Activity 5 - Environment
Protection of the Marine Environment
Protection of the Marine Environment remains an essential preoccupation of the partners of the Barcelona Convention.
The three most important annexes of MARPOL have recently been revised. The revised Annexes I and II entered into force on 1 January 2007, whilst the revised Annex III will enter into force on 1 January 2010.
The implementation of the new mandatory flag and port States provisions of Annexes I, II and III deserve attention under SafeMed II.
Task 5.1 Coherent and effective implementation of MARPOL annexes, in particular I, II and III.
Task 5.2 Assistance in the ratification and implementation of MARPOL Annex VI
Task 5.3 Promotion of an adequate network of places of refuge in the Mediterranean
Task 5.4 Implementation of the AFS Convention







