HELSINKI COMMISSION

Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission

     
     
HELCOM RECOMMENDATION 2/7

RECOMMENDATION CONCERNING THE DELIMITATION
OF RESPONSE REGIONS FOR COMBATTING MARINE POLLUTION

     
     
Adopted 17 February 1981
having regard to Article 13, Paragraph b)
of the Helsinki Convention

THE COMMISSION,

RECALLING the provisions of Sub-Paragraph a) of Paragraph 1 of Regulation 7 of Annex VI to the Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea Area, 1974, (Helsinki Convention), according to which the Contracting Parties shall as soon as possible agree bilaterally or multilaterally on those regions of the Baltic Sea Area in which they will take action for combatting or salvage activities whenever a significant spillage of oil or other harmful substances or any incidents causing or likely to cause pollution within the Baltic Sea Area have occurred or are likely to occur,

RECOGNIZING the need for early action in order to establish Response Regions for combatting purposes,

NOTING the existence of zones already established for the purpose of delimiting marine areas,