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Marine (Anti-fouling Systems on Ships) Regulations 2014 (No. 106 of 2014).

Pays/Territoire
Fidji
Type du document
Règlement
Date
2014
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Source d'origine
Government of Fiji Gazette Supplement of 2014.
Sujet
Environnement gén., Pêche, Mer
Mot clé
Pollution de la mer Navire de pêche Inspection Infractions/sanctions
Aire géographique
Asie et Pacifique, Mélanésie, Océanie, Petits états insulaires en développement, Pacifique Sud
Résumé

These Regulations (a) give effect to Articles 3,4 and lO and Annex 4 of the International Convention on the Control of Harmful Anti-fouling Systems on Ships 2001, which provides for controls on anti-fouling systems and the survey, inspection and certification of ships in relation to those systems; (b) prescribe various other matters, such as survey and certification requirements and forms to be used to report incidents for the purpose of the protection of the sea from harmful anti-fouling systems from ships; and (e) ban organotin compounds, and in particular tributyltin which acts as biocides in anti-fouling paints on ships and have been found to have a significant detrimental effect on marine life and the ecosystems. These Regulations shall apply to- (a) all Fiji ships; (b) all ships entitled to be registered under the Ship Registration Decrce 2013; and (e) foreign registered ships visiting our ports or offshore tenninal or slipped or docked in Fiji. The Regulations provide for, among other things, for: inspections, anti-fouling compliance requirements; limit of organotin compounds; barriers against organotin compounds leaching out from underlying no-compliant anti-fouling systems.

Texte intégral
Anglais
Site web
www.fiji.gov.fj

Références - Législation

Implemente

Maritime Transport Decree 2013 (No. 20 of 2013).

Législation | Fidji | 2013

Mot clé: Préservation de l'écosystème, Fonds spécial, Droits/redevances relatives à l'environnement, Institution, Pollution de la mer, Navire de pêche, Navigation, Pollution par les hydrocarbures, Responsabilité/indemnisation, Mise en application, Infractions/sanctions

Source: FAO, FAOLEX