Section 143p. 143

PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW COMPENDIUM VOLUME I

States shall, directly or through competent international

organizations:

(a)

promote

programmes

of

scientific,

educational,

technical and other assistance to developing States for

the

protection

and

preservation

of

the

marine

environment and the prevention, reduction and control of

marine pollution. Such assistance shall include, inter alia :

(i) training of their scientific and technical personnel;

(ii) facilitating their participation in relevant international

programmes;

(iii)

supplying

them

with

necessary

equipment and

facilities;

(iv)

enhancing

their

capacity

to

manufacture

such

equipment;

(v)

advice

on

and

developing

facilities for research,

monitoring, educational and other programmes;

(b)

provide

appropriate

assistance,

especially

to

developing States, for the minimization of the effects of

major incidents which may cause serious pollution of the

marine environment;

(c)

provide

appropriate

assistance,

especially

to

developing

States,

concerning

the

preparation

of

environmental assessments.

Article 203. Preferential treatment for developing States

Developing States shall, for the purposes of prevention,

reduction

and

control

of

pollution

of

the

marine

environment or minimization of its effects, be granted

preference by international organizations in:

(a) the allocation of appropriate funds and technical

assistance; and

(b) the utilization of their specialized services.

SECTION 4. MONITORING AND ENVIRONMENTAL

ASSESSMENT

Article 204. Monitoring of the risks or effects of pollution

1. States shall, consistent with the rights of other States,

endeavour, as far as practicable, directly or through the

competent

international

organizations,

to

observe,

measure, evaluate and analyse, by recognized scientific

methods, the risks or effects of pollution of the marine

environment.

2. In particular, States shall keep under surveillance the

effects of any activities which they permit or in which

they

engage

in

order

to

determine

whether

these

activities are likely to pollute the marine environment.

Article 205. Publication of reports

States

shall

publish

reports

of

the results obtained

pursuant

to

article

204

or

provide

such reports at

appropriate

intervals

to

the

competent international

organizations, which should make them available to all

States.

Article 206. Assessment of potential effects of activities

When States have reasonable grounds for believing that

planned activities under their jurisdiction or control may

cause substantial pollution of or significant and harmful

changes to the marine environment, they shall, as far as

practicable, assess the potential effects of such activities

on the marine environment and shall communicate

reports of the results of such assessments in the manner

provided in article 205.

SECTION 5. INTERNATIONAL RULES AND

NATIONAL LEGISLATION TO PREVENT, REDUCE

AND CONTROL POLLUTION OF THE MARINE

ENVIRONMENT

Article 207. Pollution from land-based sources

1. States shall adopt laws and regulations to prevent,

reduce and control pollution of the marine environment

from

land-based

sources,

including

rivers,

estuaries,

pipelines

and

outfall structures, taking into account

internationally

agreed

rules,

standards

and

recommended practices and procedures.

2. States shall take other measures as may be necessary

to prevent, reduce and control such pollution.

3. States shall endeavour to harmonize their policies in

this connection at the appropriate regional level.

4.

States,

acting

especially

through

competent

international

organizations

or

diplomatic

conference,

shall endeavour to establish global and regional rules,

standards and recommended practices and procedures

to prevent, reduce and control pollution of the marine

environment

from

land-based

sources,

taking

into

account characteristic regional features, the economic

capacity

of

developing

States

and

their

need

for

economic

development.

Such

rules,

standards

and

recommended

practices

and

procedures

shall

be

re-examined from time to time as necessary.

5.

Laws,

regulations,

measures,

rules, standards and

recommended practices and procedures referred to in

paragraphs 1, 2 and 4 shall include those designed to

minimize, to the fullest extent possible, the release of

toxic, harmful or noxious substances, especially those

which are persistent, into the marine environment.

Article 208. Pollution from seabed activities subject to

national jurisdiction

1 Coastal States shall adopt laws and regulations to

prevent, reduce and control pollution of the marine

environment arising from or in connection with seabed

activities subject to their jurisdiction and from artificial

islands,

installations

and

structures

under

their

jurisdiction, pursuant to articles 60 and 80.

2. States shall take other measures as may be necessary

to prevent, reduce and control such pollution.

3. Such laws, regulations and measures shall be no less

effective

than

international

rules,

standards

and

recommended practices and procedures.

4. States shall endeavour to harmonize their policies in

this connection at the appropriate regional level.

5.

States,

acting

especially

through

competent

international

organizations

or

diplomatic

conference,

shall establish global and regional rules, standards and

recommended

practices

and

procedures

to prevent,

reduce and control pollution of the marine environment

referred to in paragraph l. Such rules, standards and

recommended

practices

and

procedures

shall

be

re-examined from time to time as necessary.

Article 209. Pollution from activities in the Area

1. International rules, regulations and procedures shall be

established in accordance with Part XI to prevent, reduce

and control pollution of the marine environment from

activities

in

the

Area.

Such

rules,

regulations

and

procedures shall be re-examined from time to time as

necessary.

2. Subject to the relevant provisions of this section, States

shall adopt laws and regulations to prevent, reduce and

control

pollution

of

the

marine

environment

from

activities in the Area undertaken by vessels, installations,

structures and other devices flying their flag or of their

registry or operating under their authority, as the case

may be. The requirements of such laws and regulations

shall be no less effective than the international rules,

regulations and procedures referred to in paragraph 1.

Article 210. Pollution by dumping

1. States shall adopt laws and regulations to prevent,

reduce and control pollution of the marine environment

by dumping.

2. States shall take other measures as may be necessary

to prevent, reduce and control such pollution.

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