REMPEC: Mediterranean Marine Pollution Response Centre

The Regional Marine Pollution Emergency Response Centre for the Mediterranean Sea: mandate under the Barcelona Convention and its role in the ECA work.

The Regional Marine Pollution Emergency Response Centre for the Mediterranean Sea (REMPEC) is the regional activity centre of the Barcelona Convention system for pollution from ships. It supported the technical work behind the Mediterranean sulphur ECA and, in 2025, the feasibility study for a possible Mediterranean NOx ECA.

The full article will cover its mandate, its Focal Points meetings and its work on MARPOL implementation in the region. See Mediterranean SECA .