Oslo Dumping Convention
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Convention for the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping from Ships and Aircraft
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The Convention for the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping from Ships and Aircraft also called the Oslo Convention was an
international agreement designed to control the dumping of harmful substances from ships and aircraft into the sea. It was adopted on 15 February 1972 in Oslo, Norway and came into force on 7 April 1974. Original signatories were Denmark, France, Iceland, Norway, Portugal, Spain, and Sweden. Later members included the United Kingdom (1975), the Netherlands (1975), Germany (1977), Finland (1979), Ireland (1982), and Belgium
(1985).
The area covered by the treaty included the
Atlantic and Arctic Oceans north of latitude 36°N, east of longitude 42°W and west of longitude 51°E, excluding the Baltic and Mediterranean Seas
The Convention prohibited the dumping of
scrap metal, and "other bulky wastes."[1]
It also defined the considerations to be made in the issuance of dumping permits by each signatory state and required them to enforce the agreement within their territorial sea and make efforts to prevent dumping of materials outside the agreement's defined borders.
The convention was amended once, in December 1981, which amendment came into force in February 1982. The Oslo Convention was replaced by the
Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic
or "OSPAR Convention" when it came into force on 25 March 1998.
References
- ^ a b "Convention For The Prevention Of Marine Pollution By Dumping From Ships And Aircraft". Sedac.ciesin.org. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
