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22 February 2010

Regulations of the People’s Republic of China on the Emergency Prevention and Disposal of Marine Pollution from Ships

This circular provides an update on these Regulations and informs members that it is the International Group’s understanding that the date for operators to pre-contract with an approved pollution response contractor (1 March 2010) will not be enforced and that shipowners may have a further three months from the date on which the list of approved contractors and the standard contractual terms under which they will operate are published to make the necessary arrangements in order to ensure compliance.

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