Annex VI to the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty

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Annex VI to the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty is an international legal instrument that establishes rules on liability and response obligations for environmental emergencies in the Antarctic region.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf annex to an international treaty ⓘ
international legal instrument ⓘ
adoptedUnder Antarctic Treaty System ⓘ
aimsTo ensure prompt and effective response to environmental emergencies in Antarctica ⓘ
strengthen environmental protection in Antarctica ⓘ
appliesTo Antarctic Treaty area ⓘ
basedOnPrinciple polluter pays principle ⓘ
complements Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty ⓘ
geographicalScope south of 60 degrees south latitude ⓘ
hasScope activities in the Antarctic Treaty area that pose a risk of environmental emergencies ⓘ
imposesObligationsOn Antarctic Treaty Parties ⓘ
operators in the Antarctic Treaty area ⓘ
language Arabic ⓘ
Chinese ⓘ
English ⓘ
French ⓘ
Russian ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ
legalBasisFor liability of operators for environmental emergencies in the Antarctic Treaty area ⓘ
legalStatus not universally in force for all Antarctic Treaty Parties ⓘ
partOf Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty ⓘ
protects Antarctic environment ⓘ
dependent and associated ecosystems in the Antarctic region ⓘ
providesFor financial liability for failure to respond to environmental emergencies ⓘ
recovery of costs of response action from liable operators ⓘ
regulates liability for environmental emergencies in Antarctica ⓘ
response action obligations in environmental emergencies in Antarctica ⓘ
relatedTo Annex I to the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty ⓘ
Annex II to the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty ⓘ
Annex III to the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty ⓘ
Annex IV to the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty ⓘ
Annex V to the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty ⓘ
requires operators to maintain capacity to respond to environmental emergencies ⓘ
operators to take prompt and effective response action to environmental emergencies ⓘ
subjectMatter environmental emergency response ⓘ
environmental liability ⓘ

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Annex VI Liability Arising from Environmental Emergencies → alsoKnownAs → Annex VI to the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty ⓘ