Amendments to Annex III (Revised Annex III) of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as modified by the Protocol of 1978 relating thereto, London, 1992
Done at London 30 October 1992
Entered into force 28 February 1994
Depositary: International Maritime Organization of the United Nations, England
Primary source citation: Copy of text provided by the United Nations
ANNEX 9

RESOLUTION MEPC.58(33)
adopted on 30 October 1992

AMENDMENTS TO THE ANNEX OF THE PROTOCOL OF 1978
RELATING TO THE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR
THE PREVENTION OF POLLUTION FROM SHIPS, 1973
(Revised Annex III)
THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION COMMITTEE,
RECALLING Article 38(a) of the Convention on the International Maritime Organization concerning the function of the Committee conferred upon it by international conventions for the prevention and control of marine pollution,
NOTING article 16 of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973 (hereinafter referred to as the “1973 Convention”) and Article VI of the Protocol of 1978 relating to the 1973 Convention (hereinafter referred to as the “1978 Protocol”) which together specify the amendment procedure of the 1978 Protocol and confers upon the appropriate body of the Organization the function of considering and adopting amendments to the 1973 Convention, as modified by the 1978 Protocol (MARPOL 73/78),
RECALLING ALSO that the Committee adopted resolution MEPC.35(27) on implementation of Annex III of MARPOL 73/78 by which it is stated, inter alia, that the revised provisions of Annex III can be treated as equiv
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* Reference is made to the International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code adopted by the Organization by resolution A.716(17) as it has been or may be amended by the Maritime Safety Committee.
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* Reference is made to the specific exemptions provided for in the International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code.

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** Reference to “documents” in this regulation does not preclude the use of electronic data processing (EDP) and electronic data interchange (EDI) transmission techniques
measures would not impair the safety of the ship and persons on board.

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* Reference is made to the Composite List of Hazard Profiles, prepared by the IMO/FAO/UNESCO/WMO/WHO/IAEA/UN/UNEP Joint Group of Experts on the Scientific Aspects of Marine Pollution (GESAMP) which is circulated annually by the Organization by means of BCH circulars to all IMO Member States.
** The concentration of a substance which will, within the specified time (generally 96 hours), kill 50% of the exposed group of test organisms. LC50 is often specified in mg/1 (parts per million (ppm)).