INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION E IMO TWENTY-SEVENTH CONSULTATIVE MEETING OF CONTRACTING PARTIES TO THE LONDON CONVENTION ON THE PREVENTION OF MARINE POLLUTION BY DUMPING OF WASTES AND OTHER MATTER 1972 27th session 24-28 October 2005 LC 27/INF.1 28 October 2005 ENGLISH ONLY LIST OF PARTICIPANTS Chairman: Vice Chairmen: Mr. J. Karau (Canada) 1st Vice Chairman: Mr. V. Escobar Paredes (Spain) 2nd Vice Chairman: Mr. M.S. Hosseini Emami (Iran (Islamic Republic of))(absent) DELEGATIONS FROM CONTRACTING PARTIES ARGENTINA s Capitán de Navío Eduardo Raúl Castro Rivas, Representante Permanente Alterno, Embajada Argentina ante el Reino Unido de Gran Bretaña e Irlanda del Norte Prefecto General Rubén Alfredo Pedretti, Prefectura Naval Argentina Prefecto Francisco Benisch, Prefectura Naval Argentina Alternate Sr. Juan Alfredo Vilchez, Auxiliar Alterno Permanente, Embajada Argentina ante el Reino Unido de Gran Bretaña e Irlanda del Norte AUSTRALIA Ms. Anne-Marie Delahunt, Assistant Secretary, Environment Assessment Branch, Department of the Environment and Heritage Alternates Mr. Matt Johnston, Assistant Director, Ports and Marine Section, Department of the Environment and Heritage Mr. Tony Sheehan, Assistant Director, Technology Futures, Australian Greenhouse Office For reasons of economy, this document is printed in a limited number. Delegates are kindly asked to bring their copies to meetings and not to request additional copies.
- 2 - BELGIUM Mrs. Brigitte Lauwaert, Senior Official, Management Unit North Sea Mathematical Models (MUMM) BOLIVIA Mr. Willy Torricos Andrade, Alternate Permanent of Bolivia to IMO BRAZIL Capt. Luis Fernando Resano, Permanent of Brazil to IMO, Permanent Representation of Brazil to IMO Alternate Mr. Wagner Lázaro Ribeiro Junior, Deputy Alternate Permanent, Permanent Representation of Brazil to IMO Mr. Robson J. Calixto de Lima, Coastal and Marine Management Adviser, Integrated Coastal and Marine Management, Ministry of Environment Mr. Rudolf Noronha, Territorial Environmental Program-Director, Ministry of Environment Mrs. Eliana de Macedo, Mission Officer, Permanent Representation of Brazil to IMO CANADA Ms. Michele Brenning, Director General, National Programs Directorate, Environment Canada Alternate Ms. Linda Porebski, Chief, Marine Protection Programs Division, Environment Canada Mr. John Karau, Director, Biodiversity Convention Office, Environment Canada Ms. Anne-Marie Thompson, Senior Program Engineer, Natural Resources Canada Ms. Anne Daniel, General Counsel, Department of Justice, Legal Services, Environment Canada
- 3 - CHILE Capitán de Fragata Lt. Sr. Carlos Rios Varela, Representante Permanente de Chile ante la OMI, Embajada de Chile, Londres Alternate Capitán de Corbeta Lt. Cdr. Carlos Salgado Riveros, Representante Permanente Alterno de Chile ante la OMI, Embajada de Chile, Londres CHINA s Ms. Yue Chen, Deputy Director General, Department of International Cooperation, State Oceanic Administration Mr. Kong Xiangwen, Program Officer, Department of Treaty and Law, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mr. Shiming Xu, Program Officer, Maritime Safety Administration, Ministry of Communications Mr. Huirong Zhang, Executive Deputy Director-General, China Marine Surveillance Mr. Mingwen Wang, Deputy Administrator, South Sea Branch, State Oceanic Administration Mr. Jian Yu, Program Officer, Department of Environmental Protection, State Oceanic Administration Ms. Yan Wei, Program Officer, Department of International Cooperation, State Oceanic Administration CUBA Sra. María Mercedes Menéndez Lotina, Agregada y Representante Permanente Alterno ante la OMI, Embajada de Cuba, Londres CYPRUS Dr. Christos Atalianis, Counsellor (Maritime Affairs), Cyprus High Commission, London DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO Mr. Pengo Bonket, Alternate Permanent to IMO, Embassy of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, London
- 4 - DENMARK Mr. Kjeld F. Jørgensen, Head of Section, Danish Environmental Protection Agency, Ministry of the Environment DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Srta. Maria Carolina Castro, Primera Secretaria, Representante Permanente, Embajada de la Republica Dominicana, Londres EGYPT s Mr. Mohsen Mohamed Ali, Vice Chairman, Alexandria Port Authority, Ministry of Transportation Brig. Gen. Mohamed Abd Elhamid Saleh, President, Information Gathering Centre and the Follow-up of Marine Safety Affairs Eng. Moustafa Khamis Abdelmeguid, First Inspection Maritime Engineer Mr. Mohamed Hanafy, Chief, Conference Section, Maritime Transport Sector, Ministry of Transportation Capt. Tarek Yassin Said El Kady, Maritime Pilot, Red Sea Ports Authority, Ministry of Transportation FINLAND Mrs. Ulla Kaarikivi-Laine, Director, Water Issues and Rural Environmental Protection, Ministry of the Environment FRANCE Amiral (Affaires Maritimes) Gérard Gasc, Conseiller Maritime, Représentant Permanent de la France auprès de l'omi, Ambassade de France, Londres Alternate Mlle. Caroline Demartini, Chargée de Mission Conventions Internationales, Ministère de l'ecologie et du Développement Durable Adviser M. Hubert Fabriol, Responsable d'unité, Service Aménagement et Risques Naturels, Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières (BRGM)
- 5 - GERMANY Mrs. Dagmara Berbalk, Head of Division, Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, Bonn GREECE Lt. Cdr. (HCG) C. Kontrafouris, Department for International Affairs, Marine Environment Protection Division, Hellenic Ministry of Mercantile Marine IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF) Mr. Hossein Ali Gholizadeh, Deputy Permanent to IMO ITALY s Mr. Angelo Ciasca, Officer, Ministry of Environment and Territory Mrs. Marinella Vuoli, Officer, Ministry of Environment and Territory Adviser Dr. Ezio Amato, Senior Scientist, Central Institute for Marine Research (ICRAM)
- 6 - JAPAN s Mr. Yuji Tanigawa, Senior Officer, Environment Planning Office, Ports and Harbours Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Mr. Norihiko Tanaka, Deputy Director, Global Environment Issues Division, Global Environment Bureau, Ministry of the Environment Mr. Sagawa Masaya, Deputy Director, Ocean Division, Economic Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ms. Naoko Matsuda, Officer, Non-Ferrous Metals Division, Manufacturing Industries Bureau, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry Mr. Masaru Ishihara, Chief Officer, Environment Policy Division, Industrial Science and Technology Policy and Environment Bureau, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry Mr. Makoto Fujioka, Senior Adviser, Japan Aluminium Association Mr. Koichi Fujiwara, Technical Adviser, Japan Aluminium Association Mr. Yasuo Kawai, Technical Adviser, Japan Aluminium Association Mr. Hitoshi Miura, Technical Adviser, Japan Aluminium Association Mr. Takashi Ohsumi, Research Fellow, Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth Mr. Ikuro Mitsumoto, Researcher, Waterfront Vitalization and Environment Research Centre (WAVE) Mr. Yukio Kishimoto, Leader, Health Safety and Environment Consulting Division, Japan NUS Co., Ltd. Mr. Satoshi Suzuki, Japan NUS Co., Ltd. Ms. Yuki Umegaki, Japan NUS Co., Ltd. KENYA s Mr. Peter W.K. Mbiriri, Pollution Control Officer, Kenya Ports Authority Ms. Geraldine M. Maingi, Assistant Director, Shipping and Maritime Affairs, Ministry of Transport and Communications Ms. Annah Tipis, Principal Merchant Shipping Superintendent (Commercial), Kenya Maritime Authority Adviser Mr. Waituru Kiboi, Second Secretary, IMO Liaison Officer, Kenya High Commission, London MALTA Ms. Anne Marie Sciberras, Counsellor, Maritime Affairs, Merchant Shipping Directorate, Malta High Commission, London
- 7 - MOROCCO Capt. Mohamed Aboudihaj, Représentant Permanent du Maroc auprès de l'omi, Ambassade du Maroc, Londres NETHERLANDS Mr. Max de Groot, General Director, Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management, North Sea Directorate Mr. Lex Oosterbaan, Co-ordinator for International Affairs, Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management, North Sea Directorate Ms. Caroline van Dalen, Policy Adviser, Ministry of Economic Affairs Mr. Aart Tacoma, Project Manager Sea-Use Management, Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management, North Sea Directorate Ms. Madelon van Rossum, Legal Adviser, Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management Mr. Aernout van Woudenberg, Legal Counsel, Ministry of Foreign Affairs NIGERIA Mr. William Azuh, Alternate Permanent, Maritime Attaché, Nigeria High Commission, London NORWAY Ms. Marit Solheim, Higher Executive Officer, Ministry of the Environment Alternates Mr. Øyvind Christophersen, Senior Adviser, Norwegian Pollution Control Authority Dr. Strand Terje, Professor and Scientist, Norwegian Radiation Protection Authority Mr. Sverre Bjelland, Assistant Director General, Ministry of Petroleum and Energy PANAMA Mr. Arsenio Dominguez, Panama Maritime Authority
- 8 - PERU R.Adm. Ivan Eduardo Manuel Carrillo Willis, Naval Attaché, Embajada del Perú, Londres PHILIPPINES Mr. Neil Frank Ferrer, Second Secretary and Consul, Alternate Permanent to IMO, Embassy of the Philippines, London POLAND Mr. Pawel Czerwinski, Head of Delegation, Counsellor and Permanent to IMO, Embassy of Poland, London REPUBLIC OF KOREA s Mr. Hag-bae Yoon, First Secretary, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Alternate to IMO, Embassy of the Republic of Korea, London Mr. Gidong Yeo, Assistant Director, Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (MOMAF) Mr. Younghoan Kim, Assistant Director, Korean Coastguard Alternate Mr. Yeang-Jun Jang, Resident to IMO, Maritime Attaché, Embassy of the Republic of Korea, London Mr. Hong Gihoon, Researcher, Korean Ocean and Development Institute Mr. Changsoo Jung, Researcher, Korean Ocean and Development Institute RUSSIAN FEDERATION s Mr. Igor K. Panevkin, Senior Counsellor, Deputy Permanent of the Russian Federation to IMO, Embassy of the Russian Federation, London Ms. Tatyana Malashkevich, Chief of Department, Ministry of Natural Resources Mr. Boris M. Lesnicov, Chief of Department, Ministry of Natural Resources, State Institute of Applied Ecology (SIAE)
- 9 - SOUTH AFRICA Dr. Yazeed Peterson, Deputy Director, Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism SPAIN s D. Esteban Pacha Vicente, Consejero de Transportes y Representante Permanente Alterno de España ante la OMI, Embajada de España en Londres D. Víctor Escobar Paredes, Jefe de Área de Co-ordinación Institucional, Dirección General, de Calidad y Evaluación Ambiental, Ministerio de Medio Ambiente D. José L. Buceta, Dirección General de Costas, Ministerio de Medio Ambiente Dña. Ana García, Jefe de Servicio, Ministerio de Medio Ambiente, Dirección General de Calidad y Evaluación Ambiental Dña. Luisa Rodríguez, Asistente Técnico, Ministerio de Medio Ambiente, Dirección General de Calidad y Evaluación Ambiental D. Manuel Nogueira Romero, Agregado de Asuntos Marítimos, Embajada de España en Londres D. Guillermo Permanyer Cuadrado, Abogado, Consejería de Transportes, Embajada de España en Londres D. Luis De Carlos Guimerá, Ingeniero Naval, Consejería de Transportes, Embajada de España en Londres
- 10 - UNITED KINGDOM Mr. Alan Dell, Deputy Head of Branch, Marine Consents and Environment Branch (Policy), Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) Alternates Mr. Chris Vivian, Scientific Adviser, Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (CEFAS) Mr. John Roberts, Head, Marine and Waterways Division, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) Ms. Jill Barrett, Legal Counsellor, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) Mr. Noel London, Marine Environment Consents Branch Administrative Officer, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) Mr. Robert Middleton, Marine Environment Consents Administrative Officer, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) Mr. Sam Lones, Desk Officer, Overseas Territories Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) Ms. Gail Clarke, Policy Adviser - CO 2 Sequestration, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) Mr. Andrew Greaves, Head, Marine Environment Consents Branch, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) Mr. Malcolm R. Peddar, Marine Pollution Response Manager, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) Mr. Tim Dixon, Adviser on Energy Issues, Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Ms. Elizabeth Hattan, Legal Adviser, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) Ms. Ann Swampillai, Assistant Legal Adviser, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO)
- 11 - UNITED STATES Ms. Anne Louise Chick, Office of Ocean Affairs, Bureau of Oceans, International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, Department of State Alternate Ms. Suzanne E. Schwartz, Director, Oceans and Coastal Protection Division, United States Environmental Protection Agency Ms. Kathryn Youel Page, Attorney-Adviser, Department of State Dr. Robert Engler, Senior Scientist and Program Manager, Environmental Effects of Dredging Programs, Army Corps of Engineers, Department of Defense Mr. David Gravallese, Senior Attorney, Office of General Counsel, United States Environmental Protection Agency Mr. Troy Mueller, Director, Nuclear Technology Division, Department of Energy/Department of Navy Ms. Melanie Stright, Senior Environmental Policy Analyst, Minerals Management Service, Department of Interior Mr. Craig Vogt, Deputy Director, Oceans and Coastal Protection Division, United States Environmental Protection Agency Mr. Joseph Wilson, Marine Biologist, Army Corps of Engineers, Department of Defense VANUATU Mr. Parente Laurent, Permanent of Vanuatu to IMO ASSOCIATE MEMBERS HONG KONG, CHINA Mr. Wai-kuen Lee, Permanent of Hong Kong, China to IMO OBSERVERS FROM NON-CONTRACTING PARTIES BAHAMAS Ms. Judith Francis, Maritime Attaché, Alternate Permanent of Bahamas to IMO, Bahamas High Commission, London
- 12 - COLOMBIA Capitán de Navío Cesar Augusto Narváez Arciniegas, Representante Permanente de Colombia ante la OMI, Embajada de Colombia, Londres Sra. Martha Inés Ortegón Cervera, Segunda Secretaría, Embajada de Colombia, Londres LIBERIA Capt. Armett E. Hill, Deputy Permanent, Liberian Permanent Mission to IMO, London MARSHALL ISLANDS Capt. David J.F. Bruce, Senior Deputy Commissioner of Maritime Affairs, Permanent of the Republic of the Marshall Islands to IMO SAUDI ARABIA Mr. Abdulkarim Ben Abdulrahman Al-Babtain, Saudi ARAMCO Mr. Thabet Bin Saleh Al-Amri, Senior Geologist, Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources TURKEY Mr. Fikret Hakgüden, Expert Counsellor, Alternate Permanent of Turkey to IMO, Embassy of Turkey, London REPRESENTATIVES FROM UNITED NATIONS AND SPECIALIZED AGENCIES INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY (IAEA) Mr. Diego Talleria, Environmental Discharges Specialist UN ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME (UNEP) Dr. Ellik Adler, Coordinator, Regional Seas Programme Officer
-13 - OBSERVERS FROM INTER-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS ORGANIZATION FOR ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT (OECD) Dr. J. Michael Bewers, International Energy Agency (IEA), Scientist Emeritus, Department of Fisheries and Oceans ENVIRONMENTAL CRIME PREVENTION PROGRAMME (ECPP) Prof. Perikles Papadopoulos, Secretary General Ms. Georgia Dionisio Mr. Mario Scaramella, Consultant OBSERVERS FROM NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PORTS AND HARBORS (IAPH) Dr. Geraldine Knatz, Managing Director Mr. Joseph LeBlanc, Jr., Legal Adviser INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF OIL AND GAS PRODUCERS (OGP) Mr. John Campbell, Technical Director WORLD CONSERVATION UNION (IUCN) Dr. Philomène Verlaan GREENPEACE INTERNATIONAL Mr. David Santillo WORLD ORGANIZATION OF DREDGING ASSOCIATIONS (WODA) Ms. Caroline Fletcher, Principal Environment Chemist
- 14 - IMO SECRETARIAT Mr. E.E. Mitropoulos Secretary-General *** Mr. J.-C. Sainlos Director, Marine Environment Division Mr. R. Coenen Head, Office for the London Convention 1972, Marine Environment Division Mr. J. Østergaard Mr. J. Paw Mr. M. Thiam Mr. E. Kleverlaan Mr. E. Vagslid Senior Adviser on Marine Pollution Marine Environment Division Programme Co-ordination Officer Marine Environment Division Technical Officer, Sub-Division for Pollution Response and TC Co-ordination Marine Environment Division Technical Officer, Sub-Division for Pollution Response and Technical Co-operation Marine Environment Division Technical Officer, Sub-Division for Pollution Prevention, Marine Environment Division *** Mr. D.T. Edwards Director, Technical Co-operation Division *** Mr. G. Librando Head, Treaties and Rules Section, Sub-Division for Legal Affairs, Legal Affairs and External Relations Division *** Mrs. M.N. Mbanefo Mr. A. Garofalo Mrs. A. Kean Mr. E. Hernandez Martin Mr. F. van Tongerlooy Director, Conference Division Deputy Director/Head, Conference Section Deputy Director/Head, French Translation Section, Conference Division Head, Spanish Translation Section, Conference Division Head, Documents Section