Decision ID: 002761

In October 2000 the 1971 Fund Administrative Council noted that a Diplomatic Conference held in September 2000 under the auspices of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) had adopted a Protocol (which would enter into force on 27 June 2001 unless at least one third of the remaining Contracting States to the 1971 Fund Convention had lodged opposition to its entering into force) to amend Article 43.1 of the 1971 Fund Convention to the effect that the Convention would cease to be in force on the date on which the number of 1971 Fund Member States fell below 25 or 12 months following the date on which one of the Fund’s governing bodies noted that the total quantity of contributing oil received in the remaining Member States fell below 100 million tonnes, whichever was the earlier. The Administrative Council considered that as a result of the adoption of the Protocol the problems facing the 1971 Fund had been reduced considerably, unless a sufficient number of objections were lodged, and that the issue would now be how to ensure the operation of the 1971 Fund and its viability in respect of incidents occurring before the date when the Convention ceased to be in force.

Date: 30.09.2000
Category: Administrative matters
Subject: Revision of the Conventions and preparations for entry into force of amending Protocols