Niue Treaty


The Niue Treaty on Cooperation in Fisheries Surveillance and Law Enforcement in the South Pacific Region or Niue Treaty is a multilateral treaty of members of the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency to enhance their ability to enforce effectively their fisheries laws, and deter breaches.
Under Article XIII a State which is not a Party to the Forum Fisheries Agency Convention may also accede to the Treaty, if all Parties agree.

Niue Treaty Multilateral Subsidiary Agreement

Bilateral Subsidiary Agreements have been made in the past between individual Niue Treaty signatories in order to give effect to certain Treaty provisions. However, a comprehensive Multilateral Subsidiary Agreement for strengthening implementation of the Niue Treaty was agreed and finalised for signature in Honiara on 2 November 2012.
The first country to sign the NTMSA was the Republic of Palau on 9 November 2012. The Multilateral Subsidiary Agreement needs 4 instruments of ratifications, acceptance or approval to come into force.

Ratifications

The treaty was signed by 17 states/territories; as of 2013, 14 had ratified the treaty:
Country/TerritoryTreaty SignatureTreaty RatificationSubsidiary Agreement SignatureSubsidiary Agreement RatificationComment
9 July 19923 March 1993
9 July 19923 March 1993New Zealand
11 August 19925 March 1996
11 May 199213 October 1994
9 July 199210 January 1995
9 July 19923 December 1993
9 July 199230 September 1993
9 July 1992
9 July 19929 March 1993New Zealand
9 July 19923 March 19999 November 2012
11 May 199312 November 1994
9 July 199214 May 1994
9 July 199227 May 1994
11 May 1993New Zealand
9 July 199220 May 1993
9 July 1992
9 July 199210 November 1993