Legal provisions of COM(2024)74 - EU position in the International Maritime Organization during the 81st session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee and the 108th session of the Maritime Safety Committee on the adoption of amendments to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL), the Ballast Water Management Convention, the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), the International Code of Safety for Ships Using Gases or other Low-flashpoint Fuels (IGF Code), the International Code of the Enhanced Programme of Inspections during Surveys of Bulk Carriers and Oil Tankers, 2011 (2011 ESP Code), the International Life-Saving Appliance (LSA) Code, the International Code for Fire Safety Systems (FSS Code) and the Seafarers' Training, Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW) Code - Main contents
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| dossier | COM(2024)74 - EU position in the International Maritime Organization during the 81st session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee ... |
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| document | COM(2024)74  |
| date | March 20, 2024 |
Article 1
The position to be taken on the Union’s behalf in the 81st session of the International Maritime Organization’s (‘IMO’) Marine Environment Protection Committee shall be to agree to the adoption of amendments to:
(a) article V of Protocol I of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL), as set out in annex to IMO document MEPC 81/3/1,
(b) Annex VI of MARPOL on low-flashpoint fuels and other fuel oil related issues, on accessibility of the data in the IMO Ship Fuel Consumption Database (IMO DCS), and on inclusion of data on transport work and enhanced level of granularity in the IMO DCS, as set out in annex to IMO document MEPC 81/3/2, and
(c) the Ballast Water Management Convention as set out in the annex to IMO document MEPC 81/3.
Article 2
The position to be taken on the Union’s behalf in the 108th session of the IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee shall be to agree to the adoption of amendments to:
(a) chapters II-1, II-2 and V of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), 1974, as set out in annexes 1 and 2 to IMO document MSC 108/3,
(b) the International Code of Safety for Ships Using Gases or other Low-flashpoint Fuels (IGF Code), as set out in annex 3 to IMO document MSC 108/3,
(c) the International Code on the Enhanced Programme of Inspections during Surveys of Bulk Carriers and Oil Tankers, 2011 (2011 ESP Code), as set out in annex 5 to IMO document MSC 108/3,
(d) the International Life-Saving Appliance (LSA) Code, as set out in annex 6 to IMO document MSC 108/3,
(e) the International Code for Fire Safety Systems (FSS Code) as set out in annex 7 to IMO document MSC 108/3; and
(f) section A-VI/1 of the Seafarers' Training, Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW) Code as set out in annex to IMO document MSC 108/3/2.
Article 3
1. The position referred to in Article 1 shall be expressed by the Commission and by the Member States of the Union that are members of the IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee, acting jointly in the interest of the Union.
2. The position referred to in Article 2 shall be expressed by the Commission and by the Member States of the Union that are members of the IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee, acting jointly in the interest of the Union.
Article 4
This Decision is addressed to the Commission and the Member States.