Na podlagi druge alinee prvega odstavka 107. člena in prvega odstavka 91. člena Ustave Republike Slovenije izdajam

Razglašam Zakon o ratifikaciji Mednarodne konvencije o civilni odgovornosti za škodo, ki jo povzroči onesnaženje z gorivom, 2001 (MKCOŠOG), ki ga je sprejel Državni zbor Republike Slovenije na seji 9. aprila 2004.

Ratificira se Mednarodna konvencija o civilni odgovornosti za škodo, ki jo povzroči onesnaženje z gorivom, sklenjena 23. marca 2001 v Londonu.

Besedilo konvencije se v izvirniku v angleškem jeziku ter v prevodu v slovenskem jeziku glasi:

The States Parties to this Convention,
RECALLING article 194 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, 1982, which provides that States shall take all measures necessary to prevent, reduce and control pollution of the marine environment,
RECALLING ALSO article 235 of that Convention, which provides that, with the objective of assuring prompt and adequate compensation in respect of all damage caused by pollution of the marine environment, States shall co-operate in the further development of relevant rules of international law,
NOTING the success of the International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage, 1992 and the International Convention on the Establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage, 1992 in ensuring that compensation is available to persons who suffer damage caused by pollution resulting from the escape or discharge of oil carried in bulk at sea by ships,
NOTING ALSO the adoption of the International Convention on Liability and Compensation for Damage in Connection with the Carriage of Hazardous and Noxious Substances by Sea, 1996 in order to provide adequate, prompt and effective compensation for damage caused by incidents in connection with the carriage by sea of hazardous and noxious substances,
RECOGNIZING the importance of establishing strict liability for all forms of oil pollution which is linked to an appropriate limitation of the level of that liability,
CONSIDERING that complementary measures are necessary to ensure the payment of adequate, prompt and effective compensation for damage caused by pollution resulting from the escape or discharge of bunker oil from ships,
DESIRING to adopt uniform international rules and procedures for determining questions of liability and providing adequate compensation in such cases,

For the purposes of this Convention:
1 "Ship" means any seagoing vessel and seaborne craft, of any type whatsoever.
2 "Person" means any individual or partnership or any public or private body, whether corporate or not, including a State or any of its constituent subdivisions.
3 "Shipowner" means the owner, including the registered owner, bareboat charterer, manager and operator of the ship.
4 “Registered owner” means the person or persons registered as the owner of the ship or, in the absence of registration, the person or persons owning the ship. However, in the case of a ship owned by a State and operated by a company which in that State is registered as the ship’s operator, “registered owner” shall mean such company.
5 "Bunker oil" means any hydrocarbon mineral oil, including lubricating oil, used or intended to be used for the operation or propulsion of the ship, and any residues of such oil.
6 "Civil Liability Convention" means the International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage, 1992, as amended.
7 "Preventive measures" means any reasonable measures taken by any person after an incident has occurred to prevent or minimize pollution damage.
8 "Incident" means any occurrence or series of occurrences having the same origin, which causes pollution damage or creates a grave and imminent threat of causing such damage.
9 "Pollution damage" means:
(a) loss or damage caused outside the ship by contamination resulting from the escape or discharge of bunker oil from the ship, wherever such escape or discharge may occur, provided that compensation for impairment of the environment other than loss of profit from such impairment shall be limited to costs of reasonable measures of reinstatement actually undertaken or to be undertaken; and
(b) the costs of preventive measures and further loss or damage caused by preventive measures.
10 “State of the ship's registry" means, in relation to a registered ship, the State of registration of the ship and, in relation to an unregistered ship, the State whose flag the ship is entitled to fly.
11 “Gross tonnage” means gross tonnage calculated in accordance with the tonnage measurement regulations contained in Annex 1 of the International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships, 1969.
12 "Organization" means the International Maritime Organization.
13 "Secretary-General" means the Secretary-General of the Organization.

This Convention shall apply exclusively:
(a) to pollution damage caused:
(i) in the territory, including the territorial sea, of a State Party, and
(ii) in the exclusive economic zone of a State Party, established in accordance with international law, or, if a State Party has not established such a zone, in an area beyond and adjacent to the territorial sea of that State determined by that State in accordance with international law and extending not more than 200 nautical miles from the baselines from which the breadth of its territorial sea is measured;
(b) to preventive measures, wherever taken, to prevent or minimize such damage.

1 Except as provided in paragraphs 3 and 4, the shipowner at the time of an incident shall be liable for pollution damage caused by any bunker oil on board or originating from the ship, provided that, if an incident consists of a series of occurrences having the same origin, the liability shall attach to the shipowner at the time of the first of such occurrences.
2 Where more than one person is liable in accordance with paragraph 1, their liability shall be joint and several.
3 No liability for pollution damage shall attach to the shipowner if the shipowner proves that:
(a) the damage resulted from an act of war, hostilities, civil war, insurrection or a natural phenomenon of an exceptional, inevitable and irresistible character; or
(b) the damage was wholly caused by an act or omission done with the intent to cause damage by a third party; or
(c) the damage was wholly caused by the negligence or other wrongful act of any Government or other authority responsible for the maintenance of lights or other navigational aids in the exercise of that function.
4 If the shipowner proves that the pollution damage resulted wholly or partially either from an act or omission done with intent to cause damage by the person who suffered the damage or from the negligence of that person, the shipowner may be exonerated wholly or partially from liability to such person.
5 No claim for compensation for pollution damage shall be made against the shipowner otherwise than in accordance with this Convention.
6 Nothing in this Convention shall prejudice any right of recourse of the shipowner which exists independently of this Convention.

1 This Convention shall not apply to pollution damage as defined in the Civil Liability Convention, whether or not compensation is payable in respect of it under that Convention.
2 Except as provided in paragraph 3, the provisions of this Convention shall not apply to warships, naval auxiliary or other ships owned or operated by a State and used, for the time being, only on Government non-commercial service.
3 A State Party may decide to apply this Convention to its warships or other ships described in paragraph 2, in which case it shall notify the Secretary-General thereof specifying the terms and conditions of such application.
4 With respect to ships owned by a State Party and used for commercial purposes, each State shall be subject to suit in the jurisdictions set forth in article 9 and shall waive all defences based on its status as a sovereign State.

When an incident involving two or more ships occurs and pollution damage results therefrom, the shipowners of all the ships concerned, unless exonerated under article 3, shall be jointly and severally liable for all such damage which is not reasonably separable.

Nothing in this Convention shall affect the right of the shipowner and the person or persons providing insurance or other financial security to limit liability under any applicable national or international regime, such as the Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims, 1976, as amended.

1 The registered owner of a ship having a gross tonnage greater than 1000 registered in a State Party shall be required to maintain insurance or other financial security, such as the guarantee of a bank or similar financial institution, to cover the liability of the registered owner for pollution damage in an amount equal to the limits of liability under the applicable national or international limitation regime, but in all cases, not exceeding an amount calculated in accordance with the Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims, 1976, as amended.
2 A certificate attesting that insurance or other financial security is in force in accordance with the provisions of this Convention shall be issued to each ship after the appropriate authority of a State Party has determined that the requirements of paragraph 1 have been complied with. With respect to a ship registered in a State Party such certificate shall be issued or certified by the appropriate authority of the State of the ship’s registry; with respect to a ship not registered in a State Party it may be issued or certified by the appropriate authority of any State Party. This certificate shall be in the form of the model set out in the annex to this Convention and shall contain the following particulars:
(a) name of ship, distinctive number or letters and port of registry;
(b) name and principal place of business of the registered owner;
(c) IMO ship identification number;
(d) type and duration of security;
(e) name and principal place of business of insurer or other person giving security and, where appropriate, place of business where the insurance or security is established;
(f) period of validity of the certificate which shall not be longer than the period of validity of the insurance or other security.
3 (a) A State Party may authorize either an institution or an organization recognized by it to issue the certificate referred to in paragraph 2. Such institution or organization shall inform that State of the issue of each certificate. In all cases, the State Party shall fully guarantee the completeness and accuracy of the certificate so issued and shall undertake to ensure the necessary arrangements to satisfy this obligation.
(b) A State Party shall notify the Secretary-General of:
(i) the specific responsibilities and conditions of the authority delegated to an institution or organization recognised by it;
(ii) the withdrawal of such authority; and
(iii) the date from which such authority or withdrawal of such authority takes effect.
An authority delegated shall not take effect prior to three months from the date on which notification to that effect was given to the Secretary-General.
(c) The institution or organization authorized to issue certificates in accordance with this paragraph shall, as a minimum, be authorized to withdraw these certificates if the conditions under which they have been issued are not maintained. In all cases the institution or organization shall report such withdrawal to the State on whose behalf the certificate was issued.
4 The certificate shall be in the official language or languages of the issuing State. If the language used is not English, French or Spanish, the text shall include a translation into one of these languages and, where the State so decides, the official language of the State may be omitted.
5 The certificate shall be carried on board the ship and a copy shall be deposited with the authorities who keep the record of the ship's registry or, if the ship is not registered in a State Party, with the authorities issuing or certifying the certificate.
6 An insurance or other financial security shall not satisfy the requirements of this article if it can cease, for reasons other than the expiry of the period of validity of the insurance or security specified in the certificate under paragraph 2 of this article, before three months have elapsed from the date on which notice of its termination is given to the authorities referred to in paragraph 5 of this article, unless the certificate has been surrendered to these authorities or a new certificate has been issued within the said period. The foregoing provisions shall similarly apply to any modification which results in the insurance or security no longer satisfying the requirements of this article.
7 The State of the ship’s registry shall, subject to the provisions of this article, determine the conditions of issue and validity of the certificate.
8 Nothing in this Convention shall be construed as preventing a State Party from relying on information obtained from other States or the Organization or other international organisations relating to the financial standing of providers of insurance or financial security for the purposes of this Convention. In such cases, the State Party relying on such information is not relieved of its responsibility as a State issuing the certificate required by paragraph 2.
9 Certificates issued or certified under the authority of a State Party shall be accepted by other States Parties for the purposes of this Convention and shall be regarded by other States Parties as having the same force as certificates issued or certified by them even if issued or certified in respect of a ship not registered in a State Party. A State Party may at any time request consultation with the issuing or certifying State should it believe that the insurer or guarantor named in the insurance certificate is not financially capable of meeting the obligations imposed by this Convention.
10 Any claim for compensation for pollution damage may be brought directly against the insurer or other person providing financial security for the registered owner’s liability for pollution damage. In such a case the defendant may invoke the defences (other than bankruptcy or winding up of the shipowner) which the shipowner would have been entitled to invoke, including limitation pursuant to article 6. Furthermore, even if the shipowner is not entitled to limitation of liability according to article 6, the defendant may limit liability to an amount equal to the amount of the insurance or other financial security required to be maintained in accordance with paragraph 1. Moreover, the defendant may invoke the defence that the pollution damage resulted from the wilful misconduct of the shipowner, but the defendant shall not invoke any other defence which the defendant might have been entitled to invoke in proceedings brought by the shipowner against the defendant. The defendant shall in any event have the right to require the shipowner to be joined in the proceedings.
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).

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Države pogodbenice te konvencije,
OB SKLICEVANJU NA člen 194 Konvencije Združenih narodov o pomorskem pravu iz leta 1982, ki predvideva, da države sprejmejo vse potrebne ukrepe za preprečitev, zmanjšanje in nadzor nad onesnaževanjem morskega okolja,
OB SKLICEVANJU TUDI NA člen 235 omenjene konvencije, ki predvideva, da za zagotavljanje hitrega in ustreznega nadomestila v zvezi s škodo, nastalo zaradi onesnaženja morskega okolja, države sodelujejo pri nadaljnjem razvoju ustreznih pravil mednarodnega prava,
OB UGOTOVITVI uspeha Mednarodne konvencije iz leta 1992 o civilni odgovornosti za škodo, ki jo povzroči onesnaženje z nafto, in Mednarodne konvencije iz leta 1992 o ustanovitvi Mednarodnega sklada za povrnitev škode, nastale zaradi onesnaženja z nafto pri zagotavljanju, da je povrnitev škode namenjena osebam, ki so utrpele škodo zaradi onesnaženja pri uhajanju ali razlitju nafte, ki jo ladje prevažajo v razsutem stanju,
PRAV TAKO OB UGOTOVITVI sprejetja Mednarodne konvencije iz leta 1996 o odgovornosti in povrnitvi škode v zvezi v prevozom nevarnih in zdravju škodljivih snovi po morju za zagotavljanje ustrezne, hitre in učinkovite povrnitve škode, nastale zaradi nezgod pri prevozu nevarnih in zdravju škodljivih snovi po morju,
OB PRIZNAVANJU pomembnosti določitve objektivne odgovornosti za vse oblike onesnaženja z nafto, ki je povezana z ustrezno omejitvijo stopnje navedene odgovornosti,
OB UPOŠTEVANJU, da so dopolnilni ukrepi potrebni za zagotovitev plačila ustrezne, hitre in učinkovite povrnitve škode zaradi onesnaženja, ki je nastalo zaradi uhajanja ali razlitja nafte iz ladijskih rezervoarjev,
Z ŽELJO po sprejetju enotnih mednarodnih pravil in postopkov za ugotavljanje vprašanj o odgovornosti in zagotavljanje ustrezne odškodnine v takih primerih,

Za namene te konvencije:
1. "ladja" pomeni vsa morska plovila vseh vrst, ki plujejo po morju,
2. "oseba" pomeni vse posameznike, družabnike, javne organe ali zasebnike, ne glede na to, ali so to podjetja ali ne, vključno z državo ali kateri koli njen sestavni del,
3. "lastnik ladje" pomeni lastnika, vključno z registriranim lastnikom, najemnikom prazne ladje, upravnikom in upravljalcem ladje,
4. "registrirani lastnik" pomeni osebo ali osebe, registrirane kot lastniki ladje ali, če registracija ne obstaja, osebo ali osebe, ki so lastniki ladje. Če je lastnica ladje država in z njo upravlja podjetje, ki je v tej državi registrirano kot upravljavec ladje, pomeni "registrirani lastnik" tako podjetje,
5. "gorivo" pomeni katero koli mineralno olje, proizvedeno iz ogljikovodikov, vključno z mazilnim oljem, ki se ga uporablja ali je namenjeno za obratovanje ali poganjanje ladje, in vsi ostanki takih olj,
6. "Konvencija o civilni odgovornosti" pomeni Mednarodno konvencijo iz leta 1992 o civilni odgovornosti za škodo, ki jo povzroči onesnaženje z nafto, kakor je bila spremenjena,
7. "preventivni ukrepi" pomenijo vse smiselne ukrepe, ki jih je privzela katera koli oseba po nezgodi, da bi preprečila ali kar najbolj zmanjšala škodo zaradi onesnaženja,
8. "nezgoda" pomeni vse dogodke ali niz dogodkov istega izvora, ki povzročijo škodo zaradi onesnaženja ali pa pomenijo resno in neizogibno grožnjo s povzročitvijo take škode,
9. "škoda zaradi onesnaženja" pomeni:
(a) izgubo ali škodo, povzročeno zunaj ladje z onesnaženjem zaradi uhajanja ali razlitja goriva iz ladje, kjerkoli lahko pride do takega uhajanja ali razlitja, pod pogojem, da je nadomestilo zaradi prizadetosti okolja, razen izgube dobička zaradi take prizadetosti, omejena na stroške smiselnih ukrepov ponovne vzpostavitve, ki so dejansko sprejeti ali bodo sprejeti, in
(b) stroške preventivnih ukrepov in nadaljnjo izgubo ali škodo, nastalo zaradi preventivnih ukrepov,
10. "Država registracije ladje" pomeni glede na registrirano ladjo državo registracije ladje in glede na neregistrirano ladjo državo, pod katere zastavo je ladja upravičena pluti,
11. "bruto tonaža" pomeni bruto tonažo, izračunano skladno z določbami o izmeri tonaže iz Priloge 1 Mednarodne konvencije iz leta 1969 o izmeri tonaže ladij,
12. "Organizacija" pomeni Mednarodno pomorsko organizacijo,
13. "Glavni tajnik" pomeni glavnega tajnika Organizacije.

To konvencijo se uporablja izključno:
(a) za škodo zaradi onesnaženja:
(i) na območju države pogodbenice, vključno s teritorialnim morjem, in
(ii) v izključni ekonomski coni države pogodbenice, določeni skladno z mednarodnim pravom ali, če država pogodbenica ni določila take cone, na območju zunaj in ob teritorialnem morju omenjene države, ki ga je navedena država določila skladno z mednarodnim pravom in se ne razteza več kot 200 navtičnih milj od temeljnih črt, od katerih se meri širina teritorialnega morja;
(b) za preventivne ukrepe, kjerkoli so sprejeti za preprečitev in čim večje zmanjšanje take škode.

1. Lastnik ladje je v trenutku nezgode odgovoren za škodo zaradi onesnaženja, ki ga je povzročilo gorivo iz rezervoarjev na krovu ladje ali z izvorom s te ladje, pod pogojem da se odgovornost v trenutku prvega takega dogodka, kadar nezgoda sestoji iz niza dogodkov istega izvora, pripiše lastniku ladje, razen kakor je predvideno z odstavkoma 3 in 4.
2. Kadar je več kot ena oseba odgovorna skladno z odstavkom 1, je njihova odgovornost solidarna.
3. Lastnik ladje ni odgovoren za škodo zaradi onesnaževanja, če dokaže:
(a) da je škoda nastala zaradi vojne, sovražnosti, državljanske vojne, vstaje ali izjemnega, neizogibnega ali neustavljivega naravnega pojava; ali
(b) da je škoda v celoti nastala zaradi dejanja ali opustitve dejanja z namenom povzročitve škode s strani tretje osebe; ali
(c) da je škoda nastala izključno zaradi malomarnosti ali drugega nezakonitega dejanja katere koli vlade ali druge oblasti, ki je odgovorna za vzdrževanje luči ali drugih navigacijskih pripomočkov pri izvajanju omenjene naloge.
4. Če lastnik ladje dokaže, da je škoda zaradi onesnaženja v celoti ali delno nastala zaradi dejanja ali opustitve dejanja z namenom povzročitve škode s strani osebe, ki je utrpela škodo, ali zaradi malomarnosti omenjene osebe, se ga lahko v celoti ali delno oprosti odgovornosti do take osebe.
5. Zahtevek za nadomestilo škode zaradi onesnaženja se lahko vloži proti lastniku ladje le skladno s to konvencijo.
6. Nič v tej konvenciji ne posega v katero koli regresno pravico lastnika ladje, ki obstaja neodvisno od te konvencije.

1. Te konvencije se ne uporablja za škodo zaradi onesnaženja, kakor je opredeljeno v Konvenciji o civilni odgovornosti, ne glede na to, ali nadomestilo škode zapade v plačilo skladno z omenjeno konvencijo.
2. Določbe te konvencije se ne uporabljajo za vojne ladje, pomožne ali druge ladje, s katerimi država upravlja ali pa je njihova lastnica in se jih trenutno uporablja le v javne, netrgovinske namene, razen kakor je predvideno v odstavku 3.
3. Država pogodbenica se lahko odloči uporabiti to konvencijo za svoje vojne ladje ali druge ladje iz odstavka 2, pri čemer o tem obvesti glavnega tajnika Konvencije in navede pogoje take uporabe.
4. Za ladje, ki so v lasti države pogodbenice in se uporabljajo v komercialne namene, se vsaka država sodno preganja v okviru pristojnosti, določenih v členu 9, in se odpove vsem sredstvom obrambe, ki izhajajo iz njenega statusa suverene države.

Kadar pride do nezgode dveh ali več ladij in nesreča povzroči škodo zaradi onesnaženja, so lastniki vseh zadevnih ladij, razen če so oproščeni skladno s členom 3, solidarno odgovorni za vso tako škodo, ki se je ne da primerno ločiti.

Nič v tej konvenciji ne vpliva na pravico lastnika ladje in osebe ali oseb, ki zagotavljajo zavarovanje ali drugo finančno jamstvo za omejitev odgovornosti skladno s katerim koli nacionalnim ali mednarodnim režimom, ki se uporablja, kot je Konvencija iz leta 1976 o omejevanju odgovornosti za pomorske zahtevke, kakor je spremenjena.

1. Registrirani lastnik ladje, katere bruto tonaža presega 1000 in je registrirana v državi pogodbenici, mora obdržati zavarovanje ali drugo finančno jamstvo, kot je garancija, ki jo izda banka ali podobna finančna ustanova, da bi kril odgovornost registriranega lastnika za škodo zaradi onesnaženja v znesku, ki je enak mejam odgovornosti po veljavnem nacionalnem ali mednarodnem režimu, toda v vsakem primeru ne presega zneska, izračunanega skladno s Konvencijo iz leta 1976 o omejevanju odgovornosti za pomorske zahtevke, kakor je spremenjena.
2. Potrdilo, ki potrjuje, da zavarovanje ali drugo finančno jamstvo velja skladno z določbami te konvencije, se izda za vsako ladjo po tem, ko ustrezni organ države pogodbenice ugotovi, da so izpolnjene zahteve odstavka 1. Za ladjo, registrirano v državi pogodbenici, izda tako potrdilo ali pa ga potrdi ustrezni organ države registracije ladje. Za ladjo, ki ni registrirana v državi pogodbenici, pa lahko izda tako potrdilo ali pa ga potrdi ustrezni organ katere koli države pogodbenice. To potrdilo je v obliki vzorčnega obrazca iz Priloge k tej konvenciji in vsebuje naslednje podatke:
(a) ime ladje, razlikovalno številko ali črke in pristanišče vpisa;
(b) ime in glavni sedež podjetja registriranega lastnika;
(c) identifikacijsko številko ladje Mednarodne pomorske organizacije;
(d) vrsto in trajanje jamstva;
(e) ime in glavni sedež poslovanja zavarovatelja ali druge osebe, ki daje jamstvo in, kadar je to primerno, kraj poslovanja, kjer je zavarovanje ali jamstvo sklenjeno;
(f) obdobje veljavnosti potrdila, ki ni daljše od obdobja veljavnosti zavarovanja ali drugega jamstva.
3 (a) Država pogodbenica lahko dovoli ustanovi ali organizaciji, ki jo ta priznava, da izdaja potrdila iz odstavka 2. Taka ustanova ali organizacija obvesti navedeno državo o izdaji vsakega potrdila. V vseh primerih država pogodbenica v celoti jamči za popolnost in točnost tako izdanega potrdila in se obveže, da bo zagotavila vse potrebno za izpolnitev te obveznosti.
(b) Država pogodbenica obvesti glavnega tajnika o:
(i) posebnih odgovornostih in pogojih pooblastila, dodeljenega ustanovi ali organizaciji, ki jo država priznava;
(ii) preklic takega pooblastila; in
(iii) datum začetka veljavnosti takega pooblastila ali preklica pooblastila.
Dodeljeno pooblastilo začne veljati šele po treh mesecih od datuma, ko je bil glavni tajnik obveščen o navedeni veljavnosti.
(c) Ustanova ali organizacija, ki ima dovoljenje za izdajo potrdil skladno s tem odstavkom, ima dovoljenje vsaj za preklic teh potrdil, če se ne izpolnjujejo pogoji, pod katerimi so bila izdana. V vseh primerih ustanova ali organizacija naznani tak preklic državi, v imenu katere je bilo potrdilo izdano.
4. Potrdilo je v uradnem jeziku ali jezikih države izdajateljice. Če uporabljeni jezik ni angleščina, francoščina ali španščina, besedilo vključuje prevod v enega teh jezikov in, kadar država tako odloči, se lahko uradni jezik države opusti.
5. Potrdilo se hrani na krovu ladje, kopijo pa se deponira pri oblasteh, ki hranijo zapis o registraciji ladje ali, če ladja ni registrirana v državi pogodbenici, pri oblasteh, ki izdajajo ali potrjujejo potrdilo.
6. Zavarovanje ali drugo finančno jamstvo ne izpolnjuje zahtev tega člena, če lahko iz drugih razlogov kot zaradi izteka obdobja veljavnosti zavarovanja ali jamstva, določenega v potrdilu skladno z odstavkom 2 tega člena, pred potekom treh mesecev od datuma, ko so oblasti iz odstavka 5 tega člena prejele obvestilo o njegovem izteku, preneha veljati, razen če je bilo v navedenem obdobju potrdilo predano oblastem ali pa je bilo izdano novo potrdilo. Zgoraj omenjene določbe se podobno uporabljajo za katere koli spremembe, zaradi katerih zavarovanje ali jamstvo ne izpolnjuje več zahtev tega člena.
7. Država registracije ladje skladno z določbami tega člena določi pogoje za izdajo in veljavnost potrdila.
8. Nič v tej konvenciji ne predstavlja preprečevanja državi pogodbenici, da bi se opirala na podatke, ki jih je dobila od drugih držav, Organizacije ali drugih mednarodnih organizacij, o finančnem položaju ponudnikov zavarovanja ali finančnega jamstva za namene te konvencije. V takih primerih država, ki se opira na take podatke, ni razbremenjena odgovornosti kot država, ki izdaja potrdilo, skladno z odstavkom 2.
9. Potrdila, ki jih izda ali potrdi organ države pogodbenice, sprejmejo druge države pogodbenice za namene te konvencije in jih obravnavajo, kot da imajo enako veljavo kot potrdila, ki so jih izdale ali potrdile same, četudi so bila izdana ali potrjena za ladjo, ki ni registrirana v državi pogodbenici. Država pogodbenica lahko kadar koli zahteva posvetovanje z državo, ki izdaja ali potrjuje potrdila, če meni, da zavarovatelj ali garant, naveden na potrdilu o zavarovanju, ni finančno sposoben izpolniti obveznosti, ki jih nalaga ta konvencija.
10. Vsakršen zahtevek za nadomestilo škode zaradi onesnaženja se lahko vloži neposredno proti zavarovatelju ali drugi osebi, ki daje finančno jamstvo za odgovornost registriranega lastnika glede škode zaradi onesnaženja. V takem primeru lahko toženec uveljavlja sredstva obrambe (razen stečaja ali likvidacije lastnika ladje), do katerih bi bil upravičen lastnik ladje, vključno z omejitvijo skladno s členom 6. Nadalje, tudi če lastnik ladje ni upravičen do omejitve odgovornosti skladno s členom 6, lahko toženec omeji odgovornost na znesek, ki je enak znesku zavarovanja ali drugega finančnega jamstva, ki ga je treba vzdrževati skladno z odstavkom 1. Nadalje lahko toženec uveljavlja sredstva obrambe, da je škoda zaradi onesnaženja nastala zaradi namerne kršitve lastnika ladje, toda toženec ne vloži nobenega drugega ugovora, do katerega bi bil lahko upravičen v sodnih postopkih, ki bi jih lastnik ladje začel proti tožencu. Toženec ima v vsakem primeru pravico zahtevati od lastnika ladje, da se pridruži postopku.
11. Država pogodbenica dovoli ladji, ki pluje pod njeno zastavo in za katero se uporablja ta člen, obratovanje le takrat, ko je bilo izdano potrdilo skladno z odstavki 2 ali 14.
12. Ob upoštevanju določb tega člena vsaka država pogodbenica skladno s svojo nacionalno zakonodajo zagotovi, da velja v obsegu odstavka 1 zavarovanje ali drugo jamstvo za vsako ladjo, katere bruto tonaža je večja od 1000, ne glede na kraj registracije, ki vpluje v pristanišče ali izpluje iz pristanišča na njenem ozemlju ali pa pripluje do morske postaje v njenem teritorialnem morju ali odpluje od nje.
13. Ne glede na določbe odstavka 5 lahko država pogodbenica obvesti glavnega tajnika, da za namene odstavka 12 ladjam ni treba hraniti potrdila iz odstavka 2 na krovu ali pa ga predložiti, ko vplujejo v pristanišča ali izplujejo iz njih ali pa priplujejo do morske postaje na njenem ozemlju ali odplujejo od nje, če je država pogodbenica, ki izda potrdilo, ki se ga zahteva v odstavku 2, obvestila glavnega tajnika, da hrani podatke v elektronski obliki in so dostopni vsem državam pogodbenicam, s čimer potrjuje obstoj potrdila in omogoča državam pogodbenicam, da se razrešijo svojih obveznosti na podlagi odstavka 12.
14. Če se ne vzdržuje zavarovanja ali finančnega jamstva za ladjo, ki je v lasti države pogodbenice, se določbe tega člena v povezavi s tem ne uporabljajo za tako ladjo, ladja pa hrani potrdilo, ki ga izda ustrezni organ države, v kateri je ladja registrirana, v katerem je navedeno, da je ladja v lasti omenjene države in da je odgovornost ladje pokrita v mejah, predpisanih skladno z odstavkom 1. Tako potrdilo je čim bolj podobno predpisanemu vzorcu iz odstavka 2.
15. Država lahko v času ratifikacije, sprejetja, odobritve ali pristopa k tej konvenciji ali kadar koli kasneje izjavi, da se tega člena ne uporablja za ladje, ki plujejo izključno na območju omenjene države iz člena 2(a)(i).

Pravice do nadomestila škode skladno s to konvencijo ugasnejo, razen če v treh letih od datuma povzročitve škode na njeni podlagi ni vložena tožba. Vendar pa v nobenem primeru tožba ni vložena po izteku šestih let od datuma nezgode, ki je povzročila škodo. Kadar nezgoda sestoji iz niza dogodkov, začne teči šestletno obdobje od datuma prvega takega dogodka.

1. Kadar je nezgoda povzročila škodo zaradi onesnaženja na ozemlju, vključno s teritorialnim morjem, ali na območju iz člena 2(a)(ii) ene ali več držav pogodbenic ali pa so bili sprejeti preventivni ukrepi za preprečitev ali zmanjšanje škode zaradi onesnaženja na takem ozemlju, vključno s teritorialnim morjem, ali na takem območju, se lahko vloži tožba za nadomestilo škode proti lastniku ladje, zavarovatelju ali drugi osebi, ki jamči za odgovornost lastnika ladje, le na sodiščih katere koli od teh držav pogodbenic.
2. Vsakega tožnika se v primernem času obvesti o vsaki tožbi skladno z odstavkom 1.
3. Vsaka država pogodbenica zagotovi, da imajo njena sodišča pristojnost za vodenje zahtevkov za povrnitev škode skladno s to konvencijo.

1. Vsako sodbo sodišča, pristojnega v skladu s členom 9, izvršljivo v državi izvora, kjer proti njej niso več možna redna pravna sredstva, se priznava v vseh državah pogodbenicah, razen:
(a) kadar je bila sodba pridobljena z goljufijo; ali
(b) kadar toženec ni prejel primernega obvestila in ni imel prave možnosti, da bi predstavil svoj primer.
2. Sodba, priznana skladno z odstavkom 1, je izvršljiva v vsaki državi pogodbenici takoj, ko so izvedeni vsi uradni postopki, ki se zahtevajo v omenjeni državi. Ti uradni postopki ne dopuščajo ponovne odločitve v zadevi.

Ta konvencija ima prednost pred katero koli konvencijo, ki je v veljavi ali pa je na voljo za podpis, ratifikacijo ali pristop na datum, ko je ta konvencija na voljo za podpis, toda le v obsegu, v katerem bi bila taka konvencija z njo v nasprotju; vendar pa nič v tem členu ne vpliva na obveznosti držav pogodbenic, ki izhajajo iz take konvencije, do držav, ki niso pogodbenice te konvencije.

1. Ta konvencija je na voljo za podpis na sedežu Organizacije od 1. oktobra 2001 do 30. septembra 2002, nato pa je na voljo za pristop.
2. Države lahko izrazijo svojo privolitev, da jih ta konvencija obvezuje s:
(a) podpisom brez zadržka glede ratifikacije, sprejetja ali odobritve;
(b) s pridržkom glede ratifikacije, sprejetja ali odobritve, ki mu sledi ratifikacija, sprejetje ali odobritev; ali
(c) s pristopom.
3. Ratifikacija, sprejetje, privolitev ali pristop se izvrši z deponiranjem ustrezne listine pri glavnem tajniku.
4. Katera koli listina o ratifikaciji, sprejetju, odobritvi ali pristopu, ki je bila deponirana po začetku veljavnosti spremembe te konvencije za vse obstoječe države pogodbenice ali po izpolnitvi vseh ukrepov, potrebnih za začetek veljavnosti spremembe, se šteje, da se uporablja za to konvencijo, kakor je bila spremenjena.

1. Če ima država dve ali več ozemeljskih enot, v katerih se uporabljajo različni pravni sistemi v zvezi z vprašanji, ki jih obravnava ta konvencija, lahko ob podpisu, ratifikaciji, sprejetju, odobritvi ali pristopu izjavi, da se ta konvencija nanaša na vse njene ozemeljske enote ali le na eno ali več teh enot in lahko kadarkoli spremeni to izjavo s predložitvijo druge izjave.
2. O kateri koli taki izjavi se obvesti glavnega tajnika in v njej morajo biti izrecno navedene ozemeljske enote, za katere ta konvencija velja.
3. Glede države pogodbenice, ki je podala tako izjavo:
(a) se pri opredelitvi "registriranega lastnika" v členu 1(4) sklicevanja na državo razumejo kot sklicevanja na tako ozemeljsko enoto;
(b) se sklicevanja na državo, v kateri je ladja registrirana, in, glede obveznega potrdila o zavarovanju, na državo, ki izdaja ali potrjuje potrdila, razumejo, kot da se nanašajo na ozemeljsko enoto, v kateri je ladja registrirana oziroma katera izdaja ali potrjuje potrdilo;
(c) se sklicevanja v tej konvenciji na zahteve nacionalne zakonodaje razumejo kot sklicevanja na zahteve zakonodaje ustrezne ozemeljske enote; in
(d) se sklicevanja v členih 9 in 10 na sodišča in na sodbe, ki morajo biti priznane v državah pogodbenicah, razlagajo kot sklicevanja na sodišča v ustrezni ozemeljski enoti in na sodbe, ki morajo biti v njej priznane.

1. Ta konvencija začne veljati eno leto po datumu, ko jo osemnajst držav, vključno s petimi državami, katerih ladje imajo skupno bruto tonažo najmanj 1 milijon, podpiše brez pridržkov glede ratifikacije, sprejetja ali odobritve ali ko pri glavnem tajniku deponirajo listine o ratifikaciji, sprejetju, odobritvi ali pristopu.
2. Za katero koli državo, ki ratificira, sprejme, odobri ali pristopi k tej konvenciji po tem, ko so bili izpolnjeni pogoji iz odstavka 1 za začetek veljavnosti, prične ta konvencija veljati tri mesece po datumu deponiranja ustrezne listine take države.

1. To konvencijo lahko katera koli država pogodbenica odpove kadarkoli po datumu začetka veljave te konvencije v navedeni državi.
2. Odpoved se izvrši z deponiranjem ustrezne listine pri glavnem tajniku.
3. Odpoved začne veljati eno leto po deponiranju pri glavnem tajniku ali po daljšem obdobju, ki je lahko določen na odpovedni listini.

1. Organizacija lahko skliče konferenco za revizijo ali spremembe te konvencije.
2. Organizacija skliče konferenco držav pogodbenic za revizijo ali spremembo te konvencije na zahtevo vsaj ene tretjine držav pogodbenic.

1. Ta konvencija se deponira pri glavnem tajniku.
2. Glavni tajnik:
(a) obvesti vse države, ki so podpisale ali pristopile k tej konvenciji, o:
(i) vsakem novem podpisu ali deponiranju listine, skupaj z datumom;
(ii) datumu začetka veljavnosti te konvencije;
(iii) deponiranju katere koli listine o odpovedi te konvencije, skupaj z datumom deponiranja in datumomzačetka veljavnosti odpovedi; in
(iv) drugih izjavah in obvestilih, podanih v okviru te konvencije.
(b) pošlje overjene kopije te konvencije vsem državam podpisnicam in vsem državam, ki pristopijo k tej konvenciji.

Takoj, ko začne ta konvencija veljati, glavni tajnik pošlje besedilo Sekretariatu Združenih narodov za registracijo in objavo skladno s členom 102 listine Združenih narodov.

Ta konvencija je sestavljena v enem izvirniku v arabskem, kitajskem, angleškem, francoskem, ruskem in španskem jeziku, pri čemer so besedila v vseh jezikih enako verodostojna.
V LONDONU, triindvajsetega marca, dva tisoč ena.
V POTRDITEV TEGA so spodaj podpisani predstavniki, ki so jih njihove vlade v ta namen pravilno pooblastile, podpisali to konvencijo.

Za izvajanje konvencije skrbi Ministrstvo za promet.

Ob predložitvi listine o ratifikaciji konvencije Republika Slovenija v skladu s sklepom Sveta št. 2002/762/ES poda Evropskemu Svetu in Evropski komisiji izjavo, ki se v slovenskem jeziku glasi:

"Sodbe o zadevah, za katere velja Konvencija, se, kadar jih izda sodišče v katerikoli državi članici, za katero se uporablja sklep Sveta z dne 19. 9. 2002, ki države članice pooblašča, da v interesu Skupnosti podpišejo ali ratificirajo Mednarodno konvencijo o civilni odgovornosti za škodo, ki jo povzroči onesnaženje z gorivom, 2001 (2002/762/ES), ali k njej pristopijo, razen v Republiki Sloveniji in na Danskem, priznajo in izvršijo v Republiki Sloveniji, skladno z ustreznimi notranjimi pravili Skupnosti o tej zadevi."

Ta zakon začne veljati petnajsti dan po objavi v Uradnem listu Republike Slovenije – Mednarodne pogodbe.