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ANNUAL REPORT 2008
(Adobe Acrobat format, 1.68 MB)
Report that summarises the Funds' activities in 2008. Includes: background information and recent decisions about oil spills, financial statements, contribution statistics, membership details and steps being taken to deal with the winding up of the 1971 Fund. |
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BROCHURE
(Adobe Acrobat format, 462 KB)
A brochure describing the international compensation regime in a reader-friendly form. |
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GENERAL EXPLANATORY NOTE
(Adobe Acrobat format, 43 KB)
Gives a brief overview of the Funds including: how we came into being, how the compensation system works, how oil spills are paid for and who belongs to the Funds. Updated every month. |
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TEXTS OF CONVENTIONS - 2005 Edition
(Adobe Acrobat format, 750 KB)
This booklet contains the texts of the 1992 Civil Liability Convention and the 1992 Fund Convention, ie the consolidated texts of the 1969 Civil Liability Convention and the 1971 Fund Convention as amended by the 1992 Protocols, together with the texts of the two Resolutions on the increase of the limits, and the text of the Supplementary Fund Protocol. |
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CLAIMS MANUAL - 2008 Edition
(Adobe Acrobat format, 387 KB )
A practical guide to presenting claims against the IOPC Funds. The Manual briefly describes the Funds' history and legal background, what types of claims are considered admissible and how to present a claim.
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FISHERIES GUIDELINES (CLAIMANTS)
Guidelines for presenting claims in the fisheries, mariculture and fish processing sector
(Adobe Acrobat format, 352 KB)
These Guidelines set out what should be done following an oil spill and what sort of information is needed to make a claim for compensation, specifically to assist claimants engaged in catching, farming and processing seafood.
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FISHERIES GUIDELINES (EXPERTS)
Technical guidelines for assessing fisheries sector claims with special reference to small-scale operations lacking evidence of earnings
(Adobe Acrobat format, 332 KB)
These guidelines are designed to assist experts in the assessment of claims in the fisheries sector, with special reference to small-scale operations lacking evidence of earnings.
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The IOPC Funds' 25 years of compensating victims of oil pollution incidents
(Adobe Acrobat format, 4.151 KB)
This publication was produced to mark the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the International Oil Pollution Compensation Funds and presents the developments that have taken place within the framework of the regime. (this publication is available in Adobe Acrobat format only)
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