# Council Decision of 4 September 1981 on the conclusion of the Convention on the conservation of Antarctic marine living resources (81/691/EEC), Article XXV


1. If any dispute arises between two or more of the Contracting Parties concerning the interpretation or application of this Convention, those Contracting Parties shall consult among themselves with a view to having the dispute resolved by negotiation, inquiry, mediation, conciliation, arbitration, judicial settlement or other peaceful means of their own choice.
2. Any dispute of this character not so resolved shall, with the consent in each case of all Parties to the dispute, be referred for settlement to the International Court of Justice or to arbitration; but failure to reach agreement on reference to the International Court or to arbitration shall not absolve Parties to the dispute from the responsibility of continuing to seek to resolve it by any of the various peaceful means referred to in paragraph 1 above.
3. In cases where the dispute is referred to arbitration the arbitral tribunal shall be constituted as provided in the Annex to this Convention.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/1981/691/attachment/1/article/XXV (the official version)
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