Convention on the prevention of marine pollution by dumping of wastes and other matter:Annex I

Convention on the prevention of marine pollution by dumping of wastes and other matter

Annex I

Geldend

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1.

Organohalogen compounds.

2.

Mercury and mercury compounds.

3.

Cadmium and cadmium compounds.

4.

Persistent plastics and other persistent synthetic materials, for example, netting and ropes, which may float or may remain in suspension in the sea in such a manner as to interfere materially with fishing, navigation or other legitimate uses of the sea.

5.

Crude oil and its wastes, refined petroleum products, petroleum distillate residues, and any mixtures containing any of these, taken on board for the purpose of dumping.

6.

Radioactive wastes or other radioactive matter.

7.

Materials in whatever form (e.g. solids, liquids, semi-liquids, gases or in a living state) produced for biological and chemical warfare.

8.

With the exception of paragraph 6 above, the preceding paragraphs of this Annex do not apply to substances which are rapidly rendered harmless by physical, chemical or biological processes in the sea provided they do not:

(i)

make edible marine organisms unpalatable, or

(ii)

endanger human health or that of domestic animals.

The consultative procedure provided for under Article XIV should be followed by a Party if there is doubt about the harmlessness of the substance.

9.

Except for industrial waste as defined in paragraph 11 below, this Annex does not apply to wastes or other materials (e.g. sewage sludges and dredged material) containing the matters referred to in paragraphs 1–5 above as trace contaminants. Paragraph 6 above does not apply to wastes or other materials (e.g. sewage sludges and dredged material) containing de minimis (exempt) levels of radioactivity as defined by the IAEA and adopted by the Contracting Parties. Unless otherwise prohibited by Annex I, such wastes shall be subject to the provisions of Annexes II and III as appropriate.

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a)

Incineration at sea of industrial waste, as defined in paragraph 11 below, and sewage sludge is prohibited.

b)

The incineration at sea of any other wastes or matter requires the issue of a special permit.

c)

In the issue of special permits for incineration at sea Contracting Parties shall apply regulations as are developed under this Convention.

d)

For the purpose of this Annex:

(i)

‘Marine incineration facility’ means a vessel, platform, or other man-made structure operating for the purpose of incineration at sea.

(ii)

‘Incineration at sea’ means the deliberate combustion of wastes or other matter on marine incineration facilities for the purpose of their thermal destruction. Activities incidental to the normal operation of vessels, platforms or other man-made structures are excluded from the scope of this definition.

11.

Industrial waste as from 1 January 1996.

For the purposes of this Annex:

‘Industrial waste’ means waste materials generated by manufacturing or processing operations and does not apply to:

a)

dredged material;

b)

sewage sludge;

c)

fish waste, or organic materials resulting from industrial fish processing operations;

d)

vessels and platforms or other man-made structures at sea, provided that material capable of creating floating debris or otherwise contributing to pollution of the marine environment has been removed to the maximum extent;

e)

uncontaminated inert geological materials the chemical constituents of which are unlikely to be released into the marine environment;

f)

uncontaminated organic materials of natural origin.

Dumping of wastes and other matter specified in subparagraphs (a) – (f) above shall be subject to all other provisions of Annex I, and to the provisions of Annexes II and III.

This paragraph shall not apply to the radioactive wastes or any other radioactive matter referred to in paragraph 6 of this Annex.

12.

Within 25 years from the date on which the amendment to paragraph 6 enters into force and at each 25 year interval thereafter, the Contracting Parties shall complete a scientific study relating to all radioactive wastes and other radioactive matter other than high level radioactive wastes or matter, taking into account such other factors as the Contracting Parties consider appropriate, and shall review the position of such substances in Annex I in accordance with the procedures set forth in Article XV.

Addendum Regulations for the control of incineration of wastes and other matter at sea

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