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Act of Accession to the 2010 Protocol of the 1996 International Convention on Liability and Compensation for Damage in the Carriage of Hazardous and Noxious Substances by Sea (HNS Convention)

avaldatud riigiteatajasEstonia· Riigikogu· ET

Introduced

14 December 2020

Last action

17 March 2021 · Accepted

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AVALDATUD_RIIGITEATAJAS

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Yoko Alender, Vabariigi Valitsus

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Discovery layer

Source updated

17 March 2021

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Summary

The convention and protocol create an international system for compensation for marine pollution damages caused by the shipping of dangerous and harmful substances. Estonia plans to join it. The convention has not yet entered into force internationally, and joining the protocol also means joining the convention. The Convention obliges the registered owner of a ship registered in a State Party to take out adequate insurance or other financial security to cover the applicable according to the rates, possible pollution damage caused by dangerous or harmful substances. The convention also establishes a fund (HNS fund), the purpose of which is to compensate the damage exceeding the limits of the insurance of the registered owner of a ship carrying dangerous and harmful substances. The means for compensating the damage are formed from contributions to the HNS fund. Companies receiving harmful and dangerous substances by sea provided for in the Convention have an additional reporting obligation and making contributions to the fund based on the relevant decision of the fund's assembly and the invoice submitted by the fund. Contributions to the HNS fund are made by persons who received taxable cargo in the country during the previous calendar year. The HNS Convention obliges the ship owner to have insurance or additional financial security and a certificate confirming this. Most of the countries of the European Union are planning to join the HNS Convention, but the countries have difficulties regarding HNS ensuring reporting.

Machine translation from Estonian. The official text remains authoritative.

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  1. 14 December 2020

    AVALDATUD_RIIGITEATAJAS

    Source: SE

  2. 17 March 2021

    Accepted

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