The Regional Marine Pollution Emergency Response Centre for the Mediterranean Sea (REMPEC) hosted its Thirteenth Meeting of the Focal Points, from 11 to 13 June 2019 in Malta.
The principal objectives of the Meeting are to examine the implementation of the Programme of Work of REMPEC since the Twelfth Meeting of the Focal Points of REMPEC; and to discuss and approve the proposed Programme of Work of REMPEC for the biennium 2020-2021, prior to its submission to the Meeting of the Focal Points of the Mediterranean Action Plan (MAP) and to the Twenty-first Ordinary Meeting of the Contracting Parties to the Barcelona Convention and its Protocols for adoption.
All REMPEC official Governmental Focal Points, relevant regional and international organisations, observers from national oil, gas, port and shipping industries as well as environmental non-governmental organisations (NGOs), the activities of whom are relevant to the objectives of the Meeting have been invited to participate in the Thirteenth Focal Points Meeting.
The documents of the Meeting can be downloaded from the following list:
| Information Documents |
| REMPEC/WG.45/INF.1 |
List of participants |
| REMPEC/WG.45/INF.2 |
List of documents |
| REMPEC/WG.45/INF.3 |
Guidance Document for the preparation of National Action Plans for the implementation of the Regional Strategy for Prevention of and Response to Marine Pollution from Ships (2016-2021) |
| REMPEC/WG.45/INF.4 |
Global Integrated Shipping Information System (GISIS) |
| REMPEC/WG.45/INF.5 |
MAP Data Management Policy (Submitted by INFO/RAC) |
| REMPEC/WG.45/INF.6 |
Information document on European Union system and services for monitoring and reporting marine pollution (Submitted by the European Union) |
| REMPEC/WG.45/INF.7 |
Study of the short- and medium-term environmental consequences of the sinking of the AGIA ZONI II tanker on the marine ecosystem of the Saronikos Gulf |
| REMPEC/WG.45/INF.8 |
Study based on a literature review on existing best practices in the Mediterranean as well as other European regional seas for the application of charges at reasonable costs for the use of port reception facilities and of the No-Special-Fee system |
| REMPEC/WG.45/INF.9 |
Technical and feasibility study to examine the possibility of designating the Mediterranean Sea, or parts thereof, as SOx ECA(s) under MARPOL Annex VI (English only) |
| REMPEC/WG.45/INF.10 |
Initial draft submission to the International Maritime Organization entitled "Proposal to Designate the Mediterranean Sea area, [or parts thereof,] as an Emission Control Area for Sulphur Oxides [and Particulate Matter]" (English only) |
| REMPEC/WG.45/INF.11 |
Technical feasibility study for the implementation of an emission control area (ECA) in EU waters with focus on the Mediterranean Sea (Submitted by the European Union) (English only) |
| REMPEC/WG.45/INF.12 |
Technical Feasibility Study for the implementation of an emission control area (ECA) in the Mediterranean Sea (Submitted by France) |
| REMPEC/WG.45/INF.13 |
Report of the Meeting of the Mediterranean Network of Law Enforcement Officials relating to MARPOL within the framework of the Barcelona Convention (MENELAS) (Valletta, Malta, 28-29 November 2017) (English only) |
| REMPEC/WG.45/INF.14 |
Report of the Regional Workshop on Response to Spill Incidents involving Hazardous and Noxious Substances (HNS) (MEDEXPOL 2018) (Valletta, Malta, 20-21 June 2018) |
| REMPEC/WG.45/INF.15 |
Report of the Regional Workshop on Ratification and Effective Implementation of MARPOL Annex VI (Valletta, Malta, 11-13 December 2018) (English only) |
| REMPEC/WG.45/INF.16 |
Rationale for the Draft Guidelines for the Conduct of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) (English only) |
| REMPEC/WG.45/INF.17 |
Rationale for the Draft Guidelines on the Disposal of Oil and Oily Mixtures, and on the Use and Disposal of Drilling Fluids and Cuttings (English only) |
| REMPEC/WG.45/INF.18 |
INTERPOL Operation 30 Days at Sea: Briefing Note (Submitted by INTERPOL) (English only) |
| REMPEC/WG.45/INF.19 |
Compilation of Project Fiches (English only) |
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