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Decree No. 13 of 2002 of the Ministry of Transport and Water Affaires on certain requirements regarding maritime ships transporting hazardous or polluting substances and entering or leaving harbours or sailing in territorial seas.

Country/Territory
Hungary
Document type
Regulation
Date
2002
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Collection of Hungarian Rules of Law in Force.
Subject
Environment gen., Sea, Waste & hazardous substances
Keyword
Marine pollution Pollution control Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Navigation Data collection/reporting Hazardous substances
Geographical area
Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries
Entry into force notes
This Decree shall enter into force on 1 January 2004, except for Article 9 that will enter into force on the day of entering into force of the Act publishing the International Agreement on Hungary's accession to the EU.
Abstract

This Decree shall apply not only to maritime ships transporting hazardous or polluting substances and entering or leaving harbours and sailing in territorial seas, but also to the captain and manager of the ship, and to the shipping company who despatched the hazardous or polluting goods. The Decree determines in the annexes the documents, containing information on the hazardous or polluting shipment and in general on the ship, to be produced to the harbour authority before entering and leaving the harbour and a copy to be sent to the Central Transport Authority. There are provisions regarding the shipping and unshipping of hazardous and polluting substances, and on the reporting of events and situations dangerous for the natural and the built environment.

Full text
Hungarian

References - Legislation

Implements

Act No. XLII of 2000 on navigation.

Legislation | Hungary | 2000 (2015)

Keyword: Navigation, Harbour, Classification/declassification, Registration, Freshwater resources management

Source: FAO, FAOLEX