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International Maritime Organization Approves U.S.–Canadian Proposal for Strengthened Controls on Air Pollution from Ships in North American Waters
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 27 February 2017
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- Contemporary Practice of the United States Relating to International Law
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1 International Convention for the Prevention of Marine Pollution from Ships, Nov. 2, 1973,1340 UNTS 184, as modified by Protocol, Feb. 17, 1978, 1340 UNTS 61. MARPOL Annex VI deals with prevention of air pollution from ships. See http://www.imo.org/Conventions/contents.asp?doc_id=678&topic_id=258#11.
2 Juliet, Eilperin Ships Near U.S., Canada May Be Subject to New Controls , Wash. Post, Mar. 29, 2010, at A8. On the existing IMO air pollution standards for ships, see http://www.dieselnet.com/standards/inter/imo.php.Google Scholar
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5 [Editor’s Note: The IMO action was, in fact, an amendment to an optional technical annex of the MARPOL Convention, made pursuant to a specialized amendment process for such annexes authorized by Article 16 of the Convention.]
6 EPA Fact Sheet EPA-420-F-10-015, Designation of North American Emission Control Area to Reduce Emissions from Ships: Regulatory Announcement (Mar. 2010) (footnote and heading omitted), at http://www.epa.gov/oms/regs/nonroad/marine/ci/420f10015.htm.Google Scholar
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