Article 12 1

(a)

plastic pellets are packed in good-quality packaging that is strong enough to withstand the shocks and loadings normally encountered during transport and is constructed and closed so as to prevent any loss of contents which could be caused by vibration or acceleration forces under normal transport conditions;

(b)

transport information identifying the freight containers containing plastic pellets is delivered to the operator, agent and master of the seagoing vessel as an addition to the cargo information required by Regulation VI/2 of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), before plastic pellets are taken on board; and

(c)

cargo information referred to in point (b) of this paragraph is accompanied by a special stowage request requiring stowage of the freight containers containing plastic pellets in accordance with paragraph 3.