Ukraine is laying the groundwork towards eventual accession to theInternational Convention on Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response andCo-operation 199o (OPRC), supported by a study led by lMO.

The feasibility study, conducted virtually from 1 October to 3o November,will evaluate key factors for Ukraine joining the OPRC Convention. ThisConvention provides the legal framework for international cooperation to deal with major oilpollution incidents.

Factors such as Ukraine's existing legislative framework, institutional capacity, and resourcesallocated for oil pollution preparedness and response will be examined. The findings will helpto outline a roadmap for the country's accession to the Convention, while identifying potentialbarriers to its effective implementation.
The study will also consider the broader regulatory framework dealing with marine pollution.including lMO instruments related to prevention, response and liability and compensation, witha view to further strengthening Ukraine's maritime regulatory regime. Ukraine has ratifed the1992 Civil Liability Convention but yet to ratify or accede to other liability and compensationinstruments, such as the Bunkers Convention and the 1992 Fund Convention.
Funded through lMO's lntegrated Technical Cooperation Programme (lTCP), this assistancefollows the adoption of resolution A.1183(33) by the lMO Assembly, which called for technicalcooperation to support Ukraine in the implementation of lMO instruments.

Source:IMO

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