Protocol of 1997 to amend the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as modified by the Protocol of 1978 relating thereto

added reservation
27-11-2025
…Article 2 of Law no.10738 states that the Republic of Costa Rica makes a reservation on article 16 of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973 (MARPOL Convention), in the sense that the approved amendments, in accordance with the procedure described therein, will take effect in the country when they are considered lower-ranking protocols derived from the Convention, in the terms established by our Political Constitution. In the case of substantive amendments, they will take effect once they have been approved in accordance with the procedures established in the Political Constitution of the Republic of Costa Rica.