1996 Protocol to the Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter, 1972

Parties with reservations, declarations and objections

Party	Reservations / Declarations	Objections
China	Yes	No
Denmark	Yes	No
Estonia	Yes	No
Finland	Yes	No
Iran	Yes	No
Iraq	Yes	No
Netherlands, the Kingdom of the	Yes	No
New Zealand	Yes	No
Norway	Yes	No
Peru	Yes	No
Republic of Korea, the	Yes	No
Sweden	Yes	No

China

29-09-2006

1. With regard to Article 16.2 and 16.5 of the Protocol, if the People's Republic of China becomes a party to a dispute concerning the interpretation and application of the Protocol, including the interpretation and application of Article 3.1 and 3.2, the Arbitral Procedure set forth in Annex 3 of the Protocol shall only be applied with written consent of the Government of the People's Republic of China.
2. Unless otherwise notified by the Government of the People's Republic of China, the Protocol shall not apply to the Macau Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China.

Denmark

17-04-1997

With the qualification that the Protocol will not apply to the Faroe [...] pending a further decision.

Estonia

10-07-2013

For the settlement of a dispute regarding the interpretation or application of article 3.1 or 3.2, the consent of the Republic of Estonia shall be required before the dispute may be settled by means of the Arbitral Procedure set forth in Annex 3.

Finland

09-10-2017

Pursuant to Article 4(2) of the Protocol, the Republic of Finland notifies the International Maritime Organization of measures by which it has prohibited the dumping of wastes and other matters mentioned in Annex I of the Protocol apart from disposal of dredged material.
Furthermore, pursuant to article 9(1), the Embassy of the Republic of Finland notifies that the competent authorities in Finland are the Regional State Administrative Agencies and the Finnish Environment Institute.

Iran

23-11-2016

Noting that, the implementation of provision of Article 16 and Annex 3 of the protocol on settlement of dispute by means of Arbitral Procedure, is subject to fulfilment of the requirements of Article 139 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran and related domestic laws and regulations;
Noting, according to Article 16(5) of the Protocol, when the Islamic Republic of Iran is a party to a dispute about the interpretation or application of Articles 3.1 or 3.2, its consent will be required before the dispute may be settled by means of the Arbitral Procedure set forth in Annex 3;
Also noting, that the implementation of the provisions of Articles 21 and 22 of the Protocol is subject to fulfilment of the requirements of Article 77 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Iraq

11-09-2023

The Republic of Iraq asserts that acceding to the convention does not, under any circumstances, imply recognition of Israel or entering into any relations with it.

Netherlands, the Kingdom of the

24-09-2008

[...] that for the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Europe the authority for the issuance of permits and reporting is:
The Minister of Transport, Public Works and Water Management
P.O. Box 20901
2500 EX The Hague
The Netherlands

New Zealand

30-07-2001

That, consistent with the constitutional status of Tokelau and taking into account the commitment of the Government of New Zealand to the development of self-government for Tokelau through an act of self-determination under the Charter of the United Nations, this ratification shall not extend to Tokelau unless and until a Declaration to this effect is lodged by the Government of New Zealand with the Depository on the basis of appropriate consultation with that territory.

Norway

16-12-1999

1. In accordance with Article 10, paragraph 5 of the Protocol, the Kingdom of Norway hereby declares that it will apply the provisions of this Protocol to such Norwegian vessels and aircraft as are referred to in paragraph 4.
2. In accordance with Article 16, paragraph 5 of the Protocol, the Kingdom of Norway hereby notifies the Secretary-General that, when the Kingdom of Norway is a party to a dispute about the interpretation or application of Article 3.1 or 3.2, its consent will be required before the dispute may be settled by means of the Arbitral Procedure set forth in Annex 3.

Peru

31-10-2018

Peru avails itself of the provisions of paragraph 3 of article 8 of the Protocol and, in this regard, waives its right under paragraph 2 of article 8 with respect to issuing permits as an exception to articles 4.1 and 5.
Furthermore, with regard to the permitted substances mentioned in annex 1, Peru does not authorize the dumping of the following wastes or other matter:
- sewage sludge (item 1.2 of annex 1 of the Protocol);
- fish waste, or material resulting from industrial fish processing operations (item 1.3 of annex 1 of the Protocol); and
- carbon dioxide streams from carbon dioxide capture processes for sequestration (item 1.8 of annex 1 of the Protocol).

Republic of Korea, the

22-01-2009

The Republic of Korea accepts the prohibition of the dumping of any wastes or other matter as set out in Article 4.1.1 of the 1996 London Protocol to the 1972 London Convention and the exceptions thereto as listed in Annex 1 to the Protocol, with the exception of bauxite residues for which it will be necessary to retain the option of dumping at sea until 31 December 2015, as set out in the Marine Environment Management Act of the Republic of Korea.
Under no circumstances will the Government of the Republic of Korea permit the dumping at sea of bauxite residues beyond 31 December 2015.
The Government of the Republic of Korea will make every effort to phase out the dumping at sea of bauxite residues before 31 December 2015, as and when alternatives to dumping of these wastes become available.
The Government of the Republic of Korea will monitor the impact of dumping bauxite residues at sea to ensure that this practice is environmentally acceptable and report the outcome of these monitoring activities to future meetings of the 1996 London Protocol.

Sweden

16-10-2000

Referring to paragraphs 10.4 and 5 of the Protocol, Sweden shall apply the provisions of this Protocol to its vessels and aircraft referred to in paragraph 10.4, recognizing that only Sweden may enforce those provisions against such vessels.