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(i) Drainage and other Wastes from any form of 3. Nothing in this Protocol, nor any act adopted 2. Authorization shall be refused if there are (d) The safety measures as specified in Article
toilets, urinals and water-closet scuppers; on the basis of this Protocol, shall prejudice the indications that the proposed activities are 15;
rights of any State concerning the delimitation likely to cause significant adverse effects on (e) The operator’s contingency plan as specified
(ii) Drainage from medical premises (dispensary, of the continental shelf. the environment that could not be avoided by
sick bay, etc.) via wash basins, wash tubs and compliance with the conditions laid down in in Article 16;
scuppers located in such premises; the authorization and referred to in Article 6, (f) The monitoring procedures as specified in
Article 3
(iii) Other waste Waters when mixed with the paragraph 3, of this Protocol. Article 19;
drainages defined above; GENERAL UNDERTAKINGS 3. When considering approval of the siting of (g) The plans for removal of installations as spe-
(o) “Garbage” means all kinds of food, domes- 1. The Parties shall take, individually or through an installation, the Contracting Party shall en- cified in Article 20;
tic and operational waste generated during the bilateral or multilateral cooperation, all approp- sure that no detrimental effects will be caused (h) Precautions for specially protected areas as
normal operation of the installation and liable riate measures to prevent, abate, combat and to existing facilities by such siting, in particular, specified in Article 21;
to be disposed of continuously or periodically, control pollution in the Protocol Area resulting to pipelines and cables.
except those substances which are defined or from activities, inter alla by ensuring that the (i) The insurance or other financial security to
listed elsewhere in this Protocol; best available techniques, environmentally ef- Article 5 cover liability as prescribed in Article 27, parag-
fective and economically appropriate, are used raph 2 (b).
(p) “Freshwater limit” means the place in water for this purpose. REQUIREMENTS FOR AUTHORIZATIONS
courses where, at low tides and in a period of 1. The Contracting Party shall prescribe that 2. The competent authority may decide, for
low freshwater flow, there is an appreciable 2. The Parties shall ensure that all necessary any application for authorization or for the re- scientific research and exploration activities, to
increase İn sallnity due to the presence of sea measures are taken so that activities do not newal limit the scope of the requirements laid down
water. cause pollution. in paragraph 1 of this Article, in the light of the
of an authorization is subject to the submission nature, scope, duration and technical methods
Article 2 SECTION 2 of the project by the candıdate operator to the employed in the activities and of the characte-
AUTHORIZATION SYSTEM competent authority and that any such appli- ristics of the area.
GEOGRAPHICAL COVERAGE cation must include, in particular, the following:
1. The area to which this Protocol applies (re- Article 4 (a) A survey concerning the effects of the pro- Article 6
ferred to in this Protocol as the “Protocol Area”) posed activities on the environment; the com- GRANTING OF AUTHORIZATIONS
shall be: GENERAL PRINCIPLES petent authority may, in the light of the nature, 1. The authorizations referred to in Article 4

(a) The Mediterranean Sea Area as defined in 1. All activities in the Protocol Area, including scope, duration and technical methods emp- shall be granted only after examination by the
Article 1 of the Convention, including the conti- erection on site of installations, shall be sub- loyed İn the activities and of the characteris- competent authority of the requirements listed
nental shelf and the seabed and its subsoil; ject to the prior written authorization for exp- tics of the area, require that an environmental in Article 5 and Annex IV.
loration or exploitation from the competent impact assessment be prepared in accordance
(b) Waters, including the seabed and its subsoil, authority. Such authority, before granting the with Annex IV to this Protocol; 2. Each authorization shall specify the activi-
on the landward side of the baselines from whi- authorization, shall be satisfied that the ins- ties and the period of valldity of the authori-
ch the breadth of the territorial sea is measured tallation has been constructed according to (b) The precise definition of the geographical zation, establish the geographical limits of the
and extending, in the case of watercourses, up international standards and practice and that areas where the activity is envisaged, including area subject to the authorization and specify
to the freshwater limit. safety zones; the technical requirements and the authorized
the operator has the technical competence
2. Any of the Contracting Parties to this Proto- and the financial capacity to carry out the ac- (c) Particulars of the professional and technical installations. The necessary safety zones shall
col (referred to in this Protocol as “the Parties”) tivities. Such authorization shall be granted in quallfications of the candidate operator and be established at a later appropriate stage.
may also include in the Protocol area wetlands accordance with the appropriate procedure, as personnel on the installation, as well as of the 3. The authorization may impose conditions
or coastal areas of their territory. defined by the competent authority. composition of the crew; regarding measures, techniques or methods de-

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