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This is an index of some information and URLs relevant to the Athens Convention relating to the Carriage of Passengers and their Luggage by Sea, 2002. The purpose of the website is to provide texts and background materials relating to the Convention in order to facilitate interpretation and implementation.
Documents are added as time permits. The most recent amenments are marked with
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The official texts:
The new principles are:
A graph has been made to illustrate the new limits in USD for different ships: Excel format - pdf format.
In order to facilitate implementation Implementation Guidelines have been adopted.
Further details in the IMO press release.
The ratification of 10 states is necessary for the new instrument to enter into force. On the procedure, see the information on the IMO webpage.
For the official texts, see above.
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Materials relating to insurance and statistics
Further suggestions for entries are most welcome
Jens Karsten: Passengers, consumers, and travellers: The rise of passenger rights in EC transport law and its repercussions for Community consumer law and policy In: Journal of Consumer Policy, Volume 30, Number 2, June 2007 , pp. 117-136(20)
Jens Karsten: The future of consumer law: reflections on a regulatory framework for a small island state In: The Yearbook of Consumer Law 2008
The following files have been password protected at the request of the IMO Secretariat. (Username: "imo", password obtainable for members of the Correspondence Group from Erik Røsæg.) The files are not copyright protected under Norwegian law.
Correspondence
Group
The Correspondence Group was established by the IMO Legal Committee to
facilitate the negotiations of the Protocol. It is continued as a
discussion forum in respect of interpretation and implementation. The current work of the Correspondence Group concerns the necessary measures for implementation of the Convention due to the lack of insurance capacity in respect of terrorism claims. At the 91st session of the Legal Committee, it was decided to leave the liability provisions of the Conventions intact and to develop a draft along the lines of LEG 91/WP.3 This approach is based on:
The work was finalized in October, 2006, see above
