| 41. | In 1991, ASOC was granted observer status in the Antarctic Treaty System, and began attending annual meetings.
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| 42. | Under the Antarctic Treaty, the continent is designated as a natural reserve, devoted to peace and science.
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| 43. | All are regulated by the Antarctic Treaty
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| 44. | The Antarctic Treaty is often considered to represent an example of the common heritage of mankind principle.
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| 45. | This does not include the Chilean claims to Antarctica, which overlaps with the Argentinian and Antarctic treaty.
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| 46. | In effect, the Antarctic Treaty nations have agreed not to do anything that will harm the environment.
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| 47. | This is part of the consensus-building process necessary to get agreement about anything among the Antarctic Treaty nations.
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| 48. | Under the Antarctic Treaty, all countries agreed to shelve their national claims, neither relinquishing them nor pressing them.
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| 49. | The question of what law rules Antarctica-- which belongs to no nation, under the Antarctic Treaty-- is hazy.
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| 50. | The Antarctic fishery, particularly the valuable toothfish, was an issue of great concern at the Antarctic Treaty meeting.
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