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雌性亚洲舞毒蛾羽化飞行期间，在远东地区运营的船舶，非常容易感染亚洲舞毒蛾。韩国、日本、中国北部、俄罗斯远东地区的风险尤其高。不少国家对于该极具侵入性和破坏性的生物风险都有很高的警惕性 – 特别是美国、加拿大、智利、澳大利亚和新西兰。这些国家通常要求，所有到港船舶需声明过去两年是否在舞毒蛾盛行季节去过高风险地区。某些国家当局还要求证明船舶未感染亚洲舞毒蛾。

尽管现行的很多租约条款有针对亚洲舞毒蛾的规定，但这些条款通常包含非常具体的地理位置及高风险季节的日期。由于 “高风险区域”或“飞行季节”尚无统一的国际定义，使用这些条款可能产生不确定性。为解决这一问题，BIMCO开发了具通用性的，供期租合同使用的亚洲舞毒蛾条款。重点约定船东与租家针对亚洲舞毒蛾的基本义务和责任，为亚洲舞毒蛾问题提供商业解决方案。

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BIMCO Asian Gypsy Moth Clause for Time Charter Parties

The risk of infestation by Asian Gypsy Moth (AGM) is a perennial problem for vessels trading in the Far East during the female moth’s flight season. The risk is particularly high in Korea, Japan, Northern China and the Russian Far East. A number of countries are highly alert to the risk of this invasive and destructive species – notably the USA, Canada, Chile, Australia and New Zealand. Regulations in those countries generally require all vessels arriving in their ports to declare whether they have traded to ports within the high-risk areas in season during the past two years. Some authorities also require the vessel to be certified free of AGM.

Although numerous charter party clauses addressing Asian Gypsy Moth are in circulation, these clauses often contain very specific geographical regions and dates for high-risk seasons. As there is no uniform international definition of the high-risk areas or flight seasons, the use of these clauses may create uncertainty. To tackle this issue BIMCO has developed a generic Asian Gypsy Moth Clause for Time Charter Parties that provides a commercial solution to this problem focusing on the basic obligations and responsibilities of the owners and the charterers in respect of AGM.

See attached file:
BIMCO Asian Gypsy Moth Clause for Time Charter Parties.pdf
BIMCO Special Circular No.4- BIMCO Asian Gypsy Moth Clause for Time Charter Parties.pdf