(1) The Parties to the Convention undertake to
give effect to the provisions of the present Convention and those
Annexes thereto by which they are bound, in order to prevent the pollution
of the marine environment by the discharge of harmful substances or
effluents containing such substances in contravention of the Convention.
(2) Unless expressly provided otherwise, a reference
to the present Convention constitutes at the same time a reference
to its Protocols and to the Annexes.