Short Name: | London Convention |
Full Name: | International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution of the Sea by Oil |
Purpose: | environment |
Established: | 12-May-1954 |
Entered into force: | 26-Jul-1958 |
Type: | convention, multi-lateral |
Place where established: | London, UK |
Schedule to expire: | |
Goals and Objectives: | The purpose is to prevent pollution of the sea by oil discharged from ships. |
Related Legislation: | [11 Apr 1962] Amendments adopted by the International Conference on Prevention of Pollution of the Sea by Oil; (entered into force on 18 May and 28 Jun 1967). [21 Oct 1969] Amendments adopted by the sixth Assembly of the Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization; (entered into force on 20 Jan 1978). |
Internet source: | http://www.imo.org#http://www.imo.org/# |
Country | Status | Year |
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Bahrain | ratified | 21-Jan-1986 |
Bangladesh | ratified | 28-Dec-1981 |
Sri Lanka | ratified | 30-Nov-1983 |
Chile | ratified | 02-Nov-1977 |
Congo, R. of | ratified | 10-Dec-1985 |
Dominican Republic | ratified | 29-Aug-1963 |
Fiji | ratified | 15-Nov-1972 |
Guinea | ratified | 19-Apr-1981 |
Ireland | ratified | 26-Jul-1958 |
Kuwait | ratified | 27-Feb-1962 |
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | ratified | 18-May-1972 |
Madagascar | ratified | 01-May-1965 |
Maldives | ratified | 17-Aug-1982 |
New Zealand | ratified | 01-Sep-1971 |
Nigeria | ratified | 22-Apr-1968 |
Philippines | ratified | 19-Feb-1964 |
Qatar | ratified | 01-May-1980 |
Saudi Arabia | ratified | 30-Mar-1972 |
Senegal | ratified | 27-Jun-1972 |
United Arab Emirates | ratified | 15-Mar-1984 |
Venezuela | ratified | 12-Mar-1964 |
Yemen | ratified | 06-Jun-1979 |
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Secretariat's address | c/o International Maritime Organization (IMO), 4 Albert Embankment, London SE1 7SR, United Kingdom |
Telephone | +44-171-7357611 |
Fax | +44-171-5873210 |
info@imo.org#mailto:info@imo.org# | |
Home Page | http://www.imo.org#http://www.imo.org/# |