Anti-Fouling Systems Convention

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international maritime treaty

The Anti-Fouling Systems Convention is an international maritime treaty that regulates and restricts harmful anti-fouling paints and coatings on ships to protect the marine environment from toxic substances.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Anti-Fouling Systems Convention canonical	1
International Convention on the Control of Harmful Anti-fouling Systems on Ships	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	international maritime treaty ⓘ
adoptedBy	International Maritime Organization NERFINISHED ⓘ
adoptionDate	2001-10-05 ⓘ
adoptionPlace	London NERFINISHED ⓘ
aimsTo	prevent damage to marine organisms from anti-fouling biocides ⓘ reduce pollution from toxic substances in anti-fouling paints ⓘ
annexCount	4 ⓘ
appliesTo	ships engaged in international voyages ⓘ ships entitled to fly the flag of a Party ⓘ ships not entitled to fly the flag of a Party but operating under the authority of a Party ⓘ
articleCount	18 ⓘ
contains	Annex 1 – Controls on anti-fouling systems ⓘ Annex 2 – Model surveys and certificates ⓘ Annex 3 – Resolution on technical groups ⓘ Annex 4 – Arbitration procedures ⓘ
depositary	Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization NERFINISHED ⓘ
enforcedBy	port State control ⓘ
enteredIntoForceDate	2008-09-17 ⓘ
entryIntoForceCondition	ratification by at least 25 States representing at least 25 percent of the world merchant shipping tonnage ⓘ
environmentalFocus	marine environment protection ⓘ
establishes	controls on the application, re-application, installation or use of anti-fouling systems ⓘ mechanism to add or remove substances from control lists ⓘ
exempts	naval auxiliary ships ⓘ other ships owned or operated by a State and used only on government non-commercial service ⓘ warships ⓘ
fullName	International Convention on the Control of Harmful Anti-fouling Systems on Ships NERFINISHED ⓘ
implementedThrough	national legislation of States Parties ⓘ
language	English ⓘ French ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
legalStatus	binding on States Parties ⓘ
monitoredBy	flag States ⓘ
prohibits	application of tributyltin-based anti-fouling paints ⓘ use of organotin compounds acting as biocides in anti-fouling systems ⓘ
purpose	to protect the marine environment from harmful effects of anti-fouling systems used on ships ⓘ
regulates	application of anti-fouling paints on ships ⓘ use of anti-fouling coatings on ships ⓘ
relatedTo	Ballast Water Management Convention NERFINISHED ⓘ MARPOL Convention NERFINISHED ⓘ
requires	issuance of an International Anti-fouling System Certificate for certain ships ⓘ ships to carry a record of anti-fouling systems ⓘ survey and certification of ships regarding anti-fouling systems ⓘ
scope	global ⓘ
shortName	AFS Convention NERFINISHED ⓘ
subject	control of harmful anti-fouling systems on ships ⓘ
targets	toxic anti-fouling substances on ship hulls ⓘ

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this entity surface form: International Convention on the Control of Harmful Anti-fouling Systems on Ships