| Guatemala accedes to convention covering civil liability for oil pollution damage |
Guatemala has become the 136th State to accede to the International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage (CLC 1992 Protocol). The Convention ensures that adequate compensation is available to people who suffer oil pollution damage from maritime casualties involving oil-carrying ships, and places liability on the owner of the ship from which the polluting oil escaped or was discharged. H.E. Mr. Acisclo Valladares Molina, Ambassador of Guatemala to the United Kingdom, met IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim at IMO Headquarters, London (2 August) to deposit the instrument of accession.
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