Legal provisions of COM(2020)58 - EU position on amendments to the convention on pollution from ships and on safety of life at sea and to the Code of Safety for Ships Using Gases or Other Low-flashpoint Fuels

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dossier COM(2020)58 - EU position on amendments to the convention on pollution from ships and on safety of life at sea and to the Code of Safety ...
document COM(2020)58 EN
date May 19, 2020

Contents

Article 1

The position to be taken on behalf of the Union within the International Maritime Organization’s Marine Environment Protection Committee during its 75th session shall be to support the adoption of the amendments to regulations 2, 14 and 18 and appendices I and VI of Annex VI to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, as laid down in the Annex to IMO document MEPC 75/3. That position covers the amendments concerned to the extent that those amendments fall under the exclusive competence of the Union and may affect Union common rules.

Article 2

1. The position to be taken on behalf of the Union within the International Maritime Organization’s Maritime Safety Committee during its 102nd session shall be to support the adoption of the amendments to:

(a)Parts A-1, B, B-1, B-2 to B-4 of Chapter II-1 of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, as laid down in Annex 1 to IMO document MSC 102/3;

(b)Parts A-1 and B-1 of the International Code of Safety for Ships Using Gases or Other Low-flashpoint Fuels, as laid down in Annex 2 to IMO document MSC 102/3;

(c)resolution A.658(16) on the use and fitting of retro-reflective materials on life-saving appliances.

2. The position referred to in paragraph 1 covers the amendments concerned to the extent that those amendments fall under the exclusive competence of the Union and may affect Union common rules.

Article 3

1. The positions to be taken on behalf of the Union as set out in Articles 1 and 2 shall be expressed by the Member States, which are all members of the IMO, acting jointly in the interests of the Union.

2. 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

This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.