2009 Amendment to Article 6 of the 1996 Protocol to the 1972 Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter

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Full Title	2009 Amendment to Article 6 of the 1996 Protocol to the 1972 Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter
Short Title / Abbreviations	2009 (Article 6) London Protocol Amendment / LP.3(4) / 2009 Amendment to the 1996 Protocol to the London Convention
CIL Subject Classification	International Law Documents Environment Nuclear Environmental Oceans/Law of the Sea International Maritime Organization Marine Environment
Citations to Text	Resolution (LP.3(4))
Date of Adoption	30/10/2009
Place of Adoption	London, United Kingdom
Secretariat / Relevant Authority	International Maritime Organization
Depository	Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization
Annexes	Annex to Resolution: Amendment to Article 6 of the London Protocol
Entry Into Force Status	Not In Force
Source	International Maritime Organization
Entry into Force / Termination Provisions	Article 21.3 of the 1996 Protocol to the 1972 Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter: “An amendment shall enter into force for the Contracting Parties which have accepted it on the sixtieth day after two-thirds of the Contracting Parties shall have deposited an instrument of acceptance of the amendment with the Organization. Thereafter the amendment shall enter into force for any other Contracting Party on the sixtieth day after the date on which that Contracting Party has deposited its instrument of acceptance of the amendment.”
General Status	7 Parties (as of 27/05/2021)
Links to Current Status/Reservations	International Maritime Organization
Status
ASEAN States
Brunei Darussalam
Cambodia
Indonesia
Lao PDR
Malaysia
Myanmar
Philippines
Singapore
Thailand
Vietnam
Related Instruments
Protocols / Amendments to this instrument	–
This instrument amends/supersedes	1996 Protocol to the 1972 Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter
Related Instruments	1972 Convention for the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping from Ships and Aircraft 1972 Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea 2006 Amendment to include CO2 Sequestration in Sub-Seabed Geological Formations in Annex 1 to the London Protocol 2013 Amendment to the the London Protocol to Regulate the Placement of Matter for Ocean Fertilization and other Marine Geoengineering Activities
External Links	International Maritime Organization accessed on 09/06/2021