5 Market Surveillance
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5 Market Surveillance

  5.1 Each party may undertake market surveillance whereby sample analyses are conducted on equipment or materials which are on their market complete with Material Declaration and Supplier's Declaration of Conformity and which have not yet been placed on board, in order to ensure the appropriate enforcement of article 9 of the Convention and the accuracy of the Material Declaration and Supplier's Declaration of Conformity.

  5.2 Where Material Declaration and Supplier's Declaration of Conformity are detected by market surveillance to be inaccurate, each party and the Organization should take the necessary measures by applying articles 10 and 12 of the Convention.

  5.3 When conducting market surveillance and taking the necessary measures under these guidelines, all possible efforts should be made not to impose an excessive burden on suppliers, ships and ship recycling facilities.

Parent topic: Annex – 2012 Guidelines for the Survey and Certification of Ships under the Hong Kong Convention
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