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Presidential Decree No. 479 establishing terms and conditions of conformity to the requirements of Annex I, international Convention MARPOL 73/1978 for ships which are not regulated by the provisions of the Convention.

Country/Territory
Greece
Document type
Regulation
Date
1984
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Efimeris tis Kyverniseos No. 169, Part I, 1 November 1984, pp. 2061-2067.
Subject
Sea, Environment gen.
Keyword
Marine pollution Oil pollution Navigation Enforcement/compliance Inspection
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 unless otherwise provided for by the individual sections of this Decree.
Abstract

The Decree prescribes the terms and conditions of conformity to the requirements of Annex I, international Convention MARPOL 73/1978, regarding oil pollution prevention for ships which are not regulated by the provisions of the Convention. It establishes surveys, inspections, equipment systems and certificates regarding the damping at sea of oil mixtures by certain types of ships. For the implementation of the provisions of the present Decree the definitions provided for in article 2 and Regulation 1 of Annex I to Law No. 1269/1982, shall apply. The provisions of the Decree shall apply to all ships of 400 tons gross tonnage and above and to oil-tankers of 150 tons gross tonnage and above which sail international navigation routes and to all ships of 100 tons but less than 400 tons gross tonnage. The Decree shall apply also to oil-tankers of 150 tons gross tonnage and above, regardless the type of navigation route (national or international) they sail.

Full text
Greek
Website
www.et.gr

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Amended by

Presidential Decree No. 167 amending and completing provisions of Presidential Decree No. 479/84 on terms and conditions of conformity to the requirements of Annex I, international Convention MARPOL 73/1978 for ships which are not regulated by the provisions of the Convention.

Legislation | Greece | 1986

Keyword: Marine pollution, Oil pollution, Navigation, Inspection

Source: FAO, FAOLEX