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<strong>Regional</strong> <strong>Report</strong> on Sea-based Marine Litter in the NOWPAP Region2) JapanIn Japan, discharge of wastes from ships, offshore facilities and others is restrainedby the Law Relating to the Prevention of Marine and Air Pollution and ofMaritime Disasters based on MARPOL Convention.Requirements for discharge of wastes from ships, offshore facilities and others areprovided in the Law Relating to the Prevention of Marine and Air Pollution and ofMaritime Disaster as follows (penalty is involved).- Prohibition of discharge of wastes from ships or others (except discharge forsecure safety of ship and discharge of domestic wastes other than plastics);- Requirements for garbage management plans;- Requirements for shipboard wastes record book, and others3) Republic of KoreaThe Korean government has established Marine Environment Management Law(former Marine Pollution Prevention Law), which is a primary law preventingpollution from ships, and MARPOL 73/78 Convention is implemented through thislaw. The ship-based pollutants such as sewage, marine litter, heavy metal, etc. aremanaged by this law.As well as Marine Environment Management Law, Korea has several laws to preventmarine pollution in Korea as follows:- Harbor Law regulates that no person shall commit the following actions in a harborwithout any justifiable reasons; i) An act which is likely to affect the depth of theharbor such as throwing out a large quantity of soil and stone or trash, etc. ;ii) Anyother act as prescribed in the Presidential Decree which is likely to cause animpediment to preservation or utilization of the harbor.- Fisheries Port Law regulates that no person shall commit the following actions inthe fisheries ports; i) discarding the wreck ships; ii) placing any obstacles, iii)throwing and placing waste materials in not-designated places.- Public Water Management Law prevents; i) discarding the wreck ships on thepublic water, and; ii) discharging waste materials, waste oil, wastewater, sewage,toxic materials, and other polluted materials on the public water.14
<strong>Regional</strong> <strong>Report</strong> on Sea-based Marine Litter in the NOWPAP Region4) Russian FederationRussia has managed the marine litter issues at the federal legislation level throughlaws and regulations, as well as GOSTs (All-Union State Standards), SanPiN(Sanitary Regulations and Norms), RD (Ruling Documents).In compliance with MARPOL Convention, following national laws, regulations, andinstitutional and sectoral legislation are directly related to the marine litter issues.- Environment Protection Law, Federal Law No. 7.- Water Code of the Russian Federation.- RF Continental Shelf Law, Federal Law No. 187-FZ.- Production and Consumption Wastes Law, Federal Law No. 89-FZ.- RF Merchant Shipping Code, Federal Law No. 81-FZ.- RF Inland Sea Waters, Territorial Sea, and Contiguous Zone Law, Federal LawNo. 155-FZ.- RF Exclusive Economic Zone Law, Federal Law No. 191-FZ dated December17, 1998- RF Government Regulation “On the Approval of the Procedure forDetermination of Payment and it Limits for Environment Pollution, WasteDisposal, and Other Kinds of Abuse”, No. 632 dated August 28, 1992.- RF Government Regulation “On the Approval of the State Water BodyMonitoring Management Provision”, No. 307 dated March 14, 1997.- RD-31.04.23-94 RF Fishery Fleet Instructions on Preventing Pollution fromShips.- RD 31.04. “Polluted Harbor Waters Cleanup Operation Rules” CompulsoryRegulations on Sea Ports- Compulsory Regulations on Sea Ports.15
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