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=== '''Strengths''' === | === '''Strengths''' === | ||
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=== '''Weaknesses''' === | === '''Weaknesses''' === | ||
== '''European Commission''' == | == '''European Commission''' == | ||
Revision as of 11:22, 28 May 2015
Contents
Hong Kong Convention
Summary
Strengths
Weaknesses
AFS Convention
Summary
According to AFS, will enter force and become binding on the parties one year after 25 states, representing 25% of the world’s merchant shipping tonnage, have ratified it. (Gipperth). Panama became the 25th state (out of 166 IMO member countries) to ratify the convention. These 25 countries represent 38.09% of worlds merchant shipping tonnage, convention entered force September 2008. (Gipperth)
Strengths
AFS Convention prohibited all use of TBT based antifouling paints in 2008. (Stichnothe)
