The Marine Environment Protection Committee,
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Statutory Documents - IMO Publications and Documents - Resolutions - Marine Environment Protection Committee - Resolution MEPC.184(59) – 2009 Guidelines for Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems – (adopted on 17 July 2009) - The Marine Environment Protection Committee,

The Marine Environment Protection Committee,

 RECALLING Article 38(a) of the Convention on the International Maritime Organization concerning the functions of the Marine Environment Protection Committee conferred upon it by international conventions for the prevention and control of marine pollution,

RECALLING ALSO that MARPOL Annex VI entered into force on 19 May 2005,

RECALLING FURTHER resolution MEPC.170(57) by which the Committee adopted the Guidelines for exhaust gas cleaning system,

NOTING that the revised MARPOL Annex VI was adopted by resolution MEPC.176(58) which is expected to enter into force on 1 July 2010,

NOTING ALSO that regulation 4 of the revised MARPOL Annex VI allows the use of an alternative compliance methods at least as effective in terms of emission reductions as that required by the revised MARPOL Annex VI, including any of the standards set forth in regulation 14, taking into account guidelines developed by the Organization,

RECOGNIZING the need to revise the Guidelines for exhaust gas cleaning systems, in accordance with provisions of the revised MARPOL Annex VI,

HAVING CONSIDERED the 2009 Guidelines for exhaust gas cleaning systems prepared by the Sub-Committee on Bulk Liquids and Gases at its thirteenth session,

  1. ADOPTS the 2009 Guidelines for exhaust gas cleaning systems, as set out in the Annex to this resolution;

  2. INVITES Governments to apply the 2009 Guidelines from 1 July 2010;

  3. URGES Administrations to provide for collection of data under Appendix III; and

  4. REVOKES the Guidelines adopted by resolution MEPC.170(57) as from 1 July 2010.

Parent topic: Resolution MEPC.184(59) – 2009 Guidelines for Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems – (adopted on 17 July 2009)
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