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INTERNATIONALEMARITIMEORGANIZATION4 ALBERT EMBANKMENTLONDON SE1 7SRTelephone:+44(0)2077357611Fax:+44(0)2075873210MSC.1/Circ.1453/Rev.226June2023GUIDELINES FOR THE SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION AND COMPLETION OFTHE FORMAT FOR THE PROPERTIES OF CARGOES NOT LISTED IN THEINTERNATIONAL MARITIME SOLID BULK CARGOES(IMSBC)CODEAND THEIR CONDITIONS OF CARRIAGE1 The Maritime Safety Committee,at its 107th session (31 May to 9 June 2023),following the adoption of resolution MSC.500(105)on Amendments to the InternationalMaritime Solid Bulk Cargoes (IMSBC)Code and considering the proposal by theSub-Committee on Carriage of Cargoes and Containers,at its eighth session,with regard toimplementation of 1.3.3 of the IMSBC Code,approved a revision of the Guidelines for thesubmission of information and completion of the fomat for the properties of cargoes not listed inthe IMSBC Code and their conditions of carriage (MSC.1/Circ.1453/Rev.1),as set out in theannex.2Member Governments are invited to bring the annexed Guidelines to the attention ofall concerned,taking into account the voluntary application date of 1 January 2023 foramendment 06-21 of the IMSBC Code,pending its envisaged mandatory entry-into-force dateof 1 December 2023.This circular supersedes MSC.1/Circ.1453/Rev.1.I:CIRCMSC1MSC.1/Circ.1453-Rev.2.docxIMOMARPOL AT 50OUR COMMITMENT GOES ON