Treaty Name:
Amendments to the Protocol Adopting Annex VI - Regulations For The Prevention Of Air Pollution From Ships To The International Convention For The Prevention Of Pollution From Ships - Amendments To The Technical Code On Control Of Emission Of Nitrogen Oxides From Marine Diesel Engines
Notes:
The Marine Environment Protection Committee determined, in accordance with article 16(2)(f)(iii) of the 1973 Convention that the amendments shall be deemed to have been accepted on 1 January 2010 and will enter into force on 1 July 2010 unless, prior to the former date, not less than one-third of the Parties to MARPOL 73/78 or the Parties, the combined merchant fleets of which constitute not less than fifty per cent of the gross tonnage of the world‟s merchant fleet, have notified to the Organization their objections to the amendments. As at 1 January 2010, two objections had been received [from Finland and Estonia] , and the amendments, accordingly entered into force on 1 July 2010.
