提案の公開および予備的審査（第20条）
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Article20
4. Proposals with regard to identified areas shall include the following key elements:
Publicity and preliminary review of proposals
(a) A geographic or spatial description of the area that :0.0the subject of the
Upon receipt of a proposal in writing, the secretariat shall make the proposal
proposal by reference to the indicative criteria specified in Annex 1;
publicly available and transmit it to the Scientific and Technical Body for a preliminary
review. The purpose of the review is to ascertain that the proposal contains the information
(b) Information on any of the criteria specified in Annex I, as well as any criteria
required under article 19, including indicative criteria described in this Part and in Annex I
that may be further developed and revised in accordance with paragraph 5 below applied
The outcome of that review shall be made publicly available and shall be conveyed to the
in identitying the area;
proponent by the secretariat. The proponent shall retransmit the proposal to the secretariat,
having taken into account the preliminary review by the Scientific and Technical Body.
(c) Human activities in the area, including uses by Indigenous Peoples and local
The secretariat shall notify the Parties and make that retransmitted proposal publicly
communities, and their possible impact, if any;
available and facilitate consultations pursuant to article 21
(d) A description of the state of the marine environment and biological diversity
in the identified area;
Consultations on and assessment of proposals
(e) A description of the conservation and, where appropriate, sustainable use
objectives that are to be applied to the area;
1. Consultations on proposals submitted under article 19 shall be inclusive, transparent
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and open to all relevant stakeholders, including States and global, regional, subregional
(f) A draft management plan encompassing the proposed measures and outlining
and sectoral bodies, as well as civil society, the scientific community, Indigenous Peoples
proposed monitoring, research and review activities to achieve the specified objectives;
and local communities.
(g) The duration of the proposed area and measures, if any;
(h) Information on any consultations undertaken with States, including adjacent
coastal States and/or relevant global, regional, subregional and sectoral bodies, if any;
(i) Information on area-based management tools, including marine protected
areas, implemented under relevant legal instruments and frameworks and relevant global,
regional, subregional and sectoral bodies;