Regulation 2007/457 - Amendment of Regulation (EC) No 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
  5. Original proposal
  6. Sources and disclaimer
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Current status

This regulation was in effect from May 20, 2007 until July 19, 2012.

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Key information

official title

Regulation (EC) No 457/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 April 2007 amending Regulation (EC) No 417/2002 on the accelerated phasing-in of double-hull or equivalent design requirements for single-hull oil tankers(Text with EEA relevance).
 
Legal instrument Regulation
Number legal act Regulation 2007/457
Original proposal COM(2006)111 EN
CELEX number i 32007R0457

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Key dates

Document 25-04-2007
Publication in Official Journal 30-04-2007; OJ L 113 p. 1-2
Effect 20-05-2007; Entry into force Date pub. +20 See Art 2
End of validity 19-07-2012; Repealed by 32012R0530

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Legislative text

30.4.2007   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 113/1
 

REGULATION (EC) No 457/2007 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

of 25 April 2007

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

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 80(2) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee (1),

Having consulted the Committee of the Regions,

Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty (2),

Whereas:

 

(1)

Regulation (EC) No 417/2002 (3) provides for the accelerated phasing-in of double-hull or equivalent design requirements for single-hull oil tankers laid down in the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as modified by the Protocol of 1978 relating thereto (MARPOL 73/78), in order to reduce the risk of accidental oil pollution in European waters.
 

(2)

Regulation (EC) No 417/2002 introduced measures prohibiting the carriage of heavy grades of oil in single-hull oil tankers leaving or bound for ports in the European Union.
 

(3)

Following action by the Member States and the Commission within the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), this ban has been imposed worldwide through an amendment to Annex I to MARPOL 73/78.
 

(4)

Paragraphs 5, 6 and 7 of Regulation 13H of Annex I to MARPOL 73/78 concerning the ban on the carriage of heavy grades of oil in single-hull oil tankers provide for the possibility of exemptions from the application of certain provisions of Regulation 13H. The statement by the Italian Presidency of the European Council on behalf of the European Union, recorded in the official report of the IMO's Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 50), expresses a political commitment to refrain from making use of these exemptions.
 

(5)

Under Regulation (EC) No 417/2002, a ship flying the flag of a Member State could apply the exemptions from Regulation 13H if it operated outside ports or offshore terminals under the jurisdiction of a Member State and still comply with Regulation (EC) No 417/2002.
 

(6)

Regulation (EC) No 417/2002 should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAVE ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

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.

Done at Strasbourg, 25 April 2007.

For the European Parliament

The President

H.-G. PÖTTERING

For the Council

The President

  • G. 
    GLOSER
 
  • (2) 
    Opinion of the European Parliament of 14 December 2006 (not yet published in the Official Journal) and Council Decision of 22 March 2007.
 

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