France has ratified the Nairobi International Convention on the Removal of Wrecks. Adopted in 2007, this convention provides the legal basis for States to remove, or have removed, shipwrecks that may threaten the safety of lives, goods and property at sea, as well as the marine environment. It also provides uniform international rules for the prompt and effective removal of wrecks located beyond territorial seas. H.E. Nicole Taillefer, Permanent Representative of France to IMO, met IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim and deposited the instrument of ratification today (4 February).