Winning the faecological battle

摘要

Some confusion over the implementation of the regulation MEPC 227(64), which governs the release of treated waste water from ships and was adopted on 5 October 2012, has arisen with the IMO clarifying the situation as following flawed interpretations from a number of sources. According to the IMO the resolution MEPC 227(64) did come into force on 1 January 2016 and all its requirements will be enforced from this date except the elements concerning the concentrations of phosphorous and nitrogen, MEPC (69), which takes place in April, will consider the entry into force dates and an announcement on that issue should be expected following that meeting.