Amendment to the Annex to the Convention for the Prevention of 
Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter 

Done at London 3 November 1989 

Entered into force 19 May 1990 

AMENDMENT OF ANNEX III TO THE LONDON DUMPING CONVENTION 

Resolution LDC.37(12) adopted on 3 November 1989 

THE TWELFTH CONSULTATIVE MEETING, 

RECALLING resolution LDC.26(10) by which Contracting Parties 
agreed in principle to the inclusion in Annex III, section A of 
the following text: 

"9. In issuing a permit for dumping, Contracting Parties should 
consider whether an adequate scientific basis exists concerning 
characteristics and composition of the matter to be dumped to 
assess the impact of the matter on marine life and on human 
health.", 

NOTING that by the above resolution LDC.26(10) Contracting 
Parties were invited to indicate in writing to the 
Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization if 
they do not expect to be in a position to adopt formally the 
amendment at the Consultative Meeting designated for formal 
adoption and that no such notifications were received, 

NOTING FURTHER that by resolution LDC.26(10) the Twelfth 
Consultative Meeting was designated for formal adoption of the 
above amendment, 

RECALLING previous decisions of the Consultative Meetings that 
the amendments to the Convention agreed in principle by the 
Consultative Meeting should be implemented by Contracting 
Parties on a voluntary basis until their formal adoption, 

1. ADOPTS the amendment to Annex III, section A of the 
Convention in accordance with Article XV(2) thereof 

2. ENTRUSTS the International Maritime Organization with the 
task of ensuring, in collaboration with the Governments of 
China, France, Spain, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics 
and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 
that the texts of the above amendment are drawn up by 1 January 
1990 in all official languages of the Consultative Meeting with 
the linguistic consistency in each text. The texts would then 
become the authentic texts of the amendment of Annex III in 
accordance with Article XXII of the Convention. 

3. RESOLVES that for the purposes of Articles XIV(4)(a) and 
XV(2) of the Convention, 8 February 1990 shall be treated as the 
date of the approval of the amendment. 

4. REQUESTS the Secretary-General of the Organization to inform 
Contracting Parties of the above-mentioned amendment.