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BALTIC SEAENVIRONMENT PROCEEDINGS No. 59 - Helcom

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The Fund Convention has so far been ratified by 56 States. However, according to the information<br />

available to the IOPC Fund Secretariat, there are reasons to expect that more States will soon join<br />

the IOPC Fund. This continuing expansion of the membership demonstrates that the international<br />

community has found the system of compensation created by the Civil Liability Convention and the<br />

Fund Convention to be a viable one, providing rapid compensation to victims of oil pollution<br />

damage.<br />

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