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4 "Wastes or other matter" means material and substance of any kind, form or description.
5 "Special permit" means permission granted specifically on application in advance and in
accordance with Annex II and Annex III.
6 "General permit" means permission granted in advance and in accordance with Annex III.
7 "The Organization" means the Organization designated by the Contracting Parties in
accordance with article XIV(2).
Article IV
1 In accordance with the provisions of this Convention Contracting Parties shall prohibit
the dumping of any wastes or other matter in whatever form or condition except as
otherwise specified below:
(a) the dumping of wastes or other matter listed in Annex I is prohibited;
(b) the dumping of wastes or other matter listed in Annex II requires a prior special
permit;
(c) the dumping of all other wastes or matter requires a prior general permit.
2 Any permit shall be issued only after careful consideration of all the factors set forth in
Annex III, including prior studies of the characteristics of the dumping site, as set forth in
sections B and C of that Annex.
3 No provision of this Convention is to be interpreted as preventing a Contracting Party
from prohibiting, insofar as that Party is concerned, the dumping of wastes or other
matter not mentioned in Annex I. That Party shall notify such measures to the
Organization.
Article V
1 The provisions of article IV shall not apply when it is necessary to secure the safety of
human life or of vessels, aircraft, platforms or other man-made structures at sea in cases
of force majeure caused by stress of weather, or in any case which constitutes a danger to
human life or a real threat to vessels, aircraft, platforms or other man-made structures at
sea, if dumping appears to be the only way of averting the threat and if there is every
probability that the damage consequent upon such dumping will be less than would
otherwise occur. Such dumping shall be so conducted as to minimize the likelihood of
damage to human or marine life and shall be reported forthwith to the Organization.
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