United Kingdom and Guinea-Bissau have recently ratified the Ballast Water Management Convention (BWM Convention), increasing the number of contracting states to 91, which represents approximately 92.23% of the gross tonnage of the world's merchant shipping.
Accession by the Republic of Guinea-Bissau was effected by the deposit of an instrument on 12 May 2022 and UK on 26 May 2022.
The Convention will enter into force for Guinea-Bissau on 12 August 2022, in accordance with article 18(3) of the Convention, while for the United Kingdom the Convention will enter into force on 26 August 2022.
RELEVANT DOCUMENTS:
BWM.1/Circ.72 Accession by Guinea-Bissau
BWM.1/Circ.73 Accession by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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