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BARSELONA SÖZLEŞMESİ THE BARCELONA CONVENTION

PROTOCOL FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE Sea, done at Montego Bay on 10 December purpose of recovering resources, and activities de facto in control of such activities;
MEDITERRANEAN SEA AGAINST POLLU- 1982 and signed by many Contracting Parties, connected therewith; (h) “Safety zone” means a zone established
TION RESULTING FROM EXPLORATION Recognizing the differences in levels of deve- - Development drilling; around installations in conformity with the pro-
lopment among the coastal States, and taking
AND EXPLOITATION OF THE CONTINENTAL account of the economic and social imperatives - Recovery, treatment and storage; visions of general international law and tech-
nıcal requirements, with appropriate markings
SHELF AND THE SEABED AND ITS SUBSOIL of the developing countries, - Transportation to shore by pipeline and loa- to ensure the safety of both navigation and the
PREAMBLE Have agreed as follows: ding of ships; installations;

The Contracting Parties to the present Proto- SECTION 1 - Maintenance, repair and other ancillary ope- (i) “Wastes” means substances and materials
col, rations; of any kind, form or description resulting from
GENERAL PROVISIONS (e) “Pollution” is defined as in Article 2, parag- activities covered by this Protocol which are
Being Parties to the Convention for the Pro- raph (a), of the Convention; disposed of or are intended for disposal or are
tection of the Mediterranean Sea against Pol- Article 1 required to be disposed of;
lution, adopted at Barcelona on 16 February (f) “Installation” means any fixed or floating
1976, DEFINITIONS structure, and any integral part thereof, that (j) “Harmful or noxious substances and mate-
rials” means substances and materials of any
Bearing in mind Article 7 of the said Conven- For the purposes of this Protocol: is engaged in activities, including, in particular: kind, form or description, which might cause
tion, (a) “Convention” means the Convention for the (i) Fixed or mobile offshore drilling units; pollution, if İntroduced into the Protocol Area;
Bearing in mind the increase in the activities Protection of the Mediterranean Sea against (ii) Fixed or floating production units including (k) “Chemical Use Plan” means a plan drawn
concerning exploration and exploitation of the Pollution, adopted at Barcelona on 16 Febru- dynamically-positioned units; up by the operator of any offshore installation
Mediterranean seabed and its subsoil, ary 1976; (iii) Offshore storage facilities including ships which shows:
Recognizing that the pollution which may re- (b) “Organization” means the body referred to used for this purpose; (i) The chemicals which the operator intends to
sult therefrom represents a serious danger to in Article 13 of the Convention; use in the operations;
the environment and to human beings, (c) “Resources” means all mineral resources, (iv) Offshore loading terminals and transport (ii) The purpose or purposes for which the ope-
systems for the extracted products, such as su-
Desirous of protecting and preserving the Me- whether solid, liquid or gaseous; bmarine pipelines; rator intends to use the chemicals;
diterranean Sea from pollution resulting from (d) “Activities concerning exploration and/or
exploration and exploitation activities, exploitation of the resources in the Protocol (v) Apparatus attached to it and equipment for (iii) The maximum concentrations of the chemi-
the reloading, processing, storage and disposal cals which the operator intends to use within
Taking into account the Protocols related to the Area” (hereinafter referred to as “activities”) of substances removed from the seabed or its any other substances, and maximum amounts
Convention for the Protection of the Mediter- means: subsoil; intended to be used İn any specified period;
ranean Sea against Pollution and, in particular, (i) Activities of scientific research concerning (g) “Operator” means:
the Protocol concerning Cooperation in Com- the resources of the seabed and its subsoil; (iv) The area within which the chemical may es-
bating Pollution of the Mediterranean Sea by (i) Any natural or juridical person who is aut- cape into the marine environment;
Oil and Other Harmful Substances in Cases of (ii) Exploration activities: horized by the Party exercising jurisdiction over (l) “Oil” means petroleum in any form including
Emergency, adopted at Barcelona on 16 Feb- Seismological activities; surveys of the seabed the area where the activities are undertaken crude oil, fuel oil, oily sludge, oil refuse and re-
ruary 1976, and the Protocol concerning Me- and its subsoil; sample taking; Exploration dril- (hereinafter referred to as the “Contracting fined products and, without limiting the gene-
diterranean Specially Protected Areas, adopted ling; Party”) in accordance with this Protocol to car- rallty of the foregoing, includes the substances
at Geneva on 3 April 1982, ry out activities and/or who carries out such listed in the Appendix to this Protocol;
(iii) Exploitation activities: activities; or
Bearing in mind the relevant provisions of the (m) “Oily mixture” means a mixture with any oil
United Nations Convention on the Law of the - Establishment of an installation for the (ii) Any person who does not hold an authoriza- content;
tion within the meaning of this Protocol but is
(n) “Sewage” means:
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