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    AGREEMENT CONCERNING MEASURES FOR PROTECTION OF THE STOCKS OF
       DEEP-SEA PRAWNS (Pandalus borealis), EUROPEAN LOBSTERS
      (Homarus vulgaris), NORWAY LOBSTERS (Nephrops norvegicus)
                     AND CRUBS (Cancer paqurus)
                            (as amended)

Objective
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     To protect the stocks of the four species of crustacea.

Summary of provisions
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     (a) Covers only the seas lying between Denmark, Sweden and Norway
(art. 1);

     (b) Size of mesh of nets and minimum size of crustaceans to be
caught are regulated (art. 2, 3, 4);

     (c) The provisions of articles 2, 3 and 4 do not apply to fishery
research (art. 5).

Membership
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     Restricted to the signatory States.

                                                  Amending protocol
                                                  -----------------

     Date of adoption               7.3.1952           14.10.1959
     Place of adoption              Oslo, Norway
     Date of entry into force      26.1.1953           14.10.1959
     Language                      Norwegian
     Depositary                    Norway

     Participant                 Ratification  Entry into force
     -----------                 ------------  -----------------
     Denmark                      26.1.1953     14.10.1959
     Norway                       26.1.1953     14.10.1959
     Sweden                       26.1.1953     14.10.1959

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