London Convention
The London Convention , also known as LC72 , is the Convention of December 29, 1972 on the Prevention of Pollution by Discharge of Litter and Other Substances, a multilateral convention for the protection of the marine environment.
purpose
It came into force in 1975 and includes the dumping of waste and other matter from ships, aircraft and offshore platforms into the open sea , provided that this did not arise during normal operation.
As of April 18, 2018, 87 states are members of the convention.
Substantial changes to the Convention were made by the 1996 Protocol, which made it necessary to ratify it again .
background
The Convention was initiated by the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment (June 1972, Stockholm). The drafting of the text took place at the conference on the disposal of litter at sea (13 November 1972, London). As of December 29, 1972, the convention was open to signature.
The Convention entered into force on August 30, 1975 when it was ratified by 15 states. International meetings to update the Convention will be held at the headquarters of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in London.
See also
- OSPAR , a convention for the protection of the North Sea and the Northeast Atlantic.
- List of international environmental agreements
Web links
- Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping Waste and Other Substances , German translation
- Entry at treaties.un.org
Individual evidence
- ↑ Comprehensive information on the status of multilateral Conventions and instruments in respect of which the International Maritime Organization or its Secretary - General performs depositary or other functions. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on July 29, 2018 ; accessed on June 25, 2018 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
