Decree laying down supplementary measures on the transport of hazardous substances in merchant ships. Country/Territory Italy Document type Regulation Date 2005 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Gazzetta Ufficiale della Repubblica Italiana No. 285, 7 December 2005. Subject Sea, Waste & hazardous substances, Environment gen. Keyword Marine pollution Pollution control Hazardous substances Transport/storage Packaging/labelling Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Southern Europe Abstract With a view to preventing marine pollution caused by vessels transporting hazardous substances, this Decree sets out specific provisions applicable to the transport of hazardous substances in merchant ships. Particular measures regard the labelling and packaging of such substances (art. 4). Full text Italian Website www.comune.jesi.an.it