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