HELSINKI COMMISSION

Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission

     
     
HELCOM RECOMMENDATION 13/1

DISPOSAL OF DREDGED SPOILS

     
     
Adopted 6 February 1992
having regard to Article 9, Paragraph 2
of the Helsinki Convention

THE COMMISSION,

RECALLING Paragraph 2 of Article 9 of the Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea Area, 1974, (Helsinki Convention), concerning the regulation of dumping of dredged spoils,

ACKNOWLEDGING that the protection of the marine environment in the area of the Convention warrants special attention in the case of the management of the disposal of dredged spoils,

RECOGNIZING that the application of agreed Guidelines for the Disposal of Dredged Spoils may facilitate the assessment of potential hazards caused by dumping of dredged spoils in the Convention area, thus preventing environmental damage,

RECOGNIZING ALSO that the application of Guidelines may facilitate the issuing of permits by national authorities for the dumping of dredged spoils,