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Art.2 |
Article 2 |
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Art.2.1x |
This Convention shall apply exclusively: |
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Art.2.1x.a |
(a) to pollution damage caused: |
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Art.2.1x.a.i |
(i) in the territory, including the territorial sea, of a State Party, and |
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Art.2.1x.a.ii |
(ii) in the exclusive economic zone of a State Party, established in accordance with international law, or, if a State Party has not established such a zone, in an area beyond and adjacent to the territorial sea of that State determined by that State in accordance with international law and extending not more than 200 nautical miles from the baselines from which the breadth of its territorial sea is measured; |
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Art.2.1x.b |
(b) to preventive measures, wherever taken, to prevent or minimize such damage. |
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Art.4 |
Article 4 |
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Art.4.1 |
1 This Convention shall not apply to pollution damage as defined in the Civil Liability Convention, whether or not compensation is payable in respect of it under that Convention. |
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Art.4.2 |
2 Except as provided in paragraph 3, the provisions of this Convention shall not apply to warships, naval auxiliary or other ships owned or operated by a State and used, for the time being, only on Government non-commercial service. |
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Art.4.3 |
3 A State Party may decide to apply this Convention to its warships or other ships described in paragraph 2, in which case it shall notify the Secretary-General thereof specifying the terms and conditions of such application. |
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Art.4.4 |
4 With respect to ships owned by a State Party and used for commercial purposes, each State shall be subject to suit in the jurisdictions set forth in article 9 and shall waive all defences based on its status as a sovereign State. |
