[Annex]

On the Final Act of the United Nations / International Maritime Organization Conference of Plenipotentiaries on a Convention on Maritime Liens and Mortgages

1. The General Assembly of the United Nations, by resolution 46/213 of 20 December 1991, decided that a United Nations/International Maritime Organization Conference of Plenipotentiaries on a Convention on Maritime Liens and Mortgages should be convened in order to consider a draft convention and to embody the results of its work in a convention on maritime liens and mortgages.

2. The United Nations/International Maritime Organization Conference of Plenipotentiaries on a Convention on Maritime Liens and Mortgages, was convened at Geneva from 19 April to 6 May 1993.

3. Representatives from the following States participated in the Conference: Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Côte d'Ivoire, Cuba, Cyprus, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Gabon, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guinea, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Kuwait, Latvia, Liberia, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, Senegal, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United Republic of Tanzania, United States of America, Uruguay, Venezuela.

4. Hong Kong, an associate member of the International Maritime Organization, was represented by an observer.

5. The following specialized agencies were represented by an observer: International Labour Organisation, World Meteorological Organization.

6. The following intergovernmental organizations were represented by an observer: European Economic Community, League of Arab States, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, Organization of African Unity.

7. The following non-governmental organizations were represented by an observer: Association of African Shipping Lines, Baltic and International Maritime Council, Iberoamerican Institute of Maritime Law, International Association of Ports and Harbours, International Chamber of Commerce, International Chamber of Shipping, International Confederation of Free Trade Unions, International Maritime Committee, International Ship Suppliers Association, Latin American Association of Navigational Law and Law of the Sea.

8. The following committees were established by the Conference:

General Committee President: Mr. Walter Müller (Switzerland) Vice-Presidents: Brazil, Canada, China, Denmark, Indonesia, Liberia and Poland. Chairman of the Main Committee: Mr. G.G. Ivanov (Russian Federation) Rapporteur-General: Mr. Domingo Nicolas Rotondaro (Argentina).

Main Committee

Chairman: Mr. G.G. Ivanov (Russian Federation) Vice-Chairman-cum-Rapporteur: Mr. J.E. de Boer (Netherlands)

Drafting Committee

Chairman: Mrs. B. Czerwenka (Germany) Core membership: Algeria, Argentina, China, Côte d'Ivoire, Egypt, France, Germany, Indonesia, Mexico, Nigeria, Norway, Poland, Spain, Russian Federation, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America.

Credentials Committee

Chairman: Mr. Daniel D.C. Don Nanjira (Kenya) Members: Argentina, Australia, China, Ghana, India, Kenya, Russian Federation, United States of America and Venezuela.

9. The secretariat of the Conference included the following officers: Secretary-General of UNCTAD, Mr. K.K.S. Dadzie; Secretary-General of IMO, Mr. W.A. O'Neil; the Executive Secretary, Mr. A. Bouayad, Director, Services Development Division, UNCTAD, and subsequently Mr. R. Vogel, Deputy Director, UNCTAD; the Deputy Executive Secretary, Mr. E.M. Göransson, Director, Legal Affairs and External Relations Division, IMO; Mrs. Monica N. Mbanefo, Senior Deputy Director, IMO; Mr. Agustin Blanco-Bazan, Senior Legal Officer, IMO; Ms. L. Young, Administrative Officer, IMO; Mr. R. Vigil, Chief, Maritime Legislation Section, UNCTAD; Ms. M. Faghfouri, Legal Affairs Officer, UNCTAD; Mr. Carlos Moreno, Legal Affairs Officer, UNCTAD; Mr. E. Chrispeels, Senior Legal Officer, UNCTAD; Mr. A. Behnam, Secretary of the Conference, UNCTAD.

10. The Conference had before it, as a basis for its work, the draft articles for a Convention on maritime liens and mortgages , prepared by the Joint UNCTAD/IMO Intergovernmental Group of Experts on Maritime Liens and Mortgages and Related Subjects, and the compilation of comments and proposals by Governments, and by intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations, on the draft convention on maritime liens and mortgages . The Conference adopted its rules of procedure and its agenda .

11. On the basis of its deliberations as recorded in its report , the Conference established the text of the INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION ON MARITIME LIENS AND MORTGAGES, 1993.

12. The Conference adopted on 6 May 1993 resolution entitled "The Consideration of a Possible Review of the International Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules Relating to the Arrest of Sea-going Ships, 1952".

13. The text of the Convention was adopted by the Conference on 6 May 1993. The Convention will be open for signature at United Nations Headquarters, New York, from 1 September 1993 to and including 31 August 1994.