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                PROTOCOL CONCERNING COOPERATION IN COMBATING
                  OIL SPILLS IN THE WIDER CARIBBEAN REGION

Objective
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       To provide a framework for regional cooperation and assistance
in the event of an oil spill incident in the Caribbean region.

Summary of provisions
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       (a)   The Parties to combine their efforts in taking the
necessary measures to protect the marine environment of the
Caribbean region against pollution from oil spill incidents, and
cooperate in maintaining and promoting contingency plans and means
of combating pollution (art. 3);

       (b)   The Parties to exchange information regarding their
competent national authorities for combating pollution and on laws,
institutions and procedures aimed at combating marine pollution by
oil (art. 4);

       (c)   Any contracting party faced with a marine emergency to
take appropriate measures to combat pollution, inform other States
of the measures it has taken or intends to take, make an assessment
of the nature and extent of the marine emergency and determine the
necessary and appropriate action to be taken (arts. 5 and 7);

       (d)   Any contracting party may call on the others for
assistance (art. 6);

       (e)   To facilitate implementation of the Protocol, in
particular arts. 6 and 7, the contracting parties should conclude
bilateral or multilateral subregional arrangements, as appropriate
(art. 8);

       (f)   Parties agree to designate UNEP to discharge secretariat
functions under the Protocol (art. 9).

Membership
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       Open to the coastal States invited to the Cartagena Conference
held from 21 to 24 March 1983, and to any regional economic
organization invited to the Conference which exercises competence in
the field covered by the Convention and at least one member of which
belongs to the Caribbean region.

       Date of adoption              24. 3.1983
       Place of adoption             Cartagena de Indias, Colombia
       Date of entry into force      11.10.1986
       Languages                     English, French, Spanish
       Depositary                    Colombia

       Participant                   Entry into force
       -----------                   ----------------

       Antigua and Barbuda              11.10.1986
       Barbados                         11.10.1986
       Colombia                          2. 4.1988
       Cuba                             15.10.1988
       France                           11.10.1986
       Grenada                          16. 9.1987
       Guatemala                        17. 1.1990
       Jamaica                           1. 5.1987
       Mexico                           11.10.1986
       Netherlands*                     11.10.1986
       Panama                           16.11.1986
       Saint Lucia                      11.10.1986
       Saint Vincent and the
         Grenadines                     17. 1.1990
       Trinidad and Tobago              11.10.1986
       United Kingdom of
         Great Britain and
         Northern Ireland**             11.10.1982
       United States of America         11.10.1986
       Venezuela                        17. 1.1987

        *    Extended to the Netherlands Antilles on 16.4.1984.

       **    Included Cayman Islands, Turks and Caicos Islands, and
the British Virgin Islands.

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