21 PART XVII. FINAL PROVISIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 Article 305. Article 306. Article 307. Article 308. Article 309. Article 310. Article 311. Article 312. Article 313. Article 314. Article 315. Article 316. Article 317. Article 318. Article 319. Article 320. Signature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ratification and formal confirmation . . . . . . . . . . . Accession . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Entry into force . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reservations and exceptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Declarations and statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Relation to other conventions and international agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment by simplified procedure . . . . . . . . . . . Amendments to the provisions of this Convention relating exclusively to activities in the Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Signature, ratification of, accession to and authentic texts of amendments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Entry into force of amendments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Denunciation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Status of Annexes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Depositary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Authentic texts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 137 137 138 138 138 138 139 139 140 140 140 141 141 141 142 ANNEX I. HIGHLY MIGRATORY SPECIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 ANNEX II. COMMISSION ON THE LIMITS OF THE CONTINEN-TAL SHELF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 ANNEX III. BASIC CONDITIONS OF PROSPECTING, EXPLORA-TION AND EXPLOITATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 Article 1. Article 2. Article 3. Article 4. Article 5. Article 6. Article 7. Article 8. Article 9. Article 10. Article 11. Article 12. Article 13. Article 14. Article 15. Article 16. Title to minerals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Prospecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Exploration and exploitation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Qualifications of applicants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transfer of technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Approval of plans of work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Selection among applicants for production authorizations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reservation of areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Activities in reserved areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Preference and priority among applicants . . . . . . . Joint arrangements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Activities carried out by the Enterprise . . . . . . . . . Financial terms of contracts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transfer of data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Training programmes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Exclusive right to explore and exploit . . . . . . . . . . 145 145 146 146 147 149 150 151 152 152 152 153 153 160 160 160

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