ANNEX 1
DRAFT REGULATIONS FOR THE CONTROL AND MANAGEMENT
OF SHIPS' BALLAST WATER TO MINIMIZE THE TRANSFER 0F
HARMFUL AQUATIC ORGANISMS AND PATHOGENS
Regulation 1: General Obligations
The Government of each Party to the Convention shall promote measures to minimize the transfer of harmful aquatic organisms and pathogens through ships' ballast water and associated sediments.
Regulation 2: Definitions
Regulation 3: Applications
The provisions of this Annex shall apply to all ships that carry ballast water [which may be harmful], except where expressly provided otherwise in regulation 4 of this Annex.
