Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the implementation of Regulation 2038/2006 on multiannual funding for the action of the European Maritime Safety Agency in the field of response to pollution caused by ships for the period 2007-2009

Regulation 2038/2006 provides a financial envelope to the European Maritime Safety Agency to finance actions in the field of response to pollution caused by ships.

In accordance with Article 8 of the above Regulation, the Commission hereby reports on the results of the utilisation of these funds for the period 1 January 2007 until 31 December 2009.

The preparation of this report was done in close cooperation with the Agency, which produced a substantial contribution, with input resulting from the Agency's external evaluation in 2008, an audit from the Commission's Internal Audit Service in 2009 and a stakeholder consultation in March 2010. The matter was also discussed at several meetings of the Agency's Administrative Board.

In accordance with Article 15(2)(g) of Regulation 1406/2002, the Agency has provided annual reports concerning the financial execution of the detailed plan for the Agency's pollution preparedness and response activities for the years 2007 to 2010. These reports are available on the Agency's Website (se Related URL).

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EUR-Lex: COM(2011)286: Follow the progress of this document through the decision-making procedure http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/HIS/?uri=COM:2011:286:FIN

Website: European Maritime Safety Agency http://emsa.europa.eu/

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