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Law (2018: 1854) on the international fund for dangerous and harmful substances (2018:1854).

Country/Territory
Sweden
Document type
Legislation
Date
2018
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Environment gen., Sea
Keyword
Marine pollution Pollution control Liability/compensation International organization Special fund
Geographical area
Arctic, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Abstract

This Law carries into effect in Sweden the International Convention on Liability and Compensation for Damage in Connection with the Carriage of Hazardous and Noxious Substances by Sea, 1996, and the Protocol of 2010 to the Convention. The provisions of Articles 1, 3-5, 13-20, 21bis, 22, 37.2-4 and 39-41 of the HNS Convention in the wording of the original texts shall applicable in Sweden as Swedish law. The Law also concerns the International Hazardous and Noxious Substances Fund established under the Convention. and more specifically payments of the Fund in respect of damages and the relationship between the Fund and shipowners. The Law specifies also obligations of recipients in Sweden of specified cargo.

Full text
Swedish
Website
www.riksdagen.se