Legal provisions of COM(2016)617 - EU position at the IMO concerning the designation and taking effect of the Baltic Sea and North Sea as Nitrogen Oxyde Emissions Control Area (NECA)

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dossier COM(2016)617 - EU position at the IMO concerning the designation and taking effect of the Baltic Sea and North Sea as Nitrogen Oxyde ...
document COM(2016)617 EN
date September 22, 2016

Contents

Article 1

1. The position of the Union at the 70th session of the Marine Environment Protection Committtee of the International Maritime Organization shall be to support the approval of the amendments to Annex VI to MARPOL designating the North and Baltic Seas as Nitrogen Oxide Emission Control Area.

2. This position shall also be valid at any other meetings of the IMO MEPC should the amendments not be approved at the 70th session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee.

Article 2

1. The position of the Union at the 71st session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee of the International Maritime Organization shall be to agree to the adoption of the amendments to Annex VI to MARPOL designating the North and Baltic Seas as Nitrogen Oxide Emission Control Area.

2. This position shall also be valid at any other meetings of the IMO MEPC should the amendments not be adopted at the 71st session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee.

Article 3

1. The position of the Union as set out in Articles 1 and 2 shall be expressed by the Member States, which are members of IMO, acting jointly in the interest of the Union.

2. Minor changes to the amendments referred to in Articles 1 and 2 may be supported and agreed to by the representatives of the Union without further decision of the Council.

Article 4

Member States are hereby authorized to give their consent to be bound, in the interest of the Union, by the amendments referred to in Articles 1 and 2.

Article 5

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.