Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 19 Nov 1997

Vol. 483 No. 1

Written Answers. - International Agreements.

Frances Fitzgerald

Question:

108 Ms Fitzgerald asked the Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources the international agreements under the aegis of his Department which have not currently been signed by the State and which the State should sign or become a party to; the international organisation, if any, responsible for the agreement in each case; the date and place each agreement was adopted or opened for signature; and when it is proposed to sign each agreement or become a party to it. [19876/97]

Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources (Dr. Woods)

The following table lists the International Maritime Organisation Conventions which have not currently been signed by the State.

International Agreement	Place Agreement was adopted	Date agreement was adopted
*1988 Protocol to Safety of Life at Sea	London	11 November 1988
*Protocol to Loadline Convention	London	11 November 1988
1972 International Convention for Safe Containers	Geneva	2 December 1972
International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Fishing Vessel Personnel	London	7 July 1995
Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts	Rome	10 March 1988
Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safey of Fixed Platform Located on the Continental Shelf	Rome	10 March 1988
*International Convention on Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response and Co- operation	London	30 November 1990
1992 Torremolinos Protocol relating to the Torremolinos International Convention for the Safety of Fishing Vessels	Torremolinos	2 April 1993
1996 International Convention on Liability and Compensation for Damage in Connection with the Carriage of Hazardous and Noxious Substances by Sea	London	3 May 1996
1996 Protocol to London Dumping Convention	London	7 November 1996
1978 Protocol to MARPOL Convention (non- mandatory annexes iii and iv)	London	17 February 1978
*1996 Protocol to the Convention on Civil Liability and Compensation for Maritime Claims 1976	London	3 May 1996
Convention on the Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims	London	19 November 1976
Convention relating to the Carriage of Passengers and their Luggage by Sea	Athens	13 December 1974
1974 Protocol to the Convention relating to the Carriage of Passengers and their Luggage by Sea	London	19 November 1976

* Legislation to cover these conventions is currently being prepared.

In addition, there are two international agreements in which Belgium is the depository:

International Agreement	Place Agreement was adopted	Date agreement was adopted
Protocol to Covention for the Unification of Certain Rules of Law relating to Bills of Lading, 1924	Brussels	23 February 1968
Protocol to Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules of Law relating to Bills of Lading, 1924	Brussels	21 December 1979

All Conventions-Agreements will be ratified as soon as the necessary legislative provisions are in place.