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The treaty will enter info force when at least 22 states, with over 3,600 fishing vessels of 24m in length sign the treaty. As of
November 2022, there are 17 contracting States to the agreement. These are Belgium, Congo, Cook Islands, Croatia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Kenya, The
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