What are major IMO amendments with their Date of enforcement?

The amendments include the following:

• a Recommended Practice for public authorities to develop the necessary procedures in order to use pre-arrival and pre-departure information to facilitate the processing of information, and thus expedite release and clearance of cargo and persons;
• a Recommended Practice that all information should be submitted to a single point to avoid duplication;
• encouragement of electronic transmission of information; and
• the addition of references to the International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code and SOLAS chapter XI-2 in the Standards and Recommended Practices which mention security measures; and
• amendments to the IMO Standardized FAL Forms (1 to 7).

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