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FACILITATION COMMITTEE FAL 47/1
47th session 20 September 2022
Agenda item 1 Original: ENGLISH
Pre-session public release: ☒
PROVISIONAL AGENDA
for the forty-seventh session of the Facilitation Committee,
from Monday, 13 March to Friday, 17 March 2023
Session commences at 9.30 a.m. (UTC) on Monday, 13 March 2023
1 Adoption of the agenda; report on credentials
2 Decisions of other IMO bodies
3 Consideration and adoption of proposed amendments to the Convention
4 Review and update of the annex to the FAL Convention
5 Review and update of the Explanatory Manual to the FAL Convention
6 Application of single window concept
7 Review and revision of the IMO Compendium on Facilitation and Electronic Business,
including additional e-business solutions
8 Consideration of descriptions of Maritime Services in the context of e-navigation
9 Development of guidelines for harmonized communication and electronic exchange
of operational data for port calls
10 Development of guidelines on Port Community Systems
11 Unsafe mixed migration by sea
12 Consideration and analysis of reports and information on persons rescued at sea
and stowaways
13 Measures to address Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS) in the instruments
under the purview of the Facilitation Committee
14 Introduction of the API/PNR concept in maritime transport
15 Analysis of possible means of auditing compliance with the Convention on Facilitation
of International Maritime Traffic
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16 Technical cooperation activities related to facilitation of maritime traffic
17 Relations with other organizations
18 Application of the Committee's procedures on organization and method of work
19 Work programme
20 Election of Chair and Vice-Chair for 2024
21 Any other business
22 Consideration of the report of the Committee on its forty-seventh session
Notes:
1 In accordance with the document on Organization and method of work of the
Facilitation Committee (FAL.3/Circ.217): 1
.1 documents should be received by the Secretariat as follows:
.1 documents containing proposals for new outputs and documents
(including information documents) containing more than six pages of
text (bulky documents), 2 by Friday, 9 December 2022 (13-week
deadline);
.2 non-bulky documents including information documents (six pages or
fewer) and bulky information documents submitted in electronic
format, by Friday , 6 January 2023 (nine-week deadline); and
.3 documents (four pages or fewer) commenting on those referred to
in sub-paragraphs .1 and .2 above, by Friday, 20 January 2023
(seven-week deadline) (see also paragraph 6.11.5 of the document
on Organization and method of work of the Facilitation Committee);
.2 for reasons of economy, documents should be submitted in single spacing
and be as concise as possible, and:
.1 all documents should include a brief summary prepared in
accordance with paragraph 6.1.1 of the document on Organization
and method of work of the Facilitation Committee;
.2 substantive documents should conclude with a summary of the
action that the Committee is invited to take; and
1
Documents other than information documents and reports from sub-committees, working, drafting,
correspondence and other working groups and the Secretariat, and which contain more than 20 pages, in
line with paragraph 6.10 of the document on Organization and method of work of the Facilitation Committee,
will not be translated in their entirety. Such documents 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).
2
In the case of documents containing more than 50 pages, the provisions of paragraph 6.11.1 of the
document on Organization and method of work of the Facilitation Committee are to be applied.
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.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.
To facilitate processing, documents should be submitted via the new Meeting
Document Submission Portal on IMODOCS (Submission Portal) in Microsoft Word,
as set out in Circular Letter No.4605. Alternatively, submissions via email to
[email protected] will also be accepted. Email submissions have a file size limit of 10
Mbytes. If submitters do not receive an acknowledgement from the Secretariat within
five working days, they should contact
[email protected] without delay.
2 The Committee has recommended that the provisions of FAL.3/Circ.217, which, inter
alia, provide 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.
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Seletuskiri „Volikiri IMO FAL 47. 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. Eesti on osalenud IMO töös pidevalt alates
1992. aastast pärast liikmeks saamist.
Ajavahemikul 13. märts – 17. märts 2023. a toimub mereliikluse hõlbustamise komitee
(Facilitation Committee; FAL) 47. istung. Istung toimub Londonis, Inglismaal.
Eesti esindajate osalemine on vajalik, kuna istungil tulevad muuhulgas arutusele järgmised
teemad, mis on otseselt seotud Majandus- ja Kommunikatsiooniministeeriumi puudutavate
teemadega:
- FAL konventsiooni muudatuste arutelu.
Päevakorrapunktide detailsem loetelu on esitatud istungi päevakorras.
IMO FAL istungil osalemine eeldab riigipea, Vabariigi Valitsuse või Välisministeeriumi
kinnitatud volituste olemasolu.
IMO FAL istungil osaleb Eesti delegatsioon järgmises koosseisus: Majandus- ja
Kommunikatsiooniministeeriumi meremajandusosakonna õigusnõunik Katerin Peärnberg
delegatsiooni juhina ning delegatsiooni liikmena Transpordiameti teenuste juhtimise osakonna
merenduse infosüsteemide peakasutaja Liina Jundas.
Majandus- ja Kommunikatsiooniministeerium ning Transpordiamet katavad oma esindajate
lähetuskulud.
Seletuskirja koostas Majandus- ja Kommunikatsiooniministeeriumi meremajandusosakonna
õigusnõunik Katerin Peärnberg (tel: 715 5820; e-post:
[email protected]).
CREDENTIALS
I, the undersigned, EVA-MARIA LIIMETS, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of
Estonia, authorize by these presents:
Ms. Katerin PEÄRNBERG – Legal Adviser of Maritime Department, Ministry of
Economic Affairs and Communications, Head of
Delegation;
Ms. Liina JUNDAS – Head User of Maritime Information Systems, Estonian
Transport Administration, Member of Delegation
to represent the Government of the Republic of Estonia at the 47th regular session of the
International Maritime Organization Facilitation Committee, to be held from 13 th March to
17th March 2023.
In witness whereof these presents have been issued for whatsoever legal purpose they may serve
at the 47th regular session of the International Maritime Organization Facilitation Committee.
Tallinn, 2023
Välisministeerium
[email protected] Meie 22.02.2023 nr 5-7/2023/1095-1
Islandi väljak 1
15049, Tallinn
Volikiri IMO mereliikluse hõlbustamise
komitee 47. istungil osalemiseks
Austatud minister
Palume Välisministeeriumil moodustada delegatsioon Rahvusvahelise Mereorganisatsiooni
(edaspidi IMO) mereliikluse hõlbustamise komitee (edaspidi FAL) 47. istungil osalemiseks, mis
toimub Londonis 13.-17.03.2023.
Delegatsiooni juhiks palume nimetada Majandus- ja Kommunikatsiooniministeeriumi
meremajandusosakonna õigusnõuniku Katerin Peärnbergi ning delegatsiooni liikmeks
Transpordiameti teenuste juhtimise osakonna merenduse infosüsteemide peakasutaja Liina
Jundas.
Palume välisministri volikirja IMO FAL 47. istungil osalemiseks
Lugupidamisega
(allkirjastatud digitaalselt)
Kaupo Läänerand
meremajanduse asekantsler
Suur-Ameerika 1 / 10122 Tallinn / 625 6342 /
[email protected] / www.mkm.ee
Registrikood 70003158
Katerin Peärnberg
[email protected]
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