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KARADENİZ’İN KİRLİLİĞE KARŞI KORUNMASI SÖZLEŞMESİ (BÜKREŞ SÖZLEŞMESİ) CONVENTION ON THE PROTECTION OF THE BLACK SEA AGAINST POLLUTION (BUCHAREST CONVENTION)

affect or may affect the marine environment or Article 11
adverse effect on the marine environment and pection by their competent national authorities coastal areas of the Black Sea and which are
coastal areas of the Black Sea from land-based to assess compliance with authorisation and not covered by the provisions of Articles 7 and Information and Data Collection, Moni-
sources and activities and periodically update regulation of emissions. The Contracting Par- 8 of this Protocol, are conducted on the basis toring and Assessment
them to reflect the increasing information th- ties shall have in place appropriate sanctions of BAT and BEP. 1. Within the framework of the provisions of,
rough the monitoring programmes referred to in case of non-compliance with authorisations and the monitoring programmes provided for in
in Article 11 of this Protocol, the changes in and regulations and ensure their application. Article 10 Article XV of the Convention, and if necessary
the industrial and other human activities and 5. The Contracting Parties may be assisted by in cooperation with competent international
possible advances in science and the pollution the Commission upon request, in establishing Transboundary Pollution and Impact organisations, the Contracting Parties shall:
control technologies. 1. In accordance with Article 15 paragraph 5
new, or strengthening existing, competent stru- a) Collect information and data on the condi-
Article 7 ctures for inspection of compliance with autho- of the Convention, where land based polluti- tions of the marine environment and coastal
on or activities within the jurisdiction of any
risations and regulations. Such assistance shall
Pollution from Point Sources also include special training of personnel. Contracting Party cause or are likely to cause areas of the Black Sea as regards its physical,
serious transboundary impact on the marine biological and chemical characteristics;
1. The Contracting Parties shall ensure that Article 8 environment or coastal 10 areas of one or more b) Collect information and data and prepare
the emission controls of point source emissions of the other Contracting Parties, the Contrac- and maintain an inventory of inputs of substan-
of substances listed in Annex I that reach and Pollution from Diffuse Sources ting Party concerned shall inform the affected ces listed in Annex I of this Protocol, including
affect or may affect the 9 marine environment 1. The Contracting Parties shall ensure that the Contracting Parties through the Commission. information on the distribution of sources and
of the Black Sea are based on BAT, BEP or the controls of diffuse sources of land-based pollu- quantities of such substances introduced to the
relevant emission limit values. tion affecting or having the potential to affect 2. If pollution from a watercourse which flows marine environment of the Black Sea;
through the territories of two or more Contrac-
2. A list of Hot spots shall form the basis for the the marine environment or coastal areas of the ting Parties or forms a boundary between them c) Systematically asses the state of the marine
development of national strategies and time- Black Sea are based on BEP and BAT. affect or is likely to affect the marine environ- environment and coastal areas of the Black
tables for achieving substantial reductions of 2. The Contracting Parties shall take all neces- ment of the Black Sea, the Contracting Parties Sea;
inputs of pollutants from point sources. This list sary measures to substantially reduce the pol- in question, respecting the provisions of this
shall be elaborated and subsequently reviewed lution load from agricultural and forest areas Protocol in so far as each of them is concerned, d) Systematically assess, as far as possible, the
and revised every two years by the Commissi- affecting the marine environment or coastal are called upon to cooperate with a view to en- levels of pollution along their coasts, in parti-
on. areas of the Black Sea in order to comply with suring its full application. cular with regard to activities and substances
3. Point source emissions shall be subject to the agreed environmental quality standards 3. A Contracting Party shall not be responsib- listed in Annex I and periodically to provide in-
formation in this respect;
authorisation or regulation by the competent and environmental quality objectives for subs- le for pollution originating in the territory of
national authorities of the Contracting Parties, tances listed in Annex I to this Protocol in ac- a non-contracting State. However, the above e) Evaluate the effectiveness of action plans,
taking due account of the provisions of this cordance with criteria defined in Annex II. Contracting Party shall endeavour to cooperate programmes and measures adopted and imp-
Protocol, Annex IV thereto and the relevant with the said State so as to make possible the lemented under this Protocol to reduce, control
decisions or recommendations of the Commis- Article 9 full application of this Protocol. and eliminate to the maximum extent possible
sion. Other Harmful Activities pollution of the marine environment from land
based sources and activities; and f) Assess ge-
4. To this end, the Contracting Parties shall pro- The Contracting Parties shall ensure that other neral compliance with the provisions of this
vide for a system of regular monitoring and ins- potentially harmful activities within their res- Protocol.
pective territories or regulatory control, which

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