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1. This Convention and any amendment adopted under article 48 shall be deposited with the Secretary-General.

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2. The Secretary-General shall:

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(a) inform all States which have signed this Convention or acceded thereto, and all Members of the Organization, of:

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(i) each new signature or deposit of an instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession together with the date thereof;

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(ii) the date of entry into force of this Convention;

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(iii) any proposal to amend the limits on the amounts of compensation which has been made in accordance with article 48, paragraph 2;

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(iv) any amendment which has been adopted in accordance with article 48, paragraph 5;

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(v) any amendment deemed to have been accepted under article 48, paragraph 8, together with the date on which that amendment shall enter into force in accordance with paragraphs 9 and 10 of that article;

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(vi) the deposit of any instrument of denunciation of this Convention together with the date on which it is received and the date on which the denunciation takes effect; and

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(vii) any communication called for by any article in this Convention; and

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(b) transmit certified true copies of this Convention to all States which have signed this Convention or acceded thereto.

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3. As soon as this Convention enters into force, a certified true copy thereof shall be transmitted by the depositary to the Secretary-General of the United Nations for registration and publication in accordance with Article 102 of the Charter of the United Nations.

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 VI - Final Clauses

Depositary

Article 53

Nonpayment of contributions