اتفاقية ضبط و إدارة مياه الصابورة (BWM 2004)‎ و مصلحة الجزائر في المصادقة عليها

الملخص EN

Any ship carries in its ballast a quantity of water to maintain its balance, so that operations related to ballast water are subject to legal provisions related to the rules of balance and the protection of the environment and marine organisms, As the lack of respect for shipping lines threatens the safety of life at sea, and the indiscriminate emptying of ballast water harms environmental systems due to the biological invasion caused by the movement of harmful organisms to other than their natural places, and polluting the marine environment with remnants of oils and hazardous substances stuck to the ballast walls.

The International Maritime Organization (OMI) contributed to the conclusion of the International Convention on the Control and Management of Ballast Water and Sediment in Ships for the year (BWM Convention 2004), which entered into force in 2017, it also issued guiding codes that assist in the proper implementation of the provisions of the agreement, in addition to urging internal legislation to address problems related to the emptying and supply of ballast water.

The following article reviews the provisions for controlling and managing ships' ballast water in accordance with the provisions of the BWM Convention, and deals with the position of the Algerian legislator regarding it and the national legislative preparations that are supposed to be taken.

The researcher noted that the (BWM) agreement imposes technical and technical obligations on countries whose economic effects on countries vary, negatively or positively, according to their neglect or benefit from them, also, these requirements are considered as applicable rules that do not require the explicit consent of states due to their entry under the general obligation to protect the environment and maritime safety, This made the researcher call for the necessity of acceding to the agreement with the legislative and material readiness to abide by its provisions and to exploit the economic advantages offered by environmental investment in the field of controlling and managing ships' ballast water