106 STAT. 3430 PUBLIC LAW 102-523—OCT. 26, 1992 the country is implementing the commitments described in subsection (a). "(4) IMPLEMENTATION OF IMPORT BANS.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall take such action as may be necessary or appropriate to implement importation bans imposed under paragraphs (1) and (2). (c) REVIEWS AND REPORTS.—The Secretary, in consultation with the Secreta^ of State, shall— " (1) periodically review the activities of countries which have transmitted to the Secretary of State formal commimications expressing the commitments described in subsection (a), to determine whether those countries are complying with those commitments; and "(2) include the results of those reviews in annual reports submitted to the Congress pursuant to section 304(a). 16 USC 1416. •nSEC. 306. PERMITS FOR TAKING DOLPHINS. "(a) ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS UNDER GENERAL PERMIT.— Notwithstanding section 104(h), the general permit issued to the American Tunaboat Association on December 1, 1980, shall be subject to the following additional restrictions: " (1) Total dolphin mortalities (including mortalities resulting from research) authorized by the permit shall not exceed 1,000 during the period beginning January 1, 1992, and ending December 31, 1992, and 800 during the period beginning January 1, 1993, and ending March 1, 1994. "(2) No purse seine net may be deployed under the permit on or to encircle any school of dolphins in which any eastern spinner dolphin (Stenella longirostns) or coastal spotted dolphin (Stenella attenuata) is observed prior to release of the net skiff. "(3) The permit shall expire March 1, 1994, unless no m^or purse seine tuna fishing country enters into an agreement with the Secretary in accordance with section 302 before that date (notwithstanding any agreement under that section with a country that is not a mcgor purse seine tuna fishing country). "(4) If no major purse seine tuna fishing countiy enters into an agreement with the Secretary in accordance with section 302 before March 1, 1994, and notwithstanding any agreement under that section with a country that is not a megor purse seine tuna fishing countiy— "(A) the total dolphin mortelities authorized by the permit for each year after 1992, including mortelities caused by research, shall not exceed the number of dolphin mortelities which occurred under the permit during the preceding year; "(B) the totel dolphin mortalities occurring under the permit each year shall continue to be reduced by stetistically significant amounte each year to levels approaching zero by December 31, 1999; "(C) the permit shall be subject to any additional restrictions that the Secretary considers appropriate; and " (D) the permit shall expire December 31, 1999.
- (b) PERMITS REQUIRED FOR TAKING DOLPHINS FOR RESEARCH
PURPOSES.—An agreement entered into under section 302 shall not supersede or be interpreted to supersede any provision of this
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