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BARSELONA SÖZLEŞMESİ                                                                                                            THE BARCELONA CONVENTION


       Article 12                           Article 14                                     SECTION IV                            Article 16
       GARBAGE                              EXCEPTIONS                                     SAFEGUARDS                            CONTINGENCY PLANNING

       1.  The  Contracting  Party  shall  prohibit  the  1. The provisions of this Section shall not apply   Article 15         1. In cases of emergency the Contracting Par-
       disposal into the Protocol Area of the following  in case of:                                                             ties shall implement mutatis mutandis the pro-
       products and materials:                                                             SAFETY MEASURES                       visions of the Protocol concerning Cooperation
                                            (a) Force majeure and in particular for dispo-
       (a) All plastics, including but not limited to synt-  sals:                         1. The Contracting Party within whose jurisdic-  in  Combating  Pollution  of  the  Mediterranean
       hetic ropes, synthetic fishing nets and plastic   - to save human life,             tion activities are envisaged or are being carried   Sea  by  Oil  and  Other  Harmful  Substances  in
       garbage bags;                                                                       out shall ensure that safety measures are taken   Cases of Emergency.
                                            - to ensure the safety of installations,       with  regard  to  the  design,  construction,   2. Each Party shall require operators in charge
       (b) All other non-biodegradable garbage, inclu-                                                                           of installations under İts jurisdiction to have a
       ding paper products, rags, glass, metal, bottles,  -  in  case  of  damage  to  the  installation  or  its   placement, equipment, marking, operation and   contingency plan to combat accidental polluti-
       crockery, dunnage, lining and packing materi-  equipment,                           maintenance of installations.         on, coordinated with the contingency plan of
       als.                                 - on condition that ail reasonable precautions   2. The Contracting Party shall ensure that at   the Contracting Party established in accordan-
       2. Disposal into the Protocol Area of food Was-  have been taken after the damage is discove-  all times the operator has on the installations   ce with the Protocol concerning Cooperation in
       tes shall take place as far away as possible from  red or after the disposal has been performed to   adequate equipment and devices, maintained   Combating Pollution of the Mediterranean Sea
       land,  in  accordance  with  international  rules  reduce the negative effects.     in  good  working  order,  for  protecting  human   by Oil and Other Harmful Substances in Cases
       and standards.                       (b)  The  discharge  into  the  sea  of  substances   life, preventing and combating accidental pol-  of Emergency and approved in conformity with
                                                                                           lution  and  facilitating  prompt  response  to  an
       3.  If  garbage  is  mixed  with  other  discharges  containing oil or harmful or noxious substances   emergency, in accordance with the best avai-  the  procedures  established  by the  competent
       having different disposal or discharge require-  or materials which, subject to the prior appro-  lable  environmentally  effective  and  economi-  authorities,
       ments,  the  more  stringent  requirements  shall  val of the competent authority, are being used   cally appropriate techniques and the provisions   3. Each Contracting Party shall establish coor-
       apply.                               for the purpose of combating specific pollution   of the operator’s contingency plan referred to   dination  for  the  development  and  implemen-
                                            incidents in order to minimize the damage due   in Article 16.                       tation  of  contingency  plans.  Such  plans  shall
       Article 13                           to the pollution.                              3. The competent authority shall require a cer-  be  established  in  accordance  with  guidelines
       RECEPTION FACILITIES, INSTRUCTIONS AND   2. However, the provisions of this Section shall   tificate  of  safety  and  fitness  for  the  purpose   adopted by the competent international orga-
                                                                                                                                 nization. They shall, in particular, be in accor-
       SANCTIONS                            apply  in  any  case  where  the  operator  acted   (hereinafter referred to as “certificate”) issued
                                            with the intent to cause damage or recklessly   by a recognized body to be submitted in res-  dance with the provisions of Annex VII to this
       The Parties shall ensure that:       and with knowledge that damage will probably   pect of productıon platforms, mobile offshore   Protocol.
       (a) Operators dispose satisfactorily of all Was-  result.                           drilling units, offshore storage facilities, offsho-  Article 17
       tes  and  harmful  or  noxious  substances  and   3. Disposals carried out İn the circumstances   re loading systems and pipelines and in respect
       materials in designated onshore reception fa-  referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall be   of such other installations as may be specified   NOTIFICATION
       cilities, except as otherwise authorized by the   reported immediately to the Organization and,   by the Contracting Party.
       Protocol;                            either through the Organization or directly, to   4. The Parties shall ensure through inspection   Each Party shall require operators in charge of
                                                                                                                                 installations under its jurisdiction to report wit-
       (b) Instructions are given to all personnel con-  any Party or Parties likely to be affected, toget-  that the activities are conducted by the opera-  hout delay to the competent authority:
       cerning proper means of disposal;    her with full details of the circumstances and of   tors in accordance with this Article.
                                            the nature and quantities of Wastes or harmful                                       (a) Any event on their installation causing or li-
       (c) Sanctions are imposed in respect of illegal   or noxious substances or materials discharged.                          kely to cause pollution in the Protocol Area;
       disposals.
                                                                                                                                 (b) Any observed event at sea causing or likely
                                                                                                                                 to cause pollution in the Protocol Area.


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