Meeting of the Mediterranean Network of Law Enforcement Officials relating to MARPOL within the framework of the Barcelona Convention (MENELAS), Toulon, France, 29 September to 1 October 2015 – Sep 29, 2015

The Regional Marine Pollution Emergency Response Centre for the Mediterranean Sea (REMPEC) convened a Meeting of the Mediterranean Network of Law Enforcement Officials relating to MARPOL within the framework of the Barcelona Convention (MENELAS) in Toulon, France, from 29 September 2015 to 1 October 2015, which was partly financed by voluntary contributions from the Government of France and the Government of Malta and possibly others.

The principal objectives of the Meeting were to present regional and international developments relevant to MENELAS, discuss various issues related to illicit ship pollution discharges, from collecting, recording and documenting evidence, to carrying out coordinated aerial surveillance operations as well as reporting. The Meeting was also an opportunity to launch the MENELAS information system, share information on present cases of interest and discuss cooperation with other international and regional organisations.

The working languages of the Meeting were English and French and simultaneous interpretation services were provided during the Meeting.

The Meeting documents as well as an information sheet outlining the organisational aspects of the Meeting are available on REMPEC’s event page.