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<p>The UK is fully committed to the Antarctic Treaty and its objective to preserve
the continent for peace and science. The Treaty sets out the obligations of Parties,
including the participation in, and facilitation of, Antarctic Treaty inspections
and the participation in annual Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meetings. Formal decisions
taken by Antarctic Treaty Parties come into force internationally when they have been
approved by all Parties. The UK is one of only a few Parties to be up-to-date with
this process. The UK is also a Member of the Commission of the Convention for the
Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources, which sets out rights and obligations
for managing fisheries in the Southern Ocean; and a Party to the Protocol on Environmental
Protection to the Antarctic Treaty, which ensures that all activities undertaken by
British nationals are pre-planned and potential environmental impacts are mitigated.
The Antarctic Acts 1994 and 2013 establish the UK’s obligations under the Treaty,
the Convention and the Protocol in domestic legislation.</p>
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