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<p>The primary focus of the UK’s international cooperation on marine litter is the
OSPAR convention for the protection of the marine environment of the North-East Atlantic.
In June 2014, OSPAR contracting parties agreed a regional action plan on marine litter.
This plan fulfils requirements of the EU’s marine strategy framework directive for
EU Member States to work together to address marine litter, and contributes to United
Nations Environment Programme’s global partnership on marine litter. The UK also works
within the International Maritime Organization (IMO), which has banned the discharge
of plastic from shipping under MARPOL Annex V since 1988, and keeps MARPOL and its
other Conventions under review.</p><p> </p><p> </p>
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