2 1985 Annex II Amendments MEPC.1622 A.
Adoption
The Marine Environment Protection Committee at its twenty-second session December 1985 adopted by resolution MEPC.1622, in accordance with article VI of the Protocol and article l6 of the Convention,
amendments to the Annex of the Protocol of 1978 relating to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973 relating to Annex II of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution
from Ships, 1973 as modified by the Protocol of 1978 relating thereto.
B. Entry into force
The Marine Environment Protection Committee determined, in accordance with article 162fiii and gii of the 1973 Convention, that the amendments shall be deemed to have been accepted on 5 October 1986 and
will enter into force on 6 April 1987 unless prior to the former date one-third or more of the Parties or the Parties the combined merchant fleets of which constitute fifty per cent or more of the gross tonnage of the worlds
merchant fleet, have communicated to the Organization their objections to the amendments. No such notification was received and the amendments accordingly entered into force on 6 April 1987.
C. Notification under Regulation 513a of Annex II of MARPOL 7378
Finland:
The depositary received on 6 October 1986 a communication from the Ambassador of Finland containing the following:
I have the honour to inform you that the Governments of the Baltic Sea States at the 7th meeting of the Helsinki Commission decided that the notification to the International Maritime Organization according
to regulation 513 of MARPOL 7378 Annex II on the date at which the special area requirement shall take effect in the Baltic Sea Area should be submitted at such a time as to ensure that the MARPOL
7378 special area provisions would be applied in the Baltic Sea Area right from the start of the application of Annex II to MARPOL 7378.
On the understanding that the said amendments are deemed to have been accepted by 5 October 1986 and that the Annex so amended will be applied from 6 April 1987 the present letter constitutes
notification on behalf of the Governments of the Baltic Sea States that the special area provisions shall apply in the Baltic Sea Area as of 6 April 1987.
In the light of this communication and in accordance with regulation 513a of Annex II of MARPOL 7378, the requirements of regulation 57, 8, 9 and 10 of Annex II of MARPOL 7378, as
amended, will apply therefore to the Baltic Sea with effect from 6 April 1987, the date on which Annex II becomes effective.
3 1985 Protocol I Amendments MEPC.2122 A.
Adoption
The Marine Environment Protection Committee at its twenty-second session December 1985 adopted by resolution MEPC.2122 in accordance with article VI of the Protocol and article l6 of the Convention,
amendments to the Protocol of 1978 relating to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973 relating to Protocol I to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships,
1973 as modified by the Protocol of 1978 relating thereto.
B. Entry into force
The Marine Environment Protection Committee determined, in accordance with article 162fiii and gii of the 1973 Convention, that the amendments shall be deemed to have been accepted on 5 October 1986 and
will enter into force on 6 April 1987 unless prior to the former date one-third or more of the Parties or the Parties the combined merchant fleets of which constitute fifty per cent or more of the gross tonnage of the worlds
merchant fleet, have communicated to the Organization their objections to the amendments. No such notification was received and the amendments accordingly entered into force on 6 April 1987.
C. Notification under article 162fii of the Convention
