Goedkeuring van het op 18 mei 2007 te Nairobi tot stand gekomen Internationaal Verdrag inzake het opruimen van wrakken (Trb. 2008, 115)

This procedure concerns the Dutch Parliament's approval of the International Convention on the Removal of Wrecks, adopted in Nairobi on 18 May 2007. The convention, developed under the International Maritime Organization, sets international rules for locating, marking and removing sunken ships that obstruct navigation or threaten the marine environment. Approval allows the Netherlands to join and apply these rules. This summary is based on metadata only, not the full legislative text. The convention mainly affects registered owners of ships, who would be required to remove wrecks, and to hold compulsory insurance or financial security. Coastal states and port authorities, including those in the Netherlands, would gain powers to order wreck removal within their waters and exclusive economic zones.