Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization

…A specialized agency of the United Nations established in 1958 with the objectives of "international unification of regulations and practices on technical aspects affecting maritime transport, such as ship routes, maritime traffic rules, and port facilities" and "elimination of discriminatory measures and restrictions by governments in order to ensure free trade." At the time of its establishment, it was called the Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization (IMCO), and in 1982 it was renamed to its current name. The treaty on its establishment was adopted in March 1948, but it was delayed in coming into force because it could not meet the requirement for its coming into force, which was "required to be ratified by 21 countries, including the seven major shipping countries with a merchant fleet of more than 1 million gross tons." It finally came into force with Japan's ratification in 1958, and was officially launched in January 1959. …

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…〈船の航路，海上交通規則，それに港の施設など海運に影響のある技術的側面の規制･慣行の国際的統一化〉と〈自由通商を確保するため政府による差別的措置･制限行為の除去〉を目的として，1958年に設置された国連の専門機関。設立時には，政府間海事協議機関Inter‐Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization(略称イムコIMCO)と呼ばれ，82年に現名に改称された。設置に関する条約は1948年3月に採択されたが，〈100万総トン以上の商船隊を保有する主要海運7ヵ国を含む21ヵ国の批准が必要〉という発効要件を満たすことができず発効が遅れ，58年の日本の批准によってようやく発効し，59年1月正式に発足した。…

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