Directive 2005/35/EC
The European Parliament and Council Directive 2005/35/EC of 7 September 2005, as amended by Directive 2009/123/EC of 21 October 2009 “on ship-source pollution and on the introduction of penalties, including criminal penalties, for pollution offences”, states that the European Maritime Safety Agency shall:
(a) ‘work with the Member States in developing technical solutions and providing technical assistance …in actions such as tracing discharges by satellite monitoring and surveillance’;
(b) ‘assist the Commission in the implementation of this Directive’ including, if appropriate, by means of visits to the Member States, in accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 1406/2002’.
The Directive recognises that EMSA ‘has a key role to play in working with the Member States in developing technical solutions and providing technical assistance relating to the implementation of this Directive and in assisting the Commission in the performance of any task assigned to it for the effective implementation of this Directive’.
-
Reference
Related Documents
- MAR-ICE Network - Fifth review and evaluation of the MAR-ICE network covering its operation from January 2019 to December 2023
- MAR-ICE Network: Marine Chemical Emergency Information Service
- MAR-ICE Network - Fourth review and evaluation of the MAR-ICE Network covering its operation from January 2016 to June 2018
- Overview of national dispersant testing and approval policies in the EU
- Third review and evaluation of the MAR-ICE Network covering its operation from July 2013 to December 2015
- Second review and evaluation of the MAR-ICE Network covering its operation from January 2011 to June 2013
- Inventory of EU Member States Policies and Operational Response Capacities for HNS Marine Pollution 2013
- Technical Report - Discharge facilities for oil recovered at sea
- Technical Report - Safe Platform Study. Development of vessel design requirements to enter & operate in dangerous atmospheres
- Review & evaluation of the MAR-ICE Service following its first two years of operation (2009-2010)
- Inventory of EU Member States Policies and Operational Response Capacities for HNS Marine Pollution 2010
- Inventory of EU Member States Policies and Operational Response Capacities for HNS Marine Pollution 2008
- Action Plan for HNS Pollution, Preparedness and Response