Ministerial Decree prohibiting the entry to national harbours by certain vessels in order to ensure safety of navigation.

[摘要] With a view to strengthening the preservation of the marine environment and guaranteeing safety of navigation, the present Ministerial Decree, which consists of only one article, prohibits the entry to national harbours to vessels, regardless of their nationality, transporting the substances specified in the article hereto. The prohibition is based upon articles 21 and 25 of the United Nations Convention of the Law of the Sea, which allow coastal States to adopt laws and regulations relating to

[发布日期] 2003-01-01

[关键词] Marine pollution;Pollution control;Harbour;Hazardous substances;Marine area;Territorial sea [时效性] Effective