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Article 18 authorization are being fulfilled. 4. The competent authority may indicate even- (b) Intensified exchange of information among
tual modifications to be made to the level of ac- operators, the competent authorities, Parties
MUTUAL ASSISTANCE IN CASES OF EMER- Article 20 tivities and to the measures for the protection and the Organization regarding matters which
GENCY of the marine environment which had initially may affect such areas.
REMOVAL OF INSTALLATIONS
In cases of emergency, a Party requiring as- been provided for.
sistance in order to prevent, abate or combat 1. The operator shall be required by the com- 5. The competent authority may regulate the SECTION 5
pollution resulting from activities may request petent authority to remove any installation cession or transfer of authorized activities to COOPERATION
help from the other Parties, either directly or which is abandoned or disused, in order to en- other persons.
through the Regional Marine Pollution Emer- sure safety of navigation, taking İnto account 6. Where the operator fails to comply with the Article 22
gency Response Centre for the Mediterranean the guidelines and standards adopted by the
Sea (REMPEC), which shall do their utmost to competent international organization. Such re- provisions of this Article, the competent autho- STUDIES AND RESEARCH PROG-
provide the assistance requested. moval shall also have due regard to other legi- rity shall undertake, at the operator’s expense, RAMMES
timate uses of the sea, in particular fishing, the such action or actions as may be necessary
For this purpose, a Party which is also a Party to protection of the marine environment and the to remedy the operator’s failure to act. In conformity with Article 11 of the Convention,
the Protocol concerning Cooperation in Com- rights and duties of other Contracting Parties. the Parties shall, where appropriate, cooperate
bating Pollution of the Mediterranean Sea by Prior to such removal, the operator under its Article 21 İn promoting studies and undertaking program-
Oil and Other Harmful Substances in Cases of responsibility shall take all necessary measures mes of scientific and technological research for
Emergency shall apply the pertinent provisions to prevent spillage or leakage from the site of SPECIALLY PROTECTED AREAS the purpose of developing new methods of:
of the said Protocol. the activities. For the protection of the areas defined in the
Protocol concerning Mediterranean Specially (a) Carrying out activities in a way that minimi-
Article 19 2. The competent authority shall require the Protected Areas and any other area establis- zes the risk of pollution;
operator to remove abandoned or disused pipe-
MONITORING lines in accordance with paragraph 1 of this Ar- hed by a Party and in furtherance of the goals (b) Preventing, abating, combating and control-
stated therein, the Parties shall take special ling pollution, especially in cases of emergency.
1. The operator shall be required to measure, or ticle or to clean them inside and abandon them measures in conformity with international law,
to have measured by a quallfied entity, expert or to clean them inside and bur/ them so that either individually or through multilateral or bi- Article 23
in the matter, the effects of the activities on the they neither cause pollution, endanger naviga- lateral cooperation, to prevent, abate, combat
environment in the light of the nature, scope, tion, hinder fishing, threaten the marine envi- and control pollution arising from activities in INTERNATIONAL RULES, STANDARDS AND
duration and technical methods employed in ronment, nor interfere with other legitimate these areas. RECOMMENDED PRACTICES AND PROCE-
the activities and of the characteristics of the uses of the sea or with the rights and duties of DURES
area and to report on them periodically or upon other Contracting Parties. The competent aut- In addition to the measures referred to in the 1. The Parties shall cooperate, either directly or
request by the competent authority for the hority shall ensure that appropriate publicity is Protocol concerning Mediterranean Specially through the Organization or other competent
purpose of an evaluation by such competent given to the depth, position and dimensions of Protected Areas for the granting of authorizati- international organizations, İn order to:
authority according to a procedure established any buried pipeline and that such Information on, such measures may include, inter alla:
by the competent authority in its authorization is indicated on charts and notified to the Or- (a) Special restrictions or conditions when gran- (a) Establish appropriate scientific criteria for
system. ganization and other competent international ting authorizations for such areas: the formulation and elaboration of internati-
organizations and the Parties. onal rules, standards and recommended prac-
2. The competent authority shall establish, (i) The preparation and evaluation of environ- tices and procedures for achieving the aims of
where appropriate, a national monitoring sys- 3. The provisions of this Article apply also to mental impact assessments; this Protocol;
tem in order to be in a position to monitor re- installations disused or abandoned by any
gularly the installations and the impact of the operator whose authorization may have been (ii) The elaboration of special provisions in such (b) Formulate and elaborate such international
activities on the environment, so as to ensure withdrawn or suspended in compliance with areas concerning monitoring, removal of instal- rules, standards and recommended practices
that the conditions attached to the grant of the Article 7. lations and prohibition of any discharge. and procedures;

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