1(10)

Article 1(10)

“Area” means with respect to a state that is a Contracting Party:

(a) the territory under its sovereignty, it being understood that territory includes land, internal waters and the territorial sea; and
(b) subject to and in accordance with the international law of the sea: the sea, sea-bed and its subsoil with regard to which that Contracting Party exercises sovereign rights and jurisdiction.

With respect to a Regional Economic Integration Organisation which is a Contracting Party, Area means the Areas of the member states of such Organisation, under the provisions contained in the agreement establishing that Organisation.

From Basic Protocol (20/08/91) to BP 2 (11/09/91): Article 1.1(i) – Definitions
From BA 4 (31/10/91) to BA 6 (21/01/92): Article 1.7 – Definitions
From BA 12 (09/04/92) to BA 14 (24/06/92): Article 1.9 – Definitions
From BA-15 (12/08/92) to BA-31 (21/12/92): Article 1.8 – Definitions
From BA-35 (09/02/93) to BA-37 (01/03/93): Article 1.9 – Definitions
From (Compromise text) ECT 1 [CONF 50] (15/03/93) to ECT 3 [CONF 60] (01/06/93): Article 1.11 – Definitions
From ECT 4 [CONF 64] (07/07/93) to ECT as adopted (17/12/94): Article 1.10 – Definitions