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Treaty tabled on 13 October 2011

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The following Category 3 action was tabled on 13 October 2011.

The Treaties Committee considered the Category 3 treaty action below on 18 November 2011, determined not to hold formal inquiries and agreed that binding treaty action may be taken.

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There is currently a total of 1 Explanatory Statement in the following list.

  • Treaty text: Resolution MEPC.202(62) Adopted on 15 July 2011 Amendments to the Annex of the Protocol of 1997 to Amend the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as Modified by the Protocol of 1978 Relating Thereto
    (Designation of the United States Caribbean Sea Emission Control Area and Exemption of Certain Ships Operating in the North American Emission Control Area and the United States Caribbean Sea Emission Control Area Under Regulations 13 and 14 and Appendix VII of MARPOL Annex VI) (PDF 91KB)

  • Related documents: Explanatory Statement (PDF 12KB)

Printed copies of the Explanatory Statement and treaty text for the proposed Category 3 treaty action can also be obtained from the Committee Secretariat.

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