Agreement amending the Agreement Establishing the South Pacific Commission Document type Multilateral Field of application Regional/restricted Date Oct 6, 1964 Source IUCN (ID: TRE-000129) Title (French) Accord modifiant la Convention créant la Commission du Pacifique Sud Title (Other) Vereinbarung der Änderung des Übereinkommens zur Gründung der Süd-Pazifik-Kommission Place of adoption London Depository Australia Language English, French Entry into force Jul 15, 1965 Subject Wild species & ecosystems, Environment gen. Keyword Data collection/reporting Law reform/harmonization/deregulation Fishery management and conservation Indigenous peoples Management/conservation International relations/cooperation Nutrition Research Institution Forest management/forest conservation Basin South Pacific Abstract Objectives: To amend the Agreement Establishing the South Pacific Commission. Summary of provisions: The Agreement is amended to provide for the accession of the Independent State of Western Samoa and the possible accession of other States to it. To this end, art. II paragraph 2 and art. IV paragraph 6 are amended to expand the territorial scope of the Commission to all the territory of any State, the Government of which acceds to the Agreement. Full text English Website www.spc.int www.austlii.edu.au Country/Territory/Participant See Expanded View Show Map Countries Entry into force Ratification * Simple signature Australia Jul 15, 1965 Oct 6, 1964 [6] - Cook Islands (New Zealand) - Oct 14, 1980 [3] - Fiji Apr 30, 1971 Apr 30, 1971 [2] - France Jul 15, 1965 Jul 15, 1965 [3] Oct 6, 1964 Nauru Jul 24, 1969 Jul 24, 1969 [2] - Netherlands - Apr 5, 1954 [2] - New Zealand Jul 15, 1965 Oct 6, 1964 [6] - Niue (New Zealand) - Oct 13, 1980 [3] - Papua New Guinea Sep 16, 1975 Sep 16, 1975 [2] - Samoa Jul 17, 1965 Jul 17, 1965 [2] - Solomon Islands Nov 21, 1978 Nov 21, 1978 [2] - Tuvalu Nov 17, 1978 Nov 17, 1978 [2] - United Kingdom Jul 15, 1965 Oct 6, 1964 [6] - United States of America Jul 15, 1965 Oct 6, 1964 [6] - * [1] Ratification [2] Accession/approbation [3] Acceptance/approval [4] Succession [5] Consent to be bound [6] Definite signature reset zoom out zoom in References - Treaties Amends Agreement Establishing the South Pacific Commission Treaty | Multilateral | Canberra | Feb 6, 1947 Keyword: Data collection/reporting, Law reform/harmonization/deregulation, Fishery management and conservation, Indigenous peoples, Management/conservation, International relations/cooperation, Nutrition, Research, Institution, Forest management/forest conservation Source: IUCN (ID: TRE-144643)