RESOLUTION 1.15

DATE, VENUE AND FUNDING OF THE SECOND SESSION OF THE MEETING OF THE PARTIES TO THE AGREEMENT ON THE CONSERVATION OF OF THE CETACEANS OF THE BLACK SEA, MEDITERRANEAN SEA AND CONTIGUOUS ATLANTIC AREA
 

The Meeting of the Parties to the Agreement on the Conservation of the Cetaceans of the Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea and contiguous Atlantic area;

Recalling Article III, paragraph 2, of the Agreement, which states that the Agreement Secretariat shall convene, in consultation with the Convention Secretariat, ordinary sessions of the Meeting of the Parties at intervals of not more than three years, unless the Meeting of the Parties decides otherwise,

Noting that the first session of the Meeting of the Parties was hosted by the Principality of Monaco, from the 28^th  February to 2^nd March 2002,

Appreciating the benefits that may accrue to the Agreement and to Parties, particularly developing Countries or those with economies in transition, that host sessions of the Meeting of the Parties in different regions in the Agreement area,

1.  Decides that the second session of the Meeting of the Parties shall take place end of 2004; 

2. Welcomes and accepts with great appreciation the offer from Spain to host the second session of the Meeting of the Parties to the Agreement on the Conservation of the Cetaceans of the Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea and contiguous Atlantic area.