Oslo Commission (OSCOM)
Commission d'Oslo
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Supervise the implementation of Oslo Convention, i e take all possible steps to prevent pollution of the sea by prohibiting dumping of harmful substances from ships and aircraft and providing for a system of permits and approvals for the dumping of other substances.
Events
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Observers: E-XE2315 - Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP); E-XD0107 - Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission - Helsinki Commission (HELCOM); Common Wadden Sea Secretariat (CWSS); T-XT7638 - Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment and the Coastal Region of the Mediterranean (Barcelona Convention); F-XF0831 - Cooperative Programme for Monitoring and Evaluation of the Long-range Transmission of Air Pollutants in Europe (EMEP); F-XF2419 - European Environment Agency (EEA); E-XE1118 - Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC); D-XD1540 - International Commission for the Protection of the Rhine (ICPR); C-XC1732 - International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES); B-XB1117 - International Maritime Organization (IMO); Irish Sea Science Coordination Group (ISSCG); C-XC3023 - OECD; E-XE4161 - UNEP. Memorandum of Understanding with: EMEP; ICES. Formal contacts with: F-XF9896 - Consultative Meeting of Contracting Parties to the London Convention/Meeting of Contracting Parties to the London Protocol; F-XD9557 - Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution; T-XT7207 - Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and other Matter (LDC); E-XE2442 - European Commission (EC); E-XE4186 - Joint Group of Experts on the Scientific Aspects of Marine Environmental Protection (GESAMP); S-XF5165 - North Sea Conference; E-XE4176 - United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE). Also links with: U-XE2712 - Committee of North Sea Senior Officials (CONSSO); F-XF1881 - Mediterranean Action Plan (MAP); U-XK1425 - North Sea Secretariat.
Relations with Non-Governmental Organizations
Observers:
- E-XE0530 - Advisory Committee on Protection of the Sea (ACOPS);
- E-XE0154 - Association des organisations nationales d'entreprises de pêche de l'UE (EUROPECHE);
- B-XB1722 - BirdLife International;
- D-XE3351 - BUSINESSEUROPE;
- D-XD0238 - Central Dredging Association (CEDA);
- D-XD2872 - Confederation of European Paper Industries (Cepi);
- D-XD0615 - Conseil européen de l'industrie chimique (CEFIC);
- D-XE2137 - EURATEX - The European Apparel and Textile Confederation (EURATEX);
- E-XE0876 - Euro Chlor;
- D-XD6546 - European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA);
- D-XD8606 - European Oilfield Speciality Chemicals Association (EOSCA);
- D-XD1719 - Fertilizers Europe;
- U-XE3289 - Standing EEC Committee of the International Soap, Detergent and Maintenance Products Industry Association;
- F-XF4299 - Friends of the Earth International (FoEI);
- F-XF4392 - Greenpeace International;
- C-XD4478 - International Association of Oil and Gas Producers (IOGP);
- B-XB1329 - International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH);
- D-XD4460 - Oil Companies' European Association for Environment, Health and Safety in Refining and Distribution (CONCAWE);
- B-XB3111 - PIANC;
- F-XF4963 - Seas at Risk (SAR);
- C-XD5843 - World Nuclear Association (WNA);
- F-XF3608 - World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF).
Also links with: U-XF4185 - Environment Northern Seas Foundation (ENS); E-XE2709 - European Global Ocean Observing System (EuroGOOS); D-XD0515 - European Steel Association (EUROFER); D-XE1845 - European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO); U-XK1301 - European Topic Centre on Marine and Coastal Environment (ETC/MC); U-XK1480 - Inter-Regional Forum.
Publications
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- Oceanography → Seas
- Transportation → Vessels
- Transportation → Aviation
- Commerce → Conditions of Trade
- Societal Problems → Hazards
- Societal Problems → Pollution
UN Sustainable Development Goals **
UIA Org ID
XF0313
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