council decis march authoris member state sign ratifi acced interest european commun protocol intern convent establish intern fund compens oil pollut damag authoris austria luxembourg interest european commun acced underli instrument ec council european union regard treati establish european commun articl conjunct articl subparagraph articl subparagraph thereof regard propos commiss regard assent european parliament protocol intern convent establish intern fund compens oil pollut damag hereinaft supplementari fund protocol aim ensur adequ prompt effect compens person suffer damag caus oil spill caus tanker significantli rais limit compens present intern system supplementari fund protocol address signific shortcom intern regul oil pollut liabil articl supplementari fund protocol affect commun legisl jurisdict recognit enforc judgment laid council regul ec decemb jurisdict recognit enforc judgment civil commerci matter commun exclus compet relat articl protocol articl affect rule laid regul ec member state retain compet matter cover protocol affect commun law pursuant supplementari fund protocol sovereign state parti commun ratifi acced protocol prospect futur council exception authoris member state sign conclud supplementari fund protocol interest commun condit set decis unit kingdom ireland bound regul ec take part adopt applic decis accord articl protocol posit denmark annex treati european union treati establish european commun denmark take part adopt decis bound subject applic contract parti underli instrument contract parti supplementari fund protocol austria luxembourg parti underli instrument underli instrument provis affect regul ec austria luxembourg authoris acced instrument member state except austria luxembourg sign ratifi protocol end june choic sign subsequ ratifi protocol sign reserv ratif accept approv left member state situat austria luxembourg contract parti supplementari fund protocol acced underli instrument reason austria luxembourg acced underli instrument supplementari fund protocol decemb adopt decis articl member state authoris sign ratifi acced interest european commun protocol intern convent establish intern fund compens oil pollut damag supplementari fund protocol subject condit set articl addit austria luxembourg authoris acced underli instrument text supplementari fund protocol attach annex decis text underli instrument attach annex ii iii decis decis term quot underli instrument quot protocol amend intern convent civil liabil oil pollut damag protocol amend intern convent establish intern fund compens oil pollut damag decis quot member state quot mean member state except denmark articl member state step express consent bound pursuant articl thereof supplementari fund protocol reason time june except austria luxembourg express consent bound protocol condit laid paragraph articl member state exchang inform commiss council april date expect intern procedur complet austria luxembourg step express consent bound underli instrument supplementari fund protocol decemb articl sign ratifi acced instrument refer articl member state inform secretari gener intern maritim organis write signatur ratif access place accord decis articl member state earliest opportun endeavour ensur supplementari fund protocol underli instrument amend order commun contract parti articl decis address member state accord treati establish european commun brussel march council presid cullen assent februari publish offici journal oj commiss declar