CHINA Law and Practice Contributed by: John Wang, Xu Jun, Song Jia and Zhao Yuxuan, Wang Jing & Co
• a certificate issued by the national depart - ment of administration and politics, the disci - pline inspection and supervision department, the auditing department and the arbitration institution together with the work certificate of the official responsible for the inquiry; and • a letter of introduction of the law firm, proof of case acceptance, and documents proving the inquiry is related to the cases they are han - dling, as well as the practising licence of the lawyer making the inquiry. From 9 September 2022, the mortgage infor - mation of Chinese registered vessels can be accessed publicly on the website of the Maritime Safety Administration. From 6 July 2024, the mortgage information of Chinese registered vessels can also be accessed publicly on the Registration and Inquiry System established by the Credit Reference Center of the People’s Bank of China. 2. Marine Casualties and Owners’ Liability 2.1 International Conventions: Pollution and Wreck Removal The following are the applicable international conventions and relevant laws that have been ratified by the PRC and will impact upon the lia - bility of owners and interested parties in events of pollution and wreck removal: • International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973 (MARPOL), as modified by the Protocol of 1978 relating thereto and by the Protocol of 1997; • International Convention Relating to Interven - tion on the High Seas in Cases of Oil Pollution Casualties, 1969, and the Protocol of 1973;
• Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pol - lution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Mat - ter, 1972, and the 1996 London Protocol; • International Convention on Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response and Co-operation, 1990; • International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage, 1992; • Protocol on Preparedness, Response and Co- operation to Pollution Incidents by Hazardous and Noxious Substances, 2000; • International Convention on Civil Liability for Bunker Oil Pollution Damage, 2001; • International Convention on the Control of Harmful Anti-fouling Systems on Ships, 2001; • Provisions of the Supreme People’s Court on Several Issues Concerning the Trial of Cases of Disputes over Compensation for Vessel- Induced Oil Pollution Damage; and • Nairobi International Convention on the Removal of Wrecks. 2.2 International Conventions: Collision and Salvage The following international conventions and rel - evant laws have been ratified by the PRC and will impact the liability of owners and interested parties in events of collision and salvage: • Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972; • International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974; • International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978; • Maritime Code of the PRC (CMC); • Provisions of the Supreme People’s Court on Some Issues about the Trial of Cases of Ship Collision Disputes; • Provisions of the Supreme People’s Court on the Trial of the Cases of Property Damage
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