IX Table of contents INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER : GENERAL PRINCIPLES 1. The Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg and Maritime Legislation 17 OCTOBER 1868. CONSTITUTION of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (Mém. A n 23, 22 October 1868)............................................................................... 6 2005) (as amended by the Act of 22 December 2006) (Mém. A n 58, 12 November 1990)........... 8 9NOVEMBER 1990. ACT approving certain international maritime conventions (Mém. A n 58, 12 November 1990).................................................................... 9 13 JULY 1993. GRAND-DUCAL DECREE publishing a certain number of amendments to the international maritime conventions (Mém. A n 58, 29 July 1993).......................................... 11 27 SEPTEMBER 1994. GRAND-DUCAL DECREE publishing a certain number of amendments to certain international maritime conventions (Mém. A n 110, 16 December 1994)........................... 13 2. General Principles of the Law of the Sea 10 DECEMBER 1982. UNCLOS CONVENTION - United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, concluded at Montego Bay................................................................... 15 PART I. SHIP REGISTRATION, LIENS AND MORTGAGES 1. Ship Registration with the Luxembourg shipping register 21 APRIL 2004. REGULATION (EC) N 789/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the transfer of cargo and passenger ships between registers within the Community and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 613/91 (OJ n L 138, 30 April 2004)...................................... 26 2005) (as amended by the Act of 22 December 2006) (Mém. A n 58, 12 November 1990)........... 31 24 DECEMBER 1990. GRAND-DUCAL REGULATION relating to the implementation of article 24 of the law of 9th november, 1990, whose purpose is the creation of a luxembourg public maritime register (Mém. A n 78, 28 December 1990)............................................................. 40
X 2. Liens and Mortgages on seagoing vessels 2005) (as amended by the Act of 22 December 2006) (Mém. A n 58, 12 November 1990)........... 91 MARITIME LIENS & MORTGAGE 1926 - International Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules relating to Maritime liens and Mortgages and Protocol of Signature............................... 97 MARITIME LIENS & MORTGAGE 1993 - International Convention on Maritime Liens and Mortgages.... 101 3. Corporate aspects and financial collateral on the assets of Shipping Companies 5AUGUST 2005. LAW on financial collateral arrangements, as amended (the «Financial Collateral Law»). (Mém. A n 128, 16 August 2005).................................................. 112 PART II. MARITIME SAFETY 2005) (as amended by the Act of 22 December 2006) (Mém. A n 58, 12 November 1990)........... 128 23 APRIL 2009. DIRECTIVE 2009/21/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on compliance with flag State requirements (Mém. A n 131, 28 May 2009)................................... 131 1. Ship Safety A. The SOLAS Convention and the ISM Code SOLAS CONVENTION - International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea....................... 138 INTERNATIONAL SAFETY MANAGEMENT CODE.............................................. 145 15 FEBRUARY 2006. REGULATION (EC) N 336/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the implementation of the International Safety Management Code within the Community and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 3051/95 (OJ L 62, 4 March 2006)................................. 152 B. Classification Societies 23 APRIL 2009. REGULATION (EC) N 391/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules and standards for ship inspection and survey organisations (OJ L 131, 28 May 2009)....... 173 23 APRIL 2009. DIRECTIVE 2009/15/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules and standards for ship inspection and survey organisations and for the relevant activities of maritime administrations (OJ L 131, 28 May 2009).................................................... 185 4TH DECEMBER 1990. MINISTERIAL DECREE giving designation, in the maritime area, of classification societies (Mém. A n 61, 28 December 1990)............................................... 195 1ST OCTOBER 1991. MINISTERIAL DECREE giving designation, in the maritime area, of classification societies. (Mém. A n 54, 29 November 1991)................................................ 196
XI 2. Seafarers training STCW CONVENTION 1978 - International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978.............................................................. 199 19 NOVEMBER 2008. DIRECTIVE 2008/106/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the minimum level of training of seafarers (recast) (OJ L 323, 3 December 2008)....................... 207 3. Navigation Safety COLREGS - Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972........ 244 4. Pollution MARPOL 1973 - International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships................ 267 MARPOL 73/78 - Protocol 1978........................................................... 274 2 APRIL 2008. LAW implementing Directive 2005/35/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 September 2005 on ship-source pollution and on the introduction of penalties for infringements and the Council Framework Decision 2005/66/JHA of 12 July 2005 to strengthen the criminal law framework for the enforcement of the law against ship-source pollution. (Mémorial A n 51, 21 April 2008)...... 280 3MARCH 2010. LAW 1. Introducing the criminal liability of natural persons in the Penal Code and the Code of Criminal Procedure. 2. Amending the Penal Code, the Code of Criminal Procedure, and other legislative provisions. (Mémorial A n 36, 11 March 2010)..................................... 283 CLC - Consolidated International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage (CLC), as amended by CLC Protocol 1976 (CLC PROT 1976) and CLC PROT (1992)........................... 285 23 APRIL 2009. DIRECTIVE 2009/20/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the insurance of shipowners for maritime claims (OJ L 131, 28 May 2009)................................... 296 PART III. SEAMEN'S EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS 2005) (as amended by the Act of 22 December 2006) (Mém. A n 58, 12 November 1990)........... 304 8TH APRIL 1991. GRAND-DUCAL REGULATION concerning the seaman s book (Mém. A n 25, 30 April 1991)............................................................................... 312 MARITIME LABOUR CONVENTION, 2006 International Labour Conference........................ 315 ANNEX A5-II to the Convention, Maritime Labour Certificate.................................. 386 INTERIM MARITIME LABOUR CERTIFICATE................................................. 388 1ST JANUARY 2006 - Procedure for shipowners to obtain the Declaration of Maritime Compliance Part I and the Maritime Labour Certificate for ships flying the Luxembourg Flag........................ 392 DECLARATION OF MARITIME COMPLIANCE, PART I.......................................... 395 ANNEX I to the Declaration of Maritime Compliance, Part I.................................... 409
XII DECLARATION of Maritime Labour Compliance Part II - Measures adopted to ensure ongoing compliance between inspections............................................................. 410 16 FEBRUARY 2009. COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 2009/13/EC implementing the Agreement concluded by the European Community Shipowners Associations (ECSA) and the European Transport Workers Federation (ETF) on the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, and amending Directive 1999/63/EC (OJ L 124, 20 May 2009)........................................................................ 411 PART IV. SOCIAL PROTECTION FOR SEAMEN 2005) (as amended by the Act of 22 December 2006) (Mém. A n 58, 12 November 1990)........... 433 17 DECEMBER 1925. SOCIAL SECURITY CODE (Mémorial A n 63, 17 December 1925)........... 436 PART V. FISCAL AND FINANCIAL PROVISIONS 2005) (as amended by the Act of 22 December 2006) (Mém. A n 58, 12 November 1990)........... 442 24 DECEMBER 1990. GRAND-DUCAL REGULATION establishing a flat-rate taxation system for seafarers as amended by the Grand Ducal Regulation of 14th October 1994, the Grand Ducal Regulation of 1 August 2001 and the Grand Ducal Regulation of 23 December 2005 (Mém. A n 82, 31 December 1990)............................................................................... 443 25 OCTOBER 1991. GRAND-DUCAL REGULATION concerning the deduction of a flat-rate charge for board and lodging for seafarers (Mém. A n 74, 31 October 1991).................................... 446 PART VI. MARITIME TRADE LLMC 1976 - Convention on limitation of liability for maritime claims, 1976...................... 450 LLMC PROT 1996 - Protocol of 1996 to amend the Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims of 19 November 1976............................................................ 459 1. Collision 2005) (as amended by the Act of 22 December 2006) (Mém. A n 58, 12 November 1990)........... 466 COLLISION 1910 - Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules of Law with respect to Collisions between Vessels...................................................................... 467
XIII CIVIL JURISDICTION COLLISION 1952 - International Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules concerning Civil Jurisdiction in Matters of Collision............................................. 471 11 JULY 2007. REGULATION (EC) NO 864/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the law applicable to non-contractual obligations (Rome II) (OJ L 199, 31 July 1990).................. 474 2. Assistance at sea 2005) (as amended by the Act of 22 December 2006) (Mém. A n 58, 12 November 1990)........... 478 10 DECEMBER 1982. UNCLOS CONVENTION - Convention United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, concluded at Montego Bay.......................................................... 479 CONVENTION for the Unification of Certain Rules with Respect to Assistance and Salvage at Sea (Brussels, 23 september 1910).................................................................... 479 SALVAGE CONVENTION - IMO International Convention On Salvage, 1989........................ 483 CMI, LISBON RULES 1987.............................................................. 491 3. Carriage of goods 2005) (as amended by the Act of 22 December 2006) (Mém. A n 58, 12 November 1990)........... 500 HAGUE RULES - International Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules of Law relating to Bills of Lading.............................................................................. 501 VISBY RULES - Protocol to Amend the International Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules of Law Relating to Bills of Lading.......................................................... 510 SDR PROTOCOL - Protocol amending the International Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules of Law relating to Bills of Lading of 25 August 1924 (The Hague Rules), as amended by the Protocol of 23 February 1968 (Visby Rules).......................................................... 514 31 MARCH 1978. HAMBURG RULES - United Nations Convention on the Carriage of goods by sea.... 517 23 SEPTEMBER 2009. ROTTERDAM RULES - United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Carriage of Goods Wholly or Partly by Sea.............................................. 538 4. General Average 2005) (as amended by the Act of 22 December 2006) (Mém. A n 58, 12 November 1990)........... 569 CMI, York/Antwerp Rules 1994......................................................... 570
XIV PART VII. CRIMINAL LAW 1. Criminal jurisdiction and applicability of criminal laws on the High Seas 10 DECEMBER 1982. UNCLOS CONVENTION - Convention United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, concluded at Montego Bay.......................................................... 582 PENAL JURISDICTION COLLISION 1952 - Convention for the unification of certain rules relating to penal jurisdiction in matters of collision or other incidents of navigation............................... 585 2. Disciplinary Provisions and Penalties 14 APRIL 1992. LAW establishing a Disciplinary and Criminal Code for the Merchant Navy. (Mém. A n 26, 30 April 1992)........................................................... 591 SUPPLEMENT - LITIGATION AND ARREST A. Jurisdictional Immunity IMMUNITY OF STATE OWNED SHIPS - International Convention for the unification of certain rules concerning the immunity of State-owned ships................................................... 604 B. Jurisdiction Main provisions of the BRUSSELS REGULATION applicable to Maritime Disputes................... 608 C. Maritime Arbitration CHAMBRE ARBITRALE MARITIME DE PARIS Arbitration Rules Schedule of fees & expenses......... 627 VOLDGIFTSINSTITUTTET, The Danish Institute of Arbitration, Rules of Arbitration Procedure......... 639 D. Ship Arrest ARREST CONVENTION 1952 - International Convention Relating to the Arrest of Sea-Going Ships...... 660 Index 667