Regional Workshop on the Implementation of MARPOL Annexes II and III

The Regional Marine Pollution Emergency Response Centre for the Mediterranean Sea (REMPEC)  will be organizing a Regional Workshop on the Implementation of MARPOL Annexes II and III at The Palace Hotel, Sliema, Malta between the 26 and 29 April 2010.  The Workshop is being organised within the framework of the European Union (EU) funded MEDA Regional Project “Euromed Cooperation on Maritime Safety and Prevention of Pollution from Ships – SAFEMED II” (MED 2007/147-568) being implemented by REMPEC in ten Euromed Mediterranean partners and of REMPEC’s programme of activities approved by the 16th Ordinary Meeting of the Contracting Parties to the Barcelona Convention.


The main objective of the Workshop is to familiarize participants with the new MARPOL Annexes II and III with a view to ensure their correct implementation and it is thus aimed at senior government officials involved in the implementation of the MARPOL Convention and, in particular, its Annexes II and III.  The working languages of the Workshop will be English and French.