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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.7.3.a |
3 (a) A State Party may authorize either an institution or an organization recognized by it to issue the certificate referred to in paragraph 2. Such institution or organization shall inform that State of the issue of each certificate. In all cases, the State Party shall fully guarantee the completeness and accuracy of the certificate so issued and shall undertake to ensure the necessary arrangements to satisfy this obligation. |
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Art.7.3.b |
(b) A State Party shall notify the Secretary-General of : |
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Art.7.3.b.i |
(i) the specific responsibilities and conditions of the authority delegated to an institution or organization recognised by it; |
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Art.7.3.b.ii |
(ii) the withdrawal of such authority; and |
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Art.7.3.b.iii |
(iii) the date from which such authority or withdrawal of such authority takes effect. |
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Art.7.3.b.ivx |
An authority delegated shall not take effect prior to three months from the date on which notification to that effect was given to the Secretary-General. |
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Art.7.3.c |
(c) The institution or organization authorized to issue certificates in accordance with this paragraph shall, as a minimum, be authorized to withdraw these certificates if the conditions under which they have been issued are not maintained. In all cases the institution or organization shall report such withdrawal to the State on whose behalf the certificate was issued. |
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Art.7.6 |
6 An insurance or other financial security shall not satisfy the requirements of this article if it can cease, for reasons other than the expiry of the period of validity of the insurance or security specified in the certificate under paragraph 2 of this article, before three months have elapsed from the date on which notice of its termination is given to the authorities referred to in paragraph 5 of this article, unless the certificate has been surrendered to these authorities or a new certificate has been issued within the said period. The foregoing provisions shall similarly apply to any modification which results in the insurance or security no longer satisfying the requirements of this article. |
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Art.7.13 |
13 Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 5, a State Party may notify the Secretary-General that, for the purposes of paragraph 12, ships are not required to carry on board or to produce the certificate required by paragraph 2, when entering or leaving ports or arriving at or leaving from offshore facilities in its territory, provided that the State Party which issues the certificate required by paragraph 2 has notified the Secretary-General that it maintains records in an electronic format, accessible to all States Parties, attesting the existence of the certificate and enabling States Parties to discharge their obligations under paragraph 12. |
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Art.9.2 |
2 Reasonable notice of any action taken under paragraph 1 shall be given to each defendant. |
