G. PROTECTION OF THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT 



1. INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR THE PREVEN- 

 TION OF POLLUTION OF THE SEA BY OIL, MAY 12, 

 1954* 



Opened for signature at London May 12, 1964; Ratification advised 

 hy the Senate, subject to an understanding, reservations, and recom- 

 mendation May 16, 1961 ; Ratified, and acceptance declared, hy the 

 President, subject to the said understanding, reservations, and rec- 

 ommendation. May 29, 1961; Acceptance deposited with the In- 

 tergovernmental Maritime Consultative Organization, subject to 

 the said understanding, reservations, and recommendation, Septem- 

 ber 8, 1961; Proclaimed by the President December 8, 1961; Entered 

 into force December 8, 1961. 



By the President of the United States of America 

 A PEOCLAMATION 



"Whereas The International Convention for the Prevention of Pol- 

 lution of the Sea by Oil, 1954, was opened for signature at London on 

 May 12, 1954, remained open for signature for three months during 

 which period it was signed in behalf of twenty States, not including 

 the United States of America, and thereafter remained open for accept- 

 ance ; 



Whereas the text of the said Convention in the English . . . 

 languages, as certified by the Government of the United Kingdom of 

 Great Britain and Northern Ireland, is word for word as follows : 



THE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR THE PREVENTION OF 

 POLLUTION OF THE SEA BY OIL, 1954 



The Governments represented at the International Conference on 

 Pollution of the Sea by Oil held in London from 26th April, 1954, to 

 12th May, 1954. 



"Citation: 12 UST 2989 ; TIAS 4900. 



States which are parties: Algeria, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Dominican 

 Rep., Egypt, Fiji (with reservation and statement), Finland, France, Germany, Fed. Rep. 

 (applicable to Land Berlin), Ghana, Greece, Iceland, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Ivory 

 Coast, Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Liberia (with reservation), Libya, Madagascar, 

 Mexico, Monaco, Morocco, Netherlands (extended to Netherlands Antilles), New Zealand, 

 Nigeria, Norway, Panama, Philippines, Poland, Portugal (with reservation), Saudi Arabia 

 (with reservation), Senegal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Rep., Tunisia (with 

 reservation) Union of Soviet Socialist Reps, (with reservation and statement), United 

 Kingdom, United States (with an understanding, reservations, and a recommendation), 

 Venezuela, Yemen (Aden), Yugoslavia. 



Implementing legislation: Oil Pollution Act, 1961 ; Public Law 87-167 [S. 2187], 75 Stat. 

 402, approved August 30, 1961 ; as amended by Public Law 89-551 [H.R. 8760], 80 Stat. 

 372, approved September 1, 1966; and by Public Law 93-119 [H.R. 5451], 87 Stat. 424, 

 approved October 4, 1973. 



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