With your permission, Madam Speaker, I move we begin voting on Amendments.
There are a whole host of Amendments:
Amendment I
Section II (Regulations):
III. No state shall unilaterally grant itself the right to deny or limit the passage of any ship through international waters or through territorial waters under the right of transit passage. may exercise any jurisdiction or impose local regulations over International Waters.
IV. Transit passage of a ship through territorial waters may be denied only in the event of a clear violation of European Union law and with the consent of the appropriate national court.
IV. Nations shall reserve the right to regulate the transit of any vessel over their territorial waters.
Amendment II
Section I (Definitions):
- Strait: any mass of water connected to the open sea between two large landmasses with no longer than twice the distance of territorial waters as its narrowest width.
Section II (Regulations):
V. In the situation where territorial claims overlap such as those in straits, the territorial waters will be shrunk and divided equally between the nations laying claim over such narrow body of water.
Amendment III
Section II (Regulations):
VI. Nations shall have complete rights over exploitation of the resources within their Territorial Waters, including those under the seabed.
Amendment IV
Section III (Observatory)
IV. The Observatory shall serve as the first mediator in case of conflicting claims over territories and the resources within them.
V. The Observatory shall issue a map that details the territorial waters of each nation as prescribed by the provisions of this act.
Amendment V
Section I (Definitions)
- Ship: a shorthand referring to ships of a non-military nature
Amendment VI
Section IV (Enforcement)
IV. Any state found guilty of abusing the situation described in section II (IV) to unlawfully halt free navigation shall be made liable for any economic damages caused. as well as have its right to vote in the European Council suspended for a period of one to three months.
V. Any official found guilty of violating this Act or of assisting others in violating this Act shall be imprisoned for a period of six to eighteen months. as well as having its passive suffrage rights suspended for a period of three to six years.
Amendment VII
Section II (Regulations)
V. Countries may as part of their EEZ zone of international waters set up marine reserves in the most sensitive areas and fish spawning grounds and register them with the EU in order to protect that area from fishing the most environmentally damaging forms of shipping such as big Cruise Ships and ships running the dirtiest bunker fuel in order to protect their countries areas environment. However restrictions must be universal to all countries ships and without prejudice and may not impede the transit through short straits.
Amendment VIII
Section II (Regulations)
I. Ships of any nature are entitled to freely navigate transit international waters.
III. No state shall unilaterally grant itself the right to deny or limit the passage transit of any ship through international waters or through territorial waters or through straits or any analogous natural waterway under the right of transit passage.
IV. Transit passage of a ship through territorial waters international waters or through straits or any analogous natural waterway may be denied only in the event of a clear violation of European Union law and with the consent of the appropriate national court.
Amendment IX
Section I (Definitions)
- Exclusive Economic Zone:Water outside of the Territorial waters by up to 200 miles or half in the case of the distance being less than 400 Miles where a nation has sole rights to set up Marine Reserves, or on the granting of exploitation licenses for any natural resources below the surface.
- Marine Reserve:An area that is ecologically sensitive where a country may restrict fishing rights for part or all of the year and set restrictions on the type of fuels used , type of ships allowed though and size of ships allowed through the Marine Reserve for all or part of the year.
Amendment X
Section II (Regulations)
II. Ships of any nature are entitled to transit through straits or any analogous natural waterway connecting two or more masses of international water under the right of transit passage unless the straits they are transiting through are compiled in Section III.
IV. Transit passage of a ship through territorial waters may be denied only in the event of a clear violation of European Union law and with the consent of the appropriate national court.
Renumber V to IV
SECTION III: EXEMPTIONS
I. The Strait of Adventuranza, which boundaries are defined in Addendum I, is exempted from complying with Section I and Section II, Article II of this text.
II. The Strait of Gibraltar, whose boundaries are defined in Addendum I, is exempted from complying with Section I and Section II, Article II, of this text.
III. The Strait of Varia, whose boundaries are defined in Addendum I, is exempted from complying with Section I and Section II, Article II, of this text.
IV. These exemptions do not impact civilian transit from states bordering these areas that may not be subject to any taxation or restriction on their civilian transit.
Renumber Section III to IV to IV and V, respectively
ADDENDUM I
I. The Strait of Gibraltar has the following boundaries:
II. The Strait of Adventuranza has the following boundaries:
III. The Strait of Varia has the following boundaries:
Amendment XI
Section IV (Enforcement):
I. All member states of the European Union have the right not to follow the provisions in this act, previous notification from their Government within six months time from the approval of the act.
Renumber I to II
II. All member states of the European Union Only member states that decide to follow the provisions in this act are required to harmonize their national law(s) with this Act in six months of time from its approval by the European Council.
Renumber II to III
III. Breaches of this Act shall be considered a punishable and criminal offense in member states deciding to follow the provisions of this act. Failure of member states deciding to follow the provisions of this act to enforce this Act may be tried in the European Court of Justice.
Renumber III to IV
IV. Any state deciding to follow the provisions of this act found guilty of violating this Act shall be made liable for any economic damages caused as well as have its right to vote in the European Council suspended for a period of up to two months.
Renumber IV to V
IV. Any state deciding to follow the provisions of this act found guilty of abusing the situation described in section II (IV) to unlawfully halt free navigation shall be made liable for any economic damages caused as well as have its right to vote in the European Council suspended for a period of one to three months.
Renumber V to VI
VI. Any official from a country deciding to follow the provisions of this act found guilty of violating this Act or of assisting others in violating this Act shall be imprisoned for a period of six to eighteen months, as well as having its passive suffrage rights suspended for a period of three to six years.
Amendment XII
Section II (Regulations)
IV. Transit passage of a ship through territorial waters may be denied only in the events of illegal resource extraction, military activity, piracy, smuggling, excessive pollution, or a clear violation of European Union law and with the consent of the appropriate national court. The payment of compensation is not to be a legitimate way through which a ship engaging in such activities is able to legally pass through waters.
Amendment XIII
Section I (Definitions):
Transit passage: right to temporarily transit through territorial waters of a given state for the sole purpose of continuously navigating between two different parts of the high seas whose connection is unavoidably necessary through the territorial waters of a state.
Amendment XIV
Replace all references to "territorial waters" with "Zone of National Control"
Amendment XV
Replace all references to "international waters" with "Zone of Undefined Control"
Amendment XVI
Section I (Definitions):
- Merchant or Civilian Ship: A ship without a military purpose or use
- Military Ship: A ship who's primary purpose is military
Amendment XVII
Section II (Regulations):
IV. No state shall unilaterally grant itself the right to deny or limit the passage of any ship through international waters or through territorial waters under the right of transit passage. Countries may deny transit to any ship through territorial waters and shall maintain full control of territorial waters.
V. Marine Conservation Zones by nations may be set up within waters up to 210 miles from shore that are not a straits or any analogous natural waterway connecting two or more masses of international water. In these areas ship size, fuel type and type of ships going through may be regulated with bans allowed on grounds of environmental protection.
VI. Countries may perform a limited number of random searches of ships in anti-piracy operations up to 210 miles from its shore or in approved multi-national anti-piracy operations approved by the Observatory of European Navigation .If there is evidence or intelligence a ship may be complicit in piracy then a warrant may be sought by national authorities and acted upon to search a ship.Authorities must show this warrant and give a clear reason why the ship is being searched. Any nation or groups of nations may request permission for anti-piracy operations from the Observatory of European Navigation.
Renumber V to VII
Amendment XVIII
Section IV (Enforcement)
IV. Any state found guilty of abusing the situation described in section II (IV) to unlawfully halt free navigation shall be made liable for any economic damages caused. as well as have its right to vote in the European Council suspended for a period of one to three months.
V. Any official found guilty of violating this Act or of assisting others in violating this Act shall be liable for a share of the economic damages caused shall be imprisoned for a period of six to eighteen months, as well as having its passive suffrage rights suspended for a period of three to six years.
Amendment XIX
Section III (Observatory)
IV. The Observation of European Navigation shall pay any nations with Straits or ecologically sensitive areas to manage the safe shipping and protection of the environment of straits. or area of the sea or manage the area with permission of the nation involved or on behalf of the nation. This shall be funded out of the EU budget.
Councillors, given the complexity of the Amendments before us, I ask for your co-operation and patience should I have summarised or listed any of your proposals incorrectly. Do please let me know if such is the case.
With that, the Empire of Inimicus votes FOR Amendments III, VI, and X, and AGAINST all other Amendments.
Nicholas Benfield
Exhausted Deputy Speaker
The Kingdom of Spain
