Application of the Guidelines
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Application of the Guidelines

  2 The Guidelines are provided to assist Governments to develop appropriate and effective regional port reception facilities' arrangements that meet the needs of international ships calling at ports and terminals within an identified geographical region. Detailed proposals for regional arrangements (RA) for port reception facilities should be submitted to the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) for consultation, in accordance with the Guidelines on the organization and method of work of the Maritime Safety Committee and the Marine Environment Protection Committee and their subsidiary bodies (MSC-MEPC.1/Circ.4, as amended) . Submissions should be co-sponsored by all Member States whose ports and terminals will participate in the proposed RRFP. Before finalizing and implementing the RRFP, the proposing Parties should take into account the comments received as a result of the Committee's review.


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