CH de la mer du Nord

Brief history

The North Sea Hydrographic Commission was created in The Hague, Netherlands, on January 10, 1962, on the initiative of Denmark, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and the Netherlands. United Kingdom. The first meeting was chaired by the Netherlands. France, Belgium, Iceland and more recently Ireland have subsequently joined the commission. The early activities of the commission included decisions on the publication of fishing charts and the need to carry out surveys outside territorial waters.

Statuses

Originals: The Hague, January 10, 1963
Amended: (1) Stockholm, September 7, 1963; (2) London, January 29, 1965; (3) Härnösand, September 13, 1973; (4) London, April 25, 1975; (5) Oslo, June 2, 1981; (6) Stavanger, September 1994; (7) Brest, September 2010; and (8) Dublin, June 2016.

Meeting documents

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Map of Member States

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