Regulation 2009/1163 - Amendment of Regulation 417/2002 on the accelerated phasing-in of double-hull or equivalent design requirements for single-hull oil tankers

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  1. Current status
  2. Key information
  3. Key dates
  4. Legislative text
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Current status

This regulation was in effect from December 21, 2009 until July 19, 2012.

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Key information

official title

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1163/2009 of 30 November 2009 amending Regulation (EC) No 417/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the accelerated phasing-in of double-hull or equivalent design requirements for single-hull oil tankers
 
Legal instrument Regulation
Number legal act Regulation 2009/1163
CELEX number i 32009R1163

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Key dates

Document 30-11-2009
Publication in Official Journal 01-12-2009; OJ L 314 p. 13-14
Effect 21-12-2009; Entry into force Date pub. +20 See Art 2
End of validity 19-07-2012; Repealed by 32012R0530

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Legislative text

1.12.2009   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 314/13
 

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1163/2009

of 30 November 2009

amending Regulation (EC) No 417/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the accelerated phasing-in of double-hull or equivalent design requirements for single-hull oil tankers

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 417/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 February 2002 on the accelerated phasing-in of double-hull or equivalent design requirements for single-hull oil tankers (1), and in particular Article 11 thereof,

Whereas:

 

(1)

Regulation (EC) No 417/2002 refers to the definitions and standards set out in Annex I to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (hereinafter Marpol).
 

(2)

On 15 October 2004, the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) undertook a full revision, without changing the substance, of Annex I to Marpol. That revised Annex came into force on 1 January 2007.
 

(3)

On 24 March 2006, the MEPC also amended the definition of heavy grades of oil in Regulation 21.2 of Annex I to Marpol. That amendment came into force on 1 August 2007.
 

(4)

Regulation (EC) No 417/2002 must therefore be amended accordingly.
 

(5)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Safe Seas and the Prevention of Pollution from Ships,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 417/2002 is amended as follows:

 

1.

Article 3 is replaced by the following:

‘Article 3

Definitions

For the purpose of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply:

 

1.

“Marpol 73/78” means the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as amended by the Protocol of 1978 relating thereto, in their up-to-date versions;
 

2.

“oil tanker” means an oil tanker as defined in Regulation 1.5 of Annex I to Marpol 73/78;
 

3.

“deadweight” means deadweight as defined in Regulation 1.23 of Annex I to Marpol 73/78;
 

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“category 1 oil tanker” means an oil tanker of 20 000 tonnes deadweight or above and carrying crude oil, fuel oil, heavy diesel oil or lubricating oil as cargo or of 30 000 tonnes deadweight or above and carrying oil other than the above and which does not comply with the requirements in Regulations 18.1 to 18.9, 18.12 to 18.15, 30.4, 33.1, 33.2, 33.3, 35.1, 35.2 and 35.3 of Annex I to Marpol 73/78;
 

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“category 2 oil tanker” means an oil tanker of 20 000 tonnes deadweight or above and carrying crude oil, fuel oil, heavy diesel oil or lubricating oil as cargo or of 30 000 tonnes deadweight or above and carrying oil other than the above and which complies with the requirements in Regulations 18.1 to 18.9, 18.12 to 18.15, 30.4, 33.1, 33.2, 33.3, 35.1, 35.2 and 35.3 of Annex I to Marpol 73/78 and is fitted with segregated ballast tanks protectively located (SBT/ PL);
 

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“category 3 oil tanker” means an oil tanker of 5 000 tonnes deadweight or above but less than that specified in definitions 4 and 5;
 

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“single-hull oil tanker” means an oil tanker which does not comply with the double-hull or equivalent design requirements in Regulations 19 and 28.6 of Annex I to Marpol 73/78;
 

8.

“double-hull oil tanker” means an oil tanker:

 

(a)

of 5 000 tonnes deadweight or above, complying with the double-hull or equivalent design requirements in Regulations 19 and 28.6 of Annex I to Marpol 73/78 or the requirements in...


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