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MEMBER OF THE GREEK EXCERPT
First, From the Official Journal of the KI, 24 September 2013, No Meetings of the Work Decorator of the Work
The following draft law was adopted by the House of Parliament:
Ratification of the 2002 Protocol to the International Convention on the Marine Transport of Passengers and their Luggage by Sea, 1974
Article 1
It shall be ratified and shall have the effect of Article 28 (1). 1 of the Constitution, the Protocol of 1 November 2002 amending the Convention on the Marine Transport of Passengers and their Luggage by Sea of 13 December 1974, as amended by the Protocol of 19 November 2002 EC 121989, point 2.4.1 1922/1991, A΄ 15), the text of which, in original English and translated into Greek, reads as follows:
Article 2
The provisions of n. They shall continue to apply as long as they reproduce the provisions of the Athens Convention of 13 December 1974 relating to the carriage of passengers and their luggage, as amended by the Protocol of 19 November 1976, and To the extent that is not amended by the present law of the present law of 2002 in the Athens Convention.
Article 3
1. Application of the No. A. 988 (24) Decision of the General Assembly of the International Maritime Organization, this Protocol shall be ratified, subject to:
'1.1 Reservation in respect of the ratification by the Government of the Hellenic Republic of the Republic of Athens on the maritime transport of passengers and their luggage in 2002 (hereinafter referred to as' the Convention ').
Restrictions on the liability of carriers, etc. 1.2 The Government of the Hellenic Republic of
The right to limit and to limit the liability under paragraph 1 or 2 of Article 3 of the Convention, if any, in relation to the death or physical damage of a passenger caused by any of the risks; To the persons referred to in paragraph 2.2 of the 'IMO Guidelines for the implementation of the Convention of Athens', to the lesser of the following amounts:
-250,000 units of calculation per passenger for each individual case or
-340 million units of calculation in total a-to ship for each individual case.
1.3 In addition, the Government of the Hellenic Republic of Greece reserves the right to implement and take into account paragraphs 2.1.1 and 2.2.2 of the 'IMO Guidelines for the Convention on the Use of the Republic of Athens' in proportion to the You would have to do that.
1.4 The responsibility of the person acting on behalf of the carrier pursuant to Article 4 of the Agreement, the liability of the agents and agents of the carrier or of the person acting on behalf of a carrier pursuant to Article 11 of the Convention; and The maximum amount of the sums to be paid as compensation under Article 12 of the Convention shall be limited in the same way.
1.5 The reservation and obligation in paragraph 1.2 shall apply regardless of the existence of liability under Article 3 (1) or (2) and irrespective of any provisions contrary to Articles 4 or 7 of the Convention. However, this reservation and obligation shall not affect the functioning of Articles 10 and 13.
Compulsory insurance and limited liability of insurers
1.6 The Government of the Hellenic Republic of
It is entitled to limit and to limit the requirement under paragraph 1 of Article 4a to provide insurance cover or other financial security for the death or physical damage of a passenger, caused by Any of the risks referred to in paragraph 2.2 of the IMO Guidelines for the implementation of the Athens Convention, to the lesser of the following amounts:
-250,000 units of calculation per passenger for each individual case or
-340 million units of calculation in total a-to ship for each individual case.
1.7 The Government of the Hellenic Republic is entitled to limit and to limit the liability of the insurer or other person providing financial security under paragraph 10 of Article 4a for death or The physical damage of a passenger, caused by any of the risks referred to in paragraph 2.2 of the IMO Guidelines for the implementation of the Athens Convention, to the maximum limit of the amount of insurance; or (i) the financial security, which is due to be carried out by the transport operator on the basis of Paragraph 1.6 of this reservation.
1.8 The Government of the Hellenic Republic is also entitled to implement and to implement the IMO Guidelines for the implementation of the Athens Convention, including the clauses to which it refers; Paragraphs 2.1 and 2.2 of the Guidelines apply to any compulsory insurance under the terms of the Convention.
1.9 The Government of the Hellenic Republic is entitled to exempt and exclude the insurance or other financial security provider under Article 4a (1) of any liability which it is not responsible for.
Issue of Certificates 1.10 The Government of the Hellenic Republic of
It shall be entitled to issue and undertake to issue insurance certificates under Article 4a (2) of the Convention in such a way that:
-to reflect the limitations of liability and the requirements of insurance cover against pards 1.2, 1.6, 1.7 and 1.9, and
-include any other restrictions, exceptions and exclusions that the insurance market holders require at the time of issue of the certificate.
1.11 The Government of the Hellenic Republic is entitled to accept and undertakes to accept insurance certificates issued by other parties to the Convention in accordance with a similar reservation.
1.12 All these restrictions, requirements and exceptions will be clearly reflected in the certificate issued or validated under Article 4a (2) of the Convention.
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Relationship between this Reservation and the Board of Directors of the IMO for the implementation of the Athens Convention
1.13 The rights reserved for such a reservation shall be exercised by taking due account of the IMO Guidelines for the implementation of the Athens Convention or any amendment thereto, with a view to ensuring the form of application. If the Legal Committee of the International Maritime Organisation adopts a proposal for amendment of the IMO Instruments for the implementation of the Athens Convention, including the limits, these amendments will be valid from the date of amendment. To be defined by the Legal Affairs Committee. It shall not affect the laws of international law in respect of the right to withdraw or amend its reservation. '
Guidelines 2. Given the current state of the safety -
At the same time, the parties to the Convention should issue insurance certificates on the basis of the principle that an insurer covers risks against a citizen and another insurer covers the other risks. Each insurer shall be responsible only for the part of its own security. The rules are applied (the clauses referred to in Annex A are referred to in Annex A).
2.1. Both insurance against civil and other risks may be subject to the following clauses:
2.1.1. Exemption from radioactive contamination, chemical, biological, biochemical and electro-magnetic weapons (Clause no. (MILLION ECU)
2.1.2. Clause of an opt-out from a cyber attack (Clause no. 380).
2.1.3. Means of defence and limitations of persons providing compulsory financial security under the Agreement, as amended by the present Director-General, in particular the limit of 250 000 units of account per passenger, for In individual cases.
2.1.4. Reservation that insurance covers only sub-charges subject to the Convention as amended by these Guidelines and
2.1.5. Reservation that any arrangements under the Agreement may be used to reduce the amount for which the carrier and/or his insurer is liable, under Article 4a of the Council; as, even if not repaid or required by The insurers concerned on a block or other risk basis.
2.2. Safety against poles shall cover liability, applicable to the loss due to the death or actual damage to a passenger due to:
-polemu, defoliation, revolution, export, posture or impact of conflict, or of any -
A cervical act derived from, or oriented to, the impolated diver,
-imitation, seizure, arrest, detention or custody, and consequences thereof or any such action;
-abandoned mines, torpedoes, coupons or all abandoned weapons,
-actions or actions of any person acting fraudulently or motivated by political motivation and any action taken to prevent or treat such risks of seizure and expropriation And may be subject to the following exceptions, restrictions and requirements:
2.2.1. This is a matter of discolouration and exclusion due to polemics.
2.2.2 If the requirements of individual passengers are subject to a total of 340 million units of account per ship, for each individual case, the transport shall be entitled to rely on the amount of 340 million ECU. A million units of calculation, provided that:
-this amount shall be settled between the plaintiffs in proportion to their established claims,
-the settlement of this amount can be done as a matter of course to the notified applicants at the time of the distribution; and
-the settlement of this amount may be effected by the insurer or by the court or by another competent authority to which the insurer has recourse to any Contracting Party of the Union to which proceedings have been instituted before the Court. Evidence of claims for claims, which are allegedly covered by security.
2.2.3. 30 day notification clause in cases not covered by 2.2.1.
2.3. Insurance against other risks, other than the pulp, should cover all risks which are subject to compulsory insurance other than the risks listed in case 2.2 and whether they are subject to Exceptions, restrictions or requirements of cases 2.1 and 2.2 of the Guidelines.
3. In Appendix B, a set of insurance undertakings (Blue Kars) and insurance certificate are included in accordance with the guidelines.
4. A Contracting State may not issue certificates on a basis other than that referred to in paragraph 2 unless the issue has already been examined by the Legal Affairs Committee of the International Maritime Organisation.
5. The Legal Committee urges the Guardian of the Convention-if necessary-to communicate these instructions to a State which is to submit a signature, ratification, acceptance, approval or accession document.
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Article 15
Articles 10 and 11 of the Protocol of 2002 to the Athens Convention shall be ratified without prejudice to Regulation No (EC) No 44/2001 on jurisdiction, recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters or other international In the case of non-compliance with the requirements of the Directive, the Commission has decided to extend the scope of the Directive to the Member States.
Article 5
Competent Authorities for the control and implementation of this law, the verification of the compliance of ships with the requirements of the International Convention and the Protocol ratified by it, the imposition of sanctions and the issuing of certificates shall be Lee-Legal Authorities (Central Lee Files, Memenaries and Y-Policyfiles).
Article 6
1. By decision of the Minister of the Marine and the Aegean, the timing of the application of the requirements of this law to the internal transport of passengers and their luggage shall be set at the latest until the dates shown in the Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of the European Parliament Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 392/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council 'on the liability of carriers of passengers by sea in the event of an accident'. Until the adoption of the Ministerial Decision of this paragraph, the provisions of this law shall not apply to ships engaged in inland waterway transport.
2. By decision of the Secretary of the Maritime and the Aegean, they can set issues relating to the performance, respect and validity of the insurance certificate, as well as issues relating to the granting of authorisation to a recognised organisation for the issue. In accordance with Article 5 of this Protocol (Article 4a of the 2002 Protocol to the Athens Convention).
3. By joint decision of the Minister for Maritime Affairs and the Minister for Economic Affairs and the Minister for Economic Affairs, a fee for the grant of the insurance certificate may be fixed.
4. Decision of the Secretary of State for the Marine and Aegean Sea may set detailed rules for the implementation of the Guidelines of the Agency relating to the Marine Transport of Passengers and their Luggage by Sea (Article 3). At present).
Article 7
From the date of entry into force of this law, it shall be prohibited from the date of entry into force of the customs territory of a Member State, on each vessel, irrespective of its registration, which has a licence to carry more than 12 passengers, which is not On the basis of a certificate provided for in Article 5 of this Regulation (Article 4a of the 2002 Protocol to the Athens Convention). For infringements of the provisions of this law and Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 392/2009, regardless of any other criminal or disciplinary liability, Article 45 of the Law 187/1973 applies to the Court of Justice of the United States of America (1 261), as follows: Has been amended and applied.
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Article 8
The validity of this law shall start from its publication in the Governing Council of the Government of the Protocol following the completion of the conditions laid down in Article 20 of the Protocol.
Athens, 2013
THE PRESIDENT OF PARLIAMENT
NOBLE-KINGDOM COME. MAIMARACIS
THE SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE GENERAL SECRETARIAT OF THE PARLIAMENTARY LABOUR
ATHANASIOS D. PAPAIOANNOU, IMMORTALITY. THEODOROPOULOS