International Convention on Liability And Compensation for Damage in Connection with the Carriage of Hazardous And Noxious Substances By Sea, IMO 1996

Chapter III - Compensation By The International Hazardous And Noxious Substances Fund (HNS Fund)

Annual contributions to the general account

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1. Subject to article 16, paragraph 5, annual contributions to the general account shall be made in respect of each State Party by any person who was the receiver in that State in the preceding calendar year, or such other year as the Assembly may decide, of aggregate quantities exceeding 20,000 tonnes of contributing cargo, other than substances referred to in article 19, paragraph 1, which fall within the following sectors:

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(a) solid bulk materials referred to in article 1, paragraph 5(a)(vii);

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(b) substances referred to in paragraph 2; and

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(c) other substances.

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2. Annual contributions shall also be payable to the general account by persons who would have been liable to pay contributions to a separate account in accordance with article 19, paragraph 1 had its operation not been postponed or suspended in accordance with article 19. Each separate account the operation of which has been postponed or suspended under article 19 shall form a separate sector within the general account.

International Convention on Liability And Compensation for Damage in Connection with the Carriage of Hazardous And Noxious Substances By Sea, IMO 1996

Chapter I - General Provisions

Definitions

Annexes

Scope of application

Duties of State Parties

Chapter II - Liability

Liability of the owner

Incidents involving two or more ships

Limitation of liability

Death and injury

Compulsory insurance of the owner

Chapter III - Compensation By The International Hazardous And Noxious Substances Fund (HNS Fund)

Establishment of the HNS Fund

Compensation

Related tasks of the HNS Fund

Expenditure:

General provisions on contributions

General provisions on annual contributions

Annual contributions to the general account

Annual contributions to separate accounts

Initial contributions

Reports

Non­payment of contributions

Optional liability of States Parties for the payment of contributions

Organization and administration

Assembly

Secretariat

Finances

Voting

Tax exemptions and currency regulations

Confidentiality of information

Chapter IV - Claims And Actions

Limitation of actions

Jurisdiction in respect of action against the owner

Jurisdiction in respect of action against the HNS Fund or taken by the HNS Fund

Recognition and enforcement

Subrogation and recourse

Supersession clause

Chapter V - Transitional Provisions

Information on contributing cargo

First session of the Assembly

Chapter VI - Final Clauses

Signature, ratification, acceptance, approval and accession

Entry into force

Revision and amendment

Amendment of limits

Denunciation

Extraordinary sessions of the Assembly

Cessation

Winding up of the HNS Fund

Depositary

Languages

[Post Provisions]

Annexes

Annex I

ANNEX II - Regulations For The Calculation Of Annual Contributions To The General Account

Metadata

Manifest

International Convention on Liability And Compensation for Damage in Connection with the Carriage of Hazardous And Noxious Substances By Sea, IMO 1996

Chapter III - Compensation By The International Hazardous And Noxious Substances Fund (HNS Fund)

Annual contributions to the general account

Article 18

Nonpayment of contributions