The 79th session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) will be held from Monday, 12 December, to Friday, 16 December 2022 at IMO Headquarters. The agenda of the session is as follows.

1.Adoption of the agenda

2.Decisions of other bodies 

3.Consideration and adoption of amendments to mandatory instruments

4.Harmful aquatic organisms in ballast water

5.Air pollution prevention

6.Energy efficiency of ships

7.Reduction of GHG emissions from ships

8.Follow-up work emanating from the Action Plan to address marine plastic litter from ships

9.Reports of other sub-committees

10.Identification and protection of Special Areas, ECAs and PSSAs

11.Application of the Committees' method of work

12.Work programme of the Committee and subsidiary bodies

13.Election of the Chair and Vice-Chair

14.Any other business

15.Consideration of the report of the Committee

Source: IMO