HELSINKI COMMISSION

     
Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission

     
     
HELCOM RECOMMENDATION 24/7*

     
FURTHER DEVELOPMENT AND USE OF DRIFT FORECASTING FOR
OILS AND OTHER HARMFUL SUBSTANCES IN THE BALTIC

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* This Recommendation supersedes HELCOM Recommendation 12/6

Adopted 25 June 2003
having regard to Article 20, Paragraph 1 b)
of the Helsinki Convention

THE COMMISSION,

RECALLING the need for accurate and swift prediction of the drift of oil and other harmful substances in connection with accidental or illegal spills for the efficiency of response measures, law enforcement and for the protection of the marine environment;

BEING AWARE of