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The 1992 Civil Liability Convention (1992 CLC) governs the liability of shipowners for oil pollution damage. Under this Convention, the registered shipowner has strict liability for pollution damage caused by the escape or discharge of persistent oil from his ship. This means that he is liable even in the absence of fault on his part.
their consideration of the Convention with a view to its signature and ratification. The Convention entered into force on October 14, 1966, when it had been ratified by 20 countries. As at April 10, 2006, 143 countries have ratified the Convention to become Contracting States. In accordance with the provisions of the Convention, ICSID pro-
The maximum compensation payable by the 1992 Fund is 203 million SDR for incidents occurring on or after 1 November 2003, irrespective of the size of the ship. For incidents occurring before that date, the maximum amount payable is 135 million SDR. These maximum amounts include the sums actually paid by the shipowner under the 1992 CLC.
1. L'enfant a droit à la liberté d'expression. Ce droit comprend la liberté de rechercher, de recevoir et de répandre des informations et des idées de toute espèce, sans considération de frontières, sous une forme orale, écrite, imprimée ou artistique, ou par tout autre moyen du choix de l'enfant. 2.
Convention on Biological Diversity 5 “Ex-situ conservation” means the conservation of components of biological diversity outside their natural habitats. “Genetic material” means any material of plant, animal, microbial or other origin containing functional units of heredity. “Genetic resources” means genetic material of actual or potential value.
Foreword by Hamdallah Zedan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv How to use this Handbook ...
Purchase the International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships’ Ballast Water and Sediments (ISBN 978-92-801-17028, sales number: IA621E) by clicking here. Amendments to the Convention. At its seventy-second session in April 2018, MEPC adopted amendments to the Convention, which entered into force in October 2019.
