11 A State Party shall not permit a ship under its flag to which this Article applies to operate at any time, unless a certificate has been issued under paragraphs 2 or 14.

12 Subject to the provisions of this Article, each State Party shall ensure, under its national law, that insurance or other security, to the extent specified in paragraph 1, is in force in respect of any ship having a gross tonnage greater than 1000, wherever registered, entering or leaving a port in its territory, or arriving at or leaving an offshore facility in its territorial sea.

13 Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 5, a State Party may notify the Secretary-General that, for the purposes of paragraph 12, ships are not required to carry on board or to produce the certificate required by paragraph 2, when entering or leaving ports or arriving at or leaving from offshore facilities in its territory, provided that the State Party which issues the certificate required by paragraph 2 has notified the Secretary-General that it maintains records in an electronic format, accessible to all States Parties, attesting the existence of the certificate and enabling States Parties to discharge their obligations under paragraph 12.

14 If insurance or other financial security is not maintained in respect of a ship owned by a State Party, the provisions of this Article relating thereto shall not be applicable to such ship, but the ship shall carry a certificate issued by the appropriate authority of the State of the ship’s registry stating that the ship is owned by that State and that the ship’s liability is covered within the limit prescribed in accordance with paragraph 1. Such a certificate shall follow as closely as possible the model prescribed by paragraph 2.

15 A State may, at the time of ratification, acceptance, approval of, or accession to this Convention, or at any time thereafter, declare that this Article does not apply to ships operating exclusively within the area of that State referred to in Article 2(a)(i).

Article 8

Time limits

Rights to compensation under this Convention shall be extinguished unless an action is brought thereunder within three years from the date when the damage occurred. However, in no case shall an action be brought more than six years from the date of the incident which caused the damage. Where the incident consists of a series of occurrences, the six-years’ period shall run from the date of the first such occurrence.

Article 9

Jurisdiction

1 Where an incident has caused pollution damage in the territory, including the territorial sea, or in an area referred to in Article 2(a)(ii) of one or more States Parties, or preventive measures have been taken to prevent or minimise pollution damage in such territory, including the territorial sea, or in such area, actions for compensation against the shipowner, insurer or other person providing security for the shipowner’s liability may be brought only in the courts of any such States Parties.

2 Reasonable notice of any action taken under paragraph 1 shall be given to each defendant.

3 Each State Party shall ensure that its courts have jurisdiction to entertain actions for compensation under this Convention.

Article 10

Recognition and enforcement

1 Any judgement given by a Court with jurisdiction in accordance with Article 9 which is enforceable in the State of origin where it is no longer subject to ordinary forms of review, shall be recognised in any State Party, except:

(a) where the judgement was obtained by fraud; or

(b) where the defendant was not given reasonable notice and a fair opportunity to present his or her case.

2 A judgement recognised under paragraph 1 shall be enforceable in each State Party as soon as the formalities required in that State have been complied with. The formalities shall not permit the merits of the case to be re-opened.

Article 11

Supersession clause

This Convention shall supersede any Convention in force or open for signature, ratification or accession at the date on which this Convention is opened for signature, but only to the extent that such Convention would be in conflict with it; however, nothing in this Article shall affect the obligations of States Parties to States not party to this Convention arising under such Convention.

Article 12

Signature, ratification, acceptance, approval and accession

1 This Convention shall be open for signature at the Headquarters of the Organization from 1 October 2001 until 30 September 2002 and shall thereafter remain open for accession.

2 States may express their consent to be bound by this Convention by:

(a) signature without reservation as to ratification, acceptance or approval;

(b) signature subject to ratification, acceptance or approval followed by ratification, acceptance or approval; or

(c) accession.

3 Ratification, acceptance, approval or accession shall be effected by the deposit of an instrument to that effect with the Secretary-General.

4 Any instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession deposited after the entry into force of an amendment to this Convention with respect to all existing State Parties, or after the completion of all measures required for the entry into force of the amendment with respect to those State Parties shall be deemed to apply to this Convention as modified by the amendment.

Article 13

States with more than one system of law

1 If a State has two or more territorial units in which different systems of law are applicable in relation to matters dealt with in this Convention, it may at the time of signature, ratification, acceptance, approval or accession declare that this Convention shall extend to all its territorial units or only to one or more of them and may modify this declaration by submitting another declaration at any time.

2 Any such declaration shall be notified to the Secretary-General and shall state expressly the territorial units to which this Convention applies.

3 In relation to a State Party which has made such a declaration:

(a) in the definition of „registered owner” in Article 1(4), references to a State shall be construed as references to such a territorial unit;

(b) references to the State of a ship’s registry and, in relation to a compulsory insurance certificate, to the issuing or certifying State, shall be construed as referring to the territorial unit respectively in which the ship is registered and which issues or certifies the certificate;

(c) references in this Convention to the requirements of national law shall be construed as references to the requirements of the law of the relevant territorial unit; and

(d) references in Articles 9 and 10 to courts, and to judgements which must be recognized in States Parties, shall be construed as references respectively to courts of, and to judgements which must be recognized in, the relevant territorial unit.

Article 14

Entry into force

1 This Convention shall enter into force one year following the date on which eighteen States, including five States each with ships whose combined gross tonnage is not less than 1 million, have either signed it without reservation as to ratification, acceptance or approval or have deposited instruments of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession with the Secretary-General.

2 For any State which ratifies, accepts, approves or accedes to it after the conditions in paragraph 1 for entry into force have been met, this Convention shall enter into force three months after the date of deposit by such State of the appropriate instrument.

Article 15

Denunciation

1 This Convention may be denounced by any State Party at any time after the date on which this Convention comes into force for that State.

2 Denunciation shall be effected by the deposit of an instrument with the Secretary-General.

3 A denunciation shall take effect one year, or such longer period as may be specified in the instrument of denunciation, after its deposit with the Secretary-General.

Article 16

Revision or amendment

1 A conference for the purpose of revising or amending this Convention may be convened by the Organization.

2 The Organization shall convene a conference of the States Parties for revising or amending this Convention at the request of not less than one-third of the States Parties.

Article 17

Depositary

1 This Convention shall be deposited with the Secretary-General.

2 The Secretary-General shall:

(a) inform all States which have signed or acceded to this Convention of:

(i) each new signature or deposit of instrument together with the date thereof;

(ii) the date of entry into force of this Convention;

(iii) the deposit of any instrument of denunciation of this Convention together with the date of the deposit and the date on which the denunciation takes effect; and

(iv) other declarations and notifications made under this Convention;

(b) transmit certified true copies of this Convention to all Signatory States and to all States which accede to this Convention.

Article 18

Transmission to United Nations

As soon as this Convention comes into force, the text shall be transmitted by the Secretary-General to the Secretariat of the United Nations for registration and publication in accordance with Article 102 of the Charter of the United Nations.

Article 19

Languages

This Convention is established in a single original in the Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish languages, each text being equally authentic.

Done at London this twenty-third day of March, two thousand and one.

In witness whereof the undersigned being duly authorised by their respective Governments for that purpose have signed this Convention.

ANNEX

Certificate of insurance or other financial security in respect of Civil Liability for Bunker Oil Pollution Damage

Issued in accordance with the provisions of Article 7 of the International Convention on Civil Liability for Bunker Oil Pollution Damage, 2001

This is to certify that there is in force in respect of the above-named ship a policy of insurance or other financial security satisfying the requirements of Article 7 of the International Convention on Civil Liability for Bunker Oil Pollution Damage, 2001.

Type of Security:

Duration of Security:

Name and address of the insurer(s) and/or guarantor(s):

Name:

Address:

This certificate is valid until:

Issued or certified by the Government of ..........................................................................................

(Full designation of the State)

OR

The following text should be used when a State Party avails itself of Article 7(3):

The present certificate is issued under the authority of the Government of ..... (full designation of the State) by ................................ (name of institution or organization)

At/On ................................................................................................................................................

(Place) (Date)

(Signature and Title of issuing or certifying official)

Explanatory Notes:

1 If desired, the designation of the State may include a reference to the competent public authority of the country where the Certificate is issued.

2 If the total amount of security has been furnished by more than one source, the amount of each of them should be indicated.

3 If security is furnished in several forms, these should be enumerated.

4 The entry „Duration of Security” must stipulate the date on which such security takes effect.

5 The entry „Address” of the insurer(s) and/or guarantor(s) must indicate the principal place of business of the insurer(s) and/or guarantor(s). If appropriate, the place of business where the insurance or other security is established shall be indicated.

Nemzetközi Egyezmény a bunkerolaj-szennyezéssel okozott károkkal kapcsolatos polgári jogi felelősségről, 2001

A jelen egyezményben részes Államok

emlékeztetve az Egyesült Nemzetek 1982. évi Tengerjogi Egyezményének 194. cikkére, amely előírja, hogy az államoknak minden szükséges intézkedést meg kell tenniük a tengeri környezet szennyezésének megelőzése, csökkentése és ellenőrzése érdekében,

emlékeztetve továbbá az említett Egyezmény 235. cikkére, amely - a tengeri környezet szennyezéséből fakadó károk azonnali és megfelelő mértékű megtérítése érdekében - előírja, hogy az államoknak együtt kell működniük a nemzetközi jog vonatkozó szabályainak továbbfejlesztésében,

tudomásul véve az olajszennyezéssel okozott károkkal kapcsolatos polgári jogi felelősségről szóló 1992. évi nemzetközi egyezmény, valamint az olajszennyezéssel okozott károk megtérítésére létesítendő nemzetközi alap létrehozásáról szóló, 1992. évi nemzetközi egyezmény sikerét az olaj ömlesztett hajórakományként való tengeri szállítása során bekövetkező szivárgása vagy kiömlése általi szennyezés miatt kárt szenvedett személyek részére nyújtandó kártérítés biztosításában,

tudomásul véve továbbá a veszélyes és káros anyagok tengeri szállításával kapcsolatos felelősségről és kártérítésről szóló, 1996. évi nemzetközi egyezmény elfogadását a veszélyes és káros anyagok tengeri szállításával kapcsolatos esemény okozta kár esetén nyújtandó megfelelő, azonnali és hatékony kártérítés érdekében,

felismerve a felelősség mértékének megfelelő korlátozásához kapcsolódó objektív felelősség meghatározásának fontosságát az olajszennyezés valamennyi formája esetén,

figyelembe véve, hogy kiegészítő intézkedések szükségesek a megfelelő, azonnali és hatékony kártérítés kifizetésének biztosításához a hajókból elszivárgó vagy kiömlő bunkerolaj-szennyezés okozta kár esetén,