Amendments to Annexes I and II to the Convention for the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping from Ships and Aircraft
Source: http://www.diramb.gov.pt/data/basedoc/TXT_LN_1926_1_0001.htm, downloaded 20070701 (OSCOM Decision 85/1 of 13 June 1985)
The commission established by the Convention for the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping from Ships and Aircraft, done at Oslo on 15 February 1972 (hereinafter referred to as "the Convention");
Having regard to the provisions of the Convention, and in particular to Articles 17(d) and 18(2) thereof;
Has decided to amend the Annexes to the Convention as follows: -
Article 1
Paragraph 2 of Annex I to the Convention shall be deleted and the subsequent paragraphs shall be renumbered accordingly.
Article 2
Paragraph 5 of Annex I to the Convention, as amended by Article 1, shall be amended to read as follows:
"5. Persistent plastics and other persistent synthetic materials which may float, or remain in suspension, or sink to the bottom, and which may seriously interfere with marine life, fishing, navigation, amenities or with other legitimate uses of the sea."
Article 3
Paragraph 1 (a) of Annex II to the Convention shall be amended to read as follows:
"a) Arsenic, chromium, copper, lead, nickel, zinc and their compounds, cyanides and fluorides, persistent toxic organosilicon compounds, and pesticides and their by-products not covered by the provisions of Annex I;"
Article 4
The Contracting Parties shall inform the Commission by 31 March 1986 of their approval of these modifications in accordance with Article 18(2) of the Convention.
