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International Oil Pollution Compensation Fund 1992

                                 ‘ Providing compensation   www.iopcfunds.org
                                 for oil pollution damage   E-mail: info@iopcfunds.org
                                 resulting from spills of   Telephone: +44 (0)20 7592 7100
                                 persistent oil from tankers.’  Fax: +44 (0)20 7592 7111




                                 Note to the reader





                                 What are the IOPC Funds?


                                 The International Oil Pollution Compensation Funds (IOPC Funds) are two
                                 intergovernmental organisations (the 1992 Fund and the Supplementary Fund)
                                 established by States for the purpose of providing compensation for victims of
                                 oil pollution damage resulting from spills of persistent oil from tankers.

                                 The current international compensation regime is based on two Conventions:
                                 the International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage, 1992
                                 (1992 Civil Liability Convention) and the International Convention on the
                                 Establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution
                                 Damage, 1992 (1992 Fund Convention), together with the Protocol of 2003
                                 to the 1992 Fund Convention (Supplementary Fund Protocol).


                                 Who can claim compensation and how?

                                 Anyone who has suffered pollution damage in a State Party to the Conventions
                                 may make a claim against the shipowner or the IOPC Funds for compensation.
                                 Information on the States which are currently Members of the IOPC Funds is
                                 available at www.iopcfunds.org. Compensation is only available in respect
                                 of claims that fulfil specific criteria, which are set out in the 1992 Fund’s
                                 Claims Manual.


                                 What is in this folder?

                                 This folder contains a package of claims-related information produced by the
                                 1992 Fund. This includes the Claims Manual as well as a series of guidelines
                                 for specific types of claims and an example claim form.
                                 This folder has been designed to allow for further guidelines and documentation
                                 to be added as they are made available by the IOPC Funds. To check that you have
                                 the latest available documents for your folder please visit the Publications section
                                 of the IOPC Funds’ website. For any specific claims-related questions please
                                 contact the Claims Department on claims@iopcfunds.org.
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