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| Rec'd No: | 105 | Information Date: | 30-Nov-1997 |
| Main subject: | No Longer Applicable (since 1 July | HK Ref: | 111 | PRC Ref: |
| 1997) |
| Subject matter: | Marine Pollution - Liability and Compensation |
| Treaty: | Protocol to amend the International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution |
| Damage. |
| Acronym: | CLC PROT 1992 | Short title: |
| Date of adoption: | 27-Nov-1992 | Entry into force: | 30-May-1996 |
| Place of conclusion/adoption: | London |
| Adopted by: | International Legal Conference on Marine Pollution. |
| Text: | IMO Doc LEG/CONF.9/15; Misc 36 (1994), Cmnd 2657 (source: Bowman & Harris) - |
| Reprinted in Transport: International Transport Treaties (The Hague, Kluwer Law |
| International, 1986-); - Reprinted in Richard L. Wallace (ed), The Marine Mammal |
| Commission Compendium of Selected Treaties, International Agreements, and Other |
| Relevant Documents on Marine Resources, Wildlife, and the Environment (Washington |
| DC, Marine Mammal Commission, 1994), Vol 2, p 1700 (including Convention and 1976, 84 |
| and 92 Protocols). |
| Internet(text) |
| Internet(other info) | http://sedac.ciesin.org/entri [ENTRI] for signatories; http://www.imo.org for summary of |
| the Protocol and general information on IMO. |
| Depositary: | Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organisation |
| Bowman & Harris reference: | Treaty 1015 | Entry into force for HK: |
| Application to HK | Prior to 1 July 1997: UK accession 29 Sep 1994, entered into force 30 May 1996. (source: |
| before 1 July 1997: | ENTRI) |
| Note: UK did not extend its accession to HK. (source: depositary) |
| From 1 July 1997: not applicable. See Comment below. |
| Declarations Prior |
| to 1/7/1997: |
| UK Notifcation: |
| Application to HK |
| from 1/7/1997: |
| Implementing | Merchant Shipping (Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution) Ordinance, Cap 414. |
| legislation UK/HK: |
| Other measures: |
| Is PRC a party?: | No | Date of Chinese |
| ratification or accession: |
| Status with respect |
| to PRC: |
| Summary of treaty: | "In order to increase the amount of compensation available from shipowners to victims of |
| oil spills under the International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage |
| (CLC), IMO adopted the 1984 Protocol (see http://sedac.ciesin.org for text). Unfortunately |
| that Protocol never entered into force and it became apparent that it was unlikely to do so |
| in the foreseeable future. This Protocol therefore reproduces the substantive provisions |
| of the 1984 version but incorporates less onerous provisions for entry into force. This |
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