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MARINE ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION

COMMITTEE

52nd session

Agenda item 2

　

　

1 The Diplomatic Conference in February of this year adopted the International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships' Ballast Water and Sediments, 2004. Regulation D-3.2 of the Convention requires active substances to be approved by the Organization taking into account procedure developed by the Organization. This procedure has been given priority in its development by the Ballast Water Working Group at MEPC 51.

　

2 A programme for development of the guidelines for uniform implementation of the Ballast Water Management Convention has been adopted at MEPC 51. Germany, Japan and the Netherlands had offered to serve as informal group co-ordinators to develop a Procedure for Approval of Active Substances (G9).

　

3 Germany, Japan and the Netherlands undertook to prepare a draft Procedure for Approval of Active Substances (G9).

　

4 The document still needs a lot of work to be undertaken. Germany, Japan and the Netherlands will work on these matters in the intersessional period, but hope to be able to build on contributions from other States. Square brackets mark proposals that could not be finalized in harmony by all involved in the short time frame given.

　

5 The members of the Ballast Water Working Group are invited to consider the draft text and to provide comments and information as appropriate. Any contributions are welcome.

　

　

6 The Committee is invited to consider the draft Procedure for Approval of Active Substances set out at annex and decide as it deems appropriate.

　

　

　

　

1.1 This procedure describes the approval and withdrawal of approval of Active Substances and their procedure of application as set out in Regulation D-3 of the "INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR THE CONTROL AND MANAGEMENT OF SHIPS' BALLAST WATER AND SEDIMENTS, 2004".

　

1.2 To comply with the Convention, Ballast Water Management systems which make use of Active Substances or preparations containing one or more Active Substances to comply with this Convention shall be approved by the Organization, based on a procedure developed by the Organization.

　

1.3 This procedure describes the approval and withdrawal of approval of Active Substances and their proposed manner of application. The Convention requires that at withdrawal of approval, the use of the relevant Active Substance or Substances shall be prohibited within one year after the date of such withdrawal.

　

1.4 Objective of this procedure is to determine the acceptability of Active Substances and preparations containing one or more Active Substances and their application in Ballast Water Management concerning ship safety, human health and aquatic environment. This procedure is provided as a safeguard for sustainable use of Active Substances.

　

1.5 This procedure is not intended to determine the efficacy of the active substances. The efficacy of Ballast Water Management systems, which make use of Active Substances shall be evaluated in accordance with GUIDELINES FOR APPROVAL OF BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS after the active substances or preparations containing one or more active substances have been approved by the Organization.

　

1.6 The goal of the procedure is to ensure proper application of the standards contained in the Convention and the safeguards required by it. As such the procedure is to be updated as the state of knowledge and technology may require. New versions of the procedure will be circulated by the Organization.

　

2.1 "Administration" means the competent authority of a Party to the Convention that processes an approval for an Active Substances product under its authority and the approval procedure given under chapter [...] of this guideline.

　

2.2 "Ballast Water" means water with its suspended matter taken on board a ship to control trim, list, draught, stability or stresses of the ship.

　

2.3 "Convention" means the International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships' Ballast Water and Sediments.

　

2.4 "Harmful Aquatic Organisms and Pathogens" means aquatic organisms or pathogens which, if introduced into the sea including estuaries, or into fresh water courses, may create hazards to the environment, human health, property or resources, impair biological diversity or interfere with other legitimate uses of such areas.

　

2.5 "Organization" means the International Maritime Organization.

　

2.6 "Active Substance" under this guideline means a chemical substance that has a general or specific action on or against Harmful Aquatic Organisms and Pathogens. The organisms, including viruses or fungi, to which the Convention refers are not used in these guidelines. For the time being their use in Ballast Water Management is not foreseen and as such no approval shall be given.

　

2.7 "Preparation" means any product containing one or more Active Substances.

　

　

3.1 Active Substances and preparations may be produced by chemical companies to be added to the ballast water or be generated on board ships by installed technology within the Ballast Water Management System.

　

　

3.2 Active Substances accomplish their intended purpose through toxicity against unwanted organisms in the ballast water. However, if the ballast water is still toxic at the time of discharge into the environment, the organisms in the receiving water may suffer unacceptable harm. Both the Active Substance or preparation as well as the effluent from treated ballast water require toxicity testing in order to protect the receiving environment from toxic effects due to discharges. [In evaluating possible effects, both discharges from a single ship and simultaneously from several ships in a port basin or an estuary should be considered following a few distinct generic risk assessment scenarios.] Toxicity testing is needed to determine if an Active Substance or preparation can be used and under which conditions the potential of harming the receiving environment is acceptably low.

　

3.3 Ballast Water Management systems which make use of Active Substances must be safe in terms of ship safety, its equipment and the crew to comply with the Convention.

　

　

　

4.1 The proposal for approval shall include a chemical identification and description of the Active Substance or preparation to be approved. This should take into account any additives to the Active Substance or preparation. A chemical identification should be provided for any possible intermediary products, side products and end products that may arise due to the use of the Active Substance or preparation in the ballast water and subsequent discharge.

　

　

　

4.2 A proposal for approval should include information on each of the following hazardous properties of the Active Substance or preparation, [any identified harmful intermediate products, side products or end products]:

　

4.3 A proposal for approval should include the above data-set either for the preparation and each component or for each component separately, and a list of the name and relative quantities (in volumetric percentages) of the components should be also attached. GESAMP Hazard Profiles for the components, if available, may be submitted to provide data required under 4.2. As described in Chapter 8.1.3, all proprietary data will be treated as confidential.