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E LEGAL COMMITTEE LEG 110/1/Rev.1 110th session 14 September 2022 Agenda item 1 Original: ENGLISH Pre-session public release: ☒ PROVISIONAL AGENDA for the 110th session of the Legal Committee to be held at IMO Headquarters, 4 Albert Embankment, London SE1 7SR from Monday, 27 March to Friday, 31 March 2023 Session commences at 9.30 a.m. on Monday, 27 March 2023 Opening of the session 1 Adoption of the agenda 2 Report of the Secretary-General on credentials 3 Facilitation of the entry into force and harmonized interpretation of the 2010 HNS Protocol 4 Fair treatment of seafarers: (a) Provision of financial security in case of abandonment of seafarers, and shipowners' responsibilities in respect of contractual claims for personal injury to, or death of seafarers, in light of the progress of amendments to the ILO Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (b) Fair treatment of seafarers in the event of a maritime accident (c) Fair treatment of seafarers detained on suspicion of committing maritime crimes (d) Guidelines for port State and flag State authorities on how to deal with seafarer abandonment cases 5 Advice and guidance in connection with the implementation of IMO instruments (a) Impact on shipping and seafarers of the situation in the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov 6 Measures to prevent unlawful practices associated with the fraudulent registration and fraudulent registries of ships 7 Measures to assess the need to amend liability limits I:\LEG\110\LEG 110-1-Rev.1.docx LEG 110/1/Rev.1 Page 2 8 Claims Manual for the International Convention on Civil Liability for Bunker Oil Pollution Damage, 2001 9 Piracy and armed robbery against ships 10 Guidance for the proper implementation and application of IMO liability and compensation conventions 11 Measures to address maritime autonomous surface ships (MASS) in instruments under the purview of the Legal Committee 12 Work of other IMO bodies 13 Technical cooperation activities related to maritime legislation 14 Review of the status of conventions and other treaty instruments emanating from the Legal Committee 15 Work programme 16 Election of officers 17 Any other business 18 Consideration of the report of the Committee on its 110th session Notes 1 In accordance with the Organization and method of work of the Legal Committee, as revised by the Committee at its 105th session (LEG.1/Circ.9): .1 documents should be received by the Secretariat as follows:1 .1 documents containing proposals for new outputs, by Friday, 23 December 2022 (13-week deadline); .2 documents (including information documents) containing more than six pages of text (bulky documents),2 by Friday, 23 December 2022 (13-week deadline); .3 non-bulky documents (six pages or fewer) commenting on those referred to in subparagraphs .1 and .2 above, or on items already on the agenda, or non-bulky information documents, by Friday, 20 January 2023 (nine-week deadline); and 1 Documents other than information documents, which contain more than 20 pages, should not be translated into all working languages in their entirety. They should include, for translation purposes, a summary not longer than four pages, with the technical content submitted as an annex in the language needed by working groups (i.e. English). However, this restriction on translation will not limit the translation of a legal text. 2 In the case of documents containing more than 50 pages, the provisions of paragraph 6.6.1 of the Organization and method of work of the Legal Committee will apply. I:\LEG\110\LEG 110-1-Rev.1.docx  LEG 110/1/Rev.1 Page 3 .4 documents (four pages or fewer) commenting on those referred to in sub-paragraphs .1 to .3 above, by Friday, 3 February 2023 (seven-week deadline). These documents should start with a paragraph clearly indicating the document on which comments are made and stating that the document is submitted in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 6.6.5 of the Organization and method of work of the Legal Committee; .2 for reasons of economy, documents should be submitted in single spacing, be as concise as possible, and: .1 all documents should include a brief summary prepared in accordance with section 6 of the Organization and method of work of the Legal Committee; .2 substantive documents should conclude with a summary of the action that the Committee is invited to take; and .3 information documents should conclude with a summary of the information contained therein; .3 the following word-processing format should be observed in order to standardize the presentation of documents: - font: Arial; - font size: 11; - justification: full; - margins: 2 cm top, 2.5 cm bottom, left and right. A template is available on the IMODOCS website for use in the preparation of documents; and .4 to facilitate the processing of documents, they should be submitted by email to [email protected], preferably in Microsoft Word using Arial font size 11. It should be noted that the file size limit for the IMO email system is set at 10 Mbytes. If submitters do not receive an acknowledgement by the Secretariat within five working days, they should contact [email protected] without delay, referring to the original email. 2 The Legal Committee has recommended that the provisions of the above-mentioned document, Organization and method of work of the Legal Committee, which, inter alia, also provides that the Secretariat should strictly apply the rules concerning the submission of documents and not accept late submissions from Governments or delegations, should be strictly observed. 3 In order to improve access to information and increase transparency, submitters of meeting documents are invited to give their consent for their documents to be released to the public prior to the meeting by checking the "opt-in box" at the top right corner of the new document template provided on IMODOCS (pre-session public release). In the absence of explicit consent, submissions will not be released to the public prior to the meeting. ___________ I:\LEG\110\LEG 110-1-Rev.1.docx  Välisministeerium Meie 27.02.2023 nr 5-7/2023/1145-1 [email protected] Islandi väljak 1 15049, Tallinn Volikiri IMO õiguskomitee 110. istungil osalemiseks Palume Välisministeeriumil moodustada delegatsioon Rahvusvahelise Mereorganisatsiooni õiguskomitee (edaspidi IMO LEG) 110. istungil osalemiseks, mis toimub 27–31. märtsil 2023. a. Delegatsiooni juhiks palume nimetada Majandus- ja Kommunikatsiooniministeeriumi meremajandusosakonna õigusnõunik Anton Merits, delegatsiooni liikmeks palume nimetada Transpordiameti laevanduse ohutuse ja järelevalve osakonna juhtivspetsialist Agnes Pilv. Palume välisministri volikirja IMO LEG komitee 110. istungil osalemiseks. Lugupidamisega (allkirjastatud digitaalselt) Kaupo Läänerand meremajanduse asekantsler Lisaadressaadid: Transpordiamet Anton Merits 7153423 [email protected] Suur-Ameerika 1 / 10122 Tallinn / 625 6342 / [email protected] / www.mkm.ee Registrikood 70003158  CREDENTIALS I, the undersigned, URMAS REINSALU, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Estonia, authorize by these presents: Mr. Anton MERITS – Legal Adviser of Maritime Department, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications, Head of Delegation Ms. Agnes PILV – Leading Specialist of Shipping Safety and Supervision Department, Estonian Transport Administration, Member of Delegation to represent the Government of the Republic of Estonia at the 110th regular session of the International Maritime Organization Legal Committee, to be held from 27th March to 31st March 2023, in London. In witness whereof these presents have been issued for whatsoever legal purpose they may serve at the 110th session of the IMO Legal Committee. Tallinn, 2023  Seletuskiri „Volituste andmine Rahvusvahelise Mereorganisatsiooni (IMO) õiguskomitee 110. istungil osalemiseks“ juurde Eesti Vabariik on Rahvusvahelise Mereorganisatsiooni (International Maritime Organization - IMO) liige alates 31.01.1992. IMO on ÜRO juures merenduse tehniliste küsimustega tegelev rahvusvaheline organisatsioon, mille praktiline töö toimub viie komitee (meresõiduohutuse, merekeskkonna kaitse, õigus-, tehnilise koostöö ja mereliikluse hõlbustamise komitee) ning seitsme alakomitee regulaarsete istungite kaudu. Ajavahemikul 27–31. märts 2023. a toimub IMO õiguskomitee (Legal Committee; LEG) 110. istung. Majandus- ja Kommunikatsiooniministeeriumi (edaspidi MKM) esindaja osalemine on vajalik, kuna istungil tulevad muuhulgas arutusele järgmised teemad, mis on otseselt seotud ministeeriumi puudutavate teemadega: - meremeeste hülgamisjuhtumite puhul hädavajalike kulude katmiseks fondi loomine; - nõuanded ja juhendid IMO dokumentide rakendamiseks; - meetmed vältimaks ebaseaduslikke praktikaid laevade petturlike registreerimiste või registritega seoses; - vastutuse piiramise konventsioonide meetmete väljatöötamine. Päevakorrapunktide detailsem loetelu on esitatud istungi päevakorras. Majandus- ja Kommunikatsiooniministeerium katab oma esindaja lähetuskulud. Seletuskirja koostas MKM meremajandusosakonna õigusnõunik Anton Merits (tel: 715 3423; e-post: [email protected]).