2.8. The IMO publishes the International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code [14] (the IMDG Code) for the transport of dangerous goods by sea. Many of the detailed requirements of the IMDG Code became mandatory for all IMO Member States on 1 January 2004. In addition, the IMO has published the International Code for the Safe Carriage of Packaged Irradiated Nuclear Fuel, Plutonium and High-level Radioactive Wastes on Board Ships (the INF Code). The INF Code is mandatory under the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS Convention) and entered into force on 1 January 2001.