Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A00699:schedule:1:p7
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A00699
Segment Type: schedule
Provision Reference: sch 1 (pt 7/20)
Character Range: 54228–57630

pursuant to this Protocol and any recommendations made through procedures or mechanisms established under paragraph 1, the Meeting of Contracting Parties may offer advice, assistance or co‑operation to Contracting Parties and non‑Contracting Parties.

ARTICLE 12

REGIONAL CO‑OPERATION

    In order to further the objectives of this Protocol, Contracting Parties with common interests to protect the marine environment in a given geographical area shall endeavour, taking into account characteristic regional features, to enhance regional co‑operation including the conclusion of regional agreements consistent with this Protocol for the prevention, reduction and where practicable elimination of pollution caused by dumping or incineration at sea of wastes or other matter. Contracting Parties shall seek to co‑operate with the parties to regional agreements in order to develop harmonized procedures to be followed by Contracting Parties to the different conventions concerned.

ARTICLE 13

TECHNICAL CO‑OPERATION AND ASSISTANCE

    1 Contracting Parties shall, through collaboration within the Organization and in co‑ordination 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 co‑operation relating to waste minimization and clean production processes;

         .4 information and technical co‑operation 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 know‑ how, 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 co‑operation to other Contracting Parties, taking into account such factors as technical capabilities;

          .2 co‑ordinate 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.

ARTICLE 14

SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH

    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