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PENDING MEMBER STATES WHOSE APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION TO THE IHO IS
AWAITING APPROVAL BY THE PARTIES TO THE CONVENTION
Republic of Latvia
The Government of the Republic of Latvia officially applied for membership of the International
Hydrographic Organization (IHO) on 5 July 2002 and reported, at that time, a tonnage figure of
507,148 tons. By the end of the year, Latvia's application had received 36 approvals out of a required
46. The Government of Monaco has kindly sent out reminders to those IHO Member State
Governments, who have not yet approved Latvia's application, in an attempt to speed up the
membership process. The IHB has also sent similar reminders to the Member States.
Republic of Mauritius
The Government of the Republic of Mauritius officially applied for membership of the International
Hydrographic Organization (IHO) on 20 August 2001 and reported, at that time, a tonnage figure of
163,013 tons. By the end of the year, Mauritius' application had received 35 approvals out of a
required 44 approvals. As in the case of Latvia, the Government of Monaco and the IHB have sent out
reminders concerning the pending approval of the IHO membership application from Mauritius in an
attempt to speed matters up.
Republic of Romania
The Government of the Republic of Romania officially applied for membership of the International
Hydrographic Organization on 10 April 2002 and reported a tonnage figure of 845,186 tons. By the
end of the year, Romania's application had received 32 approvals out of a required 47 approvals. The
Government of Monaco and the IHB have sent out reminders concerning the pending approval of the
IHO membership application from Romania in an attempt to speed the process up. There were two
delegates from Romania at the 3 rd Biennial ABLOS Conference held at the IHB in October.
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
The Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia officially applied for membership of the
International Hydrographic Organization in September 2002 and reported a tonnage figure of
1,458,309 tons. By the end of the year, Saudi Arabia's application had received 31 approvals out of a
required 47 approvals. The Government of Monaco and the IHB have sent out reminders concerning
the pending approval of the IHO membership application from Saudi Arabia in an attempt to speed the
process up.
MEMBER STATES WHOSE RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES HAVE BEEN SUSPENDED OR
REINSTATED
Of the 74 Parties to the Convention, three - the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Dominican
Republic and Suriname - have all rights and benefits suspended in accordance with Article XV of the
Convention and Articles 16 and 17 of the Financial Regulations. A two-thirds majority of Member
States entitled to vote, therefore, is currently 47.
AMENDMENTS TO THE CONVENTION
The amendment to Article X (2) of the Convention which was approved by the XIIIth I.H. Conference
and subsequently submitted to Member Governments through diplomatic channels has not attained the
approval of the required two-thirds of the full membership of the Organization and therefore has not
yet entered into force.