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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2019-1727/annex-1",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2019/1727",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision (EU) 2019/1727 of 7 October 2019 on the position to be adopted on behalf of the European Union at the Second Ministerial Meeting of the Bonn Agreement with regard to the Ministerial Declaration and the Bonn Agreement Strategic Action Plan (BASAP) 2019-2025 annexed thereto",
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  "path": "annex/1",
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  "number": "Addendum 1",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "Tasks 1-18 in relation to Strategic Aim A (prevention):\nTask\nStrategic Action\nDescription\nTarget date\nLead\nProgress\nStatus\n1\nA.1\nExecute aerial and satellite surveillance operations, including national flights, regional flights, Tour d’Horizon flights and CEPCO/SuperCEPCO flights, to detect, investigate, gather evidence and monitor spillage of oil and other harmful substances, taking into account strategic surveillance needs.\nActivities undertaken throughout the year\nCP\nOngoing\n2\nA.1\nMaintain coverage and efficiency of aerial surveillance and analyse strategically surveillance needs, inter alia based on an evaluation of existing data sets of detections of observed oil pollution and other substances.\nCP\nCleanSeaNet — EMSA\nFisheries — EU Agency EFCA\nNL — Task manager w/ CP\nNL to draft and circulate to HoDs\nBE — MARPOL Annex VI.\n3\nA.3\nA.4\nA.5\nConsider developing minimum recommendations on surveillance operations in the Bonn Agreement area and outcomes expected (MARPOL VI, Remote Piloted Aircraft Systems).\nEU (for options on streamlining maritime surveillance e.g. for fisheries and pollution purposes)\nBE — Co lead (Annex VI)\nEU — Drones\nInitial MARPOL Annex VI discussions started at OTSOPA 19.\nEMSA started with operational RPAS service.\nOngoing\n4\nA.2\nMaintain an efficient standard of monitoring and reporting, utilising the appropriate system to report detected pollution to the Bonn Agreement.\nActivities undertaken when required\nCP\nOngoing\n5\nA.3\nIn cooperation with the European Maritime Safety Agency make optimum use of satellite images, e.g. through CleanSeaNet, in order to follow-up to first alert of detection of possible pollution through aerial surveillance.\nand\nActivities undertaken when required\nCP\nOngoing\n6\nA.3\nReport on and respond to developments of High Altitude Pseudo Satelites (HAPS)and Remote Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS).\nActivities undertaken when required\nCP\nEU/EMSA - HAPS & RPAS\nOngoing\n8\nA.13\nSupporting/promoting the implementation of Traffic Separation Schemes, and highlight other BE-AWARE recommendations in relation to Vessel Traffic Services, AIS in Windfarms and E-Navigation, to authorities responsible for risk reduction measures.\nOngoing\nCP\nIreland, Norway and NL have had workshops\nDifferent national departments are responsible for implementation.\n9\nA.6\nB.I\nMaintain and keep up to date the Aerial Operations Handbook.\nAnnually at OTSOPA\nNO & CP\nOngoing\n10\nA.6\nB.I\nMaintain the online version of the Bonn Agreement Oil Appearance Code (BAOAC), including photo atlas, for air crew and expert level as part of the Bonn Agreement website redevelopment.\nActivities undertaken when required\nFR & CP\nOngoing\n11\nA.4\nA.5\nA.10\nStrengthen and expand cooperation on the detection and observation of offences in relation to MARPOL Annexes and the contribution to enforcement and liaise with IMO.\nOngoing\nCP/NSN/Sec\nOngoing\n12\nA.5\nA.10\nConsider the development of a common technical strategy and operational approach for monitoring compliance for NOx and SOx.\nBE, DK (tbc), FR\nNL? EMSA (tbc)\nNew\n13\nA.7\nA.9\nStrengthen cooperation with the North Sea Network of Investigators and Prosecutors (NSN) and jointly:\na. maintain and keep up to date the North Sea Manual on Maritime Oil Pollution Offences;\nb. arrange workshops for subjects of mutual interest;\nc. assist, where useful, in the publicity of convictions and establish environmental track records for shipping companies.\nNL/Sec\nPossible subjects for seminar 2019-25:\nHNS\nMarine Litter\nOngoing\n14\nA.8\nContinue the activities of OSINET in order to:\na. improve knowledge and experience of relevant laboratories regarding oil spill forensics, including through inter-calibration exercises; and\nb. keep/develop up to date analytical procedures and reference methods, including for oil sampling at sea\nDE/OSINET\nOngoing\n15\nA.12\nB.1\nMaintain and keep up to date the Bonn Agreement website and dissemination of electronic publications (i.e. manuals, handbooks and reports).\nActivity undertaken when required\nSec/CP\nSecretariat to investigate possibility of maintaining source of decisions/actions.\nOngoing\n17.\nA.2\nReview existing recommendations for notifications and make necessary adjustments when required.\nActivity undertaken when required\nCP\nNew\n18\nA.12\nImplement the Bonn Agreement Communication Strategy.\nSec\nOngoing",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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