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The State Council Regulation On Oil Spill

Original Language Title: Valtioneuvoston asetus öljyvahinkojen torjunnasta

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Council Regulation on the fight against oil pollution

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In accordance with the decision of the Council of State, a (1673/2009) Pursuant to:

ARTICLE 1
Scope

This Regulation provides for the content, preparation and reinforcement of a joint action plan for the prevention of oil pollution in the area and the fight against ship oil and ship chemical damage, as well as for the storage of oil, from the port operator. And the degree of preparedness required by the operator of the institution.

ARTICLE 2
Plan to combat oil pollution damage in the area

In addition to what is the law on oil pollution (1673/2009) in Article 12 , the plan to combat oil pollution damage in the area must include:

(1) the following information on the oil pollution control organisation:

(a) information on the civil protection authorities in the area;

(b) information on the organisation and management of the fight against oil pollution and the establishment, equipping and forwarding of control units and alarm and communication systems;

(c) information on the authorities and bodies in the area involved in the fight against oil pollution and their contact details;

(d) a report on the organisation of post-slavery services in the municipalities and a list of the authorities responsible for post-slavery contacts;

(e) information on civil protection cooperation in the area with the operator of the oil storage agent referred to in Articles 14 to 16 of the Law on Oil Pollution Damage, the operator of the port operator or the operator of the facility, and a description of any other working parties and with them; Cooperation in the fight against oil pollution;

(f) a plan for cooperation in the area of civil protection in the fight against oil pollution damage with the authorities referred to in Article 8 of the Law on Oil Pollution Damage;

2) a description of the life (379/2011) § 28 , in so far as it relates to the fight against oil pollution;

(3) the following information on equipment and other preparedness:

(a) a description of the necessary equipment and equipment suitable for the control of oil pollution, equipment and other oil spills, such as transport equipment, communications equipment, machinery, tools and maintenance equipment, and Storage and maintenance, as well as information on which equipment and articles are already available and where they are located;

(b) a plan for additional and complementary supplies of anti-oil equipment and their cost over the next five years, as well as the deployment of the rolling stock; ;

(c) plan for the organisation of training and exercises;

(d) an estimate of the annual cost of the purchase of oil-related equipment, the cost of maintenance and storage of equipment and equipment and other maintenance costs and the cost of training in the field of training; Over five years;

(e) an explanation of the stocks and their leases for the storage of the anti-oil equipment and the plan for the purchase of any new stocks;

(f) a plan for the collection, transport, storage and delivery of oil-related waste resulting from the fight against oil pollution.

In drawing up the report referred to in paragraph 1 (2), account shall be taken, on the one hand, of the specific risks of oil pollution in the region, such as the lanes, territorial waters for ships in need of assistance, oil ports, Repair yards, oil stocks and industrial installations, power plants and similar installations for industrial processing and storage of high oil, and, on the other hand, nature reserves, bathing areas, water abstracts, bottom waters and other Sensitive habitats, the protection of which must be taken into account in particular: In combating oil pollution.

If the procurement referred to in the plan for the control of oil-fighting equipment, supplies or any other control plan is not intended solely for the purpose of combating oil pollution, the plan shall provide an estimate of the proportion of the fight against oil pollution The use of procurement.

ARTICLE 3
Establishment of the plan

Before establishing a plan for the prevention of oil pollution, which was approved by the rescue operation in the region, the Agency shall request an opinion from the Regional Administrative Agency on the plan.

When considering the strengthening of the plan, the Agency shall pay particular attention to the need for the purchase of oil-control equipment, taking into account the threat of oil pollution in the area and the level of preparedness, and Appropriate.

The Business, Transport and Environment Agency shall send a confirmed plan for information to the Government of the Oil Shelter Fund, the Finnish Environment Agency and the Regional Administrative Agency.

§ 4
Revision of the plan

The rescue operation in the area shall review the components of the plan for the recovery, training and operating costs referred to in Article 2 (1) (3) (3) (b), (d) and (e), at least every four years. Following the amendment, the amended plan shall be established in accordance with Article 3.

The rescue operation in the area shall ensure that the information referred to in the Plan for the Prevention of Oil Pollution Damage, other than those referred to in paragraph 1, shall be periodically and always after significant changes to the changed circumstances. The change in the plan is not necessary in this respect, but will be sent to the Centre for Enterprise, Transport and the Environment, the Finnish Environment Agency, the Oil Shelter Fund and the Regional Administrative Agency.

§ 5
Obligation to draw up a joint action plan to combat oil and petrochemical damage

In accordance with Article 13 of the Act on Oil Pollution Damage, the Joint Action Plan for the fight against ship oil and ship chemical damage shall be drawn up in the following areas:

1) Area of the Gulf of Finland, including coastal and maritime areas in the village of Kymenvalley, Southern Karelia and Uusimaa;

(2) The area of the Saaristomeren, which includes coastal and maritime areas in the provinces of South-Eastern Finland and the port;

(3) the area of the Gulf of Bothnia which includes coastal and maritime areas in the North, Central North, North and North and Lapland provinces;

4) The region of the Saimaa region.

A joint action plan for a deep-sea corridor shall be drawn up only in the event of an oil spill, unless the economic, transport and environmental centres of the planned area, the authorities involved in the fight and the official auxiliary authorities decide otherwise.

ARTICLE 6
The Centre for Enterprise, Transport and the Environment, responsible for drafting the Joint Action Plan.

The joint action plans for the regions referred to in Article 5 shall be drawn up:

1) A new country's business, transport and environment centre for the Gulf of Finland;

2) Central Finland Centre for Business, Transport and the Environment for the Saaristomeren region;

(3) the Centre for Life, Transport and the Environment of South Ostrobothnia in the area of the Gulf of Bothnia;

4) The Southern Savo Centre for Business, Transport and the Environment in the region of Saimaa region.

§ 7  
The authorities involved in drawing up the joint action plan

The Transport and Environment Agency responsible for drawing up the joint action plan shall draw up a plan in cooperation with the authorities in the following areas:

(1) other business, transport and environmental centres, as well as regional management agencies and regional rescue authorities;

(2) the central authorities and bodies involved in the fight against oil pollution, as referred to in Article 9 of the Law on Oil Pollution Damage, and the authorities responsible for the post-oil spill;

3) official auxiliary services referred to in Article 11 of the Law on the Prevention of Oil Pollution Damage.

The Finnish Environment Agency should be involved in drawing up a joint action plan. The authorities involved in the fight against ship oil and petrochemical damage, as referred to in Article 8 of the Oil Pollution Act, will take part in drawing up the plan if they have an activity in the planning area.

§ 8
Processing and strengthening of the Joint Action Plan

Within the framework of the preparation of the Joint Action Plan, the means of life, transport and the Agency responsible for drawing up the plan shall be reserved for all authorities and cooperation bodies in the area of ship-oil and ship-chemical damage. The opportunity to explore and express an opinion on the draft plan.

A joint action plan should be sent by the Transport and Environment Agency to the Finnish Environment Agency. This is to obtain the necessary opinions and send a plan to the Ministry of the Environment to be confirmed and annexed to it.

§ 9  
Content of the action plan

The Joint Action Plan shall include:

1) the following information on the control organisation:

(a) the number of staff available to the authorities referred to in Articles 5, 7, 8 and 11 of the Oil Pollution Act;

(b) information on the authorities and institutions involved in the fight against the oil pollution control law, as well as on the organisation of, and the post-slavery system, of ship oil spills in the municipalities of the region;

(c) information on the staff of the stocks, ports and installations referred to in Articles 14 to 16 of the Law on the Prevention of Oil Pollution Damage, as well as on voluntary organisations which are available in the planning area to combat ship-oil and petrochemical damage;

(d) a plan for the organisation and management of the control of ship-oil and ship-chemical damage in the open sea, archipelagos and coastal areas, the establishment of a management group referred to in Article 22 (2) of the Law on Oil Pollution Damage; , The formation, occupation, equipment, alert, organisation and maintenance of control units, alarm and communication systems;

2) the following information on equipment and other preparedness:

(a) information on the State and its cooperation bodies, regional rescue authorities and the oil spills referred to in Articles 14 to 16 of the Act on the prevention of damage to the vessel oil and petrochemical damage; On equipment and equipment, transport and boat equipment, means of communication, machinery, maintenance equipment and their location, and a plan for the movement of equipment and equipment in other areas, as well as a presentation The necessary additional procurement;

(b) a plan for the organisation of the treatment of damaged wild animals and for the rescue of specimens of endangered or endangered species;

(c) a plan for the collection, transport, storage and supply of waste from oil and other harmful substances arising from the fight against damage;

(d) a plan for the organisation of sampling, surveys and monitoring to clarify the damage caused by oil, other harmful substances and the fight against the environment;

(e) a plan for exercises and training sessions in the field of action to take part in the fight against terrorism;

(3) a report on the level of preparedness of the State authorities and of the rescue services in the area of joint oil and ship-chemical damage;

(4) a description of the plan area including:

(a) information on the activities and facts which present a specific risk of ship-oil and ship-chemical damage in the planned area;

(b) information on the ship traffic service (623/2005) The plan for the accommodation of ships in need of assistance and their territorial waters;

(c) information on the activities and areas the protection of which has to be taken into account, in particular, in the fight against ship-oil and ship-chemical damage;

(5) Examples of measures to combat major ship oil and chemical damage in the region;

(6) the plan for the oil protection fund (1406/2004) § 26 And the establishment of a review board.

The Joint Action Plan shall also include an assessment of the need to develop preparedness in the region and information on the renewal and updating of the plan.

ARTICLE 10
Preparedness for the major oil supply, port and plant

In the case of oil and ship chemical damage referred to in Articles 15 and 16 of the Oil Pollution Act, the plan shall include:

(1) the following information on the organisation to control the warehouse, port and plant:

(a) a statement of the names and contact details of the persons responsible for the management, maintenance and division of responsibilities within the organisation and the organisation of the control;

(b) plan to organise the fight, the persons involved in the fight and the establishment, equipment and maintenance of the control units, as well as information on the alarm and communication systems;

(c) a report on the management of the control situation until the rescue authority referred to in Article 34 (1) of the Rescue and the Rescue Director, as referred to in Article 34 (1) of the Rescue Law, takes over the action;

(d) a report on cooperation with the rescue operation in the area;

(2) the following information on the factors affecting the response capability:

(a) a description of the sites posing a risk of oil and ship chemical damage in the area, their location and their access routes;

(b) a description of the identified oil and petrochemical injury risks and the measures to be taken by them;

(c) information on other matters affecting the risk of damage, in particular the number of port traffic and the number of tanker vessels in the port;

(3) the following information on equipment and other preparedness:

(a) an explanation of the level of preparedness required to prevent and limit the damage caused by the necessary control equipment, equipment and other equipment suitable for the prevention of damage, and the storage and storage of equipment; and Maintenance;

(b) a plan for the organisation of training and exercises;

(c) a plan for the collection, transport, storage and transmission of waste from oil and other harmful substances arising in the fight against injury.

In drawing up the plan, particular attention shall be paid to the adequacy and suitability of the equipment of the oil depot, the port and the installation, at the initial stage of the injury prevention, and to the training of adequate personnel in the event of a response. The plan shall establish a good and flexible flow of information and cooperation between the warehouse, the port and the facility and the rescue operation in the area.

The operator of the oil depot referred to in Articles 15 and 16 of the Oil Pollution Act, the operator of the port and the operator of the facility shall ensure that the plan is updated to reflect changes in the area or activities. The revised plan must be brought to the attention of the industry, the transport and the Environment Agency and the rescue operation in the area without delay.

ARTICLE 11
Equipment for the control of large oil reserves, port and plant

The operator of the oil storage law referred to in Articles 15 and 16 of the Oil Pollution Act, the operator of the port and the operator of the installation shall keep the warehouse, the port and the plant in order to limit the damage and protect persons and the environment. The amount required by local conditions for the control of equipment and equipment for the control of oil and petrochemical damage. Equipment shall include equipment for control personnel, nursing and protective equipment and supplies, collection and storage equipment, dams and necessary means of transport.

There must be so much boom, buoy and anchorage equipment that it can help to prevent the spread of oil and oil in water, which is floating on the surface of the water, the other hazardous substance at the port. The other facility and storage area shall also have an equivalent number of oil spills if the area is situated in such a way that oil leakage may be used for the oil spill. The provision, storage and installation shall have the necessary equipment for the collection and collection of the boom in the water area.

ARTICLE 12
Entry into force and transitional provisions

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 April 2014.

The plan to combat oil pollution damage in the area must be aligned with the requirements of the regulation within one year of the entry into force of the regulation.

Within two years of the entry into force of the Regulation, the joint action plan for the fight against oil and ship damage must be brought into line with the requirements of the Regulation.

Within one year of the entry into force of the Regulation, the plan referred to in Article 10 of the Great Oil Stocks, the Port and the Agency shall be submitted to the rescue, transport, and the Agency and the rescue operation in the area.