据国际海事组织发布的通函，2012年4月通过的《海事赔偿责任限制公约1996年议定书》将于2015年6月8日起生效。届时，海事赔偿责任限制的限额将大幅提高。
《海事赔偿责任限制公约》修订的原因
1996年议定书第8.5条规定，修改责任限额时，应考虑3个因素，(i)事故记录 (ii)货币价值变化 (iii)修改限额对保险成本的影响。
货币价值的改变大概是促使修订的主要因素，由于有关限额都是过去设定的，需要通过增幅反映这种价值的变化。这一点已反映在日本向国际海事组织法律委员会提交的对1996年限额的修订建议书内，并得到国际航运公会和国际保赔协会集团联合提案的大力支持。
详细信息请参阅附件。
Increased limits of liability enters into force in 2015
According to the circular issued by International Maritime Organization, the 1996 Protocol to the Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims (LLMC) that were adopted in April 2012 and which take effect on 8 June 2015 substantially increases the limits of liaiblity.
Factors inducing LLMC amendments
Article 8.5 of the 1996 Protocol provides for three factors to be taken into consideration when acting on a proposal to amend the limitation amount, namely: (i) the experience of incidents; (ii) the changes in monetary values, and (iii) the effect of the proposed amendment on insurance costs.
Arguably the main factor prompting the latest amendments is the change in monetary values during the period since the limits were previously set and the above below increase reflects this change. This is illustrated in the proposal to amend the 1996 limits that was submitted by Japan to the Legal Committee of the IMO, which was also fully supported by the International Chamber Shipping (ICS) and the International Group of P&I Clubs (IG) in their joint proposal.
See attached file:
ALCO20140036 Increased limits of liability enters into force in 2015.pdf
LEG 5(99).pdf
