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Presidential Decree No. 288 adopting amendments to the Annex of the Protocol of 1978 relating to the international Convention for the prevention of pollution from ships (MARPOL 73/78).

Country/Territory
Greece
Document type
Regulation
Date
1992
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Efimeris tis Kyverniseos No. 147, Part I, 2 September 1992, pp. 2767-2796.
Subject
Sea, Environment gen.
Keyword
Marine pollution Oil pollution Navigation Enforcement/compliance Transport/storage Hazards
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 this Decree are adopted the amendments made to the Annex of the Protocol of 1978 relating to the international Convention of 1973 for the prevention of pollution from ships. More specifically, Resolution MEPC. 47(31) by the marine environment protection Committee of the International Maritime Organization, which has been adopted on 4 July 1991 and incorporated into the Greek legislative frame herewith, brought forth the following: a) the amendment of Regulations 15 and 17 of Annex I of the MARPOL Convention 73/78; b) the revision of Forms A and B (Part A and B) pertaining to the International Certificate of Prevention by oil pollution which is contained in Appendix II, Annex I of the Convention; c) the replacement of Appendix II of Annex I to the Convention concerning the type of model of oil log books that ships have to carry, and d) the addition in Annex I of the above mentioned Convention, of a new Chapter IV dealing with prevention of pollution arising from an oil pollution incident. In this Chapter is contained the new Regulation 26 establishing the content of the shipboard oil pollution emergency plan.

Full text
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References - Legislation

Amends

Law No. 1269 ratifying the international Convention for the prevention of pollution from ships of 1973 and the Protocol of 1978 related to this Convention.

Legislation | Greece | 1982

Keyword: Marine pollution, Navigation, Effluent waste water/discharge, Waste disposal, Oil pollution, Offences/penalties

Source: FAO, FAOLEX