.3 complete the "draft implementation guidelines" with a view to providing guidance for the effective and uniform implementation of the above draft regulations;
.4 consider the preparation of a circular enquiring as to the status of national requirements adopted so far by individual Member States with a view to minimizing the risks of transferring harmful aquatic organisms and pathogens with ballast water; and
.5 review all submissions made on ballast water, associated risks of transferring organisms and pathogens with ballast water, etc., submitted for consideration to this MEPC session.
3 Documents submitted for consideration at this session are listed as follows:
tion to this MEPC session.
tion to this MEPC session.
4 The Working Group met from 18 to 25 Septamber 1997 under the chairmanship of Mr. D. Paterson (Australia). The meeting was attended by experts from Argentina; Australia; Brazil; Canada; China; Denmark; Finland; Germany; Greece; India; Japan; Liberia; Malaysia; Malta; Netherlands; New Zealand; Norway; Panama; Poland; Republic of Korea; Russian Federation; Singapore; South Africa;
