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Clean Ships, Clean Ports, Clean Oceans Controlling Garbage and Plastic Wastes at Sea (1995) / Chapter Skim
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Pages 317-317

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... After the port state has instituted proceedings, the coastal state in whose waters the violation took place may request all the relevant records and also may demand the suspension of proceedings undertaken by the port state. Legal actions taken by flag states take precedence over actions by either port or coastal states, unless the flag state has "repeatedly disregarded its obligation to enforce effectively the applicable international rules." Cases involving major damage to a coastal state also are an exception to the rule of flag state preeminence.
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