Treaty Name:
Amendments To Annex III of the Protocol of 1978 Relating to The International Convention For The Prevention Of Pollution From Ships (Amendment to the appendix to Annex III on criteria for the identification of harmful substances in packaged form)
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 September 2015 and shall enter into force on 1 March 2016 unless, prior to the former date, not less than one third of the Parties or Parties the combined merchant fleets of which constitute not less than 50% of the gross tonnage of the world's merchant fleet, have notified their objections to the amendments. No such objection was received, and the amendments accordingly will enter into force on 1 March 2016.
