# Council Decision of 17 December 2012 on the accession of the European Union to the Protocol for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea against pollution resulting from exploration and exploitation of the continental shelf and the seabed and its subsoil (2013/5/EU), Article 12: Garbage


1. The Contracting Party shall prohibit the disposal into the Protocol Area of the following products and materials:
(a) All plastics, including but not limited to synthetic ropes, synthetic fishing nets and plastic garbage bags;
(b) All other non-biodegradable garbage, including paper products, rags, glass, metal, bottles, crockery, dunnage, lining and packing materials.
2. Disposal into the Protocol Area of food wastes shall take place as far away as possible from land, in accordance with international rules and standards.
3. If garbage is mixed with other discharges having different disposal or discharge requirements, the more stringent requirements shall apply.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2013/5/attachment/1/article/12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2013-5/attachment-1/article-12
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