New IHO member State

IHB File No. S1/3091 CIRCULAR LETTER 33/2015 14 April 2015 NEW IHO MEMBER STATE - BRUNEI DARUSSALAM References: A. IHO CL 27/2012 dated 27 February - Application by Brunei Darussalam for IHO Membership B. IHO CL 01/2015 dated 06 January - Status Report on Approvals of Amendments to the Convention on the IHO and of Applications from New Member States Dear Hydrographer, 1. The Directing Committee has been informed by the Department (Ministry) of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of the Government of Monaco that Brunei Darussalam deposited its Instrument of Accession to the Convention on the International Hydrographic Organization on 26 March 2015. Accordingly, the Directing Committee is very pleased to announce that Brunei Darussalam has become the 85th Member State of the International Hydrographic Organization as of that date. 2. Reference A announced the application from Brunei Darussalam for membership of the IHO; the required approval of two-thirds of the IHO Member States was subsequently obtained in November 2014 (Reference B). 3. The Government of the Principality of Monaco is now informing the Governments Parties to the IHO Convention that, in conformity with Article XX, the Convention entered into force for Brunei Darussalam on 26 March 2015. 4. The Directing Committee is delighted to welcome Brunei Darussalam to the IHO. On behalf of the Directing Committee Yours sincerely, Robert WARD President