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spect to the conclusion of the International Convention for the Pre- 

 vention of Pollution from Ships, 1973 and the adoption of associated 

 Conference Resolutions, 



Having considered the Recommendations of the Council and its Ad 

 Hoc Working Group on Marine Environment Protection with respect 

 to the future role and activities of the Organization in this field, 



Noting Articles 12 and 16(c) of the IMCO Convention concerning 

 the establishment of subsidiary bodies. 



Recognizing that the objectives will be most effectively and effi- 

 ciently achieved by the establishment of a permanent Committee to 

 execute and co-ordinate all activities of the Organization relating to 

 the prevention and control of pollution of the marine environment 

 from ships. 



Decides to establish a Marine Environment Protection Committee 

 as a permanent subsidiary body of the Assembly pursuant to Article 

 16(c) of the IMCO Convention, with the following Terms of 

 Reference : 



"To assist IMCO in its consultations with other bodies within 

 the United Nations system, especially the United Nations En- 

 vironment Programme, and with other international organiza- 

 tions and expert bodies in the field of marine pollution, and to 

 co-ordinate and administer, in consultation as appropriate with 

 other bodies of IMCO, the activities of the Organization con- 

 cerning the prevention and control of marine pollution from ships 

 and in particular : 



(a) to perform such functions as are or may be conferred upon 

 the Organization under international conventions for the preven- 

 tion and control of pollution from ships, particularly with re- 

 spect to the adoption or amendment of regulations or other provi- 

 sions, as provided for in such conventions; 



(b) to consider appropriate measures to facilitate the enforce- 

 ment of the Conventions referred to in paragraph (a) above; 



(c) to provide for the acquisition and dissemination of 

 scientific, technical and any other practical information on the 

 prevention and control of marine pollution from ships to States, 

 particularly developing countries, and, where appropriate, to 

 make recommendations and to develop guidelines ; ^ ^ 



(d) to promote co-operation with regional organizations con- 

 cerned with the prevention of marine pollution from ships ; 



(e) to consider and take appropriate action with respect to any 

 other matters falling within the scope of the Organization which 

 would contribute to the prevention and control of marine pollu- 

 tion from ships including co-operation on environmental matters 

 with other international organizations." 



Decides further that : 



(a) Membership of the Committee shall be open to all States 

 Members of the Organization and to other States Parties to Con- 

 ventions in respect of which the Committee performs functions, 

 provided that a State not a Member of the Organization may vote 

 only when the Committee performs functions in respect of a 

 Convention to which it is a party as provided in that Convention. 

 However, the adoption of amendments to a Convention shall be 

 in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Convention 

 under consideration; 



