The governing bodies of the International Oil Pollution Compensation Funds (IOPC Funds) held sessions from Tuesday, 25 to Friday, 28 October 2022 at the headquarters of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in London.
63 1992 Fund Member States, including 23 Supplementary Fund Member States, and 13 observer organisations, attended sessions of the 1992 Fund Administrative Council, the 1992 Fund Executive Committee and the Supplementary Fund Assembly. This was the first meeting of the IOPC Funds’ governing bodies to be held fully in-person since 2019.
1992 Fund Executive Committee (79th session)
Information was provided to the 1992 Fund Executive Committee on all open incidents involving the IOPC Funds.
1992 Fund Administrative Council (22nd session) and Supplementary Fund Assembly (19th session)
During their simultaneous sessions, the governing bodies took several decisions and noted a wide range of information provided in relation to compensation matters, treaty matters, financial policies and procedures and Secretariat and administrative matters.
2010 HNS Convention
At the time of the sessions, the number of Contracting States to the International Convention on Liability and Compensation for Damage in Connection with the Carriage of Hazardous and Noxious Substances by Sea (HNS Convention) remained at six: Canada, Denmark, Estonia, Norway, South Africa and Türkiye.
An action plan of tasks to be undertaken by the 1992 Fund Secretariat, concerning the preparations for the entry into force of the 2010 HNS Convention is now established and being worked towards by the IOPC Funds Secretariat. Details of the progress made on specific tasks, as well as a number of actions planned for 2023, were reported to the governing bodies. The HNS Finder, which facilitates the identification of HNS that would be considered contributing cargo, has been updated, meetings with external organisations have continued to be held as they work to develop a draft HNS Convention claims manual, and various outreach and training activities have been delivered, both in person and online.
