Legal provisions of COM(2006)111 - Amendment of Regulation (EC) No 417/2002 on the accelerated phasing-in of double-hull or equivalent design requirements for single-hull oil tankers - Main contents
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| dossier | COM(2006)111 - Amendment of Regulation (EC) No 417/2002 on the accelerated phasing-in of double-hull or equivalent design requirements for ... |
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| document | COM(2006)111  |
| date | April 25, 2007 |
Article 1
Article 4(3) of Regulation (EC) No 417/2002 shall be replaced by the following:
‘3. No oil tanker carrying heavy grades of oil shall be allowed to fly the flag of a Member State unless such tanker is a double-hull tanker.
No oil tanker carrying heavy grades of oil, irrespective of its flag, shall be allowed to enter or leave ports or offshore terminals or to anchor in areas under the jurisdiction of a Member State, unless such tanker is a double-hull oil tanker.’
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.