# Council Decision of 29 April 2004 on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Community, of the Protocol to the Barcelona Convention for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea against Pollution, concerning cooperation in preventing pollution from ships and, in cases of emergency, combating pollution of the Mediterranean Sea (2004/575/EC), Article 10: Operational measures


1. Any Party faced with a pollution incident shall:
(a) make the necessary assessments of the nature, extent and possible consequences of the pollution incident or, as the case may be, the type and approximate quantity of oil or hazardous and noxious substances and the direction and speed of drift of the spillage;
(b) take every practicable measure to prevent, reduce and, to the fullest possible extent, eliminate the effects of the pollution incident;
(c) immediately inform all Parties likely to be affected by the pollution incident of these assessments and of any action which it has taken or intends to take, and simultaneously provide the same information to the Regional Centre, which shall communicate it to all other Parties;
(d) continue to observe the situation for as long as possible and report thereon in accordance with Article 9.
2. Where action is taken to combat pollution originating from a ship, all possible measures shall be taken to safeguard:
(a) human lives;
(b) the ship itself; in doing so, damage to the environment in general shall be prevented or minimised.
Any Party which takes such action shall inform the International Maritime Organization either directly or through the Regional Centre.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2004/575/attachment/1/article/10 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2004-575/attachment-1/article-10
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