REGULATIONS OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ON THE PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF MARINE POLLUTION FROM SHIPS (No.13) 22 November 2012 No.12-017 We refer Members to previous circulars  on the Regulations of the People's Republic of China (PRC) on the Prevention and Control of Marine Pollution from Ships ("the Regulations") and the requirement that owners/operators of (a) any ship carrying polluting and hazardous cargoes in bulk or (b) any other ship above 10,000 gt enter into a pollution clean-up contract with a Maritime Safety Administration (MSA) approved ship pollution response company (SPRO) before the ship enters a PRC port. Prior to the entry into force of the Regulations on 1 January 2012, Members were advised of the new requirements along with a recommended IG spill response contract and authorisation letter for agents to negotiate and sign the contract on behalf of overseas operators. A set of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) has since been issued by all IG Clubs to assist owners in complying with the requirements and lists of all China MSA approved contractors have also been published on the Club's website ( List_of_Approved_SPROs.pdf)  on an ongoing basis following publication by the China MSA. On 14 September, the China MSA issued revised Detailed Rules on the Implementation of the Administration Regime of Agreement for Ship Pollution Response amending the Detailed Rules previously issued by the China MSA which came into effect on 1 January 2012. The revised Detailed Rules had immediate effect. At the same time, the China MSA repealed a number of Notices on implementation of the Regulations, which has resulted in some changes to the spill response requirements that have been in force since 1 January 2012. A further MSA Notice is expected shortly. Once this Notice has been issued a revised set of FAQs will be published. The China MSA has issued an amended model spill response contract as an annex to the revised Detailed Rules. The model contract c