Form of Material
Declaration
18 In accordance with regulation 4 of the Convention, for all ships, new
installation of materials which contain asbestos shall be prohibited. According to
the UN recommendation "Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of
Chemicals (GHS)" adopted by the United Nations Economic and Social Council's
Sub-Committee of Experts on the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and
Labelling of Chemicals (UNSCEGHS), the UN'S Sub-Committee of Experts, in 2002
(published in 2003), carcinogenic mixtures classified as Category 1A (including
asbestos mixtures) under the GHS are required to be labelled as carcinogenic if the
ratio is more than 0.1%. However, if 1% is applied, this threshold value should be
recorded in the Inventory and, if available, the Material Declaration and can be
applied not later than five years after the entry into force of the Convention. The
threshold value of 0.1% need not be retroactively applied to those Inventories and
Material Declarations.
