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Decree concerning rules for the implementation of the International Maritime Organization Protocol of 1992 to amend the International Convention on the Establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage of 18 December 1971.

Country/Territory
Netherlands Antilles (Netherlands)
Document type
Legislation
Date
1998
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Sea, Environment gen.
Keyword
Marine pollution Pollution control Oil pollution Liability/compensation Special fund Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings
Geographical area
Americas, Caribbean, Latin America and the Caribbean, Small Island Developing States
Abstract

This Decree declares the obligation of payment to the Fund resulting from the International Maritime Organization Protocol of 1992 to amend the International Convention on the Establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage of 1971 to be an obligation according to civil law in the Netherlands Antilles. The Decree further defines the obligation of contribution and defines juridical proceedings in relation with non-payment of the contribution.

Full text
Dutch
Website
www.mina.vomil.an