l+5r. rtre parties to the Treaty und.erts.ke not to emplant or enplace on the sea-bedand the ocean floor and in the subsoil thereof, beyond 12 nautical miles fron itscoast, any nuclear weapons or any othex t]?es of weapons of rnass destruction aswell- as structures, Iar:nching installations or any other faci.lities specificallydesigned for storing, testing or using such weapons. Within 12 nautica] mil-esfrom its coast those rmd.ertakings d.o not apply to the coastal Stete. L5z. ttre procedures for verification include the observation of activities in thesea-bed zone and., if it is suspected that there has been a violation, the holdingof consultations between the states which have reasonable doubts concerning anactivity and the state responsible for it. rf the doubts ca,nnot be resolved by means of such consultatj.ons, provision is nade for the proced.ure of notifying theother parties so that they may co-operate in the application of furtherverification paocedures, including i.nspection. lf thele rernains a seriousquestion concerning fu]-filment, a State party nxay aefer the natter to theSecurity CounciL. 453. tte parties to the Treaty undeltake to continue negotiations in good faith concerning further measures in the field of d.i s aJmament for the prevention of anarns race on tbe sea-bed, the ocean floor and. the subsoil thereof,A/ 35 / 392 English -Al1I1etc Page 1l+O )+SL 'thc Tr.pr+.rr doeq not ir"nnco pnw reqtriotiorq nn fl-p rllelea- r'ilitarv use of the waters superjacent to the sea-bed; subnarines equipped with nuclear weapons are treated. like any other vessel and are not restricted in any r^'ay. L55. Since Lhe sea-bed Treaty entered into force, a Conference of the States partics vas heLd at Geneva in July l_977 t'o revieu the operation of the Treaty with a view to assuring that the purposes of the preff0ble and the provisions of the TTeaty vere being reafized l taking into account any relevant technological devel6nmcrl+.q Tn its Final Declaration the Review Conference confirmed that the obligations assmed under the Treaty had been faithfully observed by the States
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a treaty related to the prohibition of nuclear weapons and weapons of mass destruction on the sea-bed, ocean floor, and subsoil. It discusses the verification procedures and the obligations of the states parties to the treaty. The text also mentions the review conference held in 1977 to review the operation of the treaty.

**Category**
Natural resources and environment, International relations