Review Panel established under the Convention on the Conservation and Management of High Seas Fishery Resources in the South Pacific Ocean

The PCA provided assistance in proceedings conducted by a Review Panel established under Article 17 and Annex II of the Convention on the Conservation and Management of High Seas Fishery Resources in the South Pacific Ocean (that entered into force on 24 August 2012) (the “Convention”), with regard to the Objection by the Russian Federation to the Conservation and Management Measure for Trachurus murphyi (CMM 1.01) adopted by the Commission of the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (the “Commission”) at its First Meeting held from 28 January to 1 February 2013. These were the first proceedings of their kind under the Convention. On 5 July 2013, the Review Panel issued its Findings and Recommendations. On the same date, one member of the Review Panel issued a Separate Opinion.


Case information

Name(s) of Claimant(s)
Name(s) of Respondent(s) -
Names of Parties

- Russian Federation: Dr. Vladimir A. Belyaev, Representative of the Federal Agency for Fisheries; Mr. Alexander Glubokov, Head of the International Section of GUP All Russian Scientific Research Institute of Fisheries; Ms. Sofia Sarenkova, Embassy of the Russian Federation in the Netherlands; Mr. Vasily Titushkin, Embassy of the Russian Federation in the Netherlands; Ms. Daria Golubkova, Embassy of the Russian Federation in the Netherlands; and Ms. Evgeniya Yakusheva, Embassy of the Russian Federation in the Netherlands

Republic of Chile: Mr. Juan Martabit, Ambassador of Chile in the Netherlands; Mr. Edgard Eckholt, First Secretary, Embassy of Chile in the Netherlands; Ms. María Alicia Baltierra, Subsecretaría de Pesca y Acuicultura, República de Chile; Ms. Katherine Bernal, Subsecretaría de Pesca y Acuicultura, República de Chile; and Mr. David Quiroga, Dirección de Medio Ambiente y Asuntos Marítimos, Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, República de Chile.

- New Zealand: Mr. Gerard van Bohemen, Deputy Secretary for Secretary of Foreign Affairs and Trade, New Zealand.

- European Union Delegation to the SPRFMO: Ms. Veronika Veits, Head of Unit, Head of EU Delegation to SPRFMO. 

- Chinese Taipei: Ms. Nicole Su, Director, Political Division, Taipei Representative Office in the Netherlands; Ms. Min-huei Tzeng, Officer, Department of International Organizations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs; and Mr. Raymond Chen-En Sung, Secretary, Tang Prize in Rule of Law Office, Academia Sinica

- Commission of the SPRFMO: Mr. Bill Mansfield, Chairperson.

- South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation: Mr. Robin Allen, Acting Executive Secretary of the Secretariat.

Case number 2013-14
Administering institution Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)
Case status Concluded
Type of case Inter-state other
Subject matter or economic sector Agriculture, forestry and fishing
Procedural rules Ad Hoc Rules of Procedure
Treaty or contract under which proceedings were commenced

Multilateral treaty
OTHER
Article 17 and Annex II of the Convention on the Conservation and Management of High Seas Fishery Resources in the South Pacific Ocean

Language of Proceeding English
Russian
Spanish
Seat of Arbitration (by Country) - N/A -
Arbitrator(s), Conciliator(s), Other Neutral(s)

The members of the Review Panel were:

Professor Bernard H. Oxman

Dr. Kamil A. Bekyashev

Sra. Valeria Carvajal

Representatives of the Claimant(s)

 

Representatives of the Respondent(s)

 

Representatives of the Parties
Number of Arbitrators in case 3
Date of commencement of proceeding 19 April 2013
Date of issue of final award 05 July 2013
Length of Proceedings Less than one year
Additional notes -

Documents

Written submission
SPRFMO Information Paper (Russian)
SPRFMO Information Paper
Additional Information of the Russian Federation
Additional Information of the Russian Federation (Russian)
Submission of the European Union Delegation to the SPRFMO
Submission of the European Union Delegation to the SPRFMO (Russian)
Submission of Chinese Taipei
Submission of Chinese Taipei (Russian)
Submission of the Republic of Chile
Submission of the Republic of Chile (Russian)
Submission of New Zealand
Submission of New Zealand (Russian)
Comments of the Russian Federation
Comments of the Russian Federation (Russian)
Procedural Documents
Procedural Directive No. 1
Procedural Directive No. 1 (Russian)
Procedural Timetable
Procedural Timetable (Russian)
Award or other decision
Findings and Recommendations of the Review Panel
Findings and Recommendations of the Review Panel (Russian)
Separate Opinion of Ms. Carvajal
Separate Opinion of Ms. Carvajal (Russian)
Other
Presentation of the Chairperson of the Commission
Questions of Professor Oxman
Questions of Professor Oxman (Russian)
Questions of Professor Bekyashev
Questions of Professor Bekyashev (Russian)
Question of Ms. Carvajal
Question of Ms. Carvajal (Russian)
Audio
Hearing audio-recording 1
Hearing audio-recording 2
Hearing audio-recording 3
Hearing audio-recording 4
Hearing audio-recording 1 (Russian)
Hearing audio-recording 2 (Russian)
Hearing audio-recording 3 (Russian)
Hearing audio-recording 4 (Russian)
Transcript/Minutes
Unrevised hearing transcript