News – Policy

July 2021 meeting of the IOPC Funds’ governing bodies to be held remotely

Posted: 17/06/2021
Categories: News – Policy

The invitation and agenda have now been issued for the next sessions of the IOPC Funds’ governing bodies, which will be held remotely via KUDO from 22 to 23 July 2021 (IOPC/2021/Circ.5).…

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25 years of the 1992 Fund

Posted: 01/06/2021
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Twenty-five years ago this week, the 1992 Protocols to the 1969 Civil Liability Convention and 1971 Fund Convention entered into force, establishing the 1992 Fund and creating a new international liability and…

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Costa Rica to become the 120th Member State of the 1992 Fund

Posted: 27/05/2021
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The Director is delighted to confirm that Costa Rica is set to become the 120th Member State of the 1992 Fund after it deposited instruments of accession to the 1992 Civil Liability…

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San Marino to become the 119th Member State of the 1992 Fund

Posted: 05/05/2021
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The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has informed the Director of the IOPC Funds that the Republic of San Marino deposited instruments of accession to the 1992 Civil Liability and Fund Conventions on…

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March 2021 meeting of the IOPC Funds’ governing bodies

Posted: 07/04/2021
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The governing bodies held remote sessions from Monday 29 to Wednesday 31 March 2021 via the e-conferencing platform KUDO.  Seventy-seven States, representing 73 Member States of the 1992 Fund, 24 Member States…

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1992 Fund Convention enters into force for Nauru

Posted: 23/03/2021
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Nauru has become the 118th Member State of the 1992 Fund after the 1992 Civil Liability and Fund Conventions entered into force for the State on 23 March 2021. A small island in the…

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