Amendments to both MARPOL Annex II and the IBC Code adopted earlier this year will enter into force on 1 January 2021.

To close an existing gap between how the IBC Code products have been assessed before and after 2004, the IMO decided to reassess all existing products in the IBC Code using the same criteria. This work has now been finalized and adopted as amendments to chapters 17, 18 and 21 of the IBC Code.