1 The Parties to the present
Protocol undertake to give effect to the provisions of:
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(a) the present Protocol and the Annex hereto
which shall constitute an integral part of the present Protocol; and
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(b) the International Convention for the Prevention
of Pollution from Ships, 1973 (hereinafter referred to as "the Convention"),
subject to the modifications and additions set out in the present
Protocol.
2 The provisions of the
Convention and the present Protocol shall be read and interpreted
together as one single instrument.
3 Every reference to the
present Protocol constitutes at the same time a reference to the Annex
hereto.