Notes
1 In accordance with the Guidelines on the Organization and Method of Work of the MSC and the MEPC and their subsidiary bodies (MSC/Circ.816/MEPC/Circ.331):
.1 documents should be received in the Secretariat as follows:
(a) documents (including information documents) containing more than 6 pages of text (bulky documents) and documents which require action or decision by 25 June 1999;
(b) non bulky documents, by 23 July 1999; and
(c) documents commenting on those referred to in subparagraph (a) above containing 4 pages or less, by 6 August 1999. These documents should start with a paragraph clearly indicating the document on which comments are made and stating that the document is submitted in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 45.4 of the aforementioned Guidelines;
.2 for reasons of economy, documents should be submitted in single spacing, be as concise as possible and:
(a) all documents should include a brief summary prepared in accordance with appendix 5 of the above-mentioned Guidelines;
(b) substantive documents should conclude with a summary of the action which the Sub-Committee is invited to take; and
(c) information documents should conclude with a summary of the information contained therein; and
.3 to facilitate the processing of documents, they should be accompanied by computer diskettes, preferably in WordPerfect, where available, or sent via the Internet as text or in WordPerfect to e-mail address "info@imo.org".
2 The MSC recommended the sub-committees to strictly observe the above provisions of the aforementioned Guidelines which, inter alia, provide that the Secretariat should strictly apply the rules concerning the submission of documents and not accept late submissions from Governments or delegations.
