1 A communication has been received from the Government of the Netherlands,
regarding the designation of areas for ballast water exchange in the North Sea in
accordance with regulation B-4.2 of the BWM
Convention by Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Norway, the Netherlands,
Sweden and the United Kingdom,
2 At the request of the Government of the Netherlands, the above-mentioned
communication, annexed hereto, is circulated to Member States for their information.