1 The Marine Environment Protection Committee,
at its sixty-first session (27 September to 1 October 2010), approved
the amendments to BWM.2/Circ.19 regarding the clarification on the
application dates of the ballast water performance standard contained
in regulation B-3.1 of the BWM Convention.
2 In considering further clarification on the
application schedule of the D-2 standard with regard to ships described
in regulation B-3.4, the Marine
Environment Protection Committee, at its sixty-second session (11
to 15 July 2011), agreed to add new explanatory text relevant to such
ships to Circular BWM.2/Circ.29 and to disseminate the expanded circular
as BWM.2/Circ.29/Rev.1. The expanded clarification is set out in the
annex.
3 Member Governments are invited to bring this
circular to the attention of all parties concerned.