資料3.RESOLUTION A.868(20). adopted on 27 November 1997. GUIDELINES FOR THE
CONTROL AND MANAGEMENT OF SHIPS'BALLAST WATER TO MINIMIZE THE TRANSFER
OF HARMFUL AQUATIC ORGANISMS AND PATHOGENS (英文)
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A 20/Res.868
1 December 1997
Original: ENGLISH
ASSEMBLY
20th session
Agenda item 11
RESOLUTION A.868(20)
adopted on 27 November 1997
GUIDELINES FOR THE CONTROL AND MANAGEMZENT OF SHIPS' BALLAST WATER TO MINIMIZE THE TRANSFER OF HARMFUL AQUATIC ORGANISMS AND PATHOGENS
THE ASSEMBLY,
RECALLING Article 15(j) of the Convention on the International Maritime Organization concerning the functions of the Assembly in relation to regulations and guidelines concerning prevention and control of marine pollution from ships,
RECALLING ALSO resolution A. 774(1 S) by which it recognized that the uncontrolled discharge of ballast water and sediment from ships has led to the transfer of harmful aquatic organisms and pathogens, causing injury to public health and damage to property and the environment, and accordingly adopted Guidelines for Preventing the Introduction of Unwanted Aquatic Organisms and Pathogens from Ships' Ballast Water and Sediment Discharges, and further that the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) and the Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) shall keep the ballast water issue and the application of the' Guidelines under review with a view to fi2r',,her developing the Guidelines as a basis for a new Annex to MARPOL 73/78,
RECALLING FURTHER that the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), in its Agenda 21 requests IMO to consider the adoption of appropriate rules on ballast water discharge to prevent the spread of non-indigenous organisms, and further proclaims in its Declaration on Environment and Development that States shall widely apply the precautionary approach according to their capabilities,
BEARING IN MIND that MEPC/Circ.288 recognized that the existing Guidelines do not provide a complete solution towards the total prevemion of the introduction of Mrmfi.fi aquatic organisms and pathogens, but urged that focus should be directed on measures aimed at minimizing the risks, emphasizing further that in applying the existing Guidelines, the ship's safety was of paramount importance,
NOTING the objectives of the Convention on Biological Diversity, 1992, and that the transfer and introduction of alien aquatic species with ballast water threatens the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity,
NOTING FURTHER the status of work carried out by. MEPC as requested by resolution A. 774(18) concerning the development of legally binding provisions on ballast water management together with guidelines for their effective implementation, as well as the Guidance on Safely. Aspects of Ballast Water Exchange at Sea prepared by the Sub-Committee on Ship Design and Equipment, and distributed as MEPC/Circ.329 and MSC/Circ. 806, both of 30 June 1997,
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