The Gard P&I Club issues news alert regarding Mediterranean countries agree on voluntary interim ballast water management regulations as follows:

The Ballast Water Management Convention (BWM Convention) was adopted in 2004 and will enter into force 12 months after the date on which not less than 30 States, the combined merchant fleets of which constitutes not less than 35% of the gross tonnage of the world merchant shipping, have ratified it. As of December 2011, 32 States have ratified the Convention, the last two States acceding to the Convention being Montenegro and Lebanon, but the current contracting parties still represent only 26.46% of the world tonnage.

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It has come to our attention that the Port Health Authorities - ANVISA, at the ports of Rio de Janeiro and São Francisco do Sul, have become rigorous in the inspections of vessels calling at these ports. They are now asking for certificates of compliance with what is foreseen in the articles 61 and 80 of the Resolution 72, of 29.12.2009. These resolutions translated read as follows:

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