石油公司应该对船舶油污损害负责吗?——评欧盟法院对Erika轮油污案的裁决

Should the oil company be held liable for the vessel-source marine pollution damages?——comment on the civil verdict of the European Court regarding the MV Erika oil pollution case

从2008年6月欧盟法院就法国最高法院向其"请示"的Erika轮油污案之裁决入手,分析油污民事责任公约的立法背景,指出在民事责任公约的体系之下承担污染损害责任的应该是船东,而不应向作为货方的石油公司进行索赔。欧盟法院所认定的石油公司可被视为欧盟废弃物相关法律之下的废弃物制造者,以及石油公司可能需要就因船舶溢油事故导致的海域石油污染损害负责之观点与现行的油污民事责任公约相悖。

Starting from analyzing the European Court's civil verdict of June 2008 regarding the MV Erika oil pollution case that is referred to it by the French Supreme Court,this article illustrates the legislation background of the oil pollution civil liability conventions and points out that under the civil liability conventions system the party responsible for the oil pollution should be the ship-owners and the claim should not be directed against the oil companies.The opinion of the European Court that the oil c...