Decree No. 649 of the Council of Ministers validating the Regulation on the procedure for issuance of authorization for activities in the Antarctic Treaty area.

Regulation on the procedure for issuance of authorization for activities in the Antarctic Treaty area shall regulate the issuance of authorization, amendments thereto, extension and issuance of a duplicate of authorization. Any activity in the Antarctic Treaty area without authorization shall be prohibited. Applicants who have applied for authorization or who have obtained it, are required to plan and implement activities in the Antarctic Treaty area in such a way as to avoid: (a) negative impact on the Antarctic climate and weather; (b) significant negative impact on air and water quality; (c) significant changes in atmospheric, terrestrial (including water), ice or marine environment; (d) harmful changes in distribution, quantity or the productivity of fauna and flora species; (e) further jeopardizing the already endangered or in the way of extinction species or populations of such species; and (f) degradation or significant risk to areas, of biological, scientific, historical, aesthetic value or significance because of their primordial nature. Authorization shall be issued on a special form by the National Academy of Sciences.