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dossier	COM(2019)159 - EU position on the adoption of amendments to (annexes to) maritime conventions and codes.
document	COM(2019)159
date	May 14, 2019

Article 1
Article 2
Article 3
Article 4
Article 5

Article 1

The position to be taken on the Union's behalf at the 74th session of the IMO's Marine Environment Protection Committee shall be to agree to the adoption of the amendments to Annex II to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, relating to the discharge requirements for tank washings of persistent floating products with a high viscosity and/or a high melting point, as laid down in the Annex to IMO Document MEPC 74/3/1.

Article 2

The position to be taken on the Union's behalf at the 101st session of the IMO's Maritime Safety Committee shall be to agree to:

(a)	the adoption of the amendments to the International Code on the Enhanced Programme of Inspections During Surveys of Bulk Carriers and Oil Tankers, 2011, as laid down in IMO document SDC 6/13/Add.1;

(b)	the adoption of the amendments to paragraph 6.1.1.3 of the International Life-Saving Appliance Code, as laid down in Annex 4 to IMO document MSC 101/3;

(c)	the adoption of the amendments to paragraph 4.4.8.1 of the International Life-Saving Appliance Code, as laid down in Annex 4 to IMO document MSC 101/3;

(d)	the adoption of the amendments to item 8.1 in Records of Equipment Forms C, E and P in the appendix to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, as laid down in Annex 1 to IMO document MSC 101/3;

(e)	the adoption of the amendments to parts A and A-1 of the International Code of Safety for Ships Using Gases or Other Low-flashpoint Fuels, as laid down in Annex 3 to IMO document MSC 101/3.

Article 3

1. The position to be taken on the Union's behalf as set out in Article 1 shall be expressed by the Member States, which are all members of the IMO, acting jointly in the interests of the Union.

2. The position to be taken on the Union's behalf as set out in Article 2 shall be expressed by the Member States, which are all members of the IMO, acting jointly in the interests of the Union.

3. Minor changes to the positions referred to in Articles 1 and 2 may be agreed upon without further decision of the Council.

Article 4

Member States are hereby authorised to give their consent to be bound, in the interests of the Union, by the amendments referred to in Articles 1 and 2, to the extent that those amendments fall under the exclusive competence of the Union.

Article 5