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Convention for Co-operation in the Protection and Development of the Marine
Article 12
CO-OPERATION IN COMBATING POLLUTION IN CASES OF EMERGENCY
1. The Contracting Parties shall co-operate in taking all necessary
measures to deal with pollution emergencies in the Convention area,
whatever the cause of such emergencies, and to reduce or eliminate damage
resulting therefrom.
2. Any Contracting Party which becomes aware of a pollution emergency in
the Convention area should, without delay, notify the Organization and,
either through this Organization or directly, any other Contracting Party
likely to be affected by such emergency.
Article 13
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
1. As part of their environmental management policies, the Contracting
Parties shall develop technical and other guidelines to assist the
planning of their development projects in such a way as to minimize their
harmful impact on the Convention area.
2. Each Contracting Party shall endeavour to include an assessment of the
potential environmental effects in any planning activity entailing
projects within its territory, particularly in the coastal areas that may
cause substantial pollution of, or significant and harmful changes to,
the Convention area.
3. The Contracting Parties shall, in consultation with the Organization,
develop procedures for the dissemination of information concerning the
assessment of the activities referred to in paragraph 2 of this article.
Article 14
SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL CO-OPERATION
1. The Contracting Parties shall co-operate, with the assistance of
competent international and regional organizations, in the field of
scientific research, monitoring and assessment of pollution in the
Convention area, and shall exchange data and other scientific information
for the purpose of this Convention and its related protocols.
2. In addition, the Contracting Parties shall develop and co-ordinate
national research and monitoring programmes concerning all types of
pollution in the Convention area and shall establish, in co-operation
with competent international and regional organizations, a regional
network of national research centres and institutions to ensure
compatible results. The Contracting Parties shall endeavour to
participate in international arrangements for pollution research and
monitoring in areas beyond their national jurisdiction.
3. The Contracting Parties shall co-operate directly or through competent
international or regional organizations, in the development of programmes
for technical and other assistance in fields related to marine pollution
and sound environmental management of the Convention area.
Article 15
LIABILITY AND COMPENSATION
The Contracting Parties shall co-operate in the formulation and adoption
of appropriate rules and procedures for the determination of liability
and the payment of adequate and prompt compensation for damage resulting
from pollution of the Convention area.
Article 16
INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS
1. The Contracting Parties designate the United Nations Environment
Programme as the secretariat of the Convention to carry out the following
functions:
(i) To prepare and convene the meetings of Contracting Parties and
conferences provided for in articles 17 and 18;
(ii) To transmit to the Contracting Parties notifications, reports
and other information received in accordance with articles 3,
12, and 22;
(iii) To perform the functions assigned to it by the protocols to
this Convention;
(iv) To consider enquiries by, and information from, the Contracting
Parties and to consult with them on questions relating to this
Convention and its related protocols and annexes thereto;
(v) To co-ordinate the implementation of cooperative activities
agreed upon by the meetings of Contracting Parties and
conferences provided for in article 17;
(vi) To enter into such administrative arrangements as may be
required for the effective discharge of the secretariat
functions.
2. Each Contracting Party shall designate an appropriate national
authority as responsible for the co-ordination of national efforts for
implementing this Convention and its related protocols. The appropriate
national authority shall serve as the channel of communication between
the Contracting Party and the Organization.
Article 17
MEETINGS OF THE CONTRACTING PARTIES
1. The Contracting Parties shall hold ordinary meetings once every two
years and extraordinary meetings at any other time deemed necessary, upon
the request of the Organization or at the request of any Contracting
Party, supported by at least three other Contracting Parties.
2. It shall be the function of the meetings of the Contracting Parties to
keep under review the implementation of this Convention and its related
protocols and, in particular:
(i) To consider reports submitted by the Contracting Parties under
article 22;
(ii) To adopt, review and amend as required annexes to this
Convention and to its related protocols, in accordance with the
provisions of article 20;
(iii) To make recommendations regarding the adoption of any
additional protocols or amendments to this Convention or its
related protocols in accordance with the provisions of articles
18 and 19;
(iv) To establish working groups as required to consider any matters
concerning this Convention and its related protocols and
annexes;
(v) To review the state of pollution in the Convention area;
(vi) To consider and to adopt decisions concerning co-operative
activities to be undertaken within the framework of this
Convention and its related protocols, including their financial
and institutional implications;
(vii) To consider and undertake any additional action that may be
required for the achievement of the purposes of this Convention
and its related protocols.
Article 18
ADOPTION OF ADDITIONAL PROTOCOLS
1. The Contracting Parties, at a conference of plenipotentiaries, may
adopt additional protocols to this Convention pursuant to paragraph 2 of
article 4.
2. A conference of plenipotentiaries shall be convened for the purpose of
adopting additional protocols by the Organization at the request of not
less than two thirds of the Contracting Parties.
3. Pending the entry into force of this Convention, the Organization may,
after consulting with the signatories to this Convention, convene a
conference of plenipotentiaries for the purpose of adopting additional
protocols.
Conclusion
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