1  "Convention" means the Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution
   by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter, 1972, as amended.
 
2  "Organization" means the International Maritime Organization.
 
3  "Secretary-General" means the Secretary-General of the Organization.
 
4  .1 "Dumping" means:
      .1 any deliberate disposal into the sea of wastes or other matter from
       vessels, aircraft, platforms or other man-made structures at sea;
      .2 any deliberate disposal into the sea of vessels, aircraft, 
       platforms or other man-made structures at sea;
      .3 any storage of wastes or other matter in the seabed and the subsoil
       thereof from vessels, aircraft, platforms or other man-made structures
       at sea; and
      .4 any abandonment or toppling at site of platforms or other man-made
       structures at sea, for the sole purpose of deliberate disposal.
 
   .2 "Dumping" does not include:
      .1 the disposal into the sea of wastes or other matter incidental to,
       or derived from the normal operations of vessels, aircraft, platforms
       or other man-made structures at sea and their equipment, other than 
       wastes or other matter transported by or to vessels, aircraft, 
       platforms or other man-made structures at sea, operating for the 
       purpose of disposal of such matter or derived from the treatment of
       such wastes or other matter on such vessels, aircraft, platforms or 
       other man-made structures;
      .2 placement of matter for a purpose other than the mere disposal 
       thereof, provided that such placement is not contrary to the aims 
       of this Protocol; and
      .3 notwithstanding paragraph 4.1.4, abandonment in the sea of matter
       (eg, cables, pipelines and marine research devices) placed for a 
       purpose other than the mere disposal thereof.
 
   .3 The disposal or storage of wastes or other matter directly arising 
    from, or related to the exploration, exploitation and associated 
    off-shore processing of seabed mineral resources is not covered by the
    provisions of this Protocol.
 
5  .1 "Incineration at sea" means the combustion on board a vessel, platform
    or other man-made structure at sea of wastes or other matter for the 
    purpose of their deliberate disposal by thermal destruction.
   .2 "Incineration at sea" does not include the incineration of wastes or
    other matter on board a vessel, platform, or other man-made structure at
    sea if such wastes or other matter were generated during the normal 
    operation of that vessel, platform or other man-made structure at sea.
 
6  "Vessels and aircraft" means waterborne or airborne craft of any type 
   whatsoever. This expression includes air-cushioned craft and floating 
   craft, whether self-propelled or not.
 
7  "Sea" means all marine waters other than the internal waters of States, 
   as well as the seabed and the subsoil thereof; it does not include 
   sub-seabed repositories accessed only from land.
 
8  "Wastes or other matter" means material and substance of any kind, 
   form or description.
 
9  "Permit" means permission granted in advance and in accordance with 
   relevant measures adopted pursuant to Article 4.1.2 or 8.2.
 
10 "Pollution" means the introduction, directly or indirectly, by human 
   activity, of wastes or other matter into the sea which results or is 
   likely to result in such deleterious effects as harm to living 
   resources and marine ecosystems, hazards to human health, hindrance 
   to marine activities, including fishing and other legitimate uses of 
   the sea, impairment of quality for use of sea water and reduction 
   of amenities.

1  .1 Contracting Parties shall prohibit the dumping of any wastes or other
    matter with the exception of those listed in Annex 1.
   .2 The dumping of wastes or other matter listed in Annex 1 shall require
    a permit. Contracting Parties shall adopt administrative or legislative
    measures to ensure that issuance of permits and permit conditions comply
    with provisions of Annex 2. Particular attention shall be paid to 
    opportunities to avoid dumping in favour of environmentally preferable 
    alternatives.
 
2  No provision of this Protocol shall be interpreted as preventing a 
   Contracting Party from prohibiting, insofar as that Contracting Party
   is concerned, the dumping of wastes or other matter mentioned in 
   Annex 1. That Contracting Party shall notify the Organization 
   of such measures.

1  Each Contracting Party shall designate an appropriate authority or 
   authorities to:
   .1 issue permits in accordance with this Protocol;
   .2 keep records of the nature and quantities of all wastes or other
    matter for which dumping permits have been issued and where 
    practicable the quantities actually dumped and the location, time 
    and method of dumping; and
   .3 monitor individually, or in collaboration with other Contracting
    Parties and competent international organizations, the condition 
    of the sea for the purposes of this Protocol.
 
2  The appropriate authority or authorities of a Contracting Party 
   shall issue permits in accordance with this Protocol in respect of
   wastes or other matter intended for dumping or, as provided for in 
   Article 8.2, incineration at sea:
   .1 loaded in its territory; and
   .2 loaded onto a vessel or aircraft registered in its territory or
    flying its flag, when the loading occurs in the territory of a 
    State not a Contracting Party to this Protocol.
 
3  In issuing permits, the appropriate authority or authorities shall 
   comply with the requirements of Article 4, together with such additional
   criteria, measures and requirements as they may consider relevant.
 
4  Each Contracting Party, directly or through a secretariat established
   under a regional agreement, shall report to the Organization and where
   appropriate to other Contracting Parties:
   .1 the information specified in paragraphs 1.2 and 1.3;
   .2 the administrative and legislative measures taken to implement the
    provisions of this Protocol, including a summary of enforcement 
    measures; and
   .3 the effectiveness of the measures referred to in paragraph 4.2 
    and any problems encountered in their application.
   The information referred to in paragraphs 1.2 and 1.3 shall be 
   submitted on an annual basis. The information referred to in paragraphs
   4.2 and 4.3 shall be submitted on a regular basis.
 
5  Reports submitted under paragraphs 4.2 and 4.3 shall be evaluated by
   an appropriate subsidiary body as determined by the Meeting of 
   Contracting Parties. This body will report its conclusions to an 
   appropriate Meeting or Special Meeting of Contracting Parties.

1  Each Contracting Party shall apply the measures required to implement this
   Protocol to all:
   .1 vessels and aircraft registered in its territory or flying its flag;
   .2 vessels and aircraft loading in its territory the wastes or other 
    matter which are to be dumped or incinerated at sea; and
   .3 vessels, aircraft and platforms or other man-made structures believed
    to be engaged in dumping or incineration at sea in areas within which 
    it is entitled to exercise jurisdiction in accordance with international
    law.
 
2  Each Contracting Party shall take appropriate measures in accordance with
   international law to prevent and if necessary punish acts contrary to 
   the provisions of this Protocol.
 
3  Contracting Parties agree to cooperate in the development of procedures
   for the effective application of this Protocol in areas beyond the 
   jurisdiction of any State, including procedures for the reporting of 
   vessels and aircraft observed dumping or incinerating at sea in 
   contravention of this Protocol.
 
4  This Protocol shall not apply to those vessels and aircraft entitled 
   to sovereign immunity under international law. However, each Contracting
   Party shall ensure by the adoption of appropriate measures that such 
   vessels and aircraft owned or operated by it act in a manner consistent 
   with the object and purpose of this Protocol and shall inform the 
   Organization accordingly.
 
5  A State may, at the time it expresses its consent to be bound by 
   this Protocol, or at any time thereafter, declare that it shall apply
   the provisions of this Protocol to its vessels and aircraft referred 
   to in paragraph 4, recognising that only that State may enforce those 
   provisions against such vessels and aircraft.

1  Contracting Parties shall, through collaboration within the Organization
   and in coordination with other competent international organizations, 
   promote bilateral and multilateral support for the prevention, reduction
   and where practicable elimination of pollution caused by dumping as 
   provided for in this Protocol to those Contracting Parties that request
   it for:
   .1 training of scientific and technical personnel for research, 
    monitoring and enforcement, including as appropriate the supply of 
    necessary equipment and facilities, with a view to strengthening 
    national capabilities;
   .2 advice on implementation of this Protocol;
   .3 information and technical cooperation relating to waste minimization
    and clean production processes;
   .4 information and technical cooperation relating to the disposal and
    treatment of waste and other measures to prevent, reduce and where 
    practicable eliminate pollution caused by dumping; and
   .5 access to and transfer of environmentally sound technologies and 
    corresponding knowhow, in particular to developing countries and countries
    in transition to market economies, on favourable terms, including on 
    concessional and preferential terms, as mutually agreed, taking into 
    account the need to protect intellectual property rights as well as the 
    special needs of developing countries and countries in transition to 
    market economies.
 
2  The Organization shall perform the following functions:
   .1 forward requests from Contracting Parties for technical cooperation
    to other Contracting Parties, taking into account such factors as 
    technical capabilities;
   .2 coordinate requests for assistance with other competent international
    organizations, as appropriate; and
   .3 subject to the availability of adequate resources, assist developing 
    countries and those in transition to market economies, which have 
    declared their intention to become Contracting Parties to this 
    Protocol, to examine the means necessary to achieve full implementation.

1  Contracting Parties shall take appropriate measures to promote and 
   facilitate scientific and technical research on the prevention, 
   reduction and where practicable elimination of pollution by dumping
   and other sources of marine pollution relevant to this Protocol. 
   In particular, such research should include observation, measurement,
   evaluation and analysis of pollution by scientific methods.
 
2  Contracting Parties shall, to achieve the objectives of this Protocol,
   promote the availability of relevant information to other Contracting
   Parties who request it on:
   .1 scientific and technical activities and measures undertaken in 
    accordance with this Protocol;
   .2 marine scientific and technological programs and their 
    objectives; and
   .3 the impacts observed from the monitoring and assessment conducted
    pursuant to Article 9.1.3.

1  Meetings of Contracting Parties or Special Meetings of Contracting 
   Parties shall keep under continuing review the implementation of 
   this Protocol and evaluate its effectiveness with a view to identifying
   means of strengthening action, where necessary, to prevent, reduce and
   where practicable eliminate pollution caused by dumping and incineration
   at sea of wastes or other matter. To these ends, Meetings of Contracting
   Parties or Special Meetings of Contracting Parties may:
   .1 review and adopt amendments to this Protocol in accordance with 
    Articles 21 and 22;
   .2 establish subsidiary bodies, as required, to consider any matter 
    with a view to facilitating the effective implementation of this Protocol;
   .3 invite appropriate expert bodies to advise the Contracting Parties or 
    the Organization on matters relevant to this Protocol;
   .4 promote cooperation with competent international organizations 
    concerned with the prevention and control of pollution;
   .5 consider the information made available pursuant to article 9.4;
   .6 develop or adopt, in consultation with competent international 
    organizations, procedures referred to in Article 8.2, including basic
    criteria for determining exceptional and emergency situations, and 
    procedures for consultative advice and the safe disposal of matter at
    sea in such circumstances;
   .7 consider and adopt resolutions; and
   .8 consider any additional action that may be required.
 
2  The Contracting Parties at their first Meeting shall establish rules of
   procedure as necessary.

1  The Organization shall be responsible for Secretariat duties in relation to
   this Protocol. Any Contracting Party to this Protocol not being a member 
   of this Organization shall make an appropriate contribution to the
   expenses incurred by the Organization in performing these duties.
 
2  Secretariat duties necessary for the administration of this Protocol
   include:
   .1 convening Meetings of Contracting Parties once per year, unless 
    otherwise decided by Contracting Parties, and Special Meetings of 
    Contracting Parties at any time on the request of two-thirds of the
    Contracting Parties;
   .2 providing advice on request on the implementation of this Protocol 
    and on guidance and procedures developed thereunder;
   .3 considering enquiries by, and information from Contracting Parties,
    consulting with them and with the competent international organizations,
    and providing recommendations to Contracting Parties on questions related
    to, but not specifically covered by, this Protocol;
   .4 preparing and assisting, in consultation with Contracting Parties and 
    the competent international organizations, in the development and 
    implementation of procedures referred to in Article 18.6.;
   .5 conveying to the Contracting Parties concerned all notifications 
    received by the Organization in accordance with this Protocol; and
   .6 preparing, every two years, a budget and a financial account for the
    administration of this Protocol which shall be distributed to all 
    Contracting Parties.
 
3  The Organization shall, subject to the availability of adequate 
   resources, in addition to the requirements set out in Article 13.2.3.
   .1 collaborate in assessments of the state of the marine environment; and
   .2 cooperate with competent international organizations concerned with 
    the prevention and control of pollution.

1 This Protocol shall be open for signature by any State at the Headquarters
  of the Organization from 1 April 1997 to 31 March 1998 and shall thereafter
 remain open for accession by any State.
 
2  States may become Contracting Parties to this Protocol by:
   .1 signature not subject to ratification, acceptance or approval; or
   .2 signature subject to ratification, acceptance or approval, followed
    by ratification, acceptance or approval; or
   .3 accession.
 
3  Ratification, acceptance, approval or accession shall be effected by
   the deposit of an instrument to that effect with the Secretary-General.

1  This Protocol shall enter into force on the thirtieth day following the
   date on which:
   .1 at least 26 States have expressed their consent to be bound by this
    Protocol in accordance with Article 24; and
   .2 at least 15 Contracting Parties to the Convention are included in 
    the number of States referred to in paragraph 1.1.
 
2  For each State that has expressed its consent to be bound by this 
   Protocol in accordance with Article 24 following the date referred to
   in paragraph 1, this Protocol shall enter into force on the thirtieth
   day after the date on which such State expressed its consent.

1  This Protocol shall be deposited with the Secretary-General.
 
2  In addition to the functions specified in Articles 10.5, 16.5, 21.4, 22.5
   and 26.5, the Secretary-General shall:
   .1 inform all States which have signed this Protocol or acceded thereto of:
      .1 each new signature or deposit of an instrument of ratification, 
       acceptance, approval or accession, together with the date thereof;
      .2 the date of entry into force of this Protocol; and
      .3 the deposit of any instrument of withdrawal from this Protocol 
       together with the date on which it was received and the date on which
       the withdrawal takes effect.
   .2 transmit certified copies of this Protocol to all States which have
    signed this Protocol or acceded thereto.
 
3  As soon as this Protocol enters into force, a certified true copy thereof
   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.

1  The following wastes or other matter are those that may be considered 
   for dumping being mindful of the Objectives and General Obligations of 
   this Protocol set out in Articles 2 and 3:
   .1 dredged material;
   .2 sewage sludge;
   .3 fish waste, or material resulting from industrial fish processing
    operations;
   .4 vessels and platforms or other man-made structures at sea;
   .5 inert, inorganic geological material;
   .6 organic material of natural origin; and
   .7 bulky items primarily comprising iron, steel, concrete and
    similarly unharmful materials for which the concern is physical 
    impact, and limited to those circumstances where such wastes are 
    generated at locations, such as small islands with isolated 
    communities, having no practicable access to disposal options 
    other than dumping.
 
2  The wastes or other matter listed in paragraphs 1.4 and 1.7 may be
   considered for dumping, provided that material capable of creating
   floating debris or otherwise contributing to pollution of the marine
   environment has been removed to the maximum extent and provided that
   the material dumped poses no serious obstacle to fishing or navigation.
 
3  Notwithstanding the above, materials listed in paragraphs 1.1 to 1.7
   containing levels of radioactivity greater than de minimis (exempt) 
   concentrations as defined by the IAEA and adopted by Contracting Parties, 
   shall not be considered eligible for dumping; provided further that 
   within 25 years of 20 February 1994, and at each 25 year interval 
   thereafter, Contracting Parties shall complete a scientific study 
   relating to all radioactive wastes and other radioactive matter other
   than high level wastes or matter, taking into account such other factors
   as Contracting Parties consider appropriate and shall review the 
prohibition on dumping of such substances in accordance with the procedures
set forth in Article 22.

2  The initial stages in assessing alternatives to dumping should, as 
   appropriate, include an evaluation of:
   .1 types, amounts and relative hazard of wastes generated;
   .2 details of the production process and the sources of wastes within
    that process; and
   .3 feasibility of the following waste reduction/prevention techniques:
      .1 product reformulation;
      .2 clean production technologies;
      .3 process modification;
      .4 input substitution; and
      .5 on-site, closed-loop recycling.

5  Applications to dump wastes or other matter shall demonstrate that 
   appropriate consideration has been given to the following hierarchy
   of waste management options, which implies an order of increasing 
   environmental impact:
   .1 re-use;
   .2 off-site recycling;
   .3 destruction of hazardous constituents;
   .4 treatment to reduce or remove the hazardous constituents; and
   .5 disposal on land, into air and in water.

7 A detailed description and characterization of the waste is an essential
  precondition for the consideration of alternatives and the basis for a 
  decision as to whether a waste may be dumped. If a waste is so poorly 
  characterized that proper assessment cannot be made of its potential 
  impacts on human health and the environment, that waste shall not be dumped.
 
8  Characterization of the wastes and their constituents shall take into
   account:
   .1 origin, total amount, form and average composition;
   .2 properties: physical, chemical, biochemical and biological;
   .3 toxicity;
   .4 persistence: physical, chemical and biological; and
   .5 accumulation and biotransformation in biological materials or 
    sediments.

9 Each Contracting Party shall develop a national Action List to provide
  a mechanism for screening candidate wastes and their constituents on 
  the basis of their potential effects on human health and the marine 
  environment. In selecting substances for consideration in an Action List,
  priority shall be given to toxic, persistent and bioaccumulative 
  substances from anthropogenic sources (e.g. cadmium, mercury, 
  organohalogens, petroleum hydrocarbons, and, whenever relevant, arsenic,
  lead, copper, zinc, beryllium, chromium, nickel and vanadium, organosilicon
  compounds, cyanides, fluorides and pesticides or their by-products other
  than organohalogens). An Action List can also be used as a trigger
  mechanism for further waste prevention considerations.
 
10	An Action List shall specify an upper level and may also specify a lower
   level. The upper level should be set so as to avoid acute or chronic 
   effects on human health or on sensitive marine organisms representative
   of the marine ecosystem. Application of an Action List will result in 
   three possible categories of waste:
.1	wastes which contain specified substances, or which cause biological
 responses, exceeding the relevant upper level shall not be dumped, 
 unless made acceptable for dumping through the use of management 
 techniques or processes;
.2	wastes which contain specified substances, or which cause biological
 responses, below the relevant lower levels should be considered to be
 of little environmental concern in relation to dumping; and
.3	wastes which contain specified substances, or which cause biological
 responses, below the upper level but above the lower level require more
 detailed assessment before their suitability for dumping can be 
 determined.

11 Information required to select a dump-site shall include:
   .1 physical, chemical and biological characteristics of the water-column
    and the seabed;
   .2 location of amenities, values and other uses of the sea in the area
    under consideration;
   .3 assessment of the constituent fluxes associated with dumping in 
    relation to existing fluxes of substances in the marine environment;
    and
   .4 economic and operational feasibility.

17 A decision to issue a permit should only be made if all impact evaluations
   are completed and the monitoring requirements are determined. 
   The provisions of the permit shall ensure, as far as practicable, that
   environmental disturbance and detriment are minimized and the benefits
   maximized. Any permit issued shall contain data and information 
   specifying:
   .1 the types and sources of materials to be dumped;
   .2 the location of the dump-site(s);
   .3 the method of dumping; and
   .4 monitoring and reporting requirements.
 
18 Permits should be reviewed at regular intervals, taking into account
   the results of monitoring and the objectives of monitoring programs. 
   Review of monitoring results will indicate whether field programs need
   to be continued, revised or terminated and will contribute to informed
   decisions regarding the continuance, modification or revocation of 
   permits. This provides an important feedback mechanism for the 
   protection of human health and the marine environment.

1 An Arbitral Tribunal (hereinafter referred to as the "Tribunal") shall be
  established upon the request of a Contracting Party addressed to another
  Contracting Party in application of Article 16 of this Protocol. The 
  request for arbitration shall consist of a statement of the case together
  with any supporting documents.
 
2  The requesting Contracting Party shall inform the Secretary-General of:
   .1 its request for arbitration; and
   .2 the provisions of this Protocol the interpretation or application of
    which is, in its opinion, the subject of disagreement.
 
3 The Secretary-General shall transmit this information to all 
  Contracting States.

1  Where the parties to a dispute do not agree upon a Tribunal in 
   accordance with Article 2 of this Annex, the Tribunal shall 
   consist of three members:
   .1 one arbitrator nominated by each party to the dispute; and
   .2 a third arbitrator who shall be nominated by agreement between 
    the two first named and who shall act as its Chairman.
 
2 If the Chairman of a Tribunal is not nominated within 30 days of 
  nomination of the second arbitrator, the parties to a dispute shall, 
  upon the request of one party, submit to the Secretary-General within a 
  period of 30 days an agreed list of qualified persons. The 
  Secretary-General shall select the Chairman from such list as soon as 
  possible. He shall not select a Chairman who is or has been a national 
  of one party to the dispute except with the consent of the other party 
  to the dispute.
 
3 If one party to a dispute fails to nominate an arbitrator as provided 
  in paragraph 1.1 within 60 days from the date of receipt of the request
  for arbitration, the other party may request the submission to the 
  Secretary-General within a period of 30 days of an agreed list of 
  qualified persons. The Secretary-General shall select the Chairman of the
  Tribunal from such list as soon as possible. The Chairman shall then 
  request the party which has not nominated an arbitrator to do so. 
  If this party does not nominate an arbitrator within 15 days of such
  request, the Secretary-General shall, upon request of the Chairman, 
  nominate the arbitrator from the agreed list of qualified persons.
 
4 In the case of the death, disability or default of an arbitrator, the 
  party to the dispute who nominated him shall nominate a replacement within
  30 days of such death, disability or default. If the party does not 
  nominate a replacement, the arbitration shall proceed with the remaining
  arbitrators. In the case of the death, disability or default of the 
  Chairman, a replacement shall be nominated in accordance with the 
  provision of paragraphs 1.2 and 2 within 90 days of such death, 
  disability or default.
 
5 A list of arbitrators shall be maintained by the Secretary-General and
  composed of qualified persons nominated by the Contracting Parties. Each
  Contracting Party may designate for inclusion in the list four persons 
  who shall not necessarily be its nationals. If the parties to the dispute 
  have failed within the specified time limits to submit to the 
  Secretary-General an agreed list of qualified persons as provided for in 
  paragraphs 2, 3 and 4, the Secretary-General shall select from the list 
  maintained by him the arbitrator or arbitrators not yet nominated.

1  Unless a Tribunal consists of a single arbitrator, decisions of the 
   Tribunal as to its procedure, its place of meeting, and any question 
   related to the dispute laid before it, shall be taken by majority vote 
   of its members. However, the absence or abstention of any member of the
   Tribunal who was nominated by a party to the dispute shall not constitute
   an impediment to the Tribunal reaching a decision. In case of equal voting,
   the vote of the Chairman shall be decisive.
 
2  The parties to the dispute shall facilitate the work of the Tribunal and
   in particular shall, in accordance with their legislation and using all 
   means at their disposal:
   .1 provide the Tribunal with all necessary documents and information; and
   .2 enable the Tribunal to enter their territory, to hear witnesses or 
    experts, and to visit the scene.
 
3  The failure of a party to the dispute to comply with the provisions of
   paragraph 2 shall not preclude the Tribunal from reaching a decision and
   rendering an award.

1  »Konvencija« pomeni Konvencijo o preprečevanju onesnaženja morja z 
   odpadnimi in drugimi snovmi, 1972, s spremembami.
 
2  »Organizacija« pomeni Mednarodno pomorsko organizacijo.
 
3  »Generalni sekretar«pomeni generalnega sekretarja organizacije.
 
4. .1 »Odmetavanje« pomeni:
      .1 vsakršno namerno odlaganje odpadkov ali drugih snovi z ladij,
       letal, ploščadi ali drugih umetnih konstrukcij na morju v morje;
      .2 vsakršno namerno odlaganje ladij, letal, ploščadi ali drugih 
       umetnih konstrukcij na    morju v morje;
      .3 vsakršno shranjevanje odpadkov ali drugih snovi na morskem dnu ali
       v podzemlju z ladij, letal, ploščadi ali drugih umetnih konstrukcij 
       na morju in
      .4 vsakršno puščanje ali kopičenje snovi na območju ploščadi ali umetnih
       konstrukcij na morju samo zaradi namernega odlaganja.
   .2 »Odmetavanje« ne vključuje:
      .1 odlaganja odpadkov ali drugih snovi, ki spadajo k običajnemu 
       opravljanju dejavnosti na ladjah, letalih, ploščadih ali drugih umetnih
       konstrukcijah na morju in njihovi opremi ali izhajajo iz teh dejavnosti,
       v morje, razen odpadkov ali drugih snovi, ki jih ladje, letala, ploščadi
       ali druge umetne konstrukcije na morju prevažajo z namenom, da bi te 
       snovi odložili, ali izhajajo iz obdelave takih odpadkov ali drugih snovi
       na ladjah, letalih, ploščadih ali drugih umetnih konstrukcijah;
      .2 puščanje snovi z drugim namenom, kot je samo odlaganje teh snovi, 
       če to ni v nasprotju s cilji tega protokola, in
      .3 ne glede na 4. točko prvega pododstavka četrtega odstavka izraz ne
       vključuje puščanja v morju stvari (npr. kablov, cevovodov in naprav 
       za raziskovanje morja), ki so tam z drugim namenom, kot je samo 
       odlaganje teh stvari.
   .3 Določbe tega protokola ne zajemajo odlaganja odpadkov ali drugih 
    snovi, ki izhajajo neposredno iz iskanja in izkoriščanja virov nafte
    in plina na morskem dnu, in s tem povezanega predelovanja na morju.
 
5  .1 »Sežiganje na morju« pomeni zgorevanje odpadkov ali drugih snovi na 
    ladji, ploščadi ali drugi umetni konstrukciji na morju zaradi njihove
    namerne odstranitve s toplotnim uničenjem.
   .2 »Sežiganje na morju« ne vključuje sežiganja odpadkov ali drugih snovi
    na ladji, ploščadi ali drugi umetni konstrukciji na morju, če so ti 
    odpadki ali druge snovi nastali med običajnim opravljanjem dejavnosti 
    na tej ladji, ploščadi ali drugi umetni konstrukciji na morju.
 
6  »Ladje in letala« pomeni kakršna koli vodna ali zračna plovila. Izraz
   vključuje tudi plovila na zračni blazini in plavajoče naprave, pa naj 
   bodo na lastni pogon ali brez njega.
 
7  »Morje« pomeni vse morske vode, razen notranjih morskih voda držav, 
   morsko dno in njegovo podzemlje, ne vključuje pa geoloških usedlin pod
   morskim dnom, do katerih je dostop mogoč samo s kopnega.
 
8  »Odpadki ali druge snovi« pomeni material in sestavine ne glede na 
   vrsto, obliko ali opis.
 
9  »Dovoljenje« pomeni dovolilnico, izdano vnaprej in v skladu z ustreznimi
   ukrepi, sprejetimi na podlagi drugega pododstavka prvega odstavka 4. 
   člena in drugega odstavka 8. člena.
 
10 »Onesnaževanje« pomeni neposreden ali posreden vnos odpadkov ali drugih
   snovi v morje zaradi človekove dejavnosti, ki ima ali lahko ima za 
   posledico škodljive učinke, ki prizadenejo žive morske vire in 
   ekosisteme, ogrožajo človekovo zdravje, ovirajo dejavnosti na morju, 
   vključno z ribolovom in drugimi zakonitimi vrstami uporabe morja, 
   vplivajo na poslabšanje kakovosti morske vode za uporabo in na 
   zmanjšanje uživanja okolja.

1  .1 Pogodbenice prepovedujejo odmetavanje kakršnih koli odpadkov ali 
    drugih snovi, razen tistih, naštetih v prilogi 1.
   .2 Za odmetavanje odpadkov ali drugih snovi, naštetih v prilogi 1, je
    potrebno dovoljenje. Pogodbenice sprejmejo upravne ali zakonodajne 
    ukrepe, s katerimi zagotavljajo, da so izdaja dovoljenj in pogoji 
    iz dovoljenja v skladu z določbami priloge 2. Posebna pozornost 
    se mora namenjati možnostim za izogibanje odmetavanja v korist okolju
    prijaznih drugih možnosti.
 
2  Nobena določba tega protokola se ne razlaga tako, da posamezni pogodbenici
   preprečuje, da bi prepovedala odmetavanje odpadkov ali drugih snovi, 
   omenjenih v prilogi 1. Ta pogodbenica organizacijo uradno obvesti o 
   takih ukrepih.

1  Vsaka pogodbenica imenuje ustrezen organ ali ustrezne organe, ki
   .1 izdajajo dovoljenja v skladu s tem protokolom;
   .2 vodijo evidenco o vrstah in količinah vseh odpadkov ali drugih snovi,
    za katere so bila izdana dovoljenja za odmetavanje, in če je to izvedljivo,
    o dejansko odmetanih količinah in kraju, času in načinu odmetavanja ter
   .3 posamezno ali skupaj z drugimi pogodbenicami in pristojnimi mednarodnimi
    organizacijami spremljajo stanje morja za izvajanje tega protokola.
 
2  Ustrezni organ ali organi pogodbenice v skladu s tem protokolom izdajajo
   dovoljenja za tiste odpadke ali druge snovi, namenjene odmetavanju, ali
   kot to predvideva drugi odstavek 8. člena, sežiganju na morju, ki so:
   .1 natovorjeni na njenem ozemlju in
   .2 natovorjeni na ladjo ali letalo, ki je registrirano na njenem ozemlju
    ali plove ali leti pod njeno zastavo, če poteka natovarjanje na ozemlju
    države, ki ni pogodbenica tega protokola.
 
3  Ob izdaji dovoljenj pristojni organ ali organi ravnajo v skladu z 
   zahtevami 4. člena, skupaj z dodatnimi merili, ukrepi in pogoji, ki se jim
   zdijo ustrezni.
 
4  Vsaka pogodbenica neposredno ali prek sekretariata, ustanovljenega na 
   podlagi regionalnega sporazuma, poroča organizaciji in po potrebi drugim
   pogodbenicam o:
   .1 podatkih, navedenih v drugem in tretjem odstavku 1. člena;
   .2 upravnih in zakonodajnih ukrepih, sprejetih za izvajanje določb tega
    protokola, vključno s pregledom ukrepov za uveljavitev, in o
   .3 učinkovitosti ukrepov, iz drugega odstavka 4. člena in o težavah, s
    katerimi se srečuje pri izvajanju teh ukrepov.
   Informacije iz drugega in tretjega pododstavka prvega odstavka se 
   pošiljajo vsako leto. Informacije, iz drugega in tretjega pododstavka 
   četrtega odstavka se pošiljajo redno.
 
5  Poročila, poslana na podlagi drugega in tretjega pododstavka četrtega
   odstavka ovrednoti ustrezen pomožni organ, imenovan na zasedanju 
   pogodbenic. Ta organ poroča o svojih ugotovitvah na ustreznem 
   zasedanju ali posebej sklicanem zasedanju pogodbenic.

1  Vsaka pogodbenica uporablja ukrepe, potrebne za izvajanje tega protokola,
   za vse:
   .1 ladje in letala, ki so registrirani na njenem ozemlju ali plovejo
    ali letijo pod njeno zastavo;
   .2 ladje in letala, ki na njenem ozemlju natovarjajo odpadke ali 
      druge snovi, namenjene odmetavanju ali sežiganju na morju, in
   .3 ladje, letala in ploščadi ali druge umetne konstrukcije, za katere 
    se domneva, da se ukvarjajo z odmetavanjem ali sežiganjem na morju na 
    območjih, na katerih ima pravico uresničevati svojo pristojnost v 
    skladu z mednarodnim pravom.
 
2  Vsaka pogodbenica v skladu z mednarodnim pravom sprejme ustrezne 
   ukrepe, da prepreči in po potrebi kaznuje dejanja, ki so v nasprotju
   z določbami tega protokola.
 
3  Pogodbenice soglašajo, da bodo sodelovale pri pripravi postopkov za 
   učinkovito uporabo tega protokola na območjih, ki so zunaj pristojnosti
   katere koli države, vključno s postopki za prijavljanje ladij in letal,
   za katere se ugotovi, da odpadke odmetavajo ali sežigajo na morju v 
   nasprotju z določbami tega protokola.
 
4  Ta protokol se ne nanaša na tiste ladje in letala, ki uživajo državno
   imuniteto po mednarodnem pravu. Vsaka pogodbenica pa si s sprejetjem 
   ustreznih ukrepov prizadeva, da bodo ladje in letala, ki so v njeni 
   lasti ali uporabi, delovale skladno s ciljem in namenom tega protokola,
   o čemer obvešča organizacijo.
 
5  Država lahko v času, ko izrazi svoje soglasje, da bo zavezana s tem
   protokolom, ali kadar koli pozneje izjavi, da bo uporabljala določbe 
   tega protokola za svoje ladje in letala iz četrtega odstavka, s čimer
   priznava, da samo ta država lahko izvaja te določbe zoper take ladje 
   in letala.

1  Pogodbenice s sodelovanjem v organizaciji in usklajevanjem z drugimi 
   pristojnimi mednarodnimi organizacijami spodbujajo dvostransko in 
   večstransko pomoč pri preprečevanju, zmanjševanju, in če je to 
   izvedljivo, odpravljanju onesnaževanja, ki je posledica odmetavanja, 
   opredeljenega v tem protokolu, tistim pogodbenicam, ki za pomoč 
   zaprosijo zaradi:
   .1 usposabljanja znanstvenega in strokovnega osebja za raziskovanje,
    spremljanje in izvajanje, če je primerno, skupaj z dobavo potrebne 
    opreme in naprav, da se okrepi državna usposobljenost;
   .2 svetovanja o izvajanju tega protokola;
   .3 informacijskega in strokovnega sodelovanja pri največjem mogočem
    zmanjšanju odpadkov in postopkih za čisto proizvodnjo;
   .4 informacijskega in strokovnega sodelovanja pri odlaganju in 
    obdelavi odpadkov ter drugih ukrepih za preprečevanje, zmanjšanje,
    in če je to izvedljivo, odpravljanje onesnaževanja, ki ga povzroča 
    odmetavanje, in zaradi
   .5 dostopa do okoljsko zdravih tehnologij in ustreznega znanja ter 
    izkušenj in zaradi njihovega prenosa, predvsem v države v razvoju 
    in države na prehodu v tržna gospodarstva, po ugodnih pogojih skupaj
    z dogovorjenimi koncesijskimi in preferencialnimi pogoji ob upoštevanju
    potrebe po varstvu pravic intelektualne lastnine ter posebnih potreb 
    držav v razvoju in držav na prehodu v tržna gospodarstva.
 
2  Organizacija opravlja te naloge:
   .1 pošilja vloge pogodbenic za strokovno sodelovanje drugim pogodbenicam
    ob upoštevanju dejavnikov, kot so strokovne zmožnosti;
   .2 usklajuje vloge za pomoč z drugimi pristojnimi mednarodnimi 
    organizacijami, če je to ustrezno, in
   .3 ob upoštevanju ustreznih virov pomaga državam v razvoju in tistim 
    državam na prehodu v tržna gospodarstva, ki so izrazile svojo namero,
    da bodo postale pogodbenice tega protokola, in proučuje možnosti za 
    popolno izvajanje protokola.

1  Pogodbenice sprejmejo ustrezne ukrepe za spodbujanje in olajšanje
   znanstvenega in strokovnega raziskovanja o preprečevanju, zmanjševanju,
   in če je to izvedljivo, odpravljanju onesnaževanja zaradi odmetavanja 
   in drugih virov onesnaževanja morja, pomembnega za ta protokol. 
   Raziskovanje mora vključevati predvsem opazovanje, merjenje, vrednotenje
   in analizo onesnaževanja po znanstvenih metodah.
 
2  Da bi uresničile cilje tega protokola, pogodbenice spodbujajo dostopnost
   ustreznih informacij za druge pogodbenice, ki zaprosijo za podatke o:
.1 znanstvenih in strokovnih dejavnostih in ukrepih, sprejetih v skladu 
 s tem protokolom;
.2 pomorskih znanstvenih in strokovnih programih in njihovih ciljih ter o
.3 vplivih, opaženih s spremljanjem in ocenjevanjem iz tretjega 
 pododstavka prvega odstavka 9. člena.

1  Na zasedanjih ali posebnih zasedanjih pogodbenice stalno pregledujejo
   izvajanje tega protokola in vrednotijo njegovo učinkovitost, da bi 
   prepoznale načine za okrepitev delovanja, kadar je potrebno, za 
   preprečevanje, zmanjševanje, in če je to izvedljivo, odpravljanje
   onesnaževanja, ki ga povzročata odmetavanje in sežiganje odpadkov 
   ali drugih snovi na morju. V ta namen lahko pogodbenice na svojih 
   zasedanjih ali posebnih zasedanjih:
   .1 pregledajo in sprejmejo spremembe tega protokola v skladu z 21. 
    in 22. členom;
   .2 ustanovijo potrebne pomožne organe, da bodo proučevali zadeve
    in olajšali izvajanje tega protokola;
   .3 povabijo ustrezne strokovne organe, da svetujejo pogodbenicam ali
    organizaciji o zadevah, pomembnih za ta protokol;
   .4 spodbujajo sodelovanje s pristojnimi mednarodnimi organizacijami,
    ki se ukvarjajo s preprečevanjem in nadzorom onesnaževanja;
   .5 proučujejo informacije, ki so dane na voljo v četrtem odstavku
    9 člena;
   .6 po posvetu s pristojnimi mednarodnimi organizacijami pripravljajo
    ali sprejemajo postopke iz drugega odstavka 8. člena, vključno s 
    temeljnimi merili za določanje izjemnih in izrednih razmer, in 
    postopke za posvetovalne predloge in varno odlaganje snovi v morje
    v takih okoliščinah;
   .7 proučujejo in sprejemajo sklepe in
   .8 proučujejo vsako dodatno ravnanje, ki je morda potrebno.
 
2  Pogodbenice na svojem prvem zasedanju po potrebi sprejmejo poslovnik.

1  Organizacija je odgovorna za naloge sekretariata, povezane s tem 
   protokolom. Vsaka pogodbenica tega protokola, ki ni članica te 
   organizacije, ustrezno prispeva k plačilu izdatkov, ki jih ima 
   organizacija z opravljanjem teh nalog.
 
2  Med nalogami sekretariata, ki se nanašajo na ta protokol, so:
   .1 sklicevanje zasedanj pogodbenic enkrat letno, če pogodbenice 
    ne sklenejo drugače, in posebnih zasedanj pogodbenic, kadar to 
    zahtevata dve tretjini pogodbenic;
   .2 svetovanje, kadar je zaprošeno, o izvajanju tega protokola in o
    smernicah ter postopkih tega protokola;
   .3 proučevanje vprašanj in informacij pogodbenic, posvetovanje z
    njimi in s pristojnimi mednarodnimi organizacijami ter dajanje 
    priporočil pogodbenicam o vprašanjih, ki so s tem protokolom povezana,
    vendar ne posebej zajeta v njem;
   .4 priprava in izvajanje postopkov iz šestega odstavka 18. člena v 
    sodelovanju s pogodbenicami in pristojnimi mednarodnimi organizacijami
    ter pomoč pri pripravi in izvajanju teh postopkov;
   .5 pošiljanje vseh uradnih obvestil, ki jih organizacija prejme v skladu
    s tem protokolom, pogodbenicam, in
   .6 priprava proračuna in finančnega poročila o izvajanju tega protokola,
    ki se razdelita vsem pogodbenicam, vsaki dve leti.
 
3  Če so na voljo ustrezna sredstva, organizacija poleg zahtev iz tretjega
   pododstavka drugega odstavka 13. člena:
   .1 sodeluje pri presojah stanja v morskem okolju in
   .2 sodeluje s pristojnimi mednarodnimi organizacijami, ki se ukvarjajo
    s preprečevanjem in nadzorom onesnaževanja.

1 Protokol je vsem državam na voljo za podpis na sedežu organizacije od 1.
  aprila 1997 do 31. marca 1998, zatem pa je državam na voljo za pristop.
 
2  Države lahko postanejo pogodbenice tega protokola, če:
   .1 ga podpišejo brez pridržka ratifikacije, sprejetja ali odobritve ali
   .2 ga podpišejo s pridržkom ratifikacije, sprejetja ali odobritve, nato 
    pa ratificirajo, sprejmejo ali odobrijo ali
   .3 k njemu pristopijo.
 
3  Protokol se ratificira, sprejme, odobri ali se pristopi k njemu z 
   deponiranjem ustrezne listine pri generalnem sekretarju.

1 Ta protokol začne veljati trideseti dan po dnevu, ko:
.1	vsaj 26 držav izrazi svoje soglasje o tem, da jih zavezuje ta 
 protokol v skladu s 24. členom, in
.2	je vsaj 15 pogodbenic konvencije med državami iz prvega pododstavka 
 prvega odstavka.
 
2 Za vsako državo, ki je izrazila soglasje, da jo ta protokol v skladu s 24.
   členom zavezuje po dnevu iz prvega odstavka, začne ta protokol veljati 
   trideseti dan po dnevu, ko je ta država izrazila svoje soglasje.

1 Protokol se deponira pri generalnem sekretarju.
 
2  Poleg nalog iz petega odstavka 10. člena, petega odstavka 16. člena, 
   četrtega odstavka 21. člena, petega odstavka 22. člena in petega 
   odstavka 26. člena generalni sekretar:
   .1 obvesti vse države, ki so podpisale ta protokol ali pristopile
    k njemu, o:
   .1 vsakem novem podpisu ali deponiranju listine o ratifikaciji, 
    sprejetju, odobritvi ali pristopu in datumu podpisa ali deponiranja;
   .2 datumu začetka veljavnosti tega protokola in
   .3 deponiranju vsake listine o odpovedi tega protokola in datumu 
    njenega prejema ter datumu začetka veljavnosti odpovedi;
   .2 pošlje overjene kopije tega protokola vsem državam, ki so ga
    podpisale ali pristopile k njemu.
 
3  Takoj ko začne protokol veljati, generalni sekretar pošlje overjeno
   kopijo protokola sekretariatu Združenih narodov za vpis v register
   in objavo v skladu s 102. členom Ustanovne listine Združenih narodov.

2  Na začetnih stopnjah presoje drugih možnosti, kot je odmetavanje, je 
   treba, če je to primerno, ovrednotiti tudi:
   .1 vrste, količine in relativne stopnje nevarnosti proizvedenih 
     odpadkov;
   .2 načine proizvodnega procesa in vire odpadkov v tem procesu ter
   .3 izvedljivost naslednjih metod zmanjševanja/preprečevanja nastajanja
      odpadkov:
      .1 preoblikovanje proizvodov;
      .2 čista tehnologija proizvodnje;
      .3 sprememba procesov;
      .4 nadomeščanje vnosov in
      .5 recikliranje z zaprto zanko na kraju samem.

10 Seznam ukrepov opredeljuje zgornjo mejo, lahko pa tudi spodnjo. Zgornja
   meja mora biti postavljena, da se izogne akutnim ali kroničnim vplivom na 
   zdravje ljudi ali na občutljive morske organizme, ki predstavljajo morski
   ekosistem. Posledica uporabe seznama ukrepov so tri mogoče vrste odpadkov:
   .1 odpadki, ki vsebujejo določene snovi ali povzročajo biološke odzive nad
    določeno zgornjo mejo, se ne odmetavajo, razen če z uporabo posebnih
    metod ali procesov ravnanja z odpadki postanejo sprejemljivi za 
    odmetavanje;
   .2 odpadki, ki vsebujejo določene snovi ali povzročajo biološke odzive 
    pod določenimi spodnjimi mejami, so odpadki, katerih odmetavanje 
    nepomembno vpliva na okolje, in
   .3 odpadki, ki vsebujejo določene snovi ali povzročajo biološke odzive
    pod zgornjo, vendar nad spodnjo mejo, zahtevajo natančnejšo presojo, 
    preden se lahko odloča o njihovi primernosti za odmetavanje.

11 Informacije, potrebne za izbiro odlagališča, vključujejo:
   .1 fizikalne, kemijske in biološke značilnosti vodnega stebra in
    morskega dna;
   .2 območje dobrin za uživanje okolja in drugih možnosti za uporabo
    morja na tem območju;
   .3 presojo tokov sestavin, povezanih z odmetavanjem, glede na obstoječe
    tokove snovi v morskem okolju in
   .4 gospodarsko in operativno izvedljivost.

17 Sklep, da se izda dovoljenje, je mogoč, če je ovrednotenje vplivov 
   dokončano in so zahteve za spremljanje določene. Določbe iz dovoljenja
   zagotavljajo, če je to izvedljivo, da so okoljske motnje in okoljska 
   škoda čim manjše, koristi pa čim večje. Vsako izdano dovoljenje vsebuje
   podatke in informacije, ki opredeljujejo:
 
   .1 vrste in vire snovi, ki bodo odvrženi;
   .2 kraj odlagališč(a);
   .3 način odmetavanja in
   .4 zahteve spremljanja in poročanja.

1  Arbitražno sodišče (v nadaljevanju »sodišče«) je ustanovljeno na zahtevo
   pogodbenice, ki je na podlagi 16. člena tega protokola naslovljena na
   drugo pogodbenico. Zahtevo za arbitražo sestavlja predstavitev primera
   skupaj z ustrezno dokumentacijo.
 
2  Pogodbenica, ki zahteva arbitražo, obvesti generalnega sekretarja o:
   .1 svoji zahtevi za arbitražo in
   .2 določbah tega protokola, katerih razlaga ali uporaba je po njenem 
    mnenju razlog za nesoglasje.
 
3  Generalni sekretar pošlje to informacijo vsem državam pogodbenicam.

1  Če se stranki v sporu ne sporazumeta o sodišču v skladu z 2. členom te 
   priloge, sodišče sestavljajo trije člani:
   .1 dva razsodnika, od katerih vsaka stranka v sporu imenuje svojega, in
   .2 tretji razsodnik, ki ga sporazumno imenujeta prva dva imenovana 
    razsodnika, deluje pa kot predsednik sodišča.
 
2  Če predsednik sodišča ni imenovan v 30 dneh po imenovanju drugega 
   razsodnika, stranki v sporu na zahtevo ene stranke predložita 
   generalnemu sekretarju v nadaljnjem obdobju 30 dni dogovorjeni seznam
   usposobljenih oseb. Generalni sekretar čim prej izbere predsednika s
   tega seznama. Generalni sekretar ne izbere predsednika, ki je ali je
   bil državljan ene stranke v sporu, razen s soglasjem druge stranke v sporu.
 
3  Če stranka v sporu v 60 dneh po datumu prejema zahteve za arbitražo ne
   imenuje razsodnika iz prvega pododstavka prvega odstavka, lahko druga
   stranka zahteva, da se generalnemu sekretarju v 30 dneh predloži 
   dogovorjeni seznam usposobljenih oseb. Generalni sekretar čim prej 
   izbere predsednika s tega seznama. Predsednik nato zahteva, da stranka, 
   ki ni imenovala razsodnika, to stori. Če ta stranka ne imenuje razsodnika
   v 15 dneh po tej zahtevi, generalni sekretar na zahtevo predsednika 
   imenuje razsodnika z dogovorjenega seznama usposobljenih oseb.
 
4  Ob smrti, delovni nezmožnosti ali izostanku razsodnika stranka v sporu,
   ki ga je imenovala, v 30 dneh po tem imenuje nadomestnega razsodnika. Če
   stranka ne imenuje nadomestnega razsodnika, se arbitraža nadaljuje s 
   preostalima razsodnikoma. Ob smrti, delovni nezmožnosti ali izostanku 
   predsednika je nadomestni predsednik imenovan v skladu z določbama 
   drugega pododstavka prvega odstavka in drugega odstavka v 90 dneh po 
   smrti, delovni nezmožnosti ali izostanku.
 
5  Generalni sekretar skrbi za seznam razsodnikov, na katerem so 
   usposobljene osebe, ki jih imenujejo pogodbenice. Vsaka pogodbenica 
   lahko na seznam uvrsti štiri osebe, ki niso nujno njeni državljani. 
   Če stranke v sporu generalnemu sekretarju v določenem roku ne predložijo
   dogovorjenega seznama usposobljenih oseb, kot je to predvideno v drugem,
   tretjem in četrtem odstavku, generalni sekretar izbere s seznama, za 
   katerega skrbi, razsodnika ali razsodnike, ki še niso imenovani.

1 Če sodišča ne sestavlja en razsodnik, se odločitve sodišča o arbitražnem
  postopku, kraju zasedanja in zadevah, povezanih s sporom, ki ga sodišče 
  obravnava, sprejemajo z večino glasov njegovih članov. Odsotnost ali 
  vzdržan glas katerega koli člana sodišča, ki ga je imenovala stranka v 
  sporu, sodišča ne ovira, da bi sprejelo odločitev. Ob neodločenem glasovanju
  odloči glas predsednika.
 
2 Stranki v sporu olajšata delo sodišča in v skladu s svojo zakonodajo in
  uporabo vseh sredstev, ki jih imata na voljo:
   .1 sodišču zagotovita vse potrebne dokumente in informacije ter
   .2 mu omogočita vstop na njuno ozemlje, zaslišanje prič ali izvedencev
    in ogled kraja.
 
3 Dejstvo, da stranka v sporu ni izpolnila določb drugega odstavka, ne 
  zadrži sprejetja odločitve sodišča in razglasitve razsodbe.