Decree No. 39 of 2002 containing rules relative to prevention of sanitary waste pollution from ships. Country/Territory Netherlands Document type Regulation Date 2003 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Staatsblad No. 39, 4 February 2003, 11 pp. Subject Sea, Environment gen. Keyword Marine pollution Navigation Marine protected areas Protected area Geographical area Benelux, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Entry into force notes Enters into force on 5 February 2003. Abstract This Decree implements obligations for the Netherlands deriving from the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty done at Madrid on 4 October 1991. Articles 3 to 6 apply to ships being present in the Antarctic area, i.e. the area south of 60° S. The Decree regulates the duping and/or storage of sanitary waste from ships. It shall be prohibited to dump waste within 12 nautical miles of ice shelves. There shall be on board enough storage room for sanitary waste and a sanitary waste record shall be kept in which dumping of waste is registered. Full text Dutch Website www.overheid.nl References - Legislation Repealed by Decree No. 411 of 2005 containing rules relative to prevention of pollution of the sea by sanitary waste from sea-going ships. Legislation | Netherlands | 2005 Keyword: Marine pollution, Effluent waste water/discharge, Waste disposal, Protected area Source: FAO, FAOLEX