coronation Island, South 82 Orkney Islands; ASPA No 118, Cryptogam Ridge, Mt Melbourne, 95 North Victoria Land and summit of Mt Melbourne, North Victoria Land; ASPA No 135, North-East Bailey Peninsula, Budd 106 Coast, Wilkes Land ASPA No 143, Marine Plain, Mule Peninsula, Vestfold 134 Hills, Princess Elizabeth Land; ASPA No 152, Western Bransfield Strait, Antarctic 155 Peninsula; ASPA No 153, Eastern Dallmann Bay, Antarctic 167 Peninsula; ASPA No 154, Botany Bay, Cape Geology, Victoria 180 Land; ASPA No 156, Lewis Bay, Mount Erebus, Ross Island, 193 Ross Sea; ASPA No 160, Frazier Islands, Wilkes Land; 201 ASPA No 161, Terra Nova Bay, Ross Sea. 221 Measure 3 (2003): Antarctic Protected Areas System: 240 Revised List of Historic Sites and Monuments Annex B: Decisions 256 Decision 1 (2003) Apportioning Contributions to the 257 Secretariat of the Antarctic Treaty Decision 2 (2003) Provisional application of Measure 1 260 (2003) Decision 3 (2003) Staff Regulations for the Secretariat 264 of the Antarctic Treaty 2 Final Report of XXVI ATCM Decision 4 (2003) Financial Regulations for the 276 Secretariat of the Antarctic Treaty Decision 5 (2003) Meeting of Experts on Tourism and 285 Non–Governmental Activities. Annex C: Resolutions 286 Resolution 1 (2003) 287 Resolution 2 (2003) Support of the ATCM for the 288 International Polar Year 2007/8 Resolution 3 (2003) Co-operation in Hydrographic 289 Survey and Charting of Antarctic Waters Resolution 4 (2003) Support for the Conservation of 291 Albatrosses and Petrels Part III: OPENING AND CLOSING ADDRESSES AND REPORTS 292 FROM XXVI ATCM Annex D: Opening and Closing Addresses 293 Annex E: Report of the Committee for Environmental Protection 301 (CEP V) Annex F: Reports under Recommendation XIII-2 (ATS 5a) 343 United States 344 Australia 356 United Kingdom 357 CCAMLR 361 SCAR 371 COMNAP 384 Annex G: Reports in relation to article III (2) (ATS 5b) 389 ASOC 390 IUCN 395 IAATO 405 IHO 424 PART IV: ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS FROM XXVI ATCM 431 Annex H: Letter of Commitment of the Argentine Republic to 432 apply provisionally the Headquarters Agreement Annex I: Message from the XXVI Consultative Meeting to Stations 434 in the Antarctic Annex J: List of documents from ATCM XXVI 436 Annex K: List of participants 451 Annex L: National Contact Points 459 Annex M: Preliminary Agenda for ATCM XXVII 463 3 Final Report of XXVI ATCM ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ASOC Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition ASMA Antarctic Specially Managed Areas ASPA Antarctic Specially Protected Areas ATS Antarctic Treaty System ATCM Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting CCAMLR Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources CCAS Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Seals CEE Comprehensive Environmental Evaluation CEP Committee for Environmental Protection COMNAP Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programmes EIA Environmental Impact Assessment IAATO International Association of Antarctic Tour Operators ICG Intersessional Contact Group ICSU International Council for Science IEE Initial Environmental Evaluation IHO International Hydrographical Organisation IMO International Maritime Organization IOC Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission IP Information Paper IUCN World conservation Union SATCM Special Antarctic treaty Consultative Meeting SCAR Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research SPA Specially Protected Areas SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest UNEP United Nations Environmental Programme 4 Final Report of XXVI ATCM WG Working Group WMO World Meteorological Organisation WP Working Paper WTO World Tourism Organisation WWF World Wildlife Fund 5 Final Report of XXVI ATCM PART I FINAL REPORT 6 Final Report of XXVI ATCM FINAL REPORT OF THE XXVI ANTARCTIC TREATY CONSULTATIVE MEETING MADRID, SPAIN, 9-20 JUNE, 2003. (1) Pursuant to article IX of the Antarctic Treaty, Representatives of the Consultative Parties (Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile, China, Ecuador, Finland, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, the Republic of Korea, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, Poland, the Russian Federation, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the United States of America and Uruguay) met in Madrid from 9-20 June, 2003, for the purpose of exchanging information, holding consultations, and considering and recommending to their governments measures in furtherance of the principles and objectives of the Treaty. (2) The Meeting was also attended by Delegations of the following Contracting Parties to the Antarctic Treaty which are not Consultative Parties: Austria, Canada, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia, Switzerland and Ukraine. A representative of Malaysia was present by invitation of the XXVI ATCM to observe the Meeting. (3) In accordance with articles 2 and 30 of the Rules of Procedure (RP), Observers from the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR), the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), and the Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programs (COMNAP) attended the Meeting. (4) In accordance with article 38 of the RP, Experts from the following International Organizations and Non-Governmental Organizations attended the Meeting by the invitation of the XXV ATCM: The Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition (ASOC), the International Association of Antarctica Tourist Operators (IAATO), the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO), the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP). The Chairman of the Artic Council was also invited to attend the Meeting for the purpose of item 9 of the Agenda. (5) The information requirements of the Host Country towards the Contracting Parties, Observers and Experts were fulfilled by Secretariat Circular Notes, letters and through a website with an open as well as a password protected area. (6) Informal working meetings of the Heads of Delegations of the Consultative Parties were held in Madrid on 8 and 18 June. 7 Final Report of XXVI ATCM Item 1: Opening of the Meeting (7) In accordance with articles 5 and 6 of the RP, Ambassador Fernando de la Serna, Head of the Spanish Delegation, opened the Meeting and proposed Ambassador José Antonio de Yturriaga as Chairman of the XXVI ATCM, proposal which was accepted. The Chairman welcomed the delegations of Contracting Parties, Observers and Experts, and called for a minute of silence in memory of Mr. Esteban de Salas, former Secretary of CCAMLR, and Major José Ripollés, Head of the Spanish Base “Gabriel de Castilla” in 2001-2002, who had recently died. (8) The XXVI ATCM was officially inaugurated by the Prince of Asturias, HRH Don Felipe de Borbón. After some introductory words by the Chairman, Mrs. María Elvira Rodriguez Herrer, Spanish Minister for the Environment, welcomed the delegates to Madrid, recalled the previous Meeting in Madrid in 1991 when the Protocol on Environmental Protection was signed, and underlined the importance of the Antarctic for the global ecosystem. (9) HRH the Prince emphasized the special nature of the Antarctic Treaty System, a unique case of collective administration. HRH analyzed the political, scientific and environmental aspects of the Antarctic regime. HRH mentioned that SCAR had received the Principe de Asturias Prize for international cooperation. HRH also encouraged that an agreement be reached on the establishment of the Permanent Secretariat in Buenos Aires during the course of this XXVI ATCM. (10) The opening statements are included in this Report at Annex D. Item 2: Election of Officers. (11) Mr. Chris Badenhorst, Head of the Delegation of South Africa (Host Country of the XXVII ATCM) was elected Vice-Chairman, and Ambassador Luis García Cerezo was appointed Secretary of the Meeting. (12) Four Working Groups were established: Secretariat WG, Liability WG, Institutional Matters WG and Operational WG. It was agreed that the Institutional WG would deal with the issue of tourism and that an “ad hoc” Chairman would be chosen at a later stage to preside over the discussion on such issue. The following Chairmen of the WG were elected: i) Secretariat WG: Prof. Francesco Francioni of Italy. ii) Institutional Matters WG: Mr. Jan Huber of The Netherlands. iii) Operational Matters WG: Ambassador José Manuel Ovalle of Chile. iv) Liability WG: Ambassador Don MacKay of New Zealand v) Institutional Matters-Tourism WG: Mr. Michel Brumeaux. 8 Final Report of XXVI ATCM Item 3: Adoption of the Agenda (13) The following Agenda, included in document RCTA/SEC.1 was adopted: 1) Opening of the Meeting. 2) Election of Officers. 3) Adoption of the Agenda. 4) Operation of the Antarctic Treaty System: a) General matters b) Antarctic Treaty Secretariat 5) Operation of the Antarctic Treaty System: