Her Excellency Madame Odile Roussel, Ambassador of France to the International Maritime Organization, signed the HNS Protocol on 25 October 2011. Present were IMO Secretary-General Efthimios E. Mitropoulos (middle) and IOPC Funds Director Jose Maura.
Canada, Denmark, Germany, Greece, the Netherlands, Norway and Turkey also signed the treaty subject to ratification.
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This website has been established by the Secretariat of the
International Oil Pollution Compensation Funds
to facilitate the implementation of the International Convention on Liability and Compensation for Damage in Connection with the Carriage of Hazardous and Noxious Substances by Sea, 1996 as revised by the Protocol of 2010 to the Convention (2010 HNS Convention).
The 2010 HNS Convention establishes a comprehensive regime covering pollution damage from hazardous and noxious substances carried by ships, as well as the risks of fire and explosion, including loss of life, personal injury, and loss of or damage to property.
HNS Finder allows you to search the list of all HNS as defined by the 2010 HNS Protocol. It provides information on HNS classification criteria and whether or not a substance qualifies as contributing cargo.
As of 31 October 2011, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, the Netherlands, Norway and Turkey signed the 2010 HNS Protocol, subject to ratification.
The 2010 HNS Convention establishes a comprehensive regime covering pollution damage from hazardous and noxious substances carried by ships, as well as the risks of fire and explosion, including loss of life, personal injury, and loss of or damage to property.
A special consultative meeting took place in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, in June 2011 which brought together nine States that had expressed an interest in the ratification of the 2010 HNS Protocol.
Hazardous and noxious substances covered by the Convention.