NPFC - DOD D 2000.6
CONDUCT OF OPERATIONS IN THE ANTARCTIC TREATY AREA (CANCELLING DODD 2000.6 (D))
| Organization: | NPFC |
| Publication Date: | 11 October 2005 |
| Status: | active |
| Page Count: | 5 |
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APPLICABILITY AND SCOPE
This Instruction:
Applies to the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Military Departments, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Combatant Commands, the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense, the Defense Agencies, the DoD Field Activities, and all other organizational entities in the Department of Defense (hereafter referred to collectively as the "DoD Components").
Applies to the Antarctic Treaty Area, which is the area south of 60 degrees South Latitude.
REISSUANCE AND PURPOSE
This Instruction:
Reissues Reference (a) as a DoD Instruction as authorized by References (b) and (c).
Requires the DoD Components to comply with the terms of the Antarctic Treaty (Reference (d)), which was signed by the United States on December 1, 1959 and became effective on June 23, 1961; and with the Protocol on Environmental Protection, including Annexes I through V (Reference (e)). (The Protocol and Annexes I-IV were adopted on October 4, 1991, and became effective on January 14, 1998. Annex V entered into force on May 24, 2002.)
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