The President further promulgated the Merchant Shipping Act; the Act on Amendments to the Language Act and on the Repeal of § 6 of the Language Act and State Fees Act Amendment Act; the Act on the Accession to the Convention on Jurisdiction, Applicable Law, Recognition, Enforcement and Co-operation in respect of Parental Responsibility and Measures for the Protection of Children; the Act on the Ratification of the Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims, 1976; and the Act on the Ratification of the Athens Convention relating to the Carriage of Passengers and Their Luggage by Sea, 1974, and the Protocol Thereto; passed on June 5 as well.
The President also promulgated the State Pension Insurance Act Amendment Act passed on June 19.
Press Service of the Office of the President
Kadriorg, June 21, 2002