HELSINKI COMMISSION

Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission

     
     
HELCOM RECOMMENDATION 19/17*

MEASURES IN ORDER TO COMBAT POLLUTION FROM OFFSHORE UNITS

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     * This Recommendation supersedes HELCOM Recommendation 10/10

     
     
Adopted 24 March 1998
having regard to Article 13, Paragraph b)
and Regulation 2 of Annex VI
of the Helsinki Convention

THE COMMISSION,

RECALLING Article 10 of the 1974 Helsinki Convention which stipulates, inter alia, that each Contracting Party shall ensure that adequate equipment is at hand to start an immediate abatement of pollution in the Baltic Sea Area,

RECALLING ALSO Article 12 of the 1992 Helsinki Convention which stipulates, inter alia, that each Contracting Party shall ensure that adequate preparedness is maintained for immediate response actions against pollution incidents caused by exploration and exploitation of the seabed and its subsoil,

RECALLING further Regulation 7 of Annex VI and Regulation 2 of Annex VII of the 1992 Helsinki Convention concerning contingency planning,