yakdoli/chandra-27b-ocr-v1 huggingface dataset:
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     INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR THE CONTROL AND MANAGEMENT OF
                     SHIPS' BALLAST WATER AND SEDIMENTS, 2004
THE PARTIES TO THIS CONVENTION,
RECALLING Article 196(1) of the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
(UNCLOS), which provides that "States shall take all measures necessary to prevent, reduce and
control pollution of the marine environment resulting from the use of technologies under their
jurisdiction or control, or the intentional or accidental introduction of species, alien or new, to a
particular part of the marine environment, which may cause significant and harmful changes
thereto,"
NOTING the objectives of the 1992 Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and that the
transfer and introduction of Harmful Aquatic Organisms and Pathogens via ships’ballast water
threatens the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity as well as decision IV/5 of
the 1998 Conference of the Parties (COP 4) to the CBD concerning the conservation and
sustainable use of marine and coastal ecosystems, as well as decision VI/23 of the 2002
Conference of the Parties (COP 6) to the CBD on alien species that threaten ecosystems, habitats
or species, including guiding principles on invasive species,
NOTING FURTHER that the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development
(UNCED) requested the International Maritime Organization (the Organization) to consider the
adoption of appropriate rules on ballast water discharge,
MINDFUL of the precautionary approach set out in Principle 15 of the Rio Declaration on
Environment and Development and referred to in resolution MEPC.67(37), adopted by the
Organization’s Marine Environment Protection Committee on 15 September 1995,
ALSO MINDFUL that the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development, in paragraph 34(b)
     of its Plan of Implementation, calls for action at all levels to accelerate the development of
measures to address invasive alien species in ballast water,
CONSCIOUS that the uncontrolled discharge of Ballast Water and Sediments from ships has led
to the transfer of Harmful Aquatic Organisms and Pathogens, causing injury or damage to the
environment, human health, property and resources,
RECOGNIZING the importance placed on this issue by the Organization through Assembly
resolutions A.774(18) in 1993 and A.868(20) in 1997, adopted for the purpose of addressing the
transfer of Harmful Aquatic Organisms and Pathogens,
RECOGNIZING FURTHER that several States have taken individual action with a view to
prevent, minimize and ultimately eliminate the risks of introduction of Harmful Aquatic Organisms
and Pathogens through ships entering their ports, and also that this issue, being of worldwide
concern, demands action based on globally applicable regulations together with guidelines for their
effective implementation and uniform interpretation,
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DESIRING to continue the development of safer and more effective Ballast Water Management
options that will result in continued prevention, minimization and ultimate elimination of the
transfer of Harmful Aquatic Organisms and Pathogens,
RESOLVED to prevent, minimize and ultimately eliminate the risks to the environment, human
health, property and resources arising from the transfer of Harmful Aquatic Organisms and
Pathogens through the control and management of ships’Ballast Water and Sediments, as well as
to avoid unwanted side-effects from that control and to encourage developments in related
knowledge and technology,
CONSIDERING that these objectives may best be achieved by the conclusion of an International
Convention for the Control and Management of Ships’Ballast Water and Sediments,
HAVE AGREED as follows:
                                                Article 1
                                               Definitions
For the purpose of this Convention, unless expressly provided otherwise:
1. "Administration" means the Government of the State under whose authority the ship is
operating. With respect to a ship entitled to fly a flag of any State, the Administration is the
Government of that State. With respect to floating platforms engaged in exploration and
exploitation of the sea-bed and subsoil thereof adjacent to the coast over which the coastal State
exercises sovereign rights for the purposes of exploration and exploitation of its natural resources,
including Floating Storage Units (FSUs) and Floating Production Storage and Offloading Units
(FPSOs), the Administration is the Government of the coastal State concerned.
2. "Ballast Water" means water with its suspended matter taken on board a ship to control trim,
list, draught, stability or stresses of the ship.
3. "Ballast Water Management" means mechanical, physical, chemical, and biological processes,
either singularly or in combination, to remove, render harmless, or avoid the uptake or discharge
of Harmful Aquatic Organisms and Pathogens within Ballast Water and Sediments.
4. "Certificate" means the International Ballast Water Management Certificate.
5 "Committee" means the Marine Environment Protection Committee of the Organization.
6. "Convention" means the International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships’
Ballast Water and Sediments.
7. "Gross tonnage" means the gross tonnage calculated in accordance with the tonnage
measurement regulations contained in Annex I to the International Convention on Tonnage
Measurement of Ships, 1969 or any successor Convention.
8. "Harmful Aquatic Organisms and Pathogens" means aquatic organisms or pathogens which, if
introduced into the sea including estuaries, or into fresh water courses, may create hazards to the
environment, human health, property or resources, impair biological diversity or interfere with
other legitimate uses of such areas.
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9. "Organization" means the International Maritime Organization.
10. "Secretary-General" means the Secretary-General of the Organization.
11. "Sediments" means matter settled out of Ballast Water within a ship.
12. "Ship" means a vessel of any type whatsoever operating in the aquatic environment and
includes submersibles, floating craft, floating platforms, FSUs and FPSOs.
                                               Article 2
                                         General Obligations
1. Parties undertake to give full and complete effect to the provisions of this Convention and the
Annex thereto in order to prevent, minimize and ultimately eliminate the transfer of Harmful
Aquatic Organisms and Pathogens through the control and management of ships’Ballast Water
and Sediments.
2. The Annex forms an integral part of this Convention. Unless expressly provided otherwise, a
reference to this Convention constitutes at the same time a reference to the Annex.
3. Nothing in this Convention shall be interpreted as preventing a Party from taking, individually
or jointly with other Parties, more stringent measures with respect to the prevention, reduction or
elimination of the transfer of Harmful Aquatic Organisms and Pathogens through the control and
management of ships’Ballast Water and Sediments, consistent with international law.
4. Parties shall endeavour to co-operate for the purpose of effective implementation, compliance
and enforcement of this Convention.
5. Parties undertake to encourage the continued development of Ballast Water Management and
standards to prevent, minimize and ultimately eliminate the transfer of Harmful Aquatic
Organisms and Pathogens through the control and management of ships’ Ballast Water and
Sediments.
6. Parties taking action pursuant to this Convention shall endeavour not to impair or damage
their environment, human health, property or resources, or those of other States.
7. Parties should ensure that Ballast Water Management practices used to comply with this
Convention do not cause greater harm than they prevent to their environment, human health,
property or resources, or those of other States.
8. Parties shall encourage ships entitled to fly their flag, and to which this Convention applies,
to avoid, as far as practicable, the uptake of Ballast Water with potentially Harmful Aquatic
Organisms and Pathogens, as well as Sediments that may contain such organisms, including
promoting the adequate implementation of recommendations developed by the Organization.
9. Parties shall endeavour to co-operate under the auspices of the Organization to address
threats and risks to sensitive, vulnerable or threatened marine ecosystems and biodiversity in
areas beyond the limits of national jurisdiction in relation to Ballast Water Management.
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                                               Article 3
                                             Application
1. Except as expressly provided otherwise in this Convention, this Convention shall apply to:
    (a) ships entitled to fly the flag of a Party; and
    (b) ships not entitled to fly the flag of a Party but which operate under the authority of a
        Party.
2. This Convention shall not apply to:
    (a) ships not designed or constructed to carry Ballast Water;
    (b) ships of a Party which only operate in waters under the jurisdiction of that Party, unless
        the Party determines that the discharge of Ballast Water from such ships would impair or
        damage their environment, human health, property or resources, or those of adjacent or
        other States;
    (c) ships of a Party which only operate in waters under the jurisdiction of another Party,
        subject to the authorization of the latter Party for such exclusion. No Party shall grant
        such authorization if doing so would impair or damage their environment, human health,
        property or resources, or those of adjacent or other States. Any Party not granting such
        authorization shall notify the Administration of the ship concerned that this Convention
        applies to such ship;
    (d) ships which only operate in waters under the jurisdiction of one Party and on the high
        seas, except for ships not granted an authorization pursuant to sub-paragraph (c), unless
        such Party determines that the discharge of Ballast Water from such ships would impair
        or damage their environment, human health, property or resources, or those of adjacent of
        other States;
    (e) any warship, naval auxiliary or other ship owned or operated by a State and used, for the
        time being, only on government non-commercial service. However, each Party shall
        ensure, by the adoption of appropriate measures not impairing operations or operational
        capabilities of such ships owned or operated by it, that such ships act in a manner
        consistent, so far as is reasonable and practicable, with this Convention; and
    (f) permanent Ballast Water in sealed tanks on ships, that is not subject to discharge.
3. With respect to ships of non-Parties to this Convention, Parties shall apply the requirements
of this Convention as may be necessary to ensure that no more favourable treatment is given to
such ships.
                                               Article 4
   Control of the Transfer of Harmful Aquatic Organisms and Pathogens Through Ships’
                                    Ballast Water and Sediments
1. Each Party shall require that ships to which this Convention applies and which are entitled to
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fly its flag or operating under its authority comply with the requirements set forth in this
Convention, including the applicable standards and requirements in the Annex, and shall take
effective measures to ensure that those ships comply with those requirements.
2. Each Party shall, with due regard to its particular conditions and capabilities, develop national
policies, strategies or programmes for Ballast Water Management in its ports and waters under
its jurisdiction that accord with, and promote the attainment of the objectives of this Convention.
                                                Article 5
                                    Sediment Reception Facilities
1. Each Party undertakes to ensure that, in ports and terminals designated by that Party where
cleaning or repair of ballast tanks occurs, adequate facilities are provided for the reception of
Sediments, taking into account the Guidelines developed by the Organization. Such reception
facilities shall operate without causing undue delay to ships and shall provide for the safe
disposal of such Sediments that does not impair or damage their environment, human health,
property or resources or those of other States.
2. Each Party shall notify the Organization for transmission to the other Parties concerned of all
cases where the facilities provided under paragraph 1 are alleged to be inadequate.
                                                Article 6
                        Scientific and Technical Research and Monitoring
1. Parties shall endeavour, individually or jointly, to:
     (a) promote and facilitate scientific and technical research on Ballast Water Management; and
     (b) monitor the effects of Ballast Water Management in waters under their jurisdiction.
Such research and monitoring should include observation, measurement, sampling, evaluation and
analysis of the effectiveness and adverse impacts of any technology or methodology as well as
any adverse impacts caused by such organisms and pathogens that have been identified to have
been transferred through ships’ Ballast Water.
2. Each Party shall, to further the objectives of this Convention, promote the availability of
relevant information to other Parties who request it on:
     (a) scientific and technology programmes and technical measures undertaken with respect to
          Ballast Water Management; and
     (b) the effectiveness of Ballast Water Management deduced from any monitoring and
          assessment programmes.
                                                Article 7
                                       Survey and certification
1. Each Party shall ensure that ships flying its flag or operating under its authority and subject
to survey and certification are so surveyed and certified in accordance with the regulations in the
Annex.
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2. A Party implementing measures pursuant to Article 2.3 and Section C of the Annex shall not
require additional survey and certification of a ship of another Party, nor shall the Administration
of the ship be obligated to survey and certify additional measures imposed by another Party.
Verification of such additional measures shall be the responsibility of the Party implementing such
measures and shall not cause undue delay to the ship.
                                               Article 8
                                              Violations
1. Any violation of the requirements of this Convention shall be prohibited and sanctions shall
be established under the law of the Administration of the ship concerned, wherever the violation
occurs. If the Administration is informed of such a violation, it shall investigate the matter and
may request the reporting Party to furnish additional evidence of the alleged violation. If the
Administration is satisfied that sufficient evidence is available to enable proceedings to be
brought in respect of the alleged violation, it shall cause such proceedings to be taken as soon as
possible, in accordance with its law. The Administration shall promptly inform the Party that
reported the alleged violation, as well as the Organization, of any action taken. If the
Administration has not taken any action within 1 year after receiving the information, it shall so
inform the Party which reported the alleged violation.
2. Any violation of the requirements of this Convention within the jurisdiction of any Party shall
be prohibited and sanctions shall be established under the law of that Party. Whenever such a
violation occurs, that Party shall either:
    (a) cause proceedings to be taken in accordance with its law; or
    (b) furnish to the Administration of the ship such information and evidence as may be in its
         possession that a violation has occurred.
3. The sanctions provided for by the laws of a Party pursuant to this Article shall be adequate
in severity to discourage violations of this Convention wherever they occur.
                                               Article 9
                                         Inspection of Ships
1. A ship to which this Convention applies may, in any port or offshore terminal of another
Party, be subject to inspection by officers duly authorized by that Party for the purpose of
determining whether the ship is in compliance with this Convention. Except as provided in
paragraph 2 of this Article, any such inspection is limited to:
    (a) verifying that there is on board a valid Certificate, which, if valid shall be accepted and
    (b) inspection of the Ballast Water record book, and/or
    (c) a sampling of the ship’s Ballast Water, carried out in accordance with the guidelines to
         be developed by the Organization. However, the time required to analyse the samples
         shall not be used as a basis for unduly delaying the operation, movement or departure of
         the ship.
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2. Where a ship does not carry a valid Certificate or there are clear grounds for believing that:
     (a) the condition of the ship or its equipment does not correspond substantially with the
         particulars of the Certificate; or
     (b) the master or the crew are not familiar with essential shipboard procedures relating to
         Ballast Water Management, or have not implemented such procedures;
a detailed inspection may be carried out.
3. In the circumstances given in paragraph 2 of this Article, the Party carrying out the
inspection shall take such steps as will ensure that the ship shall not discharge Ballast Water
until it can do so without presenting a threat of harm to the environment, human health, property
or resources.
                                               Article 10
                            Detection of Violations and Control of Ships
1. Parties shall co-operate in the detection of violations and the enforcement of the provisions of
this Convention.
2. If a ship is detected to have violated this Convention, the Party whose flag the ship is
entitled to fly, and/or the Party in whose port or offshore terminal the ship is operating, may, in
addition to any sanctions described in Article 8 or any action described in Article 9, take steps to
warn, detain, or exclude the ship. The Party in whose port or offshore terminal the ship is
operating, however, may grant such a ship permission to leave the port or offshore terminal for
the purpose of discharging Ballast Water or proceeding to the nearest appropriate repair yard or
reception facility available, provided doing so does not present a threat of harm to the
environment, human health, property or resources.
3. If the sampling described in Article 9.1(c) leads to a result, or supports information received
from another port or offshore terminal, indicating that the ship poses a threat to the environment,
human health, property or resources, the Party in whose waters the ship is operating shall
prohibit such ship from discharging Ballast Water until the threat is removed.
4. A Party may also inspect a ship when it enters the ports or offshore terminals under its
jurisdiction, if a request for an investigation is received from any Party, together with sufficient
evidence that a ship is operating or has operated in violation of a provision in this Convention.
The report of such investigation shall be sent to the Party requesting it and to the competent
authority of the Administration of the ship concerned so that appropriate action may be taken.
                                               Article 11
                                    Notification of Control Actions
1. If an inspection conducted pursuant to Article 9 or 10. indicates a violation of this
Convention, the ship shall be notified. A report shall be forwarded to the Administration,
including any evidence of the violation.
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2. In the event that any action is taken pursuant to Article 9.3, 10.2 or 10.3, the officer carrying
out such action shall forthwith inform, in writing, the Administration of the ship concerned, or if
this is not possible, the consul or diplomatic representative of the ship concerned, of all the
circumstances in which the action was deemed necessary. In addition, the recognized organization
responsible for the issue of certificates shall be notified.
3. The port State authority concerned shall, in addition to parties mentioned in paragraph 2,
notify the next port of call of all relevant information about the violation, if it is unable to take
action as specified in Article 9.3, 10.2 or 10.3 or if the ship has been allowed to proceed to the
next port of call.
                                               Article 12
                                        Undue Delay to Ships
1. All possible efforts shall be made to avoid a ship being unduly detained or delayed under
Article 7.2, 8, 9 or 10.
2. When a ship is unduly detained or delayed under Article 7.2, 8, 9 or 10, it shall be entitled to
compensation for any loss or damage suffered.
                                               Article 13
                 Technical Assistance, Co-operation and Regional Co-operation
1. Parties undertake, directly or through the Organization and other international bodies, as
appropriate, in respect of the control and management of ships' Ballast Water and Sediments, to
provide support for those Parties which request technical assistance:
    (a) to train personnel;
    (b) to ensure the availability of relevant technology, equipment and facilities;
    (c) to initiate joint research and development programmes; and
    (d) to undertake other action aimed at the effective implementation of this Convention and of
         guidance developed by the Organization related thereto.
2. Parties undertake to co-operate actively, subject to their national laws, regulations and
policies, in the transfer of technology in respect of the control and management of ships' Ballast
Water and Sediments.
3. In order to further the objectives of this Convention, Parties with common interests to protect
the environment, human health, property and resources in a given geographical area, in particular,
those Parties bordering enclosed and semi-enclosed seas, shall endeavour, taking into account
characteristic regional features, to enhance regional co-operation, including through the conclusion
of regional agreements consistent with this Convention. Parties shall seek to co-operate with the
Parties to regional agreements to develop harmonized procedures.
                                               Article 14
                                    Communication of information
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