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This Convention is unique among IMO marine environmental legal instru-
ments; it mainly regulates a land-based industry. Despite having competence
for vessel-source pollution, IMO adopted it. IMO s activities in this regard

are justified as the Convention also encourages green shipbuilding. Never-
theless, this Convention failed to fulfil the expectations of developing
shipbreaking countries. As of 25 June 2014, only two countries—Norway
and Congo—have become parties to this Convention. 126 Not one developing
shipbreaking country has signed the Convention.

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provide in the convention for recycling at non-Party recycling facilities that meet or exceed the
standards in the draft convention.” Ibid, para. 3.67, Annex 3.
126 Status of multilateral Conventions and instruments in respect of which the International
Maritime Organisation or its Secretary-General performs depositary or other functions—As at
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