The Marine Environment Protection Committee,
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The Marine Environment Protection Committee,

 RECALLING Article 38(a) of the Convention on the International Maritime Organization concerning the functions of the Marine Environment Protection Committee conferred upon it by international conventions for the prevention and control of marine pollution,

 REAFFIRMING the importance of providing adequate facilities for the reception of ship generated wastes and cargo residues in compliance with the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as modified by the 1978 and 1997 Protocols,

 RECOGNIZING that the burden of providing port reception facilities in all ports has been a barrier to some States' ratification of MARPOL,

 RECOGNIZING FURTHER that the unique circumstances of Small Island Developing States pose unique challenges for these States in meeting international shipping's needs for discharging ship generated wastes and cargo residues,

 RECALLING the recognition by the Committee at its forty-ninth session that in certain areas regional arrangements are an acceptable way to satisfy MARPOL obligations to provide port reception facilities,

 RECALLING ALSO the adoption of amendments to MARPOL Annexes I, II, IV, V and VI by resolutions MEPC.216(63) and MEPC.217(63), respectively, to provide for regional arrangements for Small Island Developing States where a Regional Reception Facilities Plan has been developed in accordance with the Guidelines to be developed by the Organization,

 HAVING CONSIDERED the draft 2012 Guidelines for the Development of a Regional Reception Facilities Plan,

  1. ADOPTS the 2012 Guidelines for the Development of a Regional Reception Facilities Plan, as set out in the annex to this resolution; and

  2. INVITES Governments to apply the Guidelines, when considering the development of a Regional Reception Facilities Plan, upon the entry into force of the amendments to MARPOL Annexes I, II, IV, V and VI on regional arrangements for port reception facilities.

Parent topic: Resolution MEPC.221(63) – 2012 Guidelines for the Development of a Regional Reception Facilities Plan – (Adopted on 2 March 2012)
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