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BARSELONA SÖZLEŞMESİ THE BARCELONA CONVENTION

signed to reduce to the minimum risks of and Article 9 Article 10 Article 11
damage due to pollution resulting from the ac-
tivities. HARMFUL OR NOXIOUS SUBSTANCES AND OIL AND OILY MIXTURES AND DRILLING SEWAGE
MATERIALS FLUIDS AND CUTTINGS
4. The Parties shall notify the Organization as 1. The Contracting Party shall prohibit the
soon as possible of authorizations granted or 1. The use and storage of chemicals for the 1. The Parties shall formulate and adopt com- discharge of sewage from installations perma-
renewed. The Organization shall keep a register activities shall be approved by the competent mon standards for the disposal of oil and oily nently manned by 10 or more persons into the
of all the authorized installations in the Proto- authority, on the basis of the Chemical Use mixtures from installations into the Protocol Protocol Area except in cases where:
col Area. Plan. Area: (a) The installation is discharging swage after
2. The Contracting Party may regulate, limit or (a) Such common standards shall be formulated treatment as approved by the competent aut-
Article 7 prohibit the use of chemicals for the activities in accordance with the provisions of Annex V, hority at a distance of at least four nautical
SANCTIONS in accordance with guidelines to be adopted by A; miles from the nearest land or fixed fisheries
the Contracting Parties. installation, leaving the Contracting Party to
Each Party shall prescribe sanctions to be impo- (b) Such common standards shall not be less decide on a case by case basis; or
sed for breach of obligations arising out of this 3. For the purpose of protecting the environ- restrictive than the following, in particular:
Protocol, or for non-observance of the national ment, the Parties shall ensure that each subs- (i) For machinery space drainage, a maximum (b) The swage is not treated, but the discharge
laws or regulations implementing this Protocol, tance and material used for activities is accom- oil content of 15 mg per litre whilst undiluted; is carried out in accordance with international
or for non-fulfilment of the specific conditions panied by a compound description provided by rules and standards; or
attached to the authorization. the entity producing such substance or mate- (ü) For production water, a maximum oil con- (c) The swage has passed through an approved
rial. tent of 40 mg per litre as an average in any ca- sewage treatment plant certified by the com-
SECTION 3 4. The disposal into the Protocol Area of harm- lendar month; the content shall not at any time petent authority.
exceed 100 mg per litre;
WASTES AND HARMFUL OR NOXIOUS SUBS- ful or noxious substances and materials resul- (c) The Parties shall determine by common ag- 2. The Contracting Party shall impose stricter
TANCES AND MATERIALS ting from the activities covered by this Protocol provisions, as appropriate, where deemed ne-
and listed in Annex I to this Protocol is prohi- reement which method will be used to cessary, inter alla because of the regime of the
Article 8 bited. analyze the oil content. currents in the area or proximity to any area
5. The disposal into the Protocol Area of harm- referred to İn Article 21.
GENERAL OBLIGATION 2. The Parties shall formulate and adopt com-
ful or noxious substances and materials resul- mon standards for the use and disposal of dril- 3. The exceptions referred to in paragraph 1
Without prejudice to other standards or obliga- ting from the activities covered by this Protocol ling fluids and drill cuttings into the Protocol shall not apply if the discharge produces visible
tions referred to in this Section, the Parties shall and listed in Annex II to this Protocol requires, Area. Such common standards shall be formu- floating solids or produces colouration, disco-
impose a general obligation upon operators to in each case, a prior special permit from the lated in accordance with the provisions of An- louration or opacity of the surrounding water.
use the best available, environmentally effec- competent authority. nex V, B.
tive and economically appropriate techniques 6. The disposal into the Protocol Area of all 4. If the swage is mixed with Wastes and harm-
and to observe internationally accepted stan- other harmful or noxious substances and ma- 3. Each Party shall take appropriate measures ful or noxious substances and materials having
dards regarding Wastes, as well as the use, sto- terials resulting from the activities covered by to enforce the common standards adopted pur- different disposal requirements, the more strin-
rage and discharge of harmful or noxious subs- this Protocol and which might cause pollution suant to this Article or to enforce more restricti- gent requirements shall apply.
tances and materials, with a view to minimizing requires a prior general permit from the com- ve standards that it may have adopted.
the risk of pollution. petent authority.

7. The permits referred to in paragraphs 5 and
6 above shall be issued only after careful consi-
deration of all the factors set forth in Annex III
to this Protocol.

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