Convention for the Protection of Sample Clauses

Convention for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea against Pollution (Barcelona Convention) The Barcelona Convention of 1976, amended in 1995, and the Protocols drawn up in line with this Convention aim to reduce pollution in the Mediterranean Sea and protect and improve the marine environment in the area, thereby contributing to its sustainable development. The RAC/SPA Action Plan for the conservation of bird species listed in Annex II of the Protocol concerning specially protected areas (SPAs) and biological diversity in the Mediterrean concerns several species that are also listed in the AEWA Action Plan (see box). The Regional Activity Centre for Specially Protected Areas (RAC/SPA). RAC/SPA, based in Tunis, as part of a host agreement signed in 1991 between Tunisia and the UNEP, was established by the Contracting Parties to the Barcelona Convention in order to help the Mediterranean countries to implement the Protocol on Specially Protected Areas and Biological Diversity in the Mediterranean (that came into force in December 1999). Direct persecution (such as illegal hunting and the use of poison) as well as the Introduction of and predation by alien species are among the threats the Action Plan aims to identify and control on the national level. AEWA bird species (in bold) listed in the Protocol’s Annex II list of endangered or threatened species: Cory’s Shearwater Calonectris diomedea Mediterranean Shearwater Puffinus yelkouan European Storm-petrel Hydrobates pelagicus European Shag Phalacrocorax aristotelis Pygmy Cormorant Phalacrocorax pygmeus White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber Osprey Pandion haliaetus Xxxxxxxx’s Falcon Falco eleonorae Slender-billed Curlew Numenius tenuirostris Xxxxxxx’s Gull Larus audouinii Lesser Crested Tern Sterna bengalensis Sandwich Tern Sterna sandvicensis Little Tern Sterna albifrons
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  • Xxxx Protection 23.1With respect to the Parties' rights and obligations under this Framework Agreement, the Parties agree that the Authority is the Data Controller and that the Supplier is the Data Processor.

  • Child Protection Barracudas’ staff have a duty to respond if they suspect a child may be suffering from or makes a disclosure about abuse. In this event staff will contact the relevant local authority and act on their advice.

  • Job Protection 15.9.1 Subject to 15.10 below, an employee returning from parental leave is entitled to resume work in the same position or a similar position to the one they occupied at the time of commencing parental leave. A similar position means a position:

  • Promotion and Protection of Investment (1) Each Contracting Party shall encourage and create favourable conditions for investors of the other Contracting Party to make investments in its territory, and admit such investments in accordance with its laws and policy.

  • Promotion and Protection of Investments 1. Each Contracting Party shall encourage and create favourable conditions for investors of the other Contracting Party to make investments in its territory and shall admit such investments in accordance with its laws and regulations.

  • Eye Protection Approved eye protection shall be supplied to individual prescription to all employees who normally wear glasses and are required to wear eye protection for an appreciable amount of time in the performance of their duties.

  • Media preservation and protection When a Contractor discovers a cyber incident has occurred, the Contractor shall preserve and protect images of all known affected information systems identified in paragraph (c)(1)(i) of this clause and all relevant monitoring/packet capture data for at least 90 days from the submission of the cyber incident report to allow DoD to request the media or decline interest.

  • Foot Protection The Employer reserves the right to require the wearing of foot protection by employees. In such cases, the Employer will provide a safety device or, if the Employer requires the employee to purchase approved safety shoes, the Employer will pay an allowance, not to exceed the established contract price approved by the State Purchasing Division, during January of each year.

  • Virus Protection The Bank is not responsible for any electronic virus or viruses that you may encounter. We suggest that you routinely scan your PC using a virus protection product. An undetected virus may corrupt and destroy your programs, files, and your hardware.

  • Password Protection Contractor agrees that any portable or laptop computer that has access to the Eligible Users or State of Utah networks, or stores any Public Data is equipped with strong and secure password protection.

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