1997 Protocol to MARPOL

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environmental agreement international treaty

The 1997 Protocol to MARPOL is an amendment to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships that introduced Annex VI, setting international limits on air pollution and emissions from ships.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
1997 MARPOL Protocol	1
Protocol of 1997 to Amend the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as Modified by the Protocol of 1978 Relating Thereto	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	environmental agreement ⓘ international treaty ⓘ
adoptedAt	London, England ⓘ surface form: London
adoptedBy	International Maritime Organization ⓘ
adoptionDate	1997-09-26 ⓘ
adoptionYear	1997 ⓘ
aimsTo	protect human health from ship air emissions ⓘ protect the environment from ship air emissions ⓘ reduce air pollution from international shipping ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	1997 Protocol to MARPOL ⓘ surface form: Protocol of 1997 to Amend the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as Modified by the Protocol of 1978 Relating Thereto
amends	International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships ⓘ surface form: International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973 International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships ⓘ surface form: MARPOL 73/78 1978 Protocol to MARPOL ⓘ surface form: Protocol of 1978 relating to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973
appliesTo	ships engaged in international voyages ⓘ
basedOn	precautionary approach to environmental protection ⓘ
depositary	International Maritime Organization ⓘ
enteredIntoForceDate	2005-05-19 ⓘ
enteredIntoForceYear	2005 ⓘ
establishes	NOx emission standards for marine diesel engines ⓘ limits on sulphur content of marine fuels ⓘ requirements for ozone-depleting substances on ships ⓘ requirements for reception facilities for ozone-depleting substances and incinerator residues ⓘ requirements for shipboard incinerators ⓘ
exempts	naval auxiliary ships ⓘ other ships owned or operated by a state and used only on government non-commercial service ⓘ warships ⓘ
field	international environmental law ⓘ maritime environmental law ⓘ
governingBody	Marine Environment Protection Committee ⓘ surface form: Marine Environment Protection Committee of the IMO
hasAnnex	Annex VI ⓘ surface form: Annex VI to MARPOL
introduced	Annex VI ⓘ surface form: MARPOL Annex VI
language	English ⓘ
legalBasisFor	Annex VI ⓘ surface form: MARPOL Annex VI regulations
partOf	International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships ⓘ
region	global ⓘ
regulates	air emissions from ships ⓘ fuel oil sulphur content for ships ⓘ nitrogen oxides emissions from ships ⓘ ozone-depleting substances used on ships ⓘ shipboard incineration ⓘ sulphur oxides emissions from ships ⓘ volatile organic compounds emissions from tankers ⓘ
relatedTo	Kyoto Protocol ⓘ United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ⓘ
requires	International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships ⓘ surface form: International Air Pollution Prevention Certificate survey and certification of ships for air pollution prevention ⓘ
setsFrameworkFor	subsequent amendments to MARPOL Annex VI on air emissions ⓘ
shortName	1997 Protocol to MARPOL self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: 1997 MARPOL Protocol
subjectOf	air pollution from ships ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

1997 Protocol to MARPOL → alsoKnownAs → 1997 Protocol to MARPOL ⓘ

this entity surface form: Protocol of 1997 to Amend the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as Modified by the Protocol of 1978 Relating Thereto

International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships → hasProtocol → 1997 Protocol to MARPOL ⓘ

1997 Protocol to MARPOL → shortName → 1997 Protocol to MARPOL self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: 1997 MARPOL Protocol