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Presidential Decree No. 270 accepting the Protocols of 1976 and 1992 made to amend the international Convention on the Establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage of 1971.

Country/Territory
Greece
Document type
Regulation
Date
1995
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Efimeris tis Kyverniseos No. 151, Part I, 26 July 1995, pp. 4957-4975.
Subject
Sea, Environment gen.
Keyword
Marine pollution Oil pollution Liability/compensation Pollution control Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Special fund
Geographical area
Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Southern Europe
Entry into force notes
The Decree shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Gazette.
Abstract

With the present Decree, consisting of one article, are adopted the amendments made to the International Convention on the Establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage of 1971 through two Protocols: a) Protocol of 1976 to amend the international Convention on the Establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage of 1971 and b) Protocol of 1992 to amend the international Convention on the Establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage of 1971. The main purpose of the Protocols is to modify the entry into force requirements and increase compensation amounts.

Full text
Greek
Website
www.et.gr

References - Legislation

Amends

Law No. 1638 ratifying the international Convention on the establishment of an international fund for compensation for oil pollution damage and arranging other matters related thereto.

Legislation | Greece | 1986

Keyword: Marine pollution, Oil pollution, Liability/compensation, Polluter pays principle, Pollution control, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Environmental fees/charges, Special fund

Source: FAO, FAOLEX