The latest sub-regional contingency plan to deal with any oil pollution incident in the Mediterranean Sea has been signed. Namely, Cyprus, Greece, and Israel signed an Implementation Agreement on the Sub-Regional Marine Oil Pollution Contingency Plan, in Nicosia, Cyprus, on 8 May.
The contingency plan aims to establish an effective reaction to spills, and facilitate the co-operation among the three countries in the field of oil pollution preparedness and response.
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The Sub-Regional Marine Oil Pollution Contingency Plan was prepared with support from REMPEC. REMPEC also supported the organization of a marine oil pollution table-top exercise for the participating States, in October 2017.
The Sub-Regional Marine Oil Pollution Contingency Plan between Cyprus, Greece, and Israel is the sixth to be developed in the Mediterranean region, out of which three were also developed with the support of REMPEC:
- Sub-regional Contingency Plan for Preparedness and Response to Major Marine Pollution Incidents in the Mediterranean (Cyprus, Egypt, Israel; 1995);
- Sub-regional Contingency Plan for Preparedness for and Response to Accidental Marine Pollution in the south-western area of the Mediterranean (Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia; 2005);
- Sub-regional Contingency Plan for Prevention of, Preparedness for and Response to Major Marine Pollution Incidents in the Adriatic Sea (Croatia, Italy, Slovenia; 2005).
- RAMOGEPOL Plan (France, Italy, Monaco 1993/2005);
- LION PLAN/PLAN LEON (France, Spain; 2001).
