2. Prevention and control of rnarine pollution fron dunping 55. Iondon Durnping Convention. :jy I'he Ninth Consultative Meeting of 60 Contracei.ng Parties to the Convention on the prevention of t{arine pollutlon by Dunping of Wastes and OEher Matter (Iondon Durnping Convention (LDC), 19?2) , held in Septenber 1985, adopted revlsed crlteria for tbe allocation of substances to the annexes of Che Conventlon lncluding the Guidellnes which supersede the existingGutdelines (Lw v/L2, annex 2) . 27 i/ Tll.e neeting also dealt nitb incineration atsea (see also para. 70), nonitoring and relations witb oLher organizations,A/ 40 /923 Eng llsh Page 16 especially the Unlted Nations Envlronment progr rmme (ttNEp) and the InEergovernnental Oceanographic Coru0isslon (IOC). It considered other matt.ers,includlng environrnental harards causeal b'y the di€posal at sea of persistent subaCances such as plaEtics and other per€latent synthetic nater ials (includlng fishing nets). It concluded that the deliberate disposal of ship-generated wastes, whefher or not such deliberate disposal ls covered by annex V of ITIARPOL 73/78 28/or constitutes dunping under lhe Lontlon Dumplng Convention, ls none the less againBt the purposes of the Conventlon. 56. The Consultative Meeting also o(atoined the probLen of Che inpor t and expor ! of hazardous xastea for di.sposal at sea !!.1/ and meana to eBtablish further control andto provide information needed on sucb transfrontler shipnents. nhlle bhe subjectof tranafrontier sbiFlent of eagCes haa nuch broader i$plicatlons than dumping at aea, the Consultative Meeting considered lt deslrable to evaluate lhe overall guestion in order to identify those areaE thaE have direct relevance to dumping. 57. while the London Dunping Convention deals speclfically slth tbe deliberate dlsposal of sastea at sea, it ls becotuing increaslngly neceasary for states to fintl
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing international agreements and regulations related to marine pollution, specifically the London Dumping Convention and its impact on the environment. The language used is technical and focused on environmental issues, with mentions of hazardous waste, incineration, and monitoring. The text also touches on the topic of international cooperation and agreements, which suggests a strong connection to the field of environmental policy.

**Category**
Natural resources and environment, International trade