Treaty Name:
Amendments Regarding The Bulk Carriage (BCH Code) To The International Convention For The Prevention Of Pollution From Ships
Notes:
The Marine Environment Protection Committee determined, in accordance with article 16(2)(f)(iii) and g(ii) of the 1973 Convention, that the amendments shall be deemed to have been accepted on the same date on which the amendments to the Annex to the 1978 Protocol adopted by the Committee by resolution MEPC.39(29) are accepted, unless prior to that date, not less than one-third of the Parties or the Parties the combined merchant fleets of which constitute not less than 50% of the gross tonnage of the world's merchant fleet, have communicated to the Organization their objections to the amendments and shall enter into force six months after their deemed acceptance. The deemed acceptance date for the amendments to the Annex of the 1978 Protocol was 3 August 1999. As at 3 August 1999 one objection had been communicated to the Secretary-General [from Finland on 27 July 1999 which objection was withdrawn on 20 December 1999], and the amendments accordingly entered into force on 3 February 2000.
